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Old 01-05-2011, 04:13 AM   #108
Findegil
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The letter makes this a repeating story: Like the children of Dior, Elrond and Elros are carried of into the woods and left their to die by some of the Feanorians. When may speculate that thes were followers of Amrod, who was killed during the attack, so that his followers sought to avenge him by this cruelty. Others under the direct command of Maešros and Maelor later searched for them. And in contrast to Elured and Elurin found Elrond and Elros and fostered them with care and later love grew between Maelor and the boyes.

If anything is to be questioned here it is in my oppinion the repetition of the 'babes in the wood' motive. But then it would be the doom of Elured and Elurin which is to be questioned, and we do not have any hint of what else Tolkien supposed for them. So I feel we are bound to use the story of Elured and Elurin lost in the woods of Doriath and accept the repetition of the motive.

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