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Old 01-22-2001, 03:01 AM   #21
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Tales of the Edain

I know JRRT wanted to have the full scale versions of Beren and Luthien, Tuor and the Narn I Hurin [ 1 other?] in an appendix at the end.
But the big prob . w/ that imo is that none of the full-length versions is complete [in it's final form] . So I have always been in favor of supplementing the comprressed quenta . If you put the 3 [their fragments] in the appendix, it would defeat much of the purpose I ever saw in an expanded canon in the first place, which is the fullest ,closest to the final conception [w/MT being a possible exception], and richest presentation possible.



Lindil is often found on posting on the New Silmarillion Canon Forum at the Barrowdowns discussion board. 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' </p>
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The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.
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