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Old 12-04-2004, 09:59 AM   #82
Aiwendil
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Maedhros wrote:
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Gelion to Duin Dhaer.
I had missed this entirely. I suppose we must implement this, though I can tell you it will take some getting used to.

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Yes, as I have read it now it is ambiguous as to which is which so I think that I would rather say dwarves of Nogrod.
Then we are agreed on this.

Findegil wrote:
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Thus I can not look up the circumstances of its use, which I would like to know before we prupose a change. I am sure that the phrase was not often used even in TN. Thus I don't think it is wourth a discussion about a general change.
Agreed - we can discuss when it comes up the text.

Maedhros wrote:
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Couldn't it be also Athrad Daer too?
It looks like we have three names among which it's very difficult to choose: Harathrad, Athrad D(h)aer, and Athrad i-Negyth. I'm not sure that the name "Athrad Daer" invalidates "Harathrad" - in fact, one could suppose that all three names were used, "South Ford", "Great Ford", and "Ford of the Dwarves". But that's baseless speculation. I suppose we must go with either Athrad D(h)aer or Athrad i-Negyth to be safe. But which? There's almost nothing to push us either way. However, since it was "Athrad Daer" that was written against "Harathrad", and thus "Athrad D(h)aer" shows up more times than "Athrad i-Negyth" I would say that perhaps we should go with it.

That leaves us with the "Dhaer" vs. "Daer" question, and I can see no way of guessing which is later. Perhaps "Daer", since it shows up in "Duin Daer" as well, while "Dhaer" only appears once? I don't know.

I think we are agreed on the storyline, though. I do want to look it over when I get a chance, but I can think of no further problems at the moment.
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