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Originally Posted by Findegil
Sorry Arvegil145, I do not understand what you mean her. Didn't we do, with the combi of the 'Phophecy of Mandos' and 'it is said among Men' exactly what Tolkien did in the notes to the Athrabeth: 'recontextualizing this legend as a Mannish/Numenorean myth'?
What about that is like fan-fiction?
Respectfully
Findegil
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According to the Note 7, 'Author's Notes on the Commentary' to the
Athrabeth, p. 342, it says:
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It is noteworthy that the Elves had no myths or legends dealing with the end of the world. The myth that appears at the end of the 'Silmarillion' is of Númenórean origin; it is clearly made by Men, though Men acquainted with Elvish tradition.
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My argument is thus: a prophecy made by Mandos would be highly authoritative, and the Elves would surely have known it - therefore, since Elves didn't have any myths or legends regarding the ending of the world, the 'prophecy made by Mandos' has to go.
Also, don't forget the ending of the
Valaquenta...