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Originally Posted by Galin
I almost checked another copy of Unfinished Tales when I posted that Alcuin 
Is it correct? if so I assume the phrasing is a bit loose, and the intended meaning is maybe that the resistance of the Elves of the West is outnumbered by the 'forces' of the East and South -- which can be gleaned from my section of the post before the quote, but that's how I take the meaning.
That said, I agree it does seem to say other Elves (again, if I copied it correctly) but why draw that comparison? |
My copy of
Unfinished Tales for this passage reads a little differently. I have underlined the part that seems to have been elided:
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Now these Maiar were sent by the Valar at a crucial moment in the history of Middle-earth to enhance the resistance of the Elves of the West, waning in power, and of the uncorrupted Men of the West, greatly outnumbered by those of the East and South.
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That seems to me to make more sense.