[Tar-Telperien]

I noticed in the Beren and Lúthien thread below that the editors have mainly relied on the Lay of Leithian directly for this story. While I certainly support an effort to update the Lay, it's pretty clear that the Silmarillion as a whole is supposed to be a prose work that is "summarized" from longer stories. It therefore seems jarring to have the Lay be the base text, particularly since it is unfinished. Why don't we use the Beren and Lúthien text based on HoMe V, clean it up some (CT admitted there were many passages that were "regrettably omitted from The Silmarillion) and then insert parts of the Lay, like we did with the Túrin story? If we do that, it will preserve more of the Silmarillion's character, and it means we could pick and choose from the best parts of the Lay (i.e. the parts with the best writing and the least editorial influence). I'd like to help with this as much as I can since Beren and Lúthien is one of my favorite stories. If need be, we could go back to the old Tale of Tinúviel to fill out the prose.