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Of course, the publication trench-line meas that there is virtually no canonical "fact" regarding the Elder Days at all, beyond the fragments in the LR Appendices. individuals named Hurin and Turin existed and were apparently mighty warriors, but we know nothing about them; and there was never any such person as Fingolfin or Maedhros!
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I think that that is a very interesting letter (unfortunately only the last half-sheet was preserved by the recipient); not just for the "Numenorean transmission" line but also because its mention of the Second and Third Ages indicates that Akallabeth and Of the Rings of Power were by this time clearly intended for inclusion in the book T planned to publish.
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The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.
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