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Book of Lost Tales: The Cottage of Lost Play
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Gnomes: the Second Kindred, the Noldoli (later Noldor).
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I got confused with the observation made in part # 1 of the Transition of the Fall of Gondolin:
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Gnome/Gnomes to Elf/Elves or Noldo/Noldor. "Gnomes" was dropped by Tolkien in LR and later writings, often replaced by Noldor. It would be better artistically to retain the original variation Gnome/Gnomes and Noldo/Noldoli which can be best done by replacing Gnome/Gnomes by Elf/Elves except where a general refenence to Elves would not fit, as in "the Gnomes were exiles at heart, haunted with a desire for their ancient home that faded not." Then use Noldor.
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So, are we going to follow Bolt I and change Gnomes to Ñoldor, or can Gnomes mean elves too?
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3. Change to "tallest of the Noldor save Turgon". This is the most direct way of dealing with it.
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I would prefer # 3 because it seems to me a more specific solution to the problem.