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Re: A project ~~~~Revising the Fall of Gondolin
Regarding splitting the story into 2 chapters: Regardless
of whether we actually do this, I don't think it's a
solution to the style problems. That is, IF we break up
the story, I think we should do it for reasons of the
overall aesthetic sense of the book rather than as sort
of a "quick fix" to the problems of splicing together II and
UT. For a couple of reasons:
1. Even if we interpose another chapter (which I
suppose would be some or all of the Ruin of
Doriath/Nauglamir segment), we STILL have a stylistic
problem. It'll be little less disorienting for the drastic
change in style to occur at a chapter break rather than in
the middle of a chapter; and the Lost Tales material will
still feel rather out of place in the context of the whole
book.
2. We still would have to alter the Lost Tales material to
bring it in line with the later story (more on this below),
and we'd still have a problem with the transition; there
are rough notes for Tuor's riding to Gondolin and his
meeting with Turgon in UT, which we'll have to try to
work into the FoG narrative no matter where we put the
chapter break.
I'm not saying I don't think that Tuor should be two
chapters - I'm just saying that doing that wouldn't really
solve our problem.
Excellent outline, I am very glad you beat me to it.
I have appended a couple of points to T-E 's comment.
from the outline: j. Explanation of why there is no queen in Gondolin
(which I assum means the story of Elenwe dying on the
Helcaraxe)
lindil- yes although I think it best told if it is literarily feasible in the crossing itself.
from the outline: 7. Morgoth becomes aware of the region of Gondolin
because of Hurin, and bends all his thought to its
destruction - 8.
lindil:somewher within 7 and 8 Maeglin is captured by Orks and betrays Gondolin
Tuor makes a song for Earendil (which is
found in IV)
Lindil: I could not find it - what page?
Tar Elenion posted : You may wish to add in a '15a' wherein the Exiles from Gondolin are greeted by Elwing and joined to her company at the Havens of Sirion.
Lindil is oft found on posting on
the Silmarillion Project at the Barrowdowns and working onthe 2nd Elven/Christian discussion board<a href="http://pub72.ezboard.com/bosanwe" >Osanwe</a>, and Gilthalion's
http://pub41.ezboard.com/btarostineruhirTar Ost-in-Eruhir</A>. and Finrod prophecieth to Andreth
" Therefore Eru,if He will not relinquish His work to Melkor... must come in to conquer him. </p>