FG-TG-11.5,
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6. The actual words used by J.R.R. Tolkien or the editor or summarizer of his work may only be changed, including change by deletion or addition, when:
a) they are minimally changed to agree with statements elsewhere in the canon recognized as of greater validity or are replaced with words or phrases from later or alternate restatements of the same material for reasons of consistancy or are changed to agree with alternate phrasings used by Tolkien of the same or better validity
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And would we not disiere to have a changed covered by Principal 2 alone?
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2. Secondary priority is given to the latest ideas found among Tolkien's unpublished texts and letters, except ...
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Okay, this is put very simple. And anyway I can agree to the point that the passage reads a bit out of place. But I think nonetheless we should try to stay more close to the words of
The Shibboleth then the original change does. And the original text did provide an explaination, so I think we should update this. What about
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In these days came to pass the fulfilment of the time of the desire of the Valar and the hope of the Eldalië, for in great love Idril bore to Tuor a son FG-TG-11.5 and he was called Eärendil. FG-TG-12 {Now thereto there are many interpretations both among Elves and Men, but belike it was a name wrought of some secret tongue among the Gondothlim and that has perished with them from the dwellings of the Earth.}<Shibboleth Eärendil was thus the second of the Pereldar (Half-elven), the elder being Dior, son of Beren and Lúthien Tinúviel daughter of King Elu Thingol. His names were, however, given in Quenya; for Turgon after his foundation of the secret city of Gondolin had re-established Quenya as the daily speech of his household. Eärendil had this name as father-name, and as mother-name he was called Ardamírë. In this case both names were 'prophetic'. Tuor {in his long journey by the west shores of Beleriand, after his escape from captivity, had been visited by the great Vala Ulmo in person, and Ulmo had directed him to seek for Gondolin, foretelling that if he found it he would there beget a son ever afterwards renowned as a mariner. Improbable as this seemed to Tuor, since neither the Atani nor the Noldor had any love of the sea or of ships, he} named his son in Quenya 'sea-lover'. More purely prophetic was the name Ardamírë 'Jewel of the World'; for {Itarildë}[Idril] could not foresee in her waking mind the strange fate {that brought at last the Silmaril into the possession }of Eärendil{, and enabled his ship to pass through all the shadows and perils by which Aman was at that time defended from any approach from Middle-earth}. These names were not given Sindarin forms in legend[Footnote: Forms affected by Sindarin in manuscripts, such as Aerendil, Aerennel, etc. were casual and accidental.], though Sindarin writers sometimes explained that they meant mír n'{Arðon}[Ardhon] and Seron Aearon.>
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Respectfully
Findegil