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Aiwendil · 06-19-2001, 06:10 PM

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Principles of editing the Silmarillion

Jallanite: I think I would rather combine your numbers 2 and 3, and sort these by the time of their writing, rather than consider his letters more canonical than HoME. For instance, your system would have a 1950 letter take precedence over a 1960 manuscript; I think this should be the other way around. The major exception of course, is my 2b (which you correctly surmise refers mainly to myths transformed, though also to such things as the later Galadriel story).

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Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 32</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Principles of editing the Silmarillion Jallanite: I think I would rather combine your numbers 2 and 3, and sort these by the time of their writing, rather than consider his letters more canonical than HoME. For instance, your system would have a 1950 letter take precedence over a 1960 manuscript; I think this should be the other way around. The major exception of course, is my 2b (which you correctly surmise refers mainly to myths transformed, though also to such things as the later Galadriel story). </p>