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Posted by Aiwendil:

Actually (and this is just nitpicking) I think my argument is of a different nature. My argument is that it is a "canonical" fact that this particular poem is the beginning of the Lay of Earendil; it would therefore be false to say that it was a song sung at the festival.

Agreed, agreed. Don't nitpick further with me. At least the reasons go confirm.

Posted by Aiwendil:

Yes - the change is very risky, for it invents a new, second vision for Tuor. It's a clever idea, but I don't think we can go with it.

Hm, why did I knew that you would say somethink like that? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I only posted it get some idea running. I think it is better to jump forward and than sneak back if the direction was wrong than to sit tight until the right direction is pionted at from heaven.

Posted by Aiwendil:

Another thought that came to me is that we might try to alter the beginning of the poem in the same way that we altered the end - that is, have Tuor refer to the present at the beginning of the poem, then describe his sea-vision of long ago, then return to the present. But this would be very difficult, and, offhand, I'd say it looks impossible to accomplish.

I like that idea. And I don't think, it is impossibble. But it is difficult, especialy the tarnsition to the vision in Neverast.

Respectfully
Findegil