**Ruin of Doriath - Pre-Revision speculation/proposal thread** - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aiwendil · 09-02-2003, 02:13 PM

Good to see you again, Man-of-the-Wold.

You are right that we have a lot of time to think about things and need not get all worked up about them right now. Still, I think we've made a lot of progress in the above posts, in terms of identifying critical issues and difficult points (if not in solving them).

You are right also that there is no perfect approach. I agree very strongly with Lindil's point that there is no one right way; there is room for many alternative Silmarillions.

But I still subscribe to the view that Christopher Tolkien's version of the Ruin of Doriath should not be used as the basis for our version. A footnote or something similar may very well be in order.

[ September 02, 2003: Message edited by: Aiwendil ]

09-02-2003, 02:13 PM	#1
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	Good to see you again, Man-of-the-Wold. You are right that we have a lot of time to think about things and need not get all worked up about them right now. Still, I think we've made a lot of progress in the above posts, in terms of identifying critical issues and difficult points (if not in solving them). You are right also that there is no perfect approach. I agree very strongly with Lindil's point that there is no one right way; there is room for many alternative Silmarillions. But I still subscribe to the view that Christopher Tolkien's version of the Ruin of Doriath should not be used as the basis for our version. A footnote or something similar may very well be in order. [ September 02, 2003: Message edited by: Aiwendil ]