What should be changed in a New Silmarillion? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aiwendil · 04-07-2003, 09:03 PM

I definitely think the HoMe Finweans (an apt term!) should be included. The Shibboleth is clearly the highest priority source for most of the Noldorin genealogies (regardless of potential problems regarding the High Kingship).

I am also very much inclined to keep the death of Amrod, though (and this has perhaps been sometimes overlooked) the account given in the Shibboleth is, as it stands, in direct contradiction with the LQ account of the burning at Losgar. We'll need to decide whether to simply adopt the Shibboleth's version (which would mean some awkward insertions and deletions) or to try to reconcile the accounts (which could, I think, be done reasonably). That is, the basic conflict could perhaps be viewed as not really being a conflict at all. I am inclined toward this option since it seems unlikely that Tolkien intended to simply eliminate the dialogue between Maedhros and Feanor.

04-07-2003, 09:03 PM	#16
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	I definitely think the HoMe Finweans (an apt term!) should be included. The Shibboleth is clearly the highest priority source for most of the Noldorin genealogies (regardless of potential problems regarding the High Kingship). I am also very much inclined to keep the death of Amrod, though (and this has perhaps been sometimes overlooked) the account given in the Shibboleth is, as it stands, in direct contradiction with the LQ account of the burning at Losgar. We'll need to decide whether to simply adopt the Shibboleth's version (which would mean some awkward insertions and deletions) or to try to reconcile the accounts (which could, I think, be done reasonably). That is, the basic conflict could perhaps be viewed as not really being a conflict at all. I am inclined toward this option since it seems unlikely that Tolkien intended to simply eliminate the dialogue between Maedhros and Feanor.