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Forum: The Books
05-05-2021, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,169
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Galin
I think he's saying that as well -- after the...
I think he's saying that as well -- after the first sentence about consistency with already published works :) Which brings up another issue: if Tolkien simply forgets something already in print... |
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Forum: The Books
04-30-2021, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,169
Posted By
Galin
Yes but William, what about the art of...
Yes but William, what about the art of subcreation? Something has to be the story, and even Tolkien bowed to that. And if JRRT wants to niggle away for years, no problem, but he's still working... |
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Forum: The Books
04-21-2021, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,169
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Galin
For me, canon equals author-published material. ...
For me, canon equals author-published material. With respect to "in story" texts: the rest is JRRT in the process of making more canon :p With respect to the revised foreword to The Lord of the... |
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Forum: The Books
04-04-2021, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 23,023
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Galin
I wonder if anyone has taken an "in-depth" look...
I wonder if anyone has taken an "in-depth" look at this matter. In my opinion, "very late Tolkien" accepts/includes the OFW* idea and the Tree-origins of the Sun and Moon, as long as they are... |
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Forum: The Books
10-30-2020, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,963
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Galin
Numenor plus Glorfindel, as the latter was...
Numenor plus Glorfindel, as the latter was "(though not yet said) pre-eminent in the war in Eriador." :D |
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Forum: The Books
09-03-2020, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,144
Posted By
Galin
I've proposed a theory that Tolkien never saw or...
I've proposed a theory that Tolkien never saw or commented on ;) Meaning this is wholly my idea, but why not have "many" Balrogs exist before the fall of Utumno, leaving seven, these seven to... |
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Forum: The Books
09-03-2020, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,144
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Galin
The note reads 3 or at most 7 Balrogs ever...
The note reads 3 or at most 7 Balrogs ever existed, and accompanies a revision to the description concerning Utumno actually (Annals of Aman): "It came to pass that at last the gates of Utumno... |
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Forum: The Books
08-23-2020, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 22,552
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Galin
Going by BOLT one could say Ecthelion's Balrog...
Going by BOLT one could say Ecthelion's Balrog plummeted into the fountain with a helmet spike in his rogly body . . . but in a late text Tolkien wrote that the duel with Glorfindel and "the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-10-2020, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
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Galin
We could have a scenario similar to this: "( . ....
We could have a scenario similar to this: "( . . . ) it was then still the custom for the father-name of a son to be a modification of the father's name (as Finwe/Curufinwe) or a patronymic (as... |
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Forum: The Books
08-10-2020, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,905
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Galin
I get the God metaphor, and the word "rule" is...
I get the God metaphor, and the word "rule" is perhaps only a shorthand stand-in for something more complex here, but anyway, here's a bit of the reality for writers and storytellers. Deus... |
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Forum: The Books
08-07-2020, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,255
Posted By
Galin
Pedantry alert! Even three, or at most seven ever...
Pedantry alert! Even three, or at most seven ever existing, according to that Balrog note. I wonder about a possible compromise with "many" rogs existing before Utmno was broken, and . . . maybe... |
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Forum: The Books
08-07-2020, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
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Galin
I smiled when I found that out (Gamling, Ioreth)....
I smiled when I found that out (Gamling, Ioreth). Point of view, I guess. Also I like Tolkien's Noldorin/Eldarin naming customs, and don't find that it makes Noldorin fathers "terrible" at naming . .... |
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Forum: The Books
08-07-2020, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
Posted By
Galin
Felagund was Inglor Felagund according to the...
Felagund was Inglor Felagund according to the first edition -- well not exactly, as the name Inglor itself didn't appear there for him -- but first edition: Finrod was the father of Galadriel and... |
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Forum: The Books
08-07-2020, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
Posted By
Galin
Because she preferred the sound of Findaráto.
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Because she preferred the sound of Findaráto. See HOME XV, or my post in the thread above, where this happened ;) "I chose "Finwe Arafinwe (aka Finrod)" as the Sindarization doesn't match. It... |
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Forum: The Books
08-06-2020, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
Posted By
Galin
Yes the letter I looked up reads:
And...
Yes the letter I looked up reads: And Tolkien goes on to say here that Elrond was found in a cave, with Elros found dabbling in the water -- in a cave with a fall of water over the entrance --... |
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Forum: The Books
08-06-2020, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
Posted By
Galin
According to late texts though, the names Elros...
According to late texts though, the names Elros and Elrond were formed to recall the name of Elwing (Shibboleth) Or (The Problem of Ros) Elwing named Elrond and Elros -- Elwing giving the former... |
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Forum: The Books
08-06-2020, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
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Galin
I chose "Finwe Arafinwe (aka Finrod)" as the...
I chose "Finwe Arafinwe (aka Finrod)" as the Sindarization doesn't match. It matches the Mother-name Findaráto. In other words, both these parts were tongue-in-cheek, using the Inglor Felagund... |
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Forum: The Books
08-06-2020, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
Posted By
Galin
LOL!
Plus I think Tolkien was friends with...
LOL! Plus I think Tolkien was friends with Bjorn Eriksson, son of Erik Bjornsson ;) |
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Forum: The Books
08-06-2020, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,255
Posted By
Galin
I'd like to add that as far as timing is...
I'd like to add that as far as timing is concerned, Tolkien need not be constrained by the events and timeline of the 1977 constructed Silmarillion. For example, he's shifting the Awakening of Men... |
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Forum: The Books
08-05-2020, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
Posted By
Galin
It's also noted that Feanor begged Nerdanel that...
It's also noted that Feanor begged Nerdanel that the Mother-names of his last two sons -- Ambarussa - should be different. Another reason Curufin received the name Curufinwe is that he resembled... |
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Forum: The Books
08-05-2020, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,255
Posted By
Galin
Orc-spear to my throat, I'd have to "vote" for...
Orc-spear to my throat, I'd have to "vote" for Tolkien settling on Orcs from Men [with altered timeline] . . . . . . plus Maiar-orcs, which appear in the Myths Transformed section of Morgoth's... |
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Forum: The Books
08-05-2020, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,246
Posted By
Galin
I assume you mean Finwe Arafinwe (aka Finrod)...
I assume you mean Finwe Arafinwe (aka Finrod) here. Well (not that you said otherwise) but going by Tolkien's latest know design, Artaher was moved down, so four in my opinion. ... |
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Forum: The Books
08-04-2020, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,905
Posted By
Galin
If that boulder is making ros a Beorian word, for...
If that boulder is making ros a Beorian word, for example, Tolkien can "lift" it, but doesn't. And he goes on with a note concerning the word wing: "noting that the name Wingelote of Earendil's ship... |
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Forum: The Books
08-04-2020, 05:31 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,905
Posted By
Galin
Erg. My bad. Turns out the H&S reference I posted...
Erg. My bad. Turns out the H&S reference I posted above relates to the specific passage of the golden house of Finrod, while another Appendix F reference changed to Finarphir. Ballantine Books... |
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Forum: The Books
07-30-2020, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,905
Posted By
Galin
Thanks for the replies WCH.
I don't own...
Thanks for the replies WCH. I don't own "J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography" and had just assumed, though based on certain descriptions, that this change showed up in Tolkien's lifetime.... |
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