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Forum: The Books 03-16-2024, 02:25 PM
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Posted By Arvegil145
Six months??!! What am I supposed to do with...

Six months??!!

What am I supposed to do with myself until then? :D



Seriously though, I'm glad they didn't announce it years ago (since, obviously, the undertaking was massive enough to...
Forum: The Books 02-14-2024, 10:31 AM
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Posted By Arvegil145
I am pretty much in total agreement with you...

I am pretty much in total agreement with you (Huinesoron, that is) when I say that my hunch is that Finduilas is refering to some far, far more removed event than the slaying of Glaurung by Turin c....
Forum: The Books 02-10-2024, 10:42 AM
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Posted By Arvegil145
So, I've recently found a passage from The...

So, I've recently found a passage from The Children of Hurin which somehow went under my radar all this time.

It isn't really pertinent to the main topic of this thread per se, but I think it's...
Forum: The Books 12-26-2023, 05:37 AM
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Views: 1,017
Posted By Arvegil145
There's a ton of references from various sources...

There's a ton of references from various sources to the First Age beginning with the Awakening of the Elves, and (I believe) only one or two references to the First Age beginning with the forming of...
Forum: The Books 12-02-2023, 12:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,998
Posted By Arvegil145
Yes - like I said in my original comment, Tolkien...

Yes - like I said in my original comment, Tolkien seems to have (more often than not!) considered the stories of Tuor and Earendil as two parts of one great tale.


But my original question was...
Forum: The Books 11-25-2023, 04:16 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 21,660
Posted By Arvegil145
Interesting! But the motive behind my...

Interesting!

But the motive behind my original question (other than curiosity) was that I'm trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, so to speak:

1) The 'square peg' being Tolkien's...
Forum: The Books 11-25-2023, 03:28 PM
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Views: 1,998
Posted By Arvegil145
Question How many 'Great Tales' were there?

There seems to be a general consensus among Tolkien fans that there were 3 'Great Tales' (with good reason, I might add; see Atanatarion):

1) The Tale of Beren and Luthien (i.e. The Lay of...
Forum: The Books 11-23-2023, 07:07 AM
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Views: 21,660
Posted By Arvegil145
Out of sheer curiosity, what would that same...

Out of sheer curiosity, what would that same timeline you posted look like when translated into the 'Annals of Aman' tradition (i.e. YT 1050 - YT 1500) with the Valian year lasting for 9.582 solar...
Forum: The Books 11-22-2023, 05:33 PM
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Posted By Arvegil145
Are you implying that Morwe and Nurwe were...

Are you implying that Morwe and Nurwe were descendants of Imin/Tata/Enel? Because that would be a pretty interesting development.

However, given the fact that the Elf-fathers (with possible...
Forum: The Books 11-22-2023, 03:33 AM
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Views: 2,242
Posted By Arvegil145
The problem I have with your analogy is that in...

The problem I have with your analogy is that in the texts that I quoted previously it is well established that Olwe was related to Cirdan - and that the quote about "Olwe and his own nearest kin" in...
Forum: The Books 11-21-2023, 09:41 PM
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Posted By Arvegil145
No worries! I never interpreted your statements...

No worries! I never interpreted your statements as any kind of talking down.
Forum: The Books 11-21-2023, 05:44 AM
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Posted By Arvegil145
I'm well aware of that, but I'm (generally) too...

I'm well aware of that, but I'm (generally) too lazy to copy/paste strange characters these days, unless they're part of a quote.



Again, I know, since I'm one of the more active editors on TG...
Forum: The Books 11-19-2023, 07:04 AM
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Views: 2,242
Posted By Arvegil145
1) Good point about the "-wë" names; however, as...

1) Good point about the "-wë" names; however, as you said, Ingwe was one step removed from the generation of Finwe, Elwe (Thingol) and Olwe, so following that logic it's not inconceivable that Nowe...
Forum: The Books 11-17-2023, 10:44 AM
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Views: 2,242
Posted By Arvegil145
Relationship between Thingol and Cirdan

Just as it says on the tin, what do you think was the familial relationship between Thingol and Cirdan?

Obviously there's no concrete answer to the question (yet), but I'd really like to hear...
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 11-16-2023, 09:13 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 156,802
Posted By Arvegil145
Why not? At the least, shouldn't some of the...

Why not? At the least, shouldn't some of the titles be incorporated?
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 11-14-2023, 12:17 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 156,802
Posted By Arvegil145
Yay! My copy of the letters finally arrived. ...

Yay! My copy of the letters finally arrived.

How should we incorporate this part (if at all):
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 11-11-2023, 11:16 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 156,802
Posted By Arvegil145
Have any of you gotten their hands on the new...

Have any of you gotten their hands on the new Letters?

Regardless, here's an excerpt from the Nerd of the Rings' review of the book, in which he elaborates on the substantial extension of the...
Forum: The Books 11-06-2023, 01:41 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 8,644
Posted By Arvegil145
I would just like to add this summary of the...

I would just like to add this summary of the changes made in the new Letters, courtesy of Tolkien Collector's Guide: https://www.tolkienguide.com/uploads/newbb/1_6547cd2197837.pdf
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 11-06-2023, 12:38 PM
Replies: 133
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Posted By Arvegil145
But, isn't it explicitly stated in The Wanderings...

But, isn't it explicitly stated in The Wanderings of Húrin that it is Húrin himself who slays Mîm? Quoting:

- The War of the Jewels, 'The Wanderings of Húrin', entry 502, p. 258
Forum: The Books 10-18-2023, 08:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,469
Posted By Arvegil145
THAT'S IT!! That's the quote I was looking...

THAT'S IT!!

That's the quote I was looking for...but - that's not the "final" quote I was looking for.

What I've really been trying to ascertain up to this point is this: can a 'Nando' become a...
Forum: The Books 10-16-2023, 11:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,469
Posted By Arvegil145
Yeah, Eol is a really weird character in the...

Yeah, Eol is a really weird character in the context of Tolkien's broader mythology, one way or another.

Heck, even his name (which Tolkien kept 'as is' for over 50 years) and its origins...
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 10-16-2023, 10:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,687
Posted By Arvegil145
Following from my post about Eol's heritage in...

Following from my post about Eol's heritage in another forum - is the following excerpt about Eol being one of those Teleri that stopped at the sight of the Misty Mountains (i.e. the Nandor)...
Forum: The Books 10-16-2023, 10:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,469
Posted By Arvegil145
Regarding your first point: I don't think it is...

Regarding your first point: I don't think it is by any means contradictory to have Eol as both a Nando and being akin to Thingol - the Teleri were a very large group of people, and we know that...
Forum: The Books 10-16-2023, 10:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,124
Posted By Arvegil145
To be fair, I wouldn't take these latitudes too...

To be fair, I wouldn't take these latitudes too literally - I believe they were just rough approximations in Tolkien's mind when he was writing that letter.
Forum: The Books 10-16-2023, 08:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,124
Posted By Arvegil145
I need to add a couple of things: 1) An...

I need to add a couple of things:

1) An excellent article regarding the geography of Arda (made by the same Discord user who uploaded the 1948 map):...
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