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**lindil** · 08-24-2002, 06:10 AM

FG-C-03
Then said the king: [']Great is the fall of Gondolin['], and men shuddered, for such were the words of {Annon the prophet of old} [the prophecy of the North][,saying: ] ; but Tuor speaking wildly for ruth and love of the king cried: …

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Aiwendil:I am definitely inclined not to use this, but rather to go with jallanite's original revision. I think that this change, while very clever, is too fan-fictionalized for this project.

lindil: agreed, I have looked back over the post discussing this and while in prionciple it would seem to keep much of the old prophecy - it just does not fit.

as for the lay of Earendil fragment I will have to look at that before rendering an opinion.

And if anyone wants to pst Antoine's effort, all they need to do [ I think] is change over the bracketing system so that the forum does not read it as HTML code.

For all of the newer folks who have been asking about how they can help... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

And what better way to get to know the text intimately [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

08-24-2002, 06:10 AM	#10
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	FG-C-03 Then said the king: [']Great is the fall of Gondolin['], and men shuddered, for such were the words of {Annon the prophet of old} [the prophecy of the North][,saying: ] ; but Tuor speaking wildly for ruth and love of the king cried: … -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aiwendil:I am definitely inclined not to use this, but rather to go with jallanite's original revision. I think that this change, while very clever, is too fan-fictionalized for this project. lindil: agreed, I have looked back over the post discussing this and while in prionciple it would seem to keep much of the old prophecy - it just does not fit. as for the lay of Earendil fragment I will have to look at that before rendering an opinion. And if anyone wants to pst Antoine's effort, all they need to do [ I think] is change over the bracketing system so that the forum does not read it as HTML code. For all of the newer folks who have been asking about how they can help... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] And what better way to get to know the text intimately [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.