I am the friend in question (and a
he, might I add
) - Maril pretty much covered what I was about to ask. The paper really has a lot of stuff that wasn't discussed in any secondary sources I could find, and for the interest of future scholars who are interested in the topic I'd really like to have a permanent home for the paper. The Barrow Downs seems to be the ideal place for seekers of arcane lore regarding Tolkien...
Humbly,
NorthSaber