[Child of the 7th Age]

Pio-- Yes, when I made up this question, one of the specific items I was thinking of was the description of the fall of Gondolin in BoLT2. The two-page treatment of Morgoth's victory in Silm seemed totally inadequate after reading the earlier tale. I can do without the mechanical dragonsof BoLT, but many of the other descriptive details concerning the battle and the treachery of Maeglin seemed absolutely essential.

Belin-- Yes, Finrod is one of my favorites, and I would have liked to have learned more about his relationship with the early men who came west, especially the House of Beor.

Have you read "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth" which is published in Morgoth's Ring? This speaks of the friendship between Finrod and the wise-woman Andreth of the house of Beor. (Andreth was once deeply in love with Finrod's brother, but this mating of Elf and Man was not to be.) The conversation between Andreth and Finrod also gets into a lot of fascnating philosohpical and even theological questions.

Do you think something like this should be included in a revised Silm, or at least some portion of it? Or is this too philosphical in nature which was what Christopher said? Or perhaps its perspective is "too Mannish" to be included in a history of the Elves?

Anyone have any feelings on this?

Kuruharan and others -----

Regarding more on dwarves....Wouldn'it have been interesting if Tolkien had done three histories: the Silm from the Elvish perspective, one from that of the Dwarves' perspective, and finally that of Men. Of course, he'd have to live an additional 100 years, and that might be stretching it a bit. (Oops, that was a Tolkien pun, think!!)

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

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