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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.
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If you're interested in this, take a look at the 'New Silmarillion' forum here. Our first project has been the creation of an updated 'Fall of Gondolin' based on the Lost Tales version.
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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.
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I agree. I would have loved more information/narratives concerning Andreth and her kin.
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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?
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This is another issue that has been discussed over at the Revised Silmarillion forum. Our current intention is to include the Athrabeth; but I think Christopher was probably right to leave it out of the published Silmarillion. It would feel rather out of place there.
As for me: I wish he had written a full version of the Tale of Earendil. This is the one major story that was never written as anything other than a summary. I think it would have been truly a great work, possibly the best of the longer tales.