I do agree with you there, Eor--there seems to be a lot to debate about in Tolkien's works. Though I don't necessarily view that as a problem--I LOVE doing stuff like that. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Just in passing--gathered my own conclusion on why there were two Glorfindels and Haldirs. They were the same people, respectively. I read somewhere that when elves are slain in battle they dwell in the Blessed Realm a bit, then return to Middle Earth, a little like reincarnation, I guess. So the same Glorfindel that died in combat with a Balrog in Gondolin was the same elf that helped Frodo across the river. (Arwen stood in for him in the movie). How this came about--whether he was actually "reborn" or was just put back into Middle Earth as is is another debate entirely.
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