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Originally Posted by Yeade
Thanks for all the information, Nerwen, Galadriel55, and Legate of Amon Lanc! I really appreciate the help!
Though the Elves clearly journeyed across the other known lands of Middle-earth in addition to Beleriand on their way from Cuiviénen to Aman, I'm afraid that's just not going to be possible in my sci-fi adaptation. I've got my heart set on the Valar being the source of the general technological upgrade, which in turn means nobody can take off as interplanetary explorers until the Noldor return in pursuit of Melkor and their scientific knowledge has a chance to disseminate.
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What about having the Valar provide the Elves with a sort of movable habitat, maybe a hollowed-out asteroid, in which to make the journey? It would be more-or-less an equivalent to the island on which they're towed across the ocean in
The Silmarillion- and then it could remain in orbit around Planet Aman (or whatever you have in mind) as Tol Eressea, the Lonely Asteroid.
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A poster over on LJ mentioned that there's a white pillar with a shining crystal globe set at the top--a sort of lighthouse, I guess? I admit I've never heard of any such thing. Is this maybe referenced in The Silmarillion ("Akallabêth"?), HOME, or elsewhere, like Tolkien's letters?
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It's mentioned in the
Lord of the Rings Appendices (for real- though I feel saying that is becoming a bit of a joke).