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However, Tolkien frequently uses "kin" in the broader sense, "member of our people." Celeborn and Legolas were both Sindar, or at least Teleri.
Of course, at the time he wrote the chapter, he viewed all the Elves of Northern Mirkwood including their royal house as Nandor,* as also were Celeborn and the population of Lorien. The idea of an incoming Sindarin ruling caste came about much later.
*An upgrade from their probable status of Avari at the time The Hobbit was written
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The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.
Last edited by William Cloud Hicklin; 03-30-2019 at 04:51 PM.
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