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The note with Maedros and Maelor in Tolkien's Return of the King includes a reference to Umbarto being burned
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I didn't observed that! But you are right it means we have an additional info on the timing. We have (not considering the the order of writing by JRR Tolkien):
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The Lay of Leithian Recommenced (certainly post-1955 probably much later): Both, Maglor and Maelor, used but finally settled on Maelor
- b) Late change to
Later Quenta Silmarillion 2: Maglor changed to Maelor
- c) The Shibboleth of Feanor and notes on the names of Feanor's sons: Maedros, Maglor
- d) The Return of the King note: Maedros and Maelor
- e) The Maedron note (given in notes to TPOR): Maedron
From the names only I would orer these text d), c), a) & b) and last e). That is possible but does not ring true to me entirely. I rather think that Tolkien changed his mind (probaly more than once) about Maelor and returned in the end to Maglor. But then this is based on no fact.
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And I want to stress again that the change Maedros to Maedron doesn't necessarily mean Amros must become Amron.
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I agree to this. We can for sure use Maedron beside Amros. If we chose Maedron we might be forced to do so because I do not see an alternative for Amors that was given by Tolkien. Beside that, Maedron is not equivalent to Maedros in my oppioin as explained above.
Respectfuly
Findegil