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I think that given the fact that it took years or decades [anyone know of a references oto the lenth of the march?] to cross Rhovanion/Eriador and then southern Beleriand [and more to the east - one version has them awakening at the Sea of Rhun I believe.

This gives time for marriages and children.When mutiplied exponentially populations grow very fast.

It should be included I think [if possible from a literary /stylistic point of veiw] in the Silm and I am pretty sure I have had Quendi and Eldar [not the whole essay mind you] in my outline in the 'Of the coming of the Elves...' ch. for that very reason. CRT states in the intro to Q&amp;E that it was seemingly authoritative for his father.

The essay is and Appendix to Q&amp;E -HoME XI p.420 and is easily overlooked in the mass of linguistic subtlties and footnoted commentaries .

This question and it's source [HoME XI] underscore for me the central importance for the project of volumes X and XI, I would hazard that 80% of our [God willing] final version of the Silm. will come from tthese 2 volumes , and 1/2 of the rest was written during the same time period but already included in UT.
These 2 books contain much of what we get to see of JRRT's final Silmarillion, and they should [except in the case of Doriath and the sack of the havens and voyage of Earendil be the first place we look to establish a base reading/text.

lindil

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