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Findegil · 01-22-2004, 08:06 AM

I agree that we should not the "luck of the gods" in §99 "luck of the {Gods}[Valar]" should go. Also in the passage of FG-C-29 Manwe is named "Lords of the Gods" which we should equally emend to "Lord of {Gods}[Valar]".

I did not read the complete emendations to the two poems jet. I hope to do so with the original poems at hand.

I only like to add a thought to what was already mentioned: Since we will not find too much material for the "Tale of Eärendil" I’ think we could even make the chapter break early than Christopher Tolkien did in Sil77. And the fitting point in my few would be when the fugitives reach Nan Tathren. The Recapitulation of the story in the lay of Eärendil would than be placed at the beginning of the "Tale of Eärendil". Thus the poem would be in the position it was compiled for and we would enrich the Tale of Eärendil with substantial material.

The most important point to decide seems the Way of Escape. I tend to the solution that it was re-open able but that is out of pure personal taste.

Respectfully
Findegil

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01-22-2004, 08:06 AM	#4
Findegil King's Writer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,721	I agree that we should not the "luck of the gods" in §99 "luck of the {Gods}[Valar]" should go. Also in the passage of FG-C-29 Manwe is named "Lords of the Gods" which we should equally emend to "Lord of {Gods}[Valar]". I did not read the complete emendations to the two poems jet. I hope to do so with the original poems at hand. I only like to add a thought to what was already mentioned: Since we will not find too much material for the "Tale of Eärendil" I’ think we could even make the chapter break early than Christopher Tolkien did in Sil77. And the fitting point in my few would be when the fugitives reach Nan Tathren. The Recapitulation of the story in the lay of Eärendil would than be placed at the beginning of the "Tale of Eärendil". Thus the poem would be in the position it was compiled for and we would enrich the Tale of Eärendil with substantial material. The most important point to decide seems the Way of Escape. I tend to the solution that it was re-open able but that is out of pure personal taste. Respectfully Findegil What is left than is only