The Parentage of Orodreth and Gil-galad: A History

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Re: re: inheritance

Christopher explains in HoME 12 that at the time he compiled the published Silmarillion, he did not fully understand the interrelations of all the relavant texts. At the time, he thought that the note suggesting Gil-Galad was Fingon's son was his father's final solution (no doubt it didn't hurt that this made the explanation of the high kingship easier). Later he came to understand that it was really only a passing idea, and that the last idea was that he was Orodreth's son. understand that it was really only a passing idea, and that the last idea was that he was Orodreth's son.

Michael: I don't think anyone was suggesting that the Fingon parentage is validated by Christopher's use of it; we were merely trying to work out any difficulties associated with the Orodreth parentage.

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