Seven Stars, Seven Stones and One White Tree...

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Originally Posted by ArathornJax

In The Lord of the Rings Companion on page 436 it says "According to the 1966 Index (of the Silmarillion) the seven stars that were part of the emblem of Elendil and his house 'originally represented the single stars on the banners of each of seven ships (of 9) that bore a palantir.'

Is this referring to an unpublished index? (since TS wasn't published until 1977). Curious....