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Findegil · 08-26-2011, 07:46 AM

I took very long time for an answer were we stand. My Appologies for that. But that is the way it has gone.

The last discussions were held in the chapter The Ruin of Beleriand. I gave posting of state of afairs in that thread. Here I only will say that we finished the first (unnamed) sub-chapter and nearly finished The death of Fingofin. The other two (short) sub-chapters are drafts untouched by the group.

Beside that we have (at least) two open points in the General Changes thread:
Bauglir -> Baugron
and
Gwarestrin -> Gwarestirin

For the rest of the work I update my resumee from post 100:

The Fall of Gondolin (FoG): Done.

The Darkening of Valinor (DoV): Done. But needs another look into it.

Ainulindalë (AINU): Done.

Valaquenta (Vala): Done.

Of the Voyage of Eärendil & Of the Great Battle and the War of Wrath (VE): Done.

Of the Ruin of Doriath (RD): Done.

Narn i Chîn Húrin (Narn; NA): Done. With the single exception of the snippets of the Lay that I would wish for and that have been once voted down, but are still on my mind as worthy additions.

Narn Beren ion Barahir or Narn e•Dinúviel (BL): Done.

For the Silmarillion chapters up to „11 Of the flight of the Noldor“ I have drafts ready for posting. But I will not undertake the work to bring it in postable form before the discussion has reached that point. As a matter of fact Aiwendil had suggested to start from the Ainulindalë and go to all the texts we hav done sofare before starting any new material.

Respectfuly
Findegil

blue · 01-15-2012, 09:56 AM

Hi, I'd like to help, but I'm a bit overwhelmed with reading through the threads here.

Has someone put together (other than the FAQ thread) an index of pertinent threads to read to get up to speed?

I'm afraid I'm drowning!

A quick initial thought - from Tolkien's letter 131, he did state his desire to see the Silmarillion published with LotR and, to me, that would seem to be (along with the previously published Hobbit) the core set of canonical works.

Thanks and looking forward to assisting!

Findegil · 01-16-2012, 07:36 AM

Welcome to this quiete part of Downs blue!

There is no Index or somethings else to speed you up, sorry. But I will try to help if possible. Anyhow as you may have observed the forum has long periods of silents in which nothing goes forward. Compared to my last post in this thread we hav now finished our work on The Ruin of Beleriand. After that we started a rediscussion of open points in the previously worked on chapters. In particular The Lay Beren and Lúthien.

To get started you should read the thread Beren and Lúthien - Changes needed.

Respectfuly
Findegil

Aiwendil · 12-16-2012, 08:18 PM

Well, I'm sorry I haven't been around much lately. But with Christmas break approaching, I thought it might be a good time to try and pick up the thread of things here again.

I guess where we left off was reviewing the changes to some of the already finished chapters, and I gather that we were on Beren and Luthien. This week, I will take a look and remind myself where things stand there.

I think I've seen Findegil posting in other corners of the forum fairly recently. Is anyone else still around?

aravanessë · 12-24-2012, 04:45 PM

Sometimes, sometimes..

Aiwendil · 01-22-2013, 08:37 PM

Good to see you, aravanesse!

gandalf85 · 03-23-2014, 09:06 AM

Are you guys still working on this? It's been a while since anyone has posted in the public forums. I honestly don't think I'd have time to write anything myself, but I'd love to review anything you guys have and provide suggestions. I love the idea of re-creating Bilbo's Translations as 3 volumes using the most up-to-date and consistent material we have from HoME and UT and the Sil.

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08-26-2011, 07:46 AM	#1
Findegil King's Writer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,721	I took very long time for an answer were we stand. My Appologies for that. But that is the way it has gone. The last discussions were held in the chapter The Ruin of Beleriand. I gave posting of state of afairs in that thread. Here I only will say that we finished the first (unnamed) sub-chapter and nearly finished The death of Fingofin. The other two (short) sub-chapters are drafts untouched by the group. Beside that we have (at least) two open points in the General Changes thread: Bauglir -> Baugron and Gwarestrin -> Gwarestirin For the rest of the work I update my resumee from post 100: The Fall of Gondolin (FoG): Done. The Darkening of Valinor (DoV): Done. But needs another look into it. Ainulindalë (AINU): Done. Valaquenta (Vala): Done. Of the Voyage of Eärendil & Of the Great Battle and the War of Wrath (VE): Done. Of the Ruin of Doriath (RD): Done. Narn i Chîn Húrin (Narn; NA): Done. With the single exception of the snippets of the Lay that I would wish for and that have been once voted down, but are still on my mind as worthy additions. Narn Beren ion Barahir or Narn e•Dinúviel (BL): Done. For the Silmarillion chapters up to „11 Of the flight of the Noldor“ I have drafts ready for posting. But I will not undertake the work to bring it in postable form before the discussion has reached that point. As a matter of fact Aiwendil had suggested to start from the Ainulindalë and go to all the texts we hav done sofare before starting any new material. Respectfuly Findegil

01-15-2012, 09:56 AM	#2
blue Newly Deceased Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6	Hi, I'd like to help, but I'm a bit overwhelmed with reading through the threads here. Has someone put together (other than the FAQ thread) an index of pertinent threads to read to get up to speed? I'm afraid I'm drowning! A quick initial thought - from Tolkien's letter 131, he did state his desire to see the Silmarillion published with LotR and, to me, that would seem to be (along with the previously published Hobbit) the core set of canonical works. Thanks and looking forward to assisting!

01-16-2012, 07:36 AM	#3
Findegil King's Writer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,721	Welcome to this quiete part of Downs blue! There is no Index or somethings else to speed you up, sorry. But I will try to help if possible. Anyhow as you may have observed the forum has long periods of silents in which nothing goes forward. Compared to my last post in this thread we hav now finished our work on The Ruin of Beleriand. After that we started a rediscussion of open points in the previously worked on chapters. In particular The Lay Beren and Lúthien. To get started you should read the thread Beren and Lúthien - Changes needed. Respectfuly Findegil

12-16-2012, 08:18 PM	#4
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	Well, I'm sorry I haven't been around much lately. But with Christmas break approaching, I thought it might be a good time to try and pick up the thread of things here again. I guess where we left off was reviewing the changes to some of the already finished chapters, and I gather that we were on Beren and Luthien. This week, I will take a look and remind myself where things stand there. I think I've seen Findegil posting in other corners of the forum fairly recently. Is anyone else still around?

12-24-2012, 04:45 PM	#5
aravanessë Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France Posts: 14	Sometimes, sometimes..

01-22-2013, 08:37 PM	#6
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	Good to see you, aravanesse!

03-23-2014, 09:06 AM	#7
gandalf85 Wight Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 121	Are you guys still working on this? It's been a while since anyone has posted in the public forums. I honestly don't think I'd have time to write anything myself, but I'd love to review anything you guys have and provide suggestions. I love the idea of re-creating Bilbo's Translations as 3 volumes using the most up-to-date and consistent material we have from HoME and UT and the Sil.