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Galin · 01-19-2024, 10:34 AM

Maybe you're thinking of a note to The Shibboleth of Feanor.

"As is seen in the Silmarillion. This is not an Eldarin title or work. It is a compilation, probably made in Numenor, which includes (in prose) the four great tales or lays of the heroes of the Atani, of which "The Children of Hurin" was probably composed already in Beleriand in the First Age, but necessarily is preceded by an account of Feanor and his making of the Silmarils. All however are "Mannish" works."

JRRT, note 17.

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01-19-2024, 10:34 AM	#9
Galin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,036	Maybe you're thinking of a note to The Shibboleth of Feanor. "As is seen in the Silmarillion. This is not an Eldarin title or work. It is a compilation, probably made in Numenor, which includes (in prose) the four great tales or lays of the heroes of the Atani, of which "The Children of Hurin" was probably composed already in Beleriand in the First Age, but necessarily is preceded by an account of Feanor and his making of the Silmarils. All however are "Mannish" works." JRRT, note 17.