Celeborn and his shaded past

[Mithadan]

What Kuruharan means is that Christopher Tolkien edited what he believed to be the most final version of his father's work to create the Silmarillion. Sometimes his "editing" took the form of writing pieces which were not completed (the Fall of Doriath)and on other occaisions he was forced to choose between inconsistent versions. Also, the "editing" took place over a period of less than 4 years and he later discovered other versions and essays which were not included and may have both differed from the published version as well as reflecting his father's later or possibly more final interpretations. The Celeborn/Galadriel pieces found in Unfinished Tales were fragmentary and somewhat contradictory. If he had incorporated some version of them it would have entailed rewriting his father's work and also guessing as to which was the final conception. Thus the Silmarillion was Christopher's "best guess" as of 1977, before he had an opportunity to thoroughly review his father's papers. He admits that, in places, he "guessed" incorrectly.