Silvan/Sindarin/Avari.... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**lindil** · 01-31-2003, 07:52 AM

I am afrain that what we will find, even if we do an exhaustive chronlogical [by date of creation within the Legendarium]catalouging of every mention of Silvan/Avari/Sindarin interaction [which alas, I do not have time for] is that JRRT was not consistent, because he continually and subtly changed his mind on these points.

As CJRT said in the Silm foreward, "Complete consistency was not to be acheived or even desired for it would come at heavy and needless cost." well that is a paraphrase fom memory anyway.

Of course if we use the LotR as canon we can fit these many other fragments into something of a whole but unless there are referencesin the HoME6-9 I am unaware of the "what happened to the avari" thred contains most if not all of the relevant references.

01-31-2003, 07:52 AM	#3
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	I am afrain that what we will find, even if we do an exhaustive chronlogical [by date of creation within the Legendarium]catalouging of every mention of Silvan/Avari/Sindarin interaction [which alas, I do not have time for] is that JRRT was not consistent, because he continually and subtly changed his mind on these points. As CJRT said in the Silm foreward, "Complete consistency was not to be acheived or even desired for it would come at heavy and needless cost." well that is a paraphrase fom memory anyway. Of course if we use the LotR as canon we can fit these many other fragments into something of a whole but unless there are referencesin the HoME6-9 I am unaware of the "what happened to the avari" thred contains most if not all of the relevant references. __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.