Discrepancies in Tolkien's writings - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Sharkû*** · 04-17-2004, 08:24 AM

The form and meaning in the Book of Lost Tales are ooold, just like the whole book. As you can see, the name was that of a 'gnome' of Gondolin, too. Tolkien changed his mind on linguistics even more often than on other aspects, this is one such case, which happened sometime between 1915 and the writing of the LOTR.

04-17-2004, 08:24 AM	#2
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	The form and meaning in the Book of Lost Tales are ooold, just like the whole book. As you can see, the name was that of a 'gnome' of Gondolin, too. Tolkien changed his mind on linguistics even more often than on other aspects, this is one such case, which happened sometime between 1915 and the writing of the LOTR.