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Aiwendil · 07-18-2008, 04:30 PM

My first choice would be a full Lay of Earendil. Of all the 'great tales', this is the only one that never received any sort of a 'full' treatment. For 'Beren and Luthien' we have the Lay of Leithien; for Turin we have the Narn; for 'Tuor' we have the late 'Fall of Gondolin' fragment and the old Lost Tale; even for the Ruin of Doriath, we have 'Wanderings' and the old 'Tale of the Nauglafring'. For 'Earendil' we have only the terse report of the 'Quenta' and annalistic traditions and the tantalizing Lost Tales outlines.

A close second choice would be a continuation of 'The Wanderings of Hurin' to form a complete tale 'Of the Ruin of Doriath'.

07-18-2008, 04:30 PM	#17
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	My first choice would be a full Lay of Earendil. Of all the 'great tales', this is the only one that never received any sort of a 'full' treatment. For 'Beren and Luthien' we have the Lay of Leithien; for Turin we have the Narn; for 'Tuor' we have the late 'Fall of Gondolin' fragment and the old Lost Tale; even for the Ruin of Doriath, we have 'Wanderings' and the old 'Tale of the Nauglafring'. For 'Earendil' we have only the terse report of the 'Quenta' and annalistic traditions and the tantalizing Lost Tales outlines. A close second choice would be a continuation of 'The Wanderings of Hurin' to form a complete tale 'Of the Ruin of Doriath'.