New evidence for the Arkenstone-Silmaril case

[Nerwen]

Firstly– welcome to the Downs, Landroval!

Originally Posted by Landroval

I realize that those who have already closed their minds to the possibility of the Arkenstone being the Earth-Silmaril won't be be convinced by anything less than the Professor himself rising from the dead and settling the matter.

Nah, pretty sure we'd settle for a bit of, you know, actual evidence n' stuff. Or– who knows– just a scenario that didn't have multiple holes in it. Which, you know, hasn't been forthcoming thus far.

Originally Posted by Landroval

I would point out that the One Ring finding its way to the Bagginses rested with a who series of improbabilities. The events in Tolkien's works are based around numerous, mysterious coincidences, happenstances, and strange chances. If some of us, choose to believe in one more, I don't see what harm is done to the naysayers.

None– but some of us might just get a bit irritated at being characterised as "those with closed minds", mightn't we?