Unfinished Tales - Part Two - IV - The History of Galadriel and Celeborn

[Galadriel55]

I agree, Dilettante. Languages change, go out of use, etc even within a lifetime. How I'd love to speak with Tolkien's choice of language, but people just would go "what the bananas?" because such expressions/vocabulary aren't used in day-to-day speech anymore. And it's a shame they aren't, really. But there's no to do.

Originally Posted by Guinevere

Though there are many interesting details, it leaves me rather bewildered with all those contradicting versions.

Oh, I know exactly how you feel! My head went spinning with all the different possibilities. And at some point (not sure if it is in this chapter or a different one) when CJRT began saying "let's call this manuscript A and this one B...", by the time he got to D and started explaining chronology or some such he lost me completely.

On the other hand, I wasn't as fascinated by the details as I was by the story itself. I guess it is because you reread it whereas I read it for the first time.