Oversight, or changing conceptions?

[Galin]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

Given Tolkien's known obsession with keeping the published material accurate, . . .

I like this start

Published material. I don't know about obsession, but a sensible obsession if so. This goes for small details like the colour of Kili's hood, as well as major ideas, history, characterizations . . .

. . . my guess is he just forgot he'd specified the Lorien elves as non-Eldar.

I agree that it certainly seems so, at times . . . but that said, in at least one instance, it seems odd to me that Tolkien should (second edition) add the Lorien footnote at the end of the very sentence that states that the languages of these East-elves are not Eldarin, with the previous sentence distinguishing the East-elves from the West-elves -- with the West-Elves stated to be Eldar!


And for me, West Elves fits well with Appendix F with respect to Eldar meaning the Elves of the Great March who crossed the Sea, plus the Sindar only -- and I note the following from the List of Names from Christopher Tolkien's The Children of Hurin

Eldar -- The Elves of the Great Journey out of the East to Beleriand.