New evidence for the Arkenstone-Silmaril case

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Priya

I think we should heed Tolkien’s last known thought on the matter. Per the 2023 The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Revised and Expanded Edition & Letter #283a of 12 January 1966:

“… only one of the silmarils is now visible: … The other two were lost, in the depths of the sea, the other under the earth, until the end of the world.” (my underlined emphasis)

It's still underground! It just had a brief excursion above by way of a Hobbit, barely worth mentioning.

Can something be "lost" if it is physically in someone's possession? Absolutely! "Painting in pensioner's house was lost Vermeer", "my long-lost brother lived right next door to us all along", "I lost my glasses; they were on my head the whole time". The key is that the relevant people didn't know they had the thing.

But yes, the whole idea is very silly.

hS