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I'm a friend of his, carrying out some of his final instructions while packing up the rest of his belongings.

Tar-Elenion, after a long illness, passed away yesterday with all of his Tolkien books next to him.

Tolkien has stated Gil-galad's hair colour: "Base √ÑAL ‘shine, glitter’, always with reference to reflected radiance from a bright surface. As in the name Gil-galad ‘star of radiance’ given to Finwain, last High-king of the Eldar, because of the radiance of his silver hair, armour, and shield...

"Immortal were the Elves, and their wisdom waxed and grew from age to age, and no sickness or pestilence brought them death. But they could be slain with weapons in those days, even by mortal Men, and some waned and wasted with sorrow till they faded from the earth. Slain or fading their spirits...

"In 1967 Tolkien named Christpher as his literary executor and co-author of 'The Silmarillion', thereby acknowledging that he was unlikely to complete the work and giving his son the authority to finish and publish it." The Great Tales Never End "After asking that his personal effect be...

Essentially correct (though, of course, Tolkien does not give a birth or death year for Eldarion in LotR, only in sources outside it). As with first edition, correct no birth year or death year is given in second edition LotR for Eldarion. The years given outside of LotR are more difficult as...

Second edition was issued in 1965 in response to the unauthorized publication of a paperback by Ace Books for the American market.

This is mixing first and second edition LotR. When this note was written (in the context of first edition LotR), Aragorn died in 4A 100.

In the NoMe passage you are citing, the context is for first edition Lord of the Rings. In first edition LotR, Aragorn dies at 190 rather than 210, living until Fourth Age 100. Thus Eldarion, in that variant, was full-ripe at 100 and would rule for 25 years.

It is there now. I did not even need to log out. Thanks for fixing.

I cannot find the EDIT button, and I want to edit my first post in which I have Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn tentatively dated to 1959. I am now inclined to date it to 1960, and place it immediately after 1 VI The Awaking of the Quendi, based on CT's statements in PoMe ("in any case...

Yes. And noting dates, there is Letter 325, from 1971: "As for Frodo or other mortals, they could only dwell in Aman for a limited time – whether brief or long. The Valar had neither the power nor the right to confer ‘immortality’ upon them. Their sojourn was a ‘purgatory’, but one of peace and...

"it must be assumed that no alteration of their fundamental kind could be effected by the Valar even in one case" The alteration of ""code"" is from Eru. I have said nothing about what the Valar are made of. Your claims are: "The Valar DEFINITELY had the capacity to make Tuor an Elf." & "Here...

It is not rehousing. It is altering the fundamental nature, the fea, of the Incarnate. "it must be assumed that no alteration of their fundamental kind could be effected by the Valar even in one case" No, he does not: "But whether they could have ‘souls’ or ‘spirits’ seems a different...

In the story "it is supposed’ (not stated)". Outside the story Tolkien explains what he means/intends: "the cases of Lúthien (and Túor) and the position of their descendants was a direct act of God." Mathew Bailey provided: The letter continues: "But whether they could have ‘souls’ or...

"In the primary story of Lúthien and Beren, Luthien is allowed as an absolute exception to divest herself of ‘immortality’ and become ‘mortal’ – but when Beren is slain by the Wolf-warden of the Gates of Hell, Lúthien obtains a brief respite in which they both return to Middle-earth ‘alive’ –...

<digs into pocket> Got a few pennies. And a dime...

‘Reduced to nonsense’: JRR Tolkien’s irritation with typist revealed in archive Exclusive: Important collection of author’s letters and manuscripts, being sold in April, reveals his loathing of sloppiness and love of language...

Yeah, there are times when I have to refresh/reload due to errors there. It seems to be okay today though.

I don't recall it on youtube, but my memory fails more of late. PM me at the 'Downs