If Fingolfin is greatest swordsman, why does AI say Turin is greater?

Elthir said:

A brief, unasked for update concerning my thread over at the One Ring Dot Net:

Last time I checked, no one had disagreed with me that Eonwe slewed Morgoth.

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But as I fully expected. . .

. . . the thread turned slightly towards "couples" in Middle-earth, and then broke into chat about Celeborn's separation from Galadriel [their separation after the One Ring (spoiler alert) was destroyed].

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Also now in the thread, some nice discussion concerning the fate of Elrond's sons.

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And I probably should add - last time I checked, no one had agreed with me that Eonwe slewed Morgoth either.

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Ricardo said:

in any case, Eonwe didn't slew Morgoth, he will slew Morgoth (maybe).

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Ricardo said:

and of course there isn't any info about that.

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Alexander Scamilton said:

I love correcting ppl

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Alexander Scamilton said:

*slay

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Elthir said:

The word slay is not normally spelled with an asteroid.

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Alexander Scamilton said:

Noo ppl say that when correcting ppl.

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Alexander Scamilton said:

U wouldn't know old man 😒

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Ent said:

THWACK - (picture Klaatu as the target of the ball just hit.)

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Ent said:

Threads requiring an extensive lineage and participation in Speculation tend to have significant 'staying power' because Speculation is so difficult to know how and when to stop.

Thus - The Great Halls of Speculation - now curated by the most able @Klaatu.

For Ent this one is simple.
1. No text says.
2. Tolkien did not clarify elsewhere.
3. There isn't sufficient bottom to the pan to crack an egg onto.

In sum: where Tolkien was silent, Ent will be silent.
THWACK - (picture Klaatu as the target of the ball just hit.)

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Klaatu said:

Ahhh, Ent… THWACK duly received. I felt that one echo all the way down the speculative marrow.

Guilty as charged: I vanish for a bit, cross a few parsecs, misplace a calendar, and suddenly it’s been last year since I last posted. Time does that when you’re loitering in the Great Halls of Speculation, staring into pans with no bottoms and eggs with no destiny (or cheese, mmm cheese).

You’re right, of course. Where Tolkien was silent, we must practice the ancient and noble art of gestures vaguely while rambling anyway. Speculation doesn’t end—it just sheds its skin and grows antlers. If there’s no text, no clarification, and no pan sturdy enough for breakfast, then clearly the only responsible action is to speculate responsibly… and loudly.

I accept my curatorial bonk with honor. The ball may strike Klaatu, but the echo belongs to everyone.

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Klaatu
Assistant to the Steward of the Great Halls of Speculation
Temporal Drifter, Pan-Bottom Inspector
Currently Unsure What Year This Is, Spiritually Speaking

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