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Silmarillion - Chapter 15 - Of the Noldor in Beleriand
Like chapter 13, “Of the Noldor in Beleriand” covers quite a bit of history rather rapidly. Here we are told of the building of Gondolin and Nargothrond and of the rift that grows between the Sindar and the Noldor when Thingol learns of the kin-slaying.
Striking here are several hints at later events. Ulmo speaks prophetically to Turgon: Quote:
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As with the rest of the middle chapters of the Silmarillion (between the flight of the Noldor and ‘Beren and Luthien’), the historical details here told emerged gradually and were entirely absent from the ‘Book of Lost Tales’. Additional Reading: HoMe IV, V – Pre-LotR antecedents of the chapter found in the ‘Sketch’, the ‘Quenta Noldorinwa’, and the ‘Quenta Silmarillion’ HoMe XI – Post-LotR revisions in both the ‘Grey Annals’ and the ‘Later Quenta Silmarillion’. |
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08-18-2007, 07:06 PM | #3 |
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chap 15
This is one of my favorite chapters, because it is basically the beginning of the war of the jewels. It is so satisfying to read if one craves knowledge of the noldor.
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