Posted: January 10, 2000 at 11:58:47: by Michael Martinez
: : Sections which are essentially "written" by Christopher, even
: : though he may only have been compressing much older material,
: : include "Of Beren and Luthien", "Of Turin Turambar", "Of
: : Maeglin", "Of the Ruin of Doriath", and "Of Tuor and the Fall
: : of Gondolin". Other chapters felt the editorial hand less
: : heavily, and some were lifted almost word-for-word from older
: : narratives.: What did Kay have to do with it? The best I can determine is that Christopher discussed how to construct "Of the Ruin of Doriath" with him. Christopher says the chapter owes a great deal to his discussions with Kay.
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