Posted: May 10, 2000 at 16:14:25: by Russ
: : : I don't think that's correct. Christopher Tolkien stated that
: : : the Gil-galad son of Fingon was an "ephemeral" idea and should
: : : not have been included in his version of the Silmarillion.
: : : CJRT was quite clear that Gil-galad son of Orodreth was his
: : : fathers primary and continuing conception of his genealogy: : Quite correct. THE SILMARILLION's depiction of Gil-galad is simply wrong and Christopher Tolkien has admitted so. It was he who put in the stuff about Gil-galad being sent to the havens, not JRRT. He has repudiated that addition to the text. : But doesn't it seem more likely that JRRT would have wanted Gil-Galad to be Fingon's son? It would have given him an almost undisputed claim to be High King of the Noldor wouldn't it?
: -Thentaran He was undisputed claimant as son of Orodreth. When Orodreth died, Gil-galad was the last remaining non-Feanorean male-line descendant of Finwe. Russ
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