Nerven
Rivendell
Jan 18 2013, 8:24pm
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Well, in Tolkiens mind Galadriel was greater then it seems to us. (For me she is great anyway, itīs just not that obvious, but Tolkien had his reasons). And in the UT and letters one can read more of her, if that reading justifies her place, is a question of taste. I donīt think he was overstating Galadriels importance, before claiming it, he one chapter long talked about Galadriel, her hair and itīs affect on Feanor, that she was matching those loremasters and athlets in Aman and her role in ME is important too, just not in the published work.
For Luthien it makes sense, for Feanor it doesnīt matter if they like him or not, itīs reasonale that he was a chief matter. But it can only refer to those 3, the Eldar of Valinor can not be their own chief matter of histories, chief matters can only be a few selected persons. In our world it would be Hitler, Napoleon, bin Laden, Jeanne dArc and so on and not the entire europe.
(This post was edited by Nerven on Jan 18 2013, 8:28pm)
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