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- From: mdh@mlb.semi.harris.com (Mark Hanson)
- Subject: Re: Beren and Luthien
- References: <s4q3m8+@rpi.edu>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 22:35:46 GMT
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- In article <s4q3m8+@rpi.edu>, johnsc3@jec313.its.rpi.edu (Craig F.
- Johnson) writes:
-
- |> I have a couple of questions which I would like some answers to if
- anyone knows them. First, is there anything else written about the
- story of Beren's life, or his love with Luthien other than what is
- written in the Quenta Simarillion? I have been looki|> ng since I first
- read Sim(about 7 or 8 years ago) I can not get this story out of my
- head, and I would appreciate the help.
-
- I believe there is the "full" story on this in "Unfinished Tales"
- |>
- |> The second is purely speculation, and I am curious about the feelings
- of others on this -- is Sting, the 'sword' carried by Bilbo and later
- Frodo, actually Angcrist (Sp?), the dagger which Beren took from
- Celegorm and later cut the Simaril from the Iron C|> rown with? I have
- been unable to find any information either for or against this theory
- (it is possible that I have missed something in something that
- Christopher Tolkien has published).
- |>
-
- Not possible, unless the dagger was reforged.
- When prying the Silmaril from the Iron Crown the dagger broke and the
- shard of the dagger cut the cheek of Melkor.
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