Hey Guys, Wonder If Anyone Ever Had Any Theories About How The Two Male Heirs Of The Elu Thingol Are

Hey guys, wonder if anyone ever had any theories about how the two male heirs of the Elu Thingol are abandoned in the woods after the second sacking of Doriath, never to be found (though elven legend says they survived in a very Anastasia way where they almost certainly didn’t but people believe it anyways)-

-then, wierd, around the same time two new woodland kingdoms are founded by Sindar princes. And Tolkien never quite places king Oropher and king Amdir decidedly in the family tree of the Sindar royal family. (Though most assume they must be the sons of Elmo and therefore Thingol’s nephews).

Like. I’m not the only person who thinks that’s odd right?

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Like I doubt Oropher and Amdir are Elured and Elurin, because the latter were children at the time.

But hypothetically, if some survivors of Doriath had found the children in the woods, and escaped with them… and then decided to split up so it would not be commented on that someone just showed up with twin sons, and weren’t some twins missing? And establish realms amongst the Silvans to keep them safe…

I’m just saying Thranduil and Amroth could be Elured and Elurin. Which would make Legolas Elrond’s baby cousin. And technically a Peredhel, in the same way Elrond’s children are, children of a half elf who married an elf. In this case probably a Silvan elf, like Amroth tried but never quite accomplished with Nimrodel.

Thranduil has always struck me as Thingol-lite.

He’s that other Sinda King who’s name begins with a Th has an N in the middle and ends with L, whose weakness for white gems causes beef with dwarves, lives in a series of caves in a forest (which is intentionally modeled after Menegroth) with one entrance, which you must cross a bridge to reach, and who wants to stay out of the war with the enemy and just preserve his people.

I remember reading somewhere that “the elven king” in the hobbit was supposed to be Thingol, but when he had to place the Hobbit into the larger legendarium as part of using it as a prequel for lotr, Tolkien changed that because the timing now meant it couldn’t be.

Which is probably why the Arkenstone is also like a Silmaril-lite (extra lite), because he was using pieces of his ideas for the story that would become the Silmarillion in the Hobbit, when the Hobbit was just a stand alone that wasn’t meant to overlap with his greater world.

Of course while technically possible, this is all highly unlikely…

But I enjoy it because if it were true, Legolas being blindfolded when entering Lothlorien gains an extra level of absolutely hilarious.

Because if Legolas is Amroth’s nephew, and of Thingol’s direct line he has a higher claim to rule Lothlorien than Celeborn, and Haldir might not know that but LEGOLAS WOULD.

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2022/11/20

At a life drawing session on Friday, someone had brought their toddler to the art gallery and let them crawl around the model as she was posing. Ended up drawing the baby instead of the model.

Young children are really challenging but entertaining subjects to draw from life - they really don’t know understand the concept of sitting still. Perhaps that’s why these drawings look more animated than usual. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would xD

Pro Tip: The Way You End a Sentence Matters

Here is a quick and dirty writing tip that will strengthen your writing.

In English, the word at the end of a sentence carries more weight or emphasis than the rest of the sentence. You can use that to your advantage in modifying tone.

Consider:

In the end, what you said didn't matter.

It didn't matter what you said in the end.

In the end, it didn't matter what you said.

Do you pick up the subtle differences in meaning between these three sentences?

The first one feels a little angry, doesn't it? And the third one feels a little softer? There's a gulf of meaning between "what you said didn't matter" (it's not important!) and "it didn't matter what you said" (the end result would've never changed).

Let's try it again:

When her mother died, she couldn't even cry.

She couldn't even cry when her mother died.

That first example seems to kind of side with her, right? Whereas the second example seems to hold a little bit of judgment or accusation? The first phrase kind of seems to suggest that she was so sad she couldn't cry, whereas the second kind of seems to suggest that she's not sad and that's the problem.

The effect is super subtle and very hard to put into words, but you'll feel it when you're reading something. Changing up the order of your sentences to shift the focus can have a huge effect on tone even when the exact same words are used.

In linguistics, this is referred to as "end focus," and it's a nightmare for ESL students because it's so subtle and hard to explain. But a lot goes into it, and it's a tool worth keeping in your pocket if you're a creative writer or someone otherwise trying to create a specific effect with your words :)

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