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PARMA ELDALAMBERON 15

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SÍ QENTE FEANOR

and Other Elvish Writings

by J. R. R. TOLKIEN

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The forthcoming issue is a collection

of early writings by J. R. R. Tolkien

concerning his invented languages

and scripts, edited and annotated

by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith,

Patrick H. Wynne and Bill Welden,

under the guidance of Christopher

Tolkien and with the permission of

the Tolkien Estate.



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"SÍ QENTE FEANOR" is a prose excerpt written in Qenya.  

It was composed by Tolkien in the same notebook that

contains the tale called "The Nauglafring" and the Gnomish

Grammar.  Other writings from the Lost Tales period

presented in this issue include a list of Qenya and Gnomish

"NAMES AND REQUIRED ALTERATIONS" connected with

"The Cottage of Lost Play"; two charts laying out

the sound system of Gnomish; and various early notes

on Elvish words and names not found anywhere else. 

Editorial commentary is provided on the connections

of these texts with the contemporary tales and lexicons.



"EARLY RUNIC DOCUMENTS" is an edition of Tolkien's charts

and notes from about 1918 to 1925 dealing with runes

and various rune-like alphabets.  Tolkien's examples

of the scripts are reproduced in fascimile — charts

of the sounds represented by the letters, and Elvish words

and English texts written in the scripts.  These include

English and Gothic runes; Gondolinic runes; and two

invented scripts, one called simply "Runic" and the other

called "Gnomic Letters".  Transcriptions of the examples,

and commentary on the dating and historical background

are provided.



Tables of "EARLY QENYA PRONOUNS" provide a glimpse

of the transition in the conception of the language

between the Lost Tales period and the "Early Qenya

Grammar" that Tolkien composed while at Leeds. 

And closely connected with the grammar we also

present an "ENGLISH-QENYA DICTIONARY" which

Tolkien began to compile at this time; and from about

the same period a partial "INDEX OF NAMES" for

"The Lay of the Children of Húrin".    Detailed annotations

and commentary on the conceptual developments are

included in this edition of these texts.



Parma Eldalamberon Issue Number 15 is currently

at the printer.



The expected publication date is September 27, 2004.



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