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Letter 268

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| date=[[1965#January|January 19]], [[1965]]
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| subject=[[Shadowfax]]
 
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==Summary==
 
==Summary==
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A Miss. A.P. Northey had enquired about the fate of [[Shadowfax]]. Tolkien tells her that, because ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was written by chroniclers (in this case [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]), not everything needed to be told. And Sam, emotional as he was from the departure of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], omitted the fate of [[Gandalf]]'s trusted steed. Therefore one can only guess what happened, argues Tolkien.  
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A Miss A.P. Northey had enquired about the fate of [[Shadowfax]]. Tolkien told her that, because ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was written by chroniclers (in this case [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]), not everything needed to be told. And Sam, emotional as he was from the departure of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], omitted the fate of [[Gandalf]]'s trusted steed. Therefore one can only guess what happened, argues Tolkien.  
  
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And Tolkien guesses that Shadowfax most certainly came with Gandalf to the [[Grey Havens]], and did not stay behind. It would have been noticed if he did, and after all, Shadowfax was one of the [[Mearas]]. Those horses descended from [[Nahar]], the horse of [[Oromë|Béma]], and thus had blood that came from [[Valinor|the West]].
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And Tolkien guessed that Shadowfax most certainly came with Gandalf to the [[Grey Havens]], and did not stay behind. It would have been noticed if he did, and after all, Shadowfax was one of the [[Mearas]]. Those horses descended from [[Nahar]], the horse of [[Oromë|Béma]], and thus had blood that came from [[Valinor|the West]].
 
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Latest revision as of 05:50, 26 June 2011

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
← Letter 268 →
RecipientMiss A.P. Northey
Date19 January 1965
Subject(s)Shadowfax

Letter 268 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

[edit] Summary

A Miss A.P. Northey had enquired about the fate of Shadowfax. Tolkien told her that, because The Lord of the Rings was written by chroniclers (in this case Sam), not everything needed to be told. And Sam, emotional as he was from the departure of Frodo, omitted the fate of Gandalf's trusted steed. Therefore one can only guess what happened, argues Tolkien.

And Tolkien guessed that Shadowfax most certainly came with Gandalf to the Grey Havens, and did not stay behind. It would have been noticed if he did, and after all, Shadowfax was one of the Mearas. Those horses descended from Nahar, the horse of Béma, and thus had blood that came from the West.

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