Talk:Authorities

I'd like to say that the context of that phrase seemed to refer rather to the historians and the loremasters who studied the Red Book as "Authorities". I was surprised to read that the Prologue meant the Valar. Sage 18:31, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

Also, I'd like to note the following: Foster's entry provides the reference Z 9/12/65. In the list of references, Z refers to information by Dick Plotz and the are obviously one of the dates 12 September 1965 or 9 December 1965. It's surprising that 12 September 1965 is the exact date of Tolkien's Letter 276 to Dick Plotz. I looked to see whether the text of the letter makes any reference to the Valar or the Riddle Game, but there is nothing about it!! Sage 18:58, 14 November 2014 (UTC)