Talk:The Fall of Gil-galad

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Latest comment: 31 July 2023 by MallornTea in topic Source

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Aragorn did not 'sing the song of Gil-galad'. Naturally: it was quite inappropriate, since it

told of the defeat of the Elven-king by the Enemy.

J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 210, (undated, written June 1958)

Remembered this while browsing recent changes. Will leave this here in case it comes up in any future discussion to save an editor some time. MallornTea (talk) 23:20, 31 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]