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The essay (or rather, notes) consists of a philosophical discussion of [[Eldar|Eldarin]] thoughts on fate and free will, presented in the context of a linguistic discussion of Elvish phonology (of the two [[Quenya]] words ''[[ambar]]'' 'world' and ''[[umbar]]'' 'fate'). | The essay (or rather, notes) consists of a philosophical discussion of [[Eldar|Eldarin]] thoughts on fate and free will, presented in the context of a linguistic discussion of Elvish phonology (of the two [[Quenya]] words ''[[ambar]]'' 'world' and ''[[umbar]]'' 'fate'). | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/tolkien_studies/summary/v006/6.tolkien.html Excerpt from ''Fate and Free Will'' on Project Muse] | |||
[[CATEGORY:Writings]] | [[CATEGORY:Writings]] | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 22 May 2010
Fate and Free Will is the title given to a text written by J.R.R. Tolkien sometime after January 1968. The fragment was published in Tolkien Studies: Volume 6 (2009) and was edited by Carl F. Hostetter.
The essay (or rather, notes) consists of a philosophical discussion of Eldarin thoughts on fate and free will, presented in the context of a linguistic discussion of Elvish phonology (of the two Quenya words ambar 'world' and umbar 'fate').
