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The '''King's Writers''' were the royal scribes of [[Gondor]]. This entailed making the official records of Gondor, working directly with original sources. | The '''King's Writers''' were the royal scribes of [[Gondor]]. This entailed making the official records of Gondor, working directly with original sources. | ||
[[Findegil]], a King's Writer of renown | [[Findegil]], a King's Writer of renown presumably under the Kingship of [[Eldarion]]<ref>The year of Eldarion's death is not recorded, but he would have been at most 171 years old and reigned 52 years when Findegil appears in the records.</ref> in the [[Fourth Age]], is known to have made at least one copy of the [[Red Book of Westmarch]] in [[Minas Tirith]]. Indeed, in {{FoA|172}}, he finished a copy to create the [[Thain's Book]].<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref> | ||
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The King's Writers were the royal scribes of Gondor. This entailed making the official records of Gondor, working directly with original sources.
Findegil, a King's Writer of renown presumably under the Kingship of Eldarion[1] in the Fourth Age, is known to have made at least one copy of the Red Book of Westmarch in Minas Tirith. Indeed, in Fo.A. 172, he finished a copy to create the Thain's Book.[2]
References
- ↑ The year of Eldarion's death is not recorded, but he would have been at most 171 years old and reigned 52 years when Findegil appears in the records.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Note on the Shire Records"
