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'''Peter Alford 1956-58''' is a [[The Unpublished Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[Peter Alford]], written some time between [[1956]]-[[1958|58]].
Sometime between [[14 January]] [[1956]] and [[2 April]] [[1958]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to Peter Alford'''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2001/valuable-printed-books-and-manuscripts-l01321/lot.550.html|articlename=Tolkien, J.R.R. Fine group of four autograph letters signed to Peter Alford|dated=31 Dec 2001|website=Sotheby's|accessed=16 Apr 2017}}</ref>


*'''Authenticity''': High
*'''Notes:''' While Tolkien's other three known letters to Mr Alford can be dated,<ref>{{CG|C}}, pp. 484, 485, 523</ref> the date of this fourth letter has not been revealed.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=72200|articlename=Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts. 2001|dated=|website=TB|accessed=26 May 2014}}</ref> [[Anders Stenström|Beregond, Anders Stenström]] noted an Elvish passage in one of the letters in this group (and none of the other letters appear to fit the description): "''Another letter'' [among Sotheby's 14 actual Tolkien items to be auctioned by on December 13] ''(to Peter Alford, from the years 1956-58) provides a lengthy discussion of the Elvish greeting: Elen síla lúmenn' ómentielmo. One thing attracts our attention: Tolkien explains the pronominal possessive suffix -lma as a variety of -lme 'we' which in fact means: 'you and I/we'. The [[Quenya]] verb [[sil|sil-]] 'shine white' is derived - according to this letter - from the stem ÞIL-''."<ref>[[Elfling]], message from [[Anders Stenström|Beregond, Anders Stenström]]. R.D. (no longer available online)</ref>
*'''Publication:''' None.
*'''Publication:''' Excerpts were published in ''[[Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001]]''.
 
==Contents==
 
"Among Sotheby's 14 actual Tolkien items to be auctioned by on December 13 there are letters from J.R.R. Tolkien, and there are detailed pictures of them too. Two of these letters contain a very interesting linguistic material. One of them (to [[Anthony D. Howlett 28 May 1969|Anthony D. Howlett, from May 28, 1969]]) shows a discussion of the name Rivendell, with examples of tengwa renderings of Imladrist and Rivendell. The accompanying text is also of great interest. It explains that Sindarin imlad means 'flat-floored valley' and that rist is 'cleft'. Best English rendering of this name is, according to Tolkien, Corfedale or even Corfebottom. Another letter (to Peter Alford, from the years 1956-58) provides a lengthy discussion of the Elvish greeting: Elen síla lúmenn' ómentielmo. One thing attracts our attention: Tolkien explains the pronominal possessive suffix -lma as a variety of -lme 'we' which in fact means: 'you and I/we'. The Quenya verb sil- 'shine white' is derived - according to this letter - from the stem ÞIL-."<ref>[[Elfling]], message from [[Anders Stenström]]. R.D.)</ref>


==See also==
*[[Letter to Peter Alford (14 January 1956)]]
*[[Letter to Peter Alford (February 1956)]]
*[[Letter to Peter Alford (2 April 1958)]]
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Revision as of 00:25, 17 April 2017

Sometime between 14 January 1956 and 2 April 1958, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Peter Alford.[1]

  • Notes: While Tolkien's other three known letters to Mr Alford can be dated,[2] the date of this fourth letter has not been revealed.[3] Beregond, Anders Stenström noted an Elvish passage in one of the letters in this group (and none of the other letters appear to fit the description): "Another letter [among Sotheby's 14 actual Tolkien items to be auctioned by on December 13] (to Peter Alford, from the years 1956-58) provides a lengthy discussion of the Elvish greeting: Elen síla lúmenn' ómentielmo. One thing attracts our attention: Tolkien explains the pronominal possessive suffix -lma as a variety of -lme 'we' which in fact means: 'you and I/we'. The Quenya verb sil- 'shine white' is derived - according to this letter - from the stem ÞIL-."[4]
  • Publication: Excerpts were published in Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tolkien, J.R.R. Fine group of four autograph letters signed to Peter Alford" dated 31 December 2001, Sotheby's (accessed 16 April 2017)
  2. ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, pp. 484, 485, 523
  3. ↑ "Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts. 2001", TolkienBooks.net (accessed 26 May 2014)
  4. ↑ Elfling, message from Beregond, Anders Stenström. R.D. (no longer available online)
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