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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> | |||
*''' | *'''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:''' Excerpts were published in ''[[Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001]]''. | |||
==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
- Letter to Peter Alford (14 January 1956)
- Letter to Peter Alford (February 1956)
- Letter to Peter Alford (2 April 1958)
References
- ↑ "Tolkien, J.R.R. Fine group of four autograph letters signed to Peter Alford" dated 31 December 2001, Sotheby's (accessed 16 April 2017)
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, pp. 484, 485, 523
- ↑ "Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts. 2001", TolkienBooks.net (accessed 26 May 2014)
- ↑ Elfling, message from Beregond, Anders Stenström. R.D. (no longer available online)