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'''Peter Alford 1956-58''' refers to a group of four [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letters]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[Peter Alford]], written between [[14 January|January 14]], [[1956]] to [[2 April|April 2]], [[1958]].
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:''' Excerpts were published in ''[[Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001]]''.
*'''Publication:''' Excerpts were published in ''[[Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001]]''.


==Contents==
==See also==
 
*[[Letter to Peter Alford (14 January 1956)]]
Among things discussed, are ''The Lord of the Rings'' and a visit to Holland for a 'Hobbit Dinner'.<ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'' at Tolkienbooks.net</ref>
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*[[Letter to Peter Alford (2 April 1958)]]
"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-."<ref>[[Elfling]], message from [[Anders Stenström]]. R.D.)</ref>
 
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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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