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<p>128.59.54.114: /* Summary */</p> <hr /> <div>{{letter|353}}<br /> ==Summary==<br /> This fragment of a letter, dated [[August 4]], [[1973]], was written to Tolkien's friend, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Giffard%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Halsbury Lord Halsbury]. Tolkien thanks him in advance for whisky that Halsbury sent, and thinks back of when Halsbury came to visit, on [[July 26]]. The fragment is ended by a statement about [[Galadriel]]. She was &quot;unstained&quot;, not part of the [[Oath of Fëanor|deeds]] of [[Fëanor]]. She longed for dwelling in [[Middle-earth]], and had the misfortune that at her time of departure, [[Manwë]] spoke his [[Doom of Mandos|ban on emigration]].<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> By stating Galadriel had no part in the crimes of Fëanor, Tolkien contradicts himself; in [[Letter 320]], he says she was a &quot;leader in the rebellion against the [[Valar]]&quot;.<br /> {{letters}}</div>

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