Talk:Tuor

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[edit] Category

Does Tuor really belong in the 'High Elves' category? First, the 'proof' of his change to an Elven fate appears only in 'Letters', other references state only that 'it is said' and are sometimes disputed. Even if we do accept that Tolkien meant for his fate to be changed (which seems certain to me) is he then a 'High Elf' - given that he came to Aman after the destruction of the Trees? Finally, wouldn't the equivalent logic of listing characters under 'what they ended up as' require that Lúthien be categorized as a human? --CBDunkerson 10:54, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 'Conversion'

The statement that Tuor's conversion to the Elven race was an offset to the loss of Lúthien, is disputable and has not been stated as such in Tolkien's letter. It may have been Tolkien's intention that Tuor's conversion was a compensation for Lúthien's, but we cannot be sure about this. QuasarNL 19:37, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Illustrations

I added a couple of photos of my illustrations of Tuor done as manuscript pages. There's some disagreement on whether the Tengwar portion should be cropped out. As the artist, I feel the calligraphic section is integral to the work and should remain in. Any other opinions?Tttom1 17:53, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

I see no reason whatsoever to crop the calligraphy. They're really very good work, and have the feel of an old manuscript. My only suggestion if you don't have a scanner would be to go to a Kinko's or someplace like that and make some good-quality, high-resolution scans of them. TCC (talk) (contribs) 22:55, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, good to know they are being enjoyed. Most are in sharper focus at the final 'full resolution' page even when that's the same size as the 'preview' version, also the commons versions are sharper - have no idea why.Tttom1 03:12, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

'Who the hell is Tom Loback?' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.137.176.47 (talk) 23:29, 13 February 2008 (UTC)