Talk:Song of Eärendil

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Review: January 28, 2022. (Reviewed version).

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Reviewer: AryKun (talk · contribs) 09:20, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for taking this on. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:21, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"how the mariner" → Capitalize Mariner.
- Surely not – we wouldn't capitalise other professions like shipwright, soldier, farmer.
  - I see that, but Mariner is capitalized in the article about him and I have a hazy memory of it being capitalized while I read LOTR. AryKun (talk) 03:03, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Why is the name of the poem italicized in the body and not in the lead? Also, if you're italicizing throughout, you should add an italic title template as well.
- Italics removed.
"the Song of Eärendil" → Starting the sentence with the title (in active voice) would sound more natural (i. e. The Song of Eärendil is the longest poem in The Lord of the Rings)
- We do that in the lead; the History section varies it to accommodate the "also called..." clause.
"extraordinarily complex" → Seems a bit hyperbolic.
- Justified here by the large number of versions and then the variations with Bilbo's song. This isn't our opinion but that of Hammond and Scull; I've repeated the ref.
"Bilbo's song" → Mention his last name here
- Spelt out at first occurrence.
"Middle-earth the mariner" → Capitalize Mariner.
- See above.
"half-Man, half-Elven" → Link Man and Elven.
- Done.
"sort of Paradise" → Paradise is capitalized here but not in the lead.
- Lower case it is.
"described by Shippey" → This is the first mention in the body, add first name and link.
- Done.
"the elvish tradition" → Capitalize Elvish.
- Done.
"words in elven-tongues" → Is "elven" capitalized here in the book? Very pedantic nitpick, I know.
- No. Tolkien had a complex rule for capitalisation and even he found it hard to follow.
"scholar and philologist Tom Shippey" → Link philologist. Also, full name and link should be earlier, as noted above.
- Moved.
"rooted in Celtic folk" → Link Celtic.
- Linked.
Nice work overall.
- @AryKun: Many thanks as always. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:14, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]