Osanwe-kenta...

[Úlairi]

What is the Osanwe-kenta?

[The Tall Hobbit]

The following is quoted from: http://tolkien.slimy.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/steuard/booklist.pl


"Osanwe-kenta: `Enquiry into the Communication of Thought'" (Published in the Tolkien linguistics journal Vinyar Tengwar #39 (July 1998), which is available for $3 at the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship (http://www.elvish.org/) website): A truly remarkable essay (associated with "Quendi and Eldar" in The War of the Jewels), discussing the "telepathy" possessed by all "incarnates" in Middle-earth, ways in which the Ainur could become "bound" to their physical forms, and the moral decisions of Manwe regarding Melkor. (This issue of Vinyar Tengwar also contains a passage omitted from App. D of "Quendi and Eldar" as published, of primarily linguistic interest.)

[Niniel]

It's also in the HOME isn't it?

[Inderjit S]

An essay, dealing with Tolkien's views on Valarin and Elvish physic abilities (Like Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel 'physic' conversation in 'Many Meetings') and various other issues (a.l.a Myths Transformed) It was published in Vinyar Tengwar.

It links in with 'Quendi and Eldar' (HoME 11) and it explains further issues like the language/though communiction of the Valar. It deals with issues from '
Myths Transformed' too, which is always great I suppose.

[Úlairi]

Cool, I know where I can get it too. ;)