Talk:The New Shadow

There seems to be a contradiction here. It says "It is set in the time of Eldarion, Elessar's son" but then goes on to say that meant "approximately 105 years after the Fall of the Dark Tower.". In the letter quoted it says "about 100 years after the Downfall".

The problem is, Elessar lived for 122 years after the Downfall, so it was still in his time, not Eldarion's.

You could argue that "in the time of" just means "in the manhood/ prime of life of" rather than "in the reign of", but in Eldarion's own entry it says The New Shadow is set "sometime during King Eldarion's reign".

I believe what Tolkien wrote of The New Shadow is covered in one of The History Of Middle-Earth books, but I don't have them myself. Is there anyone who does who can clear this up?

Biggus23x (talk) 23:21, October 16, 2012 (UTC)