Let me start the ball rolling... David, I assume it was you who

created the various bits of Sindarin dialogue in the films that have

been cited so far (as I understand it, Bill did little of this sort

of invention). So, I'd like to ask you to give some account of the

frequent use of _aen_ in these sentences, and the evidence you see

backing this usage up. (And no, I know of nothing that Tolkien wrote

pertaining to this matter in the unpublished manuscripts.)



The usage seems at variance with what I'd proposed for it long ago in

my analysis of _The King's Letter_, but as that proposal was chiefly

driven by what I saw as a possible parallel between the future-tense

constructions _estathar aen_ and _Nai hiruvalye_, I'm certainly not

wedded to it. I am however genuinely curious to know your thoughts on

the matter.



Thanks in advance,



Carl