Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lindon (Middle-earth)


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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 04:12, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Lindon (Middle-earth)

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Obscure Tolkien land. We don't have articles about many LOTR places, and this one seems no more notable than the rest. Fails WP:GNG, as it has received basically no coverage in reliable sources. Hog Farm (talk) 04:03, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
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 * Delete, fails WP:GNG, as all references are primary. I could find no redirect target that both covers the subject and passes GNG. Devonian Wombat (talk) 04:29, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete: a minor land not featured in the major novels. I think we have way too many articles about places in Middle-earth!--Jack Upland (talk) 05:09, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:50, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. Tolkiencruft = no evidence of importance to anyone outside Tolkien fans (not even Tolkien scholars, no dedicated entry in Tolkien Encyclopedia - and it didn't even made it into that books index, which is pretty rare). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 09:57, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete There are no reliable sources that discuss this subject. &#8213; Susmuffin Talk 23:20, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete Lindon mainly exists as a spot on the map. Then there is this in the article "Lindon serves as a narrative plot device, the final point of transition from the mortal changing world of Middle-earth to the unchanged Arda of the past." It does not function as an actual part of LotR, and is not worth having an article on. Just because Tolien named a place does not mean it is notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:01, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment, note I'm not arguing for either its inclusion or deletion, but to claim this is an "obscure" and non-notable region in Middle-earth is outrageous. It is described and covered in The Silmarillion, The Lost Tales/Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth in quite some detail, and as such cannot be treated with such wanton disregard. If you seek further convincing, it is listed in the Sindarin dictionary as well. If you haven't read any of the previously mentioned tomes, but have at least seen the latest films, you might recall that in the third of Peter Jackson's adaptations, one of the last scenes takes place at the Grey Havens, which is in fact located in Lindon. So there are many instances of it being discussed, mentioned, shown or otherwise described. "Don't be hasty", PK650 (talk) 01:27, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Círdan, which already has most relevant information. Goustien (talk) 18:05, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete - not enough in-depth coverage from independent reliable sources to pass WP:GNG.  Onel 5969  TT me 12:58, 24 December 2019 (UTC)


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