full transcription of the Concerning... "The Hoard" Tolkien letter from 1964 circa, as presented in manuscript at heritage auctions and never published before. the link to the manuscript's pictures is inside the doc, transcription is by yours truly with some help to interpret particularly scribbled words.

all in all this is a retelling of First Age events, however it presents some interesting insights into characters (especially Hurin, Thingol, Feanor) and also happens to contradict other texts... as usual. very fun if short read for people as unhinged about Tolkien as I am though.