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Re: tolkien 's &quot;myths transformed&quot;

I have followed your posts here and your go around with MM. To go forward with your idea might be worthwhile even just to the extent that it might spark some lively debates and allow people to make up their own minds concerning inconsistencies and materials missing from the Silm. For example, I have thought about the topic here -- flat earth vs. round, etc -- on many occaissions and believe JRRT wanted to modify his myths. The question remains, how did he intend to deal with this issue? The problem is we don't know. So would we want to predict what he would have done or just come up with an internally consistent story?

With respect to the Silm. &quot;rewrite&quot;, you would need ground rules and concensus on the scope of changes. Do you only want to deal with inconsistencies or do you want to &quot;fill in&quot; what is only outlined in sketchy form? There is room for expanded or even new tales, but this would greatly expand the scope of the work. For example, someone could flesh out the story of Galadriel and Celeborn. The tale of Finwe and his first wife could be clarified. A description of Angband could be assembled (done by JRRT only in Lost Tales if I recall). A good starting point might be to go through some of HoME and create a list of inconsistencies or points where CT voices concern that what was published is not what JRRT intended. Then you could decide how far to go. Call it the Annotated Silmarillion or something like that. BTW, I agree with MM. While there might be great initial interest, commitment is another story. Also expect great criticism (everyone has an opinion and some are louder than others). Time permitting, I would help.

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