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**lindil** · 02-06-2001, 11:32 AM

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hmm...

well the professor himself said somewhere 'I find this sort of thing all too attractive'.
And while he may have lamented certain excess, we are after all following his model.
Of course seperating the course from the fine in all endeavors is essential if one is not to fall asleep in the midst of labor and delight.

A further thought .
I surmise that JRRT was w/ his legendarium trying to do 2 things.
a]Build a bridge from what his heart loved [old Mythologies and lore , love of the countryside, love of beautiful languages and sounds] to what his spirit recognized as most True and essential. Christ and His Church.
As to why this was needed in 20th cent. england I wil leave aside for the moment.
b] create a mythology for england [and by extension for us in america-especially so in a way as we have no roots to compare w/ enland, even]
But in the end I think he was really concluding his tale when Finrod 'prophecies] if you will Christs inevitable incarnation. all roads thatattempt to follow Truth will in the end lead to Christ and when he had tied Middle -Earth
to Christ's Incarnation his work [in a spirutual sense ] was completed , it was for him an incredibly long rich and beautiful journey and he was rewarded for his Love of Beauty [Philokalia - in the greek], by a glimpse of both the Undying Lands and it's Immortals and vision of Arda less marred in the Shire and Middle-Earth.

He became in the 20th cent. a sort of unlikely Thoreau - who inspired subtly and overtly much of what is worthy in art and culture today .

Lindil is often found on posting on the Silmarillion Project at the Barrowowns<u> Silmarillion canon , theories and discussion Forum </u> 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000076>lindil</A> at: 2/6/01 12:46:37 pm

02-06-2001, 11:32 AM	#2
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seeker of the Straight Path Posts: 388</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> hmm... well the professor himself said somewhere 'I find this sort of thing all too attractive'. And while he may have lamented certain excess, we are after all following his model. Of course seperating the course from the fine in all endeavors is essential if one is not to fall asleep in the midst of labor and delight. A further thought . I surmise that JRRT was w/ his legendarium trying to do 2 things. a]Build a bridge from what his heart loved [old Mythologies and lore , love of the countryside, love of beautiful languages and sounds] to what his spirit recognized as most True and essential. Christ and His Church. As to why this was needed in 20th cent. england I wil leave aside for the moment. b] create a mythology for england [and by extension for us in america-especially so in a way as we have no roots to compare w/ enland, even] But in the end I think he was really concluding his tale when Finrod 'prophecies] if you will Christs inevitable incarnation. all roads thatattempt to follow Truth will in the end lead to Christ and when he had tied Middle -Earth to Christ's Incarnation his work [in a spirutual sense ] was completed , it was for him an incredibly long rich and beautiful journey and he was rewarded for his Love of Beauty [Philokalia - in the greek], by a glimpse of both the Undying Lands and it's Immortals and vision of Arda less marred in the Shire and Middle-Earth. He became in the 20th cent. a sort of unlikely Thoreau - who inspired subtly and overtly much of what is worthy in art and culture today . Lindil is often found on posting on the Silmarillion Project at the Barrowowns<u> Silmarillion canon , theories and discussion Forum </u> 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000076>lindil</A> at: 2/6/01 12:46:37 pm __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.