[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Thanks, Heren. There's a lot of info in that thread. I don't think I agree with Saulotus.

Hm. This discussion with Saulotus gets back to the question of what you consider 'Canon' - the most recent revisions in Tolkien's notes, or the most final, published versions. I tend towards the latter, looking at the notes for my short stories. I tend to over edit, and my later notes aren't a good indication of the direction I should go. I usually abandon those ideas.

I never like bludgeoning with quotes (as I have here, and I feel slightly guilty for it, too). It's a discussion-killer, and challenges the memory more than the logical/creative/imaginative mind.

Like good poetry, in Tolkien much is implied, left in the margins. The works lay the foundation, but don't map every inch. We should be able to draw conclusions like a surveyor, sighting from one point to another.

[ May 18, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ]