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Old 03-30-2014, 04:15 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Orphalesion View Post
The invasion of Rohan and the ruin of the Shire were things that would have logically happened in a war like the War of the Ring and it speaks for Tolkien to go the extra mile in describing them. Yet a run of the mill fantasy writer would have skimmed them over because, while they also contribute to the themes of the work, they are not necessary to advance the plot and, can be perceived to be less enjoyable by some.
Actually, a run-of-the-mill fantasy writer of the current crop would have expanded each of those into its own eight hundred page novel.
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