Of another world

[Aiwendil]

Davem wrote:

I am not arguing that Tolkien did not intend Arda to be a fictional version of the real world - an "imaginary history". I actually said:'Of course, this is the danger of the Translator Conceit, because the TC actually does attempt to tie the Legendarium into the Primary World.. I was referring to the danger involved in the idea that the events of the Legendarium were Primary World historical events - because we know they weren't. This was ultimately the cause of the confused mess CT presents is 'Myths Transformed'.

Okay . . . actually, I largely agree with you. But whether this tying together of real and fictional worlds is a good thing and whether it exists in Tolkien's works are two separate questions.