What does it mean to Write in the Spirit of Tolkien?

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Originally Posted by davem

The 'Goddess' is a delusion, one that can inspire, raise up (Gimli, Legolas & her own folk), but Frodo's need is different, so she has to shatter the illusion he has about her

This seems a likely place for a final comment to this chapter of the discussion: it is well to recall that, in this unquaintly substition of the gaze (O Fordim, where art thou?), the only injunction is "Look but don't touch."

Originally Posted by lmp

this thread is . . . supposed to be about . . . what's in the spirit of Tolkien and what's not.

Is that spirit as opposed to letter? And does it include parody?