Reincarnation of the Avari - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Michael Martinez · 03-28-2001, 11:54 AM

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Re: Reincarnation of the Avari

You have to put his comments about the Avari and their choices into context. You can't just take everything Tolkien wrote throughout his life and mix it together and say, "Well, we have a conflict here, which is the right interpretation"?

There is often no need for interpretation since there is usually only one position by Tolkien on any given matter at any point in his career.

A lot of the material in Morgoth's Ring is problematic because Christopher Tolkien was presenting different aspects of his father's work, both chronologically and creatively.

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03-28-2001, 11:54 AM	#2
Michael Martinez Animated Skeleton Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 48	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 39</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Reincarnation of the Avari You have to put his comments about the Avari and their choices into context. You can't just take everything Tolkien wrote throughout his life and mix it together and say, "Well, we have a conflict here, which is the right interpretation"? There is often no need for interpretation since there is usually only one position by Tolkien on any given matter at any point in his career. A lot of the material in Morgoth's Ring is problematic because Christopher Tolkien was presenting different aspects of his father's work, both chronologically and creatively. http://www.xenite.org/Xenite.Org: Science Fiction and Fantasy</a> http://www.xenite.org/faqs/lotr_movie/Lord of the Rings Movie news</a> http://www.xenite.org/xor/home.shtml1500+ Hercules/Xena Links</a> http://www.xenite.org/books/visualiz...dle-earth.htmlVisualizing Middle-earth, a book on Tolkien</a> http://www.xenite.org/special_events/vicky_shaffer.htmlVicky Shaffer: Monster or mother? Is Brianna in any danger?</a> </p>