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***Mithadan*** · 07-13-2000, 04:02 PM

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Re: Which books are canon?

Thanks for the welcome. I've been haunting (no pun intended) a number of Tolkien boards over the past couple of years and I rather like this one. I have no problem with a "canon" of The Hobbit, LoTR and The Silm. Those who are critical of CT's editorial work in the Silm. ignore the fact that but for him we would not have had the chance to read about the First Age. Matters might have been worse if the Silm. had been handed to an author outside of the family, and at least CT gave us a chance to see JRRT's own conceptions by putting together HoME (which must have been a nightmarish undertaking). That notwithstanding, HoME provides us with a chance to gain more info on Middle Earth beyond what is in the "canon" including a lot that is worthy of dicussion.

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*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,393	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Which books are canon? Thanks for the welcome. I've been haunting (no pun intended) a number of Tolkien boards over the past couple of years and I rather like this one. I have no problem with a "canon" of The Hobbit, LoTR and The Silm. Those who are critical of CT's editorial work in the Silm. ignore the fact that but for him we would not have had the chance to read about the First Age. Matters might have been worse if the Silm. had been handed to an author outside of the family, and at least CT gave us a chance to see JRRT's own conceptions by putting together HoME (which must have been a nightmarish undertaking). That notwithstanding, HoME provides us with a chance to gain more info on Middle Earth beyond what is in the "canon" including a lot that is worthy of dicussion. </p> __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.