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Farael · 04-01-2006, 03:41 PM

Well, to me is a no-brainer. Or sort of. While it would be amazing to hear some more about the dwarves in The Hobbit, or perhaps learn about other stories in LoTR.... there is one book by Tolkien that was never finished.

The Silmarillion was not "Done" and odds are, it would have never been. Yet it would be nice, should someone have the skill, imagination and sheer overall talent of Tolkien, to have a finished version of The Sil. No, not the cobbled together, full of sidenotes version that C. Tolkien has given us, I mean a work that stands by itself, with no appendixes or side-notes because everything is properly explained in the text.

Sure, it'd probably be twenty volumes a gazillion pages long each.... but even if it took a lifetime to read it, it would be definitely worth the ride.

View Poll Results: ... and you had your choice, which kind of Tolkienian book would you want?
Silmarillion (mythic epic)	11	47.83%
The Lord of the Rings (quest romance)	10	43.48%
The Hobbit (children's story redolent of Grimm's tales)	0	0%
Roverandom/Father Christmas Stories/Farmer Giles of Ham	0	0%
Leaf by Niggle/Smith of Wootton Major	2	8.70%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll

04-01-2006, 03:41 PM	#8
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Well, to me is a no-brainer. Or sort of. While it would be amazing to hear some more about the dwarves in The Hobbit, or perhaps learn about other stories in LoTR.... there is one book by Tolkien that was never finished. The Silmarillion was not "Done" and odds are, it would have never been. Yet it would be nice, should someone have the skill, imagination and sheer overall talent of Tolkien, to have a finished version of The Sil. No, not the cobbled together, full of sidenotes version that C. Tolkien has given us, I mean a work that stands by itself, with no appendixes or side-notes because everything is properly explained in the text. Sure, it'd probably be twenty volumes a gazillion pages long each.... but even if it took a lifetime to read it, it would be definitely worth the ride. __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.