What exactly is the History of Middle Earth about? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

narfforc · 09-20-2006, 01:54 AM

The history of Middle-earth is the history of how Tolkien wrote his great work, how it mutated, changed and grew over the years, for instance when Tolkien first started LotR, Strider was called Trotter and he wasn't a man but a hobbit, it wasn't until later that the story changed. There are many such changes, read HoME they are really quite good, you could choose by starting with just the ones concerning The War of the Ring, they may be easier to digest.

09-20-2006, 01:54 AM	#2
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	The history of Middle-earth is the history of how Tolkien wrote his great work, how it mutated, changed and grew over the years, for instance when Tolkien first started LotR, Strider was called Trotter and he wasn't a man but a hobbit, it wasn't until later that the story changed. There are many such changes, read HoME they are really quite good, you could choose by starting with just the ones concerning The War of the Ring, they may be easier to digest. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.