Christopher Tolkien to finish lost Middle Earth novel - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

09-24-2006, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by davem

Ct is fully authorised to do whatever he wants with the unpublished material. From Tolkien's will:

Thank you for that immediate clarification of the matter!

That pretty much solves and and all objections I have on the matter.

littlemanpoet · 09-24-2006, 08:04 PM

That statement in the will shows a lot of confidence in his son. Maybe Christopher will surprise us all with a wee bit of writing flair inherited from his daddy. 'twould be nice, no?

Child of the 7th Age · 09-25-2006, 02:05 AM

Regarding the "dark nature" of the tale, this is already being played up by the press: Tolkien's Son Finds Dark Side of Fable.

The Sixth Wizard · 09-25-2006, 03:23 AM

Writing flair? He better get cracking, he IS 81.

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"Hurin, the elf warrior" is great. Wouldn't you think The Times would have at least one person on their staff who's actually read The Silmarillion?

I guess we must forgive the media for making a few mistakes and jokes. After all to them Tolkien fans are a particularly unfathomable bunch (I tried reading Ainulindale to my family, it - needless to say - didn't go down well). I wonder how many people around the world have read the Silmarillion anyway...

Imagine a Silmarillion movie. Sure, it would be boring, long, have no tickets sold, skip half the book, expensive, jump between scenes and characters. But think of the battle scenes!!

the guy who be short · 09-25-2006, 04:54 AM

£18.99? Eek. I think I'll wait for a paperback edition, or perhaps get it from the library.

But incredibly welcome news, if there is any unpublished stuff to receive. Though I wonder whether it will render parts of the Silmarillion obsolete. Perhaps future editions will be a lot slimmer.

littlemanpoet · 09-25-2006, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by the guy who be short

I wonder whether it will render parts of the Silmarillion obsolete.

Hardly. 'Expanded upon', but not obsolete.

**lindil** · 09-25-2006, 10:01 AM

Aiwendil thanks for doing the math on the new books contents.

I think CRT may well flesh out some of the more compressed material.
Whether Wanderings makes it as anything other than an appendix is the question.

I would not be suprised.

I really wonder whether this bodes more such treatments?

Also he may take the moment to put in the missing accounts he mentions in XI. I think the trolls in the Nirnaeth scene is one. Underhillo?

As for Silmarillion 'obscolesence'...what could have rendered it less than THE account, than UT and HoME 1-5 and X-XII already did?

09-25-2006, 02:05 AM	#3
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Regarding the "dark nature" of the tale, this is already being played up by the press: Tolkien's Son Finds Dark Side of Fable. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

09-25-2006, 10:01 AM	#7
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	Aiwendil thanks for doing the math on the new books contents. I think CRT may well flesh out some of the more compressed material. Whether Wanderings makes it as anything other than an appendix is the question. I would not be suprised. I really wonder whether this bodes more such treatments? Also he may take the moment to put in the missing accounts he mentions in XI. I think the trolls in the Nirnaeth scene is one. Underhillo? As for Silmarillion 'obscolesence'...what could have rendered it less than THE account, than UT and HoME 1-5 and X-XII already did? __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light. Last edited by lindil; 09-25-2006 at 10:12 AM. Reason: addition

09-24-2006, 08:04 PM	#2
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	That statement in the will shows a lot of confidence in his son. Maybe Christopher will surprise us all with a wee bit of writing flair inherited from his daddy. 'twould be nice, no?

09-25-2006, 04:54 AM	#5
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	£18.99? Eek. I think I'll wait for a paperback edition, or perhaps get it from the library. But incredibly welcome news, if there is any unpublished stuff to receive. Though I wonder whether it will render parts of the Silmarillion obsolete. Perhaps future editions will be a lot slimmer.