Question about CT's editing hand in the Sil - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

William Cloud Hicklin · 03-18-2007, 11:53 PM

Maglor,

The best way to answer your question is to refer you to the History of Middle-earth, especially Volumes X and XI, which contain Tolkien's latest (post-Lord of the Rings) versions of the First Age material.

In general, your Option 2 is essentially correct: the text Christopher published in 1977 was 'assembled,' not written, by him: the words are all JRRT's (well, about 96% aside from half of one chapter), 'selected and arranged' from the Professor's mountain of disparate manuscripts.

03-18-2007, 11:53 PM	#4
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	CRT's Editing Maglor, The best way to answer your question is to refer you to the History of Middle-earth, especially Volumes X and XI, which contain Tolkien's latest (post-Lord of the Rings) versions of the First Age material. In general, your Option 2 is essentially correct: the text Christopher published in 1977 was 'assembled,' not written, by him: the words are all JRRT's (well, about 96% aside from half of one chapter), 'selected and arranged' from the Professor's mountain of disparate manuscripts.