Did JRRT encourage new ME stories?

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Sauron the White

Lalwende

Humphrey Carpenter is not beyond making a mistake. Anyone can of course.
I do attach some extra importance to the fact that the Carpernter biography of JRRT is labeled as THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY. Its right there in big capital letters at the very top of the book dust jacket TOLKIEN. So this book - and it contents, its statements, its claims, it reporting of the 'facts' were authorized by whom?

Allow me to wildly speculate - The Tolkien Estate.

Was the manuscript not read? Were the facts not checked, double-and triple checked? Was Carpenter allowed to pass off lies and mistruths as part of the Tolkien biography with the blessing of the Estate?

The subject of mythology for England is discussed in Part III 1917-1925 : The making of a mythology. On page 89 of the chapter Lost Tales, it clearly states that Tolkien wrote his stories in part out of "... his desire to create a mythology for England." (the italics are those of Carpenter)

If this statement is in error as you claim, has it been officially corrected by the same people who authorized its printing in the first place?

I am not going to argue over what Carpenter misquotes. Suffice it to say I am quite sure that all those years ago the estate would not have even considered that one day in 2007 two pedants on an internet forum would disagree over just one of many mistakes that Carpenter made in a biography.

All you need to do is look at what TOLKIEN says.

Unless Tolkien was Nookie Bear and Carpenter Roger de Courcy, throwing his voice somehow into the letter to Milton Waldman, I am afraid i shall go only on what Tolkien says.

Now who's trying to twist things eh? Kettle? Pot? Pot? Kettle? Hmm?

Just read the Waldman letter and have done.