How close is the published The Silmarillion to JRRT's Silmarillion? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

TheLostPilgrim · 08-29-2013, 03:16 PM

But the question is, would JRRT have approved of the published version as put out by his son?

If so, could that perhaps settle the "is it canon?" debate?

I mean if JRRT would've approved, I'd call that canon.

I mean, Tolkien himself never seems to have decided what were "canon" elements of the Silmarillion, and it seems Christopher went off his father's notes and efforts to the best of his ability--Sort of the way Bilbo would've transcribed likely conflicting Elven histories of ancient, perhaps slightly misremembered days, to the best of his ability.

08-29-2013, 03:16 PM	#9
TheLostPilgrim Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 72	But the question is, would JRRT have approved of the published version as put out by his son? If so, could that perhaps settle the "is it canon?" debate? I mean if JRRT would've approved, I'd call that canon. I mean, Tolkien himself never seems to have decided what were "canon" elements of the Silmarillion, and it seems Christopher went off his father's notes and efforts to the best of his ability--Sort of the way Bilbo would've transcribed likely conflicting Elven histories of ancient, perhaps slightly misremembered days, to the best of his ability.