[MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie]

The only thing you can really read is the Appendices. That would tell you a little of you would like to know. That's basically where it ends. It's sad, yes, but it had to stop somewhere, at least Tolkien's part. the rests sort of begins with us. We can imagine and write fantasy and carry on how we think it would have, but of course, each persons writing is not the same and is contradictory. You are free to read others writing too, but just because you read something, doesn't mean it is true.

I think that JRR Tolkien was encouraging us to write and to carry on Middle-earth. He could not finish Middle-earth. We can write on and on. Christopher Tolkien has kinda of done this, but not really with what happened after. It is us, the fans that are left with the chance to write ME based fantasy after LotR. I think Tolkien wanted us to do that because of the way LotR was written in the sense that Bilbo started it, Frodo picked it up after that, and then Sam followed and finished. In my opinion, it is like JRR started it, Christopher carried it on, and we are left to continue it. One way is to try the RPG's on this forum.

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[ July 04, 2003: Message edited by: MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie ]