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Lalwendë · 04-11-2007, 11:47 AM

The same Christopher chosen by JRRT himself to be his literary executor and the same Christopher who his father decided was the one person most qualified to handle his unfinished work?

I have to wonder who would have been better qualified to write The Silmarillion?

I'm quite happy that the father's choice, being one he was happy with, was the right choice and am also quite happy to enjoy Christopher's lifelong work. None of us can say with certainty what Tolkien did and did not want including from his jumble of drafts and notions in The Silmarillion, but we can say that Christopher would know what to include better than any of us could.

04-11-2007, 11:47 AM	#126
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	The same Christopher chosen by JRRT himself to be his literary executor and the same Christopher who his father decided was the one person most qualified to handle his unfinished work? I have to wonder who would have been better qualified to write The Silmarillion? I'm quite happy that the father's choice, being one he was happy with, was the right choice and am also quite happy to enjoy Christopher's lifelong work. None of us can say with certainty what Tolkien did and did not want including from his jumble of drafts and notions in The Silmarillion, but we can say that Christopher would know what to include better than any of us could. __________________ Gordon's alive!