The New Shadow and Melkor - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Esgallhugwen · 08-06-2003, 12:02 PM

That is most interesting considering that yes no one ever spoke the name of Melkor for fear of a darkness or a black curse. And it is most strange that a mortal man of all things would be telling the story of the music of Eru! So perhaps that is why it was never finished, I'm not sure but you brought up a very interesting point although i've never heard of this work personally. So maybe Tolkien made a bit of a mistake...Do you think this was one of his earlier works before he decided to make it a sequel to LOR?

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Esgallhugwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Where the Moon cries against the snow Posts: 526	That is most interesting considering that yes no one ever spoke the name of Melkor for fear of a darkness or a black curse. And it is most strange that a mortal man of all things would be telling the story of the music of Eru! So perhaps that is why it was never finished, I'm not sure but you brought up a very interesting point although i've never heard of this work personally. So maybe Tolkien made a bit of a mistake...Do you think this was one of his earlier works before he decided to make it a sequel to LOR? [ August 06, 2003: Message edited by: Esgallhugwen ] __________________ "...for the sin of the idolater is not that he worships stone, but that he worships one stone over others. -8:9:4 The Witness of Fane"