To love, or not to love fantasy

[MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie]

Neferchoirwen, you got me thinking on another point. I'll try to make it short and sweet. You said

Middle Earth seems to be so real that I can't help but wonder about how the elves are, how Frodo ended up, and how the Shire looks like now.

ME is so detailed and complicated that it makes it seem real. There are some people who actually argue that it once existed. Tolkien thought out all ME and did a lot with it. He didn't tie up all the loose ends, but that's what keeps us thinking. And ME also seems so real because it has its own history. Well, that's it. I got to go.