Gil-Galad's Tragedy - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Glaurung · 04-04-2006, 08:29 AM

I agree that in leaving some things incomplete, Tolkien made his readers even more excited and interested in Middle-Earth. Also, it is worth consideration that in explaining every little detail, Tolkien would have had to make the book much longer. And with that, the readers' interest in the book would reduce because of unnecessary explaining of unnecessary matters. But I also agree with Thinlómien that in leaving the story of Gil-Galad unfinished, Tolkien made Gil-Galad somehow distant and even unreal to some point.

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04-04-2006, 08:29 AM	#6
Glaurung Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dancing in rain Posts: 16	I agree that in leaving some things incomplete, Tolkien made his readers even more excited and interested in Middle-Earth. Also, it is worth consideration that in explaining every little detail, Tolkien would have had to make the book much longer. And with that, the readers' interest in the book would reduce because of unnecessary explaining of unnecessary matters. But I also agree with Thinlómien that in leaving the story of Gil-Galad unfinished, Tolkien made Gil-Galad somehow distant and even unreal to some point.