Christopher Tolkien to finish lost Middle Earth novel

[davem]

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

I quite agree. In fact, I think the new Children of Hurin ought not to have included the final meeting of Hurin and Morwen - that properly belongs to another tale.

The problem of presenting it as a stand alone tale. Hurin (& Morwen) had to be seen at the end, to round the tale off effectively. Personally, I feel the coda adds to the tale, & wouldn't be without it.

LMP I don't agree that the tale ends abruptly - it ends with Turin & Nienor's death. Certainly, there is a tendency to expect long drawn out endings to Tolkien's stories - at least a full chapter summing up the after events - but in this case I felt the ending was perfect, & that, as the tale is about the Children of Hurin & not Hurin himself, if we'd gone wandering off with Hurin the full impact of the tragedy would have been lost.