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Welcome Glorthelion. This is certain the place to exercise your enthusiasm for Tolkien once you've hit the books.
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On the other hand, you could just read all the threads here and jump into the discussions. ![]()
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Pilgrim Soul
Join Date: May 2004
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Certainly faster than I did when I really struggled with the books of lost tales as a teenager ..must try again..
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Join Date: May 2012
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Would the letters of Tolkien be more interesting?
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Pilgrim Soul
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More interesting than UT? Different. But certainly fascinating and very readable.
I would say that UT gives extra information nn things that fit fairly easily with the main stories as published in The Silmarilllion, Hobbit and LOTR. You get more information about Numenor, The wizards, the Battles of the Fords of Isen where Theoden's son, was killed, the Palantiri, Gandalf's meeting with Thorin, Isildur's death. I love it since I love the world of Middle Earth as shown in the main texts. The letters by their nature give some fascinating snippets when he answers specific questions from readers and also give an insight into his personality and life. Read both!!! Both can be dipped into. It may be helpful to read the Humphrey Carpenter biography too since he edited the letters and the letters are in chronological order. I happen to have read the bio ages ago and the letters relatively recently and I think having read the biography made the letters more interesting since you knew a bit aboout the correspondents.
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“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”
Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 05-24-2012 at 02:47 PM. |
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Laconic Loreman
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Aye, the Letters are interesting in not only providing some commentary from Tolkien, post-LOTR, but just thoughts about world affairs, other books, authors...etc.
I caution when using Letters to determine some new, hidden information about Tolkien's story, though. Tolkien admits when responding to fans' questions, a lot of what he wrote could have been as long as 30-40 years ago, so he may misremember something, or what he consciously reflects upon after having written the story might be completely different. That's not so much of a problem with Letters, more a note-to-self when reading them. Personally, I find the stuff in Letters more interesting then reading his early draft material, but that's just individual preference. ![]()
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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*lurking* hello all....it's been awhile
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