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Old 09-28-2000, 09:45 PM   #11
Saulotus
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Re: Orcish Fear

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> The problem is we have to rewrite big chunks of the Sil.<hr></blockquote>
Why?
<blockquote>Quote:<hr> if JRRT decided otherwise, well, he created the Mythos.<hr></blockquote>
A sensible attitude.
<blockquote>Quote:<hr> But I think there's room for doubt on the issue.<hr></blockquote>
Probably, especially since Tolkien worked on the problem for a long time and eventually came to the conslusions presented, but does it TRULY need an ABSOLUTE answer?
<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Its another thing to predict how he would fill in the spaces.<hr></blockquote>
Then don't fill them in, that's what imagination is for. The best one can hope for is to recognize what is canon and not (new text vs. old text) and mentally delete that which no longer is valid. If that leaves spaces, then so be it.


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