Celeborn and his shaded past - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Halfir · 05-01-2002, 07:43 AM

Oh Kuruharan! You are opening a Pandora's box - but an interesting one nonetheless. What constitutes 'canonicity' in Tolkien's writings is a little like the Medieval Schoolmen's debate as to how many angels could dance on the end of a pin! I fear it will be 'pistols at dawn' for many warring members. At this point I don't enter the lists to debate canonicity, but it is an area that I know causes flames to rise that would put to shame those of Mount Doom!

05-01-2002, 07:43 AM	#10
Halfir Animated Skeleton Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Thailand Posts: 41	Oh Kuruharan! You are opening a Pandora's box - but an interesting one nonetheless. What constitutes 'canonicity' in Tolkien's writings is a little like the Medieval Schoolmen's debate as to how many angels could dance on the end of a pin! I fear it will be 'pistols at dawn' for many warring members. At this point I don't enter the lists to debate canonicity, but it is an area that I know causes flames to rise that would put to shame those of Mount Doom! __________________ I have not fed my readers with straw, neither will I be confuted with stubble