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Hot, crispy nice hobbit · 03-04-2004, 10:10 AM

I am not learned, but I guess I can help a little.

Prof T writes the LOTR and the Silmarillion as though he is a chronicler of the long gone past events. I think he assumed the position of a scribe who somehow found a scribt of ancient text written in Ancient Elven Language, and translated it into plain English.

But I don't suppose Prof T is an archeologist by any chance, so the LOTR and the Silmarillion is pure fiction. Hope that would help you sleep easier at night!

03-04-2004, 10:10 AM	#2
Hot, crispy nice hobbit Wight Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Troll's larder Posts: 195	I am not learned, but I guess I can help a little. Prof T writes the LOTR and the Silmarillion as though he is a chronicler of the long gone past events. I think he assumed the position of a scribe who somehow found a scribt of ancient text written in Ancient Elven Language, and translated it into plain English. But I don't suppose Prof T is an archeologist by any chance, so the LOTR and the Silmarillion is pure fiction. Hope that would help you sleep easier at night!