I now pronounce you Dwarf & Hobbit...oops!

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Originally Posted by davem

Its interesting that there seems to be much more interest in both this game & the stage show than in, for instance, Rateliff's History of TH - which is actually one of the most significant events in recent times - second only to CoH. I suppose this tells us a lot about what 'fans' want & we must each draw our own conclusions.

a quick reply for now re: the stage production: iirc, there was widespread derision here on the Downs and elsewhere in Tolkiendom about the Toronto production long before opening night. Now that the show has moved to London, at least the UK Downers have stopped crying over spilt milk and are off to lap the London production up.

Originally Posted by davem

But this 'mythology' has Tolkien's name on it, & is copyrighted. Hence it is not a 'mythology' in the true sense & can't be treated as one

There is no copyright on the imagination, copyright being a legal fiction.