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davem · 02-03-2008, 08:39 AM

Quick addendum, to give you an idea of how Tolkien worked sometimes.

When Pauline Baynes was working on her poster map of M-e she noticed a few gaps - just empty spaces on Tolkien's original - which didn't look too good on a poster. She went to see him. Apparently he was very solicitous & helped her out by simply inventing some new locations/features on the spot.

02-03-2008, 08:39 AM	#5
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Quick addendum, to give you an idea of how Tolkien worked sometimes. When Pauline Baynes was working on her poster map of M-e she noticed a few gaps - just empty spaces on Tolkien's original - which didn't look too good on a poster. She went to see him. Apparently he was very solicitous & helped her out by simply inventing some new locations/features on the spot. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."