The 4th age? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

obloquy · 12-21-2001, 05:29 PM

HoMe XII - The Peoples of Middle-earth contains the beginnings of a story set in the Fourth Age, but it was soon abandoned. Tolkien said he felt the story would be 'nothing more than a thriller'. The ancient nobility and majesty of Middle-earth's peoples passed with the Elves, or perhaps later with the death of Aragorn and Arwen. Middle-earth was simply not 'magical' anymore.

He obviously felt that there was not much more to say after the War of the Ring, and that's kind of how I feel.

12-21-2001, 05:29 PM	#4
obloquy Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: WA Posts: 941	HoMe XII - The Peoples of Middle-earth contains the beginnings of a story set in the Fourth Age, but it was soon abandoned. Tolkien said he felt the story would be 'nothing more than a thriller'. The ancient nobility and majesty of Middle-earth's peoples passed with the Elves, or perhaps later with the death of Aragorn and Arwen. Middle-earth was simply not 'magical' anymore. He obviously felt that there was not much more to say after the War of the Ring, and that's kind of how I feel.