Will a "definitive" version of The Silmarillion ever be released? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Findegil · 03-23-2012, 03:25 AM

Lindil, you have spoken about such a version before. I can agree that it would be nice to have such a version, but I doubt that it is a reader friendly version. The material to be collected in that version is far apart, that it would either need a big lot of commentary from the editor or would confuse any reader (who is not familiar with 'The History of Middle-Earth').

But if we speculat about possible future editions, I would like to see in the fare future a compendium edition of all Middle-Earth stuff collected as the best we can hope for. If it comes out to be all Tolkien texts instead that wouldn't be that bad either.

Respectfuly
Findegil

03-23-2012, 03:25 AM	#1
Findegil King's Writer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,721	Lindil, you have spoken about such a version before. I can agree that it would be nice to have such a version, but I doubt that it is a reader friendly version. The material to be collected in that version is far apart, that it would either need a big lot of commentary from the editor or would confuse any reader (who is not familiar with 'The History of Middle-Earth'). But if we speculat about possible future editions, I would like to see in the fare future a compendium edition of all Middle-Earth stuff collected as the best we can hope for. If it comes out to be all Tolkien texts instead that wouldn't be that bad either. Respectfuly Findegil