Tolkien's final First Age timeline - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Galin · 09-24-2021, 04:55 PM

I dunno, for myself, I find the Dome of Varda quite magical with its Star-imagines. I wonder how it would have been received if it had been presented to readers first, or in a published tale without being accompanied by draft texts?
And I agree it was seen as part of a replacement in around 1959, or the MT "phase" in general, but not later --
at least in my current, pre-NOME opinion (!) . . .

. . . and not that anyone said otherwise.

09-24-2021, 04:55 PM	#10
Galin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,036	I dunno, for myself, I find the Dome of Varda quite magical with its Star-imagines. I wonder how it would have been received if it had been presented to readers first, or in a published tale without being accompanied by draft texts? And I agree it was seen as part of a replacement in around 1959, or the MT "phase" in general, but not later -- at least in my current, pre-NOME opinion (!) . . . . . . and not that anyone said otherwise. Last edited by Galin; 09-24-2021 at 09:00 PM.