Second-guessing and Misunderstanding Tolkien

Radaghast said:

What would J. R.R. Tolkien think of Savantsquatches: imaginary or fictional beings that combine characteristics of savants and savants-asquatches, often used in creative or speculative contexts?

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Deimos said:

Actually Tolkien had quite a lot of notes on Savantsquatches, more even than on ME. He devoted one whole section of his personal library to his notes and sketches on them. Then as with so much of his notes and scribblings on ME, he died before actually turning them into a coherent Story. That is, it was left to Christopher Tolkien to make sense of them, or as Bilbo might say, knock them into shape.
Christopher, ever respectful of his father's works, carefully looked over the notes and, one painstaking page at a time, burned them.

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Glorfindel Goldtress said:

Can I burn this explanation?


Just jesting.

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Deimos said:

Go for it 😁

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Deimos said:

Actually Tolkien had quite a lot of notes on Savantsquatches, more even than on ME. He devoted one whole section of his personal library to his notes and sketches on them. Then as with so much of his notes and scribblings on ME, he died before actually turning them into a coherent Story. That is, it was left to Christopher Tolkien to make sense of them, or as Bilbo might say, knock them into shape.
Christopher, ever respectful of his father's works, carefully looked over the notes and, one painstaking page at a time, burned them.

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Squint-eyed Southerner said:

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dista--"

Last words of Major General John Sedgewick, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, 1864.

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Squint-eyed Southerner said:

"Put that bloody cigarette out!"

Last words of H.H.Munro ("Saki"), November 1916

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Squint-eyed Southerner said:

Perhaps I should have added the context: he was in a shell crater on the Western Front at the time, and was immediately shot dead by a German sniper.

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Squint-eyed Southerner said:

Perhaps I should have added the context: he was in a shell crater on the Western Front at the time, and was immediately shot dead by a German sniper.

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What if JRR Tolkien was born in 2003 and wrote his novels in the 21st century?

Radaghast said:

What if JRR Tolkien was born in 2003 and wrote his novels in the 21st century?

What if you stopped asking worthless questions?

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Aldarion said:

What is the reason Sauron wants all rings but one in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" series?

Answer: Sauron wants ALL the Rings, period. And far from it being “all but one”, he especially wants the One Ring, because possessing it would give him power over all the other rings and their wielders. Sauron controls the Nazgul because he holds their rings.

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Um... I'm quite sure he especially wanted the One Ring?

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Why does Gandalf the White wait to kick Saruman out of the Order? Once Eru sent him back, couldn’t he have just kicked Saruman out of the Order right then and there? Wouldn’t that have saved a lot of time and gotten Saruman out of Theoden quicker?

If Tom Bombadil is a superpowered Maia or Ainur like Sauron, why does he chose to look like a little middle-aged fat boy when he could choose to look like a hunky guy instead?

Radaghast said:

Why does Gandalf the White wait to kick Saruman out of the Order? Once Eru sent him back, couldn’t he have just kicked Saruman out of the Order right then and there? Wouldn’t that have saved a lot of time and gotten Saruman out of Theoden quicker?

Wow, if only brilliant people like this were around to advise Tolkien. Then that book would really be cooking with fire 🙄😖

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