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geordie
Tol Eressea
Nov 21 2016, 7:02pm
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Happy Birthday, Christopher Tolkien!
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- 92 today. Long life and good health to him.
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squire
Half-elven
Nov 21 2016, 7:16pm
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Many happy returns to a gentleman and a scholar
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One of the things I find most admirable about Mr. Tolkien is his modesty. To him it's always been about his father's work. Not many men choose to work so completely in their father's shadow, yet Christopher Tolkien has distinguished himself in literary history for doing so with devotion, clarity, rigor, and a very high standard of integrity. Happy birthday, Mr. Tolkien, and once again, thank you for all you've done to bring your father's many unpublished works to life!
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Ardamírë
Valinor
Nov 21 2016, 8:47pm
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Christopher makes it easy to forget him
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Meaning he's so devoted to bringing his father's work to us that his own contribution to Middle-earth is so overshadowed. Without him, we'd barely have anything, and I think it's easy to forget that. So, many thanks to Christopher! And happy birthday!
"Behold! the hope of Elvenland, the fire of Fëanor, Light of Morn before the sun and moon were born, thus out of bondage came at last, from iron to mortal hand it passed." -The Lay of Leithian
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CuriousG
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Nov 21 2016, 10:24pm
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Yeah, think of no Silmarillion, no Unfinished Tales, no HOME...
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Some fans are content with the Hobbit and LOTR, but I am not. We all owe CT a great thanks!
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imin
Valinor
Nov 21 2016, 10:27pm
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Happy Birthday Christopher Tolkien!
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Still going strong at 92. Incredible. We as fans owe him so much and i am very thankful for his efforts over the decades. Long life and good health!
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Silverlode
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Nov 21 2016, 10:30pm
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We owe him a great deal for all the years of excellent work he's put into his work as his father's trustee. We are much the richer for it.
Silverlode Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar. Eyes that fire and sword have seen And horror in the halls of stone Look at last on meadows green And trees and hills they long have known.
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Otaku-sempai
Immortal
Nov 22 2016, 1:00am
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We may not always agree with Christopher Tolkien, but we owe him a great debt.
"He who lies artistically, treads closer to the truth than ever he knows." -- Favorite proverb of the wizard Ningauble of the Seven Eyes
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dernwyn
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Nov 22 2016, 2:41am
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With many thanks and gratitude - and love.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Ethel Duath
Half-elven
Nov 22 2016, 4:33am
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much joy in the contemplation of, and his continued efforts toward, his labor of love. He's the same age as my dad, which I did not know before now.
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Silmaril
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Nov 22 2016, 7:45am
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All the best to Christopher Tolkien!
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Many thanks for all these great books! My book shelf would not be the same without you.
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dormouse
Half-elven
Nov 22 2016, 11:59am
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...and many happy returns to Christopher Tolkien - and thanks. I can't even imagine a world without the Silmarillion and the myriad other Tolkien books published since JRRT died. No son could have done more to preserve and honour a father's legacy.
For still there are so many things that I have never seen: in every wood and every spring there is a different green. . .
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NottaSackville
Valinor
Nov 22 2016, 12:58pm
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Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville
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Ostadan
Rivendell
Nov 22 2016, 7:47pm
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In 1972, when JRR Tolkien turned 80, the Mythopoeic Society (the major Tolkien fan and scholarship organization at that time, and still going strong) created a large birthday card for him. On the front was an illustration from the end of 'Leaf by Niggle', with Niggle standing in foreground (facing away from the viewer), his hands extended as he sees the completed Tree of his imagination. The caption was Niggle's line, "It's a gift!" Inside was 'Thank you for _your_ gift!' and as many signatures of Mythopoeic Society members as was practical. Christopher Tolkien has given us many gifts indeed.
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cats16
Half-elven
Nov 23 2016, 5:54am
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Echoing the wonderful words already expressed in this thread. *raises glass*
Join us every weekend in the Hobbit movie forum for this week's CHOW (Chapter of the Week) discussion!
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Loresilme
Valinor
Nov 23 2016, 2:37pm
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A happy birthday to Mr. Tolkien and many best wishes!
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DainPig
Gondor
Nov 24 2016, 5:17pm
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Now let PJ direct The Silmarilion
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