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Darkstone
Immortal
Dec 8 2017, 7:35pm
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Middle-earth Conspiracy Theories
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What is the *real* reason JRR Tolkien never published The Silmarillion?
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The audacious proposal stirred his heart. And the stirring became a song, and it mingled with the songs of Gil-galad and Celebrian, and with those of Feanor and Fingon. The song-weaving created a larger song, and then another, until suddenly it was as if a long forgotten memory woke and for one breathtaking moment the Music of the Ainur revealed itself in all glory. He opened his lips to sing and share this song. Then he realized that the others would not understand. Not even Mithrandir given his current state of mind. So he smiled and simply said "A diversion.”
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Cirashala
Valinor
Dec 8 2017, 9:17pm
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Because he couldn't make up his mind
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whether or not Feanor would have to pay alimony in the afterlife! 
My Middle-earth fan fictions:
To Look Beyond the Mask Part 1
To Look Beyond the Mask Part 2
Laments of the Broken-hearted
My historical novels:
Amazing Grace
The Immigrant Girl series (coming soon!)-
Book 1-The Girl with the Carpetbag
Book 2-A Glimmer of Hope
Book 3-A New Life
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noWizardme
Half-elven
Dec 8 2017, 9:49pm
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Someone might have made a movie trilogy//
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Where's that old read-through discussion?
A wonderful list of links to previous chapters in the 2014-2016 LOTR read-through (and to previous read-throughs) is curated by our very own 'squire' here http://users.bestweb.net/...-SixthDiscussion.htm
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Ethel Duath
Half-elven
Dec 9 2017, 2:08am
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Because people kept throwing it into the sea, or taking off with it
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in a flying boat. Or eating it.
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SirDennisC
Half-elven
Dec 9 2017, 3:50am
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He preferred leaving it as so many stacked manuscript pages -
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because from the top of the pile he could view the sea.
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 9 2017, 4:16pm
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He had an Anglo-Saxon class that day. //
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‘. . . the rule of no realm is mine . . .
But all worthy things that are in peril . . . those are my care.
For I also am a steward. Did you not know?'
Gandalf to Denethor
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Belegdir
Lorien
Dec 9 2017, 5:48pm
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He wrote it so long ago he only discovered it when he was looking for his pipe.
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Dec 9 2017, 6:02pm
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Melkor kept adding new chapters of his own devising./
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And Rose drew him in, and set him on the harpsichord bench, and put little Wilhelm Friedemann upon his lap.
He began composing a fugue. 'Well, I'm Bach,' he said.
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sador
Half-elven
Dec 11 2017, 5:48am
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With no conversations between characters
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he simply could not write the end.
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Meneldor
Valinor
Dec 11 2017, 6:08pm
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"Even now," said The Professor,
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"I hold in my hand the final draft of The Silmarillion, ready to publish," and he put forth his left hand, but it was empty. Then he held up his right arm, and from that hour he named himself Camlost, the empty-handed. For The Silmarillion had been swallowed whole by the publishing industry. And there was wailing and gnashing of teeth even unto the Outer Darkness.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. -Psalm 107
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CuriousG
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Dec 16 2017, 4:23am
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It was mistakenly blacklisted as "of prurient interest" due to the original title, "Feanor & the Family Jewels."//
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