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Voronwë_the_Faithful
Valinor
Aug 6 2019, 8:51pm
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Christopher Tolkien and the "Aubusson weaves Tolkien" project
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These tapestries are quite amazing, but the look on Christopher's face as he sees them for the first time is one of the most moving things I have ever seen.
https://www.youtube.com/...h_Sfq88Y&fbclid=
'But very bright were the stars upon the margin of the world, when at times the clouds about the West were drawn aside.'
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Otaku-sempai
Immortal
Aug 6 2019, 10:30pm
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"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional." - DRWolf (after John C. Maxwell)
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Kimi
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Aug 6 2019, 11:24pm
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The tapestries, and also Christopher Tolkien's reaction. Thanks, Voronwë!
The Passing of Mistress Rose
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Do we find happiness so often that we should turn it off the box when it happens to sit there?
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Mari D.
Rivendell
Aug 9 2019, 9:26pm
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Christopher is so lovely in this video! (if I may use the adjective)
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I was worried after the Amazon-deal whether he might have given up the "adaption-fight" by taking to bitterness, but at least in this video, he is so genuine and joyful, great to see, and beautiful. It seems that really, as you grow old, you can become frustrated and grumpy, or you can become awesome.
My high respect.
(This post was edited by Mari D. on Aug 9 2019, 9:27pm)
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dernwyn
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Aug 10 2019, 1:40pm
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Thank you for the link, Voronwe. I agree, the tapestries are beautifully crafted, but seeing Christopher and his reactions and hearing him speak is best of all. I can see (and hear) his father in him.
So he "watered" the foreground tree in the Rivendell painting? What a wonderful story of the relationship between father and son! 
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Silmaril
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Aug 12 2019, 6:39am
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Moving.
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Solicitr
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Aug 13 2019, 2:11pm
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have to wonder about that story, though, because the chronology seems...off. The Rivendell painting was one of those commissioned by A&U for The Hobbit after it had been accepted for publication, so it was done in 1937. Christopher would have been about 12 years old-- I can see this story involving a little boy of 5 or 6, but 12?
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dernwyn
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Aug 15 2019, 2:41am
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what could he have been remembering? It certainly made quite an impression on him, a tear dripping on a painting his father was working on.
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Ethel Duath
Half-elven
Aug 16 2019, 9:40pm
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This absolutely made my day.
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VeArkenstone
Lorien
Aug 19 2019, 10:50pm
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I am a big fan of Christopher Tolkien, I think he is a great writer.
Please, call me Ve.
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grammaboodawg
Immortal
Aug 20 2019, 2:20pm
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Thank Goodness for Christopher :)
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What he has given us through all these decades is such a gift and so generous. I love seeing the delight and wonder on his face. AND I'm glad that he saw there were young people there enjoying his Father's work, too. Thank you for this!
We have been there and back again.
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