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squire
Valinor
Feb 1, 8:38pm
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I would only suggest that even Christopher Tolkien warns us that his father did not necessarily abandon concepts from earlier stories even if he left them out of later versions. The presence of a contradictory new "fact" or idea in a later version is more suggestive that the earlier idea is to be abandoned, of course; but as we know from the letters, notes, and general tone of The History of Middle-Earth and Unfinished Tales, even publication did not keep Tolkien from considering further changes which he only occasionally got the chance to execute in later editions of his published works.
It is certainly sensible, as you advocate, to pay attention to the evolution in time of his thought using whatever evidence we can find. But I am leery of any general principle that his more recent writings vs. earlier ones, or his published vs. unpublished work, inevitably has more clear "authority" when we attempt to interpret Tolkien's world and ideas.
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Tom Bombadil As the Spirit of the Music of the Ainur
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rangerfromthenorth
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Jan 17, 4:27pm
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Thanks for this!
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Jan 17, 8:57pm
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Great Theory
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Lost_istari
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Jan 18, 7:56pm
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Thank you much
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rangerfromthenorth
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Jan 22, 2:07pm
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Agreed
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CuriousG
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Jan 23, 5:53pm
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A quick thought on children of Ainur
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Lost_istari
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Jan 24, 6:46am
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Excellent theory!
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FlyingSerkis
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Jan 23, 9:13pm
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Thank You
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rangerfromthenorth
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Jan 23, 9:33pm
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Regarding Bombadil's boundedness
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Plurmo
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Jan 28, 5:59am
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I Know
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Tolkien Forever
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Jan 30, 8:38pm
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"None has yet defined him, for Tom is an enigma"
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squire
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Jan 31, 1:27am
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Great poem/
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CuriousG
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Jan 31, 1:34am
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Great Poem Indeed
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rangerfromthenorth
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Jan 31, 2:29am
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It is certainly a great topic to debate
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squire
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Feb 1, 3:14am
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a "most" dangerous discussion
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rangerfromthenorth
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Feb 1, 3:32pm
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ATB was published after LOTR.
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N.E. Brigand
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Feb 1, 5:55pm
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yes yes it was
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rangerfromthenorth
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Feb 1, 6:14pm
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thats where the confusion came from
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rangerfromthenorth
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Feb 1, 6:22pm
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Tolkien did alter the poem for its 1962 re-publication.
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N.E. Brigand
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Feb 1, 7:51pm
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Very nicely stated
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squire
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Feb 1, 8:38pm
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This may interest you.
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N.E. Brigand
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Feb 1, 5:46am
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