tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post843462980167328434..comments2024-03-28T18:44:08.125-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: Song of DurinToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-29626445126627196792021-06-20T07:33:53.360-07:002021-06-20T07:33:53.360-07:00Ed, Tolkien was light years ahead of any other fan...Ed, Tolkien was light years ahead of any other fantasy writer of his time or really for the next 50 years, if ever. If you consider the fact that he created a cogently thought out and logical universe, with several thought out and functional languages, out of essentially myths and his mind, the depth of what he created stun the imagination. It is as if George Lucas had created not only Star Wars, but that entire universe without help from other writers.<br /><br />Somewhat sadly, with the advent of the electronic revolution, we may never see such a thing again. His son Christopher made a second career out of going through his drafts and editing them so the progression of his thought can be seen.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-22829968428522533772021-06-20T05:00:04.923-07:002021-06-20T05:00:04.923-07:00This is totally out of my wheelhouse even if I did...This is totally out of my wheelhouse even if I did read LOTR as a youth.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-43143524856352904572021-06-19T16:53:53.769-07:002021-06-19T16:53:53.769-07:00I had never heard of them Kelly, but am reading on...I had never heard of them Kelly, but am reading on them now. How interesting!Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-64438921311259647292021-06-19T16:52:17.088-07:002021-06-19T16:52:17.088-07:00Friend, I have not yet plumbed the depths of my ge...Friend, I have not yet plumbed the depths of my geekness on this page...Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-65042160156374632752021-06-19T08:33:55.966-07:002021-06-19T08:33:55.966-07:00Embrace your inner geek, TB. ;)Embrace your inner geek, TB. ;)Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-81338250581519405982021-06-19T07:16:13.485-07:002021-06-19T07:16:13.485-07:00In recent years I've become a great fan of Nac...In recent years I've become a great fan of Nac Mac Feegles. (if you're not familiar with them, they have a wiki page)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.com