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Do I let you know of these things, Hobbit Hole related?
I have read all of Tolkien’s versions of that story, as well as the Kalevala, part of which the story was based on. *sigh* Now I’ll have to go find a bookstore...
Was Tom Bombadil kicking back then?
Interesting.
I read them, with the understanding that they were truncated and contradictory. The various versions still offered flashes of brilliance and beauty. It was like reading fragments of an ancient saga from differing eras and writers. But in this case, it was from a single genius who developed a universe and mythology that he spent his entire life working on.
Lord of the Rings was a tiny sliver of his universe that still took the author years to complete, despite loyal readers clamoring for the whole story.
I started reading the series back in the early 70’s in high school. This sounds good. I’ll have to buy myself a copy, too.
related:
New Tolkien epic to be released in April
CBC Arts | March 26, 2007
Posted on 03/26/2007 6:21:35 PM EDT by Caleb1411
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1807121/posts
My copy arrived today! It’s beautiful. The illustrations are fabulous. Of course, I skipped through it to see them first. I’ve only read the preface so far. I’ll start the story tomorrow. I’ve read it before in it’s other forms, but this is going to be fantastic!
Now all I need is Sam Raimi to direct The Hobbit and my Middle Earth life will be complete!