News from the BBC
Christopher Tolkien, who edited and published the posthumous works of his father, Lord of the Rings writer JRR Tolkien, has died aged 95.
The news was confirmed by the Tolkien Society, which described him as "Middle-earth's first scholar".
After his father's death in 1973, Mr Tolkien published the acclaimed work The Silmarillion.
Scholar Dr Dimitra Fimi said the study of JRR Tolkien "would never be what it is today" without his input.
My first introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien's work was The Father Christmas Letters, which were written for Christopher and his siblings. In more recent years, I've dipped into Christopher's work on Middle Earth, both his History of Middle Earth, and the various pieces of his father's work that he edited and expanded upon.
What memories do Soylentils have of the Tolkiens' work?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by mcgrew on Saturday January 18 2020, @03:01PM
A friend of mine sank into alcohol addiction, losing his driver's license, custody of his son, his job, and ultimately everything but his life. At that point I realized what the One Ring was: addiction. Junkies and alcoholics are Smeagol.
Danny finally went to AA and has his life back, including everything he lost, much like Bilbo.
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