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Christopher Tolkien, son of JRR and protector of his works, dies at 95
Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:51 am
Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:51 am
Per AP:
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LONDON (AP) — Christopher Tolkien, who played a major role protecting the legacy of his father’s “The Lord of the Rings” series, has died. He was 95.
The Tolkien Society and HarperCollins UK confirmed his death but no details were provided.
Tolkien’s life work was closely identified with that of his father, J.R.R. Tolkien. He helped edit and publish much of his father’s writings after the science fiction and fantasy master died in 1973.
Among the books he worked on were “The Silmarillion,” “The Children Of Hurin,” and other texts that flesh out the complex world his father created.
He also drew the original maps that adorned the trilogy of books released in the 1950s.
Tolkien Society chairman Shaun Gunner said “millions of people around the world will be forever grateful to Christopher for bringing us” so many of his father’s literary works.
“Christopher’s commitment to his father’s works have seen dozens of publications released, and his own work as an academic in Oxford demonstrates his ability and skill as a scholar,” he said. “We have lost a titan and he will be sorely missed.”
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 9:59 am
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Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:08 am to Jack Ruby
Sigh. Disney ownership of Middle Earth is no doubt incoming.
In all seriousness, he will be missed. His respect for the work and wishes of his father is something that is very rare these days, and becoming more rare all the time.
In all seriousness, he will be missed. His respect for the work and wishes of his father is something that is very rare these days, and becoming more rare all the time.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:09 am to Jack Ruby
And heeeereee come the trannies.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:16 am to TheTideMustRoll
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Sigh. Disney ownership of Middle Earth is no doubt incoming.
Amazon already paid around $500 million for that.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:42 am to TigerinATL
I would hope that Christopher put in some kind of iron clad details in the Amazon contracts and his will that make it so his family can't ruin the legacy and deviate from his father's original vision.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:44 am to TheTideMustRoll
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His respect for the work and wishes of his father is something that is very rare these days, and becoming more rare all the time.
Could not agree more.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:49 am to Jack Ruby
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I would hope that Christopher put in some kind of iron clad details in the Amazon contracts and his will that make it so his family can't ruin the legacy and deviate from his father's original vision.
If it were up to Christopher, we probably would never have any LOTR movies.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:58 am to TigerinATL
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Amazon already paid around $500 million for that.
Didnt Amazon only get part of the works though? I'm not sure if the Silmarillion or some other books were included
Posted on 1/17/20 at 10:29 am to PEPE
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And heeeereee come the trannies.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 11:44 am to PEPE
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And heeeereee come the trannies.
A lot of the elves were pretty close already.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 11:58 am to TheTideMustRoll
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Sigh. Disney ownership of Middle Earth is no doubt incoming.
Can’t wait for the remake of Lord Of The Rings where Sam tries to murder Frodo in his sleep because he exhibits signs of giving in to the ring.
Also look forward to the social political commentary on Minas Tirith.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 5:50 pm to Jack Ruby
It’s supposed to be the 2nd age. I’m not sure if the rights to Silmarillion were included but I don’t think so.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 7:26 pm to leoj
The Guardian
ETA: I remember reading a lot about all of this when amazon was purchasing the rights. If I remember correctly, Christopher Tolkien was against selling the rights to anyone. But, the rest of the family disagreed. I’m pretty sure he stepped down from his position at the Estate shortly after the amazon purchase.
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Scholar working on the show says the author’s estate has refused permission to depict any of the events shown in Peter Jackson’s films
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Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey, who is supervising the show’s development, told German fansite Deutsche Tolkien that the estate has refused to allow the series to be set during any period other than the Second Age of Middle-earth. This means Amazon’s adaptation will not cross over at all with events from the Third Age, which were dramatised in Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy in which the hobbit Frodo Baggins journeys to destroy the One Ring.
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Shippey said that Amazon “has a relatively free hand” to add details since Tolkien did not flesh out every detail of the Second Age in his appendices or Unfinished Tales, a collection of stories published posthumously in 1980. But Shippey called it “a bit of a minefield
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But it must not contradict anything which Tolkien did say. That’s what Amazon has to watch out for. It must be canonical, it is impossible to change the boundaries which Tolkien has created. It is necessary to remain ‘Tolkienian’.”
ETA: I remember reading a lot about all of this when amazon was purchasing the rights. If I remember correctly, Christopher Tolkien was against selling the rights to anyone. But, the rest of the family disagreed. I’m pretty sure he stepped down from his position at the Estate shortly after the amazon purchase.
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 7:43 pm
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