{"id":464,"date":"2020-01-20T12:35:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T17:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/inklings\/?p=464"},"modified":"2020-01-20T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T17:35:56","slug":"rip-christopher-tolkien-keeper-of-the-lore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.superversivesf.com\/inklings\/2020\/01\/20\/rip-christopher-tolkien-keeper-of-the-lore\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP Christopher Tolkien, Keeper of the Lore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article by Joshua Young<\/p>\n

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Somehow I assumed that Christopher Tolkien was much younger, but maybe I just formed that image a long time ago.\u00a0Regardless, it\u2019s sad to hear of his passing.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of his father, the famed J.R.R., Christopher is probably the one most responsible for all things Middle Earth. He compiled his father\u2019s notes and works into coherent wholes; without him, there would have been no\u00a0Silmarillion<\/em>, let alone any of the other works from Tolkien we\u2019ve received since his father\u2019s death in 1973. <\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019s also been a driving force in the amount of respect Tolkien\u2019s legacy has been treated with; here\u2019s to hoping it wasn\u2019t just him protecting Middle Earth. I can already feel Disney circling in for the kill.<\/span><\/p>\n

Added by L. Jagi Lamplighter — Our prayers go out to the Tolkien family at this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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