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Topic	What if The Lord of the Rings is really sci-fi though?
TakashiMifune85 04/08/24 7:53:12 PM #6:	Zikten posted... Technically it's the opposite. The original idea of The Hobbit, and later LoTR, was that it happened in the distant mythical past. Tolkien wanted to make a new legend for Britain. Legends happen in the past. Middle Earth is supposed to be Earth but like in a very ancient forgotten era Pretty accurate. I think Tolkien is quoted as saying that we would be living in the seventh age or something like that. --- "Massive, massive quantities. And a glass of water, sweetheart, my socks are on fire!" -- Gordon Cole <cite>TakashiMifune85 posted [p:979810361] in What if Th... [t:80742542]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>Technically it's the opposite. The original idea of The Hobbit, and later LoTR, was that it happened in the distant mythical past. Tolkien wanted to make a new legend for Britain. Legends happen in the past. Middle Earth is supposed to be Earth but like in a very ancient forgotten era</quote>Pretty accurate. I think Tolkien is quoted as saying that we would be living in the seventh age or something like that. --- "Massive, massive quantities. And a glass of water, sweetheart, my socks are on fire!"-- Gordon Cole</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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