9 Tolkien Tales
1`| This post was initially written by Shaun Gunner of the Tolkien Society. Since 2007's The Children of Hurin, many, myself, included, have wondered if that could be our journey into Tolkien's realms of Middle-earth / Numenor / Beleriand; barring anniversary, illustrated or deluxe publications of currently existing material. Here's hoping that some of this material could eventually get published, either as a compilation ( Unfinished Tales: Volume 2 ??), or a a dedicated book. Here, Mr. Gunner writes which could very well be publish-worthy: [source: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/blog/2015/06/9-tolkien-stories-we-can-only-dream-of/ ] Tolkien is not exactly known for his brevity: The Lord of the Ring ranks with War and Peace , The Count of Monte Cristo and Gone With The Wind as the butt of jokes for its length; whilst Tolkien beats the Bard in terms of word-count. Without even including The History of Middle-earth or academic texts, the works of the Professor surpass...