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GordonSkywalker
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Is The Hobbit Canon?
I am new to the LOTR universe but have had friends who have always told me about the book called The Hobbit. Well my understanding is that The Hobbit is a sort of prequel or introduction to the actual LOTR trilogy and thus not part of the official canon.Do any of the LOTR experts here know if this is true or not? Is The Hobbit considered as binding in the official LOTR universe?
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May 26th, 2003 12:37 AM |
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Ushgarak
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Oh yes, very much canon. Tolkien even altered a chapter of The Hobbit once LOTR was released to make it fit better and the appendices to LOTR include stories relayed by Gandalf about the relevance of the events of the Hobbit to LOTR.
So yup, as canon as you can get.
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May 26th, 2003 12:49 AM |
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GordonSkywalker
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Thus my first and probably last thread in this section ends.........
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May 26th, 2003 01:27 AM |
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REXXXX
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You should post in here more often GS. It's very fun to prove that you're right and the other person's wrong....
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May 26th, 2003 04:33 AM |
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GordonSkywalker
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Thanks Rex. So what are your thoughts on The Hobbit?
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May 26th, 2003 10:28 AM |
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finti
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Hobbit wasnt all that good, not compared to the LOTR
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May 26th, 2003 10:30 AM |
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GordonSkywalker
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I never finished the book my neighbor once gave me to read but I did read The Fellowship of the Ring and liked it.
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May 26th, 2003 10:32 AM |
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Allor_Vader
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Haldir will be avenged, and I am the one who will do it*pulls out bow and arrows*Of course that was in the 2nd movie not the 2nd book.
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May 26th, 2003 01:09 PM |
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GordonSkywalker
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Interesting. So the movies don't always stick to the books?
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May 26th, 2003 01:11 PM |
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Ushgarak
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Nope
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May 26th, 2003 01:43 PM |
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GordonSkywalker
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Dramatic purposes I bet.
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May 26th, 2003 02:09 PM |
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Phoenix
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The movies stick to the books about as little as they possibly can without telling a completely different story! Although I don't mind - both the books and films are very good!
And Haldir SHALL be avenged!!
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May 26th, 2003 04:16 PM |
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GordonSkywalker
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Thanks for explaning that Phoenix.
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May 26th, 2003 08:50 PM |
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