A Hobbit Tumblr Post

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[mistertwister]

Christopher Tolkien being hyper focused on consistency in his bedtime stories -> The entire genre of fantasy irreversibly changing forever

[grunner]

"...Listen here you little shit."
-JRR Tolkien.

[thefudgems]

In his defense, if you’re gonna come up with arbitrary details, and have the unmitigated gall to bring them up on multiple occasions, they better be accurate.

[theschoolbus]

I suddenly understand why Tolkien's writing goes so deep into detail. 😂

"Damn the boy" must've been a commonplace phrase in the Tolkien household.

[fey]

This kid forever changed fantasy forever because his autistic trait was having a steel trap of a memory for something that he really enjoyed that is adorable and hilarious

[Victor-]

Funny thing is, it seems to imply that JRR Tolkien, while a bit frustrated, may have also been impressed that his Son had such good memory at his young age.

[snakeson]

Christopher Tolkien, the first “Um, actually” guy.

[liamfoxy]

Honestly I am really glad Christopher took such an interest in his father's work. There's been too many good franchises ruined because the families just didn't care

[ivonrokko]

His sons criticism probably played a huge role in shaping his storytelling and world building. Tolken was also smart enough to take those criticism seriously likely realizing that his son is a sample of the kind of person that would be interesting in his scribbling, so, playing into his sons mannerisms was likely instrumental in his success as a writer. That's a warming thought.

[briancarballo]

"Damn the boy and his attentiveness and love for my creations, DAMN HIM."

[pyrouscomments]

The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien.

[DashingSteel]

"It was easier to write the entire setting down than to have it comitted to memory."

[kazmark_gl]

I love the implication that one of the reasons The Stories of Middle Earth are so consistent is because Chris Tolken was a continuity guy.

[JSDGDesign]

It's comforting to know that JRR Tolkien felt the same pain I feel as a DM/GM.

[keenansisson]

So the reason the lore is so well defined and consistent is because that’s literally the whole purpose of him writing the books. Nice.

[joshdaymusiced]

You know, now I understand why Christopher is so protective of his father’s works and why he hates anything that changes it. I dearly love those movies, maybe more than the homes themselves, but to Christopher, it’s like when JRR would forget details and change them.

[xanderfoxjsc]

If Chistopher Tolkien wasn't such a stickler for details, we might have never gotten Lord of the Rings. JRR probably would have forgotten middle earth and wrote a totally different story, but the boy activated his dad's author mode during a bed time story!

[Geeky_Riley]

No wonder he trusted his son to finish/continue it! Kid was a born writer.

[DirtHutCaver]

That's got to be the best kind of kid for an author. You've got an attentive audience to review and enjoy your works off the bat!! (If I ever have kids, I hope I have one like that.)

[infiniteoctopaw]

Its kinda like how the One Peace author says he reads the fan wiki's often because fans pay more attention then the creators because they care about the smaller details.