tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746173806126403959.post1322151971562624661..comments2023-11-07T06:20:12.181-08:00Comments on Tolkien: Medieval and Modern: History, Myth, and the real Past"Tolkien: Medieval and Modern"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04348913969813157482noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746173806126403959.post-59218207966939732782017-04-14T10:08:50.065-07:002017-04-14T10:08:50.065-07:00You have captured beautifully Tolkien's sense ...You have captured beautifully Tolkien's sense of what the truth of a story means: not just its factual accuracy, but something of its pattern and emotion. You are also absolutely right about the degree to which "history" is a form of sub-creation just as myth is. Historians draw on their own sense of truth-patterns to make their "realistic" arguments, too. RLFB"Tolkien: Medieval and Modern"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04348913969813157482noreply@blogger.com