awildellethappears:

contemporaryelfinchild:

allonsymiddleearth:

Lord of the Rings is so complicated because we don’t just have canon vs not canon we have

• was-in-the-trilogy book canon
• contradicting from a different book canon
• movie-verse canon
• Tolkien mentioned it in a letter once canon
• Christopher Tolkien speculated canon
• fanon
• wikipedia accepts it as canon even though it’s not 100% sure canon

like how are you even supposed to keep track of all that

Don’t forget

• Tolkien changed his mind but you’re not sure which version you like better canon
• Early ‘mythology for England’ canon
• Tolkien implied it in a letter once canon
• Fan movie canon
• Tolkien never actually made up his mind so choose a headcanon

Also worth noting: 

• Christopher Tolkien changed his mind canon
• Omissions even from the HoMe that are only found in obscure linguistic journals or tertiary literature canon
• Changing language concepts canon
• Minor works canon