Tolkien himself considered revisiting Middle Earth for a new "uprising", but discarded it because it didn't and probably couldn't recapture the magic. Plus it probably felt too much like reality.

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 83 points 10 months ago (4 children)

IIRC, he began writing another installment set in the 4th age, but abandoned it, because now that the main evils were dealt with, all that was left to happen was the world of men betraying each other, and it very quickly became a boring, depressing tale that just didn't need to exist.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 48 points 10 months ago

"The New Shadow". He wrote about 13 pages and discarded the idea for reasons you mention.

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So basically he was going to write game of thrones? Although he may have actually finished it…

[–] copd@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

And maybe dany wouldn't have kinda forgot about the iron fleet

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Introducing the newest Middle Earth installment: "Tom Bombadill Kicks the Shit Out of Everyone"

[–] oyo@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Wherein Tom Bombadil restores the balance of nature by skipping across the lands, singing ditties, and punching everyone in the nuts real hard.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

The 4th age is game of thrones.