Canon in Tolkien's Works and its Problems - Discussion and Analysis with a bit of LotR Lore

This is a more experimental video. We discuss the problem of canon in Tolkien's works and why canon can help me making my lore videos. But also why there is not really a canon in mythology and also in Tolkien's works (outside of LotR, its appendices and the second edition of The Hobbit). We also dive a bit into the problems of the Silmarillion and the differences between the Hobbit's first and second edition.

Warning: it was quite warm the last days and my concentration was not always at 100%, so for sure I made some mistakes in this videos, sorry =/


Books/Films differences series Playlist:
   • LotR Prologue Explained - Films expla...  

Also check my other LotR lore videos :P


Special thanks to Kimberly80 for her art - https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80/
And Niahti (Two Trees Art) - https://www.artstation.com/niahti




Mistakes:
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Sources:

Books:
The Lord of The Rings (1954-1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien
The Hobbit (1937) by J. R. R. Tolkien
Unfinished Tales (1980) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (1981) by Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien
Morgoth's Ring (1993) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien


Pictures from:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Shadow of Mordor
Shadow of War
tolkiengateway.net (best wiki)

Artworks and special thanks:
Kimberly80 - https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80/
Niahti - https://www.artstation.com/niahti

Maps by:
- ThePhilosophersGames

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