I have so many things to say here, but I think that the kernel of it is as follows. The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin are a gi

I have so many things to say here, but I think that the kernel of it is as follows. The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin are a gift, unlooked for and unexpected. They are the best founding mythology one could ask for, three Silmarils in the crown of a lifetime sorting through the mind of his father. We can wish that JRR had lived another lifetime, we are blessed to have gotten Christopher in his stead. If you have not read the forward to The Fall of Gondolin it is a timely and poignant reflection. All I can say is thank you.