I'm currently writing a lotr fanfiction which takes place in modern-day earth. I've done a lot of research that says that Tolkien meant for Middle-earth to have taken place on our earth, just at an imaginary time period.

However, today I got an unpleasant flame which states that Tolkien wrote his stories in a world other than ours and that I obviously did not do enough research.

Did I find faulty research, or was the flamer misinformed? I just want to make sure.

As far as I know, the flamer was misinformed, and you had the correct research. I would like to agree with the flamer, because I don't like the idea that we're in modern-day Middle-earth, but so far as I know, Tolkien did intend for this to be in Middle-earth, in around the Sixth Age of the world.

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yeah same here. I don't like the idea that we live in a modern day Middle-Earth, because Middle-Earth is so much better than the world today. But as far as I know you had the correct research Luiniel.

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While modern day Earth isn't all that similar, it should be quite easy to see that the geography is very close to Middle Earth's.

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well yeah, that's true. I still don't like the thought that our earth is supposed to be a modern day Middle-Earth.

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Just to clear things up, in my story, archeologists find some remains from Middle-earth and a story takes place around this event.

I realized I made it sound as if it was the same old "lotr in modern day" earth stories.

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oh I see. Well I've never heard of that..

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sounds fascinating.

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Faulty flamer, definitely. I totally recall reading that Tolkien wanted LotR to be in an imaginary time period on Earth in The Magical Worlds of the Lord of the Rings.

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I don't think he wanted it to be an "imaginary" time exactly, but I know he wanted to create English myths that were totally unique to his country.

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Hm. I like Tolkein's idea about Middle Earth being our world...I love the idea actually...but at the same time, doesn't seem like there is a place it would fit in with recorded history.

Alright, I'm being the practical killjoy.

I was just wondering how that was supposed to work. Although, it is sort of nice just not to think about it and to simply imagine it actually happening.

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I think its cool that your writing about Middle-Earth in our time. I say keep writing! Your thinking outside the box!

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