I’m still ploughing slowly through “The Nature of Middle-Earth” so haven’t been able to comment thoroughly on the current state of JRRT lore as of yet. Tough to consider myself Grand Master as a result.
I’ve also been hesitant to raise the deep JRRT lore anymore, as it confuses too many Tolkien neophytes, and I end up getting accused of thread-shitting and making fun of fellow fans, as seen in post 39 of the linked thread.
Yes, it was over 18 years ago, but that’s measuring by Years of the sun, not Years of the Trees (so just barely more than 0.125 YT).
Me, nurse a grievance? Never!
Well, hardly ever.