skyjedi2005 said:I still stick by my statement though Despite the very personal Connection Tolkien had to the Silmarillion the real meat of the story come into play in Lord of the Rings. Similar to the Meat of the Story in Star wars Being the films now known as IV-V-VI.
Regardless of where you think the meat of the story is, or how popular any given story is, you were wrong when you said of the legendarium, "These are usually only for the authors benefit and never shown." The early stories were not solely for Tolkien's benefit; they were intended for publication. They were shown to Tolkien's publisher toward that end. And they were certainly not intended to be backstory for Lord of the Rings, which wouldn't even be conceived until decades after most elements of the Silm were in place.
Star Wars is 180 degrees different. I don't think Lucas ever shopped his backstory around. After ANH's success, he shelved it and started casting around for new ideas.
The comparison is not felicitous.