Template talk:Legend

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I have some problems with several entries in this template.

For example, why are the Great beasts and Giants included here? Sure, we don't know much about them, but they still make an appearance in the LOTR and The Hobbit, respectively.

And more importantly, this template shouldn't include the races from the BoLT, in my opinion. How are they legendary? In the context of the Book of Lost Tales, they are as real as the Elves, Men or the Valar. - IvarTheBoneless 17:38, 17 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Agree. Same with Template:LegendLoc. We could limit both to those terms that are only mentioned by characters, or in lexicons and poems. We could also include enigmatic locations/creatures such as Dorwinion. TBOLT matter goes out in any case. --LorenzoCB 18:24, 17 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I think this template should only include those concepts that are based on hearsay (in-universe) - in other words, pretty much everything in the hobbit poems, as well as some other things (like Tarlang).
I'm not sure what you mean by "in lexicons", though. Are you suggesting that every concept in the lexicons should go into this template? Also, I don't think that mysterious locations like Dorwinion should be here, since this template should, IMO, only include those concepts of which we aren't sure if they are real (in-universe). - IvarTheBoneless 19:11, 17 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]