I didn't think the first one contradicted the established lore too much (though I'm not a superfan, so I'm sure I missed some stuff), outside the setup for the game, and it was pretty explicitly an alternate timeline from what I recall. The second game contradicted established lore pretty heavily though.
I don't think the first did much, but it was also so insignificant in the grand scheme that it would be hard for it to anyway. No idea about the DLC, as I never got around to it.
The second did to absurd levels, but it also never tried to act like it was more than it was. A power fantasy wearing LotR skin.
I didn't think the first one contradicted the established lore too much (though I'm not a superfan, so I'm sure I missed some stuff), outside the setup for the game, and it was pretty explicitly an alternate timeline from what I recall. The second game contradicted established lore pretty heavily though.
I don't think the first did much, but it was also so insignificant in the grand scheme that it would be hard for it to anyway. No idea about the DLC, as I never got around to it.
The second did to absurd levels, but it also never tried to act like it was more than it was. A power fantasy wearing LotR skin.