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Selmo · 09-18-2002, 05:28 AM

I'm of a simmilar vintage to "Child". 1947 was a good year.
I first read The Hobbit in 1962 and LoTR in 1963.
I was introduced to the works of Professor Tolkien by non other than Smaug the Golden.
My younger brother brought a copy of the hobbit home from his school. I pick up the book and found, inside the front cover, a map with a tiny red dragon on it. I love maps and dragons have fascinated me scince I was a young child. Here were both in the same place! I was hooked

09-18-2002, 05:28 AM	#10
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	I'm of a simmilar vintage to "Child". 1947 was a good year. I first read The Hobbit in 1962 and LoTR in 1963. I was introduced to the works of Professor Tolkien by non other than Smaug the Golden. My younger brother brought a copy of the hobbit home from his school. I pick up the book and found, inside the front cover, a map with a tiny red dragon on it. I love maps and dragons have fascinated me scince I was a young child. Here were both in the same place! I was hooked