My mother read The Hobbit to all of her seven children and then when we were able gave us her copies of LOTR to read for ouselves. I can't remember the exact age, but I was less than 10. I'm now reading The Hobbit in turn to my 5 year old since my mother is no longer with us to pass on that tradition, she read it to her older grandchildren too. I only discovered the Simarillion, Unfinished Tales and HoME recently.
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"Onen i-Estel Edain, u-chebin estel anim"
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