How were you introduced to Tolkien? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Alatáriël Lossëhelin · 04-08-2003, 09:46 PM

I've been a resident of Middle Earth for many years now. In 1966 (when I was 15), a friend loaned me a copy of the Hobbit. I stayed up all night reading it. I immediately borrowed FotR and read it in a couple of days. However, since this set of books was being routed to several people, I had to wait weeks to find out what happened to the Fellowship, and even longer before Sam was able to rescue Frodo. Since then, I've bought my own copies (several sets). I bought the Silmarillion when it was first published, but I could not finish it. I dug out my copy a few months ago, and I'm almost finished with the second reading.

04-08-2003, 09:46 PM	#11
Alatáriël Lossëhelin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Road to Rivendell: 2491 miles from Hobbiton, with Frodo and Sam, homeward bound Posts: 365	I've been a resident of Middle Earth for many years now. In 1966 (when I was 15), a friend loaned me a copy of the Hobbit. I stayed up all night reading it. I immediately borrowed FotR and read it in a couple of days. However, since this set of books was being routed to several people, I had to wait weeks to find out what happened to the Fellowship, and even longer before Sam was able to rescue Frodo. Since then, I've bought my own copies (several sets). I bought the Silmarillion when it was first published, but I could not finish it. I dug out my copy a few months ago, and I'm almost finished with the second reading. __________________ "It's impossible to have Frodo without Sam, or Sam without Frodo. They're like two halves of one heart..." "If your hurts grieve you still and the memory of your burden is heavy, then you may pass into the West..."