Early-teen fans on the Barrow Downs? - Page 3 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Amanaduial the archer · 04-12-2004, 01:18 PM

I'm not sure if I count as an early teen fan, as I'm 15, so halfway....ah well, close enough! I was 12 when I first read the books (wow, how long ago that seems!) as it was in the Summer/Autumn of 2001. I had no idea the films would be coming out at the time, but they came out several months after I had finished the books, and a few months after that, at the enduring peak of my 'obsession', I found the Downs. I happened upon the trilogy when in an airport in...Canada?...and was looking for something to occupy my mind on the long flight back to Manchester - over 1 and a half thousand pages of Middle Earth did the trick!

Mad Baggins · 04-24-2004, 03:38 PM

I'm 15, too, and I first saw FotR in the theaters when I was 13. I have to admit that at first, I was a squealing fangirl-type. (I know your shame, Lhunardawen!) But then I saw it a couple more times, and I found the books in my basement. I began reading the Fellowship, and I became more educated in Tolkien's works. By the time the Extended Edition rolled around, I was hooked. In a good way.

P.S. Oh, happy day! I found The Hobbit in my basement this afternoon!

Amanaduial the archer · 04-25-2004, 08:35 AM

Wow, it should be made into a fanfic: 'Mad Baggins and the Everlasting Basement'

04-12-2004, 01:18 PM	#1
Amanaduial the archer Shadow of Starlight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: dancing among the ledgerlines... Posts: 2,347	I'm not sure if I count as an early teen fan, as I'm 15, so halfway....ah well, close enough! I was 12 when I first read the books (wow, how long ago that seems!) as it was in the Summer/Autumn of 2001. I had no idea the films would be coming out at the time, but they came out several months after I had finished the books, and a few months after that, at the enduring peak of my 'obsession', I found the Downs. I happened upon the trilogy when in an airport in...Canada?...and was looking for something to occupy my mind on the long flight back to Manchester - over 1 and a half thousand pages of Middle Earth did the trick! __________________ I am what I was, a harmless little devil

04-24-2004, 03:38 PM	#2
Mad Baggins Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A place where after thunder golden showers come falling like a rain of flowers. Posts: 371	I'm 15, too, and I first saw FotR in the theaters when I was 13. I have to admit that at first, I was a squealing fangirl-type. (I know your shame, Lhunardawen!) But then I saw it a couple more times, and I found the books in my basement. I began reading the Fellowship, and I became more educated in Tolkien's works. By the time the Extended Edition rolled around, I was hooked. In a good way. P.S. Oh, happy day! I found The Hobbit in my basement this afternoon! __________________ I like buying snacks from a vending machine because food is better when it falls. Sometimes at the grocery, I'll drop a candy bar so that it will achieve its maximum flavor potential. Last edited by Mad Baggins; 04-24-2004 at 03:40 PM. Reason: I love myself.

04-25-2004, 08:35 AM	#3
Amanaduial the archer Shadow of Starlight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: dancing among the ledgerlines... Posts: 2,347	Wow, it should be made into a fanfic: 'Mad Baggins and the Everlasting Basement' __________________ I am what I was, a harmless little devil