Did you see the movies or read the books first?

[Tenduriel]

I hadn't heard of Tolkien until the beginning of 2001, when the first rumours about the movies came. Read fotr, fell immediately in love with Middle-Earth ánd Tengwar and managed to finish it on the day the first movie appeared in the cinemas. Boy, I'd never have believed I could be so totally bewitched by a simple book! So I read TTT in about a month, then school came along and rotk took a little longer. I literally devoured TH and read the trilogy again, and then the second movie came out. Okay, can't say I was very happy about how PJ has twisted the story around, but although the movie does not follow the book very strictly, he still made a fabulous piece of fantasy. Now I already bought the Silmarillion and the appendices (I know, it's a shame I haven't bought them earlier on...), and am looking desperatly for a copy of the Book of Lost Tales. Most of my spare time goes to searching the web for more information about Tolkiens languages, so I could say I'm a fan! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

"Moge de dageraad jullie allen halen en verstenen!" – Gandalf