How were you introduced to Tolkien?

[Daewen]

I can't believe I haven't posted here yet, because, as anyone who's read a few of my other posts in miscelanious threads would know, I love to brag about how I got introduced to Lord of the Rings.
When I was five years old (and still taking naps [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ) my dad would sit me down and read me a few chapters of the Hobbit before I took my nap. Even though I was young, I followed the story line fairly well, although certain details eluded me. By the time I was seven, my dad had begun to read me the Fellowship of the ring, then when I was eight, we read the Two Towers, then when I was nine, we read Return of the King, and when I was ten, my dad sat me down and said, "I think it's time for you to tackle the Hobbit again...but this time, on your own." So I re-read all the books, starting with the Hobbit, and since read them rather sporadicaly, it took untill I was about 12 to finish, but by the time I was 13, I was reading the Silmarilon to my dad, and a year later, when I was 14 (and reading the Unfinished Tales if anyone cares) the first movie came out and my dad and I saw it together. So, in short, Tolkien's works have been a bit of a father daughter bonding thing for me and my dear old Gaffer, as I have taken to calling him as of late.