Learning about LOTR - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lady Snickerdoodle · 12-05-2003, 03:42 PM

Welcome Linaeve by the way. I don't know if I'm repeating anything other people here said (because I'm too lazy to read through everyone's replies, and I have to go somewhere in a minute anyway) but yeah, reading the Silmarillion gives a lot of background knowledge and history and so do the other ones, like the Book of Lost Tales, all the other ones... And there are way too many LOTR fan sites out there (but barrowdowns is best! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ) but they all too often tend to gush about Orlando Bloom (which isn't that bad, but when you want LOTR info...) but the History of Middle earth isnt too bad if you actually have the stamina to get through 12 volumes... good luck!

12-05-2003, 03:42 PM	#9
Lady Snickerdoodle Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in the cookie jar Posts: 256	Welcome Linaeve by the way. I don't know if I'm repeating anything other people here said (because I'm too lazy to read through everyone's replies, and I have to go somewhere in a minute anyway) but yeah, reading the Silmarillion gives a lot of background knowledge and history and so do the other ones, like the Book of Lost Tales, all the other ones... And there are way too many LOTR fan sites out there (but barrowdowns is best! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ) but they all too often tend to gush about Orlando Bloom (which isn't that bad, but when you want LOTR info...) but the History of Middle earth isnt too bad if you actually have the stamina to get through 12 volumes... good luck! __________________ "Let me handle this, I'm British." ~hitchhikers guide