How many times have you read LOTR? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Alatáriël Lossëhelin · 12-08-2003, 10:17 PM

I first read the Hobbit & LotR in 1966. I couldn't tell you how many times I've read/reread it since then. The Silm I've struggled more with. I attempted it 2-3 times in the 70's when it was first published, but in the past couple of years I've managed to actually finish it 3-4 times. It really helped when I bought the Middle-Earth Atlas. I've also owned the audio cd's of Silm, Hobbit & LotR for almost a year, and they've been playing non-stop in my truck ever since. I have about an hour commute to & from work each day, and I spend it with Tolkien.

12-08-2003, 10:17 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 first read the Hobbit & LotR in 1966. I couldn't tell you how many times I've read/reread it since then. The Silm I've struggled more with. I attempted it 2-3 times in the 70's when it was first published, but in the past couple of years I've managed to actually finish it 3-4 times. It really helped when I bought the Middle-Earth Atlas. I've also owned the audio cd's of Silm, Hobbit & LotR for almost a year, and they've been playing non-stop in my truck ever since. I have about an hour commute to & from work each day, and I spend it with Tolkien. __________________ "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..."