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Hannah Burrows · 10-24-2000, 02:53 PM

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Re: My first time

I experienced the Hobbit on film when I was young, so I picture Bilbo as they show him in the movie, here's the picture: http://www.timefold.com/rbhimages/rbh01.img.jpgwww.timefold.com/rbhimages/rbh01.img.jpg</a>

A few years ago, probably two, at school I was browsing through the book fair and there it was! I'd been meaning to read it and oh! I loved it. Then I reread it last summer and decided this year to find and read The Lord of the Rings. I just finished it yesterday! Oh it was beautiful, sad and happy both at the same time! One of my fave rhymes (one I have set a tune to and go around singing) is Sam's rhyme at the tower:
In western lands beneath the Sun,
the flowers may rise in Spring
the trees may bud, the waters run,
the merry finches sing
Or maybe tis' cloudless night and swaying beeches bear
the Elven-stars as jewels white
amid their branching hair

Though here at journey's end I lie
in darkness buried deep
beyond all towers strong and high
beyond all moutains steep
above all shadows rides the Sun
and Stars for ever dwell:
I will not say the Day is done,
nor bid the Stars fare well.

Ah, if you have a heart for beautiful words of this kind you live in Tolkien's world of mind

" In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit . . . " That's where it all began.</p>

Feanor · 10-27-2000, 01:30 PM

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Re: My first time

I remember the first time I read Tolkien. Back in the summer before 6th grade I read The Hobbit. That was about three years ago. Ever since then I have loved Tolkien's works.

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my first encounter

I read The Hobbit in my own language, catalan, when I was 11 or 12 years old, in the 1980´s. It took me a whole year, because I lost (yes, I mean really lost) the book and I could not finish it since I found it again. I read The Lord of the Rings six or seven years ago, first in catalan and then in spanish (the translation is better). And two years ago, at last, I dared to read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in english and it was one of the greatest experiencies I ever have had!

Far over the misty mountains cold,...Més enllà de les boiroses i fredes muntanyes,
vers coves velles i fondes masmorres,
ens cal partir abans de l´alba,
per rescatar de l´oblit el nostre or.

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Elendil · 10-31-2000, 12:34 PM

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my first encounter

Welcome Lorien de Loth! I agree I like the english translation best, but it looks very romantic in Catalan!

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Re: When did I read my first book?

1976, when I was 3.
I'm not sure I understood all of it though.

I first read The Hobbit in 1986, when I was 13.

I first read LotR in 1996, when I was 23.
I'm not sure I understood all of it though.
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Re: When did I read my first book?

I think this question may have been asked before or again, in a slightly different format. mwcfrodo says that he read LotR in 1965. I read it in either 1962 or 1963. It was recommended to me by a friend. I found The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring at the local library, finished them quickly and when I went back for more, somebody had the audacity to have The Two Towers checked out. I put in a hold on it and had to wait for it.

Mayhap I am the oldest here. I didn't read these books at age 11, I fear. I was in my early 30s when I discovered these books. I celebrate (I think) my 71st birthday this Sunday. Well, I know that I'm 71. It's the celebrate part that I'm confused about.

Tolkien's work is ageless, and seemingly so are all of us. It seems that we have made his writing a very important part of our life, no matter age or nationality.

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Re: When did I read my first book?

I read the Hobbit about 2 years ago, then tried to read LoTR. When I was about 80 or so pages into it, probably in the early 'Old Forest' chapters, I gave up. One year later I picked it up again, and made my way from the start back to where I was and got to about page 120, The Barrowdowns I think <img src=wink.gif ALT="

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I was 10 when I read the hobbit. The young and the old, Aldaron? <img src=biggrin.gif ALT="

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Samwise of the shire · 03-08-2001, 06:12 PM

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Re: lets seeee......

My mom read me "The Hobbit"when I was eight,-then I tried it on my own but lost interest when Bilbo was trying to free the dwarves or somewhere in that part-,after mom read me it she told me about the lotr trilogy and I wanted her to read it to me but she said you wouldnt understand so I asked her to tell me about the charecters and stuff,and she did.
two years later I found the trilogy and tried to read them but lost interest in the first book of the third book-I wanted to find Sam and Frodo and see what happened to them-but a year later I read the whole thing and absolutly fell in love with the whole thing.
I've read lotr between 3 and 6 times,amd silma 1 -loved that too-
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Elanor · 03-11-2001, 02:46 PM

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Re: lets seeee......

Hi, I'm new here, but I've been enjoying reading what everyone has to say on the Forum over the last few days, and finally want to join in. I feel like a novice though, compared to everyone here - you all seem to know so much!

I first got to know the Hobbit when i was small (5 or 6) when I had the tapes of Nicol Williamson reading the book. They were fantastic! Then I read the book when I was 8 or so. Then a year later I read LotR with my Dad (we took it in turns to read aloud) I think we gave up half way through, because the Radio series started (must have been 1980 or '82 - does anyone remember?) and overtook us! WE couldn't read fast enough. I really think of the radio seies when I think of LotR - I still have the tapes I made, and listen to them every now and again. 13 hours of crackles, but well worth it.

I've just started re-reading LotR though, and loving it. I'm currently on the Two Towers - Marry and Pippin are in Fangorn. I'd forgotten how funny the books are <img src=biggrin.gif ALT="

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Re: lets seeee......

Welcome Elanor! We were all novices once, so don't be shy. Feel free to pipe up with questions or comments.

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***Mister Underhill*** · 03-12-2001, 02:52 PM

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Re: lets seeee......

Wow, I would LOVE to hear Nicol Williamson read Tolkien. For those who don't recognize the name, he played a fantastic Merlin in Excalibur. It's from the 80's, so I guess some of you pipsqueaks might not have seen it -- but you should! Great movie. "Dragon's breath!" Haha!

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Orald · 03-12-2001, 03:44 PM

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Re: lets seeee......

I love his voice. BA little to menacing for LotR. LotR seems a bit cheerier, but his voice is just spectacular. Of course I thought the movie "Excalibur" was a little tangent from the way I had heard it told before.

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Elanor · 03-13-2001, 04:08 PM

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Re: lets seeee......

Nicol Williamson is fantastic. Of course, the Hobbit is much lighter than LotR, but NW is perfect. It's also really great to hear how the many different voices are clear, despite all being read by one person. It's always obvious who's speaking. Nicol Williamson uses several different accents and styles for the different races/creatures. I can't remember exactly what, but there were nice subtle differences there. I think Gollum was slightly Welsh - it made all the "blessss us and splash us my preciousss" very effective!

I wish I could download the tapes somehow so you could listen, but I'm afraid I just don't have the first idea how to do that...

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Re: lets seeee......

Pipsqueaks? LOL <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol">

-réd

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***Mister Underhill*** · 03-13-2001, 09:42 PM

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Re: lets seeee......

Maybe half-pints would have been more politically correct? I'm sure sawed-off runts is worse...

Elanor -- maybe I can search on Napster or something. What kind of comp do you have? With the right hardware, you might be able to rip the tapes to .wav or .mp3 format using some FREE utilities that Gilthalion posted links to.

Durelen -- Nicol is a fine actor and has a nice comic sensibility to complement his menacing side. He has all the funniest moments in Excalibur and did a great comic turn as Little John in Robin and Marian (an even older and more obscure film than Excalibur) starring Sean Connery as Robin Hood, Audrey Hepburn as Marian, Richard Harris as Prince John, and Robert Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Coincidentally, Ian Holm had a part in the movie, as did Denholm Elliott, famous to most audiences as Marcus Brody of the Indiana Jones movies. I admit that R&M is a bit slow and lackluster by modern standards, but you can't beat that cast!

Come to think of it, either Nicol or Richard Harris would have made a great Denethor.

Hey -- I just had a great idea (if I may be so bold!) for a game: Six Degrees of Lord of the Rings. Name an actor and see who can link him/her to LotR in the fewest steps. But should it go in the Quiz or the Movie section?

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Orald · 03-14-2001, 12:12 AM

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Re: lets seeee......

Yes, Denethor. In my mind I see him as an extremely wise and ancient recluse that is kinda good, but more middle of the road. I don't see anyone in LotR that is quite like that. I thought Saruman maybe could, but he is evil. Of course evil could be the way to go. I can definately see him as the Mouth of Sauron.

It seems fate is not without a sense of irony.</p>

Fingolfin · 03-14-2001, 02:58 PM

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Re: When did you read your first book?

I read the Hobbit in 3rd grade and the Lord of the Rings in 5th grade.

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Elenanna · 03-14-2001, 11:27 PM

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Re: When did you read your first book?

i read LotR when i was 9 and then i read the hobbit when i was 10 and i read the silm last year

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Aldaron · 03-14-2001, 11:37 PM

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Re: lets seeee......

Gee, Nicol Williamson. I saw him in a live production of a play in London one time. A great actor. I wonder if his reading of The Hobbit is available anywhere now.

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Oh Lord, I saw that awful, awful cartoon version of the Hobbit as a child, but my mom was never a Tolkien fan (we all have our faults) so I didn't hear about the story again until High School. I read the Hobbit in 10th grade. I loved it but was too engrossed in Sherlock Holmes at the time to appreciate it. So, two years ago when I had no TV and I had read all of the interpretations of the Arthurian legend I could find, I finally picked up LoTR and read it all in about two weeks. Then I re-read it and this time I read the appendices. I was hooked, and read the Silmarillion over a weekend at home. Since then I have reread the LoTR at least three times. I'm starting with my second reading of the Sil. now, and I have the UT on my bookshelves, half read.

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Re: When did you read your first book?

I read The Hobbit about a year ago, and have re-read it and LOTR 3 times since then. I am just now reading The Sill. I had never read a book in my life before I read The Hobbit. <img src=smile.gif ALT="

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Theodred21 · 06-30-2001, 07:11 PM

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When I was 8 I started to read the Hobbit bu didn't understand it enough, so I gave up. Two years ago, I tried it again, and I loved it. I have read the Hobbit 3 times, LotR twice, the SIlmarillion Twice, and Unfinished Tales and BoLT 1.

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Re: My first time

I STARTED READY THE TOLKEIN WORKS AT THE AGE OF 11, NOT THAT LONG AGO CONSIDERING IM 12

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First Book?

1973, I read the Hobbit while in Jr. High School, then the Lord of the Rings, then the hobbit again, then the Lord of the Rings 5, 6, 7 more times, then the Silmarilion the week it first came out. I lost count how many times I read the LOTR because I'd skip Bombadil and go straight to Bree, and skip Shelob, then look back and forth for favorite passages.

I'd have absorbed the Silmarilion better if the characters had names that didn't rhyme. I knew when I looked at the table of contents that I'd be in trouble before long.

All of the women in my family read the books and liked or loved them.

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when i read my first book

i suppose i read the hobbit when in 1994 when i was about 10/11 since then i just kept reading tolkien stuff i later on got intreasted in tolkien illustrations and use them a lot for my art work

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my first time

my first reading of tolkien was in 1968 while going to college in boston, ma. i started to read them anew this past week. what a wonderful journey awaits. 33 years later, what new insights will there be at this stage of my life?

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Re: My first time

I feel really like a kid now I'm only 13 going into 8th grade but I've read the the trilogy and the Hobbit about 5 times each, 6 for the trilogy, and i still dont completely understand it. I out did you all I first read LotR and the hobbit while i was in fourth grade, read it every year since and twice some.

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Re: When did you read your first book?

Few months ago.

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Malagaerion · 07-19-2001, 07:44 AM

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Well lets see here...

I can't remember the exact year but it was sometime in the mid to late 70s. My mom came home with 'The Hobbit' and gave it to me to read. Even though I had never heard of this book, it didn't take much for me to pick it up and read it as I was already an avid reader and it had a picture of Smaug with the burning town below him on the cover. This edition was kind of geared for kids as the text was a little larger and it had several still photos from the cartoon version. I was so enthralled with the book I think I read it three or four times in a row! I read it several more times over the years and I still have this book even though its very tattered and worn.

A couple years later I discovered that Tolkien had written the LotR so I set off to the local library and read all three books in about a month. I also read these books over and over especially after I got my own books.

Only read the Silmarillion twice, and the second time I used the Atlas of Middle Earth as a companion book.

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Theodred21 · 07-19-2001, 08:03 AM

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Welcome to the Barrow-downs Malagaerion!
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Donlammenion · 03-03-2003, 08:07 AM

i read my first lotr book when i was about 7 or 8 it was a full edition hard back copy of lotr then about a year later i discovered the untamed joys of the silmerillion and then the hobbit

Sirithheruwen · 07-19-2003, 08:18 PM

My dad read me The Hobbit when i was 4 or 5, but i read LOTR when I was 8. (I've always been a bookworm!)

Meela · 07-20-2003, 08:27 AM

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Wow, I would LOVE to hear Nicol Williamson read Tolkien. For those who don't recognize the name, he played a fantastic Merlin in Excalibur.

I adore that movie. He did a fantastic job.

The Hobbit: aged 3.

I haven't read any other books. Not properly.

Ophelia · 07-20-2003, 03:14 PM

I read my first book when I was 1year or so but I read it upside-down [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
OK , OK . I heard "The Hobbit" a really really long time ago . I was 3 I think but the illustartions were so frightining that I was afraid to open the book . No , seriously they are ugly .

Luthien_ Tinuviel · 07-20-2003, 05:49 PM

I first read The Hobbit when I was 7 (I think), and LOTR when I was nine, and every year since then. I read The Silm when I was ten (I'm pretty sure) and again when I was twelve. Other books: I don't remember. I've read the Hobbit probably at least five times.

elven maiden Earwen · 07-20-2003, 10:46 PM

I read LOTR, Sil, nad the Hobbit all last year when I was 11. I also read UT, and the BOLT part one and two last year as well. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

07-20-2003, 11:08 PM

hey im new here...just signed up....but the first i read LOtR...was about a year ago during the first part of my freshmen year...ah...they were so good...i am currently re-reading Fellowship...its great!

07-21-2003, 09:36 AM

I was 8 when my mother gave me the Hobbit to read. I was 12 when I readed Lotr. I readed the Silmarillion when I was 15.

Oliphaunts_Rule · 07-27-2003, 06:40 PM

I was ten (?) when my dad read "The lord of the rings" aloud. I fell asleep through the whole thing.
I have just started the books and I think they are reallllllyyyyy COOOOLLLLLL. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Yavanna228 · 07-27-2003, 07:12 PM

I do believe it was Christmas of 2000 that my mother bought me a combined edition of LOTR. Actually, she first bought me the audio tapes of Tolkien reading LOTR, but in my foolishness I had her take them back because I wanted the books so I could read and re-read parts that either interested me or that I had forgotten and needed for a later passage. I should have kept the tapes and bought the books myself. I had no idea how much I would value a recording of Tolkien reading his own works. Pronunciation alone is worth getting the tapes. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
So, I suppose, if we are giving ages, I would have been 13 at that time, but the rather large tome frightened me off for awhile until I was on a long trip and needed something to read. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] And the rest, as they say, is history.
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enep The Ghastly Leprechaun Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 406	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shade of Carn Dûm Posts: 375</TD><TD><img src=http://www.dodgywebsite.homestead.com/files/Kungfu_01.gif WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When did I read my first book? I read the Hobbit about 2 years ago, then tried to read LoTR. When I was about 80 or so pages into it, probably in the early 'Old Forest' chapters, I gave up. One year later I picked it up again, and made my way from the start back to where I was and got to about page 120, The Barrowdowns I think <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> I only finished it about 3 or 4 months ago. The Sil. was devoured a month later, and since then I have re-read LoTR and the Hobbit. Now with BoLT I and UT I'm having a ball. <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> I was 10 when I read the hobbit. The young and the old, Aldaron? <img src=biggrin.gif ALT=""> - enep</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000041>enep</A> at: 2/24/01 12:01:50 am __________________ - enep

03-11-2001, 02:46 PM	#49
Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 1</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... Hi, I'm new here, but I've been enjoying reading what everyone has to say on the Forum over the last few days, and finally want to join in. I feel like a novice though, compared to everyone here - you all seem to know so much! I first got to know the Hobbit when i was small (5 or 6) when I had the tapes of Nicol Williamson reading the book. They were fantastic! Then I read the book when I was 8 or so. Then a year later I read LotR with my Dad (we took it in turns to read aloud) I think we gave up half way through, because the Radio series started (must have been 1980 or '82 - does anyone remember?) and overtook us! WE couldn't read fast enough. I really think of the radio seies when I think of LotR - I still have the tapes I made, and listen to them every now and again. 13 hours of crackles, but well worth it. I've just started re-reading LotR though, and loving it. I'm currently on the Two Towers - Marry and Pippin are in Fangorn. I'd forgotten how funny the books are <img src=biggrin.gif ALT=""> </p> __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )

03-12-2001, 02:19 PM	#50
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,381	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Spirit of Mist Posts: 726</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... Welcome Elanor! We were all novices once, so don't be shy. Feel free to pipe up with questions or comments. --Mithadan-- "The Silmarils with living light were kindled clear, and waxing bright shone like stars that in the North above the reek of earth leap forth." </p> __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.

03-13-2001, 04:08 PM	#53
Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 9</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... Nicol Williamson is fantastic. Of course, the Hobbit is much lighter than LotR, but NW is perfect. It's also really great to hear how the many different voices are clear, despite all being read by one person. It's always obvious who's speaking. Nicol Williamson uses several different accents and styles for the different races/creatures. I can't remember exactly what, but there were nice subtle differences there. I think Gollum was slightly Welsh - it made all the "blessss us and splash us my preciousss" very effective! I wish I could download the tapes somehow so you could listen, but I'm afraid I just don't have the first idea how to do that... </p> __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )

10-24-2000, 02:53 PM	#41
Hannah Burrows Animated Skeleton Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 40	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 52</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: My first time I experienced the Hobbit on film when I was young, so I picture Bilbo as they show him in the movie, here's the picture: http://www.timefold.com/rbhimages/rbh01.img.jpgwww.timefold.com/rbhimages/rbh01.img.jpg</a> A few years ago, probably two, at school I was browsing through the book fair and there it was! I'd been meaning to read it and oh! I loved it. Then I reread it last summer and decided this year to find and read The Lord of the Rings. I just finished it yesterday! Oh it was beautiful, sad and happy both at the same time! One of my fave rhymes (one I have set a tune to and go around singing) is Sam's rhyme at the tower: In western lands beneath the Sun, the flowers may rise in Spring the trees may bud, the waters run, the merry finches sing Or maybe tis' cloudless night and swaying beeches bear the Elven-stars as jewels white amid their branching hair Though here at journey's end I lie in darkness buried deep beyond all towers strong and high beyond all moutains steep above all shadows rides the Sun and Stars for ever dwell: I will not say the Day is done, nor bid the Stars fare well. Ah, if you have a heart for beautiful words of this kind you live in Tolkien's world of mind " In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit . . . " That's where it all began.</p>

10-27-2000, 01:30 PM	#42
Feanor Pile O'Bones Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 24	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 5</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: My first time I remember the first time I read Tolkien. Back in the summer before 6th grade I read The Hobbit. That was about three years ago. Ever since then I have loved Tolkien's works. </p>

10-31-2000, 11:38 AM	#43
lorien de loth Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 12	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 4</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> my first encounter I read The Hobbit in my own language, catalan, when I was 11 or 12 years old, in the 1980´s. It took me a whole year, because I lost (yes, I mean really lost) the book and I could not finish it since I found it again. I read The Lord of the Rings six or seven years ago, first in catalan and then in spanish (the translation is better). And two years ago, at last, I dared to read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in english and it was one of the greatest experiencies I ever have had! Far over the misty mountains cold,...Més enllà de les boiroses i fredes muntanyes, vers coves velles i fondes masmorres, ens cal partir abans de l´alba, per rescatar de l´oblit el nostre or. </p>

10-31-2000, 12:34 PM	#44
Elendil Haunting Spirit Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 57	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pile o' Bones Posts: 19</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> my first encounter Welcome Lorien de Loth! I agree I like the english translation best, but it looks very romantic in Catalan! </p>

02-23-2001, 06:44 PM	#46
Aldaron Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 86	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 10</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When did I read my first book? I think this question may have been asked before or again, in a slightly different format. mwcfrodo says that he read LotR in 1965. I read it in either 1962 or 1963. It was recommended to me by a friend. I found The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring at the local library, finished them quickly and when I went back for more, somebody had the audacity to have The Two Towers checked out. I put in a hold on it and had to wait for it. Mayhap I am the oldest here. I didn't read these books at age 11, I fear. I was in my early 30s when I discovered these books. I celebrate (I think) my 71st birthday this Sunday. Well, I know that I'm 71. It's the celebrate part that I'm confused about. Tolkien's work is ageless, and seemingly so are all of us. It seems that we have made his writing a very important part of our life, no matter age or nationality. </p>

03-08-2001, 06:12 PM	#48
Samwise of the shire Wight Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 152	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 34</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... My mom read me "The Hobbit"when I was eight,-then I tried it on my own but lost interest when Bilbo was trying to free the dwarves or somewhere in that part-,after mom read me it she told me about the lotr trilogy and I wanted her to read it to me but she said you wouldnt understand so I asked her to tell me about the charecters and stuff,and she did. two years later I found the trilogy and tried to read them but lost interest in the first book of the third book-I wanted to find Sam and Frodo and see what happened to them-but a year later I read the whole thing and absolutly fell in love with the whole thing. I've read lotr between 3 and 6 times,amd silma 1 -loved that too- samwise of the shire ps hey gamegie welcome to the barrowdowns forum were ya from?I mean were do ya live now? </p>

03-12-2001, 02:52 PM	#51
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,743	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dread Horseman Posts: 553</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... Wow, I would LOVE to hear Nicol Williamson read Tolkien. For those who don't recognize the name, he played a fantastic Merlin in Excalibur. It's from the 80's, so I guess some of you pipsqueaks might not have seen it -- but you should! Great movie. "Dragon's breath!" Haha! </p>

03-12-2001, 03:44 PM	#52
Orald Shadow of Malice Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: right behind you Posts: 843	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shadow of Malice Posts: 662</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... I love his voice. BA little to menacing for LotR. LotR seems a bit cheerier, but his voice is just spectacular. Of course I thought the movie "Excalibur" was a little tangent from the way I had heard it told before. </p>

03-13-2001, 05:29 PM	#54
red Spirit of Mischief Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 366	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 216</TD><TD><img src=http://www.bestanimations.com/Science/Biology/DNA/DNA-02.gif WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... Pipsqueaks? LOL <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> -réd <blockquote><font size=2> "He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer."</p> -A Short Rest, The Hobbit</p></blockquote></p> __________________ "Cats are like greatness: Some people are born into cat-loving families, some achieve cats, and some have cats thrust upon them." -William H. A. Carr

03-13-2001, 09:42 PM	#55
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,743	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dread Horseman Posts: 562</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... Maybe half-pints would have been more politically correct? I'm sure sawed-off runts is worse... Elanor -- maybe I can search on Napster or something. What kind of comp do you have? With the right hardware, you might be able to rip the tapes to .wav or .mp3 format using some FREE utilities that Gilthalion posted links to. Durelen -- Nicol is a fine actor and has a nice comic sensibility to complement his menacing side. He has all the funniest moments in Excalibur and did a great comic turn as Little John in Robin and Marian (an even older and more obscure film than Excalibur) starring Sean Connery as Robin Hood, Audrey Hepburn as Marian, Richard Harris as Prince John, and Robert Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Coincidentally, Ian Holm had a part in the movie, as did Denholm Elliott, famous to most audiences as Marcus Brody of the Indiana Jones movies. I admit that R&M is a bit slow and lackluster by modern standards, but you can't beat that cast! Come to think of it, either Nicol or Richard Harris would have made a great Denethor. Hey -- I just had a great idea (if I may be so bold!) for a game: Six Degrees of Lord of the Rings. Name an actor and see who can link him/her to LotR in the fewest steps. But should it go in the Quiz or the Movie section? </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000005>Mister Underhill</A> at: 3/13/01 10:45:29 pm

03-14-2001, 12:12 AM	#56
Orald Shadow of Malice Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: right behind you Posts: 843	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shadow of Malice Posts: 665</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... Yes, Denethor. In my mind I see him as an extremely wise and ancient recluse that is kinda good, but more middle of the road. I don't see anyone in LotR that is quite like that. I thought Saruman maybe could, but he is evil. Of course evil could be the way to go. I can definately see him as the Mouth of Sauron. It seems fate is not without a sense of irony.</p>

03-14-2001, 02:58 PM	#57
Fingolfin Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 70	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pile o' Bones Posts: 19</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When did you read your first book? I read the Hobbit in 3rd grade and the Lord of the Rings in 5th grade. </p>

03-14-2001, 11:27 PM	#58
Elenanna Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 98	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 74</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When did you read your first book? i read LotR when i was 9 and then i read the hobbit when i was 10 and i read the silm last year Visit me at <a href=http://pub16.ezboard.com/blorien16140>Lorien</a> friend of <a href=http://pub16.ezboard.com/bamongwareth>Amon Gwareth</a> and <a href=http://pub2.ezboard.com/brivendel>Rivendel</a> find my corpse at <a href=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi>The Barrowdowns</a> </p>

03-14-2001, 11:37 PM	#59
Aldaron Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 86	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 37</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... Gee, Nicol Williamson. I saw him in a live production of a play in London one time. A great actor. I wonder if his reading of The Hobbit is available anywhere now. </p>

03-15-2001, 07:13 PM	#60
The X Phial Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Out there with the truth. Come find me. Posts: 317	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pile o' Bones Posts: 12</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: lets seeee...... Oh Lord, I saw that awful, awful cartoon version of the Hobbit as a child, but my mom was never a Tolkien fan (we all have our faults) so I didn't hear about the story again until High School. I read the Hobbit in 10th grade. I loved it but was too engrossed in Sherlock Holmes at the time to appreciate it. So, two years ago when I had no TV and I had read all of the interpretations of the Arthurian legend I could find, I finally picked up LoTR and read it all in about two weeks. Then I re-read it and this time I read the appendices. I was hooked, and read the Silmarillion over a weekend at home. Since then I have reread the LoTR at least three times. I'm starting with my second reading of the Sil. now, and I have the UT on my bookshelves, half read. --The X Phial-- You must believe in free will, you have no choice. Isaac Singer</p> __________________ But then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.

06-14-2001, 10:15 PM	#61
GandaIf The White Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 267	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 221</TD><TD><img src=http://www.herr-der-ringe-film.de/HdR/crewmckel.JPG WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When did you read your first book? I read The Hobbit about a year ago, and have re-read it and LOTR 3 times since then. I am just now reading The Sill. I had never read a book in my life before I read The Hobbit. <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends."</p>

06-30-2001, 07:11 PM	#62
Theodred21 Phantom Rider Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edoras, Rohan Posts: 1,213	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 115</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When did you read your first book? When I was 8 I started to read the Hobbit bu didn't understand it enough, so I gave up. Two years ago, I tried it again, and I loved it. I have read the Hobbit 3 times, LotR twice, the SIlmarillion Twice, and Unfinished Tales and BoLT 1. ...he heard Theodred's great voice cry "To me, Eorlingas!"</p> __________________ Rohan All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not whither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken: The crownless again shall be king. -The Riddle of Strider

07-02-2001, 09:52 AM	#63
Nuinsoronwen1 Guest Posts: n/a	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 2</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: My first time I STARTED READY THE TOLKEIN WORKS AT THE AGE OF 11, NOT THAT LONG AGO CONSIDERING IM 12 </p>

07-09-2001, 07:09 PM	#64
Evenspire Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 78	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 56</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> First Book? 1973, I read the Hobbit while in Jr. High School, then the Lord of the Rings, then the hobbit again, then the Lord of the Rings 5, 6, 7 more times, then the Silmarilion the week it first came out. I lost count how many times I read the LOTR because I'd skip Bombadil and go straight to Bree, and skip Shelob, then look back and forth for favorite passages. I'd have absorbed the Silmarilion better if the characters had names that didn't rhyme. I knew when I looked at the table of contents that I'd be in trouble before long. All of the women in my family read the books and liked or loved them. </p>

07-11-2001, 03:38 AM	#65
Veasorel Guest Posts: n/a	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 10</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> when i read my first book i suppose i read the hobbit when in 1994 when i was about 10/11 since then i just kept reading tolkien stuff i later on got intreasted in tolkien illustrations and use them a lot for my art work </p>

07-14-2001, 06:09 AM	#66
dasgunnar Guest Posts: n/a	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 1</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> my first time my first reading of tolkien was in 1968 while going to college in boston, ma. i started to read them anew this past week. what a wonderful journey awaits. 33 years later, what new insights will there be at this stage of my life? </p>

07-14-2001, 07:10 AM	#67
CubanHobbit Guest Posts: n/a	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 2</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: My first time I feel really like a kid now I'm only 13 going into 8th grade but I've read the the trilogy and the Hobbit about 5 times each, 6 for the trilogy, and i still dont completely understand it. I out did you all I first read LotR and the hobbit while i was in fourth grade, read it every year since and twice some. the only cuban hobbit </p>

07-15-2001, 07:42 AM	#68
Astroduriel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 11	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 4</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When did you read your first book? Few months ago. </p>

07-19-2001, 07:44 AM	#69
Malagaerion Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 25	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 4</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When did you read your first book? Well lets see here... I can't remember the exact year but it was sometime in the mid to late 70s. My mom came home with 'The Hobbit' and gave it to me to read. Even though I had never heard of this book, it didn't take much for me to pick it up and read it as I was already an avid reader and it had a picture of Smaug with the burning town below him on the cover. This edition was kind of geared for kids as the text was a little larger and it had several still photos from the cartoon version. I was so enthralled with the book I think I read it three or four times in a row! I read it several more times over the years and I still have this book even though its very tattered and worn. A couple years later I discovered that Tolkien had written the LotR so I set off to the local library and read all three books in about a month. I also read these books over and over especially after I got my own books. Only read the Silmarillion twice, and the second time I used the Atlas of Middle Earth as a companion book. </p>

07-19-2001, 08:03 AM	#70
Theodred21 Phantom Rider Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edoras, Rohan Posts: 1,213	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ghost-Prince of Cardolan Posts: 654</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When did you read your first book? Welcome to the Barrow-downs Malagaerion! Nice web I.D.! ...he heard Theodred's great voice cry "To me, Eorlingas!"</p> __________________ Rohan All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not whither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken: The crownless again shall be king. -The Riddle of Strider

03-03-2003, 08:07 AM	#71
Donlammenion Animated Skeleton Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: mirkwood Posts: 47	i read my first lotr book when i was about 7 or 8 it was a full edition hard back copy of lotr then about a year later i discovered the untamed joys of the silmerillion and then the hobbit

07-19-2003, 08:18 PM	#72
Sirithheruwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wind's Road Posts: 467	My dad read me The Hobbit when i was 4 or 5, but i read LOTR when I was 8. (I've always been a bookworm!) __________________ "My name is Mallard, but you can call me Duck." ~Random Saying, compliments of Sirith and her best friend, concerning a book.

07-20-2003, 03:14 PM	#74
Ophelia Wight Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere between the sacred , silence and sweet . Posts: 169	I read my first book when I was 1year or so but I read it upside-down [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] OK , OK . I heard "The Hobbit" a really really long time ago . I was 3 I think but the illustartions were so frightining that I was afraid to open the book . No , seriously they are ugly . __________________ I didn't lose my mind . It was mine to give away .

07-20-2003, 05:49 PM	#75
Luthien_ Tinuviel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: A very lovely tree-hut in the Chunnel. Posts: 804	I first read The Hobbit when I was 7 (I think), and LOTR when I was nine, and every year since then. I read The Silm when I was ten (I'm pretty sure) and again when I was twelve. Other books: I don't remember. I've read the Hobbit probably at least five times. __________________ I am a nineteen-year-old nomad photographer who owns a lemonade stand. You know what? I love Mip.

07-20-2003, 10:46 PM	#76
elven maiden Earwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A world that never was and never will be Posts: 1,300	I read LOTR, Sil, nad the Hobbit all last year when I was 11. I also read UT, and the BOLT part one and two last year as well. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ We pillage and plunder, we rifle and loot, Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho. the looniest site in the world!!!