How can I remember most of LOTR? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Theoden · 10-16-2003, 12:14 PM

Im rereadng LOTR again after some time and Ive realized that there are lots of things that I didnt remember. But not small things, like when Frodo met with Gildor... I couldnt remember that it had happened! And I forget most of the history that is to be read... how can I remember these?

Earendilyon · 10-16-2003, 01:38 PM

Read it time and again, and it'll get stuck in your memory [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 10-16-2003, 01:41 PM

I enjoyed reading the book second time around more because I discovered so much that I had missed first time.

Yavanna228 · 10-16-2003, 03:50 PM

I'll echo the phrase to keep rereading it. Also, if you want to remember minutae, such as songs or poems, make it a point to memorise them or make little tunes to them. Perhaps that sounds a bit obsessive, but it's actually great fun. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Your best bet would be to read the LotR repeatedly and take notice of little things, perhaps underlining or writing little notes in the margin about recurring themes or connections with other passages. If you really work with the story, you'll find that you will remember it more readily. Good luck!
Peace

skadork · 10-16-2003, 07:43 PM

Well, other than rereading it (which is good for your health! & has already been mentioned.) I know I have a tendency to find the book laying around just begging me to read it, so I just open it up somewhere & start reading. (ignore the fact i'm supposed to be doing homework or cleaning!). It helps you remember what's happened if you get in the middle of something.

ainur · 10-16-2003, 08:47 PM

One thing I used to do is choose a character (usually one of the hobbits) and just read his chapters skipping the rest. It forces you to learn what else was going on while, for example, Pippin was in Isengard. You'd be surprised. When you do this, it reads like a whole new book.

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-17-2003, 03:03 AM

I underline a lot in my books - phrases that appeal to me, key words, etc. Taking notes or comparing what you read to the timecharts, genealogies, etc. in the Appendices can also help a lot. Those things also come in handy if you participate in the Quiz and Quotes forum!

mark12_30 · 10-17-2003, 12:28 PM

Hold in-depth discussions about the characters with other readers. I'm a hobbit-addict, but my friend likes Gollum and Gandalf. She keeps me on my toes. Another friend likes Gimli. We each notice different things.

Daisy Brambleburr · 10-17-2003, 12:45 PM

I have never felt the need to try and memorise or remember any of the books, but I learnt a lot from simply surfing the net and looking around sites like this one, as well as posting and reading on the forums. I find that I've picked up a lot without even meaning to.

kittygirl02 · 10-17-2003, 05:09 PM

A good book opens your eyes each time you read it.

Knight of Gondor · 10-17-2003, 09:03 PM

Stick around with loonies like us, and you won't have to remember anything! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Theoden · 10-20-2003, 05:34 PM

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Stick around with loonies like us, and you won't have to remember anything!

Ok, sure [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Eggy · 10-22-2003, 09:15 AM

i find if u just read chapters at random it forces you to remember wat came before and so the story takes on a kind of non linear aspect which i personally enjoy

10-16-2003, 12:14 PM	#1
Theoden Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: ...Do you know because I'm not really sure! Posts: 11	How can I remember most of LOTR? Im rereadng LOTR again after some time and Ive realized that there are lots of things that I didnt remember. But not small things, like when Frodo met with Gildor... I couldnt remember that it had happened! And I forget most of the history that is to be read... how can I remember these? __________________ Suddenly your mouse MAKES you click this link... http://www.kingsofchaos.com/recruit.php?uniqid=47did6si

10-16-2003, 01:38 PM	#2
Earendilyon Wight Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 166	Read it time and again, and it'll get stuck in your memory [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me." Dominus Anulorum TolkienGateway - large Tolkien encyclopedia.

10-16-2003, 01:41 PM	#3
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	I enjoyed reading the book second time around more because I discovered so much that I had missed first time. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

10-16-2003, 03:50 PM	#4
Yavanna228 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: on the wings of the morning Posts: 394	I'll echo the phrase to keep rereading it. Also, if you want to remember minutae, such as songs or poems, make it a point to memorise them or make little tunes to them. Perhaps that sounds a bit obsessive, but it's actually great fun. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Your best bet would be to read the LotR repeatedly and take notice of little things, perhaps underlining or writing little notes in the margin about recurring themes or connections with other passages. If you really work with the story, you'll find that you will remember it more readily. Good luck! Peace __________________ 'Dulaman na Binne Bui, Dulaman Gaelach/ Dulaman na farraige, 's e b'fhearr a bhi in Eirinn!'

10-16-2003, 07:43 PM	#5
skadork Pile O'Bones Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: a place Posts: 22	Well, other than rereading it (which is good for your health! & has already been mentioned.) I know I have a tendency to find the book laying around just begging me to read it, so I just open it up somewhere & start reading. (ignore the fact i'm supposed to be doing homework or cleaning!). It helps you remember what's happened if you get in the middle of something. __________________ in honor of pulaski day we shall knit sweaters & eat sausage..... longlive the amish!

10-16-2003, 08:47 PM	#6
ainur Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 72	One thing I used to do is choose a character (usually one of the hobbits) and just read his chapters skipping the rest. It forces you to learn what else was going on while, for example, Pippin was in Isengard. You'd be surprised. When you do this, it reads like a whole new book. __________________ Yet all the while I sit and think of times there were before, I listen for returning feet and voices at the door.

10-17-2003, 03:03 AM	#7
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I underline a lot in my books - phrases that appeal to me, key words, etc. Taking notes or comparing what you read to the timecharts, genealogies, etc. in the Appendices can also help a lot. Those things also come in handy if you participate in the Quiz and Quotes forum! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

10-17-2003, 12:28 PM	#8
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Hold in-depth discussions about the characters with other readers. I'm a hobbit-addict, but my friend likes Gollum and Gandalf. She keeps me on my toes. Another friend likes Gimli. We each notice different things. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

10-17-2003, 12:45 PM	#9
Daisy Brambleburr Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 334	I have never felt the need to try and memorise or remember any of the books, but I learnt a lot from simply surfing the net and looking around sites like this one, as well as posting and reading on the forums. I find that I've picked up a lot without even meaning to. __________________ 'What news from the South, O sighing wind, do you bring to me at eve? Where now is Boromir the Fair? He tarries and I grieve.'

10-17-2003, 05:09 PM	#10
kittygirl02 Haunting Spirit Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 61	A good book opens your eyes each time you read it. __________________ Flames are your source of faith.A tool of good, not evil. I may be different, but differences don't make you special.It's what you do with your differences that make you special.

10-17-2003, 09:03 PM	#11
Knight of Gondor Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 744	Stick around with loonies like us, and you won't have to remember anything! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Eagerly awaiting the REAL Return of the King - Jesus Christ! Revelation 19:11-16

10-22-2003, 09:15 AM	#13
Eggy Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Green land of Ireland Posts: 54	i find if u just read chapters at random it forces you to remember wat came before and so the story takes on a kind of non linear aspect which i personally enjoy __________________ "A dog this good you have to feed every day"Homer Simpson