Why did you read LOTR - Page 5

Varda Oiolosseo · 11-07-2002, 05:35 PM

I saw the film before i read the books! When i saw the film i was like wow this is amazing I've got to read the books! so i did and i've read them all more than once now!!

WallRocker · 11-08-2002, 01:18 AM

I first started really readin FOTR after the movie cam out(Shame, Shame) Actually, I didn't watch the movie, but figured I had to read the books with all the hype going on. I had tried reading the books about three years ago, and found them BORING. I am so ashmed to think that I thought that. I also read the Hobbit about the same time I first started LOTR. It's a little fasster paced, and I loved it. However, I now think that LOTR are the aboslute best book's ever!

Miranda · 11-12-2002, 06:31 PM

I read the books when I was nine and adored them but then forgot about them and left them tucked away on a distant shelf until I did a scene from The Hobbit for a drama exam. I had to be clued up on the book so I picked it up and got myself hooked again. I thought I might as well read the others as they were lying about the house and they've been my faves ever since. I was glad when the film came out and the book shops went Tolkien mad because I found out about the histories of Middle Earth etc which I never knew existed. Tolkien has to be the best fantasy writer ever and I don't think anyone will ever compare to him. Mx

Evenstar1400 · 01-07-2003, 05:26 PM

Once upon a time, in May 2001, I was in a hotel room with my friend and her mom.

We had nothing to do so we ordered the Fotr on pay per view.

Before seeing it, they gave me some backround info. on the Hobbit and the Ring of Power.

Seemed interesting.

Then I saw the movie.

I was enthralled. I couldn't sleep. The next day, the only thing on my mind was LOTR.

I went home, and on monday, the Hobbit was in my hands. By wednesday, I was reading Fotr, by friday i was reading TT, and by late sunday night, I was sobbing over the ending of the Rotk.

Then my obsession went into full swing.

Internet, a wonderful thing. I printed out pics, read news articles, and welcomed every bit of info. on LOTR to expand my knowledge.

It was then I pre ordered the Fotr DVD from Barnes and Nobel, and told my parents to pick it up on August 6th, and not to forget (I was gonna be at camp)

The night I got back from camp i watched Fotr. And watched it again. and again. and again. and again. and ive seen it over 100 times.

Then I waited for the TT. I dressed up as an elf for halloween, and made a LOTR tee shirt to wear to the opening on Dec. 18. I saw it right after school.

New movie means new pics, and new info. So I searched eagerly for more good websites. But I couldn't find one where i could discuss LOTR with other people from around the world.

Then, by chance, my friend stumbled upon this website. And she told me about it. And Its just the site i was looking for.

BeardofPants · 01-07-2003, 05:30 PM

Well, I first read the hobbit when I was 11. I remember hating it (it was for school.) Then 3 years later, my boyfriend nagged me to read LOTR, and I've been hooked ever since then.

BTW: I think this has been done before.

Evenstar1400 · 01-07-2003, 05:35 PM

dang. didnt know that. only joined yesterday.

eowyngirl14 · 01-07-2003, 05:44 PM

Well, I read the hobbit when I was 12, and loved it!!!!! I was going to start fotr, but was mad becuase it was about Frodo and not Bilbo. Then I was playing sherades with my neighbors and I drew the name 'Legolas' out of the hat. I had no idea who that was, so they shamed my into starting fotr... then I heard that they were making the movie, so I hurried to finish it, I was a little more than 1/3 way through when the movie came out. I loved it!! Saw it the third day it came out w. my dad!

Then, with the help of Evenstar1400 I read TTT and RotK. They are defietly a lot slower tha nthe Hobbit, and if it were not for Evenstar1400 I probobly never would have finished that book!

I was Eowyn for Halloween!! It was awesome!!!

So basically, I have been a Tolkien fan since age 12, and a lotr fan since lasy year!!!

gimli-son-of-gloin13 · 01-07-2003, 05:53 PM

Well I had never even heard of lotr untill the movie came out (my dad read all the books several times) so my dad took me and then I found out my friend (liz) had seen it while she was seeing fam in California. So then I read the books and now here I am!

Falagar · 01-07-2003, 06:47 PM

My father read the books (The Hobbit+LotR) to me when I was 8 years (and my sister was around 6), I read it by myself again when I was almost 13...then again...I became 14, and read it again...and then I finally got the English version, and have read that once or twice. And my dad had an old version of the Silm (1st edition, from 1977), and I read that too. And then I bought UT and read it. Now that I'm 15, I've started reading the HoME-series.

Celebréiel · 01-07-2003, 07:24 PM

I read it when I was about 16, on suggestion of my art teacher! It was totally amazing, and re-read it the next year, and yeah. Thats about it!

~ Celebréiel

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 01-07-2003, 07:33 PM

Not only has it been done before, (but I think it was a while ago) but this is in the wrong forum. Moving to Lord of the Rings book forum.

Lady of Rohan · 01-07-2003, 08:26 PM

I started to read LotR because my french teacher recamended it to me (that was in september). now ive read all the books 4 times and am working on the hobbit for the 5th time.

and i cant belive how obsessed i am now!

WallRocker · 01-07-2003, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Evenstar1400
dang. didnt know that. only joined yesterday.

There's a search feature in the upper right hand corner of the Entmoot web pages. This has been done before. Here's the link

http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/show...&threadid=4766

eowyngirl14 · 01-07-2003, 10:49 PM

Heee heeee heeeee! It's lots of fun being obsessed with lotr!! Fun FUN FUn!!! what is the hoME series?

WallRocker · 01-07-2003, 10:53 PM

The HoME series is(correct me if I'm wrong), 12 book series telling the History of Middle Earth(HoME) They were edited by Christopher Tolkien, like the Sil.

eowyngirl14 · 01-07-2003, 11:02 PM

Cool! That would take me about a year to read! I like fast-paced books... books that are totally based on describing a history, sometimes bore me... like my Europian History book for that matter. Has anyone told my SS teacher that we are living in America???

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 01-07-2003, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by eowyngirl14
Cool! That would take me about a year to read! I like fast-paced books... books that are totally based on describing a history, sometimes bore me... like my Europian History book for that matter. Has anyone told my SS teacher that we are living in America???

There is nothing easy or fast paced about the HoMe books. They are a series of books containing notes of Tolkien along with essays, and comentaries by Christopher. He also took the opportunity in these books to correct some mistakes that he made in the published Silmarillion. There is a lot to be learned from them and there is some beautiful writing between their covers, but they are very long and difficult. Don't want to scare you. Just being honest.

Dwarven Sen · 01-09-2003, 08:27 AM

My Dad used to read The Hobbit to me as a baby, to make me sleep. I loved the dwarves song as they tidy up, (see name). The Lord Of The Ring was the next natural step, & as I finished my primary school's reading curriculum three years before the end, i had the time.

Blackboar · 01-09-2003, 02:43 PM

(I don't know if I have posted here before, I probably have but anyway

)

I read all the books about twice before the movie came out, I loved it then but I didn't get into it as much, I watched the movie about a year later adn I was like "LotR!! Why I havn't read it for this long!!" So then I read the series again, and again, and again, and again. Ok, you get the picture

!

eowyngirl14 · 01-09-2003, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sister Golden Hair
There is nothing easy or fast paced about the HoMe books. They are a series of books containing notes of Tolkien along with essays, and comentaries by Christopher. He also took the opportunity in these books to correct some mistakes that he made in the published Silmarillion. There is a lot to be learned from them and there is some beautiful writing between their covers, but they are very long and difficult. Don't want to scare you. Just being honest.

Maybe I'll wait untill I am just a little older to read them... they sound really cool though!

01-07-2003, 05:26 PM	#84
Evenstar1400 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the inner depths of my lair. Posts: 421	Post how YOU became a LOTR fan Once upon a time, in May 2001, I was in a hotel room with my friend and her mom. We had nothing to do so we ordered the Fotr on pay per view. Before seeing it, they gave me some backround info. on the Hobbit and the Ring of Power. Seemed interesting. Then I saw the movie. I was enthralled. I couldn't sleep. The next day, the only thing on my mind was LOTR. I went home, and on monday, the Hobbit was in my hands. By wednesday, I was reading Fotr, by friday i was reading TT, and by late sunday night, I was sobbing over the ending of the Rotk. Then my obsession went into full swing. Internet, a wonderful thing. I printed out pics, read news articles, and welcomed every bit of info. on LOTR to expand my knowledge. It was then I pre ordered the Fotr DVD from Barnes and Nobel, and told my parents to pick it up on August 6th, and not to forget (I was gonna be at camp) The night I got back from camp i watched Fotr. And watched it again. and again. and again. and again. and ive seen it over 100 times. Then I waited for the TT. I dressed up as an elf for halloween, and made a LOTR tee shirt to wear to the opening on Dec. 18. I saw it right after school. New movie means new pics, and new info. So I searched eagerly for more good websites. But I couldn't find one where i could discuss LOTR with other people from around the world. Then, by chance, my friend stumbled upon this website. And she told me about it. And Its just the site i was looking for. __________________ Treebeard: Hmm, you look like hobbits, smell like hobbits, feel like hobbits and sound like hobbits. You must be orcs!

01-07-2003, 05:30 PM	#85
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Well, I first read the hobbit when I was 11. I remember hating it (it was for school.) Then 3 years later, my boyfriend nagged me to read LOTR, and I've been hooked ever since then. BTW: I think this has been done before. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

01-07-2003, 05:35 PM	#86
Evenstar1400 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the inner depths of my lair. Posts: 421	dang. didnt know that. only joined yesterday. __________________ Treebeard: Hmm, you look like hobbits, smell like hobbits, feel like hobbits and sound like hobbits. You must be orcs!

01-07-2003, 05:44 PM	#87
eowyngirl14 i don't know what i am talking about either, so don't ask Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,353	Well, I read the hobbit when I was 12, and loved it!!!!! I was going to start fotr, but was mad becuase it was about Frodo and not Bilbo. Then I was playing sherades with my neighbors and I drew the name 'Legolas' out of the hat. I had no idea who that was, so they shamed my into starting fotr... then I heard that they were making the movie, so I hurried to finish it, I was a little more than 1/3 way through when the movie came out. I loved it!! Saw it the third day it came out w. my dad! Then, with the help of Evenstar1400 I read TTT and RotK. They are defietly a lot slower tha nthe Hobbit, and if it were not for Evenstar1400 I probobly never would have finished that book! I was Eowyn for Halloween!! It was awesome!!! So basically, I have been a Tolkien fan since age 12, and a lotr fan since lasy year!!! __________________ 'The coming of dawn is ever the hope to the heart of men' -Aragorn 'Then I will die as one of them' -Aragorn TTT movie “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety” - Benjamin Franklin arms are made for hugging avatar from the avatar shop! made by Eowyn, Lady of Rohan

01-07-2003, 05:53 PM	#88
gimli-son-of-gloin13 Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Over the river and through the woods. Posts: 193	Well I had never even heard of lotr untill the movie came out (my dad read all the books several times) so my dad took me and then I found out my friend (liz) had seen it while she was seeing fam in California. So then I read the books and now here I am! __________________ http://www.4degreez.com/misc/persona...sorder_test.mv Do you have any personality disorders, click here and see! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://public.findlaw.com/states_new.html Find your rights as a student! Last edited by gimli-son-of-gloin13 : 01-07-2003 at 05:54 PM.

11-07-2002, 05:35 PM	#81
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	I saw the film before i read the books! When i saw the film i was like wow this is amazing I've got to read the books! so i did and i've read them all more than once now!!

11-08-2002, 01:18 AM	#82
WallRocker Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: At the computer... Posts: 376	I first started really readin FOTR after the movie cam out(Shame, Shame) Actually, I didn't watch the movie, but figured I had to read the books with all the hype going on. I had tried reading the books about three years ago, and found them BORING. I am so ashmed to think that I thought that. I also read the Hobbit about the same time I first started LOTR. It's a little fasster paced, and I loved it. However, I now think that LOTR are the aboslute best book's ever!

11-12-2002, 06:31 PM	#83
Miranda 'Bohemian princess of Covent Garden Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Mill Posts: 544	I read the books when I was nine and adored them but then forgot about them and left them tucked away on a distant shelf until I did a scene from The Hobbit for a drama exam. I had to be clued up on the book so I picked it up and got myself hooked again. I thought I might as well read the others as they were lying about the house and they've been my faves ever since. I was glad when the film came out and the book shops went Tolkien mad because I found out about the histories of Middle Earth etc which I never knew existed. Tolkien has to be the best fantasy writer ever and I don't think anyone will ever compare to him. Mx

01-07-2003, 06:47 PM	#89
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	My father read the books (The Hobbit+LotR) to me when I was 8 years (and my sister was around 6), I read it by myself again when I was almost 13...then again...I became 14, and read it again...and then I finally got the English version, and have read that once or twice. And my dad had an old version of the Silm (1st edition, from 1977), and I read that too. And then I bought UT and read it. Now that I'm 15, I've started reading the HoME-series. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

01-07-2003, 07:24 PM	#90
Celebréiel Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: A house! Posts: 376	I read it when I was about 16, on suggestion of my art teacher! It was totally amazing, and re-read it the next year, and yeah. Thats about it! ~ Celebréiel __________________ Peace Yeah, Your an individual...just like everyone else. http://cartalien.deviantart.com/ - Arty goodness

01-07-2003, 07:33 PM	#91
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	Not only has it been done before, (but I think it was a while ago) but this is in the wrong forum. Moving to Lord of the Rings book forum. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

01-07-2003, 08:26 PM	#92
Lady of Rohan Doughy Elf Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,006	I started to read LotR because my french teacher recamended it to me (that was in september). now ive read all the books 4 times and am working on the hobbit for the 5th time. and i cant belive how obsessed i am now!

01-07-2003, 10:49 PM	#94
eowyngirl14 i don't know what i am talking about either, so don't ask Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,353	Heee heeee heeeee! It's lots of fun being obsessed with lotr!! Fun FUN FUn!!! what is the hoME series? __________________ 'The coming of dawn is ever the hope to the heart of men' -Aragorn 'Then I will die as one of them' -Aragorn TTT movie “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety” - Benjamin Franklin arms are made for hugging avatar from the avatar shop! made by Eowyn, Lady of Rohan

01-07-2003, 10:53 PM	#95
WallRocker Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: At the computer... Posts: 376	The HoME series is(correct me if I'm wrong), 12 book series telling the History of Middle Earth(HoME) They were edited by Christopher Tolkien, like the Sil. __________________ Do one thing every day that scares you ~Anonymous~ <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><<>< <>< <>< <>< I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America And to the Republic for which it stands One nation UNDER GOD with liberty and justice for all

01-07-2003, 11:02 PM	#96
eowyngirl14 i don't know what i am talking about either, so don't ask Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,353	Cool! That would take me about a year to read! I like fast-paced books... books that are totally based on describing a history, sometimes bore me... like my Europian History book for that matter. Has anyone told my SS teacher that we are living in America??? __________________ 'The coming of dawn is ever the hope to the heart of men' -Aragorn 'Then I will die as one of them' -Aragorn TTT movie “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety” - Benjamin Franklin arms are made for hugging avatar from the avatar shop! made by Eowyn, Lady of Rohan

01-09-2003, 08:27 AM	#98
Dwarven Sen Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Edinburgh University Library Posts: 410	My Dad used to read The Hobbit to me as a baby, to make me sleep. I loved the dwarves song as they tidy up, (see name). The Lord Of The Ring was the next natural step, & as I finished my primary school's reading curriculum three years before the end, i had the time. __________________ Destroy the dementors not the demented. Dont heckle the supervillain Note to Self: Remember that sarcasm is hard to detect from text. What ever you do, don't click this link! my LJ

01-09-2003, 02:43 PM	#99
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	(I don't know if I have posted here before, I probably have but anyway ) I read all the books about twice before the movie came out, I loved it then but I didn't get into it as much, I watched the movie about a year later adn I was like "LotR!! Why I havn't read it for this long!!" So then I read the series again, and again, and again, and again. Ok, you get the picture !

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