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How did you discover Lord of the Rings? (self.tolkien)

submitted 1 year ago by ahimsabjorn to c/tolkien

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/650959

I feel like everyone has a special memory of how they first learned about Lord of the Rings. For me it was right around when the first movie came out. I watched it non-stop with my sisters friend’s elder sister. Anytime my sister would go over to play I’d be watching. I ultimately got the books but it was a huge undertaking for my age and never actually read it for an embarrassing long time. I did memorize the dwarvish rune alphabet in the appendix of my copy. Drove my teachers nuts writing with it.

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[–] adriator 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We'd usually gather in the living room and watch movies together as a family, and Lord of the Rings trilogy quickly became a fan favourite. (still rewatching it annually!)

After that I played Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Battle For Middle Earth 2, although I'm not sure which one I played first.

We also had the Lord of the Rings animated cartoon on a CD, which was unfinished IIRC.

Only years later have I finally read the Hobbit (found a great annotated version in the library), but I've yet to read the LOTR.

[–] ahimsabjorn 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An annual watch of LotR is a tradition I too try and adhere to. When you can, try to make time for reading LotR. It can add more flavor to future viewings of the Jackson films.

[–] adriator 2 points 1 year ago

I definitely will! Actually have it downloaded and just sitting on my Kindle. I should really get to it one of these days.