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the.landlord · 12-11-2006, 05:40 PM

when did you all read the lord of the rings for the first time? have your prferences changed since then?

my father red it to me for the first time, when i was 12 and suffering from scarlett fever. actually i have to say that i did not understand most of it then. back then i used to think that everything about mordor was just plain boring. as i grew up, i learned to love the mordor scenes more... and now they are amongst my favourites.
when i was younger gandalf used to be my favourite character. i used to have sort of a "disdain" for frodo, because he seemed so weak... and when i heard that hbe claimed the ring i was infuriated. but then i grew older and by now i understand him very well.

by the way: what was the situation you read lotr or someone red lotr out to you for the first time like?
if have done a little "statistic" on it. 90% of the lotr fans i know have red it for the first time, when they were sick or when they were riding a train. (i think pj has, too).

12-11-2006, 05:40 PM	#1
the.landlord Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 13	when did you read lotr for the first time? when did you all read the lord of the rings for the first time? have your prferences changed since then? my father red it to me for the first time, when i was 12 and suffering from scarlett fever. actually i have to say that i did not understand most of it then. back then i used to think that everything about mordor was just plain boring. as i grew up, i learned to love the mordor scenes more... and now they are amongst my favourites. when i was younger gandalf used to be my favourite character. i used to have sort of a "disdain" for frodo, because he seemed so weak... and when i heard that hbe claimed the ring i was infuriated. but then i grew older and by now i understand him very well. by the way: what was the situation you read lotr or someone red lotr out to you for the first time like? if have done a little "statistic" on it. 90% of the lotr fans i know have red it for the first time, when they were sick or when they were riding a train. (i think pj has, too).