Welcome to all newcomers! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I see a couple of you (Peacepoet, Saucepan Man, others?) who look like you could be long-time Tolkien readers. You might like to read the
Tolkien Coming of Age Club thread which was started for all who have been fans for longer than 18 years. (Anyone slightly under that arbitrary number is still welcome - it's not the number that matters, but the sharing of experiences.)
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'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..
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