Who is the "Tolkien Master" in your house? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Larien Telemnar · 05-30-2005, 12:06 PM

If I had to say (Not boasting, of course), it is I, sayeth the Hobbit. My father calls me obsessed, my mother tells me not to randomly qoute the books and movies, and my sister thinks it's amusing when I suddenly start dancing around singing the pub song. I think I'm fine the way I am.

Oohooh! I made up a tune to sing to the song they sang for Boromir when he died! It's kinda cool, if I do say so myself.

Legolas · 05-30-2005, 10:12 PM

Myself, easily. My brother, a year younger, read the Lord of the Rings before I did, but read the Hobbit after I did and hasn't read anything further.

Parents and sister have seen the movies and love them, but don't really read a lot. My sister is started to read more though, and I have faith that she will in due time.

Arwen Imladris · 06-06-2005, 02:43 PM

I am, naturally, the designated 'Tolkien Master' in my house. Nobody in my house doesn't like the Lord of the Rings (would they dare say so if they did?) but I remain the only person to have read the Silmarillion, UT, or any of the HOME series.

My parents started on us all when we were young, reading LOTR and the Hobbit to us. Plus we've all read the books ourselves as well as watching the Peter Jackson movie. But I'm the only one who has watched all of the commentaries and everything.

Lhunardawen · 06-09-2005, 01:17 AM

I would have said my brother Nilp, but I'm not about to give up yet. After all, I was the one who introduced Tolkien to him. But then again, he has read some HoME books while I can't even start BoLT 1...

Elianna · 06-09-2005, 03:55 PM

Undoubtly, me.

My brother introduced me to at least the "Riddles in the Dark" chapter of Hobbit when I was 10-ish, and read The Hobbit to us as a family when I was 13. (I was going to start reading LotR right after that, but failed.

Note to newbies: DO NOT read the Prologue first time though LotR.) He has LotR, Silm and BoLT 1 on his bookshelf, but I don't know how often he looks at them; he used to have Lays of Beleriand, but gave his own copy to me for Christmas. He thinks it's scary and overwhelming how much I know about Tolkien. (His soon-to-be-infinacee thinks it's cool though, score eleventy-one for her!)

My other brother has seen the movies, makes fun of the cartoons, and thought Glorfindel was a girl when he understandingly got me lots of LotR wallpaper for my computer.

My sister, let's say, understands my addiction.

My mom has seen the movies and liked Orli (but evidently, that was only a fleeting crush). Just yesterday, she shook her head like I was crazy to love this stuff when she read the Introduction to Silm, learning that Tolkien makes footnotes in his letters.

And to add to the list of Dad's: Mine gets Gandalf and Gollum's names confused.

Elentari_Elbereth · 06-18-2005, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Elianna

And to add to the list of Dad's: Mine gets Gandalf and Gollum's names confused.

Wow. that's a new one! I wonder what it is with dads and LotR... My dad didn't even know Tolkien wrote other books for a while. he was like "what IS that?" when I was reading the Silmarillion...

Mine watched the films multiple times and still can't remember who Faramir is..

So very strange indeed.

Also, this past week at a summer camp, I met another Tolkien fan. we had an argument over who knew more- I won. heh heh. but she was still a bit younger than I was...

Cailín · 06-29-2005, 03:10 AM

My dad, definitely. He's the only one in the family who read other books than LotR and the Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings movies are the only ones he actually gets (strangely, my dad also seems to have quite a short attention span).

My mother does not bother with fantasy and my brother thinks the movies are cool, but the books are a total drag. Ah well.

05-30-2005, 12:06 PM	#1
Larien Telemnar Wight Join Date: May 2005 Location: Frogmorton, The Shire, Middle-Earth Posts: 110	If I had to say (Not boasting, of course), it is I, sayeth the Hobbit. My father calls me obsessed, my mother tells me not to randomly qoute the books and movies, and my sister thinks it's amusing when I suddenly start dancing around singing the pub song. I think I'm fine the way I am. Oohooh! I made up a tune to sing to the song they sang for Boromir when he died! It's kinda cool, if I do say so myself. __________________ Oh look! It's a Blog!! What's it do? Pushes button Hammer zings out SPLAT! Flat Hobbit Oh! So that's what it does! Moan

05-30-2005, 10:12 PM	#2
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	Myself, easily. My brother, a year younger, read the Lord of the Rings before I did, but read the Hobbit after I did and hasn't read anything further. Parents and sister have seen the movies and love them, but don't really read a lot. My sister is started to read more though, and I have faith that she will in due time. __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.

06-06-2005, 02:43 PM	#3
Arwen Imladris Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a box with a fox Posts: 1,347	I am, naturally, the designated 'Tolkien Master' in my house. Nobody in my house doesn't like the Lord of the Rings (would they dare say so if they did?) but I remain the only person to have read the Silmarillion, UT, or any of the HOME series. My parents started on us all when we were young, reading LOTR and the Hobbit to us. Plus we've all read the books ourselves as well as watching the Peter Jackson movie. But I'm the only one who has watched all of the commentaries and everything. __________________ "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."

06-09-2005, 03:55 PM	#5
Elianna Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ad finem itineris Posts: 384	Undoubtly, me. My brother introduced me to at least the "Riddles in the Dark" chapter of Hobbit when I was 10-ish, and read The Hobbit to us as a family when I was 13. (I was going to start reading LotR right after that, but failed. Note to newbies: DO NOT read the Prologue first time though LotR.) He has LotR, Silm and BoLT 1 on his bookshelf, but I don't know how often he looks at them; he used to have Lays of Beleriand, but gave his own copy to me for Christmas. He thinks it's scary and overwhelming how much I know about Tolkien. (His soon-to-be-infinacee thinks it's cool though, score eleventy-one for her!) My other brother has seen the movies, makes fun of the cartoons, and thought Glorfindel was a girl when he understandingly got me lots of LotR wallpaper for my computer. My sister, let's say, understands my addiction. My mom has seen the movies and liked Orli (but evidently, that was only a fleeting crush). Just yesterday, she shook her head like I was crazy to love this stuff when she read the Introduction to Silm, learning that Tolkien makes footnotes in his letters. And to add to the list of Dad's: Mine gets Gandalf and Gollum's names confused. __________________ Enyale cuilenya, ú-enyale mandenya.

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06-09-2005, 01:17 AM	#4
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	I would have said my brother Nilp, but I'm not about to give up yet. After all, I was the one who introduced Tolkien to him. But then again, he has read some HoME books while I can't even start BoLT 1...

06-29-2005, 03:10 AM	#7
Cailín Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lurking in the shadows. Posts: 711	My dad, definitely. He's the only one in the family who read other books than LotR and the Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings movies are the only ones he actually gets (strangely, my dad also seems to have quite a short attention span). My mother does not bother with fantasy and my brother thinks the movies are cool, but the books are a total drag. Ah well.