Public Research: Age Groups - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Cailín · 01-24-2006, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Anguirel

I read the Hobbit at five, and Lord of the Rings at six, though I was seven by the time I finished...I didn't become truly obsessed, though, till I read the Silmarillion, at, I hazard, about twelve.

Wow. I couldn't even read when I was five, let alone finish any more intelligent books than "Mary and her Little Basket" when I was six. Are you quite sure you're human?

At least there was no confusion for me - I am still the exact same age as I was when I first read the Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion. Miraculous, no?

Elu Ancalime · 01-24-2006, 04:35 PM

Ahh...I just realized it is what age of Tolkien aquaintance, but since I've really have only been interested in Tolkien for a few years (the first Tolkien thing was seeing Two Towers with a friend), I guess that would be....Seventh Grade for me? So....my age and Tolkieness are in the same bracket. What a lucky break!
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MICHIGAN DISPENSARIES

Aiwendil · 01-24-2006, 04:45 PM

Repeat of Clarification

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Ahh...I just realized it is what age of Tolkien aquaintance

No - it's actual, current age. Additional information on the age of first acquaintance with Tolkien is optional.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 01-24-2006, 04:53 PM

First acquaintance with That Guy's Work: I turned twelve a few weeks before.

Lalaith · 01-24-2006, 05:18 PM

Garn, can't beat Anguirel (inevitably). I read the Hobbit just after my seventh birthday and LotR before I turned eight.
I have divulged my age bracket on the poll, and I am sure Heren will in his usual gentlemanly fashion draw a discreet veil over such confidences.

Aiwendil · 01-24-2006, 06:07 PM

Like Anguirel, I first encountered Tolkien at about the age of five, when my mother read The Hobbit and then The Lord of the Rings to me. I read The Silmarillion when I was in third grade and The History of Middle-earth when I was about 17 or 18.

Lhunardawen · 01-25-2006, 12:56 AM

I first heard of Tolkien when I was a high school freshman of nearly thirteen years of age, just before the FotR movie was released. I started reading and finished LotR just before TTT was shown in theaters (obviously almost fourteen by then), and joined the Downs a few months after. I read The Hobbit after I'm already two years dead.

View Poll Results: I'm so old I forgot my own name... or, precisely:
Under 13	3	3.00%
13 to 20	55	55.00%
21 to 32	24	24.00%
33 to 45	11	11.00%
46 to 59	6	6.00%
60 to 75	0	0%
76 to 84	0	0%
85 to 91	0	0%
92 to 99	0	0%
100 and older	1	1.00%
Voters: 100. You may not vote on this poll

01-24-2006, 04:35 PM	#2
Elu Ancalime Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anador Posts: 476	Ahh...I just realized it is what age of Tolkien aquaintance, but since I've really have only been interested in Tolkien for a few years (the first Tolkien thing was seeing Two Towers with a friend), I guess that would be....Seventh Grade for me? So....my age and Tolkieness are in the same bracket. What a lucky break! ________ MICHIGAN DISPENSARIES Last edited by Elu Ancalime; 03-03-2011 at 10:46 PM.

01-24-2006, 04:53 PM	#4
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	First acquaintance with That Guy's Work: I turned twelve a few weeks before. __________________ peace

01-24-2006, 05:18 PM	#5
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Garn, can't beat Anguirel (inevitably). I read the Hobbit just after my seventh birthday and LotR before I turned eight. I have divulged my age bracket on the poll, and I am sure Heren will in his usual gentlemanly fashion draw a discreet veil over such confidences. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

01-25-2006, 12:56 AM	#7
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Not that anyone's interested... I first heard of Tolkien when I was a high school freshman of nearly thirteen years of age, just before the FotR movie was released. I started reading and finished LotR just before TTT was shown in theaters (obviously almost fourteen by then), and joined the Downs a few months after. I read The Hobbit after I'm already two years dead. Last edited by Lhunardawen; 01-25-2006 at 01:00 AM.

01-24-2006, 06:07 PM	#6
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	Like Anguirel, I first encountered Tolkien at about the age of five, when my mother read The Hobbit and then The Lord of the Rings to me. I read The Silmarillion when I was in third grade and The History of Middle-earth when I was about 17 or 18.