When did you first read Lord of the Rings?

[Lastande Took]

Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Give my love to your fellow Sherlock Holmes fans for that choice of words! (From one who deserves the same epithet as far as SH is concerned - meaning I have some idea about his role in popular culture, but can't claim to have studied the works of Arthur Conan Doyle like I'm sure they deserve to be. But out of curiosity, what was that connection between LotR and SH?)

That's more self-restriction than most of us can boast of (and kudos for learning Quenya!). Speaking of soundtracks on YouTube, have you discovered this?

Scrap Star Wars (not really - I quite like the movies myself, but they're not exactly what I call fantasy), and Narnia is a chapter to itself, but yeah, there isn't much that can compete with Tolkien and true mythology. (If you're interested in recommendations, see here.)

Whoa, lots of questions! First one first:

On one thread about going on a date with Sherlock Holmes, someone used an LotR quote, which sparked about three pages of quotefests, sharing LotR activities (writing in Tengwar, scaring siblings with your Gollum voice, etc.), and ended up with the suggestion of starting a "On a Date with Gollum" thread. We eventually did wind up back on topic.

I'm finding Quenya to be a fascinating language, even if I am going very slowly. Yes, I've found that video, thanks for linking anyway. I found it hilarious, partly because the maker did such a good job with the editing.

I include Star Wars in 'fantasy' because in my twisted mind, science fantasy, as opposed to science fiction, generally gets lumped in with regular fantasy.

PS- You might want to try reading a copy of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" or watching some of the Granada TV series episodes starring Jeremy Brett on YouTube. Doyle's fans are every bit as devoted as Tolkien's, and just as crazy. Pretending Holmes and Watson are real is standard procedure.