The epitome of

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Lord of the Rings
The epitome of...

The epitome of modern epics. Everyone's heard of it; J.R.R. Tolkein is practically a household name. I myself have only recently acquired a taste for Tolkein's rambling, and am about halfway through the first part (Fellowship of the Ring).

Partly 'cause I want your opinions; partly in an attempt to counteract the Warriors craze.

Discuss. 

submitted by TNÖ, age 15, Deep Space
(May 8, 2009 - 5:51 pm)

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Thanks, TNO!! I love LoTR!!! Legolas is my favorite for sure. Then comes Merry and Pippin, then Sam and Frodo, and Strider...........and so on................I read the entire trilogy in two weeks, no joke. And I was in fourth grade..............

submitted by Jenni T, age 12.5, Nowhere
(May 8, 2009 - 11:28 pm)

Yeah, LoTR rocks! My family named our Border Collie/Australian Cattle Dog mix Pippin, except she's a girl, unlike Pippin from the books. I think it took me about a month to read LoTR, but I was in third grade. :)

submitted by Maddy, age 15
(May 9, 2009 - 12:05 am)

Cool!

Like I said, I only just recently started reading them. I'm at the part where Frodo & Co. have been found by that Elf guy whose name escapes me, with the five Black Riders chasing them, and they're going to Rivendell.

submitted by TNÖ, age 15, Deep Space
(May 9, 2009 - 12:12 am)

KEEP READING!!!!:)

submitted by mattie g., age 11, north carilina
(September 8, 2010 - 1:10 pm)

What exactly is LotR about? I've only read the prelude, The Hobbit. Talk aout verbosity... but it was good.

submitted by Mary W., age 11.25, NJ
(May 9, 2009 - 10:32 am)

I'm a real Tolkien geek, which you can probably tell from my name. Not quite as much as my sister though...

submitted by Falmiriel
(May 9, 2009 - 2:59 pm)

Oh! I love ur name! Please post on my thread! I am also known as Idril Celebrindal...

submitted by Silmarie Ar-Estel
(November 4, 2010 - 3:22 pm)

Yes! I loooooooooooove LoTR! I made an ambigram* of it, and it loooks sooooooo cooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!

*ambigram = typographical art that looks the same when turned upside down. Or, writing something that looks the same rightside up and upside down

submitted by Pirocks/Enceladus, Middle Earth
(May 9, 2009 - 5:51 am)

These are some of the best books EVER! I've read the whole trilogy AND The Hobbit, and I'll be reading The Silmarillion soon!

submitted by Ima Bookworm, age 10, a place
(May 24, 2009 - 10:59 am)

FINALLY!!!!!!!! sorry for shouting, but i'm ssooooo glad to find some lotr fanatics like me!!! i absolutely love Boromir!!! does any body else???? i cried for hours when he dies.....*sniff sniff*  and the silmarillion is terrific!!!!! the story of beren and luthien, well, words cant describe it!!!! My fave character in the silmarillion is Idril celebrindal the elvish princess!!! well i'm gong to stop now becaus e my comment would get co totally out of hand and fill up a gazillion gigabytes.... but yes, COUNTERACT THE WARRIORS CRAZE WITH LOTR!!!!!!!!!

submitted by mattie g., age 11, north carolina
(September 8, 2010 - 1:09 pm)