cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/650959
I feel like everyone has a special memory of how they first learned about Lord of the Rings. For me it was right around when the first movie came out. I watched it non-stop with my sisters friend’s elder sister. Anytime my sister would go over to play I’d be watching. I ultimately got the books but it was a huge undertaking for my age and never actually read it for an embarrassing long time. I did memorize the dwarvish rune alphabet in the appendix of my copy. Drove my teachers nuts writing with it.
We’d usually gather in the living room and watch movies together as a family, and Lord of the Rings trilogy quickly became a fan favourite. (still rewatching it annually!)
After that I played Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Battle For Middle Earth 2, although I’m not sure which one I played first.
We also had the Lord of the Rings animated cartoon on a CD, which was unfinished IIRC.
Only years later have I finally read the Hobbit (found a great annotated version in the library), but I’ve yet to read the LOTR.
An annual watch of LotR is a tradition I too try and adhere to. When you can, try to make time for reading LotR. It can add more flavor to future viewings of the Jackson films.
I definitely will! Actually have it downloaded and just sitting on my Kindle. I should really get to it one of these days.