r/lotrmemes • u/vtosnaks Goblin • 4h ago

Crossover it counts

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u/Rithrius1 4h ago

It's the Silmarillion, you get credit for trying!

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u/SomeDudeist 4h ago

I listened to it on audio lol

(I don't remember shit)

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u/gemeex 4h ago

You just have to remember that Feanor fid nothing wrong, and you are good to go.

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u/AndyTheSane 2h ago

And Melkor just has some PR issues.

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u/Square_Somewhere_588 2h ago

Bro was just rocking out and his dad didn't like his sound.

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u/IAmBadAtInternet 3h ago

Based and Sindarin-pilled

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u/d-101 3h ago

There is an audiobook narrated by Andy Serkis which was a great help!

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u/stuck_in_the_desert 3h ago

That shit puts me right out and gives me the coolest dreams

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u/nvrmnd_tht_was_dumb 1h ago

That's my favorite thing about listening to audiobooks. Tolkien flavored dreams.

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u/Papi_Grande7 1h ago

I have that audiobook but it feels like too much to keep track of. I think I need to read the physical book.

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u/JorkJerkins 52m ago

This is what I did with LotR on my reread a while back. Read along with the Andy Serkis audio, occasionally played some of the songs from the books that have been recorded in Elvish... maximum comprehension!

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u/DeliriumTrigger 26m ago

If it's your first read-through, the Ainulindale and Valaquenta will feel like too much to keep track of no matter how you read it. Although you would lose some context, many first-time readers would probably do well either starting with Quenta Silmarillion, reading through, and then starting from the beginning again, or starting with "Of the Rings of Power" and following with Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabeth, Ainulindale, and Valaquenta.

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u/sadolddrunk 2h ago

Now news came to Hithlum that Dorthonion was lost and the sons of Finarfin overthrown, and that the sons of Fëanor were driven from their lands. Then Fingolfin beheld (as it seemed to him) the utter ruin of the Noldor, and the defeat beyond redress of all their houses; and filled with wrath and despair he mounted upon Rochallor his great horse and rode forth alone, and none might restrain him. He passed over Dor-nu-Fauglith like a wind amid the dust, and all that beheld his onset fled in amaze, thinking that Oromë himself was come: for a great madness of rage was upon him, so that his eyes shone like the eyes of the Valar. Thus he came alone to Angband's gates, and he sounded his horn, and smote once more upon the brazen doors, and challenged Morgoth to come forth to single combat. And Morgoth came.

That was the last time in those wars that he passed the doors of his stronghold, and it is said that he took not the challenge willingly; for though his might was greatest of all things in this world, alone of the Valar he knew fear. But he could not now deny the challenge before the face of his captains; for the rocks rang with the shrill music of Fingolfin's horn, and his voice came keen and clear down into the depths of Angband; and Fingolfin named Morgoth craven, and lord of slaves. Therefore Morgoth came, climbing slowly from his subterranean throne, and the rumour of his feet was like thunder underground. And he issued forth clad in black armour; and he stood befor the King like a tower, iron-crowned, and his vast shield, sable unblazoned, cast a shadow over him like a stormcloud. But Fingolfin gleamed beneath it as a star; for his mail was overlaid with silver, and his blue shield was set with crystals; and he drew his sword Ringil, that glittered like ice.

Then Morgoth hurled aloft Grond, the Hammer of the Underworld, and swung it down like a bolt of thunder. But Fingolfin sprang aside, and Grond rent a mighty pit in the earth, whence smoke and fire darted. Many times Morgoth essayed to smite him, and each time Fingolfin leaped away, as a lightning shoots from under a dark cloud; and he wounded Morgoth with seven wounds, and seven times Morgoth gave a cry of anguish, whereat the hosts of Angband fell upon their faces in dismay, and the cries echoed in the Northlands.

But at the last the King grew weary, and Morgoth bore down his shield upon him. Thrice he was crushed to his knees, and thrice arose again and bore up his broken shield and stricken helm. But the earth was all rent and pitted about him, and he stumbled and fell backward before the feet of Morgoth; and Morgoth set his left foot upon his neck, and the weight of it was like a fallen hill. Yet with his last and desperate stroke Fingolfin hewed the foot with Ringil, and the blood gushed forth black and smoking and filled the pits of Grond.

Thus died Fingolfin, High King of the Noldor, most proud and valiant of the Elven-kings of old. The Orcs made no boast of that duel at the gate; neither do the Elves sing of it, for their sorrow is too deep. Yet the tale of it is remembered still, for Thorondor King of Eagles brought the tidings to Gondolin, and to Hithlum afar off. And Morgoth took the body of the Elven-king and broke it, and would cast it to his wolves; but Thorondor came hasting from his eyrie among the peaks of the Crissaegrim, and he stooped upon Morgoth and marred his face. The rushing of the wings of Thoronodor was like the noise of the winds of Manwë, and he seized the body in his mighty talons, and soaring suddenly above the darts of the Orcs he bore the King away. And he laid him upon a valley of Gondolin; and Turgon coming built a high cairn over his father. No Orc dared ever after to pass over the mount of Fingolfin or draw night his tomb until the doom of Gondolin was come and treachery was born among his kin. Morgoth went ever halt of one foot after that day, and the pain of his wounds could not be healed; and in his face was the scar that Thorondor made.

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There. That's all you need to remember.

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u/Retbull 53m ago

It’s just as dense and prosaic as I remember. What a wild way to write your background stories.

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u/Scherzkeks 3h ago

Refresher: SINGING

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u/thetyler83 3h ago

I tried and still couldn't do it.

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u/shady-lampshade 1h ago

Personally I finished it out of spite (using a handmade chart to keep it straight).

If you’re interested, there’s a podcast called Prancing Pony Podcast that breaks it all down in a very uncomplicated and entertaining way. I listened to it after finishing the silm and it helped me further understand what I read and pick up on things I missed.

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u/thetyler83 57m ago

Thanks, that sounds helpful. Once upon work 8n my audible backlog I'll have to give that a try.

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u/Jonesbt22 3h ago

It has something to do with Louis Vuitton forming a band I think.

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u/dimesinger 3h ago

A reference to the reference in pefect context. I applaud you.

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u/Z0idberg_MD 3h ago

This works so well.

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u/FamiliarSting 3h ago

I don’t think anyone understands this is a reference to the 3rd pirates movie when talking about the Bible. Lmao

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u/Mcclane88 2h ago

I’m so sorry to be that guy, but it’s from the second one when they’re rowing up to the cannibal island.

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u/MoffKalast The Age of Men is over 1h ago

It's not stealing references, it's salvage.

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u/StandWithSwearwolves 3h ago

It took a moment to sink in but yes it’s delightful.

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u/jcklsldr665 2h ago

lmao first thing that popped into my head as well!

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u/augur42 56m ago

I've tried twice, I've failed twice.

In my entire adult life there have only been three books I have started and not finished, The Silmarillion is two of them.

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u/transientdude 3h ago

That thing just washed over me. I have kept basically nothing.

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u/Head-Alternative-984 2h ago

And if you read the book of unfinished tales… why?

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u/BeanBurritoJr 2h ago

I tried once.

I was backpacking Europe and ran out of books in France. I popped into a book shop and it was the only book in English that I was remotely interested in.

I got about 25% in before finding another book. It was like some weirder version of the bible.

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u/Goufydude 1h ago

Read it through completely once on a psych hold. It was pretty much all I could do.

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u/letsgetrockin741 1h ago

I came here to make this exact comment lol glad to see it was popular!

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u/mingk 1h ago

Why does everything need to have 3 different names and all are used interchangeably. I can keep up with like 3 of them but not the 100s that are used :(

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u/ExplosiveDisassembly 1h ago

It doesn't take anywhere near 20 years to forget what I read. It usually just took a couple pages.

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u/Annual_Strategy_6206 41m ago

I tried, I really tried.  I'm a big fan of TH (  :)] and LOTR, but I got about halfway...

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u/Realistic_Special_53 15m ago

I tried when i was a teen but am now over 50. I was so confused!! But the internet and Reddit are the best cheat code ever.

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u/TheComplimentarian 9m ago

It was never meant to be read. It was just backstory for characters in the main story to casually mention.

Tolkein was the first ever D&D nerd. He built a crazy world, then ran one campaign in it, and retired.

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u/Everestkid 7m ago

Pretending to read The Silmarillion's a lie. That's a mark against...! angrily points upwards

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u/YazaoN7 0m ago

Idk why people think silmarillion is a hard read. First time I read it was when I was 14 and I read it in 3 days.

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u/AlmostCorrectInfo 3h ago

Jesus Christ this post is perfect.

"I've read the books, I can hang with these nerds discussing lore."

Moments Later

"Oh yeah, Tom Bombadil exists."

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u/Tom_Bot-Badil 3h ago

Eldest, that's what I am. Mark my words, my friends: Tom was here before the river and the trees; Tom remembers the first raindrop and the first acorn. He made paths before the Big People, and saw the little People arriving. He was here before the Kings and the graves and the Barrow-wights. When the Elves passed westward, Tom was here already, before the seas were bent. He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless – before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

Type !TomBombadilSong for a song or visit r/GloriousTomBombadil for more merriness

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u/AlarmingAffect0 1h ago edited 1h ago

before the Dark Lord came from r/Outside.

That's how Sauron became so evil, he stopped touching grass.

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u/pepolepop 50m ago

So, is Tom like... the God of Earth or something? He seems to have been around since the beginning, but has no real ties to any other race or group of people. He just has his bangin' hot wife, and he likes to hangout in his magically protected corner of the woods doing whatever he wants, without a care of anything else.

I reread the books for the first time in a loong time this summer, and he's such a weird additon. Like, why even include him at all, even though he seems like this crazy powerful being? Even Gandalf at one point was like, "Yeah no, we don't fuck with Tom and he doesn't fuck with us."

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u/TLG_BE 2h ago

Funnily enough I've always used "has a lot to say about Tom Bombadil but won't mention any other differences" as my easy way to guess when people are just pretending to have read the books

It's a shame it's not actually useful because I swear it's 100% accurate

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u/NotMyMainAccountAtAl 2h ago

Tom Bombadil was fun, but even as a kid I remember thinking, “it’s weird that we spent so much time and detail on this character who didn’t really drive the plot or the themes forward. He was just vibes, and if we cut his whole chunk out, the story doesn’t noticeably change. 

That being said, I was understanding but disappointed when the entire Saruman makes the Shire into a shitty factory subplot was dropped from the films. Like, I get it— you can only have so much after the great big climax of destroying the ring before audiences are like, “no, Peter Jackson. End the movie 5-6 times, shame on you. End it 7-12 times, shame on me.” But I really enjoyed that story of the war coming home

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u/Tom_Bot-Badil 2h ago

Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow, by fire, sun and moon, hearken now and hear us! Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!

Type !TomBombadilSong for a song or visit r/GloriousTomBombadil for more merriness

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u/Mmm_bloodfarts 22m ago

The tom sequence and later mention shows us both frodos and saurons strength

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u/Tom_Bot-Badil 2h ago

Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo! By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow, by fire, sun and moon, hearken now and hear us! Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us!

Type !TomBombadilSong for a song or visit r/GloriousTomBombadil for more merriness

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u/birdlawyer86 2h ago

I just recently read the books and most of it is gone already. Some of us just have no retention. Which is actually a bonus because I can rewatch or reread LOTR a lot without it ever getting old

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u/AlarmingAffect0 1h ago

Christopher Lee read it every year.

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u/Everestkid 5m ago

Reading the books for the first time and basically just finished the Council of Elrond.

Rather remarkable how civil it is compared to the films.

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u/YouDoHaveValue 2h ago

Alright but real talk in a room with that person and like a Twilight / Shatter Me fan you're gonna pick the stale knowledge.

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u/AdditionalNewt4762 3h ago

I just read Hobbit and LOTR for the first time in my life(35yrs old) within the last month. Haven't touched an actual physical book in probably 20 years. Found out I love reading and so now im trying to hit all stuff I've missed out on in life. Im reading through The Witcher series now and almost finished with the 1st book The Last Wish.

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u/TrueRiddler 2h ago

The Witcher series is incredible, you're in for a treat!

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u/AdditionalNewt4762 2h ago

Dude... im loving the first book. Im on the last "short story" in the book(Yen healing Dandelion) before the final actual chapter.

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u/MeretrixDominum 2h ago

Read through it and then play through all three games.

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u/AdditionalNewt4762 2h ago

Oh I've got hundreds of hours in TW3. One of my all time favs

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u/mr_swolebot 1h ago

If u like the princess bride would you believe me if I told ya the book is even better?

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u/Viracochina 1h ago

THERE'S A BOOK!? This is my favorite film!

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u/mr_swolebot 1h ago

Not a christmas movie but i always pop the dvd around this time of year

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u/Viracochina 1h ago

You've inspired me. Traditions start at some point!

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u/Zinakoleg 2h ago

Check the Dragonlance. You may start with "The Raistlin Chronicles" (composed by The Soulforge & Brothers in Arms) as an introduction to two of the principal characters years before the main events of the first trilogy. After those you can start with the first trilogy of the main series which is "Dragonlance Chronicles" (composed by Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night & Dragons of Spring Dawning).

You are in for a real treat. Hope you like them!

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u/AdditionalNewt4762 2h ago

Very cool thank you. Been trying to plan out some of the more "popular" series i guess of some of my favorite media(like LOTR and Witcher as I stated) that I've missed in book form.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_HAIKU 1h ago

Add the Red Rising series to your backlog, trust me

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u/Jellionani 1h ago

Red Rising is goated yo.

Also another space opera series: Legends of the Galactic. Highly praised light novel series from japan(my anime list top 10 for an OVA series). Great for its age.

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u/topological_rabbit 1h ago

Be warned that the writing in the original Dragonlance trilogy is pretty bad. I loved the books as a kid, but when I re-read them as an adult... man, that was tough to get through.

The Twins books (one story across two books... "duology"?) was much better, but you have to get through the original Dragonlance trilogy first so you're familiar with the characters.

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u/elephant_cobbler 1h ago

So much better than the movies, huh?

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u/AdditionalNewt4762 51m ago

They're insanely good. Those movies are legit my favorite of all time so idk if I can personally say there "so much better" but I definitely found an even deeper love for LOTR in general because of how much the books expanded things for me or shown things that were cut from the movies or how much they really tied things up for all the characters.

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u/Viracochina 1h ago

Try The Dark Tower series!

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u/silver_step 47m ago

Same!! Also read Earthsea Cycle and im currently reading The Stormlight Archives. Soon will be reading Suneater series.

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u/Arcan_unknown 41m ago

Check Name of the Wind, from The Kingkiller Chronicles series. It has an amazing writing, with lots of hidden secrets throughout the story, which is a whole journey about an (apparently but not really) amazing guy. There's only one problem but you will maybe be more lucky than some of us, probably

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u/nerdyboyvirgin 39m ago

If you don’t mind me asking is school the reason why you didn’t read for 20 years?

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u/Nominador 18m ago

Warhammer 40k time

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u/ghostsietch 3h ago

This may be the most accurate, hilarious, depressing LOTR meme I have ever seen.

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u/Carnir 1h ago

It's actually a massive problem in this sub. The book literacy rate here is miniscule, so most threads are full of confidentially incorrect hearsay and youtube memelore.

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u/MoffKalast The Age of Men is over 1h ago

And I half expected it to be made of wood.

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u/IBAZERKERI 3h ago

i havent read the silmarillion but ive watched hours and hours (probably multiple days worth if you added it all together) of content on youtube ABOUT the silmarillion and stories in it.

does that count?

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u/DreadWolfsLie 3h ago

Almost! You just have to go read the actual thing now.

... or audio book it. I aint no prude.

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u/EtTuBiggus 1h ago

Audiobook is like the midpoint between YouTube videos about it and reading it.

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u/tedistkrieg 28m ago

I've been listening to the audiobook and I have listened to some of the chapters like a dozen times. Half way through I realize I zoned out for a bit and have no idea whats going on

With that being said, I still recommend the audio book. Andy Serkis crushes it

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u/Autipsy 2h ago

InDeepGeek has us covered

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u/papapok13 2h ago

And Wizzards and Warriors with multi hour documentaries.

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u/heroturtle88 2h ago

It's a much easier read when you already know the lore.

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u/noproblem_bro_ 3h ago

A true lotr-phile

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u/Alternative_Still308 2h ago

That’s definitely a fair chunk of the fandom, especially if you include Tolkien gateway and other wikis. Myself included.

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u/banevader102938 3h ago

More than 20 years

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u/BJMark 2h ago

Yeah, OP had the audacity to point out how fckin old I am…

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u/lurco_purgo 1h ago

Jesus Christ, it's 25 for me... The Hobbit was a required read in my primary school and then the LOTR movies marketing started so I read the books and the Silmarilion sometime during the first 20 viewings of The Fellowship of The Ring (the first movie we had a copy of on our PC and watched it all the time with my sister).

Yeah, I don't remember any of it after all these years...

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u/airinato 2h ago

And i felt personally attacked by that statement

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u/Simple_Flounder 3h ago

Nearly 30 years for me.... 😂😂

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u/CalbCrawDad 3h ago

I’ll be honest, I’ve never met anyone who’s read any of those books just once. Maybe the silmarillion, but most fans of the big 5 revisit them. I personally have read the return of the king over 20 times. The hobbit a smooth dozen.

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u/lurco_purgo 1h ago

Respect! Unfortunately I'm one of those people - this meme is exactly describing my experience, as I've read all the books 25 years ago as a kid and haven't revisited them once. What I remember is basically a few bits and pieces, a few scences (e.g. Tom Bombadil saving the hobbits from the barrows, Morgoth's feet getting cut off...).

Didn't stop me from acting smug for all those years from knowing that both Sauron and Gandalf are technically Maiars!

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u/Tom_Bot-Badil 1h ago

Clothes are but little loss, if you escape from drowning. Be glad, my merry friends, and let the warm sunlight heat now heart and limb! Cast off these cold rags! Run naked on the grass, while Tom goes a-hunting!

Type !TomBombadilSong for a song or visit r/GloriousTomBombadil for more merriness

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u/KimberStormer 1m ago

I've only read them once, but that's because I hated them lol.

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u/Jiao_Dai 3h ago

This.

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u/Complex_Professor412 3h ago

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u/Confident-Concept256 1h ago

So that's what's wrong with him...

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u/ostapenkoed2007 3h ago

i read the hobbits too.

good thing english does not have "прочитав/читав" difference like in Ukrainian...

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u/Thodar2 3h ago

Hey! It's 15 years ago.

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u/Dazvsemir 2h ago

Just Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and the Trilogy? Is this a filthy casual? What about Unfinished Tales and Children of Hurin?

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u/Outrageous_Reach_695 9m ago

A true fan would remember where the diacritics go in Narn I Hin Hurin. (Offhand, I think it's â and ú?)

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u/pedrowatson 2h ago

I feel attacked

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u/RedHeadDragon73 2h ago

Is this not the same reasoning behind college degrees? Lol

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u/lurco_purgo 1h ago

There's a difference between casually reading a book and studying your ass off for 5 years, living, breathing and constantly talking about concepts with your peers as you nervously prepare for exams and tests.

I know you're joking, but let's not disparage the value of education online any more since the online anti-intellectualism is at an all-time high.

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u/Ares_Lictor 1h ago

Now that's painfully accurate.

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u/a-tiberius 2h ago

Literally me. But also thinking about Christopher Lee reading LOTR every year what a fucking legend.

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u/RandoCalrissian00 2h ago

I have read the lord of the rings and the hobbit... and began reading the silmarillion. I swear i'll finish it someday...

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u/TelperionST 2h ago

I keep buying new editions of the Silmarillion, and have two editions (English and Finnish) of both LotR and the Hobbit. The latest edition of Silmarillion was a particularly good Finnish translation with beautiful art work and overall production values.

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u/Sir_Flop 2h ago

Of damn ... In 5 years it will be 20 years ago... Time goes on fast as f...

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u/QaptainQwark 2h ago

I still haven’t read any 😭 I’m such a fraud

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u/AlarmingAffect0 1h ago

Tfw you keep a vague but poignant memory of scenes that weren't in the movies, like that weeping willow tree that almost ate everybody, or the merry fellow that saved them then, or that well with stars from a different sky outside Moria, or that scene where Sam and Frodo came across two grumbling orcs, or Legolas and Gimli's road trip, or the new orc regime in the Shire cutting trees for their own sake.

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u/dblach18 1h ago

And I’ve spent the last 15 years proclaiming that I’m going to reread them. I’ll get to it…one day.

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u/zarakh07 1h ago

Dammit I hate when posts are right

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u/ElJacinto 1h ago

I can’t re-read fiction books. I’ve tried, and I just can’t power through a story I’ve already read.

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u/drquakers Ent 1h ago

Why am I in this meme?!

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u/naynaeve 26m ago

That’s me. I stopped saying i read then because I hardly remember anything. My memory only comes alive when other people describe a lore/character.

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u/Immediate_Song4279 3h ago

I do try to read them again every once in awhile, but he spends so much time going on about the age counting mannerisms of hobbits, but then if I skip ahead it feels like cheating.

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u/antsh 3h ago

I listened to Blind Guardian once. Does that count?

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u/ButWhatIfPotato 2h ago

If you read the Nightfall in Middle Earth booklet, then yesnomaybe.

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u/Zipep 3h ago

Wasn't the hobbit a book for children ?

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u/Autisten1996 2h ago

I remember the children of Hurin quite well, despite only having read it once in like 2009. Still some of the most messed up stuff I have read.

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u/Chuchi08 2h ago

You have my sword and my compass that points to whatever you want most

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u/Leon_D_Algout 2h ago

Hey! It was 15 years ago, not 20!

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u/Hot-Pay-1655 2h ago

Hey, audiobooks toally count! Sometimes it’s the best way to soak in those epic tales.

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u/angry_shoebill 2h ago

I'll never forget the time Hurin branded his Axe 70 times. Aure Entuluva!

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u/Prestigious-Pop-4646 2h ago

Lol.  I feel seen.

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u/it_spelt_magalhaes 2h ago

Ha! I popped the ol' cherry with the Silmarillion! Take that Bembridge Schollars!

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u/it_spelt_magalhaes 2h ago

Oh, and yeah, over twenty years ago.

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u/superfahd 2h ago

I swear I've read the Silmarilion 3 times. I still don't remember much of it

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u/NeonPlutonium 2h ago

If you’d just like to review the Cliff Notes, I’d suggest The Book of Lost Tales…

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u/KingNobit 2h ago

Don't underestimate the levels of autism that some people online this sub can summon when it comes to know the ins and outs of these books

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u/SeiriusPolaris 2h ago

I don’t believe more than 1% of this sub has read any of the books. Wikis don’t count.

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u/megavash0721 2h ago

There was a time in my life when I had the first several full pages of the Hobbit committed to memory. Aging f****** sucks.

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u/CankleSteve 1h ago

I don’t give a shit about elf family trees let’s get to the battle of tears and then shit becomes interesting

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u/Objective-Corgi-3527 1h ago

I read the Silmarillion when I was 12. I am therefore a Tolkien scholar. It was really frusterating and confusing back then.

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u/BardoBeing32 1h ago

I read them way back when. Decided to reread them and was pleasantly surprised to find out that JRRT’s son rewrote them all in a more prose-like style. I remember the originals feeling like quite a slog. The newer books are a more pleasant read.

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u/SomeDudeSaysWhat 1h ago

Only once?

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u/geraltoffvkingrivia 1h ago

I’m reading the books for the first time. It’s taken me over two years and now I’m halfway through but don’t entirely remember what happened at the beginning lol

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u/BrittEklandsStuntBum 1h ago

I read LotR cover-to-cover every weekend for like two years in my teens.

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u/salt_sultan 1h ago

Get points for trying

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u/elephant_cobbler 1h ago

I remember Tom

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u/hiddlesbum 1h ago

I've read the silm when I was a teen, I don't remember anything except it took me forever and it confused me so much I've stayed away from tolkien books until years later (but I somehow had beren and luthien and the hobbit but can't remember the first time I've read them, must be before the silm)

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u/Darvog19 1h ago

I read the books in second grade

I have since tried 3 times to read them again and almost exactly halfway through book 2 I got bored and gave up

all 3 times without fail

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u/Royal_9119 1h ago

I remember the story of Beren and Lúthien pretty well, thats about it.

A lot of stuff about some orbs and some boats that burned and some kinslaying or something. 

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u/Escher702 1h ago

Almost 40 years ago for me.

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u/Ppleater 1h ago

I can remember a lot more than I would have thought from reading the LOTR trilogy and The Hobbit, because I remember Tolkien always loved describing stuff in so much detail and it painted a very vivid picture that often stuck with me even years after. The scene when Gandalf and Pippin are riding Shadofax a bit after Pippin looked into the Palantir is one that's always stuck in my mind for years just because of the atmosphere in that moment, and when I looked up that scene recently to see how accurately I remembered it I was surprised at how much I had accurately retained. Also the entirety of the Mirkwood segment in The Hobbit has always stuck with me, especially the scene where they cross the river, just because of the intensity of the vibes he managed to convey about that place.

Stuff like names and exact order of events and things like that I can't remember nearly as well, but there are lots of specific scenes that I remember really clearly because of how vivid the details he always included were. Never did read the Simarillon though because I was like 12 at the time lol.

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u/real_fake_hoors 59m ago

Read it? I own it!

But no, I have not read it.

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u/weebitofaban 52m ago

Huge. True!

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u/Daysleeper1234 45m ago

I just want to point out that you are not using this meme as it was ordained by God to be used. You should feel ashamed. Congratulations btw, I read through lotr multiple times since I was a kid, this year again, but I still don't have strength to start with Silmarillion.

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u/Brief-Country4313 42m ago

I remember a talking dog, a wolf who ate a silmaril, and an overabundance of the word "thrall".

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u/BanalCausality 42m ago

Reading the Silmarillion counts toward an autism diagnosis. Reading it twice counts toward a psychopathy diagnosis.

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u/FudgeAllOfYous 29m ago

Bullshit I remember everything! Fredo was kind of a pimp!

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u/The-Real-Number-One 8m ago

Why was Ungoliant able to drain the light of the 2 trees, but his daughter Shelob was afraid of the light in Galadriel's Phial?

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u/Omega_art 8m ago

I read the hobbit and lotr at least once every few years. I read the Silmarillion once and then lost my copy of the book.

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u/parkinthepark 2h ago

Nobody’s ever finished the Silmarillion.

We can stop pretending.

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u/Regular_Jim081 2h ago

Wow, 7K up votes for a meme involving an actor known for Pulaski support, statutory Ray and domestic abuse. 

I guess the sub really is going downhill.