I am going through a second major Tolkien phase at the mo. The first was in my teens in the Seventies and the passion has never left me.
Forty years ago when I was a teenager the only real way to experience the Tolkien was to read his books. There were a few records and radio recordings and a few collectables too. Later there were three animated films. Back then I was so smitten with it all my mates even nicknamed me Gandalf!
Now there's live action Jackson films galore and a whole shire full of precious merchandise. It seems odd to collect Tolkien at all, seeing as his books were largely about the perils of possession. But he did too good a job and the lure of the ring is too great to resist!
Tolkien collectables warrant a blog in their own right - there probably are orcs of them online. I'll stick to what I know and add a little elven spice to Project SWORD and co this year as I rediscover Middle Earth for the second time.
So, for my return I shall call myself - Gandalf the Silver [Surfer]! ha ha!
Anyone else like Tolkien readers?
Of course!
ReplyDeleteDiscovered him at a similar age, and didn't stop reading until there was nothing left. So Tolkien was followed by Moorcock and others. Did lots of drawings, painted fantasy figures, played some D&D etc etc. :)
Later in life I was much relieved to see Peter Jackson doing such a beautiful job of turning it to film.
Cheers -- Paul
great to hear you're Tolkien fan Paul. I'm just watching the extended Trilogy. Loads of new scenes in them. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteRead all of Tolkien and many books about him or his works. Enjoyed the SPI Middle Earth wargames, various computer games, the movies, and often listen to audio book versions of Hobbit and Ring when driving.
ReplyDeleteNice one NCC1717. i'm just listening to the Hobbit audio book at the moment. Its excellent. I listened to the Lord of the Rings on BBC radio in 1981. Got to get hold of that again! It was superb!
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