The Lord of the Rings

[bgmnts]

Have a copy of Unfinished Tales here glowering at me for being too much of a big fat baby to get started on it.

[greenman]

As said its not a single narrative but a bit of an odds and sods collection so each part of it is not really that big a commitment.

[Ferris]

I love it, but that's because I'm a fucking nerd.

I'm also reading the Sagas of the Icelanders (ahead of a hiking trip to Iceland) and am enjoying the sort of... parallels (?) in the storytelling?

[superthunderstingcar]

I love it, but that's because I'm a fucking nerd.

I'm also reading the Sagas of the Icelanders (ahead of a hiking trip to Iceland) and am enjoying the sort of... parallels (?) in the storytelling?

Ooh, nice. Any particular recommendations for somebody to get started on them? Closest I've ever come is Njorl's Saga, the Monty Python sketch.

[Ferris]

Ooh, nice. Any particular recommendations for somebody to get started on them? Closest I've ever come is Njorl's Saga, the Monty Python sketch.

I have this version which does a really great job of translating them, giving historical/geographic context for the stories, and providing an academic explanation of why they're important.

That's worth the price of admission above a regular copy for me. Maps and linguistic nerd-shit? Yes please!

[superthunderstingcar]

Nice one! Probably take me until 2026 to get round to it, mind you.

[horse_renoir]

I'm finally reading LoTR in my mid 30s and loving it.

I typically prefer 'low fantasy' but the usual grimness of the genre has been putting me off recently. I tried to read it as a kid but couldn't get into it, so I'm glad I gave it another shot. Makes me excited to read the Hobbit to my kids when they're a bit older.

[Magnum Valentino]

Well I guess you're all wondering if ol Magnum V, thread architect, ever got round to reading this fucker.

I have NOT read it, yet - but I did find a nice 1994 hardcover with a lovely John Howe painting of Gandalf on the cover for free at my local Tesco's second-hand books shelf.

So that's the first hurdle!

Currently making my way through Costa Botes' fly on the wall docs from the DVD sets instead.