[Luis Gonzalez]

You know, it's funny. I have two brand-new sets of the Hobbit and Trilogy, still in their gift box, one from last year, and one from a few years ago.

I have read the trilogy (and The Hobbit) at least six times that I can think of, maybe even more--twice these past four years-- and I dig up those old paperbacks every time.

It's really funny that as often as I have actually read those books, I'm not a Tolkien trivia master.

[HairOfTheDog]

It's really funny that as often as I have actually read those books, I'm not a Tolkien trivia master.

I am not either really... The main story is easy to follow, but I get lost in names of places and people and legends of old that are mixed in throughout. Tolkien's habit of giving everything four names doesn't help! I had to get my facts straight only when I started discussing them here a year ago, and I still get things wrong.