>This is indeed interesting information for us Tolkien-fans - thanks a lot.
Yes, when I read it on the newspaper I could not dial fast enough to tell my wife, bigger fan of Tolkien than myself, she read the books at least twice, and I am talking not only The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings, also the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost tales and I am sure I am forgetting more <g>
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