Needs it's own thread. In the middle of another re-read. Maybe my favorite book of all time. Gets better with each read. Probably because you understand the characters and places more each time. Huan the Great Wolfhound of Valinor is such a boss
Closest I could get to a Silmarillian name for my dog that Mrs Icehole would agree to was Finley. I call him all the "Fin..." names all the time though. She can't stop me.
Reread, again, for ROP show. Read it maybe 7-9 times and still pick up on new stuff. The 1st sounds the elves heard when awakened was the sound of water flowing over rocks. I can and have spent all day beside a river/stream listening to that noise. I am Farginlofïn.
If The War of the Rohirrim is good I'd like to see an anime style series of the 1st Age. Could be beautiful.
How many LOTR books are there? IGN just announced a new version of this, and today announced The Fall of Numenor. went to preorder and also saw The Fall of Gondolin.
The Serkis-narrated unabridged The Silmarillion audiobook will arrive on June 22, 2023. I've never listed to an audiobook but I'll likely listen to this. Here's him doing Bilbo's birthday speech.