Aparently, in a series of events organised by the Tolkien Society since 2003, March 25th* has been celebrated as Tolkien Reading Day. The idea is to encourage fans to celebrate and promote the life and works of JRR Tolkien by reading favourite passages.
*Which as we all know is the aniversary of the Fall of Barad-dûr.
This year's theme is 'Travel and Adventure'. Quite a lot of Tolkien's writings are about Travel in one way or another, but for me one that is mainly about Adventure is The Hobbit. I say this because, for Bilbo at least, this is a journey taken for it's own sake and not because of duty or fulfilment of a quest.
So, this Saturday 25 March I shall be sitting down and reading the opening chapters of The Hobbit, in which - much to his own surprise - Master Bilbo Baggins is swept along into An Adventure.
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| One needs a good map for effective travel |
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