To give a little background on myself, I've been a Tolkien fanatic since I was eight years old (22 years ago). I started then by reading The Hobbit, and by the time I was 11 I had read through the LOTR twice and the Silmarillion. I still read through all the books at least once a year, and they never get old. Aragorn was my hero as a kid, the book Aragorn...not the movie one! I spent many hours out in the woods pretending to be a ranger, and many of my interests that I retain to this day stem from this time.
Among my many hobbies I enjoy leather working, metal working, wood working, bow making, bushcraft and survival, camping, reading, traditional archery, and ren fests. I've spent the last several weeks reading through the old posts on this forum, and it looks like I have a lot of kindred spirits here.
I wish I had found this place years ago. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone here, and to all the discussions to come.
Mae Govannen,
Brian
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