User:CatherineMunro

H ello, I'm Catherine, a Tolkien fan for more than twenty-five years, and a Wikia employee for one. :)

I first read The Fellowship of the Ring at the age of eleven, and have read The Hobbit and LotR in sequence every single summer since then without fail. It sparked my love of high fantasy and of languages, of solemn heroism and the importance of being silly and brave.

I was terrified when I heard that they were finally making movies out of the most important books in my library, after seeing what they had done to my beloved Dune. I was cautiously relieved when I heard about the writers and the early casting, and ecstatic when the first movie's necessary compromises did not destroy the tone, spirit, or broad vision of the story. And I admit I got choked up watching the Special Edition RotK, when I saw the sun shining on the crown of flowers on the old king's head at the Crossroads....the image was so impossibly close to my mental painting built up out of repeating readings that it almost made me cry.

I am glad that there is a Lord of the Rings wiki where all of those who love Middle-earth can explore it in detail, and I look forward to seeing it grow.

Namárië — Catherine (talk) 00:34, 29 May 2008 (UTC)