Old Testament spoiler? aaahhh Off Topic spoiler!! hehehehe
You have likely come to the right place if there is any known significance to number of rings that were made... I don't have a clue, but if there is a sentence on the subject, someone here has seen it.
Quote from our pertinent chapter, just to remain sort-of on track....
"My dear Frodo!" exclaimed Gandalf. "Hobbits really are amazing creatures, as I have said before. You can learn all that there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you...."
OK, I read all the posts and see we are on Chapter 2 already. I'll have to crack it open and skim it once more to be able to add anything. I'll mostly just read along here. My husband is reading it with me, while he is Florida and we are in Texas. He told me to read Chapter 2 very careful because the whole plot is laid out.
I feel like a dummy around all the loyal Tolkien fans here. You guys are so smart and funny.
I love literature and I'm an avid reader. I've never read Tolkien before. I'm a big C.S. Lewis fan. I knew Tolkien and Lewis were good friends, so I've been meaning to read these books forever. Wanting to read the book before I saw the movie prompted me to buy a copy. My only problem is life is very stressful right now. (We are in the middle of a move) I'm only able to read a few pages a night before I crash from a hard day of packing. I'll try to hurry and keep up with you guys.
I haven't seen the movie yet and refuse to do so before I'm finished reading. I wanted to thank everyone for notifying me of the “spoilers” in your posts. I don’t want to know more than I should yet. LOL
One thing I keep getting stuck on is my C.S. Lewis track mind. I know his books are filled with Christian symbolism, and my mind keeps trying to find the same thing in The Lord of the Rings. I’m trying really hard to remind myself not to over analyze this wonderful book, and just enjoy the fantasy.