Have you ever muttered the words &apos;my precious&apos; in a sinister tone? Mistaken an elderly gentleman with a giant white beard as Gandalf? Or bellowed &apos;you shall not pass!&apos; to someone standing in your way?
The chances are that you&apos;ve heard or done one of these things. And they all have one thing in common - apart from being somewhat anti-social, they are all references to author J.R.R Tolkien&apos;s universe.
Let&apos;s be honest - the books that distinguish Tolkien over the rest is his Lord of the Rings series. There&apos;s no better way to celebrate his work than to read his most recognised pieces.
Let&apos;s say the average person in Cambridge reads at least 300 words per minute.
According to a few sources, it takes approximately six hours and seven minutes to read the Fellowship of the Ring, four hours and 59 minutes to read The Two Towers, and six hours and seven minutes to read the Return of the King.
An estimation of around 17 hours proves it&apos;s possible. If you start now.
Tolkien Day wouldn&apos;t really be a true celebration without a bunch of lunatics dressing up as goblins.
There are a number of characters that you could dress up as - Gandalf, Galadriel, Aragorn, Legolas, Gollum, or the forgotten Tom Bombadil, who didn&apos;t quite make the film.
Even better yet, reading at a local book shop while dressed as Saruman. There&apos;s an idea.
Why not peruse the works of Tolkien&apos;s less known books or poetry?
Such works include The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, The Farmer Giles of Ham, The Battle of the Eastern Field, or Effantry.
Wherever someone lives and breathes, there is a Tolkien Society somewhere.
In this case, there&apos;s one in Cambridge. With just over 200 members on its Facebook group, the members enjoy various events in and around the city.
And I&apos;m sure there will be members who would gladly join you in your adventures with one and two.
There&apos;s an easy one. Just have a party. Include the first three, and maybe invite the fourth.
And you can&apos;t invite people to a party without turning your house into Minas Tirith.