Now that we've seen Peter Jackson's first on-set video blog from the set of The Hobbit, how about a look back at the early days of fandom?

In Their Own Words British Authors J.R.R. Tolkien features tons of great footage of the author himself, and an assortment of Oxford students who have obviously spent a whole lot of time reading and analyzing his work.

Wow - Tolkien SURE LOVES THOSE TREES. Yikes!