Ooh, very interesting! (for some reason I thought it might be to do with Mithril, oops!) I remember parts of The Silmarillion and that there were quite a few terrible run-ins between the Elves, Men and Morgoth & Sauron (it's the only book that made me weep!) I wouldn't say you're geeky, I'd say you're very dedicated and that's a good thing! :D