The bushy eyebrow thing is something I just tend to ignore when reading as I can't sustain the image in my mind. I had a look at Rolozzo Tolkien but none of the pictures there have eyebrows that big so I don't think I'm the only one!

I have a RL friend who simply can not finish the Silm even though she's a fanatical LOTR fan. It's not for everyone but one of the reasons I love it is all the facts and figures and UT even more so.