Personally I don't recommend LOTR for younger children. Some of the stuff in the books is a little too "grown up" for the preteen set. However, a fellow by the name of Brian Jacques (pronounced Jakes) wrote a series of books that are an excellent introduction to fantasy as well as medieval culture. The first book and the series is called "Redwall". Good reading for 8 and up.
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