The 'AUTOBIOGRAPHY' Thread!!!

[Ancalagon]

Me, I am Ancalagon.

[Beorn]

Well, I'm Mike B. I got on the old board the day it closed as Mike. I'm not Michael or Mikey, but Mike....got it? That I hate.... I'm 14 Ok....So....I'm on Long Island, and as I said a couple minutes ago, I hate it here. I'm moving to North-East Penn., when I have the money. Umm, I really really really value trust, and sometimes I'm a bit screwy. I think I'm making this worthwhile....I'm goin into 9th grade in [The "S" word]. I'm into Photography, and currently building a darkroom in my basement. I haven't take any 'Poster Shots,' but some pretty good ones. If I had a bit more money (and patience), I could makes some really nice pics. I'm also into Model Railroads, as I have a 7 x 11 'Train Table.' I'm gonna be putting track down in a couple weeks. Now, I'm forming terrain, and painting it.


That's about it...

[cid]

Hi !, I was kind of a newbie on the old forum, I guess I´m beeing a newbie here ;). My real name is José, I´m a Ecuadorian living in Copenhagen, Denmark. (It´s a very long tale, I won´t borre u)
I work in IT stuff, and I have to be sincere, I didn´t know anything about J. R. R. Tolkien and his brilliant job, you have to understand that my native language is Spanish, I would know more about "El Cid Campeador" or "Don Quixote de La Mancha", but know I have found out about this awsome books!!, I just finished TFOTR, and I´m ready to start T T T.
I´m looking to discuss Tolkien´s work with you all fair people.

PS, forgive my English please, It´ll be getting better though ;)

[Gryphon]

I am 16 year old guy living in Kansas City. I was sorta a newbie on the old site. I got in to LOTR when my old friend sat me down and said not to get up intell I finished reading the book he cave me(FOTR). Since then I have read the series 3 times. I like almost anything that has to do with ME and am a ringer. Peolpe who I dislike are ones that think that they are better than anyone else. but other than that I can make friends with anybody. I am on my way on starting a sword collection but it is a very expencive hobby.

[ReadWryt]

Well...I'm just this guy, you know? I'm 39...I've been mucking about with computers since 1977, been playing around online since around 1980 and have ALLWAYS been known my this screwed up handle, so I decided to use it here instead of picking a really COOL name from the body of Tolkien's writings.

I've been a fan of Tolkien and have been reading his works since around 1970 and am known to have heated debate with the webmaster about anything that makes the veins in his forehead throb visually for no other reason other then that it amuses me.

[Talierin]

Katy, 16, Colorado.
Love anything to do with medieval ages, Tolkien, 20's.
Love oldies, Loreena McKennitt, ABBA
Fave movie until FOTR comes out is Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Also like to read stuff by Robin McKinley, Patricia McKillip, Brian Jacques, CSLewis, many others.
Hobbies: Drawing, Reading, Writing, Computer, Archery, Stunt Kiting, if my kite decides to work.
I hardly ever stay mad at anyone longer than ten minutes, which can be a good thing or bad. Teenage "girly girls" tick me off.

Mike, you're scaring me. My dad's side of my family all have an interest in photography and trains. My grandma's house used to have a darkroom, as well as a gigantic train set that went through three rooms.

[Lantarion]

If you do not wish to read the following, you can always check out my profile! :)

14, male, live in southern Finland. I lived the first 9 years of my life in England, and I attend an international school: so I can read and write English & Finnish really well ( I think so, anyway). My other hobbies are airsoft shooting, archery (glad I was an inspiration, Ancalagon!) reading, writing and cycling.
I was known as Pontifex Cactus at the old site, but the 'Cactus' was a bit lame, so that's gone now.
I love anything to do with the Middle- and Dark Ages, and Tokien etc.
er, that's about it! :D

[Rosie Cotton]

Hi, I'm a 15 yr. old girl from NJ. I have an older sister, a cat, and a dog. I play the cello, and twice a year my life is consumed by drama rehersals. I love Tolkien (obviously), and I love theatre which is why I do drama. I also am a clown. No seriously, I belong to a Christian clown troop that puts on shows for local nursing homes, and schools for disabled children. It's a really cool group, and even though I took a break from it this past year I'm definately joining again this year. It's very interesting to learn more about everyone here. Good idea Ancalagon! :D

[whiterider]

i am 15 years old .I am Irish .
My interests include tolkiens works reading ,sports such as soccer hurling + gaelic football.My fav band is REM

[Dengen-Goroth]

I am 14 and live in New Jersey. I play the guitar, am in a band, and enjoy reading Tolkien. Like Mike I am about to enter 9th grade. And I also like REM. Other musical interests-Nirvana, Pearl Jam (The whole grunge sound), and some evil rock.

[hiku747]

i'm erin, 17 year old leo. ive been a fan of tolkien ever since i was 4 years old. im currently re-reading lotr for the movie and my own personal enjoyment of course!, then moving on to the similarion (sp, sorry i spell like poop!), the unfinished tales and history and shaping of middle earth. im really into photography and i LOVE to downhill ski!!

[Galraen]

I am a 14 years old girl from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I love playing hockey, drawing and reading fantasy books.
I like Sui Generis, Los Piojos, Fabulosos Cadillacs and Charly García. Of course many of you might not know these music groups because they are Argentinian groups, but anyway, it's what I like. I was in the old forum, where I had around 200 posts :( all lost now!!
I enjoy watching movies and going to the theatre. I also love musicals (specially Cats).
I expect these new forums to be better than the last one, I mean, the other were very good so, lets see what happens with these ones.;)

[Eowyn]

Hi, I'm from Spain and I'm 37, I've been a Tolkien fan for about 21 years, ever since my english teacher started reading The Hobbit to us in class,he also lent me The Lord of The Rings (Thanks awfully Adrian).I'm new in the board and really happy to meet you, for no one I know has REALLY read Tolkien. I have a 10 year old daughter whom I'm trying to introduce to The Hobbit, but so far she is a Harry Potter fan, even so I don't despair!
I like music, reading, but I don't have much time, as I teach and keep house. Oh, and I am female.

[Archer]

Yikes, I ment to post earlier since I joined but I got side tracked with some other things ^_^ So a little about Archer...
First off, I'm a girl. My sex has been questioned on other boards, many believe me as a guy so just to let ya'll know, I'm not.
I'm 15 years old, and live in ol Michigan. No where special...dang. Other than that, I can read real well, draw, and write. I'm a sports person, I play basketball and a bit of hockey. So thats it, me, Archer. ^.^

[Tar-Ancalime]

Hi, It's me Celerbrian. I was given a big shock when comming back to this forum and finding i no longer existed. As a dedicated old member, I was slightly confused at first but now I all understand. Oh well. I live in the midwest of USA. My time is rationed because of scholl and I'm proud to be called a Ringer

[Asha'man]

Greetings all, it is I, the great and powerful Asha'man! :)

I expect most of you remember me from the old boards, but I've changed. Really I have. I'm 16, and mostly into knives, cars, computers and reading voraciously, among other things. I'm trying to get into photography by getting a digital camera soon, so maybe some of you will give me some photo tips. I think I'm pretty good at setting up shots, but haven't followed up on it until now because of the expense of a film camera. But I digress. I live in Denver, CO, in the good old U.S. of A. I will listen to almost any kind of music, notable exceptions being: metal, some rap, and girly music, like J. Lo and Madonna and such. And jazz. Jazz is evil. I'm primarily interested in Irish/Celtic music, though; I took up the fiddle a year or so ago and, though I have yet to make much headway, wish to pursue it much further. Male, by the way.

That's awesome that there are airsofters here! I only have a couple of pistols (springers), but I've played with my similarly armed friends and it's a lot of fun. Paintball is good, too, though pretty expensive. And messy; airsoft you can play around your house, but try shooting paintballs indoors, and..... That's lousy that you're in Finland, Pontifex, I'd love to see your -A4.

I like threads like this; they give one a little more insight into one's fellow board members, allowing one to evaluate what they say more knowledgeably.

[Telchar]

I'm 20 years old from near Oslo in Norway. On the old board I was known as Arathorn. My interests are; The works of Tolkien, reading, hiking, movies and history. I'm currently studying history at the University of Oslo.

I was introduced to the Works of Tolkien for about 11 years ago by my grandfather and have since been reading them over and over again. :)

[Thorondor]

Hi, I was Thain Peregrin on the Old Board, but read mostly and posted little. I'm 19, and a sophomore at NDSU. So right now I'm in Fargo at school. But I am from Minnesota. I like to read, watch some tv: the simpsons, South Park, The Daily Show, Son of the Beach, and the History Channel:D Love music, mostly rock: Blink 182, Weezer, Incubus, Godsmack, Linkin Park, P.O.D, et cetera. But I like many other music types like alt, classical, jazz, blues. But I hate "pop" music(N'STINK can fall of the face of the earth).:p Back in High School I could play some intruments, but I haven't for a while now. I also Like Basketball and Football(Futbol Americano not Soccer!) I also enjoy stuff like carpentry, achitechure, and photography. As well as much, much more!

[Gothmog]

Hello, I am the Lord of Balrogs and before we find out what effect Dragon fire has (if any) on a Fire Demon. I am 42 years young and live in South Wales UK. I like reading SF, Fantasy, horror and many other types of books. My other interests include Archery (which I used to coach), Aikido and Zen. I first read Tolkin about 20 years ago. I like most types of music from Classical to modern. There's not a lot else to say.;)

[Frito]

Hi i'm frito(nickname) I'm 14, a freshman, love tolkien, reading the hobbit right now. I love Basketball + Football, I like anime, video games, and, of course, fantasy books. I live in Caz New York, a little **** town, that know one has ever heard of before. All i have in this town is my friends, and nothing ever happens. I have a half brother who is 23. Well that's pretty much me.

[LotR_Girl]

Yo,party people!
I'm 13/f/Yugoslavia,luv LotR and The neverending story(well,it has an end).I love drawing(horses)but i never tried 2 draw someone from lotr...i still have time.Well,movies...M:I-2 RULES!and Charlie's Angels.Geri Halliwell & Anastacia R the best singers EVER!
I also like making friends online,so feel free 2 email me and add me to Ur ICQ(126818782)or MSN Messenger( sun_butterfly13@hotmail.com )
C YA LATER,ALIGATOR(S)!!!!!!!!!:D :rolleyes: :D :rolleyes: :D :rolleyes:

[Chippy]

hey i am chippy as most of u know...i live in sydney australia..i am 13..i love lotr and other tolkien books...i love horses also...and i like drawing them..i play the piano and flute..i might join a soccer team..and i love swimming..and most of all i love this forum..*cough*
i play the computer alot unless my mum yeslls at me...and that is about it...

[Aerin]

Okay, I just found this thread, so here I go!

I am 15, and currently residing in Washington, USA. The state, not the capital. I love horseback riding and surfing the Internet. I love reading and writing stories. Music is an all consuming passion for me, I play the piano and a little violin (also the radio...:D ). I have been a fan of Tolkien's works since I was 7, and have enjoyed them more each year!
I love watching good movies, and plan to get into photography.
Anything else I have left out can be found out by following my posts!


Telchar, I didn't know you lived in Olso. Most of my family lives in or around Oslo.

[Telchar]

I don't live in Oslo, I live near Oslo. I live in a little town called Drammen, witch lies about 4 miles south of Oslo.

[GaladrielQueen]

i'm 15/f/Bag End

I'm Cute; Pretty *im not braggin*; And ready to kill this guy bugging me sitting next to me *grrrz* *huffz* and that old woman too :P

anyway

BAck to me :) I'm fifteen.. from connecicut. I've a dog, Dija. I wanted to call her tolkien but she is a girl for god's sake lol ;)
I'm deaf girl and i go to AMerican school for the deaf i've been a fan of Tolkien for few months but heck, i read the book 6 or 7 times. HEh... Legolas sounds cute but the actor in the LotR movie is so cute! :)

Heh

Galadriel :D

[Lantarion]

Ah, another Scandinavian resident! I've never heard of Drammen, but then, I bet you've never heard of Rekola. :)
I think I'll update my profile, just for the heck of it:

I'm 14/m/Finland, 179 cm light hair, 50 kg's (for further information please see my rap sheet :D); lived in Wimbledon, London for the first seven years of my miserable life :D, I attend an international school here in Finland, and am on the 9th and final grade before high school or lukio as it is called here (it means 'reading place', more or less), and in case you're wondering most of the lessons are in English, but some are in Finnish.
My hobbies are archery, writing, reading, cycling, computergaming, airsoft, air rifle (sports) shooting, and i'm desperately trying to learn Latin. I am currently formulating a story, I have drawn a complete map and everything else a complete geek might write for a fantasy story. I live in a county called Vantaa in a little **** town called Rekola, as I already told ya.
btw, I've heard there is a few Finnish-speaking towns over in Minnesota. It's less of a **** town than, er, Caz (no offense, Frito :)) because I've heard of it. :)
I've read the LotR nine times, the Sil only twice and the Hobbit six times. I started reading Tolkien at the age of six.
'Tis all.

[ZenithII]

I can not recall how I got stuck with the handle ZENITH but I have had it for a long while. I am the old man of the group, it appears. Let me say that I am old enough to be 90% of your Fathers. There is two in the group that knows how old I am. I will not say who they are but you can figure it out if you try. I live in Central, Arkansas of the United States. I work ......often. CIRYAHER, I notice that you like Rob Zombie music. I was in his security detail when he came to Arkansas for concert purposes. He is a strange man but really likes his fans. By the way his music is loud but good. I hope that I will be able to keep up with all of you. Y'all are really good writters.

[Eomer Dinmention]

Hi my name is Jarrick i'm 14 in Australia
I like tennis and techno
I love this book
I chose King Eomer becuase i like him and he is so like me

I'm so happy
becuase to see how many people are in this Forum
And all the people come from different Countries like America and Europe and South America and Austalia like me

I think this is a great forum

[Aerin]

AAAWWW!!!!!!! Isn't Talierin a cutey-wutey?!
*Ducks as Tal tries to hit me on the head :D *

It would be interesting to have pictures of all of us on the board!

I want to hook up our scanner, but I don't know if we have the software to do it, wait, maybe I do! I will need to check for compatability! If it works, then, *blushes bright red* I will put a picture of me on the board. As if any of you wanted to see me....:rolleyes:

[Mithrandir]

Hi:D
I am a 16 year old Christian male. I live in the state of California and play the trumpet. I love the works of tolkien, I also read Jaques and the Left Behind books. I really want to get into archery but don't really have the chance.:(
I am involved in an arts school for my music, and am kept EXTREMELY busy, yet I still find time to post:D

Let's see here, I am a Tolkien Purist and stand firm in the belief that PJ is extremely stupid:mad: but will still see the movie and enjoy myself.:p

I started the Guild of Wizards, but am still trying to get it started. Probably will tonight:p
Anywho, I can not really think of anything else , o yea I am also a gamer, who really loves FF7 :D

Ok I am done thanx:D

[Mithrandir]

I am officially disturbed:eek:

[Telchar]

Wasn't that a biking accident?

[Ciryaher]

Yeah, that was after my little bicycle accident. They put the tooth back in (after having it driven through my nose) and it should stay there, but several of my teeth were severely damaged and I'm supposed to get several root canals sooner or later.

[Aerin]

Yes, root canals are something that are generally avoided, as they are very painful.
I've been in a few bike accidents, but I have never had a tooth go through my nose...ewwww! :eek: Maybe next time you go biking, Ciryaher, you should wear a mouthguard!

[Ciryaher]

Nero, Claudius, Caligula, and Commodus were not always tyrannical. Nero was a gluttonous poet-wannabe; Claudius was a nut that talked to statues and horses (although quite tyrranical); Caligula was an ok emporer, although he too was corrupted; and Commodus liked killing lots of animals for sport (I eat them), and his portrayal as a coward in Gladiator was not quite true (he was a masterful archer, once shooting 100 tigers through the throats with 100 arrows).

One upper tooth was driven through, 2 others were loosened, but didn't come out.

[Lantarion]

<in monotone>: Ciryaher is the best and the wisest, he is the ruler of the earth, and he is always right and is magnanimous and great, and he has no power over us.

"Hey, what's going on? What did I just say? HELP HELP! Mind control! Mind con..." <falls to the ground gripping a chloroform-soaked cloth>
:D hehee

Ouch! My condolences, that must hurt. Did you go to the hospital?

[Ciryaher]

*extremely sarcastic voice* No, of course I didn't go to the hospital.

I might as well have never went to the hospital, because they didn't do anything (except wash the cuts on my wrists and arms, and give me a CAT scan...). My parents called a very good dentist (who I have to go to in a few minutes) late at night and we went to his office (which he so nicely opened up for us) and he worked on me there. It was he that replaced my tooth, put on braces, gave me x-rays, AND (get this) stitched my face up. And he stitched me up AFTER I had been to the hospital (you can tell I just LOVE *hateful voice* Perry County Memorial Hospital). Now get this, the reason my parents decided to call the dentist was that a doctor (don't ask ME how he got his position) suggested that they restrain me and shove my tooth back into my head...WITH NO ANESTHETICS OR ANYTHING!!! Sometimes the medical care around here frightens me...

[Tar-Ancalime]

cir, Caligula put a horse in the roman senate, Nero burned rome than killled people just because! you're telling me these guys were OK! Nero killed his own mother, his wife tried to strangle herself, more than once, and he killed senators for disagreeing he is more than an overgloutnous poet, he was freak of nature, idiot, enflated,egotistical moron!

[Ciryaher]

He wanted to put the horse (named Incatatius) on the Senate, but I believe he was assasinated before he could actually do it. He also spoke with a statue of Jupiter, to whom Caligula gave answers of thunder and lightning (or so the Emporer claimed).

Nero didn't kill his mother...he ordered her to kill herself (as was the tradition) but she fled. He then sent soldiers to drown her, which they did. Nero might have ordered Rome to be burnt, but that was because the old layout was inefficient, and he redesigned the burned portions better than before. He also housed and fed those that had lost their homes, and gave money to those who lost businesses. He was egotistical; he wanted to be loved as a poet and musician, but his excesses angered the people, and so he was forced to kill himself.

If you would like further summaries and lectures on the Roman Empire from Augustus to Commodus, I would gladly oblige.

[Tar-Ancalime]

still just like in the godfather the use of pronouns.

example- I would not kill you

I know about rome too! I got third place in a competiton, and a second place

[Tar-Ancalime]

he was still messed up! yes he wanted his mother dead,but altogether thts awful! I'm sorry for comparing you to them cir.Just you were very mean to dengen he offered peace you pushed it aside like leftover rotten thanksgiving turkey!

[Ancalagon]

I am glad to see you are all still using this thread to introduce yourselves and let the forum know more interesting titbits about your origins. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm............

[Aerin]

That's it, Tar, I am going to let you have a piece of my mind.

First of all, let me use the dictionary to describe what tyrannical is.
Tyrannical: (te ran'i kel): 1. of or suited to a tyrant; arbitrary; despotic 2. harsh, cruel, unjust, oppressive, etc.

Ciryaher is not tyrannical, he is merely trying to keep this board a decent place to discuss LOTR. I have not come across one instance where Ciryaher was 'tyrannical'. If the moderators of this board were tyrannical, I can tell you for certain that we would not be conversing the way we do! I think it's funny, because ReadWryt is a much stricter moderator than Ciryaher. I don't know where you get the idea that Ciryaher has acted in an oppressive, unjust manner. If you would be so kind as to list a time when Ciryaher was "tyrannical", I will be happy to review it and give you my honest opinion.

*Isn't this what moderators are for? To stop personal derogatory remarks from being stated on this board?*

[Beorn]

And, if he was so "tyrannical," he would've deleted the post where you called him a wussy, edited my quote, and finally deleted your second post.

I believe that you are mad at Ciryaher because Dengen, your lover, left because of a grudge with him. That is entirely between Ciryaher and Dengen. I didn't read the posts that Ciryaher deleted, if he did or someone just said that he did. Also, I haven't run into instances where he has deleted a post, rather than edited it to hold a more politcally correct statement.

And, your dancing with the devil, because, if Ciryaher realllllllly felt that you were acting irrationally, inappropriately, then he could ban you, but he wouldn't BECAUSE HE IS FAIR AND NOT TYRANNICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Greymantle]

Could anyone tell me roughly what the post said? Don't go into too much detail, obviously. That would kind of defeat the purpose, eh?

[Ciryaher]

I like to let people post pretty much anything they want. I don't even delete little insults to my person (although I will if they use extreme language), either. I still allow people to post their "****", I don't force people to make their posts legible, and I don't push my own opinions on others; so you can call me a tyrannical despot all you want, but that doesn't mean that I am one. And until there is a person on here that can rant and not have 50 mistakes in puncuation, typing, conjugation or otherwise; I suggest that you refrain from doing so.

[Tar-Ancalime]

Yes, I was in a bad mood last night, sorry. Cir is not tyrannical I can agree with that. He's not nearly harsh enough. Yes,I've heard that I have strange posts that you must translate...I'm working on it!

[GaladrielQueen]

OmG Ciry! What happened to your sweet head, man? Did a tree attack you?

:eek: GQ

[GaladrielQueen]

Originally posted by Tar-Ancalime
Cir is a Wussy Cir is a wussy!and i'm not joking! enforcing his tyrannical grip on this pathetic forum, like a bloody Nero or Caligula,or claudius, or Commodus!

Oh, Tar. :( I'm disappointed in you. Ciry is not a damn Wussy nor a tyrannical (w/e!). Ciry is a good brave gentleman whom comes on here and be a moder--something. If i were you, I would've privatly told Ciry your opinion, not post it. It's a shame, through, I thought you were a cool kid. Obviously, sometimes you aren't.
:( Sigh...

GQ

[Kementari]

Tar, ive had enough of you insulting poor Cir. I know you are mad that Dengie left, but Dengen was the one being immature not Cir; don't blame it on him. :rolleyes:

[Kementari]

Originally posted by GaladrielQueen
OmG Ciry! What happened to your sweet head, man? Did a tree attack you?

:eek: GQ
LMAO!!! :D

[Tar-Ancalime]

***Deleted by ReadWryt because of it's bad taste***

[Beorn]

STOP INSULTING HIM! THE ONLY REASON THAT KEM DEFENDED HIM WAS BECAUSE HE WASN'T DEFENDING HIMSELF. HE CHOSE NOT TO DEFEND HIMSELF BECAUSE YOU WERE JUST BEING IMMATURE. NOW SHUT UP.

AND

DON'T CALL KEM "HIS WOMAN."

[Ancalagon]

Okay Kids, stop with the arguements here. This is my thread, I asked for a little information about the members, not for long-standing members to simply hurl abuse and accusations. I for one think Cir is an extremely effective, polite and wise-headed moderator. If anything, he is a little cooler with his temper that Readwryt, who can argue on any point with conviction. Readwryt is also an extremely talented, clever individual whom both, I beleive, control this forum with the panache needed to control these sorts of outbursts. I have locked horns with both, come out unscathed, but a little wiser for my trouble. Calm down, our moderators are both generous individuals who give their precious time to administer a large, extremely active forum. If they appear a little sharp, or to the point on occasion, it is only because the workload, the scale and necessity demands it.

If anyone feels the need to debate this in disagreement, I would be only too glad to fight the corner of these individuals whom I admire and enjoy in this forum. Though both are capable enough to counter any who challenges them.

Yours in anger,

[Aerin]

I totally agree with you, Anc, on your points about the moderators. Even the moderators cannot help being human, and having human emotions. Ciryaher has had many opportunities to critisize what most of us have said, and has refrained from doing so.
I also agree with Mike, maturity isn't always measured by how well one fights, rather, it is often measured by how well one DIDN'T fight.

Now, back to Anc's thread...what was it about? :D

[Gilraen]

Ancalagon's thread was about finding out about new members...I'm a new member :cool:. I'm a 23 year old trainee anthropologist. I live in Bangladesh (of all places). I couldn't count the number of times i've read TLOTT exactly, I lost tally at 26. (My life is not really empty, I don't know where I find the time to do it, I just do).

[Mithrandir]

Welcome Gilraen:D :D
I hope you enjoy it here, we may all be kinda weird @ times but most of us sure know our Tolkien:D As I suspect you do.:D Enjoy.

[Telchar]

Welcome to the Tolkien Forum Gilraen! :)

[Lantarion]

I am known as the pilkunnussija in my class, among my friends. Don't ask what it means literally :rolleyes:, but it basically means nitpicker. I generally have a more relaxed writing 'style' on the internet; otherwise I pay very close attention to my grammar and spelling.
I wille bee les ov a nit pikker in the futur. I an sorri. :p

[Grond]

Well, I never saw this thread before..but, here goes.... My real name is Richard. I am 47 and have a 27 yr old beautiful daughter who is a senior at Auburn University in Alabama; a 25 year old son who is a systems analyst with Accenture in Dallas; 19 year old twin sons who are freshmen at McNeese University in Lake Charles, LA.

I am an avid golfer and tennis player. Have been married for four years (second time around) and am a real estate property manager and asset manager. My wife and I also take care of my 85 year old father and her 80 year old mother. I started reading Tolkien in 1973 and I continue to reread the works at least once every year. I am highly opinionated but am also fiercely loyal and fair. You will find that I am an honest and loyal friend and a ruthless enemy. My grandmother taught me at a young age to forgive but not forget and that revenge is a dish best served cold. Having said all that, I'm really a nice guy but I do love being the devil's advocate; hence, my handle "Grond".

I love nothing better than to take the opposite opinion of someone in a post, just to make everyone thing longer and harder about their positions. I am often wrong and am always willing to admit my errors when they are pointed out to me. Well, that's about it.

[Courtney]

You guys make me feel old!!! I'm 16 years old and I'm an American. I love music more than anything else in the world. Yes, even more than LOTR. Sorry guys. Tolkien, however is one of my heros along with Tchaikovsky, Orwell, McKinley. Right now, I'm reading the Eternal Champion series by Michael Moorcock. Very intense. I recommend it to all of you. I think i'm getting off track. I do that a lot. I just want you guys to know that you are SO COOl! I thought you were all a lot older than me and that's why you knew so much about this stuff. I've only read the lord of the rings and the silmarillion.

[Grond]

Welcome to the forum Court... and, yes, you are young. My youngest child is 3 years older than you. You'll find that the forum is made up of Tolkien lovers of all ages... from wee laddies and lasses to ROF like me.

As for Michael Moorcock.... let me think.... Eternal Champion... Knight of Swords, Queen of Swords, King of Swords... never could make up his mind which hero he would be next... Is that the guy??? I would've read those back before you were born.

[ReadWryt]

It couldn't have been me, I NEVER use the "Old Jedi Mind Trick" to hide my advanced years. Getting older is far better then the alternative, though I would appreciate it more without the thinning hair at the crown of my aging head...:)

[Ancalagon]

You mean, well, just a little like Richard Harris?

[Grond]

Hey, Richard Harris is one of my favorite actors but he's looked so wraith-like in his last two films that he could have been cast in the part of the Witch-king of Angmar. I would rather be dead than to look that old. Sheesh!!!!

[9forMortalMen]

9forMortalMen here. I've joined the community because I recently had some time next to my son's hospital bed to reread the books, and it reawakened an enthusiasm. I hail from the Oregon coast by way of Wisconsin (I'm in Oregon now), and work as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. I play guitar (don't sing, no, no), spend time with my family, and occasionally make the trek over the mountains to Portland for culture or debauchery. I'm not going to be able to post much because my only computer access is at work, but I won't just lurk, and I plan to see the film on day one, so I'll certainly have some opinions. Thanks. Peace.

[Morwen]

Oh my, I guess I'm a little late, but here it goes anyway. I live in a small little teeny weeny town in Arizona. I love playing the violin and doing math homework (not, but I always get teased about it) I absolutly dislike girly girls. Can't stand most everybody, but if you get on my good side then you'll love it. Want to make new friends. Love to laugh, so make a joke. Love to read, write, and go four wheeling. See ya on the boards.

[Eternal Phoenix]

Greetings. My code name is Eternal Phoenix. I'm 900 years old and live on Mars. I have 56 children, 173 grandchildren, 790 great-grandchildren, and 2335 great-great-grandchildren. I've lost count past that point.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading, watching TV and movies, hunting Humans, waging war against invading enemy Martian territories, eating juicy, flavorful, nutrient-enriched Humans, and rigging the Mars Emporal Election. It is also pleasant to mock the futility of Human existance. End communication.

[Tar-Steve]

OK, As long as this thread has been dug up again ....


I'm Steve (That's Tar-Steve to you buddy!). I'm not quite 41 years old yet. I'm a long time JRRT reader. I dig playing tennis as much as I can. I also SCUBA dive but since I moved to Connecticut over 3 years ago it's been difficult to get into the water.

Lot's of other stuff about me too, but that can come out over time.

I've been posting here for about a month and think this is a great set of forums.

I hadn't read this entire thread until today ... very interesting. It contains the only hint of real animosity I've encountered here.

No need to welcome me. Others have given me a warm welcome when I first began posting in other threads.

[Bill the Pony]

Hi, I'm a new member here, so I guess I'm supposed to introduce myself. I'm a chemist, doing some extremely boring experiments right now (of the kind: change a parameter, start the experiment, wait half an hour, see if it worked, no it didn't, change a parameter...repeat), so I started surfing for news about the movies *ducks all stuff being thrown at her* and ended up at this forum.
I started reading the books when I was about 14 or so, first in Dutch (hoi DGoeij), later in english. I reread them every once in a while. I'm obviously not much of an expert compared to you guys here, so I'm really enjoying all the great discussioins going on around here.

[AngelElf]

Thats a relief EP. Hey im new also! a while back my father gave me a really old beat up copy of (you guessed it) the fellowship of the rings. So here i am. My names Kristen and im 17 years old. soon to be graduating (well in May) from High school. haha to all of those 14 year olds! im in Baltimore Maryland which to me seems very boring compared to all of those from europe. and let me just say that I CAN NOT WHAT FOR THE MOVIE TO COME OUT!

[Evenstar]

Well, I'm 16 and from nj. I first read LotR when I was around 12 and fell in love with it. I've read it twice since then and have been looking for a forum like this for a while. I like to play softball, read, sleep. During school I have a LOT of work and won't get to post much, but I usually read the posts all the same. Well I love the ME and am glad to be here!!

[Rian]

I Hail from the wonderful state of...Ohio... in the USA. I'm a transplanted upstate New Yorker. I'm 28 years old, and I am most happily married.

I became hooked on "The Hobbit" when my mother gave me her copy of the book when I was 8 years old. When I was nine, I started to read LOTR.

I came to this forum because I was wondering how the other Tolkien readers were responding to the release of the new movie.
I myself will probably going to it with my big huge checklist of what's wrong with it (much to the chargrin of my husband who hasn't had time to read the stories yet).

I think I'll stick around. I've been lurking and posting, and I think there's a great group of people here.

[Elanor]

Well, I finally got to the end of all those posts. Of course I remember very little of what was said except that 90% of you are at least half my age. I like being a Junior Member it makes me sound young.
I live in B.C. Canada with my Hubby and three girls aged 8,13 and 15. I'm.....40 eeeek but feel much younger. I like reading but don't have much time since becoming a mom. I think I'll dig out The Sil and have a go at it again. I've only read it a couple times and don't remember much. I enjoy painting, camping, music(anything but rap and pre-fab bands, I use the term looseley) movies (though they're getting very expensive) and spending time with my family. I guess that's all for now anyway.
TTFN:D

[Moonbeams]

well, since I am new aroud here, let me introduce myself:
I am 23, I come from Croatia ( a little land in Europe, right next to Italy, if you're wondering where it is). Currenly I'm in Orlando, FL, doing my internship, you can guess where. How did I get introduced to LotR? Well...
I read the first Tolkien book when I was, what, 11? Now, Tolkien wasn't very popular in my country at the time, so I found the third part of the book burried behind the shelves in the library, and that was the first one I read. First chapter through it, I found that I'm in the middle of the story. Went back to the library and tried to get the first part, but guess what? They didn't have it! Somebody stole the only copy of the first part of the book they had! So, I talked my mother into buying me the books, all three of them, and have been carrying them with me wherever I went ever since.
I've been feeling as the only reader of LotR most of my life, because I haven't met anyone who read the book for 8 years.
So I'm realy happy to be around all you pepole, who love and know LotR as much as I do.

[Halasían]

Hello all good peoples of this community! I am Snowdog, a two year resident of Tolkienonline and a year at Minas Tirith. Some of you may know me as I always use the same moniker.

I was out surfing Tolkienworld links this morn and liked your site here so I decided to mark it and register!

I'm 44 and live in the high mountains of Washington state, U.S.A. where we are basicly snowed on for 4 months out of the year.

I first read the Hobbit in 1976 when I was a senior in high school, and shortly thereafter the Lord of the Rings. Around Graduation, a girlfriend was showing me how to write Tengwar, and we would sit by the flagpole and write each other notes. There was some construction going on then and we saw the fresh cement curbs and we went and spent an hour pressing in the Tengwar 'Friends' in its side. I recently went by the old school and the building was gutted and being rennovated, and it looked like they tore up the curb, but sneaking inside the fences I looked and found the Tengwar still there, and someone used black paint and colored it in! long Live Tolkien!

I will be in Seattle the evening of the 18th to party with the Tolkienites and maybe see the midnight showing of the movie, but if not I have tickets to see it on the 22nd.

Pleased to meet you all!

[Dain Ironfoot]

Foe anyone out there that would like to be my friend, I don't bite and don't have rabies any more. I love all of tolkins work, and his son's. I am soo peeved that my local libaryian has never herd of the silmarion. I am known as dain or I F . I met peter J. and one other of the writers. I live in america, but have been to ireland (north, and south), England, france, spain, and Canada. Some say im a loon but no im a carnery.

[sharkeysmate]

Hello Folks!

Just discovered this thread!

I am 30, male, married with 2 kids (3 and 4 yrs.).

Love Tolkien, Football (That's soccer to our friends in the USofA) support Liverpool Football Club.
I play the guitar badly, the Bodhran fairly well and drink more beer than I probably should!

I love music, all sorts from Bach to Bathory depending on the mood I'm in. Rush (early stuff - 1st 6 albums) would have to be my favourite group.

I spent the first 29 years of my life in Southport, Merseyside (England) and now live in Drogheda, Ireland. Guinness is the drink of the Gods, not Nectar!

[Kit Baggins]

LOL @ Dain.

I'm 15, female, and come from Derbyshire in England. I like Tolkien, MYST, football (soccer), singing and being cruel to boys in lower years at my school.
I play the clarinet pretty well- I've just taken my Grade V.
I like 80s rock like Queen, guitar rock like Travis, goth music like Sisters of Mercy and punk music like the Clash.
I go to Cadets, and am OK at target-shooting.
Everybody thinks I'm mad and one of my friends told me I belonged in a padded cell (LOL I think she was joking!)
I like Monty Python!!

~Kit :p

[Melian]

Hi,I'm Melian.
In real life,my name is Milena,I come from Bulgaria.
I'm 16 and I have many hobbies besides Tolkien.For example,I like to read about religions.Especially interested in Budhism.I play basketball and adore Art.

[Ancalagon]

quote: Eormer
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how old do you think i am
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Well, judging by your writing "skills", I would say you're about..8.
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This is the single, funniest post I think I have read on the Forum, EVER. Nothing personal to both individuals, but it is simply a classic, I would hope in a few years we can look back at this and laugh our pretty asses off.

[aragil]

Howdy all,
I'm 25, hail from the beautiful state of Montana (USA), and currently have a very stiff posterior from having just read 23 pages of posts on this thread.

[CPTinuviel]

Hi all!
I found this site when I was looking for more info on how PJ messed up the books for him movie.:mad:
I've been reading the LoTR for about three years now. I'm almost 16, and am VERY dissapointed that I didn't find out about them sooner. :(
I saw the vacation picture of Tal riding through Kansas.
Guess what... I LIVE in Kansas. (No Wizard of Oz comments, please.)
Anyway, I've really been enjoying this site, and have loved finding out more about you all on this thread.
So, I guess you want to know about me...
Well, I'm nearly 16 and am a sophomore at CPLS (that's where the CP in my name came from :D ). That stands for Cair Paravel-Latin School.
And yes, we do have to learn Latin. It's really not that bad, except for the really poor drawings of people in togas that they put in the book. So, my real name is Rebekah and I'm a girl, in case you were wondering. I love reading, especially Tolkien. I also enjoy art and I love traveling. I went to England this summer with a group from school (I paid for it myself, by the way, I'm not some spoiled little rich kid). It was awesome! I bought a sword over there (paid for that too).
(Sorry, I'm not trying to brag or anything. It's just that I go to school with alot of rich kids who get everything handed to them in life and I don't want people assuming that I'm like that too.) Whew! Sorry about my little shpeal.
Moving on, I love the outdoors, espeacially the mountains. I don't like living in Kansas. There is nothing to do! I'm a Christian, by the way. If you have any questions about that, you can ask me here on the forum. Well, my mom is yelling at me to come eat lunch, so I've got to go.

Merry Christmas all!

CPTinuviel

(She's my favorite character! :D I mean Luthien, of course.)

[Beren Erchanion]

Oooooh! Tinuviel my love...you miss me so much...even if I'm always with you, over there in the Void. I'm glad that you finnally came to this forum, I was searching you... Luthien. I was a lonely and sad Beren on this Forum without you near me...but now you're here and I can tell everyones who I am with pride. I am the father of Dior father of Elwing mother of Elrond and Elros respectly father of Arwen and father of the Numeanorean kings.
I did the unthinkable, We did the unthinkable isn't it Tinuvìel...my Eternal Beloved...Togheter we took one Silmaril at the crown of the migthiest of all. With my fate and curage, with your beauty and charm...with our love.

My real name is Alexandre I'm french from Montréal, Québec (it's in Canada :rolleyes: ) I'm 19 and obviously a male ;) i first read the hobbit at 11 (in french of course) and the Lord at 12. I read the Silmarilion three time when I was 13 and read it 2 more times scince I'm 18. I'm constantly reading my books of the Lost Tales Age 1, 2 and 3 scince I'm 13. I am really jealous:( because The History of the Middle-Earth is presently in traduction that mean there is a couple of thousand pages of tolkien that you 've read or can read tommorow morning that I will have to wait and wait again to read. Because every single Tolkien's book who've been traduce create conflict between those traducers from France. I stopped college because it was boring and I start wrighting some books about sci fi and historical stuff. Tolkien bring me to the wrighting and like Grond I think that the Sil is the craziest book ever except the Bible. I've been posting stuff here scince the middle of November. I'm maybe considere by certain like Fëanor memory defender (I will always believe he's the greatest of all Erù's child) and I'm most of the time posting in the Sil room so see ya. :D
Scincerly yours,
Beren ;)

[Ragnarok]

I'm Mike, or you can call me by my user name Ragnarok, or just plain Rag. (I prefer Rag, there's always too many Mikes.) Im 16. New to this forum, not to all forums. Long time fan of JRRT. I like to paintball, play First Person Shooters, RPGs, and I work at Dunkin Donuts. And thats my life story. See ya around!:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Ciryaher]

No worries, bloodthirsty people! I will soon re-post my mangled face, although I was forced to keep most of the bandages ON.

[Eonwe]

Geez reading this thread I feel so old.

I am 35, live in Buffalo NY (yeah I am sick of snow this week, I had 2.5 ft. on my house two days ago). I wish I had found this forum before the movies, but oh well.

I am an elect. eng., I make/fix/break tire testing equipment, I have a wife of 11 years, 3 kids 7girl,5.5boy and 2boy. I do tons of programming, computers, etc, and I like to run (which is tough with ice on the ground). I ran a marathon in October.

I like pornography, beer, fast cars, but of course I get none of that. Tolkien for me is a set of books that I feel like no-one really wrote, like it has always been there, it cheers me up and makes me think each time I read the books. I lost count long ago how many times I read LOTR etc (in high school around 1982 we had a contest and I know I was above 15 times). I love the Sil and the way the narrative goes in that book. It all started when I saw the Sil in a used book store in a little (****) town of Elmira NY and read it, so long ago now (1979?). My parents and siblings though I was friggin crazy how much I read those books. They still think I am crazy.

I am really looking forward to reading/introducing the Hobbit to my daughter, she is just getting to the age where she likes that kind of stuff. I love my wife and kids very much.

This forum is very nice, many smart people, I just can't believe how many are so young. Makes me hope things will get better if young people recognize how great these works are!

Eonwe's Rule: never take Eonwe seriously
:rolleyes:

[Telcontar]

I, like Eonwe, started hearing the gray hairs sprout as I read this thread.

I have just snuck (sneeked?) past my 40th birthday and live in the Seattle area. I've lived in many states and a couple foreign countries (Army brat); but find this area about the best there is (unless you're a sun worshipper). I have many interests, music being the center of my being, having played in a number of bands; and at this age, I see worth in just about every type of music....but the Blues are at the heart of it all (and Los Lobos is my favorite band). And I've acquired a musician's second worst addiction: golf! Everything else is catch as catch can.

I first read the Hobbit 30 years ago, borrowing a copy of the book from my sister (one of the original 'Frodo Lives!' crowd from the 60's). I subsequently read LoTR, Sil and a number of other books many times over. Then leaving it behind for 20 years, I picked it up again as a love of history/historical novels kicked in.

Eventually, I went in search of this and similar boards to get a glimpse of other readers' perceptions; but rarely posted till now.

[The Phony Pope]

I live in Nova Scotia Canada and I am a student. I play badminton, read, play video games, run, and procrastinate. I used to post a lot on gamefaqs on the Chrono Cross Social Board (I was the self proclaimed king of it! Well, until I was booted off) under the same name. I like Who's Line is it Anyway, the Simpsons (older shows) and that's about it. The Lord of the Rings books are of course my favorite books

[Tar-Ancalime]

Phony pope,
I bid thee welcome, I am Tar-Ancalime, the Dark Queen of Mordor.
I will not harm thee. Mordor says hi!

[PaganPrincess]

Greetings well met fellows Hail!

I am a 17 yr old girl from Leicestershire, England.

I am a Pagan and I spend much of my time out in the fields and woods, walking, or Hunting. allways accompanied by my black labrador Mitch.

I sing, play acoustic guitar and i write songs of Folk/Rennaisance style.
I love music. Music is my obsession. I belong in the late 60s. I love Prog Rock, Rock, Blues Rock, Psycadelia, Folk, Folk Rock.
Fave bands include Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Tori Amos, The Family.....too many to name.

I love generally nature and animals. Specially horses, Birds of prey, Dogs (specially labs and springer spaniels) and cats.

I also love hunting, skinning, gutting and eating things such as pheasant, rabbit, partridge etc etc with my dig and my 12 bore shotgun.

Im a pretty quiet person except with people who I'm really comfortable with and I really know well....
(like my boyfriend, daniel Rolfe who has brought the light back to my life and made everything wonderful and happy and who i can say is my soulmate)....
I don't say much in words to people as its less trouble to stay quiet.
I've allways been an outcast in my school/college and have born the brunt of much bullying, torment and depression.
But it's made me a wiser and better person so thats a big two fingers to all of them!

Of course I love Tolkien and his work obviously..

I'm a poet. I love the beauty of metaphor and simile. How expressive the written word is compared to the spoken. The things i dare to say in writing that id never say.

And im an artist. I love to draw and paint.

Well thats about it.

I look forward to corresponding with you all!

Brightest blessings!

[WarriorMay]

I'm Mary Anne, but I prefer people call me May.I'm 14 and I still act like I'm 12. I live in Canada. I'm a really open minded person and I don't get embrassed easily. As my friends call me, Raw-Edge chic. My friends and I hope to form a band. Sounds weird cause we're young and all. I have a really hard time trying to keep online friends, because people I meet are just so rude. Here is not a problem I hope. ;)

[AppleThorn]

Greetings -

I am an ancient one (48 rings in evidence come this Spring), currently rooted near Boston, MA, USA. I consider LotR to be the greatest work of fiction of the last century - and possibly many more to come. It's great to see a thriving online discussion community for the work. I hope that I can add something of value at some point. I may instead be burdening you all with more than my share of questions. I shall strive to achieve a fair balance.

My view on the film is simple: nice try. It looks great for the most part, but I just don't understand so many of the changes, exclusions, and inclusions that were decided upon. Well, that's a topic for other threads. Ultimately, I enjoy the film as a tribute to LotR, but hardly consider it the definitive representation. We will need to wait for many years before that can be attempted again.

That's OK. We've got time.

:p

- A

[syongstar]

I'm an elf and love all Tolkiens works!I have a knack for setting words to music and co-writing lyrics so let me know if your into such things.Check out my poetical meandering at the prancing pony. mostly silver dragon

[Elven Maiden]

Hey!

I'm Melissa, but since that's a three syllable names, i've made quite a collection of weird nicknames. You can either call me by: Liss, Lissa, Lissy, Lisa, Mel, Melon, Melsa, Missy, Missa, Miss (but i'd prefer you DON"T use that one...), Elissa, or Assilem,

I live in Auckland, New Zealand. And in case you're wondering (people HAVE asked me these things before :)), New Zealand is NOT part of Australia (you're thinking of Tasmania), the cities are not overrun by sheep, that's in the country, there ARE lots of trees, it DOES rain, and it's not about to be flooded by sea-water from Global Warming

Seeya!

[Luna]

I am a 30 year old stay-at-home-mom of two kids--a 5 year old girl and 11 year old boy who is computer game crazy, i.e. Diablo...unfortunately this makes him less of a reader. I am happily married, coupla dogs and four cats. My favorite is my petite black cat named 'Luna' (of course, I stole her name). When I am not taking care of the family or keeping the house relatively clean, I enjoy movies, music of all types (except rap & death metal) my current favorites being the O. Brother soundtrack (bluegrass!) and Metallica S&M...something about the meeting of the symphony and pounding metal is thrilling. I like to write, recently learned to crochet (a must for quitting smoking) and love classic cars (have a nice Hot Wheels collection but no real hot rod for myself yet, hehe.) My passion in literature has always been Stephen King, since gradeschool---so I guess I'm odd man (or woman) out here. I have 60+ of his books, two personally signed. BUT, before you all run me out of here (hehe) I have just finished the LOTR trilogy before seeing the movie, and fell completely in love. I had read the Hobbit some years ago and loved it, so I have no valid excuse for not reading the others earlier. Now I am mad for Tolkien and am looking for the Silmarillion next. Incidentally, my brother has always been a Tolkien fan, especially of Gandalf, so I have been exposed to Tolkien in some way or another for years. But, he was always the fantasy fan and I into horror...still am...but I have a love for Medieval things, lore, Celtic myth, etc...so the road to Middle Earth is not that far off the beaten path for me. And I shall ever return!! Long live Frodo! :D
Sorry for the length but I've always been a writer by nature. :o

[Rillcaller]

I just found and joined the forum! I've been a Tolkien devotee since the early 70s, which puts me on the "dark side" of 40, age-wise. I'm a professional freelance writer and author by trade, and recently published my first fantasy novel. (Just an FYI -- the "rillcaller" handle is actually from the book -- it's a type of wizard.)

I've already seen the LOTR movie, and found it to be everything I had hoped for, and then some! A vast improvement over the previous attempts, although they left out some things I would have liked to have seen included. Now, can someone tell me why we have to wait so long for II and III???

Anyway, nice to meet you all. I'm looking forward to the discussions, although I don't know how frequently I'll get to these boards. I'm currently editing a sci-fi/fantasy novel, as well as working on the second book in my fantasy series, which keeps me pretty busy.

Later.

[Woo]

Easy all!
im a 21yr old student at university in south london, england.
Im crazy about motorbikes and would like to be W.S.B. champion before im 41 yrs old.
im into garage, hip hop, ragga and classical music.
I first knew about Tolkien in the autumn of 1998. But however i dont claim to be a purist or a scholar in middle earth but i am wise and knowledgeable in all the events which took place.
ive decided to put tolkiens books on hold cause im trying to read the bible.
ive been a silent member since 2000 and still am i prefer to know what other people think. its so good to find poeple who r into middle earth coz my friends just mock me about it!
i firmly believe tolkien has not finished his tales neither has his sons job been finished because there is still one last book to be written:
MIDDLE EARTH: THE FINAL BATTLE.
i believe that it is down to us who apprieciate his works to finally complete it?

[Lord Snotty]

hello, i'm a 10 year old kid. who lives in Auckland, New Zealand. erm, i've got blonde hair, blue eyes and glasses. i brought the Lord of the Rings in the Airport to stop me to get bored when i was going to christchurch for an aunt's wedding on Dec. 1st 2001. there is nothing really about me, except that i'm a freak at school. :D

[Minas]

Hi all,

Age? 33
Married?: Happily with 2 young girls
Location?: Auckland Town
Work?: Not enough of that since I stumbled on this forum but normally training Oracle Financials (self employed).
Mad?: Well only about Tolkien's work, Fantasy in general and Touch rugby

[WARDNINE]

29 (Woah! Almost posted 27. How the years fly!)
Living in Wyoming, US, born in Atlanta and raised in Florida.
Living at peace with the other 400,000 residents of this vast, untamed state.
Not a lot to do here, entertainment-wise. Thank God for books.

[Mad Adski]

Real Name: Ad Ross
Age: 18
Occupation: Student/Escaped mental patient
Location: Chesterfield,England
First got into Tolkien: Aged 9, after listening to the Hobbit as a book on tape.
Other Interests: Ice Hockey fan, Blade Runner and moderately left-wing politics (Don't let this fool you - I'm not a raving red)
Dubbed: Insane, not quite normal, not that bad if you get to know me, oh and did I mention mad?

Mad Adski.

[Rushlight]

Should have done this a couple weeks ago......better late than never I guess.

Rushlight, age 45, married with 2 kids. Ahem...I don't consider myself on the "dark side" of 40. Tisk, tisk, Rillcaller. I'm in Southern California, by the beach. I have been involved in the fitness industry for nearly 20 years. I also compete in triathlon and other races. I love the outdoors and do a lot of hiking and backpacking. I believe I've seen bits of MIddle Earth in the remote parts of the Sierras. Or maybe I was at 14,000 ft and losing brain cells??

I am impressed with the young people who post on this forum. They all seem so witty, insightful and smart! I'll bet they're all good looking too.

The name Rushlight came from FOTR......when mentioning Bree. It was a common name for Big Folk who lived in the area. I almost picked "Heathertoes" but I thought Rushlight was better.

Rushlight
aka Marianne

[telperion]

Well i'm kinda new too ... so here i go
i'm 24 from adam originally and live now in leidenn ,,, althouh i'm not a student anymore.. i work in the winter as a copywriter....for a dutch company that publishes a few magazines ...
i want to be a freelance journalist so i can take th whole summer of and not feel guilty about quitting my job...
i do this because i live to surf ....surf in holland?????yes there is but i do go to portugal and northern spain and france .....
so i'm teleri or solosimpi i guess ...i've searched hard in lost tales for a clue of elves playing in the surf but there is only one brief statement about some elf playing with a whale ....
oh and i love techno music and go to partys all the time

****Deleted by Ancalagon: your habits are of no interest to this forum****

[Kit Baggins]

Real name: Kati Wood (that's Kati without an e)
Age: 15
Occupation: student/insane sociopath :p
Location: Matlock, England
Interests: Tolkien (obviously :D !), the MYST computer games, Internet, Army Cadets, singing, rock music
Appearance: tallish, pale, ginger hair, greeny-blue eyes with dangerously insane glint in them, glasses, permanent evil expression :D
I also write fantasy stories ;) .

~Kit :p

[Cygnus]

Well... You've all seen what i look like now so i don't need to go into detail about that much eh? Well i'm 16 years old, I go to the Orange County High School of the Arts *SAME AS MITHERS!!* Ummm... I like stop motion animation, anime, Rush, Geddy Lee, playing bass, lots of Square Soft Games, and various other things that i happened forget right now. I'm Agnostic. ummm...I like to read and i spend most of my time at home because on the average i hate people (And I mean it). My best friends are The Dark Spector aka Darrell, Mithers, Dawn, and James. I have a great many nicknames which include: Geddy Lee, Rush guy, Trench Coat #2, Dusty, Naz, Strider, Folken, Seifer, Shotgun, I'm a Black Rider, Wraith, the Necromancer and a bunch others that i'm not gunna list because it's already taking too long. Oh and Incase you couldn't tell by the picture, i'm about 6'0", i'm pale, i weight 130lbs, I have brownish/blonde hair and I got green eyes.

[Diabless]

Hi everyone. I joined this forum two weeks ago and I looooove it.

Name: Emily
Place: I am a New Yorker! Are there any other New Yorkers on this sight?
Age: 15, 16 on June 26- I am Cancer the Crab
Status of books: I read the Hobbit and FOTR in 5th grade. Took me a year and a half. I had quite a few nightmares about the Black Riders. 2000- I see a preview for all three movies. I decide it's time to finish what I started (I just needed the right motivation.) I read TTT in two weeks. Then I saw the movie. Then I realized that I missed out on a lot being in th grade and all so I read FOTR again. Then I read ROTK. I loooooved them. I plan to read The Silmarillion but first I must re-read the trilogy. I am currently ploughing through the appendices of ROTK and then I shall read FOTR anew. I just recently went to Barnes and Nobles and bought myself a whole new series (mine was decaying.)
When I re-read the trilogy I plan to post-its on things I would like to know more about so that when I read the Sil I can look back at LOTR.
Hobbies: I like drama- singing and acting, but I do not want ot be an actress. I want to be a fashion designer. I am into fashion and know how to use a sewing machine but lately i cant find much time for it. (I put together a great elf outfit for when I went to my seconf viewing of LOTR)
Appearnce: i am 5 ft 2. I have past shoulder length dark red hair and freckles. I wear rreally cool green cats eye glasses.h Here is my website on me
http://hometown.aol.com/petiteange626/

[Viceras Daydark]

Hello,

I'm pretty new to the forum, and though I haven't read much of Tolkien's works, I am working on it. My father(and a great one!), Grond, introduced me to Tolkien, or really, I just noticed him posting on here a lot, so eventually I asked him. So though I haven't read all his works, from conversations, I am pretty knowledgeable about it.

Anyways!

I'm a 19 year old fellow, working solely on maintaining my sanity :P I don't have many hobbies, but I sincerely enjoy being around my friends (I have 3 close ones), and I also like to write. Be it a song, poetry, or just some story. I am more of a writer than a reader, but I have always been into fantasy worlds (I love my imagination), and Tolkien's creativity and depth within Middle Earth utterly amazes and fascinates me, leaving me in complete awe. I am from Louisiana in the US. I plan to get a degree in Computer Science, and then around the age of 30, become a high school teacher. I enjoy making others laugh or smile. So I try to be funny a lot, and probably a bit more sensitive, compassionate, and reserved then most. Life can be rough at times, and knowing this first hand, I do my best to help friends and others during rough times. And I believe that about sums it up (or at least what I can think of right now!)

As for my name in this forum, and the poem in my signature, these both spurred from my creativity. Both are original, and the poem is an example of the writer in me :).

Many thanks,
Viceras Daydark

[My_Precious]

Hi, my name is Olga, I'm 17 yrs old. I live in Chicago suburbs, IL. Before that I lived in Moskow, Russia. I'm junior in high school. My interests are: reading (favourite authors are J.R.R. Tolkien, Glen Cook), internet, I like animals (wanna be a vet, and currently am working in the Animal Hospital), and used to like cats, before I got my own cat...:) (he is like a spoiled child, likes to eat toothpaste and gum, lickes photos, and chews up flowers. Honestly, I adore him...:D )
I write, I have pretty good imagination, but sometimes I get carried away...:)
I was very happy to find this site, 'coz all of my friends never read 'LoTR', so I don't have anyone to share my obsession with.
:)

[Aerin]

"Obsessed"?? Who's obsessed?
*Clutches her LOTR books and rocks back and forth in the corner.* :D

Welcome to all of you new people who love LOTR!! :)

[Afterglow]

Hello!

Hm, well I'm 15 years old and a sophomore. (Diabless- I'm also a Cancer! June 30) I obviously love Tolkien :) I like to do a lot of things- Singing, dancing, drawing, reading writing, coming to this forum, music, photography, and ACTING. I'm part of a wonderful acting class at a college near me...it's seriously changed my life and I love everyone in that class. (There's only 14 of us.) So that takes up a lot of my time and the rest is for Tolkien ;) and...school. and my hobbies. and looking at colleges. (I know I'm only a sophomore...but I really want to get into a good college so I have to look at all the stuff I need to do before hand) ...and my friends. I also like Anime and *should* be going to an anime convention in Chicago in April. AND...I love you all!

[LOTRF]

Hey...my name is Charity I am 14 and a sophomore. I live in North Idaho and am a Christian. I am also home schooled. I love photography, middle ages, Being out sid riding my horse, and living in the country. I am taking drivers Ed right now (my teacher is just a little bit scared when I drive :D ). I love reading Tolkien books and all fiction (thats good). I dont like the snow but I do like fog and cold weather. My birthday is May 22. My life isn't that interesting. So that is my little to cents.

[Asha'man]

Odd....I can't believe I never posted on this thread. At least, I don't think I did - I kinda skipped the first two pages. :)

I am male, 17 and live in Colorado. I like to do computer stuff (Windows all the way, baby!), read (not Tolkien), I'm in the Civil Air Patrol and a homeschool choir and I work at McDonalds. I am also a knifeknut/weapons nut, and right now the armory is as follows: two shotguns, one rifle, one battleaxe, one sword, four knives on me and as many more close at hand, spear in closet. Wow, that's pretty good. *pats self on back, then twists neck and moans*

I am trying to get into archery, too. I hit a local shop yesterday and got fitted out. Shot a 55# longbow; very nice, and it actually felt more comfortable (weight-wise) than my current 35# recurve. Now I just need to find time and good weather to go to the local range and hone my as yet nonexistent skills. :P

That's me in a nutshell, as I have to get off now. :(

Asha'man

[Aerin]

Ok, here it is folks! ;)

I'm a 15 year old girl who lives in Washington. I love reading, writing, listening + playing music, the internet, working with computers, and riding horses. I play the piano, the violin, and the pennywhistle.
Um... I will be taking a test to get my driver's permit in a month. I can't wait to drive! :D

Well, that's all I can think of for now!

[Valar]

Wow, i didn't realise how young some of you are on this forum!:D (not that it matters at all)

Well, My name is Phil, i'm 26 and from somerset in england, I own a chain of music shops (3 to be exact).
I love to go XC mountain biking (every sunday!) and surfing whenever i can. I used to be a firefighter, till i got injurned and couldn't carry on, um well i can't think of much else.

[Mormegil]

Hey everyone, my real name is Craig. I live in Devon, Uk.
I am at university studying for a computing degree.
My main hobbies are sport, computers and reading. JRRT and Stephen King are my favourite writers.
I'm currently 18, I will be 19 on March 15th.
My favourite Tolkien character is Turin. He Rules!

Well that's me in 6 lines.

[Kyrè]

My name is Cait, and I come from America. I like to read, sleep eat sleep some more and watch tv. Oh yeah, i'm a neat freak to (NOT!!!!!!)

( Hah, thats me in 3. Beat that!!)

[Jerle]

Hello!

LOL.... Wellll..... if I were a man, I guess I'd start sprouting a grey beard just reading the ages of some of you youngins.... :p

I'm 40..... a stay at home mom..... writing the next great American horror novel..... not published yet but soon hope to be.... I'm also JUST starting a fantasy novel.... I wrote one chapter and there it sits.... and sits.... and......sits.... and......well.... you get the point.... ;) Also compiling some silly children's stories....but that may not be for public consumption.... my daughter is rather protective of them since I wrote them for her.... :D

ANYhoooo... I'm one of the administrators of a web board for Myst/Riven/Exile/D'ni.... you'd be surprised at the amount of Tolkien fans that we have there... and quite a few are also members HERE... ;) WE have several threads on various Tolkien related subjects....

[shameless plugs]
http://www.mystcommunity.com/forums
http://www.mysterium.ch
[/shameless plugs]

*Ahem.... well..... I also enjoy learning to do 3D computer graphics... archery.... live steam engines... animals... crafts... playing any of the Myst series games.... and I *would* enjoy gardening....erm.....except..... all of my plants....sort of.... die... :o

ANYwaaayz.... I also don't talk ....*looks at length of post* ....very much and..... *Wow... that's a long post, Jerle...* ...um.... so.... yeah.... I think I'll go....surf now... :o

. Shorah b'shehmtee b'biv..... (Peace to you all - D'ni greeting)

*zzzzzippppppp.......

[Urylia]

Hi, i'm kind of new...
Its seems like evryone here from the US is from New Jersey, me included
I'm a 15 year old girl, i love basketball, star wars, all LOTR things, harry potter, and matchbox twenty!
wow...not much to say about me...i'm pretty smart (straight A's!)...went to a private school for most of my life and finally entering the big wide world of public schools...wow

[Eldanor]

You're not as I thought you were!

Hello (again). I'm Eldanor, or Daniel, if you want. I 've sent a thread here... I thougt there wasn't anyone here of my age. I'm 16, I'm from Chile, I DON'T speak english very well, I like LoTR and The Silmarillion... What else? I play piano (yes, like Yavanna [Kementari, sorry]), I read, I make computer games (DOS 2D games, not so good as you thought).

If you're going to tell me anything, use the spanish, if you can; but don't worry: I understand english better than I write it.

I've made a quiz in the Silmarrilion area... (it's the second time I say it)

[Mayberry]

I'm sixteen-years-old and live on a ranch in Sonoma, California with my parents and baby brother who will be turning thirteen (can I still call him "baby brother?") at the end of this month.

I have been homeschooled since the 5th grade. I enjoy reading, writing, embroidery, sewing, cooking, playing the piano, celtic harp and riding my horses Shasta and Aravis. I am a Christian.

When I was six-years-old, my Father read "The Hobbit" to me. Later on, he read the LOTR's and told me stories from "The Silmirillion." My Father even made up some stories about a mysterious babygirl named Mayberry who was found and then raised by Tom Bombadil and Goldberry. Mayberry grew up and had many exciting (and sometimes silly) adventures in ME. She met Treebeard and promised him that she would search for Entwives. My Father never wrote the Mayberry stories down, even though I once begged him to. He stressed to me the importance of copyrights and that authors and their heirs frown on "fan fiction." I chose the name Mayberry to post under because my Father's stories remain in my heart almost as much as the stories that were written by Tolkien.

I have read "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" many times. I was happy with the Peter Jackson movie even if it wasn't perfect. I think that the movie version of FOTR was faithful to the basic plot. I enjoyed it better than the cartoon versions I saw as a little kid.

I have been searching the web for a decent Tolkien forum. IMHO, this is the best that I have come across. I'm learning a lot and enjoy reading many of the poster's comments.

[Tauerwen]

Hi~ another new member

I've been lurking on this forum for the past few weeks and have enjoyed it a lot so I thought I would join in and say hello. I will join the ranks of the older members as I will be fifty this year. I read the Ring Trilogy when it came out in paperback in the early 60's and was instantly under the spell of Middle Earth. I didn't read very thoroughly then but re-read over the years and have recently discovered the Sil and Unfinished Tales and intend to keep going.

To add to my autobiography, I am married to an engineer who plays MuD games and we have two almost-grown children. Other interests are fine art, Celtic New Age music (I love the LotR soundtrack), horses, and homebody-type stuff like sewing, cooking, baking etc.


This is a great website; my compliments to the webmaster/designer!

~Tauerwen

[ssgrif]

Ok, here's my two penneth...

I've only recently joined the forum, but find it to be one of the best I've encountered on the web!

Anyway, I'm 28 and living in the UK (hope there's more of us out there!). I picked up the LOTR trilogy in paperbacka few months before the movie was released. I was determined to read it before the film. Since reading the book, I've become addicted to all things Tolkien, I've almost finished reading the Hobbit (I know, the wrong order but what can you do?) and intend to purchase the Silmarilion asap.

I loved the way Tolkien is so descriptive, you dont have to use your own imaginaion, Tolkien does it for you. the characters and places are great, what more can I say...:p

[Harry_Potter]

Im HP and i spend my time speculating on the sexualitiy of certain prominant members of middle earth

:D

[Grond]

Originally posted by Harry_Potter
Im HP and i spend my time speculating on the sexualitiy of certain prominant members of middle earth

:D And why on earth would you do that, Harry_Potter? Could it be a Freudian slip?:p

[Hirila]

Hi and to all Swabians here: Hallole!

My name is Judith and from today it`s only 8 days till I`m 20 years young.
Though I live in Constance / Germany where I study at the time, I`m from a little village with 2222 (or something) inhabitants near the south-German town where the highest church tower in the world is. (Ulm, you ignorant persons!)

I simply adore SF stuff: Shadowrun, Star Wars and Trek and other stuff. I read a lot (almost all the time, no that`s wrong, I`ve got too much to learn these last weeks)
I`ve got some sort of deep black humour so pray do not be offended if my posts seem a bit, well, not the polite way. I do Ju-Jutsu and jazzdance and if you ever hear strangemusic coming out of my room: that is called classical music. Most likely it`s Beethoven, Holst, Berlioz or Verdi.

My dream is to go to Australia next year (from March to September) and do a traineeship there. So if anyone here is from Melbourne or somewhere else (except Sidney, that`s too expensive for me) and owns a company or whatever and wants to give a job to a student of Public Policy and Management, PM me!


Last thing: There is this guy studying politics whom I´m in love with. And if he ever happens to come to this site would he be so nice as to forget his girlfriend in Mainz? That would be great.

[7doubles]

i am one with many wings the locust king the southren star hail westman old toby the fire breathing dragons and the green dragon and led zepplin battle of evermore ramble on misty mountain hop!!!!!!!!

[Silverleaf]

Yup, another newbie here!

My real name is Alina, and I'm a 14 year old girl. I absolutly love Tolkien, and most other fantasy authors, including Anthony, Brittan, Eddings, Jordan, and a bunch of others! I am a strict vegiterian, and a nerd. I read almost constantly. I love to act, but unfortunatly dont have many options wehere I live. Umm, what else. Well, I am Jewish, but not very religious (dont berate me for it please) Now that I have bored every one to tears...Thats about it!

~Silverleaf
PS- my blasted signature does not seem to want to show up, so here it it...
"Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo"

Pss- now that i have typed that, my signature will show up, just to spite me! I get along so well with computers! :D

[Anarchist]

Hail my name is Costas and I am from Cyprus, an island in the Mediterraniean. I am 17 years old and love Heavy metal as much as Tolkien. Actually its heavy metal wich made me to read Tolkien. Everyone else who likes this music as much as Tolkien's work please contact me. I love all the romantic-epic pieces of art. Some would say that I am lost in my own epic world but who cares? Hail to everyone again.:)

[Prince Legolas]

Hail!
I’m Prince Legolas.
I’m 20yrs old and I live in the ‘Woodland Realm’ of The Royal Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire SW England with my mother, father, older brother, three cats and two dogs. Though my mother runs a dog-sitting service, so we have had as many as six dogs in the house at one time.
I am a student at the local college studying English Literature A’ Level, and I want to get a job working in a library when I leave.
Due to a bout of Meningitis when I was four and a half I am partially sighted which is why I look up to Legolas and the Elves for their great eyesight. I do poses one Elvish trait that of ‘almost’ acute hearing, which kinda developed when my eyes decided that they were going to be awkward. I was completely blind for a time, but then I got sight back in one eye but not in the other.

Hobbies:
Reading. I like SiFi & Fantasy, Westerns, Historical novels. I read just about any genre really except for romances.
Music. I like Folk (mostly Scottish, but English and Irish too), Country and Western and Queen. Though I do like some pop bands and songs.
I collect quotes (see signature to know what sort I mean) and have just filled up one diary with quotes and have already started on another.
I also write poetry and as I have said before I am transcribing LOTR for stage.

I love Tolkien and the LOTR (of course). I have also read the Hobbit and thoroughly enjoyed it, and other books by him including Farmer Giles of Ham and Roverandom, this last is excellent! I recommend to anyone who hasn’t read it.

[Lillyaundra]

Hello!
I am Lillyaundra. I am new to this forum, only been here for three days!(counting today) I have seen many talks going on and have commented a few times. Well lets not talk about what I do here, you can look it up with all the other cool things being said here.

I am 15 years old and am looking forward to driving this December. I live with my grandfather mother sister and father. We have two golden retrievers, and one tabby cat. I will attend Jordan High next year, while my sister will go to collage. My family is fairly close but we are very busy. My sister and I are on swim teams (different ones, that is why I want to drive. So I don’t have to bug anyone for a ride.).

Right now I am in 9th grade. I am a fantasy writer for the school newspaper and keep a grade point average of 3.6 or above. I am interested in Sociology and Physcology (I apologize for the spelling.)

My hobbies include reading just about anything, save romance and western. My favorite author is by far Tolkien (both father and son). I have found no equal to them in all my 15 years of reading. I love to write Fantasy. People that read my stories say I sound a lot like Tolkien. I don’t really think that it is true, because I can point out some BIG differences in the style. Swimming is also a very important to me. I love to swim and am on one swim team and I teach /aide classes during the summer. Preschool is my specialty, though I can go through Level 4. I have also been playing the piano for 11 years. And am finally to the stage where I can write my own music. I love Celtic muse and bag pipes, they are what help me get ideas for writing stories.

[Treebeard]

My name is Bart "Bartman" Andreacchi. I am 18 years old and I attend Drew university in NJ, but my hometown is Leonia, NJ. I am obviously a fan of Tolkien...why else would I be here? The only thing that equals JRRT in my mind is the New York Rangers. LET'S GO RANGERS! I play hockey (goalie), and I have two bros (one twin and one older) who also go to Drew and also play hockey. They are also Fans of Mr. T, but they haven't joined this forum...yet. I never make spelling or grammar mistakes, I hate nice people, and I can't read or write.

By the way, I think it's awesome that there are so many different nations represented on this forum. I had no idea!

And for all you Canucks out there- Congratulations on your gold medal victory...enjoy it while it lasts.

[Istar]

Well met, travelers.

I'm another newbie, just signed up today. Beorn a.k.a. Mike told me about this forum, and I figured I'd join. Now about myself.

I'm a nerd. I play DND (Elf characters only) and i'm a band geek. I play tenor sax, alto sax and bassoon. I'm in 9th grade. I'm from NY. I try to stay away from real world problems as much as possible, so I immerse myself in Middle Earth and Star Trek. I've tried to learn Quenya from Ardalambion http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/
but the lessons are so long-winded that I lost interest. Maybe I'll try again soon. I'd love to confuse my teachers by taking notes in Quenya (or at least using Tengwar script) and doing math in base 12 using Elvish characters for that too.

May a star shine on our hour of meeting.

Istar

[LadyGaladriel]

Greetings fellow Tolkienites,

I am 101% obbessed with LOTR (aren't we all!)I have been for about 8 months now but i also enjoy reading C S lewis books and Phillip Pullman. My hobbies include reading writing , Internet.
I like listening to Rock and Indie Music.
My faveorite film is Fellowship

[Taran]

Hello i'm thomas 14/m/louisiana (usa) i'm of irish descent and love anything having to do with Ireland or Irish interests (except for Protostant irish, i'm catholic if you havent guessed) i LOVE my Faith. I also LOVE tolkien. I like languages (esp. irish, latin and welsh) like celtic music, contemprary, R&B, rap, rock, oldies...just about everything. I like sports (football, basketball, shooting, archery) i like alot of books. my fav are the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander. Hope y'all post!

[Elbereth]

Hi all,

I am a born again Tolkienite (who recently rediscovered my love of Tolkien and his world at the beginning of this year.) I am twenty four, and I currently reside in the wonderful and exciting metropolis of New York City. I moved here about six years ago, where I attended college at FIT. I graduated in 2000 and I was working in as a marketing assistant at an auction house until the end of last year...Now I am a sales and marketing assistant at an apparel company where we import garments for several really big retailer like Abercrombie and Fitch and Quick Silver. On the side I also do promotional work for an entertainment company, who throw parties at some of NYC's hottest night clubs and lounges. So needless to say, I'm a very busy woman.

My interest are varied...

I spend my free time reading fine literature, visiting museums and art exibits, going to poetry readings, salsa dancing with friends, eating out at trendy restaurants, bar hopping, and window shopping around the city. I am a highly independent New Yorker, who lives life spontaneously...and I'm single. Just think Carrie Bradshaw - "Sex in the City",(without the crazy sex life). ;)

[legoman]

hhmm, just realised I havent posted here, or if I have I've missed it. Anyway I'm trying to waste time and not go and revise for my maths exam on thursday so here is MY life:

I was born and harvested in Beverley, East Yorkshire, England, Near Hull. I went to a catholic primary school and spend most of the time either playing footbal or if it was summer cricket and standing by the fishtank next to the head teachers office for being naughty, I had a sort of vendetta against one of my teachers and for some reason she took exception to it, hoho. I was in trouble all the time you wouldn't believe it if you'd seen me a secondary school. It's weird but I was quite popular at primary school, I got to be the captian of the football team and the cricket team I even had trials for huddesfield town in year six, nice. Well I also started to play random instruments there: violin, recorder, piano and especially guitar.
Next Secondary school, well I wasn't so popular here, I dunno why I still got to be football captain but The rest of the team didn't like me and well it wasn't pleasent, then people decided my hair wasn't cool enough, I also was pretty clever even though I did no work so I suppose its the rule that clever people are bullied, well, I thought shove them and ignored them for a while. Well in year 8 I met who you know as tookish-girl who is now possibly my best friend (hi took if you read this) then I started hanging out with a load of women I didn't know, what if the guys don't like me someones gotta. anyway, they were cool, and are now still my closest friends (hi Gabi and Laura and Backi(s) and Emma and Claire). Well lets see, we made a band called alkatraz, where I got to play whatever they told me to play basically that was because I'm a push over and I don't argue (unless its a laugh). Then the band got huge, I think it was 7 people at the latest count and when everyone wanted to play lead guitar it got outta hand and girls argued and whatever, anyway two smaller bands emerged out of the rubble, I was in the Lion the wych and the rubber duck, and I gave the others there name after a song I'd writen called in the buff (which before your mind wanders was about a parody on Buffy the vampire slayer where all of our friends played different parts), if you want to know why they wanted to be called that ask tookish. Then what, hhmmmm. Well somewhere before band arguements tookplace, while it was still alkatraz I actually got a girlfriend, hoho, I shouldn't laugh but hey, well anyway that didn't work, she liked other people more in the end I thinks. hmm, then What? a bit later I got another, then she went on a religious retreat to lourdes and left me for someone she knew from there. NO I will not let this get pessamistic, I love my life, its been ace. hmm, lets see I'm now at uni in leicester studying Broadcast Technology which is something to do with the BBC, its funn and I got to make a robot, yey! Thats up to about now, I only told you the school life but hey, lives are long and more would just get boring.

Later, thanks for listening.

[Sam_Gamgee]

Name: Wes
Age: 16
Sex: Male
Place: California, USA
Job: High School student, but i work at a local bagel shop on the weekends.
Favorite Carachter: Samwise of course

My mom first read LOTR and the hobbit to me when i was really little and i didn't remeber anything until. i saw the movie and it inspired me to read it again for realt this time.

I love lord of the rings its a great book it has become a major part of my life since i've read it i think tolkien was one of the most intelligent men to live to be able to create a whole new world wiht tis own races and full historys and languages and family trees it blows my mind how creative this mans imagination had to be

[Rangerdave]

First off, I'm in my middle thirties, Ex US Army Ranger, and I am currently working towards my PhD in Medieval History. I hope to someday teach at the University of Houston or Sam Houston State.

I substitute teach high school history and literature.
Hobbies include archery, skydiving, rock cllimbing and reading.

I have been a Tolkien fan since I was first introduced to the work in the mid-seventies.

And to prove I am a real Tolkien nerd. I used the name Strider as my radio call sign in the army.

RD

ps, despite my BA and MA in history, my spelling is deplorable so bear with me

r

[Adrastea]

In Members Announcement..There is a post called 'The 'AUTOBIOGRAPHY' Thread!!!and that has been there since the start OF this site (not the old one)...It quite interesting cause it has been there from the start..and you can see how people post back then and compare it to now...

Well anyway I will put my Little Story here.

Net Name: Adrastea (aka Chippy)
Age: 13
Sex: Female
Occupation: High School Student
Location: Australia
Favourite Character: Aragorn or Sam

Story: Well I actually registered on this Forum in August last year, and I was a frequent poster, and I was well know to everyone.
And when Tal resigned from being Queen of Gondor. She asked me if I wanted to be her heir, I said Yes and that is how I became Queen of Gondor. And everything was going well and then I went on holidays over Christmas and when I got back, I got blow away at how many users where on the forum. So cause of security reasons, I wanted to change my email address to more of a junk email account (but I do check it so you can send me an email there). So I did and I forgot that I had to wait for an email from The forum to say that the email address was ok. I got all scared and annoyed cause I couldn't Login.
But anyway, I tried to change my email address back and it all stuffed up.. And I think I actually somehow deleted myself.
I was so annoyed. I thought all the new people would think I am Newbie and everything, And I am actually quite shy. Soo when my account got deleted and I realized that I would have to gain respect from all the new members all my confidence of posting regular went down the drain ..that is my most of you don’t know who I am and wondering how I got to be Queen of Gondor and I have only just got over 100 posts..

So that is my little story about myself on the forum…

[Eomer Dinmention]

Name: Eomer (Can't tell you my real name)
Age: 13 turing 14 in May 22nd
Sex: Male

Location: Victoria, Australia
Favourite Character: Eomer, Gandalf, Faramir, Aragorn and Sam

Story: I think, it was last year, no the year before when i was 12. I use to hate reading books. That year in Christmas, my big brother bought me the set of LOTR. I read the first few pages and stopped, because that bit was boring, about the prelude and stuff. I then came back to reading it in January. I was a slow reader and finished all of the books on my 13th birthday. I then heard they were making a movie. So i checked out the LOTR website. And there was a link to the forum. I looked around, and found out no one claimed Rohan. I then registered and took up as King of Rohan. I then met up with Mithrandir and learned the arts of wizardry. I was then made one of his White Wizard. I named Mithrandir 1st captain of the Kingdom of Rohan, Ellesar 2nd, Valar 3rd amd Eogthea 4th and i've never ever regreted making them my captains. I love them all in the forum and outside. They are great friends though i have never seen them before lol.

Ever since i clicked on that link to the forum, I've never regreted it. I have been going to this forum nearly 5 days a week since i first joined. I love this forum, where i can express myself when no one knows me lol.

I must thank WM expecially for making such a great Forum, and Readwryt and all of the other Moderators for making this such a good place to come back to

[Dûndorer]

name: Ray AKA sketchy
job: full time skate boarder
sex: male
from: connecticut, in the sucky town of thomaston
why: because i want to
other stuff: punk rock is the best. Hobbits are cool. oh yea, and i burp very loud.

[elenya]

Name: Kishanda
Age: 15!
Sex: Female
From: Alberta
Job: Student and Librarian

My friends forced me to read LotR and then someone told me about here and I got hooked! It's so nice to talk to people like me!:D

[legoman]

Well it was an anthropomorphic robot (OK one that walks), it was only for the course project but they sadi we might be able to do robot wars in the future, they have some money laid aside or something, but they havent mentioned it since, I'd definately do that!!!

I already did me too.

[Kyrè]

Cait Huntsman
Bothell, WA
Got told 'bout the forum by Queen Anira herself!!


That might count as short and pointless...

[Kristaline]

Name: Kris
Age: 35
Occupation: Freelance DTP and computer geek
Gender: Female

I have been a Tolkien fan since I was 10 and my teacher read us The Hobbit in 5th grade. I grew up in the middle of nowhere and books were a great escape. Over the years I have read all of the Tolkien works, at least 50 Dragonlance books, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and a legion of other books. Middle earth is "home" to me and I reread it every two years or so. I will always compare other worlds to the one that Bilbo, Frodo, Gandalf and the rest lived in.

When I am not reading or being a geek, I take lots of pictures, chase around my two boys, sneek in a chapter of my current book, edit said pictures in Photoshop, work on scanning over 1,000 of my Dad's slides because they are failing, call and talk to friends/family and a host of other things too numberous to mention here.

Have a great day and it is great to belong to a community such as this one!

[tasar]

my real name is Ülleli (don't even think that you know how to pronounce it)
I'm 17
I have a brother and 3 sisters
The name 'tasar' is supposed to be a translation of my last name into quenya.
I want to study architecture
I'm lost in Middle-Earth, for a few years already
I don't like MacDonalds
I belive it's possible to hear the trees talking to you

[Ice Man]

What old forum is this that people all talk about?

I new here, and it's been a bit more than a year since I first finished reading The Hobbit. It only took me some some fast minutes of reading to become a Tolkien fan, but I never really bothered to search for any forum on the web. I only found interest on internet forums after I joined the forums at http://www.supercars.net and, after being there for almost 6 months, I decided to search for a Tolkien forum. This was the first forum I found and I haven't look for any other Tolkien forum, since things here are already excellent.

I live in South America, in Brazil, and I'm a 21 year old University Student. The course I'm doing is Business Management and I'll graduate next year. I've also lived 8 years in the US, so you'll find that my English is much better than the average of my fellow countrymen.

I'm also interested in cars, RPG, women, comic boks, rock and roll... My email is ericocalixto@hotmail.com and you can all feel free to drop me some lines. :D

PS: Arcanjo means Arc Angel, which is that character from the X-men.

[Talierin]

The old forum is simply that, the old forum!;) Actually, when the world was young, and ancalagon was merely DancesWithSharks,:D this board used to be on another bulletin board system. But the company that made it went belly-up, so the board had to be restarted on this current system. Hence the old forum!:D

[Goldberry344]

hrmph. i dont quite know what to say.

I am Althea. I am 14. I go to school with Arathin, Eogthea and I.Am.Smeagol. it is an all girls school. i like my school, but i do not like its, erm, gender??

[Anduril]

Est deus in nobis!

Hello.

Whereabouts? Mexico,
A little more unspecific? into the Northeast Region of the country.

I like Arts (all of them) and Design, I've always found the Arts Expression as one of the most complex and beautiful states of the soul and I'm a frequently visitor of museums, expos and art gallleries.
I also like outdoors and starred night walks.
I'm a devoted Marketeer (in fact, Market analysis)

I find interesting some authors as Asimov.
I'm a TOLKIEN fan (Tolkienites are a rare species in my country); I also like poetry, history and biographies.
I found exciting folk (scott and irish) music, also the Celtic Music and Bag pipes.

I love the taste of coffee and the bitter of a good cigar, the smell of a good wine cup and a good chat.

[Narya]

Name: A.J. Selvor
Nick: Joy
Location: Asia

Physical Description: Well, I am 5'3" and have jet black slightly curly hair, brown eyes, with a small mole under my left eyebrow, fair-to-slightly-reddish skin (my mom's half-chinese and my dad's half-German-half-spanish. Whew! Talk about Cross-Breeding! :) ) medium built.

What I do: I am a web designer by profession (graduated BSCM), but a professional singer at night (yeah I need two jobs sorry), I study Jazz dancing every week, and love reading and writing poetry, and reading anything I can get my hands on as long as it's not PORN.

What I'm like: Based on other people's observations, they say I'm a bit temperamental, which I think they based on my massive mood swings at times, I love music, and very vocal about things that I know more than average about. I'm into literature so much that I even read the Bible, and have studied every kind of religious order in the world, hate ****roaches and love cats, used to have a cat named spartacus who died of a heart attack because of overeating.

[Ancalagon]

Please use this thread for posting your 'autobiography', only. All irrelevant or pointless posts and idle chit-chat will be swiftly removed.

[Elias]

I'm 14-year-old boy from Finland (I hope you know where Finland is)in a place called Vantaa. I love soccer and other sports.:D

[Niniel]

I'm 22 years old, and I live in Utrecht, in the middle of the Netherlands. I am a student of history at the University of Utrecht, and I specialise in Classical Antiquity and the Medieval period. I work in a shop, but only a few hours a week. I live there in a house with 9 other students.
I've been a Tolkien fan since I was 14, and besides that my other hobbies are archery, international folk dancing, nature, and reading, if I have time left. My parents live in Alkmaar, north of Amsterdam, and I have one brother, who is now 16 years old.
I love chocolat and licorice, cheese and orange juice, I love good weather (sun, 25 degrees... mmm!), and cats (my parents used to have six cats, but now they've only three).
Physical decription: about 1.70 metres tall, weight about 68 kgs, short blond hair.

[elvish-queen]

I'm 14 and live in the little eety beety tip of South Africa.
Sex: female

I like Celtic myths, old castles. I hate dis-honest people:mad: . They make me mad. I luuurrv pizza!

My hobbies are horse-riding (which I'm really good at), Playing piano (which I'm ok at), and playing violin (which I'm terrible at!)

I wish I could play cello, guitar, electric guitar, church organ, flute, drums. All really well. Mostly I'd like to play cello! But there's no-one in my town that teaches it:( .

I love old myths, horses, and I love Tolkien!
Even though I live in such an out-in-the-bush place my mother tongue is English. I can speak Afrikaans enough to get by, Zulu I can just about get over the initial greeting, it's hard, and French a tiny bit. I want to learn Quenya.

[Legolam]

OK, it's time for mine I think:

Name: Hannah
Sex: female
Age: 19
Live: In Edinburgh, Scotland, although I'm originally from Fife :D
Doing: 2nd year Medical student at edinburgh Uni

I live with two other flatmates and we usually get on pretty well. I spend most of my time messing about on the computers, doing coursework, watching TV (I love Casualty and Holby City for al the Brits out there!), listening to music and spending time with my boyfriend. Oh, and going out to pubs. I do that a lot, although I HATE clubs!

I listen to mostly rock music like the Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Flaw (thanks Thorondor!), Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Feeder, etc etc etc. PM me if you want the full list! I'm going to T in the Park in the summer. I also play the violin in an orchestra, which I really enjoy. I'd love to play more Scottish music, but that means buying it! :rolleyes:

Finally, I love travelling (although I haven't made it very far yet), speak French, ski, read some fantasy books and love looking up at the stars. Oh, and I've visited NASA as part of the International Space School. :cool:

That's it!