Hi's,Hello and I'm New Thread

[Eliot]

Hey, welcome to the forum!

[Nóm]

arathorn II, welcome to the forum, you too *liadan*. We don't mind if you jump right it and start posting. :D

[arathorn II]

Thanks for the welcome guys. Its cool to be in such good company. Ive only been on the forum a few days but ive already read and replied to some interesting posts. Its great to be in the company of people who love Tolkiens works as much as i do. Hey any of you guys read " Man and Myth " by Joseph Pearce. Its a real insight into the great man himself.

[Arwen Evenstar]

hi everyone!!! i'm kind of new...but this is my first post....so i'm new....ya....i'm arwen evenstar.....nice to meet all of you and i hope to have alot of fun here.....

hi *Lady Arwen* !!!

[*Lady Arwen*]

Hi Cresent!(from another forum)
or Arwen Evenstar

[Athelas]

Joy, gentle friends! Joy and fresh days of love
Accompany your hearts!
Theseus, MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, V,I
:)

[Eliot]

Hi, welcome to the forum!

[Dáin Ironfoot I]

Hey all, I've been trying to get into this place forever! Finally got in, so I figured I'd leave a message. I've read the posts for a while, and everyone seems to be really nice and respectful. I speak French as well, incase anyone else does. I got into the books before the movies, but I must admit that the movies really spurred my interest in Tolkien. I am a Tolkien fanatic I guess you could say, but no where near as much as some of you guys!!! :D

[telperion]

have been here some while ago , thats why i think i have to introduce myslf again. There have been some changes in design btw. hope the good discussions about tolkien's work still linger around here somehwere...
personally i'm very much into UT, losttales , the lays of beleriand et cetera.

[Legolas Aragorn]

Hello--I am new here and I just wanted to say hello to everyone and this seems to be an awesome sight!! I love that there is a place for Tolkien fans to get together and chat about our passion for Tolkien's wonderful works!!:D

[Dáin Ironfoot I]

Welcome guys and girls! There is lots to do at TTF so, dont be afraid to jump right in and have some fun. Im already in two guilds I think :) . This is definitely the BEST place to get info. regarding Tolkien's works.

[Peregrin]

greetings everyone! I am new, I take it we also can't have avatars until we have 100 posts or something? hmm that kinda stinks.

[Eliot]

Hey, welcome to the forum!

Dain, that's an awesome avatar!

[Mablung]

Welcome Peregrine have fun.

You play WCIII Dain or just find it on a site?

[Anorien]

hello cant wait to read all the post

[Lossengondiel]

hey hope you enjoy yourself here:cool:

[Marenautha]

Okay. I just tried to post after I logged in and it told me that I couldn't untill I logged in. I did it again, so hopefully this will work this time!

Hello everyone. I am very new to this board and this sort of thing. I'm fairly new to Lord of Rings and Tolkein in general. I read the Lord of Rings in High school but don't remember much of it and I'm reading it again now. What I am REALLY interested in is the last book that Tolkein wrote about the Elves. Cant' wait to read it!

[Eledhwen]

If you think you're new to Tolkien, I had only read The Hobbit when I saw Fellowship of the Ring movie. Since then, I've read little else. The two or three other books I've tried to read since have been spoiled by Tolkien's excellence. It's a bit like drinking best arabica coffee, then trying to enjoy a cup of cheap instant.

Tolkien is a great antidote for the trials of motherhood. I hope you visit the forum lots.

[Marenautha]

Ya, I totally agree. I can't read anything else right now because I'm so caught up into the world that Tolkein has created!

[Nóm]

Welcome to the forum Marenautha. :)
I hope you'll enjoy The Silmarillion as much as so many others do! It really isn't the last book he wrote, he had been working on the book for many years, even before he wrote The Hobbit, he wanted to have it published along with The Lord of The Rings but that didn't work out. Anyhow, his son published it after his death. It really is an amazing book, and I look forward to hearing your opinions of the book after you've read it.

[Marenautha]

Thanks for the welcome, Nom! I appriciate it. And I definetly look forward to that book!! Let ya know what I think!

[Nefmariel]

hey welcome everyone but I'm new too!

[Eliot]

Just out of curiosity, how do you have 68 posts if you're new?

Oh, and welcome! :D

[Marenautha]

Wow! How do you have 385 posts!?

[Eliot]

Well, I've been here since August 28th. My amount of posts might seem like a lot, but I've seen some people with a couple thousand posts. I'm completly serious.

[Mablung]

Eliot its not that hard I hit 100 in about 2 days and I almost have as many as you now.

[Madame Parker]

Hello everyone,
I'm Madame Parker and i think that this has got to be the best site i've had the luck to find.
Let's see, i'm 18, live in London, i'm a bookworm, a film buff and i like to talk about anything, i'm very open minded.

I write stories, at the moment i write fanfiction, it's a great way for me to learn how i write and what i want to write about.
I also study a great deal, i guess that's why i love the Lord of the Rings so much, at the moment i'm working my way through the Silmarillion, it's an eye opener, most of all since i want to know more about Sauron and how he came to power.

Well that's me.

Madame Parker

[Eliot]

Hi! Welcome to the site! You can PM me if you need any help or just want to talk.

[Eliot]

Originally posted by Mablung
Eliot its not that hard I hit 100 in about 2 days and I almost have as many as you now.


Well, obviously you have more time then me to post. :)

[Marenautha]

Hey Madame Parker. Welcome to the forum-though I haven't been here long my self, as I'm sure you can tell by my last posts.
It is a cool site!

[Marenautha]

Hey, also Madame, let me know what you think of the Similarian! I am re-reading the Lord of Rings right now but I'm getting that one for Christmas. I've never read it and I'm REALLY looking forward to it!!

Let us know if we can help you with anything. I don't know much comparatively yet, but their are some very smart people here!

[Ulbandi]

Hi there, everyone!

I've been lurking at this forum and finally decided to register. Y'all look like a bunch of nice, fun folk and I hope ya don't mind my strange little self posting here :D

I've been a fan of Tolkien's works since I first read The Hobbit when I was ten or eleven and rapidly tore through the The Lord of the Rings a year later. My favorite books of the trilogy is The Two Towers, mainly because Gollum plays such a large role in the second part of the story:) I'm also very fond of the Lays of Beleriand.

I'm now twenty-one years old and am just as rabid a fan as ever. I find the evil characters of Middle Earth the most interesting -- but, as I said before, I'm weird and crazy :P

And before I ramble off endlessly, I'll end this post ;)

[Eliot]

Hey! Welcome to the forum Ulbandi! I hope you like it!

[omnipotent_elf]

hey everybody
i'm new here
a mad lord of the rings nut
well hi
i'm owen
i live in aus
well hope to meet up with u all
umm
i dont really know what to say...
:)

[Eliot]

Hi! Welcome to the forum! You can PM (Private Message) me any time if you need help, or just want to talk.

[Imrahil]

Greetings to everyone, new & old alike- it looks like Omnipotent_elf may have been the final new member of 2002, and is it possible I'm the 1st of 2003?

At any rate, I'm glad to have found what looks like a big, top-notch forum re: Tolkien & his works. I'm a longtime fan; I've been reading & re-reading him since I was in grade school & now with the movies out it's like the "rest of the world" is catching up with all of us, huh? :D

Happy new year!

[Petebert]

greetings to all from Alberta, Canada

[omnipotent_elf]

i reakon ur right there imrahil
the whole world is finally catching up
i read the books first when i was 8
and now there coming alive before my eyes
its just great

[Eliot]

Hello new members! Welcome to the forum!

[Marenautha]

Welcome to the forum everyone!

[Éomond]

Hello Marenauth! Welcome! and hello to all the new members I havn't greeted:)

[Marenautha]

Thanks everyone! And BTW Eomond-Jesus rocks my socks too.

Omni-I didn't know that you were a newby too!

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy your stay............well not literally but you get the picture. anyway welcome!!!!

P.S. don't get scared away cause of me:D .

[omnipotent_elf]

yep well i guess i am
for anyone that wants it, my msn is omnipotent_elf@hotmail.com
-(theres a shock)

welcome all

[ChunkyLover53]

well, i guess it's time to announce my noobness to the forums...i've wanted a place to discuss tolkien's books and such, so i found it.

[Marenautha]

Welcome to the forum ChunkyLover (chunky what BTW).
This is a great place for both discussion and role playing. I found it not long before Christmas and I've gotten pretty attached!

[Éomond]

Welcome ChunkyLover53! Nice to meet you! Have fun!

[Elf Goddess]

Welcome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :D :D pm me

[Éomond]

Hello Elf goddes! Welcome! And I will pm me;):D

[The-Elf-Herself]

Hmm. A very nice place you have here. I hope to do a lot of posting.

[Éomond]

Hello! Welcome to TTF! Have fun!

[Eliot]

Hey, welcome to the forum! Enjoy!

[Éomond]

Welcome JessetheLotRfan! Have fune! Hope you stay!

[Marenautha]

Welcome new people!
The elf herself and Elf Goddess-there are some great elf forums here that you can check out. PM me if you need help finding your way around!

[omnipotent_elf]

Welcome all

[Banshee]

Hello! I am new. What do new people say?:confused: Anyway, I think I shall like this site!:)

[Éomond]

New people say what you said Banshee. Welcome to TTF! Glad you joined:)

[Banshee]

Thank you!:D

[jimmyboy]

Hi, Hello, I'm new!

My name is Jim, and I love message boards, forums, etc. I really enjoy an interesting conversation, and I'm a Middle-earth fan.

To avoid making this sound like a personal ad, I'll stop right now, but feel free to write to me or strike up a conversation. :)

Jim

[Enduriel]

Welcome jimmyboy! Just PM me anytime if you want to talk, I'll usually talk about anything :)

[Eliot]

Hello jimmyboy, welcome to the forum!

[jimmyboy]

Hello Enduriel and Eliot! Thanks for the warm welcome. :)
I hope to have an enjoyable and encouraging stay here with you all.

[Éomond]

Hello jimmyboy, have fun and welcome to the best Tolkien forum ever!

[Jesse]

Hello all:
My name is Jesse. I am a 15 year old Autistic male who loves Lord of the Rings and Christianity. I hope to meet new people through this forum. I cannot wait to talk Tolkien!

[MacAddict]

Welcome To TheTolkienForum Jeese! I hope you enjoy your stay here with us:D . Please PM me with any technicol questions you might have.


~MacAddict

[Éomond]

Hello my fellow-brother-in-Chirst-Jesse! Welcome to TTF! Have fun and hope to see you around:)

[Marenautha]

Cool! More Christians! Me too! But a sister, not a brother!

[Eliot]

I'm also a Christian.

[Marenautha]

Awsome! I think that's one of my fave things that I've found on this site-there are so many Christians. It's great!
Welcome new people! Hope you like the forum!

[???]

Welcome (although it is a little late). If you need any help just PM me!

[Moridin]

Hello, I'm a 15 year old male from Ireland, I came here because, although I have friends who have read LOTR, they're not interested in the history or languages, so hopefully I'll meet some Tolkien fans like me.:)

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome Moridin!:)

[Jesse]

Yes, welcome to all the newbies. Enjoy talking about Tolkien here! Join the Guild of Elves. It rocks!!!

[Inderjit S]

Hi, I've been here a day, made a few posts, and I just noticed this. I'd just like to say hi to everyone.

[Ithrynluin]

Hi Inderjit and welcome aboard!:)

[omnipotent_elf]

hi Inderjit
another pom
this is great
more for the aussies.....

[Ivy]

hi i'm new and i'm from the uk. i only just watched the first fiml and well...was hocked.

[chrysophalax]

Well, well someone is finally here who shares my birthday! Welcome!

[Daniel]

Hi. My name (screenname and real name) is Daniel, I'm 14, and live in Bangor ME. I am fairly new to Lord of the Rings. I read The Hobbit and FotR a few years ago, but it wasn't until the movie version of Fellowship came out that I read Two Towers, and not until quite recently that I read RotK. I have always enjoyed the books (those that I had read), but it wasn't until I finished RotK that I really became interested in the way I am now. So, I'm excited to be here, meet other Tolkien fans, and talk about the books.

[Eliot]

Hey, welcome to the forum Daniel!

[Thomas Baggins]

Yes, welcome to the forum Daniel that's my name too, and I live in NH, well anyway welcome. :)

[Ilandra]

Hi! Love the movies so far. Can't wait till the next one comes out. My favorite character is Gandalf. But I like Aragorn Arathorn. Viggo Mortensen plays him very well. And it's great that he does everything himself. A true warrior!! Enjoy the books as well.:)

[Hana]

hello i am newbie here. well... hope to have a fun time here =)

[Eliot]

Welcome, Ilandra and Hana! :D

[Túrin Turambar]

Hail and well met everyone i am new here. :)

[Eliot]

Hello and welcome, Turin Turambar!

[Túrin Turambar]

Thank you Eliot, maybe you can answer me how i could get an avatar.

[Eliot]

Well, you have to wait until you have 100 posts. It might seem like that may take a while, but I already have almost 600 posts, and I've only been here since the end of August (I think). Just post at a normal pace, and you'll eventually get there. :)

[Túrin Turambar]

I'd better get working then;) Thanks for the quick answer.

[Bethelarien]

Welcome to all the new members here. I hope you enjoy your time with us!

[MisstikalElf]

Hey-lo, all! I'm new here (I know what you're thinking, ugh, newbie!) and I hope I have fun here, it looks brill. :)

[Eliot]

Welcome to the forum, MisstikalElf!

[omnipotent_elf]

yeah welomce
btw i wonder how many posts here are "welcome to the site, i hope you enjoy your time here".....
50%, 95 %?

[Belladonna Took]

Hi,
I'm new here. I've been a Tolkien fan for quite a few years now, but I've never been brave enough to join a forum before (although I did use to look at some of the original newsgroups with my 14.4 modem).

[Eliot]

Welcome, Belladonna. :D :D

[Orclord1990]

Hay i'm from north carolina and I love the lord of the rings too!:cool:

[JediHobbit]

Hey, I'm new here too. Check out my thread for further details. :)

[Eliot]

Hi, welcome to the forum, JediHobbit. :)

[argonathaniel]

Hi, im new here too.. well not really, posted twice already :D welcome me nonetheless.. ok guys?:p

[Eliot]

Hello, welcome to the forum. :)

[Elendil3119]

Welcome welcome! :D Believe me, this place rocks! :)

[argonathaniel]

thanks guys!!! :)

[FAUST]

Welcome:)

[Finarfin]

Hey everyone, newbie here too, anything going on of interest?

[Eliot]

Originally posted by Finarfin
Hey everyone, newbie here too, anything going on of interest?

Hello Finarfin. Oh, there's plenty of interesting stuff that goes on here. Just go and explore all the numerous threads. There's some really interesting topics.

[Aragorn King]

Hey guys just joined yesterday, this site looks AWFULLY confusing! Here is my Tolkien site: http://aule.proboards13.com/

[Tsavong_Lah]

Hello. everybody.

[Eliot]

Originally posted by Tsavong_Lah
Hello. everybody.

Hello, welcome. :D :)

[mgkittygrl]

hi everybody! :D i am new and i was wondering how you delete accounts and if there is a questions board around here?? thx! :D

[24framesasecond]

Hello.

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome to TTF all you new peoples, enjoy yourselves, oh an did I mention not to forget to check out the Guild of Ranger's.

[spirit]

And the Guild of the artists.
and if you want a relaxing time, go to the pheonix lair pub!

but be careful of Kornall...HE IS EVIL...lol...jus kiddin!

[iluvtolkien]

Hello there people!!! I hail here from the Rotten Tomatoes Lord of the Rings forum. It is very similar to this one. You guys should come check it out!!! where is everyone from, I am from North Carolina!!

[Feanorian]

Welcome to the forum. I am from Maryland, there are a bunch of ppl here from North Carolina though and the rest of the world:rolleyes:

[spirit]

Helo Feanorian
I like your avatar!
Is there a leader(s) for this thread?
jus askin...

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome, iluvtolkien, so do I, oh wait isn't that what I just said, or did I mean that was your name,:rolleyes: ;) nevermind. Anyway, welcome!

[Ancalagon]

You just gotta love our newest MEMBER (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=4739):D

[Ithrynluin]

That's...interesting Anc. :D

[spirit]

Originally posted by Ancalagon
You just gotta love our newest MEMBER (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=4739):D
ummm... yea! did you do that?:confused:

[Maeglin]

Hello, world.

[Gabster2003!]

Welcome to the forum:) ;) . I have only been here for one month.

[ltas]

Originally posted by Maeglin
Hello, world.
Well, hello Maeglin :)

[Holly]

Hello everyone! I'm new - my mum has finally let me go on the forum as long as she can see what I've written, but I don't want her to see :mad:

Can you guess who my mum is?:rolleyes:

[Ithrynluin]

Hello Holly and welcome to the board. Any friend of Eldhwen's is a friend of ours. :)

[spirit]

Originally posted by Holly
Hello everyone! I'm new - my mum has finally let me go on the forum as long as she can see what I've written, but I don't want her to see :mad:

Can you guess who my mum is?:rolleyes:

that must be a real drat! well she does it because she loves you and doesnt want you to stagger onto the wrong path! lol
my mom says that to me! lol! how old are you neways?if you ate 10 then it is understandable! if 20 them ummm......weird!

spirit!

[Narcissa]

Hi everyone! I'm new at the forum.

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome to the forum new members! I'm sure you 'll have a great time here!


~~~~~~~Aravorn


P.S. New members, don't forget to check out the Guild of Ranger's!!!

[spirit]

Originally posted by Narcissa
Hi everyone! I'm new at the forum.

hi ya! nice to meet you! are you a wiccan?

[FrodoLives]

Hi everyone, I'm also new to this forum. This is my first post:)

I've been looking around and reading posts at this forum and stuff for a while and a couple days ago I registered to be a member.

Well.. I guess I'm a fairly new fan of Tolkien, I've read The Hobbit and LOTR (I just started reading LOTR a second time). I'm looking forward to reading some of Tolkien's other works. What do you guys recommend?

Also any advice or anything would be helpful! Thanks everyone!:)

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome, FrodoLives! Mae Govannon! hope you enjoy it here!

P.S. since you have already read LOTR once I would say finish that the second time and then read The Silmarillion, it's a great book that really gives you insight into Tolkien's whole world and helps you better understand and comprehend LOTR better too.

[Scarlett]

wahoo, i've finally been activated!

i'm also a pretty new fan of tolkien...i read the hobbit a little over a year ago, and only got around to reading the rest of the trilogy this year. but now i wanna read the sil and all that other stuff. haha.

[Thomas Baggins]

Good for you! welcome Scarlett!

As offcial new-member-getter of the Ranger's guild I welcome you to come visit our guild.:)

[_frostmourne_]

Hey I'm new. I don't speak very good english so pardon me when I make a mistake.

[Thomas Baggins]

No problem if you can't speak English well, I can't, and I have spoken it ever since I was a kid. :D I'm just happy you joined Frostmourne! Welcome to the best LOTR forum around!:cool:

[Eilana]

Hi!
My friend told me about this site, but im new and as she is away, i would love some help. She told me she's an elf. How do I chose which guild to be in?
I only recently saw the films because they were out of the cinema, but i'd read the books before. I'm sure I don't need to tell anyone here how brilliant they are!?!

[Nóm]

Hello Eilana, and wecome to the forum.

I would suggest looking through the guilds then deciding which one is best for you.

[Eilana]

Thanks Nóm!
I'll take a look at them then. Can I ask you why you chose elf though? If i am right in thinking you did!

[Nóm]

I am not in the guild of Elves. I suppose you thought so because of my title 'Elf Friend'?

The reason I am not in the Guild of Elves is that they are mostly concerned with Role Playing rather than discussion, and Role Playing is not my thing. There are a couple other Guilds here that are centered on Role Playing, while others do discussion and activities about the books. There are also some guilds a lot more active than others, so you might also want to take that into consideration when you pick one to join.

[Eilana]

Thanks for your help! So can I just go into the boards for the guilds and look around without deciding? Another question (sorry!), some people have pictures under they're names and i searched and their avatars. Do you know if i can get one myself?

[Nóm]

Yes, everyone is welcomed to look through all of the guilds without joining. And in most cases, such as The Guild of Tolkienology, Guild of Ost-in-Edhil, and Guild of Scholars, you can post in the discussions without being a member. I can not speak about the Role Playing type guilds though.

The Webmaster has TTF set up so that a person must have 100 posts before they can use an avatar.

[Eilana]

Thanks for all your info! Brilliant! I'll take a look around then. so when i have 100 posts i can have an avatar, okedokey!
Thanks again for all your help!

[Arebeth]

And when can you choose your status?

[Eilana]

If you mean your status within the guild, I think you start low and then the more active you are and the more posts yo post, you go up the ranks. Someone correct me if im wrong, but that the impresion I got from looking around.

[iluvLegolas89]

Yay, there's a board for newbies! Well, here I am!

Anyway...just popping in to say, "hi, y'all!" to everybody!

Anyhoo, I hope to start my own board too, so any good easy free hosters? And for banners for my siggy...help please, if you can!

Bye, and WBS!

~Abby~

P.S.

And who knows how to add avatars for this board, and banners...anybody know of some cool banners (LotR or HP related)?

[Talierin]

Welcome :) You have to have 100 posts to get an avatar, and we don't do sig banners around here. And how do you know the Webmaster?

[iluvLegolas89]

I don't know the Webmaster. I was told to come here by a friend of mine, and her friend told her about it...see, good chain reaction.

[BlackCaptain]

A-ha! So you don't know the owner! Haha thats ok... welcome aboard abby

[Talierin]

Then why'd you say that you knew him? hmm.......

[BlackCaptain]

We seem to have cought ourselves in a space time continuum here.... or just a glitch in the truth:D

Either your friend invited you who knew someone who knows WM... (something like that), or the WM invited you, saying you could possibly become an administrator. What was it?

[Firena]

What I meant was...

I made a mistake. That post was taken from another one of the boards I'm on, and I pasted it here without realizing my mistake.

Hi, I'm the girl who used to share the iluvLegolas89 with my friend, but now the Owner says I have to have a separate account, so here I am. My pal, Christina, will still be on the other one.

*****

P.S.

I'm also a member of the following boards (but trust me, this is not everything):

TS3 - rememberprue3
C: tP - magickfairy
Charmed-Boards - naughtyphoebe
All-sorts - superslayingslut
C-o-R - wickedpiper515
Halliwell Haven - charmed-slayer
FA.net - Firena
Halliwell Manor - charmed-slayer

[mitch]

hi all how r u i am new and my name is my account name .... :cool:

[Jencathen]

Hi everybody! I'm new here. The forum looks great. I look forward to meeting everybody:)

[Gilgallad II]

Hello!! I heard about this forum from my cousin and it looks like a lot of fun!!:D

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome newcomers! Gosh! it's been a long time since I've been in this thread! Anyway welcome all you new peoples!


P.S. check out the Guild of Ranger's, (always open to new members!)

[Arveleg]

A workmate sent me this link, and I have been looking around. Nice website. Pleased to meet everyone!

[Neneithel]

Hello! I've just joined. I'm a lifelong (well, since childhood) Tolkien fan, now 33. Tolkien's books fascinate me and I am learning Sindarin.

Neneithel

[Ancalagon]

Hallo,

Welcome to the forum:)

If languages are your passion, there are a few here who truly excel in such lore. If you prefer simple, plain discussion, then there are a lot more of us about:D

[Neneithel]

Thanks!

I like both. This place looks wonderful!

Neneithel

[JackieSamIsCool]

Is any one still here?

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome all you new people's! You are now part of the greatest Tolkien forum. Don't forget to check out our sister site, www.middle-earth-rpg.com, and while your there take a look at the Guld of Ranger's, we rock!!!



~Aravorn Blacksword~

[celebdraug]

so many new people!¬:D

[vicstar]

Hi, this is my first post and I'm really looking forward to talking all things Tolkien with you!:)

[Illuvatar]

Hello, shalom, buenos dias, guten tag, hola, etc., etc.,
Looking forward to learning a lot more about middle earth.

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome vicstar, I hope you enjoy the site as much as I used to, 'used to!'

[Dimple_Sandy]

Hi, i guess this is the right place to be saying this... I'm new, ello everyone *looks around, smiling nervously* :D

[korhall]

dude, bunch of newbies. sweet. welcome, me casa es su casa. come around the inns if you is just looking to hang out. welcome all and invite your friends.

[Thorgeir]

Hey everyone! Man this forum looks sahweet :D .I've been looking on these forums for a little while now, just never got round to joining. I love being a n00b. Just one question...do the balrogs have wings...Oh gee I was just joking!!! Put the knives DOWN!!! PUT EM DOWN!!! :D ...Ah...sorry bout that :cool:

[Nóm]

Hello Thorgeir, good to have you join us! :D

[celebdraug]

good sense of humor too :)

[Legolas Lewis]

Dude,
If you want to chat with a Tolkien fan then pick any member of the members list. That's what we're here for. :D

[Thomas Baggins]

Welcome Thorgeir and Dimple_Sandy, yes, of course Balrog's have wings, LOL, yeah right, no wings!!! Heehee, good one, Thorgeir! :D

[eressea]

Hello! I'm a newbie, a neophyte, etc. I was just wondering if anyone knew how to use/join the RPG's. Also, I know it stands for "role playing game", but what exactly do you do in it? I've never played before. I tried clicking the links, but it only got more confusing as I went along. I must say, this forum is quite addictive, but it's just so awesome to find all these people who know so much! Oh yeah, while I'm at it, what's a guild?

[Thomas Baggins]

Well Eressea, an RPG is lake a book, but each person posts part of the book, the starter setes the basic plot-line but the poeple who have joind the RPG get to make minor things happen, but for any plot changes that's up to the starter. If you want an real help on RPG's or would like to join them head over to our sister-site, Middle-Earth-RPG (http://www.middleearthrpg.com) Hope that helps somewhat. A guild is a a group of people who have the same interst in a certaion thing and have opened their own area to further that interest, and discuss it, and have RPG's that are related to it. I.E. The Guild of Ranger's on Middle Earth RPG is dedicated to the Dunedian of Arnor, and the Guild of Eruhini on The Tolkien Forum celebrates the history of Men.

DJ~Araovrn

[Finwe]

Hello everyone! My usual haunt is the forum at www.barrowdowns.com, but I decided to strike out and try new things. I'm sure I'll have fun here!

[Nóm]

Hullo Finwe! Good to have another Noldo at TTF. ;)

I hope you enjoy the forum... and see you around!

[Sôval Phârë]

Hi all! I've spent quite a bit of time here in the past, and have finally decided to jump into the fray. Wish me luck!

[Saruman_Sauron]

Hi I´m from Costa Rica, and as you my English is not too good. :o
Hey I´m just reading them but as far as I´m on the reading everything is quite good and interest. :D
What encourage me was my cousin and the movies.
BTW you can go to my thread it is Do you know Harry Potter? What is its author copied Tolkien? :D

[Isthir]

Mae govannen all!

I shall start my time here by telling you all a little about myself.

I am a nineteen year old guy growing up in the Suburbia of Denver, CO. Through many ill events I have had to return to the home my parents and work as much as I can. To do this I have found a job at Gunther Toody's, a fifties style diner, and have been there for many a month. I have been labled a geek by many, but have learned to take pride in this, for I have a need for more knowledge at all times and actually take the time to find the answers. On top of that I have been Role-Playing at a site online for close to eight years now, and have learned much from the times I have there.

I first became interested in LotR, and Tolkien's other works, in sixth grade after having read The Hobbit. I will admit that I have only read The Hobbit once but have gone through the LotR many times. Beyond that whole series I have read Unfinished Tales and am in the middle of The Silmarillion. As well I am the un-official editor for a book that my friend is writing as a part of Arda's history, and am in the preperation process of writing my own book in the style that Tolkien used so effectivly, though with more action.

I have been a Ringer for sometime now, but seemingly feel as a Vala within those halls, for I answer all their questions and such. However I hope to learn much from the minds here.

- Isthir the Turnolwe

[iluvLegolas89]

Wow, it's certainely been a long, LONG time since I was last back here, even though I joined AGES ago... :)

Anyway, good to be back, especially after that wonderful 3rd movie. They did Tolkien much justice, especially in RotK. Peter Jackson and the Cast and crew should be very proud of themselves for doing such a fabulous job!

And lookie, my siggy's not doing so bad either...Finally fixed it! Still sad about not having an avatar though. :( *pretends to pout*

[Enantoiel]

Hi everybody
Mae Govannen
As you notice I'm new here :) I've just joined!
I'm a Tolkien and LOTR fan (of course :P) from Turkey
Nice to be here :cool:
You can call me "Ena" because Enantoiel is hard to keep in mind and long ;)

[Melian_the_Maya]

Hello everybody,

I am of course a Tolkien fan, though a quite recent one. I hadn't heard of him before I came to the Netherlands 3 years ago. Today, I have already read Lord of the Rings in 2 languages (about 7 or 8 times for each of those languages), The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and some of his Unfinished Tales.

I am not only a fantasy reader, but also a fantasy writer, I've got five finished novels and about 10 or 15 short stories, most of which are in English. The rest are in Romanian, my mother tongue. Although I have never lived in a country whose official language is English, I have struggled to learn it quite thoroughly, especially for the sake of my writing. Tolkien therefore has been a great teacher to me in that respect and his style of English is still the best I have ever found in a book.

A few things about myself: I am quite a conservative and religious person, which is why Tolkien's mysticism touches me so much and so deeply. The Elves impress me very much and the combinations of Elves and humans, such as Aragorn, son of Arathorn also known as Estel, Strider, The Dunadan and so on, fascinate me. I have a taste for languages and linguistics and I have studied the grammar of Elvish as Tolkien intended it. I am currently working on making my own language for the new novel I am planning to write.

So: a big HELLO to you all and hope to see you around!

Cristina

[Manveru]

Impressive, very impressive... *clapping his hands (and wings;))*

Welcome, Melian (nice name... reminds me of s.o special to me:))

Hope to see you around...

:D

[Winky Dink]

Hello I’m Winky Dink,

A friend asked me to join this Forum. I was a member of another Forum called Halls of Mandos, which seemed like a nice place until I came across some bad information about some dealings with an individual who runs that Forum named Harad, what a pervert. I have removed all my posts from that Forum, which I’m told was wrong, but under the circumstances I felt it was the right thing to do. Anyway I hope to find a better caliper of people hear at The Tolkien Forum. By the way, how many posts do I have to make here before I can have an Avatar?

I saw the movies and read the books years ago before LOTR was popular. I am now in the process of reading them again.

You might be curious about my name Winky Dink, I’ll give you a hint, its not a Tolkien name. Winky Dink is a cartoon character in the 50’s who at times ran into trouble, and is in need of help with the aid of the home audience. It was, I believe, the first interactive television show. My parents gave me the nick name because as a young child I would get in troublesome situations and someone would have to help me. For an example at age 4, I somehow got on top of the barn roof and could not get down The fire department was called to the rescue, and from that point on I was given the nick name Winky Dink

[cniht]

I am interested in all the Middle-earth stuff presented by late Professor Tolkien. It offers me no less pleasure than the abundant hoard of mytholodgy in my country.
I am reading The Silmarillion now.

[Gothmog]

Greetings Winky Dink and cniht. I hope that you both enjoy your time on the forum. :).

[Elfarcher16]

hhaha! i'm a newbie too! I dunno how to get an avatar! :confused:
Brazil rocks meh socks! Even though i'm from Korea and Japan! ahah :p ~~

[eledhel11]

Hullo, people!! I M new here, my friend is Treyar and she got me to join. I am a major ringie, like most of you are. (Otherwise ya probably wouldn't be here on the Tolkien Forum, now would you?) LOL and all that junk. :cool:

[telperion]

thats odd. have this illegal houseparty in the woods tomorrow. theme: fairytales.. I immediately thought of my love of tokien that has been rekindled so easily from time to time. then I browsed the net and remembered I frequented the ttforum like two years ago// I was very surprised to say the least to be able to log in with my old password and name...

thx for that.

Telperion, part of the Teleri clan that surfed and loved the shorebreak of Middle Earth so that they never returned to the far West.

[Kelonus]

Welcome to the forum. Enjoy! I know I am. :cool:

[Felarof]

Hello everyone,

I'm happy to join you! Hope y'all are well.
I just finished reading the Silmarillion for the 2nd time and had to find others to talk to about everything, so here I am! Cheers,

-Chris

[Valandil]

Welcome Felarof! (from another relatively new member!) :)

[Varnë Istar]

Hello... I'm a newbie. As many, it seems, I came from Entmoot. :) I'll try and see how things go in here... hope I'll have fun. I won't have much time right now, but in a month...

Guess who I am, 'mooters. :p

[Ruinel]

Hello... I'm a newbie. As many, it seems, I came from Entmoot. :) I'll try and see how things go in here... hope I'll have fun. I won't have much time right now, but in a month...

Guess who I am, 'mooters. :p
Let me guess.. Radagast the Brown? ;) roflmao! I'm so bad! But you know, I'm an Elf with no self control. :D

I'm glad you've joined, and I'm looking forward to posting with you again. :)

[Kelonus]

lol. Welcome to the forum! I am an elf as well. Prince of Lenya Woods! ;)

[FOEHammer]

Hello there! I am just stopping by to say that I joined this forum!

[Varnë Istar]

Let me guess.. Radagast the Brown? ;) roflmao! I'm so bad! But you know, I'm an Elf with no self control. :D

I'm glad you've joined, and I'm looking forward to posting with you again. :):mad: I knew you'd say that. :p :D

Heh, yeah, I am too. :)

[Calenfalathiel]

and yet another newbie.....hullo! I really like the place, hopefully I can come here often and post :)

[Fess]

Greetings and salutations peeps! Yup I'm new and no doubt will see you somewhere in the general forum. (If I can find one . Zen navigation isn't too good on the internet.:D)

[fernanda]

Hello, I´m Fernanda. I´m not too often here because I dont have too much time but I really love the Tolkien´s books and this place.

Well, i just wanted to say hi. I was reading some post and I was really delighted to see that some people here is really young people. Great!!!!!! Books and music are realllly wonderful.

Happy week to all. I´m reading the Hobbit now and it is a very nice book.

Fernanda
PS: Please, hay alguien de Argentina en este forum? :D

[EáSurion]

Greetings. An old Straigter, but new on these borders. Will be more around to talk, I promis you that..;)

[Inwë Aranel]

hey guys.. i'm Aranel.. Inwë is my last name..
Wel i am a 14 yrs. old girl, and I (as you might have noticed) am new here, so just wanted to say How'die Hey..

[Ellothiel]

Hy everyone.
I'm Ellothiel and very, very soon 18 years old. *yipii*
By the way I'm from Switzerland so a might make some mistakes..
Unfortunately I've already got my first problem. How do I get an Avatar??
I tried, but I can't find any button to upload an Avatar..
Help!
What am I supposed to do?

[Ronaldinho]

Hi Ellothiel. Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy it.

R.

[Ronaldinho]

Hi again. You have to make 100 posts before you can uphload an avatar.

R.

[Ellothiel]

Thanks Ronaldinho! Well, I've got alot to post then.. I suppose it will take me quite a while.

[Astaldo]

Hello guys. Do you know why is that? Why cannot we use avatars Ronaldinho?
By the way welcome Ellothiel

[Electricdread]

Hello guys!
I am new here and hoping not to embarrass myself too soon.
Living in Finland right now.
Bye!

[Ingwë]

Hello, everybody. I`m from Bulgaria. I love Tolkien books.
I am a member of Bulgarian Tolkien forum.

[Astaldo]

Welcome dreadlord. Hope you enjoy your stay here.

[Ingwë]

Of course. But I don`t speak english very well

[Astaldo]

It's okay. Besides who does except the English? :)

[Arandinn]

Hello.My name is Tom and I'm from Poland.
I heard about Tolkien few years ago and from that moment his books are my favorites.

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome dreadlord :)

I am glad that the Bulgarian colony is getting bigger here :)
I hope you will enjoy your stay here,it is much better than the BG version of TF:)

Concerning your English,don't worry,even some native speakers make lots of mistakes :p ,just read and check carefully what you write before you post it,and you will see that in some time you will improve your English:)

If you have any questions you can always ask me in a pm.

[Gothmog]

It's okay. Besides who does except the English? :)
What makes you think the English do? ;)

[Mírfain]

Hi everyone!

I'm a girl from Norway, who loves Tolkiens work (probably unnessesary to say...)The first time I heard about Tolkien and LotR was when the FotR film came, and I have loved Tolkien and LotR ever since.

I'm a member of a norwegian forum (so I'm a bit used to forums and stuff), but I thoght it would be cool to join a forum where there's not only norwegians but people from all over the world, and I also think it's good for my english.

Anyway, all of you guys seems very nice and I can't wait start getting to know the forum and all of you (well, I'm probably not going to know all of you, but you know what I mean, right?)

Oh, and if I spell a word incorrect or something, don't shoot me.. I'm trying my best :p

[Astaldo]

Hello Mírfain. Welcome to the forum :)


(We will not shoot you if you spel something wrong) ;)

[Nîmedhel]

Hi, my name is Nîmedhel, I´m from Chile, so my English is not so good as I wish, hope ypu undestand what I say.
Namárië

[Sayna]

Hello, Im Sayna, Otherwise known as Sharon or Shazzy or Pippy, Take your pick I have many names ;) . I am from Wales. 18 in 20 days YEY! Generally a great fan of lord of the rings, Harry Potter, All books by David Gemmell.

[Astaldo]

Welcome Nîmedhel and Sayna. It's nice to have you here. :)

[Tengai]

Welcome new entries!
(uh...oh, yes right, i'm also a new entry :P)

[sarajade]

Hi, I'm Sarah, and I've been looking for a good Tolkien forum for a while. Pleased to meet you all!

[NeoFrodo]

Hey, there, all.
I'm NeoFrodo, and thought LOTR is awesome, Matrix is pretty cool too. Thought I'd check out this board and see what's what.
Hope I have fun here.

Free Your Minds.

-NeoFrodo

[King Aragorn]

Hope you like it here NeoFrodo. :cool:

[Elorendil]

Mae govannen! I've been hanging out at MERPG for the last eight months and finally decided to join here, too :D

[Morohtar]

...ditto.:)

Though it won't make sense anymore, feel free to call me Pockets. Also, feel free to enquire as to why one would call me Pockets.

[Ghorim]

Greetings all. I'm in a similar boat... joined MERPG a few months back, but with its imminent contraction migrated to these boards. So... yeah... look forward to discussing/writing with the lot of you.

Regards.

P.S. I have a post up in the Glittering Caves, just in case you're interested in dwarf-related literature.

[Rosalee LuAnn]

Rosie here. I have a space in my name now, see? ^ *smiles up at new name* Well, Pockets, It will take me awhile to get used to your new name. Maybe we could just call you Lint and confuse everyone even more... or less... or... yeah. :)

[Angharad_Muirne]

Hello my old buds from MERPG... I've moved over here as well... *Sniff* for MERPG, but I guess it's all for the best.

Nice to see people I know here. We'll have fun. And now I get to meet even more Tolkien Fans. :)

Nicknames: Hari, Angst, Harimad, Harimad-Sol.... And for those Fantasy book lovers who have had the privelage to experience the writings of Robin MckInley, yes, this is the name (and nicknames) of the main heroine of The Blue Sword.

[baragund]

Welcome to the neighborhood, refugees from MERPG! :) I really think you'll find this forum an enjoyable and friendly place. Not only will you be able to RP to your hearts content, but you'll be able engage in as much OOC chatter as you like ;), get any question answered that you might have about anything related to Tolkien, and get into all sorts of discussions that range from the academic to debates, to light-hearted to downright goofing around!

[Rosalee LuAnn]

but you'll be able engage in as much OOC chatter as you like ;)



That'll be nice. Not that I'm mad at the MERPG mods or anything, but they didn't like out OOC chatter much. Which definately isn't all bad, but still, chatter is fun!

And it's good to see that old avatar back again, Pockets. :)

[Halasían]

Did MERPG go down? They morphed from here and here they return?
I hope this don't mean restrictive rules for RP...

Anyway, welcome back to TTF!

[angnor]

Hello all! Just joined (a day or so ago) and I've looked around quite a bit and I'm enjoying everything here immensely.

See you in the posts.

[Lúthien LotR]

Hi people...
I'm from Brazil... and I don't know English very well...
I love Tolkien... I read The Hobbit once and The Lord of the Ring and The Silmarillion twice...
I prefer The Silmarillion... But I love LotR...

Well... I like Dream Theater too much... Progressive Metal in general...

I want to talk about Tolkien's books, because they are fantastic!!!

[angelicabaggins]

Hi, I'm new, is anybody out there? I've been a Tolkien fan since the 70's. Here's a challenge for you... where is Gandalf mentioned in the Silmarillion? And what was he before he came to Middle Earth?

[angelicabaggins]

Hi, I'm new, is anybody out there? I've been a Tolkien fan since the 70's. Here's a challenge for you... where is Gandalf mentioned in the Silmarillion? And what was he before he came to Middle Earth?

[OldTomBombadil]

Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!

I'm a long time fan of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and enjoy discussing them with others.

In response to angelicabaggin's questions...

Gandalf is mentioned in The Silmarillion in the chapter entitled "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age":
Even as the first shadows were felt in Mirkwood there appeared in the west of Middle-earth the Istari, whom Men called the Wizards...Chief among them where those whom the Elves called Mithrandir and Curunir, but Men in the North named Gandalf and Saruman.

Prior to his arrival in Middle-earth in approximately the year 1000 of the Third Age, Gandalf was a Maiar named Olórin. In The Two Towers Gandalf says,
Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten.

Of Olórin The Silmarillion states:
Wisest of the Maiar was Olórin. He too dwelt in Lórien but his ways took him often to the house of Nienna, and of her he learned patience and pity.

[AuriniaRegina]

Hail my friends-to-be (at least I hope so)

I´m new here (obviously) and I do hope to learn lots about LOTR here... I´ve only read it three or four times, so I really have lots to learn.
I love all kinds of books, I´ve already seen C.S. Lewis fans... maybe there are some Pullman fans here as well (simply loved Northern Lights!)

I hope to hear from someone

Aurinia

[angelicabaggins]

Ho Tom Bombadil! I'm impressed. Hats off to you old fellow!
Angelica

[Emeldil]

Mae govannen,

Nice to enter into a tiny li'l world where all of us share a passion and a devotion that crosses all barriers.

<raises one hand> Hail Tolkien! (all rise.)

I am Emeldil, the beloved (yup, I made that name up meself, but it does make sense in Quenya)

Looking forward to having a fruitful time here...

[angelicabaggins]

Hail Emeldil! Welcome!

[Halasían]

Mae govannen!

Emeldil! Great meeting more Tolkienites! Look forward to seeing you and your posts here!

AuriniaRegina! Welcome! You can never seem to get tired of reading LotR and its Appendices! Look forward to hearing of your favorite parts of the story!

OldTomBombadil! Are you the same from Council of Elrond? Great seeing you here!

Angelicabaggins! Welcome fellow 70's book fan! Before there was the Silmarillion or the Bakshi/Rankin Bass cartoons, and surely P.J.! I had the answers but was beaten to posting them!

Luthien LotR! Welcome! your English text is way better than many Americans I know. Hope to see you here often!

angnor! See you around!

[OldTomBombadil]

OldTomBombadil! Are you the same from Council of Elrond? Great seeing you here!
Thank you for the welcome. Yes, I also post on CoE. I guess you must've recognized the avatar. :D

[Este of Lorien]

Mae govannen! :)

[Arbor]

Well... Hello. I am from Russia. I like Tolkien, that is why I am in this forum. Hope that I will have a good time here.

[Brania maiden]

Hello. Hey Arbor, my ex-boyfriend is from Russia. Thats really cool! I live in Utah, United States. I was born in New York City though and lived there for ten years. I am excited, this summer Im going to stay with my relatives in NY for 6 weeks! This coming year, Im going to be a juinor, that will be exciting. I love horses; teach riding lessons and own a Arabian Gelding. I also love to read, write, play the flute, and Model United Nations in school rocks. I am new to this role playing but looks like fun.

[celebnaurwen]

Hiya...I've always been wary of "Meet the Newbie" threads, but I figure why the heck not, eh? I'm not so new chronologically, but I've posted little and lurked less, so that's new enough I suppose. :D

So, uh...nice to meet y'all!

*Waves*

[Hamenaglar]

Hi my name is Hamenaglar. I am an half-elf, half-hobbit, please respect me the way I am and don't make fun of my hairy feet. Thank you.

[Eledhwen]

Welcome to Brania Maiden, Celebnaurwen and Hamenaglar! So, Hamenaglar - are you hobbit on your mother or your father's side? :innocent expression: :rolleyes:

[Hamenaglar]

On my father's side, you know my father was Thomas Quickfoot, the fastest and smartest hobbit of all, after Frodo Baggins.

[celebnaurwen]

Hmmm...why always the female elves who fall for us pathetic mortals, eh? :p