Hi's,Hello and I'm New Thread

[Hamenaglar]

My father was not a pathetic mortal, he was a HOBBIT. I see thar you haven't heard about Thomas Quickfoot and how he got his elven bride.

[celebnaurwen]

Apparently not; my apologies. *Bows.*

[Hamenaglar]

Your apologies are quite unnecesary, therefore I can not accept them.

[Alagos]

Did I make a mistake in weavng my own thread on the New Members board? If I did, please excuse me as I correct it in posting a second greeting here. Salutations! I have no name to give you OOC, but I am sure that I will acquire one soon enough. IC, you will find that I have many names, but for the most part will be prowling the inns as the lingering Elf Sulhir Angolhannas or an Arnorian remnant by the name of Hathelin.

Greetings, kinsman! Your name is glorious. -headbow- As a loremaster of of the Imladhrim, my dear Hamenalgar, I am embarrassed to admit that I have not heard your father's tale. Please do tell...

[Eledhwen]

Hi Alagos, and welcome!

It is perfectly acceptable to weave your own thread, as you put it. But a note in this one is a very good idea, as many people will be subscribed to this thread already, whereas they have to discover your new one.

I hope you enjoy your stay on this excellent forum.

[Misrylovscompny]

Hello everyone!!!!!

o.o as you may have guessed, i am, in fact....new here!! i know, amazing.

[AraCelebEarwen]

Is it wise to welcome Misry? :D In this case I should think it alright. ;)

Welcome to the madness and glory of TTF! hehe :p :D

[Misrylovscompny]

<3 thank you much, i do believe i shall enjoy it.

[Eledhwen]

Welcome! May misery be a thing of the past now you have discovered TTF!

[Veronika G]

Hi, I'm Veronika, sometimes known as Ronnikins. After seeing what you all are called I suspect Ronnikins is more appropriate.

I live in the forests in the savage north.

[Galadhriel]

Well I'm not exactly new since I joined in 2003, but I didn't really post much so I thought I'd re-introduce myself.
Hello all :)

[Eledhwen]

Anodher one (with 'dh', that is).

Welcome back.

[Nifrodel]

Hallo :)

I come from Poland and I've been interesting Tolkien's books for years :) I'm a poet, essayist and webdesigner.My Polish website address is: http://tolkien.com.pl/eldalairie . You can find my poems, art and photographs there. I share it with my friend Avari. Also, I am the administrator of the largest Polish discussion forum devoted to J.R.R. Tolkien, his life and works (http://forum.tolkien.com.pl (http://forum.tolkien.com.pl/)) and the editor-in chief of a tolkienist almanac 'Aiglos', which is published twice a year also in my home country, and whose website address is: http://aiglos.tolkien.com.pl/english
Aiglos Special Issue is published in english. The main reason we decided to publish an English version of our journal is the fiftieth anniversary of the complete publication of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, and Tolkien 2005 (http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2005/about.html), the conference and convention held at Aston University in Birmingham where we were in August 2005.
I have also gallery here: http://nifrodel.deviantart.com/

Many greetings for all of you

Nifrodel

[Adiemus]

Anodher one (with 'dh', that is)
So I'm glad that my nickname has no 'dh' inside :D - of course I won't be angry (whatever it means) if somebody will call me 'Adhiemus' some day - I'm a guy with a sense of humour ;)
I decided to join your magnificent forum, because I feel strong desire to improve my english (I'm from Poland, temporarily in the U.K.) -but what would be better than to discuss favourite subject (Middle-earth of course) with a briliant group of english-writing Tolkien fans? So at the beginning let me apologise for my very, very poor english before somebody shot me with a bow :D (this, of course, will make my Prancing Balrog an orphan :D - his addres is http://rozbrykanybalrog.zlotylas.org (http://rozbrykanybalrog.zlotylas.org/) , partially english translated humorous website) and may the Force be with us :)

[e.Blackstar]

Welcome to Nifrodel and Adhiemus. :D

[Eledhwen]

So, now we have a Polish group alongside our burgeoning community of Bulgarians! Welcome to both of you. Don't forget to list those websites in the section dedicated to Members' Tolkien-based websites if you have not done so already.

[Sathos]

Hm am I posting in the right place? I hope so, sorry if I'm not.

Anyways. Hello, I'm Sathos and just registered here a day or two ago, though I haven't had a chance to post anywhere yet (I was reading some the interesting posts already on this forum). I live in Alberta, Canada, where I've lived for about 16 of my 17 years of age. As I seem to often be mistaken for a boy online (perhaps the name 'Sathos' heheh), I'll say from the start that I'm female :) I have read the Lord of the Rings (and the Hobbit), but it was probably 5 years ago now, so I don't remember as much as I'd like to. Currently I'm reading the Silmarillion for the first time, planning to re-read LotR afterwards. I didn't have any reason in particular for joining this forum, just found it while searching for the answer to something that confused me in the Silmarillion (I did manage to find it). Looks like a really interesting forum though, so here I am :D Anyways, pleased to meet you all :)

[e.Blackstar]

A Canadian, eh? ;) 'm from Minnesota...we're practically sisters!

And I know how it feels to be mistaken for a male...long story.

Watch your back, and have fun. :o

[Eledhwen]

Delighted to make your acquaintance, Sathos. :)

Reading the Silmarillion then going back to the Lord of the Rings is an excellent move. All those historical bits that were a tad confusing the first time around suddenly become enriching.

Welcome to the Tolkien Forum.

[Sathos]

Thank you both for the kind welcome! Each day I am more and more impressed by this forum and it's members :)

A Canadian, eh? ;) 'm from Minnesota...we're practically sisters!


Ah Minnesota, cool :) I've unfortunately never had the chance to go there, but indeed it is pretty close! (admittedly, I had to look at a map; remembering locations has never been my strong point :p )


All those historical bits that were a tad confusing the first time around suddenly become enriching.


Indeed, I remember when I read LotR there were some parts that were confusing to me. I had assumed it was my young age (12, probably) or possibly idiocy that caused me to get confused, but now I have an excuse: "it was the historical bits" ;)

[Eledhwen]

I had assumed it was my young age (12, probably) or possibly idiocy that caused me to get confused, but now I have an excuse: "it was the historical bits" ;)My dear Sathos, I do not offer excuses, I offer reasons! There is a huge difference y'know. :p

[Sathos]

My dear Sathos, I do not offer excuses, I offer reasons! There is a huge difference y'know. :p

Good to hear it! I won't make the same mistake again; should anyone ask if I was confused reading Lord of the Rings, the reason, not excuse, will be the historical bits :p

[Yohaikara]

Hello for all World.
This is a fresh account but I'm not new here. I'm startin from zero again :)

[Ithrynluin]

Hey Yohaikara, welcome aboard. Since having two accounts is not permitted, I've cancelled your last two accounts.

[Yohaikara]

Hey Yohaikara, welcome aboard. Since having two accounts is not permitted, I've cancelled your last two accounts.

Big thanks Ithrynluin. I can now use forum in peace :):):)

[Gabba]

Hello everyone. Im new on this forum. Im a dedicated fan of Tolkien and his work, though Im not a purist. I have read the books many times, but do not pretend to know "everything" or even one tenth of it.:D

[e.Blackstar]

Hi Gabba! Welcome to the forum! :D

[AraCelebEarwen]

Ah! Trying to sneak in on a all around thread are we? Ah well, not at all a problem, that's what it's here for! ;) :D

Welcome welcome! Tiz good to have you join. Please, look around; wander and wonder! But remember always!, HAVE FUN!!! :D :D

[Wraithguard]

though Im not a purist

I guess I'm still the only one... Welcome Gabbalammabanana! It is nice to have you amoung us.

[Mulgaria]

Longtime watcher, thought I'd sneak in under the radar. Hola.

[Valandil]

Sorry - the radar floor is pretty low hereabouts! ;) :P

Welcome to TTF! :)

[e.Blackstar]

Hullo Mulgaria! As Valandil said...welcome to the forum!

Have fun!

[AraCelebEarwen]

welcome welcome welcome. Come on in and start posting. =^.^=

And yes, I'll be returning your letter as soon as it is possible for me to do so. ;) :) Have fun.

[Balchoth]

Hi, Big fan of Tolkien and his works. I have read the Hobbit and LOTR several times, starting in probably 1990 or so. Usually read the book at least once a year. I am currently reading the Silmarillion - it's kinda like reading a bible.

How are the History of Middle Earth books?

Any books have more insight on my brethren, the Easterlings? great to be here and I look forward to discussions...

[e.Blackstar]

Loik oi sayd...welcome to the forum! ;)

[Numenor]

Hi i'm a big fan of all of JRR Tolkien's work and i just wanted to say hi to all in the forum:o

[e.Blackstar]

Hallo! Velcoom! :D

[AraCelebEarwen]

Welcome, welcome, welcome. :D Come on in and make yourselves at home.

=^.^=

[Eledhwen]

Hi, Big fan of Tolkien and his works. I have read the Hobbit and LOTR several times, starting in probably 1990 or so. Usually read the book at least once a year. I am currently reading the Silmarillion - it's kinda like reading a bible.

How are the History of Middle Earth books?

Any books have more insight on my brethren, the Easterlings? great to be here and I look forward to discussions...Hello Balchoth, and welcome! I agree with you about the Silmarillion; it's got about as many names to remember as the Bible too. As for HoME, Christopher Tolkien has not edited and interpreted his father's work in these to make a seamless story, as in the Sil, but instead offers the different versions with comments and notes, so that the reader can visit Tolkien's archives as if leafing through the manuscripts alongside an expert. One of my favourites is the Book of Lost Tales II, which has the Fall of Gondolin - a terrible and magnificent story. I couldn't tell you off hand where you'll find Easterlings mentioned, but there is a HoME index volume.

Again, welcome!

[Thorondor_]

I hope these refferences from "The prologue and appendices to the lord of the rings", HoME XII, will help you:
The southern line of Gondor:
8. Romendakil I At this time Easterlings assailed kingdom.

The heirs of Elendil
But Romendakil being at this time much troubled by assaults of Easterlings sought to attach the Northmen more closely to his allegiance. He took many into his service and gave them high rank. His son Valakar dwelt long among them in the house of [added: Vidugavia] the King of Rhovannion. Romendakil permitted him to wed the king's daughter. The marriage of the heir to a woman of an alien people and without any Numenorean blood had never occurred before, and caused great displeasure. Before Valakar died there was already open rebellion in the southern fiefs. Various claimants to the crown appeared, descendants of Atanatar II. The most favoured especially by the fleet, and ship-folk of the southern shores, was the Captain of the Ships, Kastamir [great-grand- son] grandson of Kalmakil's second son Kalimehtar.

The third age
490. First invasion of Gondor by Easterlings.
500. Tarostar defeats the Easterlings and takes the name of Romendakil, East-slayer.
541. Romendakil slain in battle with a second invasion of Easterlings, who are driven out by his son Turambar.
...
2510. A great host of Orcs, with Easterlings as allies, assail the northern borders of Gondor, and occupy a great part of Calenardon. Gondor sends for help. Eorl the Young leads his people, the Eotheod or Rohirrim, out of the North from the sources of Anduin, and rides to the help of Cirion, Steward of Gondor. With his aid the great victory of the Field of Celebrant is won. Elladan and Elrohir rode also in that battle. From that time forth the brethren never cease from war with the Orcs because of Celebrian. Eorl and his people are given the plains of Calenardon 'to dwell in, and that land is now called Rohan. There the Rohirrim live as free men under their own kings, but in perpetual alliance with Minas Tirith.
...
2757. Rohan is overrun by Orcs and Easterlings. At the same time Gondor is attacked by the Corsairs of Umbar.

Note on the expansion of the tale of the kin-strife on the second edition
The Northmen increased greatly in the peace brought by the power of Gondor. The kings showed them favour, since they were the nearest in kin of lesser Men to the Dunedain (being for the most part descendants of those peoples from whom the Edain of old had come); and they gave them wide lands beyond Anduin south of Greenwood the Great, to be a defence against men of the East. For in the past the attacks of the Easterlings had come mostly over the plain between the Inland Sea and the Ash Mountains. In the days of Romendacil II their attacks began again, though at first with little force; but it was learned by the King that the Northmen did not always remain true to Gondor, and some would join forces with the Easterlings, either out of greed for spoil, or in the furtherance of feuds among their princes.

[Balchoth]

Thank you very much Thorondor. I have just ordered the HoME set and am expecting it very soon - I love Tolkiens world.

Thanks again

[Lothlorien]

Hello from Canada!:)

I agree with some of the above posts in which it is said that The Silmarillion is in some ways like the bible. I thought the same thing when I read it for the first time. There are so many names and it is so epic.

The banner made by Katy Osterwald (Talierin) at the top of the forum is beautifully done!

Looking forward to discovering this board/these boards. :D

Have a great day all!

[e.Blackstar]

Hail to great Canadia! ;) (I'm a Minnesotan, which is close enough.)

[Lothlorien]

Hi e.Blackstar! :)

Some people call it Canuckia here (probably because of the hockey hoopla which I don't partake in myself, not that there's anything wrong with that) lol.

[Me thinks the board was having big problems tonight and I'm almost scared I did something wrong when I tried to upload an avatar, that's when it seemed to go all wonky for me. :o I hope I didn't do anything wrong. Do I have to wait until I have made 100 posts, is that still in effect, or is that just how it used to be? It'll probably take quite awhile before I've made that many posts lol. Just don't have a lot of time.]

Good evening folks.

[e.Blackstar]

The site was a bit 'wonky' for me too, so I doubt it was your fault. ;)

No, you can upload an avi anytime. If you need anything resized, drop a PM towards me or Ara. (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/member.php?u=6813) :cool:

[Lothlorien]

Tried the avatar again this morning and it worked like a charm. Woohoo! :D I made it special for this forum (Paint Shop Pro addict here).

Thanks e.Blackstar. I hope you don't have similar weather to what we are having in Ontario right now, -28 degrees Celsius with the windchill factor! (That's -18 Fahrenheit!!)

[e.Blackstar]

We were pretty close to that a few weeks back, but the lake effect weather has been unseasonably kind. :rolleyes:

[AraCelebEarwen]

No, you can upload an avi anytime. If you need anything resized, drop a PM towards me or Ara. (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/member.php?u=6813) :cool:
Yeah, alright, I'll say it. Thanks B! :cool: :D You rock. I'd be glad to help out with avatars. =^.^=

Welcome to the woods Lothlorien! :) Hope you have a good time here. And nice job with the avi. Very fitting. 'Tis a good choice for such a place.

[Lothlorien]

Hi Ara, thank you for your welcome and kind words.:) I'm seeing that there are very many fascinating things to discover here.

[MouthofSauron]

Hello all, It is a pleasure to be here -- even among those from Gondor

[e.Blackstar]

Welcome to the elite club! Present your gold-embossed invitation, please?
:rolleyes:

Ha, I'm feeling sarcastic today. (When am I not, after all?) Hope to see you around. :D

[ringil1992]

Hi everyone. I just signed up. Looks like a pretty neat board. (we should have some fun together Mouth of Sauron. I like killing orcs and their masters;)).

[Eledhwen]

Welcome all, to Lothlorien, Mouth of Sauron and Ringil 1992. Greetings belated by a recent bout of 'flu. I hope you all feel really at home here.

[Lorien]

Hi all!
First off, I'm *not* Lorien (I've merely hijacked his id), he's a friend of mine and when he found out I was into Tolkien and RPG's he recommended I check out this place and he let me use his account. So, yeah, I'm new here (obviously...), but I've RP'ed a lot before on other fora.

Lorien (the original one), also wanted me to say a couple of things in his stead. He says he's sorry for not having enough time to come back to visit this place (he's been around reading stuff but he doesn't have enough time to RP or anything like that 'cos he's really busy). And, he wants to give a shout out to a couple of people he knows here, and they are (in no order of preference) Talierin, Ciryaher, Chrysophalax, Aerin, Morwen etc.etc. (he says he's sorry if he forgot anyone who was expecting a hello).

So I'll see everyone around (hopefully).

[e.Blackstar]

;)Um...to avoid confusion, you could just, y'know, make your own account. :rolleyes:

[Lorien]

*That* would require a certain amount of work...:D I'm lazy, *very* lazy, so was Lorien come to think about it, so great lazers think alike and all. Plus Lorien wanted me to contact all his droogs on the forum and he thought this was an easy way to do it.

[AraCelebEarwen]

Do you have an email account? Do you know of a halfway cool/interesting/completely evil name?

There's really very little needed to avoid a good bit of unneeded confusion. :)

Welcome stranger. Hope you decide to find a name. :D

[Lorien]

Oh I might get onto it eventually, I've had a few bad RP board experiences before and I think I'll check this out a bit before I commit myself to it...Didn't know this was going to be such a big deal tho...

[AraCelebEarwen]

I think I know what you mean... :rolleyes:

*shrug* It's no rush really. Just something to be thinking of. :) No worries.

[Forfirith]

Hello everybody :D

Just to say I'm new as you see, I'm living in Brussels (Belgieum) but I'm french and spanish. Arda's lover of course :p, I don't know unfortunatly if I will come often, knowing that I am on a lots of others boards and have exams these days...:(

[Eledhwen]

Hello Forfirth,
Welcome to TTF, whether often or rarely.

[Arlina]

Welcome Forfirith, we all hope you do come by often and become apart of our big family here! Good luck with those exams and heres to hoping to see you around soon!!

[AraCelebEarwen]

Welcome welcome! Good of you to say hello!

And I must say, nice picture you have there. :) I've got a very little something of an anime pic (avatar) collection but don't think I'd run into that one anywhere. I like to make my own so it's fun to hunt things down. I'm not saying I'll snatch that one from you, mind; just that it's quite nice. So yeah... =^.^= hehehe

[Arlina]

Yay for the growing fans of anime! sorry...big fan here!

But yes, welcome again!! =^.^= Have a wonderful time here!

[Forfirith]

Thanks Eledhwen, Arlina and AraCelebEarwen :D
You can take the picture if you want, I got it from an avatar website I think...I like anime of course ^^ but not so much as Tolkien :rolleyes:
Oh, I forgot to say that I may make some mistakes sometimes, that's because I just learn english at school.


P.S: I bagan exams today, on wenesday the 21st I will be finished :)

[Randir Łazęga]

Hail!

I've been interested in Tolkien's works for 12 years. Im from Poland. I'm very glad that I found this forum :) BTW I sorry if I write somthing wrong.
Randir Łazęga

[Ithrynluin]

Hi and welcome!

[Arlina]

Hi and welcome to the board Randir Łazęga. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, we all do! Just have a great and fun time here!! See you around!

[Ermundo]

For the Preciousssssssss, yes, yes, Yes. We swears, WE SWEARS, to serve.....

....

Uhhh, anyway welcome to this "big happy family" although in it I'm an outcast. *Lowers his eyes and frowns* HA Sych:D

[Jesse]

hello,
I would like to formally announce my return from the beyond. It was an adventure to be sure, but its here I belong. I've updated my profile and everything too!

--Jesse

[Arebeth]

Just wanted to say, I'm back!

A tiny bit obsessed with Russia though...

[Sammyboy]

Think I should post a quick hi in here too, though I've not posted that much in the past I'm back now after an abscence of about 9 months, and welcome back to the others who have returned! :D

[Lórin]

Hi there! :D

Hope this will not be my only post on this forum ;)

[Arlina]

Hi there Lorin!! I hope this isn't your only post!! Just remember to have fun around here!! Love the avatar!

[Evik]

Hello all! *waves*

I registered today. The forum looks great. :)

A bit about me: I'm a 20 year old university student from the Czech Republic. I like reading books (especially Tolkien's books and Harry Potter). I have my own small forum dedicated to Tolkien (new members are always welcome ;) ). That would be all.

Cheers!

[Anáwiel]

Greetings :)
I found this forum by chance (thank you, google :) ) , it seems great. I just registered and wanted to say hello *waves to everybody*
I hope to stay longer, so see you around ;)

[Majimaune]

Welcome. *waves back*

[Eledhwen]

Hi there! :D

Hope this will not be my only post on this forum ;)Welcome, Lórin. I'm sure that as you browse through the forum you'll find threads you couldn't possibly leave unanswered!

Welcome also to Evik and Anáwiel. Evik, you might find this thread (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?t=7757) interesting - if you haven't already stumbled across it.

[i_love_faramir]

Hi, I am i_love_faramir, but you can call me Sarah. One thing you need to know about me is that I am completely obsessed with LOTR--but more specifically, Faramir. I even have a One Ring, which I am wearing as I type this.

[Majimaune]

Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome. I think that should be enough. Anyway I'm Maji. Again...Welcome.

[Eledhwen]

I am completely obsessed with LOTR--but more specifically, Faramir. As role models go, you picked one of the best. Did you know that when Faramir walked into the story, Tolkien had no idea who he was, but instantly liked him? It's as if Faramir had a life of his own already when he entered Tolkien's imagination. I think I read that in 'The Letters of JRR Tolkien'.

Welcome to the forum, Sarah.

[juliers]

Hello, I am Julie, 22 years old from Norway, huge fan of the books but not of the movies :)

[yhwh1st]

Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome Julie! :D

From Norway, huh? I have family there. Ever hear the name Ellingboe? I don't really expect you to know them, just throwing the question out there...

Every newbie is entitled to their own 'Hi I'm new' thread.

Also, everyone here just calls me Meg. It's a little easier than yhwh1st.;)

Edit: Maji. I just looked back at the previous posts and I was not copying you. *mumbles something about hearing it in a movie and wanders off*

[juliers]

Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome Julie! :D

From Norway huh? I have family there. Ever hear the name Ellingboe? I don't really expect you to know them, just throwing the question out there...

Every newbie is entitled to their own 'Hi I'm new' thread.

Also, everyone here just calls me Meg. It's a little easier than yhwh1st.;)

Edit: Maji. I just looked back at the previous posts and I was not copying you. *mumbles something about hearing it in a movie and wanders off*

Hello Meg, I will try to remember that name! :) Don't think I know your family, but it's a small world you know. :)

[Majimaune]

Edit: Maji. I just looked back at the previous posts and I was not copying you. *mumbles something about hearing it in a movie and wanders off*I didn't even realise.

Welcome Julie. Hope you stick around.

[EverEve]

Oh, geez. It's been awhile. Almost four years, I think. But I'm back. I figure this ought to be more of "Hi, I'm new here" considering the time lapse but what can you do? So...what did I miss ;)?

[YayGollum]

Greetings, EverEve person. Wasn't you one of those people in on that old Hope and Despair series of R. P. G. type things? Hm. That reminds me to remind that Webmaster person to find all of that old stuff. Oh, and, to answer your question ---> Plenty, I'm sure.

[EverEve]

Haha, I believe I was. And I'm sure a ton as happened. Things don't seem quite as busy as they used to be...

[chrysophalax]

Hi Evie! Go check out the RPG threads, we have a couple of good new games you might be interested in.:cool:

[EverEve]

Duly noted. I shall check that out immediately.

[Majimaune]

Welcome back. I look forward to getting to know you.

[Mr. Istari]

Hey, I'm new around here. This is about my 6th post though. Sorry I didn't get around to saying my hello's sooner but I hope you all can forgive me! :D

A little about me:
Well I'm 16 years old and I live in Canada... I'm sorry to inform you all that I did watch the lotr movies before I had read the books but I have now read them and am halfway through the silmarillion. I just wan you all to know that I do prefer the books by a long shot. (and that's saying something cause I usually hate reading) ;)

Lookin' forward to a great time and hopefully a learning experience with all you educated peoples!

- Josh

[Majimaune]

Hi Josh. I'm known as Maji or Maj no need for the full name. We're the same age (finally someone the same age as me apart from NR, hope you get the chance to meet him)

Aussieland and Canada are sort of similar as far as I know.

Don't worry about not introducing yourself, on another forum there is someone who has a post count of about 1000 and just introduced themselves not long ago.

[Mr. Istari]

Hey thanks for the warm welcome Maji! It looks like we'll get along quite nicely.:rolleyes: I'm glad to hear I'm not the only young one here too. I was starting to feel a little intimidated.;)
But I can't say I've ever heard before that Australia and Canada are similar. I guess ya learn something new everyday!:D

[Majimaune]

Any time any time. Another forum I belong to I am probably one of the youngest active members and it is a bit...well you might know what I'm on about.

[Mr. Istari]

Haha of course i know. I am brilliant after all!:D;)

[Majimaune]

I don't know you enough to contradict that statement so I'll just smile and wave *smiles and waves at Mr. Istari*

[Mr. Istari]

*smiles and waves back*:D

haha I love being the new kid.:rolleyes:

[Majimaune]

If only I could be him again.

[Mr. Istari]

Well there's plenty more forums out there if you're desperate... But please don't leave me here alone!:eek:
I just dont know what I'd do with all these scary big folk running around.:D

[Majimaune]

I am on another forum atm. Very hectic there.

[Mr. Istari]

Oh cool. I'm guessing PE? It seems to be a common one around here,

[Majimaune]

PE? Project Evil? Nope Chrons, or Chronicles. http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/

[Mr. Istari]

Ya, sorry I was referring to Project Evil. But that one seems pretty good too. I might look around a bit and see if it's up to my standards.;)

[Majimaune]

Oh I'm sure it is. If you become a member chuck me a PM here and tell me your name there and all that. I'll get some other people to talk to you. Great people, talking to some of them now.

[Mr. Istari]

Hey that sounds cool but I think I'll probably wait a little while before joining any other forums. But most likely I'll eventually make my way around to joining and when I do I'll let you know.:cool:

[Majimaune]

Awesome stuff.

Hope to see you round there (and here)

[Sidhe]

Hi I'm pretty new, been posting for only a month or so now, although joined a wile before that.

I am a p/t student taking a year out and currently between jobs. Studying maths last year, fingers crossed physics next year.

I am 35, I have a dog a house and a garden. I tend to like nature walks, reading, computers/games, playing pool, drinking and socialising in no particular order of preference.

[Eledhwen]

Welcome, Sidhe! Your fresh input into things Tolkien has been much appreciated. Your forum name belies what seems to me to be a distinctly Hobbit-like character.:cool:

[Majimaune]

Welcome Sidhe.

We always like a new member's opinion.

[Sidhe]

Thanks guys, I'm a little busy atm, but I'll drop by when I can. :)

EDIT: IRL I'm too chaotic and unpredictable to be a hobbit, plus I have a wanderlust and love of stories about Dragons and Trolls and Knights of yore, and the like, I'm not sure I'd fit in to well with the Hobbit stuff-shirts. :)

[Eamon]

Hello everybody! I'm Tolkien fan from Ukraine.
I'm 25 and I'm postgrad student in Donetsk National Technichal University atm.

I've been studying computer sciences since I was 16 and, I think, I've become a good programmer.

I enjoy reading (not only Tolkien :) ). My favourite authors are Joyce, Jack London, Heinlein etc.

Tolkien's characters I like best are Finrod and Beren.

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P.S. Sorry for my bad English :(

[Nóm]

Hello Eamon, glad you joined us. We share a favorite in Finrod. :D

See you around the forum. :)

[Curufin]

Hi, Eamon!

I'm brand new here too, guess we'll both have to be stumbling our way around. ;)

Finrod's a great character - one of my favorites, too. It's really kind of hard not to like him, isn't it? He's just so good.

As for Beren, meh, I can do without. :rolleyes: Never was a big fan of humans, though. ;)

And your English is quite good!

[Majimaune]

Welcome welcome.

Is it strange that I have been here for 2 years I think and I still consider myself a new guy?

Edit: Its getting close to three years now.

[Tar-Surion]

Hi,

I'm from Australia and I've been a Tolkien fan since I was a teenager nearly forty years ago.

Lord of the Rings is by far the best book I have ever read and has a poetic and mythical quality that leaves most of the so-called greats of literature in the shade.

I am also interested in ecology and the environment, politics, history and culture. One of the reasons I love the Professor is that he was able to create a world complete with all these features and weave an epic tale about it.

I hope to get to know you all soon and will be joining in discussions and posting a thread soon.

Namarie,

Tar-Surion

[Majimaune]

Wooh another Aussie! Welcome welcome to the forums that aren't filled with craziness all the time....

[Eledhwen]

Mae Govannen, Tar-Surion!

Despite vigorous pruning, there's still Sooo much on these boards for the Tolkien fan (including craziness, Majimaune :eek::cool: - see some of Elgee's threads for details - that's HLGStrider I mean.)

[Illuin]

Greetings Wind-son, son of Sun-son. Great place; you’ll like it here - and things are picking up as of late :)

[Prince of Cats]

Well come, Tar-Surion! :)

I share your interests in ecology, culture and history http://www.thetolkienforum.com/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Gilthoniel]

Welcome! We're all crazy here.. It's like the Tolkien version of Wonderland!
But if you love Tolkien, there's no place better..

Is it strange that I have been here for 2 years I think and I still consider myself a new guy?

I still consider myself a newbie, and I've been around for just as long..
Mind you, you didn't pop off for as long as I did..

xo
g

[Blerdie]

greetings,

Not only am I new, I am also very strange, and a bit of a sporadic poster.

It comes with the genes.

So the usual speel about "how i came to be a craazed lotr fan" goes: My dad read me the book. He then banned me from watching the movies. I, in revenge, bought ALL of Tolkiens books and read them. He then allowed me to watch the movies, by that time the tolkien phenomena had died down, so i missed the wave.

I stored the books and have only recently rediscovered them, several years later. That event combined with summer (and post exam) boredom, lead me inevitably to this site.

so, here I am. ;)

[Illuin]

Nice to meet you Blerdie. If you have a bit of patience, you will really enjoy this forum. All of the members are great here (a rarity). It’s a bit slow sometimes, but there are frequent “surges”; and they can be quite entertaining. If you see no action; then lead the pack; many will follow.

[Aisteru]

Welcome Blerdie and glad to have you! I hope to see you around the forums!

[Eledhwen]

Hi Blerdie, and welcome. You have obviously been excellently parented. I hope you did well in your exams.

[Blerdie]

Hi Blerdie, and welcome. You have obviously been excellently parented. I hope you did well in your exams.

Thank you, I must agree, my parents ARE excellent-and as for my exams, I am expecting good marks in every area except for mathmatics (which I failed). I am by far a more literature inclined person...:D

[Firawyn]

...and as for my exams, I am expecting good marks in every area except for mathmatics (which I failed). I am by far a more literature inclined person...:D

Ha! I like you already. (I'm another "great-at-language-suck-at-math" kind of person.)

And Illuin is quite right, all of the regular posters on TTF are pretty awesome, and of all ages. We have alot of the teen crowd, and alot of the twenty-somethings (that were the teen crowd when TTF started!). I think our oldest member is 71. That would be Barley. Watch out for that one, he's a crazy ol' guy. Amazing in a debate though.

[Gilthoniel]

Wilkommen! (Oh! Aren't I a blast?!)
Fir and Illuin are right... Everyone here is really nice, and I've always felt so welcome and happy here. I tend to retreat back here when I get scared of other forums.

There's all sorts here - Take your pic of what to delve into first..

If you see no action; then lead the pack; many will follow.
If we write it, they will come!!
:p

[Firawyn]

I tend to retreat back here when I get scared of other forums.


I tend to retreat back here when I get scared of real people. :o

[Blerdie]

Ha! I like you already. (I'm another "great-at-language-suck-at-math" kind of person.)

And Illuin is quite right, all of the regular posters on TTF are pretty awesome, and of all ages. We have alot of the teen crowd, and alot of the twenty-somethings (that were the teen crowd when TTF started!). I think our oldest member is 71. That would be Barley. Watch out for that one, he's a crazy ol' guy. Amazing in a debate though.

Yay! someone else who dislikes maths!

*shudders* debates. I have scars from those. Not to keen on getting into any of THOSE soon!

[Narya]

Ahhh... math. Something that was unfortunately required of me in college. I had to suck up to the professor a lot (good thing she was female and an old maid. She pitied me to a point where she allowed me to copy from other people's paper during exams). I had to shift from Computer Science to Computer Management because I was going to be forced to take up Calculus. I nearly failed Analytic Geometry, so I decided to shift while I was ahead. The course still had math--but easy math, as in business math, which I aced!

But I'm also more into the arts. My brothers, however, love math. My newest sister-in-law is a math major and finished Magna Cumlaude.

Welcome to TTF, by the way! :D

[Illuin]

by Firawyn
I think our oldest member is 71. That would be Barley. Watch out for that one, he's a crazy ol' guy. Amazing in a debate though.


Oh my goodness Fir; you are a riot :D. I can’t wait to see Barley’s response to that one.


by Narya
Ahhh... math. Something that was unfortunately required of me in college. I had to suck up to the professor a lot (good thing she was female and an old maid.




Um...folks...have you forgotten that is what I do for a living? That is my passion :(.

[Narya]

Oh my goodness Fir; you are a riot :D. I can’t wait to see Barley’s response to that one.





Um...folks...have you forgotten that is what I do for a living? That is my passion :(.



Sorry... I know how that came out... but I don't mean it like that... it's just that male professors here tend to be too strict than female ones. And this one is an old maid so we became friends.

Sorry... didn't mean to offend you Illuin.:o

[Illuin]

by Narya
Sorry... didn't mean to offend you Illuin.


I was kidding. You did not at all offend me ;).

[YayGollum]

I have seen math geeks and writing geeks being equally as well as entertainingly geeky, sometimes in the same person. For myself, left brain type subjects aren't difficult. They're just not as fun. Also, I've never studied, so my approach was always (halfway, the other half would be reading a book) paying attention to teachers, reading textbooks as soon as I got them, and cramming just before tests. Math was annoying because it was the only subject where every question was a new chore, unlike the others, where the entire test ran together. I gots to get back to my book! :rolleyes:

Oh, and ---> Greetings, new arrivals, I suppose. *runs away*

[Eledhwen]

I was rubbish at maths, Blerdie, until I did Open University Technology and suddenly had to up my game. I took my problems to the RAF technicians in a nearby pub, and they explained things really well because they could apply the maths to actual nuts and bolts. I learned to write my equations out long hand, then substitute actual processes for the a, b and x that the markers required. I was later told that I am a visual mathematician. If I tried to do maths starting out with a, b and x thingys; somewhere along the arithmetic I always forgot which was which and got totally confused!

[YayGollum]

Oh, yeah. Maybe that was why I grew to hate math classes. Always asking me to write my work outwards! So boring! I know what I'm doing. I'll show you the finished product, and you tell me if it works. I'd never turn in any first drafts of any writing, either. :rolleyes: If I knew that a first draft was an assignment, I'd refuse to do it and wait until the teacher moved on to ordering something finished. Reading notes and earlier versions of stuff from authors is all kinds of fun, but if I write any of it, I certainly wouldn't want it published.

[Illuin]

The analogy I have discovered when teaching folks is always the same. The basic entry level Algebra, Trig etc is like going out to Lowe’s or Home Depot and buying tools. When you get further along; that’s when you actually get under the car and start fixing things with those same tools you spent your hard earned money on.

[Eledhwen]

OhI'd never turn in any first drafts of any writing, either. :rolleyes: If I knew that a first draft was an assignment, I'd refuse to do it and wait until the teacher moved on to ordering something finished.:D I was like that at school; my initial drawings for art were always done after I'd completed the finished work.

Blerdie, if you have scars from forum debates, then I expect you've taken part on fora that allow the debates to get personal. If you look on the archives and old threads here, I think you'll find some really great debates.

[Firawyn]

Yay! someone else who dislikes maths!

*shudders* debates. I have scars from those. Not to keen on getting into any of THOSE soon!

Don't worry, he'll play nice. *wicked grin* I'll see to it.

PS...start posting in some discussions already! *grin* I'm ready to see what you know.

[Blerdie]

haha, thank you to everyone, :p, I'm getting there Fir, over anxious family think I'm dying coz i have shadows under my eyes :rolleyes:. So I'll go and have a look now....

[Majimaune]

Welcomely Welcome to you Blerdie :)

I would say more but right now I have a splitting headache so am going to be gone.

Look forward to seeing you around sometime :)

[Burzum]

Hello. I've been searching for a good forum to discuss Tolkien, and this forum seems to be beyond any of my hopes. After reading the debate about Feanor in the Debate sub-forum, I immediately decided to join. It is also very surprising that people over 50, and even someone at the age of 71, are participating in this forum. I'm really looking forward to learning a lot from this forum.

As my username suggests, I'm a black metal fan. That Burzum is one of my favourite bands as well as one of my favourite words of Tolkien's creation made it pretty clear for me that I should choose that one as my username.

Some of my favourite characters:

Feanor
Fingolfin
Aredhel
The Nazgul
Galadriel
Sauron
Ar-Pharazon
Tarannon Falastur
Earnur II
Thuringwethil
Ecthelion

Some of the characters I like the least, among the famous ones:

Gandalf
Beren
Thingol
Luthien
Earendil

... actually, any descendent of Thingol for that matter (excluding the line of Elros).

Favourite stories, in order:

Akallabeth
The Fall of Gondolin
The Flight of the Noldor
Narn i Hin Hurin

And I'm racist against the Sindar!:D

[Ithrynluin]

Welcome, Burzum. Nice intro. :)

[Illuin]

Hello Burzum; welcome to the forum. We could use some more action here. Keep posting ;).


Some of the characters I like the least, among the famous ones:

Gandalf
Beren
Thingol
Luthien
Earendil

... actually, any descendent of Thingol for that matter (excluding the line of Elros).


Other than that dirt bag Thingol; I'm curious to know the “whys” behind some of your other choices here. You should start a thread; I wouldn't mind going off on a few characters myself :D.

[Firawyn]

Welcome, Burzum. I may be biased, but TTF is the best Tolkien themed forum on the web. Good judgment call! :cool:

It is also very surprising that people over 50, and even someone at the age of 71

Careful! Those of the older generation will whip your butt in any debate. You will most certainly learn alot from them - I know I have. Oh...the "71 year old" you refer to, I expect, is Barliman Butterbur (aka Barley). Def. watch out for him. :D

[Narya]

Barly's a septagenarian? WOW!!!!

He doesn't seem that young to me. :D

Welcome indeed Burzum (Your name sounds orcish) and I hope you enjoy your stay here at TTF!

[Burzum]

Close; it means "darkness" in the black speech. Agh burzum-ishi krimpatul!;)

Anyway, thanks for the welcomes.:)


Other than that dirt bag Thingol; I'm curious to know the “whys” behind some of your other choices here. You should start a thread; I wouldn't mind going off on a few characters myself :D.
I don't think I have enough substane to make a thread out of it, heh. Just some small issues, such as Gandalf being too kind (and popular), Earendil basically spending the early part of his life doing nothing but searching for Valinor and begging for the mercy of the Valar (besides the battle with Ancalagon, which is admittedly quite cool), then being given some special status (he becomes a star!!), and Luthien... because she's the daughter of Thingol and is almost super-powerful, Beren becasue he just got a powerful wife. :D Other descendants of Thingol are just pretty boring (Dior, Elwing, Elrond, Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen... I won't include Eldarion, though, since I don't know how he would turn out),... and are descended from Thingol.

[baragund]

Welcome to the neighborhood, Burzum!:) I look forward to hearing more about your interesting opinions of some of the most popular characters in middle-Earth.

Based on black-ball list, I don't suppose you have any use whatsoever for the Vanyar...

[Burzum]

The Vanyar are a rather strange case; they practically contribute nothing except for the participation in the War of Wrath and some genes. Other than that, the clan is entirely useless.

On the other hand, though, they have some sort of lofty, elite, "don't give a damn" feeling that makes them somewhat attractive at the same time (I am aware that they did give a damn when the Trees died, etc. but I'm talking about the feeling I get from them). The Teleri of Aman has this quality, too, though to a lesser extent. That's why the Sindar are the worst (at least the Nandor, Laiquendi, and Avari seem humble for the most part).

[Haleth]

Hello!

I lurked here for a few days, and after reading many awesome posts decided to join. I read the Hobbit when I was a child. I read LotR only after I saw the first movie. Then, of course, followed the Silmarillion which I loved; I adore mythology and legends and it's written in a similar style.

Now I've finally gotten my hands on HoME. I just read the Shibboleth of Feanor and enjoyed it muchly, because Feanor was throwing a hissy fit over linguistics. XD

Some favorite characters/peoples:

the Avari - they had the guts to prefer the gritty reality to some far off dreamland
the Eldar - they had the guts to embark on the Great Journey and seek a new life
Dwarves - they make shiny things. I like shiny things.
Noldor - they're such drama queens. I love drama queens.
Sindar - passive-agressive drama queens. Love those too.
Feanor - he's mental
Cirdan - has a wise, old surfer dude vibe going for him
Thranduil - he knows how to live with style. Pitty his son got only the boring genes.
Eowyn - love her because of the whole heroine vs. deserter ambiguity
Haleth - the woman who refused a son of Feanor. You hear that, Caranthir? (Don't take that as a personal affront if you happen to have that username. I'm just being silly.)
Radagast - he's so out of it in LotR. Does everything unwittingly. XD I'm convinced that he's high on some herbs. He's like the neighbourhood pot-head.
Thuringwethil - one word: vampire

Some of the least favorite:
Vanyar - a bunch of non-descript blondes. But then again, maybe they're just playing with them all: they already have Manwe and Varda wrapped around their collective pinky finger...
Frodo - too emo for me, but kudos to him for being the Ringbearer
Aragorn - liked him in the beginning, but then towards the end of LotR he became such a boring perfect character
Arwen - such a non-entity in the books

Anyway, greeting to all and I hope to have a fun time on this forum. :)

[YayGollum]

Greetings, Haleth person! Our opinions are mostly the same, except that you are probably a bit more neutral than myself, and you are apparently some kind of fan of the sickeningly popular vampires. Ick. I agree with a Yay for Haleth. One of my favorite humans.

[chrysophalax]

Finally! Someone else who thinks Feanor's a nut-case!:D

[Haleth]

Hi, YayGollum. Nice choice of username. In case such information may ever become useful, can you be bribed with fish? Or perhaps rings of world domination if I should happen to come by one?

It's nice to see someone who knows and appreciates Haleth as a character, since often any mention of her gets two responses: "Haleth who?" or "That Rohan boy from the movie?"

Don't mistake me about vampires. I like Thuringwethil because she is like a vampire should be - evil, corrupt and unapologetic about it. I don't really like popular vampire types - the ones who drink blood from wine glasses, listen to depressingly over-dramatic classical music and wangst about their eternal damnation. That really is ick.

Hello, chrysophalax. Indeed, Feanor is a few Silmarils short of sanity. He's very contradictive about the truth he accepts. On the one hand he's like "Melkor is evil and lies all the time!" and on the other hand he's all "But what Melkor said about the Valar, and my half-brother, and the Secondborn... Well, that's true and I believe it!". Craaazy, but makes for an interesting character.

[baragund]

Welcome to the neighborhood, Haleth! You have a wonderfully refreshing and irreverent take on Tolkien's characters, yet it seems you know your way around the overall mythology pretty darned well.

I think you will enjoy yourself here. If you want to have hours upon hours of fun, engage in a dialogue with Yay (who you've already met) over who is the true hero of LOTR.

Not so much if it turns out you both have the same opinion. Wouldn't be much of a debate, would it?:)

[Firawyn]

Welcome Heleth!

Looking forward to seeing you on the boards. Do you Role Play at all? We always like new people who know Tolkien well, who like to Role Play. :)

Hi, YayGollum. Nice choice of username. In case such information may ever become useful, can you be bribed with fish? Or perhaps rings of world domination if I should happen to come by one?

I'm not sure it is possible to bribe Yay. He's as tricksy as his user-name-sake! ;) However, if you were going to try, you'd have better luck with the Ring of Power.

[YayGollum]

No, I think that fish would be more likely to work. I, like poor Smeagol, am fairly ascetic. Ruling is more trouble than it's worth, but a nice meal is always welcome. Either way, ah, sure, if you happen upon any spare Rings Of Power, I would be quite pleased to relieve you of their burden. :rolleyes:

Towards vampires, your view is understood as well as appreciated. But still. I don't have enough information on Thuringwethil to have much of an opinion on her.

When it comes to Feanor and the hero Gollum, I muchly enjoy endlessly debating. I wouldn't argue over the fact that Feanor was crazy. I'd just argue about how cool he was. I've read lots of classical mythology, and he is a great example of that type of personality. Yay for heroically stubborn pride! Sure, it makes the characters look like idiots, every now and then, but it is plenty epic and fun to read.

[Haleth]

Thank you for the welcome, baragund and Firawyn!
You have a wonderfully refreshing and irreverent take on Tolkien's characters, yet it seems you know your way around the overall mythology pretty darned well.
I make it a point to know the details, so I can make fun of them better. :D

Looking forward to seeing you on the boards. Do you Role Play at all? We always like new people who know Tolkien well, who like to Role Play. :)
Sorry, I don't Role Play. I've never even tried it and I don't think I'd be good at it.

When it comes to Feanor and the hero Gollum, I muchly enjoy endlessly debating. I wouldn't argue over the fact that Feanor was crazy. I'd just argue about how cool he was. I've read lots of classical mythology, and he is a great example of that type of personality. Yay for heroically stubborn pride! Sure, it makes the characters look like idiots, every now and then, but it is plenty epic and fun to read.
I agree with you about Feanor being a good example of the mythological hero type - proud, stubborn, prone to rash action. He's not even an extreme example of that personality, considering the amount of murder and other crazy stuff a lot of mythological heroes were involved in.
Gollum the hero? I suppose I see where you're coming from - he was the one who had the greatest internal struggle out of all the characters, and if he wouldn't have been at Mt. Doom to bite Frodo's finger off, Middle-earth would've been screwed.

[Firawyn]

Sorry, I don't Role Play. I've never even tried it and I don't think I'd be good at it.


Well, two points.

1) You never know until you try it, my new friend.

2) You obviously write well and have an active and creative mind, and those are two things that make great RPers. :)

[YayGollum]

I joined this place partly because it had a great diversity of minds, with the role-playing sorts being an entertaining example. I didn't think about getting into them until I was invited. I have tried to get other book fans to join in, but my successes have been short-lived. I can merely suggest, since hounding is evil. I didn't think that I'd be good at it, either (I have gotten much better since I started), but it is fun and a good way to show off crazy theories.

Anyways, the Avari - Your point of view makes sense, but I prefer to describe them as ---> I wish that the Tolkien guy had written more about them. He wrote lots about many different characters. Plenty of people get confused by all of those names. Which is to type ---> Why omit the flesh from a whole subculture?

the Eldar - Eh. I'd call them sheep. Greener pastures and a god to lead us? Sure, why not?

Dwarves - The manufacturing of shiny things is their quality of highest note? Sure, that Tolkien dude omitted plenty of flesh from their stories, but I see them as unjustly ignored, due to the prettiness of the elves. Ick. Crazy elves! By what means did they first arrive at the conclusion that Dwarves were animals? They had met Orcs by that time, and knew that they weren't animals. Makes no sense.

Noldor - You are correct. I am not an especially large fan of drama queenliness, though, and could only be called a fan of some individuals. Most are just generic hero sorts.

Sindar - Ugh. You are correct again, but I see very little of awesome in this tribe, beyond individuals. So boring.

Cirdan - Your view is one of many possible conclusions. That Tolkien person didn't write enough about this guy. I have always had my suspicions, though. He was one of the original elves and eventually got a beard, which humans and Dwarves were always making fun of, due to its patchiness. The only other elf that I read of obtaining a beard only got it due to mayhaps being tortured and definitely worked until near death by Mel. I read nothing about any other original elves obtaining a beard. What happened to Cirdan? Was he messed with by Mel, too? There were plenty of brainwashed servants of his that were never found. Or mayhaps he just had a very stressful time with keeping his particular flock out of trouble.

Thranduil - Heh! I have thought little of this guy, but your view is refreshing. Quite true, although I can't be a large fan of his, due to how evil he was to the Dwarves.

Eowyn - I don't love her for that or anything else. There was once a person on this website who made a big rant about how cool Eowyn was, and I got behind it, but I have forgotten it and only think of Eowyn as just another boring hero.

Haleth - I already wrote about her amount of awesome, but I was reminded of a question that mayhaps someone can help me out with ---> Were the Haleth type humans the ones that eventually became the Dunlendings, or have I made that up just to make them look cool?

Radagast - *sniff* Poor Radagast. Easily my favorite wizard, most probably because Tolkien didn't get around to writing much about him. He was undoubtedly hired by Yavanna to fulfill the secondary mission of helping the dwindling Ents out. He found the missing Entwives and made a large deal to them about these great aphrodisiacs he had, but one offended lady smacked him pretty hard, and he was never the same.

Vanyar - Ack! Why have I never thought of that one? Argh! I have only ever thought of them as most ---> That they are just very lucky to have fallen in love with the Valar types before Mel could sway their apparently weak minds towards worshiping him. Dang. I have been blind!

Frodo - I would deny kudos to this character, due to the fact that Eru or the evil torturer Gandalf or somebody apparently forced him to volunteer for the job. After giving that matter zero thought, he did a great job of idiotically allowing the untrustworthy Gollum (believe that he killed some guy named Deagol? Never!) to live, planning on ringing Sauron's doorbell, losing to the cowardly Shelob while armed with that awesome phial and the evil Sting, then deciding to take the One Ring for himself and doing nothing but standing there as the hero Gollum saved the day.

Aragorn - I would agree, except that I never liked the guy. All of those bits of book about him were quite boring. I just wanted to get back to the Gollum scenes. But then, I must always point out that he has my grudging respect for being the only sentient to not fall victim to poor Smeagol's overwhelming pitifulness. The evil sam doesn't count as sentient. Or did he pity poor Smeagol at one point? I don't remember.

Arwen - Of course, but plenty of others were non-entities. Why do you hate this one, in particular? Merely because a large deal has been made of her?

[Haleth]

Well, two points.

1) You never know until you try it, my new friend.

2) You obviously write well and have an active and creative mind, and those are two things that make great RPers. :)
Those are good points; especially, because the second one is very flattering. I'll think about it. :)

YayGollum, that was a long post I enjoyed reading.

Avari - Agreed. Tolkien should've written something about them, preferably, from their own point of view. Part of why I find reading the Silmarillion interesting is because it's written about the Noldor from an obviously biased Noldor POV. Tolkien could've done something really interesting if he presented the history of Middle-earth from a completely different POV.

Eldar - Used to think of them just like you do. Now I guess I can see things from their perspective. Still, they are naive, almost gullible in the way they see the Valar (as always right and perfect beings beyond reproach). E.g. when they see the Great Sea for the first time, they're scared of it, but then Ulmo comes and talks to them, plays some music and suddenly they all yearn to go over the sea. If that's not an act of brainwashing, then I don't know what is.

Dwarves - That I named the manufacturing of shiny things as their primary virtue says more about me than about the Dwarves. I had almost forgotten about the Elves hunting the so called Petty-dwarves. The reason that they did it because they thought they were some beasts just sounds so lame. Weren't the Elves supposed to be the ones with perfect X-ray vision?

Cirdan - I heard a theory somewhere from someone that Cirdan got his beard because or a while he was keeping Narya, the Ring of Fire. It's strange to think that great stress could cause an Elf to grow a beard.

Thranduil - True, he wasn't very hospitable towards the Dwarves. But he wasn't exactly supposed to be the proprietor of a five star inn in the lovely resort of Mirkwood with splendid views on the giant spiders rolling about merrily among the trees. Thranduil was a ruler protecting his people in a land that had grown increasingly dangerous over the centuries. The Dwarves weren't exactly forthcoming with any information that may have helped their cause either. In this case I think the pride and stubbornness on both parties was at fault.

People of Haleth --> Dunlendings - I tried to find some info, and it appears that the Dunlendings were indeed descended from the People of Haleth or at least from the same stock that that house came from. They got the short end of the stick beginning from the time that the Numenoreans came to Middle-earth in the Second Age.

Radagast as the sex therapist for the Ents? That idea is funny and it makes more sense than it should.

Vanyar - You see, they had you lulled into thinking they were just a bunch of harmless, poetry-sprouting blondes. I've been suspicious of them for a while now: no one can be that perfectly boring, there must be something behind it.

Frodo - I still have to commend him and Sam for being able to make it alive to Mt. Doom. It certainly was no walk in the park (I think their trek through Mordor is one of the most depressing things I've ever read).

Arwen - I don't hate her, but she's a wasted opportunity. Even in the Appendices "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" she doesn't get a glimpse of any real personality. But considering how nobly boring she is, she and Aragorn are a match made in Valinor.

[YayGollum]

Merely following up on some bits. :rolleyes:

Dwarves - Understood. But I am wondering about the Dwarves and what Aule might have included in their unique recipe. In that The Hobbit book, while they aren't as quiet as nasssty hobbitses, they would still easily be able to sneak quite closely by an average human. And then, only Dwarves can tell the difference between their males and females (not even Aule?). Would that have been added to make it harder for Mel to breed and mold them, or did that only happen because Aule wasn't really clear on what Eru's capitalized Children were supposed to look like? They had some magics of their own, so mayhaps attempting to sneak around while making silly elves think they're animals was one trick? I'm just typing crazy type.

Cirdan - Do you have any other information on that Cirdan theory? I don't know why that Ring Of Power would have given him a beard, since they came with powers along the lines of preservation. The idea was put forth that the evil torturer Gandalf was an Ainur type thing under Nienna, and Narya, with its creepy power to inject unnatural hope made the guy a lot less depressing than he would have been, so mayhaps Cirdan was an especially youthful sort, who the ring magically aged? :confused: Makes little sense.

Thranduil - I would agree, except that, when I think of this guy's evility, I am mostly thinking about how he was having a great revel, then he evilly as well as magically played around with them, instead of honestly telling them to quit trespassing. Mayhaps he thought they were giant spiders, at first? :rolleyes:

[Eonwise]

Hey everyone I just joined, and well...I saw the movies first and from there I read the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. after that the Silimirilion and a bunch of other of Tolkien's books. I like the books better in most everything (except some of the tiniest details) but of the characters, Feanor is my all time favorite. (don't ask me why!) I also like Smeagol! (not gollum very much, but some)

[Illuin]

Welcome Eonwise. Glad you’re on board. A little slow at the moment, but we have our moments. Very nice people here (well, besides me maybe :D).

[Sidhe]

Hey everyone I just joined, and well...I saw the movies first and from there I read the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. after that the Silimirilion and a bunch of other of Tolkien's books. I like the books better in most everything (except some of the tiniest details) but of the characters, Feanor is my all time favorite. (don't ask me why!) I also like Smeagol! (not gollum very much, but some)


Welcome to this little corner of the twee world we call Tolkien fans. :D

[Firawyn]

Welcome Eonwise! Intersting username.

You know, I find it interesting how some people talk about Gollum and Smeagol as two different beings, and others talk about then as one it the same...I wonder why we do that?

Welcome Eonwise. Glad you’re on board. A little slow at the moment, but we have our moments. Very nice people here (well, besides me maybe :D).


He's lying. He's a teddy bear and a real sweety. :p:)

[tintalle]

hello all!

yep, i'm another newbie. :)

i came here with a question and oops- did not realize i had to wait three days before i could post where i want. but since y'all are new too, here is a link to my question for now~ actually it's an invite to a discussion i want to start up here in the forum:

http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?t=19433

anyone game?

namarie!

[Narsilenatar]

Hi, I'm new here and you may find it unusual (or not, you tell me!) that I'm from Argentina, an Spanish-speaking country in South America. Well, I'm a quite eager Tolkien fan and I used to be a member of another forum (in Spanish) that was unfortunately shut down. That's how I thought of signing in to a new one and (why not?) an English-speaking one. That way I would also get to know people from other countries and it would be good practice for my language (I'm studying to be a Sworn Translator).

Well, this is my first message and I feel I've already written too much.

Regards!

Namárië!:)

[Ingwë]

Greetings!

It is really nice to see Argentinian here! I have some friends from your country, who I met while playing online games! From what I see, your English is much better than theirs! I hope you enjoy your stay here. :D

Ingwë

[Narsilenatar]

Thanks a lot, Ingwë!! I appreciate you saying that!!

I'm also thrilled to be here because I've been reading LOTR in its original language (I had read it in Spanish when I was a child) and it's a whole new world. Songs and many other passages are deprived of rich nuances of meaning during the process of translating. The books which enchanted me in Spanish are even more dazzling in English!! And this forum is just the perfect place for me to participate in such discussions as only you, people, can offer!!

[Valandil]

Welcome to TTF, Narsilenator! :)

[Ingwë]

What a coincidence! I am reading LOTR in English as well. To be honest, I've started reading it a few times but I used to abandon it due to the lack of time. Reading in English takes more time than reading in Bulgarian, as you might guess :) However, this time I am determined to read it from the first page to the last one!
I fully understand the magic you're referring to. Reading the book in original can't be compared to reading a translation, no matter how good the translator is. I don't really like poems and songs, I've never liked them, not even in Bulgarian, but I just feel other way when reading LOTR in English. My favourite chapter of the Fellowship Of The Ring is Lothlorien. The description of the forest is just awesome, it feels as if you're actually in the forest!
And last but not least, I am studying for IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and I need a lot of practice :p