Want to be a member?

[Maedhros]

This thread is to post the current Members of the Guild of Scholars:
Currently we have:
Maedhros
Nóm
ithrynluin
HerenIstarion
Sting
Elfarmari
Rúmil
Saille
kaelath

[Finduilas]

I'd like to ask what am I supposed to do if I become a member?

[Maedhros]

Well, to become a member, you only have to like Tolkien and like to discuss about his books.
It would be helpful I you like to engage in discussions and do a little research on certain topics. Hopefully, you would like the idea of debating within the guild and with other guilds.

[Finduilas]

May I join you then?I would be very pleased.:)

[Maedhros]

You are one of us Findulias. Feel free to take a part in any of the discussions taking place.:)

[Finduilas]

Thank you.:)

[Finduilas]

Excuse me for bothering you but I just found out that I can't be a member of two Guilds.
I was asking myself if I could then sign out .I'm terribly sorry about that but I really want to become a member of the Tolkienology.
And am I still allowed to post in this threads if I am not a member?

[Maedhros]

Only in the open topics, not in the athrabeths.

[Finduilas]

Only in the open topics, not in the athrabeths.

Ok,got it.
Thank you one more time.:)

[Nenya Evenstar]

Maedhros, here I am. May I once more humbly request admission into the Guild of Scholars? :D

[Maedhros]

But of course my dear Nenya. We are happy to have you join us.:)

[Nenya Evenstar]

Thank you Maedhros! I am honored and excited to begin! ;)

[Rúmil]

Well here I am since Maedhros kindly asked me to join. I'm only too honoured to be part of the Guild, and very eager to begin as well. :)

[Nenya Evenstar]

Welcome, Rumil! It is an honor to have you here as well! :)

[Maedhros]

I'm glad that you have decided to join us Rúmil. Welcome.:)

[kaelath]

Great Maedhros,
I, Kaelath, wish to join your great guild. It would be an honor oh Tall one.

[Maedhros]

Welcome kaelath to the Guild. You might want to begin participating in the discussions being held in the Guild. Also, you may want to give your opinion regarding the next book for a Reading Discussion. We have now thinking that we want to use the Book of Lost Tales I.

[kaelath]

i don't think i have it but i can easily get a hold of it.

and many thanks for granting me membership

[Maedhros]

But if you don't have Bolt I, then how will you know why the Man on the Moon came down too soon?;)

[kaelath]

eh, that is a very good question

[Saille]

I request permission to join this guild. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

[Maedhros]

But of course, please feel free to participate in all the discussions being held here.
Welcome.

[Khamul]

Welcome to the guild. :)

[goldmare]

Question: What's the difference between the Guild of Tolkienology and the Guild of Scholars?

[Nóm]

The Guild of Tolkienology has been around longer and has a lot more members. They also have wide variety of activies. Now the Scholars' guild was recently restarted and has a much smaller membership, so far the Guild of Scholars have only been discussing and debating... that is, we don't have as many activities here in the Guild of Scholars as they do over in the Guild of Tolkienology.
Both guilds are centered around Tolkien and take part in debates and discusions.

You may want to go to the Guild of Tolkienology and ask them what the difference is, they may offer a better answer than I have.

[BlackCaptain]

well, since i cant join the Tolkienology guild, i guess ill join here. may i?

[Ithrynluin]

You would be most welcome to join, since we have a lack of members. However, you'll have to wait for confirmation from Maedhros, the guild leader.

[BlackCaptain]

aright. sounds like a plan. ill just wait. hehe;)

[Maedhros]

well, since i cant join the Tolkienology guild, i guess ill join here. may i?
I think you should wait the outcome of the debate first. We have challenged the Guild of Tolkienology.

[BlackCaptain]

haha sweet. I could be a big help in that... ;)

[Maedhros]

haha sweet. I could be a big help in that...
Since this was not your first choice, you should wait for the outcome of the debate first.

[Inderjit S]

I too would like to join your guild, if that is O.K.

[Maedhros]

Cool. I'm glad to have you aboard.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Welcome Inderjit S! Enjoy yourself and contribute to the guild in any way you'd like! :) It's great to see you here!

[omnipotent_elf]

can i join
please please please

[MATTMAN]

Hello, can I join as well. Thanks

[Maedhros]

Welcome Omnipotent_elf and MATTMAN. Feel free to post in the guild.:)

[Ithrynluin]

MATTMAN AND KAELATH:

No one is allowed to be a member of two or more of these guilds:
1. The Guild of Ost-in-Edhil
2. The Guild of the Periaur
3. The Guild of Scholars
4. The Guild of Tolkienology

since these guilds are separate groups and debates are held between them.

You are both members of the Scholars and of the Tolkienologists. Kindly resign from one of these.

Thank you

[MATTMAN]

Since I am unable to be a memeber of two guides, I guess that I will half to resign from the Guild of Scholars. Thanks for your kindness.:)

[Mirabella]

I'm here at ithrynluin's invitation, and I would very much like to join the Guild, but I should let everyone know that I am only familiar with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and have only a nodding aquaintance with the Simarillion. I plan to renew my relationship with the Sim soon, as well as introduce myself to the HoME books.

So may this humble hobbit matron join?

[Ithrynluin]

Mirabella! Wonderful to have you here! It is not important how much one has read - in many instances that doesn't mean much - it is one's eagerness to learn about Tolkien's world and discuss the various aspects of it that counts.

Please feel free to start posting in any of our threads (except in the debate thread, which is exclusive).

Again, welcome to our guild.;)

[Goldberry]

Hello,
I would like to join the Guild of Scholars. What do I need to do? Thanks! Goldberry

[Ithrynluin]

Welcome, fellow scholar Goldberry!;) Feel free to start posting and enjoy your stay here.:)

[Goldberry]

Thank you for the welcome. I'm sure I will enjoy my stay.

[Idril]

Hello there

I would dearly like to join your Guild?

Thanks for your consideration.

[Maedhros]

Welcome Idril, we Ñoldor rule.:D

[Nóm]

Welcome to the Guild, Idril. It is good to have you join us.

[Elendil3119]

May I become a member of this most wonderful guild?:)

[Idril]

Thank you Maedhros and Nóm. I am honoured. :D

Watch out for Elendil3119 ! - he seems abit cheeky:p (not really, just teasing Elendil3119 - hope to have you on board too.):)

[Ithrynluin]

A warm welcome to the Guild of Scholars to Idril and Elendil3119.
Enjoy your stay in our halls.:)

[Elendil3119]

Thankyou, and I am glad to be a part of this guild.:)

[BlackCaptain]

Wait a second... is this debate thing over yet? I'd much like to join!

[Inderjit S]

Yep-the debate is over, but I hope another one will come up soon. :) Welcome to the guild all newcomers.

[Ithrynluin]

The debate is over and the Guild of Scholars was victorious.:p

Welcome, MorgulKing.

[Maedhros]

Yes, it is over. Welcome MorgulKing.

[omnipotent_elf]

well schollars are just plain brilliant :D :D
bt, can i join in the next debate if we have one???

[baragund]

I am writing to see if I could join this guild.

I am new not only to this forum, but new to forums in general so please forgive me if I commit unintentional errors in protocol. However, I have enjoyed Tolkien's work for a long time and I think I can have a fairly intelligent convesation on The Hobbit (In fact, I am now reading it to my 4-year old and she is enjoying it almost as much as me.), LOTR, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Jim Z.

[Maedhros]

You are certainily welcome Mr Jim.

[Ithrynluin]

Great to have you aboard, jimzeller!

You've been added to our team.:)

[reem]

err..ok, here's a question, why can't we join two or more guilds at the same time??
reem

[Ithrynluin]

Because a problem occurs when two guilds have a debate. To which will you plead your allegiance?;)

[Lindir]

I would like to join, if I may.

[Ithrynluin]

Welcome, fellow scholar lindir. Tell us more about yourself, if you will.:)

[Feanorian]

Hello, I'm interested in joining your Guild, may I?

[Ithrynluin]

Greetings, gondorian45. You have been added to the list.

Tell us a bit about your Tolkien background.

[Feanorian]

I have been interested in Tolkien's works for well, I'd say the last three years. I have read LOTR twice not even atempting to count the number of times I have skimmed different chapters and sections. I have read The Hobbit, The Sil, and The Unfinished Tales each twice, I have been on two different mailing lists that started out great but have deteriated over time. There are not many things I enjoy more then talking, debating, and reflecting Tolkien's works, that pretty much sums it up, Thank You for accepting me I hope i can be a good addition to the discussions in this Guild.

[Lindir]

I've been interested in Tolkien for about twenty years now, but have never actually managed to get through the Silmarillion yet. I have on the other hand read The Lord of the Rings about forty times, so in discussions related to this book, I think I might contribute heavily. I have of course also read The Hobbit a fair number of times and also some of Tolkien's non Middle Earth works.
As for my life outside the addiction, I'm an archaeologist who is very much looking forward to the beginning of the field season.

[Maedhros]

Welcome aboard, perhaps I might interest one of you in an inner debate that will take place in our Guild.

[Feanorian]

If you were talking to me I would most definitly be interested, however if you were'nt and were just referring to Lindir who appears a notable scholar indeed then that is alright as well.



Originally posted by Maedhros:
Welcome aboard, perhaps I might interest one of you in an inner debate that will take place in our Guild.

[Maedhros]

I'm interested in volunteers, not anyone in particular. So, with you gondorian45, we are set.

[BlackCaptain]

If I could request a name change in the members list... No longer MorgulKing but BlackCaptain... I think it sounds more cool... haha

[Ancalagon]

Maedhros you really must update your Memberlist at the top of this page...it looks rather unprofessional;)

I never took you to be a slovenly type:D

[Maedhros]

I never took you to be a slovenly type
Hehe. I will, just that work has been very busy lately.

[Ithrynluin]

Originally posted by Ancalagon
Maedhros you really must update your Memberlist at the top of this page...it looks rather unprofessional;)

I never took you to be a slovenly type:D

I do all the updating Anc! Check the other thread!

[Ancalagon]

I know Ithrynluin, calm your pants...it was a little jest with Maedhros;)

[Ithrynluin]

Originally posted by Ancalagon
I know Ithrynluin, calm your pants...it was a little jest with Maedhros;)

Huh?

I'm not wearing pants!

:D

[baragund]

I'm not sure who I should be directing this to (the Moderators, perhaps?) but thank you for the promotion!:)

I noticed after my last post that I am no longer an "Apprentice". I'm now a "Guildsman".

[Ithrynluin]

Jim, the so called "promotion" comes of its own accord basically.
Each member is an apprentice until he/she reaches 50 posts I think - though you have 30 so the WM might have lowered the number. Then you become a guildsman (like you are now), and finally, after reaching a 100 posts, you become a loremaster and gain the ability to use a custom title.

There you go.:)

[baragund]

Oh, is that all??:( I thought it might be a reward for witty, engaging and entertaining conversation by my fellow Scholars.:p

[Frodo Baggins]

May I please be granted the honor of entry into this most esteemed guild? ;)

[Inderjit S]

Indeed you may join- welcome to the Guild of Scholars Frodo.

[Ithrynluin]

A hearty welcome to the Guild of Scholars, Frodo Baggins. You've been added to our ranks.;)

[Elendil3119]

Welcome, Frodo!:)

[Maedhros]

Mr Baggins. Welcome. We are honoured by your presence. But always remember, we are trickssssssssssssssssy here my preciousssssssssssssss.;)

[baragund]

Frodo, welcome to the guild. Glad to have you.

We are starting to build an enclave of TTF Scholars from the greater Washington area. I live in northern VA just past Dulles, Feanorian is in the Maryland 'burbs and now you in SW DC!:D

[Frodo Baggins]

Sorry... I guess my "location" doesn't make it very clear does it? :o
I live in SW Washington State... :)

[Feanorian]

Sorry... I guess my "location" doesn't make it very clear does it?

Well thats alright, I got family out there so you must be good peoples. :rolleyes: Welcome to The Guild!

[baragund]

Ooooops, my mistake!! Washington, DC is broken up into four quadrants; northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest and they are typically abbreviated to NE, NW, SE, SW .

[Frodo Baggins]

I've never been there, so I didn't know... :) But I do live near to Elendid3119... :)

[Ardamir the Blessed]

Greetings, all! May I join your guild?

[Maedhros]

Of course, but you can be only a member of one debating guild.

[BlackCaptain]

Originally posted by Frodo Baggins
I've never been there, so I didn't know... :) But I do live near to Elendid3119... :)

Oh dear! Life must be tough!!:D ;) :p

[Elendil3119]

Originally posted by Herendil
Greetings, all! May I join your guild?
Yes, welcome! :) Just to clarify Maedhros' post, the four debating guilds are the Guild of Scholars, the Guild of Tolkienology, the Guild of the Periaur, and the Guild of Ost-in-Edhil.
Oh dear! Life must be tough!!
heh heh heh ;)

[Ardamir the Blessed]

Ok, thanks for the invitation, but I have decided to wait a bit before joining, because I don't know how much I would participate in your debates etc.

[Inderjit S]

You don't have to take part in the debates, that is up to you, but your input into the guild, judging by your posts that I have seen thus far around TTF would be helpful and good. :) (If you join that is, the choice is yours entirely.)

[Ardamir the Blessed]

Well, alright, count me in.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Welcome, Herendil! It's great to have you! :)

[Maedhros]

Ahoy matey. Welcome aboard.

[cardanas]

can i join

[Maedhros]

Of course you can join.

[Elendil3119]

Welcome aboard, cardanas!

[baragund]

Glad to have you, cardanas. How did you get into Tolkien?

[cardanas]

one of my mates said it was good

[Nenya Evenstar]

Welcome to our humble abode! :)

So one of your mates said it was good . . . and then you read the books for yourself and found out that they were indeed good, correct? Which books have you read? Do you consider yourself insane it comes to Tolkien (a lot of us do because of the amount of time we spend thinking about it)? ;)

[Captain]

Maedhros son of Feanor, may I join?

[BlackCaptain]

Suck up... :D :p ;)

Just kidding! I am all for you joining the guild... You're a cool newbie:D

[Idril]

Wow, we have loads of new members wanting to join GoSH!
Welcome Herendil, cardanas, and soon to be confirmed Captain :D

[Feanorian]

Suck up...

Tsk, Tsk this coming from a Feanor supporter..............:rolleyes: Just Kidding.

Welcome to the fresh wave of newbies..I guess I am now an old-newbie. Who thinks we have an inter-guild debate to mark the occasion?

[Elendil3119]

Welcome to the guild, Captain! :) Feanorian, I think that's a good idea. It'd give some of the newer members a chance to get some experience in debating.

[baragund]

Welcome to the neighborhood, Captain. How did you get interested in JRRT's writings? Have you been a Tolkien junkie for long?

Feanorian, that's a great idea to set up an intra-guild debate inter-mixing the new members with us "old timers".:cool: It would give us a great chance to get to know one another, and for the new members to get a feel for how the debates work. Plus, it would be a great dress rehearsal for the new guys before mixing it up with the other guilds in the tournament (assuming they would be interested:) ).

I would be happy to set this up if Captain, cardanas, herendil and Frodo Baggins are interested.

[Feanorian]

Seeing how they might now come back to this thread for a couple of days I will send each of them a PM. I will also send one to our guild leader to make sure its ok, we can have him also provide us with a good topic.

[BlackCaptain]

If we do this I get to be on Captain's team!:D . I'll just sort of elect myself his 'Big-Brother' of the Forum so to speak...:D

[baragund]

Sounds great, Feanorian and BC! I would gladly host or be a "Big Brother" on the team opposing BC. Feanorian, since this was your idea, you pick which role you would like to take and I'll do the other. It looks like we can have a nice 3-on-3 debate.

[Feanorian]

Feanorian, since this was your idea, you pick which role you would like to take and I'll do the other.

Are you talking about which side of the debate or which side of organzation?

I would be open to hosting and picking a topic, in fact I think I would feel extra special doing that.:rolleyes:

[Maedhros]

Ahoy new members. Glad to you have you on board. The debate idea is really cool.

[Captain]

So am I in?

[Maedhros]

Yes, you are.

[legandir]

I would like to pledge my scholarly attention to this guild.

I am not a member of any guild right now and am quite new to being a poster here at TolkienForum.
Let me know what needs to be done...

[Feanorian]

Hello and welcome to the forums. I don't have the authority to say yes or no to your admittance to the guild but more then likely you will be:) .

We are going to have an intra-guild debate with some of our newbies how (pending on your admitance) would you like to participate?

[Elendil3119]

Yes, legandir, you may join. Welcome to the Guild! :)

[Eöl]

Well, I decided to relocate here from Tolkienology, so may I join?

[Maedhros]

Yes you can, welcome.:)

[Elendil3119]

Welcome, Eöl! It's good to have you. :) And welcome back, Nóm!! :)

[Nóm]

Why not say no instead of just not answering, Maedhros?

Well I am going to delete the post where I lowered (or raised, depending how you look at it) myself by asking to join.

Elendil, it would be nice if you edit the welcome out of yours since the Guild Master or Deputy Master did not allow me in. Just a matter of pride for me.

[Maedhros]

The persons in this guild who have the authority to recruit new members are Inder and Elendil. If either of them welcomes a new member, they are not speaking from themselves but they are speaking for the Guild.

[Inderjit S]

Elendil, it would be nice if you edit the welcome out of yours since the Guild Master or Deputy Master did not allow me in

I wasn't aware of your wanting to join-I haven't checked these pages for some time, it would have been nice if you had P.M'd me or told me on MSN instead of publicly announcing me, or Maedhros didn't welcome you. Of course you are welcome here, join if you want to, but don't make false accusations about me, not welcoming you.

P.S. Inder, remember to use forum names.

[Beleg]

May I join?

[Maedhros]

I certainly would like for you to join us Beleg. Welcome:)

[baragund]

Whoo-Hoo!! Great to have you aboard, Beleg!!

[Beleg]

Thank you, Meadhros and Baragund. :)

[Holdwine]

can I join the guild of scholars

[baragund]

Absolutely, and welcome Holdwine!:)

Would you mind telling us a little about yourself? How did you get interested in Tolkien's writings? Which of his books have you read? Is there a particular part of Tolkien's legendarium that you want to learn more about?

To give you an example, I have enjoyed JRRT for over 25 years. I started out by reading The Hobbit when I was 12 or so, moved quickly to LOTR. I found The Silmarillion rather daunting the first time I tried it when I was in High School, but found it to be 'an acquired taste', like drinking black coffee.

At the moment, I am making my way through the History of Middle Earth series (I'm almost finished with Book of Lost Tales, Vol. 2). I read LOTR every three or four years (it's like revisiting an old friend:) ) and I'm now reading The Hobbit to my children as a bedtime story (editing the more graphic parts, of course).

I suppose the part of the legendarium that interests me the most is the relationship between Men and the other races, how each race seems to embody a particular aspect of human nature.

[Holdwine]

First off thank you for allowing me to join the guild of scholars Baragund.

I Starting reading Lord of The Rings at the begining this year and i also read the Hobbit also this year. And I am starting the Silmarillion when my friend returns it to the library.

What I love about Tolkien is all the different languages he created for this world. And the land he built. He put much detail in the land almost as if they are charactors themselves.

I like that at a common enemy it will unite all species together weather they dont like each other or not. That i say has a same feel of human nature and or world.

[Feanorian]

I like that at a common enemy it will unite all species together weather they dont like each other or not. That i say has a same feel of human nature and or world.

I agree with this point. It seems like it would be easily seen and yet this is the first time I have considered that aspect of it. Such as Saturday, when Saddam was captured, it was many countries working together, though it was US soliders it was a worldwide effort, much like the success of the War of The Ring.


By the way Welcome to The Guild. It is always good to get new members not only in the guild but to the world of Tolkien.


P.S. I am coming back to the guild, because I always found interesting conversation here. I am not going to be participating in the rest of TTF, just GoS and any debates that might arise.

[Beleg]

:) :D

Now we should also try and get MorgulKing and Elendil back!


Feanorian
baragund
Beleg
Elfarmari
Idril
Herendil.
Meadhros [On sabbatical].
Captain.
Holdwine?

[Idril]

Yay Beleg! Welcome mate :D. Which reminds me, I must get a bit more active here......

[Beleg]

LOL Idril! I'll try open up a few discussions.
Have any of you watched the movie [ROTK]yet?

[Feanorian]

I believe Morgul King (BC) shall be returning to TTF soon, he has found his interest re-sparked as of late, as have I. Elendil I am in less communication with, I forgot what happened to him. Did he leave or simply fade away? He was always a great contributor.

[Isthir]

I guess this would be a question asked many a time in this thread, yet may I join?

¤ ~A little about the Turnolwe~ ¤

¤ I began my interest of JRRT about eight years ago with the reading of The Hobbit. I quickly found myself imeresed in the LotR series and was content for a few years. Through those years my interest grew to a love for JRRT and my need for more knowledge began to peak, pushing at my wallet. So it was that I picked up the Unfinished Tales and shifted slowly through them, for I had not read the Silm yet. As of this moment, I am close to the end of the Silm and plan to read it once again so that the information may seep more into my mind.

¤ There has been much time that I have considered that which draws me to the works of JRRT, and the conclusions I have found are these:
1) The multitude of themes that JRRT weaved into the writings
2) The power of the very words, for they seem to leap off the page
3) The lore and history of the entire thing, especially that of the Rings of Power.

¤ ~Of Isthir the Turnolwe outside of Tolkien's works~ ¤
I am soon to reach the age that erases the 'teen' from the end of my age and work full-time. For as long as I can remember my love has always been that of fantasy works, music, and computers. This may explain why it is that I love Tolkien's works so greatly. I am new to TTF, but have been a Ringer for sometime (hadn't found this glorious Forum until just this day). Ontop of that I am in the preperation phase of writing my own book using the same style that Tolkien used so effectivly, though with more action. I reside in the wonderful state of Colorado (where it is freezing right now!) and have been online since I was twelve.

If there are anymore questions of me or my knowledge of Arda, please do ask.

[baragund]

Welcome to the neighborhood, Isthir!! :)

The Guild of Scholars is a small group so it provides a more intimate, less daunting atmoshphere than mixing it up with the forum at large. (Well, that's what attracted me to the guild. I found myself somewhat overwhelmed by the sheer size of our community at first and this was a good place to 'find my feet'.)

You'll find most of the GoS are close to your age though we have a few older members. I officially entered middle age last summer with my 40th birthday. :( Also, you'll find we are located all over the world but most are either in the US or UK.

I'm starting to digest your post regarding the rings of power and it sounds fascinating. Look forward to resuming discussion on that!

[Isthir]

Thank you indeed Bara. I have always found the Rings of Power completely fascinating, and though I have not read HoME I have drawn many conclusions about them over the years.

As well, if there is any duties or tasks that I must perform to become of the Guild; I will do them as quickly and accuratly as I may. Though I must agree, the GoS does seem to be more open and less rigourus, though still filled with much tangable knowledge. I was originaly considering the attempt of joining the Tolkeinists, but found their forum, though organized, very daunting and confusing. I hope that I can contribute positivly to the GoS.

-Isthir

[Beleg]

Welcome Isthir! I hope you'll have a nice time here. :)

[Paul]

I would like to join the guild of scholars and i'm eargly awaiting to add my insight to discussions and the like> ;)

[Ithrynluin]

Hi, Paul.

Due to long-time inactivity, this guild is scheduled to be archived, unless some 'revolutionary' or highly-original idea what to do with the guild emerges.

[Feanorian]

Hi, Paul.

Due to long-time inactivity, this guild is scheduled to be archived, unless some 'revolutionary' or highly-original idea what to do with the guild emerges.

It is probably time to archive it, before yesterday no one had posted since February.