Barrowdowners between the lines

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Thanks guys, I'll never take Tolkien seriously again. Well, unless I benefit from a helpful bout of amnesia, that is. After all, how can I possibly keep a straight face when confronted with so many of my fellow Barrowdowners within the pages of my favourite books?

Let's start with the obvious one: when Frodo and his companions enter the Barrow-downs, I can't help but think that they are going online to check out the latest threads.

And will I ever again be able to have a proper discussion about the character of Boromir? All I will be able to think about is the Barrowdowner Boromir88. He'll be talking during the Council of Elrond and I'll be thinking "Yes, yes, but could you give us another Crazy Caption?"

We talk about the difficulty of separating the books from the films, but I believe this difficulty of separating the books from the website is even harder.

Anyone else?

[Son of Númenor]

I was actually shocked when I first saw the term "Heren Istarion" in Unfinished Tales; that Tolkien would steal our beloved Georgian's screen name and use it to describe a sorcerous sect seemed almost diabolical!

[Nimrodel_9]

You know, sometimes I find myself imagining Eomer in a kilt....

When reading the verses about Gil-Galad, I always think "It didn't say anything about his puns!"

[Mithalwen]

While I have this problem too - funny how the book never mentions Gandalf and Boromir's shared interest in Fireworks or Eomer's specialist knowledge of Wargs - I have taken it to a further stage alas - I have started to catch glimpses of Barrowdowners who don't have character names on the edge of the action. I haven't pinned down everyone yet, but surely that smoke wreathed couple in the corner of the Green Dragon are Lalwende and Davem, the dunadan who holds Halbarad's horse as he gives Arwen's standard to Aragorn well I suspect that is Fordim. Encaitare is an elf musician in the Hall of Fire and there are various others slowly coming into focus .... ir is a sickness. I admit it - but do I suffer alone?

PS I suspect I am one of Ioreth's sisters ..

[Elennar Starfire]

Only sometimes, Nimmy?

[Lathriel]

I also find myself doing these kind of things. What often happens to me is that I see something in the newspaper or on T.V and I catch myself thinking of a barrowdowner who might be interested in the topic I just heard about.

Of course I also remember Eomer in a kilt, that has become a classic.

Its also because of the barrwdowners that I will always see Grima doing Saruman's wash!

[Morsul the Dark]

When watching the movies when the balrog comes out everyone on the downs runs through my mind arguing whether or not the wings should be there