Which place in Middleearth is mostly close to your Heart? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

06-25-2003, 03:27 AM

Between the golden leaves of Lothlorien I have born;there is no better place than my home...
Ai galwen Lothlorien
Mallen derria gelaidhlhess
Si galwen vea gussad
Enia tegia galwin lyr
Si galwen vea gussad
Tegi enia golw o thin nenena
A peda noi,ur urieb
Mi durnen henenon,nah echima
Duath,pedena beth tolothe
Melloniaur,henenon echien
Nermo mi,vea loralenon
Ai galwen Lothlorien
Ai atenothien echi
Mi lor nin cuinothos
Ai galwen Lothlorien

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-25-2003, 04:46 AM

Since this post is not a book discussion, I'm moving the thread to the Novices and Newcomers forum. Perhaps you could give us a translation of your poem, since most of us don't know which language it is?

06-25-2003, 05:41 AM

I have a translation only in german,but I will try to fix it in english.

[ June 25, 2003: Message edited by: Amanfalath ]

06-25-2003, 06:11 AM

The translation could be such...
O fair lan Lothlorien
Gold stand the leafage of the trees
Here so fair as nowhere
Who covers fair dreams to us
Here so fair as nowhere
The arts of this land amount us
The truly glanse of elven hand
must shine to whom it once saw
and stayed it forever thare
in black waters saw I ,but not myself
Dark,the furure creid
Old friend,I saw you there
sorrowing while I have slept
I fair land Lorhlorien
Will I ever see you again
In my dream you will grow up again
I fair land lothlorien [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Olorin · 06-25-2003, 09:04 PM

Hmm, either Lorien, Rivendell or Valinor. All such magical places.

Maylin · 06-25-2003, 10:26 PM

i dont know, i love the ageless feel of Rivendell and Lothlorien, but I love the simplicity of the Shire as well. There is no place on earth like either of them, sadly.

GlingleglingleglingleFairy · 06-25-2003, 11:00 PM

Minas Tirith, certainly. I can't live not being near the sea, and though Rivendell and Lothlorien are enchanting, I can't love them as they're too perfect for me.

Wren · 06-26-2003, 12:44 AM

The thought of Mirkwood seems to get my blood pumping more than any others. Maybe because it is such a mysterious and evil place, but inhabited by the good elves as well.

The same could be said of the Old Forest with it's Old Man Willow, the Barrow Wight close by it's also the home of Tom Bombadil and Goldberry.

[ June 26, 2003: Message edited by: Wren ]

Meela · 06-26-2003, 01:43 PM

Minas Tirith is my home, but I feel a strong connection to Rohan. But I always feel particularly attached to Dol Amroth, and to a certain extent Mirkwood. And most definitely Arnor.

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 06-26-2003, 01:54 PM

i like mirkwood too, i didn't picture it to be so evil or horrible place, especially the northern part of it would be nice. but even better place could be the fangorn forest - so old and mysterious. or maybe just the bay of belfalas - sand, the sun and the sea [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Meneltarmacil · 06-26-2003, 02:56 PM

I would have to say Edoras and Rohan as a whole. Being in the bright sunshine, looking across the seemingly endless plains, plus there are also mountains nearby, and I've always liked mountains. The whole place seemed, i don't know, more "alive" than Minas Tirith or anywhere else built by Men.

Phoenix · 06-26-2003, 03:01 PM

I would have to say either the Shire or Lothlorien. I would have said Valinor, but it is technically not in Middle-Earth.

Arod · 06-26-2003, 03:14 PM

Rohan definately. Since I am an equine enthusiast it is the only place for me to be. Outside of that I really do have a strong connection to Rivendell with it's beauty and grandure.

Silmiel of Imladris · 06-26-2003, 04:26 PM

Imladris (Rivendel) is my favorite by far but I would also be happy in Eryn Lasgallen. (Greenwood the Great, Mirkwood, ect.)

Gorwingel · 06-26-2003, 09:14 PM

Probably Rohan, the planes, fields and horses, oh what a wonderful place to be.

Finwe · 06-26-2003, 09:26 PM

The place in Middle-earth that touches me the most is Rivendell. Its atmosphere of perpetual autumn always enchants me. Of course, the fact that it's also populated by tall, dark, handsome Noldor might also add to that love! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

arianrod · 06-26-2003, 11:06 PM

Rohan or the Shire deffinatly. Both are just such wonderful places: Rohan has the fields and the horses and the valient, brave people. The Shire, of course, has the hobbits and such a simple, carefree way of life.

Ophelia · 06-27-2003, 11:23 AM

My favorite place would be the Shire . Green grass , lots of flowers and other stuff I just can't live without . But still Rohan is a place I would like to live because of the horses . I need to ride to live normaly .
And hi Arod . finally I meet another horse lover . [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Snowdog · 06-27-2003, 11:33 AM

There is nothing like the sunset over the Twilight Hills as you sit by the shore of Lake Evendim on Midsummers Eve. I would live in the city of Annúminas, and when I was away, I would be found drinking at the Forsaken Inn.

06-27-2003, 01:15 PM

I'm the only one to live in Mordor. Darkness, no Elves around...a really sweet place.

Finwe · 06-27-2003, 01:24 PM

Do you really detest us Elves that much? Why would you want to live in Mordor? I'm just curious.

Wren · 06-27-2003, 05:55 PM

dancing spawn of ungoliant
Haunting Spirit

Member # 8143

posted June 26, 2003 03:54 PM
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"i like mirkwood too, i didn't picture it to be so evil or horrible place, especially the northern part of it would be nice. but even better place could be the fangorn forest - so old and mysterious. or maybe just the bay of belfalas - sand, the sun and the sea"

Mirkwood didn't start out evil of course. When it was called Greenwood the great it must have been very beautiful and glorious. I'm sure that was the reason the elves settled there in the first place. But thing's changed, and Mirkwood became evil when Sauron took up residence.

Lyra Greenleaf · 06-27-2003, 05:55 PM

The Shire is very important to me, but I've always loved the descriptions of Ihilien and Dol Amroth sounds really lovely...

Daisy Brambleburr · 06-29-2003, 09:01 AM

The Shire is closest to my heart. It sounds like a perfect land, simple and green and quiet. Lots of emphasis on food and peaceful living, lovely. But I also feel connected to Minas Tirith to some extent. Odd, because they are two very different places. I feel that elvish lands are too good for me, to be honest!

Lyta_Underhill · 06-29-2003, 09:52 AM

I could live forever in Rivendell, but Fangorn Forest intrigues me, and I could use some Ent-draught about now! (I'm guilty of searching for Ents around my home already! )And I've got one area that is well hidden in trees and rocks I call Rivendell--it is much more like Fangorn or the Old Forest out there though! As long as I don't get swallowed up by Old Man Willow, I'm OK with that! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Cheers,
Lyta

[ June 29, 2003: Message edited by: Lyta_Underhill ]

06-30-2003, 08:11 AM

Lothlorien,Caras Galdhon on a hill clad with Mallorn trees is my home..though I have learned the skill to fight with sword and to shoot my arrow in Mirkwood.I'm a wanderer and have been traveling all over the Middleearth...I found my home on the top of high mountains and in the mine of Moria...
but not in Morgoth!
But Lothlorien will always stay deep in the abys of my heart... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Darby · 06-30-2003, 12:02 PM

Me? I was always drawn to Tom Bombadil's home. That's the sort of land I'd like to live in.
"They were in a long low room filled with the light of lamps swinging from the beams of the roof; and on the table of dark polished wood stood many candles, tall and yellow, burning brightly."
The house is (in my own opinion) the most comfortable sounding of all of them with the possible exception of Bag End, and the descriptions of the woods and downs somehow makes me think of my own Canadian Shield type environment (even though I know Tolkien was probably going more for Northern England). I would love to live in a place with such a sense of history.

06-30-2003, 05:02 PM

The place for me would be Edoras or Rivendell. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Lathriel · 07-07-2003, 04:33 PM

I like fangorn forest and Rohan but The Shire is my favourite place and I fully realized that when I read The Scouring of the Shire because that chapter made me feel very sad.

Kates Frodo Temp · 07-07-2003, 09:12 PM

I'm so thrilled to find fellow Shire lovers! I believe the Shire was Tolkien's idea of a perfect world. All the other places seem somehow above me.

I know this isn't really the place, but I can't help mentioning how well the movies represented the Shire. It was all so wonderful. I haven't cried during the movies, but when I listened to what I affectionately call "the Shire music" on the soundtrack I started with the sniffles.

Well, that's my little speech in honor of the Shire! BTW, Sam rules!

07-08-2003, 02:39 PM

Oh, the SHIRE!

Most definitely the Shire. It reminds me of an idyllic view of an England long gone, and of the perfect world to live in... *sniff* I want to live there. Wish it was real.

Alatariel Telemnar · 07-08-2003, 03:50 PM

Can't...decide... theres just too many wonderful places... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

07-09-2003, 10:34 AM

Rowan...

Aragost · 07-11-2003, 08:37 PM

Most Definetially the Tower of Guard, Minas Tirith, the white city.

[ July 11, 2003: Message edited by: Aragost ]

Eldawen of Lorien · 07-15-2003, 07:46 PM

I have to say Lothlorien with it's fading beauty. It has such a strong sense of emotion and magic, and it seems a lot like how Valinor might be. I also love Rohan with the glory of old still lingering.

Tinuviel of Denton · 07-15-2003, 09:54 PM

Ithilien. It is still beautiful, but with an air of being under siege. Or anywhere that Elves live. Eryn Lasgallen, Laurelindorinan, Imladris...

Tarien Ithil · 07-17-2003, 08:10 AM

I come from Rivendell, at evening time when the crescent moon comes out............

Nehani · 07-17-2003, 01:08 PM

Mirkwood holds my heart, for I have lived in a deep forest my whole life, and I wish not to leave. But Rivendell would do fine!

07-19-2003, 02:13 PM

My heart dwells in Khazâd-dùm, not as it was after Durin's Bane was awoken, but before. A wonderful place where gold and gems and iron became alive in the hands of skilled smiths. Where stone grew and flowered like young trees. Torchilght dancing on the intricate carvings of the kings of ages past. To look into the Kheled-zâram and see the crown of Durin, it would be indescribable.... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

07-20-2003, 01:58 PM

I prefer the Grey Havens or Alqualonde (do I write this correctly?) I want to live as close to the sea as possible. But I could also be happy in Imladris, Fangorn or Mirkwood.

06-25-2003, 03:27 AM	#1
Amanfalath Guest Posts: n/a	Which place in Middleearth is mostly close to your Heart? Between the golden leaves of Lothlorien I have born;there is no better place than my home... Ai galwen Lothlorien Mallen derria gelaidhlhess Si galwen vea gussad Enia tegia galwin lyr Si galwen vea gussad Tegi enia golw o thin nenena A peda noi,ur urieb Mi durnen henenon,nah echima Duath,pedena beth tolothe Melloniaur,henenon echien Nermo mi,vea loralenon Ai galwen Lothlorien Ai atenothien echi Mi lor nin cuinothos Ai galwen Lothlorien

06-25-2003, 04:46 AM	#2
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Since this post is not a book discussion, I'm moving the thread to the Novices and Newcomers forum. Perhaps you could give us a translation of your poem, since most of us don't know which language it is? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

06-25-2003, 09:04 PM	#5
Olorin Wight Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Where the sun sails and the moon walks. Posts: 155	Hmm, either Lorien, Rivendell or Valinor. All such magical places. __________________ Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then don't be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

06-25-2003, 10:26 PM	#6
Maylin Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mordor ( or school, same thing) Posts: 81	i dont know, i love the ageless feel of Rivendell and Lothlorien, but I love the simplicity of the Shire as well. There is no place on earth like either of them, sadly. __________________ You feel an overwhelming urge to click here

06-25-2003, 11:00 PM	#7
GlingleglingleglingleFairy Animated Skeleton Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 35	Minas Tirith, certainly. I can't live not being near the sea, and though Rivendell and Lothlorien are enchanting, I can't love them as they're too perfect for me. __________________ "Many that live deserve death, and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Do not be to eager to deal out death in judgement, even the very wisest cannot forsee all ends." Some people prefer cupcakes. I for one care less for them.

06-25-2003, 05:41 AM	#3
Amanfalath Guest Posts: n/a	I have a translation only in german,but I will try to fix it in english. [ June 25, 2003: Message edited by: Amanfalath ]

06-25-2003, 06:11 AM	#4
Amanfalath Guest Posts: n/a	The translation could be such... O fair lan Lothlorien Gold stand the leafage of the trees Here so fair as nowhere Who covers fair dreams to us Here so fair as nowhere The arts of this land amount us The truly glanse of elven hand must shine to whom it once saw and stayed it forever thare in black waters saw I ,but not myself Dark,the furure creid Old friend,I saw you there sorrowing while I have slept I fair land Lorhlorien Will I ever see you again In my dream you will grow up again I fair land lothlorien [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

06-26-2003, 12:44 AM	#8
Wren Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2003 Location: Deep in the Woods Posts: 11	The thought of Mirkwood seems to get my blood pumping more than any others. Maybe because it is such a mysterious and evil place, but inhabited by the good elves as well. The same could be said of the Old Forest with it's Old Man Willow, the Barrow Wight close by it's also the home of Tom Bombadil and Goldberry. [ June 26, 2003: Message edited by: Wren ]

06-26-2003, 01:43 PM	#9
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	Minas Tirith is my home, but I feel a strong connection to Rohan. But I always feel particularly attached to Dol Amroth, and to a certain extent Mirkwood. And most definitely Arnor. __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard.

06-26-2003, 01:54 PM	#10
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,234	i like mirkwood too, i didn't picture it to be so evil or horrible place, especially the northern part of it would be nice. but even better place could be the fangorn forest - so old and mysterious. or maybe just the bay of belfalas - sand, the sun and the sea [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Fenris Wolf

06-26-2003, 02:56 PM	#11
Meneltarmacil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The bottom of the ocean, discussing philosophy with a giant squid Posts: 2,254	I would have to say Edoras and Rohan as a whole. Being in the bright sunshine, looking across the seemingly endless plains, plus there are also mountains nearby, and I've always liked mountains. The whole place seemed, i don't know, more "alive" than Minas Tirith or anywhere else built by Men. __________________ I ♣ baby seals.

06-26-2003, 03:01 PM	#12
Phoenix Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 15	I would have to say either the Shire or Lothlorien. I would have said Valinor, but it is technically not in Middle-Earth.

06-26-2003, 03:14 PM	#13
Arod Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reisterstown, Maryland Posts: 27	Rohan definately. Since I am an equine enthusiast it is the only place for me to be. Outside of that I really do have a strong connection to Rivendell with it's beauty and grandure. __________________ "He stands not alone. You would die before your stroke fell."~Legolas

06-26-2003, 04:26 PM	#14
Silmiel of Imladris Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Looking into a crystal ball- still see nothing Posts: 395	Imladris (Rivendel) is my favorite by far but I would also be happy in Eryn Lasgallen. (Greenwood the Great, Mirkwood, ect.) __________________ Legolas 20 ales later: I feel something, a slight tingling in my fingers. I think it's affecting me. Figwit on his name: Are you suggesting that I have the wit of a fig?

06-26-2003, 09:14 PM	#15
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,419	Probably Rohan, the planes, fields and horses, oh what a wonderful place to be. __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance

06-26-2003, 09:26 PM	#16
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	The place in Middle-earth that touches me the most is Rivendell. Its atmosphere of perpetual autumn always enchants me. Of course, the fact that it's also populated by tall, dark, handsome Noldor might also add to that love! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

06-26-2003, 11:06 PM	#17
arianrod Wight Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wandering Hobbiton, smiling at the hobbits & trying to sell them vacuum cleaners Posts: 215	Rohan or the Shire deffinatly. Both are just such wonderful places: Rohan has the fields and the horses and the valient, brave people. The Shire, of course, has the hobbits and such a simple, carefree way of life. __________________ Eenie, meanie, Samwise Gamgee, Staring after pretty Rosie, If she calls, watch him blush, then turn and leave in a rush. You want to join the Citadel... You know you do... Do the Wave for Boromir the Disco King!

06-27-2003, 11:23 AM	#18
Ophelia Wight Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere between the sacred , silence and sweet . Posts: 169	My favorite place would be the Shire . Green grass , lots of flowers and other stuff I just can't live without . But still Rohan is a place I would like to live because of the horses . I need to ride to live normaly . And hi Arod . finally I meet another horse lover . [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ I didn't lose my mind . It was mine to give away .

06-27-2003, 11:33 AM	#19
Snowdog Emperor of the South Pole Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Western Shore of Lake Evendim Posts: 632	There is nothing like the sunset over the Twilight Hills as you sit by the shore of Lake Evendim on Midsummers Eve. I would live in the city of Annúminas, and when I was away, I would be found drinking at the Forsaken Inn.

06-27-2003, 01:15 PM	#20
Phantom der Oper Guest Posts: n/a	I'm the only one to live in Mordor. Darkness, no Elves around...a really sweet place.

06-27-2003, 01:24 PM	#21
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Do you really detest us Elves that much? Why would you want to live in Mordor? I'm just curious. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

06-27-2003, 05:55 PM	#22
Wren Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2003 Location: Deep in the Woods Posts: 11	dancing spawn of ungoliant Haunting Spirit Member # 8143 posted June 26, 2003 03:54 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "i like mirkwood too, i didn't picture it to be so evil or horrible place, especially the northern part of it would be nice. but even better place could be the fangorn forest - so old and mysterious. or maybe just the bay of belfalas - sand, the sun and the sea" Mirkwood didn't start out evil of course. When it was called Greenwood the great it must have been very beautiful and glorious. I'm sure that was the reason the elves settled there in the first place. But thing's changed, and Mirkwood became evil when Sauron took up residence.

06-27-2003, 05:55 PM	#23
Lyra Greenleaf The Diaphanous Dryad Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: R toL: 531, past the wild path Posts: 1,152	The Shire is very important to me, but I've always loved the descriptions of Ihilien and Dol Amroth sounds really lovely... __________________ “Sylphs of the forest,” I whispered. “Spirits of oak, beech and ash. Dryads of Rowan and hazel, hear us. You who have guided and guarded our every footstep, you who have sheltered our growth, we honour you." the Forbidden Link

06-29-2003, 09:01 AM	#24
Daisy Brambleburr Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 334	The Shire is closest to my heart. It sounds like a perfect land, simple and green and quiet. Lots of emphasis on food and peaceful living, lovely. But I also feel connected to Minas Tirith to some extent. Odd, because they are two very different places. I feel that elvish lands are too good for me, to be honest! __________________ 'What news from the South, O sighing wind, do you bring to me at eve? Where now is Boromir the Fair? He tarries and I grieve.'

06-29-2003, 09:52 AM	#25
Lyta_Underhill Haunted Halfling Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: an uncounted length of steps--floating between air molecules Posts: 841	I could live forever in Rivendell, but Fangorn Forest intrigues me, and I could use some Ent-draught about now! (I'm guilty of searching for Ents around my home already! )And I've got one area that is well hidden in trees and rocks I call Rivendell--it is much more like Fangorn or the Old Forest out there though! As long as I don't get swallowed up by Old Man Willow, I'm OK with that! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Cheers, Lyta [ June 29, 2003: Message edited by: Lyta_Underhill ] __________________ “…she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.”

06-30-2003, 08:11 AM	#26
Amanfalath Guest Posts: n/a	Lothlorien,Caras Galdhon on a hill clad with Mallorn trees is my home..though I have learned the skill to fight with sword and to shoot my arrow in Mirkwood.I'm a wanderer and have been traveling all over the Middleearth...I found my home on the top of high mountains and in the mine of Moria... but not in Morgoth! But Lothlorien will always stay deep in the abys of my heart... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

06-30-2003, 12:02 PM	#27
Darby Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The land of ice and snow. Posts: 32	Me? I was always drawn to Tom Bombadil's home. That's the sort of land I'd like to live in. "They were in a long low room filled with the light of lamps swinging from the beams of the roof; and on the table of dark polished wood stood many candles, tall and yellow, burning brightly." The house is (in my own opinion) the most comfortable sounding of all of them with the possible exception of Bag End, and the descriptions of the woods and downs somehow makes me think of my own Canadian Shield type environment (even though I know Tolkien was probably going more for Northern England). I would love to live in a place with such a sense of history. __________________ My favorite scene that never made it into the movie: "By Elbereth and Luthien the fair," said Frodo with a last effort, lifting up his sword, "You shall have neither the Ring nor me!"

06-30-2003, 05:02 PM	#28
RohirrimGUY Guest Posts: n/a	The place for me would be Edoras or Rivendell. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

07-07-2003, 04:33 PM	#29
Lathriel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through Middle-Earth (Sadly in Alberta and not ME) Posts: 612	I like fangorn forest and Rohan but The Shire is my favourite place and I fully realized that when I read The Scouring of the Shire because that chapter made me feel very sad. __________________ Back again

07-07-2003, 09:12 PM	#30
Kates Frodo Temp Wight Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Vale, Ancartia Posts: 112	I'm so thrilled to find fellow Shire lovers! I believe the Shire was Tolkien's idea of a perfect world. All the other places seem somehow above me. I know this isn't really the place, but I can't help mentioning how well the movies represented the Shire. It was all so wonderful. I haven't cried during the movies, but when I listened to what I affectionately call "the Shire music" on the soundtrack I started with the sniffles. Well, that's my little speech in honor of the Shire! BTW, Sam rules! __________________ I yessessë Eru ontanë Menel ar Cemen. Genesis 1:1 Sign my lighter, Meela?

07-08-2003, 02:39 PM	#31
Ascalótëion Guest Posts: n/a	Oh, the SHIRE! Most definitely the Shire. It reminds me of an idyllic view of an England long gone, and of the perfect world to live in... sniff I want to live there. Wish it was real.

07-08-2003, 03:50 PM	#32
Alatariel Telemnar Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: watching the ants closing in Posts: 292	Can't...decide... theres just too many wonderful places... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ -Ever wonder whats beyond those trees? -More trees. 'Poor ye. Ye're tied to someone who's been photographed trying to shave their hand... My condolences.'

07-09-2003, 10:34 AM	#33
Golden Elf14 Guest Posts: n/a	Rowan...

07-11-2003, 08:37 PM	#34
Aragost Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Arthedain Posts: 137	Most Definetially the Tower of Guard, Minas Tirith, the white city. [ July 11, 2003: Message edited by: Aragost ] __________________ Where there's a whip there's a will

07-15-2003, 07:46 PM	#35
Eldawen of Lorien Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Lothlorien Posts: 24	I have to say Lothlorien with it's fading beauty. It has such a strong sense of emotion and magic, and it seems a lot like how Valinor might be. I also love Rohan with the glory of old still lingering.