Which Barrowdowns title would you use? (if you actually got one) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eorl of Rohan · 05-11-2010, 10:07 AM

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I mean, sometimes you get tired and wish for any other title than the 'Ghost Prince of Cardolan', even to the point of wishing to go back to 'animated skeleton' or the 'newly dead'. And then start daydreaming of what title to use if you were authorized to have your own title. What would it be? (That is, for those of you who don't have one yet).

Mine would be Resplendent Eve.

It's said by Lucifer to Eve in John Milton's 'Paradise Lost', one of my favorite books ever and a masterwork on par with LOTR!
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alatar · 05-11-2010, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Eorl of Rohan

.What would it be? (That is, for those of you who don't have one yet).

Of course, five seconds after the ink was dry on my "Doubting Dwimmerlaik" title, I thought that I could have improved on it some.

Keeps me from getting a tattoo...

Mithalwen · 05-11-2010, 11:15 AM

It is the pain thing that would stop me getting a tattoo and besides how else would anyone be able to tell me from Angelina Jolie ?

I have never regretted my choice though I still like my other idea, and I like many other people's clever choices - particularly apt Tolkien ones like Alive without Breath and Drummer in the Deep. I have to console myself with an oblique reference to Gandalf...

It does seem a long time since any were awarded but then it has been very quiet latterly.

satansaloser2005 · 05-11-2010, 11:48 AM

Alatar, that made me giggle.

Strangely enough I think "She Who Must Not Be Named" would be really cute, considering my usename. That and....erm, yeah.

(Yes, I know, it's a Tolkien board. Your point?

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alatar · 05-11-2010, 07:01 PM

Your title, like your nick, is kind of permanent. Each must be somewhat short, and, to me, say something about who you are. On the Downs, I thought it important to use something from Tolkien as that's why I'm here.

It was a tough decision, especially for those of us who don't have one best, one favorite, one mode, one mind...

Loslote · 05-11-2010, 07:12 PM

I'd go with Lady Logic's Pet Snowflake, although I find myself strangely drawn to the idea of Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry.

Inziladun · 05-11-2010, 07:14 PM

I was allowed to choose mine in the dim, dark days when there weren't many here who had a PT, and all of them seemed to be in the vein of 'ghost' or 'sprit', save for Mister Underhill's fearsome 'Dread Horseman'. I thought I should stick with something ghostly, and rather descriptive, since I am really not much to look at.

Today, I might try to be a bit more original.

Ibrîniðilpathânezel · 05-11-2010, 08:01 PM

Given that I'm not the chattiest person in the world, I rather think it will never be needed, but "Pronouncement of Doom" (or something similar) strikes me as appropriate. Aside from the difficult pronunciation of my nickname, there was a time a few months ago when it seemed as if every time I posted to a thread, it either died or went into a coma for a while. Just coincidence, no doubt, but I think I was in a low slump at the time.

Mithalwen · 05-12-2010, 04:58 AM

Yes, I certainly felt it appropriate to have a spooky element and for myself I needed a literary reference (though Maud Gonne is as unlikely a comparison as Angelina! save that she was also Hampshire born). And it reflected my restless nature.

Eorl of Rohan · 05-12-2010, 08:32 AM

Maud Gonne?

Wasn't she the Irish independence activist that Yeats was madly in love with to the end of his days?

Mithalwen · 05-12-2010, 12:16 PM

Yep and alas I don't have that effect on poets - unless they have trampled each other to death in the rush... but this is going off topic a bit even though my PT is from a poem he wrote for her...

Andsigil · 05-12-2010, 02:49 PM

Something from the following for me:

Telchar's Apprentice
Armorer of the Iron Hills
Chief Smith of Erebor

Morthoron · 05-12-2010, 09:59 PM

Curmudgeonly Wordwraith.

That's it. Now, refrain from indulging in further tedious queries and stay the hell off my lawn! ;p

Durelin · 05-12-2010, 10:31 PM

Something less emo than my current one.

I still like the Elvish, though. But...maybe something Old English-y or Latin-y...

Maybe something involving 'Minstrel', but that would just be a lie.

Maybe something even more emo having to do with 'blood' to go along with my emo RPG titles.

...I should never get a tatoo either.

Eorl of Rohan · 05-13-2010, 01:56 AM

I was always wondering. What does that mean, anyway?

Durelin · 05-13-2010, 01:48 PM

Unless I am completely off, 'Hope's bane, Love's chill.'

Gwathagor · 05-13-2010, 02:00 PM

I guess I'd go with "Shadowblade," or some variation thereon.

Gwathagor · 05-13-2010, 02:04 PM

Are the titles awarded based on post count or rep? Or do we just have to bribe the Barrow-Wight?

Brinniel · 05-13-2010, 03:38 PM

Members who are awarded titles typically have been on the Downs for at least a year and have reached Ghost Prince of Cardolan status. But most importantly, titles are given to members who have made a significant contribution to the forum and have a high standing reputation (and I don't mean in points).

It's been almost two and a half years since the last titles were given out, which is a really long time. I know the B-W and other admins are busy, but there are so many members who deserve a personal title and I'd love to see them get it.

Please?

I received my title in 2003 when I was barely 15. While I'm sure I could come up with something more creative today, I'm still happy with the title I have. And I do have a tattoo.

The Might · 05-13-2010, 06:08 PM

Brinniel just gave you the official version.

Actually, I'm the one calling the shots. So if you're lucky I might be so kind.

I'm still happy with mine, it's the job I would have enjoyed the most if I lived in Middle-earth. Nothing like hanging around at the highest tier of Minas Tirith.

alatar · 05-14-2010, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Brinniel

But most importantly, titles are given to members who have made a significant contribution to the forum and have a high standing reputation (and I don't mean in points).

You must mean in 'height,' as I'm taller than some (and nothing else would explain me getting a title).

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And I do have a tattoo.

You'll have it in fifty years time as well.

Mithalwen · 05-14-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by alatar

You must mean in 'height,' as I'm taller than some (and nothing else would explain me getting a title).

That must explain mine also. After all height is often commented in Tolkien, despite the hobbits' importance most of the other important "good" characters are marked out as being tall. I think you are on to something here Alatar.

alatar · 07-15-2010, 04:57 PM

* Déagol's Shade *

You're welcome.

Mattius · 08-08-2010, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

Are the titles awarded based on post count or rep? Or do we just have to bribe the Barrow-Wight?

Back when I got mine, the cost of a title was generally to hunt the Barrowdowns from dusk till dawn for trolls (forum and actual) and smite them with superior intellect and / or weaponry. Times may have changed now and with a Democrat in the Oval Office who knows, the admins may be willing to go to the table with said trolls to negotiate... but then I am an old violent dinosaur.

I'm not sure but I think I had only just reached 500 when the B-W messaged me to offer me an individual title. I still suspect that there is another member out there with a similar name and ten thousand-odd posts in the Books section wondering when he / she is going to get his / her dues...

05-11-2010, 10:07 AM	#1
Eorl of Rohan Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 602	Which Barrowdowns title would you use? (if you actually got one) . I mean, sometimes you get tired and wish for any other title than the 'Ghost Prince of Cardolan', even to the point of wishing to go back to 'animated skeleton' or the 'newly dead'. And then start daydreaming of what title to use if you were authorized to have your own title. What would it be? (That is, for those of you who don't have one yet). Mine would be Resplendent Eve. It's said by Lucifer to Eve in John Milton's 'Paradise Lost', one of my favorite books ever and a masterwork on par with LOTR! . Last edited by Eorl of Rohan; 05-11-2010 at 10:18 AM.

05-11-2010, 11:15 AM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	It is the pain thing that would stop me getting a tattoo and besides how else would anyone be able to tell me from Angelina Jolie ? I have never regretted my choice though I still like my other idea, and I like many other people's clever choices - particularly apt Tolkien ones like Alive without Breath and Drummer in the Deep. I have to console myself with an oblique reference to Gandalf... It does seem a long time since any were awarded but then it has been very quiet latterly. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

05-11-2010, 11:48 AM	#4
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,789	Alatar, that made me giggle. Strangely enough I think "She Who Must Not Be Named" would be really cute, considering my usename. That and....erm, yeah. (Yes, I know, it's a Tolkien board. Your point? ) __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

05-11-2010, 07:01 PM	#5
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	Your title, like your nick, is kind of permanent. Each must be somewhat short, and, to me, say something about who you are. On the Downs, I thought it important to use something from Tolkien as that's why I'm here. It was a tough decision, especially for those of us who don't have one best, one favorite, one mode, one mind... __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.

05-11-2010, 07:12 PM	#6
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	I'd go with Lady Logic's Pet Snowflake, although I find myself strangely drawn to the idea of Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

05-11-2010, 07:14 PM	#7
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	I was allowed to choose mine in the dim, dark days when there weren't many here who had a PT, and all of them seemed to be in the vein of 'ghost' or 'sprit', save for Mister Underhill's fearsome 'Dread Horseman'. I thought I should stick with something ghostly, and rather descriptive, since I am really not much to look at. Today, I might try to be a bit more original. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

05-11-2010, 08:01 PM	#8
Ibrîniðilpathânezel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the Helcaraxe Posts: 733	Given that I'm not the chattiest person in the world, I rather think it will never be needed, but "Pronouncement of Doom" (or something similar) strikes me as appropriate. Aside from the difficult pronunciation of my nickname, there was a time a few months ago when it seemed as if every time I posted to a thread, it either died or went into a coma for a while. Just coincidence, no doubt, but I think I was in a low slump at the time. __________________ Call me Ibrin (or Ibri) :) Originality is the one thing that unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of. — John Stewart Mill

05-12-2010, 04:58 AM	#9
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Yes, I certainly felt it appropriate to have a spooky element and for myself I needed a literary reference (though Maud Gonne is as unlikely a comparison as Angelina! save that she was also Hampshire born). And it reflected my restless nature. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

05-12-2010, 08:32 AM	#10
Eorl of Rohan Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 602	Maud Gonne? Wasn't she the Irish independence activist that Yeats was madly in love with to the end of his days? __________________ There is no signature here.

05-12-2010, 12:16 PM	#11
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Yep and alas I don't have that effect on poets - unless they have trampled each other to death in the rush... but this is going off topic a bit even though my PT is from a poem he wrote for her...

05-12-2010, 02:49 PM	#12
Andsigil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin Posts: 733	Something from the following for me: Telchar's Apprentice Armorer of the Iron Hills Chief Smith of Erebor __________________ Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.

05-12-2010, 09:59 PM	#13
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,509	Curmudgeonly Wordwraith. That's it. Now, refrain from indulging in further tedious queries and stay the hell off my lawn! ;p __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

05-12-2010, 10:31 PM	#14
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Something less emo than my current one. I still like the Elvish, though. But...maybe something Old English-y or Latin-y... Maybe something involving 'Minstrel', but that would just be a lie. Maybe something even more emo having to do with 'blood' to go along with my emo RPG titles. ...I should never get a tatoo either.

05-13-2010, 01:56 AM	#15
Eorl of Rohan Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 602	I was always wondering. What does that mean, anyway? __________________ There is no signature here.

05-13-2010, 01:48 PM	#16
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Unless I am completely off, 'Hope's bane, Love's chill.'

05-13-2010, 02:00 PM	#17
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	I guess I'd go with "Shadowblade," or some variation thereon. __________________ Stories and songs.

05-13-2010, 02:04 PM	#18
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Are the titles awarded based on post count or rep? Or do we just have to bribe the Barrow-Wight? __________________ Stories and songs.

05-13-2010, 03:38 PM	#19
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	Members who are awarded titles typically have been on the Downs for at least a year and have reached Ghost Prince of Cardolan status. But most importantly, titles are given to members who have made a significant contribution to the forum and have a high standing reputation (and I don't mean in points). It's been almost two and a half years since the last titles were given out, which is a really long time. I know the B-W and other admins are busy, but there are so many members who deserve a personal title and I'd love to see them get it. Please? I received my title in 2003 when I was barely 15. While I'm sure I could come up with something more creative today, I'm still happy with the title I have. And I do have a tattoo. __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

05-13-2010, 06:08 PM	#20
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Brinniel just gave you the official version. Actually, I'm the one calling the shots. So if you're lucky I might be so kind. I'm still happy with mine, it's the job I would have enjoyed the most if I lived in Middle-earth. Nothing like hanging around at the highest tier of Minas Tirith. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

07-15-2010, 04:57 PM	#23
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	* Déagol's Shade * You're welcome. __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.