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Thengise Greenleaf of Mirkwood · 12-29-2002, 12:23 PM

Yes Nianna Telmnar I congratulate you as well! Your posts are most sincere and you seem to really care.

Yeah, and another reason my father understands me is because he loves it that instead of watching T.V sometimes I just sit and read. Though sometimes I read for an overwhelmingly long time and that's when he gets mad because he thinks I'm being lazy.

All of you people are great in my eyes. You have so much passion and love for the books. It's great that you don't change for other people, because it truly is their loss. You must be strong and hold up, because in the end all of this great literature and creativity will help us all for the better.

Oh and Ar-Gilien I'd just like to let you know that I'm a female. Therefore a lady not a lord, but it's a simple mistake. And no problem about the guest book. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Maylin · 12-29-2002, 12:45 PM

No one at my house understands it at all. My younger bros read it, but they don't have the greatest reading comprehension ever. My dad tried the first book, but he didn't get through the first chapter, thinking it was a kids book. the sad part about that is that I read the same books he does, and I certainly don't think it's a "kids" book. (I'm 12, though I don't really consider myself a kid) I don't have any friends who are really LotR fans either.

Ainahithiel of Mirkwood · 12-29-2002, 12:58 PM

hello. My mother and father know nothing about Lord of the Rings, but they have seen the movies. SO, now my mother keeps asking these stupid questions like "So frodo dies?" and "Sauron is going to rule Middle Earth" and my father is a gastrointeroligist and he's always making stupid jokes like "yep, the elves die when they go to the Grey Havens"

NO! it is a cursed house hold that I live in.... [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Nianna Telmnar · 12-29-2002, 04:39 PM

Maylin, I want to congratulate you for reading LOTR at your age! You are right. It is certinly not a "childrens" book. Most of your peers no doubt find it either too difficult or too boring to spend time on.
Have faith and keep reading. In a few years, they may change their minds. Untill then, there's always the Barrow Downs!

~May your stay here be long and peaceful.

Thengise Greenleaf of Mirkwood · 12-29-2002, 04:50 PM

Yep Maylin good job! I'm 13, but am going to be 14 in less than 2 weeks. I also read the LOTR series at the age of 12, though I had known about it since I was 7 or so, because we had the scary little cartoon movies. LoL! Keep it up everyone!

gollum*elf*pup · 12-29-2002, 05:01 PM

I forced my sister to read the books so I would have someone to talk to...but she's not exactly the brightest knife in the drawer [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] And my parents are always asking me the stupidest questions. Oh no, now my cousin is doing it too! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Iargwath · 12-30-2002, 02:37 AM

Thats funny gollum elf pup [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] And this is a great topic i must say...i enjoy reading peoples posts...some of them are indeed inspiring...Nianna Telmnar's as i pointed out are indeed worth the read.

nuguernachil · 12-30-2002, 06:53 PM

my parents, sister, and brother think they're cool and knowledgeable because they've seen the first movie. They keep asking me little sideways questions about TTT to see if i'll spill anything they might like to know before they see it. fools.
for me, it's more like they're intruding on something that's always been mine(LOTR). since the movies came out everyone who's seen it suddenly think that they're experts on tolkien. there's no privacy in my house anyway; it was nice to be the only one who knew how to speak elvish. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

elsye · 12-30-2002, 08:15 PM

I don't have many friends who like LOTR. However, I do have a friend in middle school who is also obsessed. We ramble on for hours about it, and people try to get into the conversation with phrases such as "aren't those elf names funny?" when we're in the middle of discussing the Sindarin language. My family totally supports me, though [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Nianna Telmnar · 12-30-2002, 08:27 PM

I understand where your coming from nuguernachil. You feel as if these "newbie fans" are intruding on your "territory" of LOTR as it were. Something which you feel very passionate about they treat with the casual indifference of passing tourists.

But I do not believe that you should judge them too harshly. Since the release of FOTR a year ago, intrest in Tolken has been sparked in many who might never have glanced in its direction before. I admit it was seeing FOTR that made me want to read the book.

If your family seems to show genuine interest in LOTR, you might present the idea of reading the book (or books). Give them hints of what they could expect in TTT and how much more to expect in the book. If they decide to read the book, wonderful. If they dismiss the idea of reading and only want to watch the movies, let them. At the very least, you can go to the movies together and watch how they react to the end of TTT. (it will most likely drive them crazy)

Understand, that I am not trying tell you what you should or shouldn't do. Merely offing my advice as best as I can give it. Make of it what you will, and remember you will always find refuge here at BD, if you need it.

~May your stay here be long and peaceful. (and don't forget to sign the guestbook!
[img]smilies/wink.gif[/img])

Finiel · 01-02-2003, 10:52 AM

Nianna has a point. Old time fans shouldn't discriminate newbies. Like any other newbie, I wouldn't even know that there is such a thing as LOTR and a person named Tolkien if I didn't watched FOTR last yr. A year ago I thought LOTR is the same as Harry Potter (like another witches and wizards movie) and I never attempted to watch it until I saw Cate Blanchett in the trailer. Oh dear...I was ignorant (concerning Middle-Earth culture) a yr ago, Cate Blanchett saved my life. heehee [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] .

As for being the only hardcore-obsessed fan in our house, well some of you are lucky to have parents who at least ask questions about LOTR. My parents just kindda mock me and thinks that I'm weird reading Tolkien books, my dad snorts and tells me to shut up when I recite one of Tolkien's poems whenever I feel poetic. My brothers think that LOTR is boring but they at least ask questions. The bad thing is that my other brother thinks that the TTT was just a hindrance to the story. He just couldn't grasp that it connects FOTR and ROTK.

Well my parents might mock me but I'm happy enough that they bought me those books. But they're still quite annoying.
[img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

sorry if my whining and complaining was pretty long. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
I just couldn't help it.

[ January 02, 2003: Message edited by: Finiel ]

01-03-2003, 12:04 PM

/waves
Hiyas! I'm not the biggest Tolkien fan in my house; that would be my husband. But now we've hooked our 9 year old daughter; she is on the Return of the King book; and she actually cried in the theater when she thought Aragorn died.

Nianna Telmnar · 01-03-2003, 03:21 PM

Welcome to the Barrow Downs. It's great that your entire family can enjoy LOTR together. Plus I'm thrilled you got her to read ANYTHING. Even if it's being read to her. My kid sisters spend all their time staring at a screen.
And hey, I almost got teary when Aragorn fell in the movie and I knew he didn't die already.

01-03-2003, 06:57 PM

Thanks Nianna! The little one is a big reader...she's on the 4th HP novel and loves anything scary. LoTR is one of the family favorites!

Artalwen · 01-03-2003, 07:09 PM

I also am alone in my love for Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and such...none of my family likes it...I think they're crazy. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Nevvasaiel · 01-03-2003, 09:50 PM

I'm a 'newbie' too, but I have to admit that the movie was what got me interested in the first place. Around where I come from, LoTR was considered a 'guy's' thing, and girls weren't even supposed to be interested in fantasy novels!

My parents (and most of my friends), seem to find it very strange that i've become quite devoted - i've read most of Tolkien's books and I'm learning Elvish. My parents fell asleep after 5 mins of LoTR.... and they refuse to even read the book, although I've tried convincing them to. I know they wish I would concentrate on something that is more 'realistic', and not have my head in the clouds (apparently) all the time - but I think that Lord of the Rings actually reflects reality despite the fact that it is fantasy.* Does that make any sense?*

My parents hadn't even HEARD of LoTR... but I guess that the good thing is i've gotten some of friends really into LoTR too, and NOT Just because of some pretty blond elf!
(*No offense to O.B. fans*) Although I do spend quite a lot time explaining complicated details that they would understand if only they would read the books.

This is a great site! I'm so glad that I can communicate with other LotR fans without having to go through hours of silly questions.Thanks BD!

pherostien · 01-04-2003, 01:35 AM

Hi I'm pherostien. I live in a house where my family likes the movie and thats all. I saw FotR and two days later I bought the book. Eight days later I finished the whole trilogy. In one year I have read the books 10 times. I have found peers at school but I am alone at home. I will admit that I can become very defensive when people talk badly of LotR. I am a hardcore over obsessive fan.
Woo hoo!! Go me!!
(sorry 'bout that) [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Helkahothion · 01-04-2003, 07:58 AM

Greetings all,

Hmm Elmo and Gollum some how I can picture that. The both have long thin arm's only Elmo is anoying and Sm?agol is just plain cute.

Anyway I am sad. My local book store doesn't have The Silmarillion. Poor me, now how am I supposed to read it?

Greetings,

Anuion
________
Marijuana

01-04-2003, 07:15 PM

order it from the internet or go to a non lokal store. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

01-04-2003, 07:21 PM

i am also verry sad, because i must be the only tolkien fan in my town! my family doesen`t care about lotr, they think i`m realy strange. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

01-04-2003, 09:03 PM

hey everyone! ( i think nearly everyone here is 'newly deceased'!) as you may want to know, i am only 14, and no one else in my house has read the books, and it gets boring. can anyone out there teach me elvish?
seriously...it sounds fun!

zacattack · 01-04-2003, 11:33 PM

I am the only decent fan in my fmaily,I mean my dad and bro have seen the movies and they keep asking me stuff and it gets annoying because I know heaps

Sindafalathiel · 01-05-2003, 06:08 PM

I admit it, I am a newbie, but I have read all the books. I'm really the only true fan in my family, I mean, my brother has The Hobbit, but never reads it, and my father has the DVD of FotR but never watches it (probably because it now lives in my room [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]).

Nianna Telmnar · 01-06-2003, 01:00 PM

Hail and Welcome to all the newcomers to the Barrow Downs! I have been away from the thread for awhile and was pleased to return and find so many "newly deceased". May you all enjoy your stay here and don't forget to sign the guestbook. (if you've read this thread all the way through then you understand)

~Namaria (farewell)~

01-08-2003, 05:52 AM

Happy New Year to all of you! I'm a little late, I know. Well, I can't say I'm the only one in my house who likes Tolkien, but I'm definitely the one who knows about the books and has actually read them, better to say "swallowed". The problem is, I've noone to talk to and discuss the LOTR, share my fascination and admiration. To me it's a whole new world, history and future. My friends usually say they don't like fantasy, but I hate the most when someone goes and reads the book just to say he/she's read it, but actually doesn't care. It's not that I don't want other people to read it, that would be sick, but to read it because it's "IN" just now. How can I talk to these people about Tolkien, when they don't understand his work? Do you agree? [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

LadyElbereth · 01-09-2003, 04:31 PM

Hi everyone!
I am a loner also. My mom says LOTR is evil, my dad really doesn't care and my kid brother hates to read and is too scared to watch the movie. That's not all, my whole church says LOTR is evil and constantly tells me and my best friend that we need to stop this nonsense and find something to obsess over that's less "satanic". [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

01-10-2003, 07:58 PM

(phew, back from a LONG absence from BD forums but glad to be back)

I'm a lone-fan in my household too. My mom thinks that i'm abnormal and that it's unhealthy to be so obsessed. My dad is the same way, only he's worse because he makes fun of me for it. And me little sister is extremely annoying because she thinks that because she saw the movies that she is a fan and she knows everything about LotR. This wouldn't bother me except NONE of my friends are as passionate about LotR as I am. Although i've convinced one of my friends to read the books. There is one girl at my church who loves the books also but we never seem to talk about them when i see her. I think there's a kid in my German class who likes them, i don't really know though. I walked in one day and he started speaking a little elvish to me. (I think my obsession is now common knowlage [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]) So a friendship may devolop there. Really my ONLY source of any sort of encouragement is here a BD and Torc(only like the RPG threads, their conversation topics are really dull) For which i am eternally gratefull. I have to get off now but i'll probably come back later for some more complaining [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

~Adramir~

Haelothiel · 03-25-2003, 08:20 PM

Oh, me too! My parents aren't unsuportative, but they don't know about LOTR anyway. Honestly, during TTT my dad thought there were only two hobbits, that it was just Sam and Frodo having flashbacks. Me and my mom laughed at him, but she doesn't really understand anything that's going on either. Both brothers have seen the movies, and one has read the books, but neither are hard-core. Besides, they've already moved out. I have a cousin (God bless you, Calencoire!) who introduced me to this site, but she lives too far away. The worst part I think, is that NONE of my friends want to go any farther than the movies. My one friend gives me some pretty strange looks when I talk about this website or say that I'm going to paint my room with elvish sayings (YES!!! MY FOREST HOME WILL BE COMPLETE THIS WEEK!!! Speaking of which, anyone wanna give me some cool elvish quotes?) Well anyway, thank you all for listening to me whine and for giving me hope! How can one survive with out LOTR and people who understand it?

GaladrieloftheOlden · 03-25-2003, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Hello, my name is Nianna and I am the only Tolken fan in my house. Every time I start talking about it my father gets this blank expression on his face. Kinda like the one I get when he tries to explain football to me.

Lol. I can agree with the blank look part, but mmy parents don't like football [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] . Pretty much the same thing, though. I would explode if I didn't have the Downs. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I talk about it nonstop anyway, so my friends are careful not to approach me when I'm looking off in a dream, and never, under any circumstances, bring up the word elf. They don't even have to ask what book I'm reading anymore! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] And I'm a bookworm, so that's a big thing for me [img]smilies/redface.gif[/img]

Scott · 03-25-2003, 09:18 PM

If I didn't have my good friends Slaby and Premier Lee (inside jokes, I guess) I would probably have spontaneously combusted long before I found the Downs. It's too bad they don't speak any ME languages though. But they're still lifesavers when I can't get to a school computer and ramble on the Downs. I'm the only one in my family to have even thought of reading the books too (and when you live with nine people at any given time, that's pretty unnerving).

It's great that there are communities like this one on the web.

Thanks, oh valiant and kind Wights.

Adutincowen · 03-25-2003, 09:29 PM

hi, my name is Donegal, and I'm the ONLY Tolkien fan in my house! I'll often say how this beautiful day reminds me of "Lothlorien oh so long ago" only to be stared at as though I just said I wanted to have fish for supper.... yes, you can stare blankly too...

Morgul Queen · 03-25-2003, 09:55 PM

Happy Gondorian New Year Everyone!!!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I am The Morgul Queen and Im the ONLY Tolkien fan at my school/college. And lets not even mention my friends...they have ignored my ramblings all year (and last too) and then when they want to know about the endings of the TTT and RotK I refuse to tell them saying if they were listening to me earlier they would know...well actually they wouldn't I was mainly screaming about PJ and the no Glorfindel and the skipping of the Barrowdowns, the parts of the book I most wanted to see on film!

Sillabub · 05-17-2003, 12:01 PM

I am alonnne! And not just as a Tolkeinite, but also as a Jellicle fan!

I am a convert from one of my friends, and I am the only obsessed member of my household. Plus, I'm stuck between my duty as a Tolkeinite and a Jellicle.....help.....

Tarien Ithil · 05-23-2003, 11:57 AM

Greetings all!

Hello!

I'm the only Tolkien fan in the family (including aunts, grandparents, distant relations...) and yea, like you said Nianna, they give me an annoyingly blank expression whenever I bring up LOTR or just go "Whah?" [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Best wishes and of course, many smiles [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Tarien Ithil

the guy who be short · 05-23-2003, 02:07 PM

to learn quenya go to here and then click on quenya course.
i read the books before the movie when i was 12. the movies came out straight after and ive been hooked ever since! i too am alone, yet my family understands my obsession

Estella Brandybuck · 05-23-2003, 06:59 PM

*sigh* Yes, I too am alone when it comes to Tolkien fanaticism (don't know if that's a word...). My brother-in-law has read the books, but he and my sister live in California, so I never get to talk to him. As for my parents... well, they've both sort of seen the first movie, but my mom fell asleep about half an hour into it, and my dad just didn't understand any of it. "So wait, what's with the big eye?", "Hang on, he's also in the second book? But he died! He fell off a friggin' bridge!" [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

I've got two friends who have also read The Hobbit and LotR, but neither of them come close to my level of fervor. They know the basics of the story, but whenever I go into those trite little details around them, all I get is a blank stare. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I think the only person - outside of the Internet, that is - who I can really talk to about LotR is my art teacher, who is just darned cool. I was the only person in the class who understood what he was doing when he decided to sculpt the Nazgûl King and his "fell beast." 'Twas quite awesome.

But of course, despite my occasional loneliness, I've always got someplace to go if I want to get my daily dose of Tolkien-talk. Ahh, bless the internet and the Barrow Downs, and all those other sites. And though I've become known as "Uber-Geek" among my friends, no amount of teasing would be enough to turn me away from LotR, or any of my other nerdy loves. It can be fun to stand out from the rest of the family. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I agree with everyone else, this is a great idea for a topic. It's nice to see that I'm not alone in this crazy world. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

05-24-2003, 02:48 PM

ok, im not the only tolkien fan in the house, but i am the only tolkien fanatic. i even did a french project on it with my friend at school. we got a pretty good grade. i have been told that i am obsessed, well, me and my friend actually, and it kind of gets annoying after a while, but i can live with it. the only thing anyone else in my house knows about the lotr is what they got from the movie. its too bad that some of you guys' parents dont want you to read tolkien and stuff, how do you deal?

Phervasaion · 05-24-2003, 03:00 PM

I am 15, except i red the book when i was 14. My sister likes the LOTR movies but hasnt actually read the book yet, and as for my other family members they have not read the book either so i think i am realy the only Tolkein fan in my family. Although i know 2 of my friends at school have read the book and enjoy it.

Ainaserkewen · 05-26-2003, 12:57 PM

I think it's wonderful you've started a support group. I am the only Tolkien fan in my house(that knows anything)
My little sister like it cause her and her teenybopper friends like Viggo. Can't blame em, but still!
Whenever I start talking LOTR with my dad(who is the only one who listends) he goes off about star wars saying it's way better, he's never even seen the movies, much less read the LOTR books.
I'm surrounded by Tolkien idiots! Not knowing one single thing!
All the salvation I have is to lock my door to watch my FOTR movie.
Like I said, I like the idea of a support group.

Earendil Halfelven · 05-26-2003, 10:25 PM

Hello, my name is Earendil Halfelven, and I'm a Tolkien-aholic. I have FOTR and TTT movie posters hanging up in my room that are from an AMC movie theater, a 4ftX6ft canvas banner of TTT with a life size Frodo also hanging in my room that is from another AMC movie theater (I have connections at the theater [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ) , a copy of the TTT DVD from the Oscars (now, you may say its a scam dvd or that copy in Chinese, but since its in English and about 6 times throughout the movie, the words "For Your Consideration" come onto the screen, which shows that its from the Oscars.), and that I've read LOTR 5 times since I was in 7th grade and am now a senior in highschool (I can bet that there are others that have read it billion more times than me but hey, I like to read other stuff too).

*tears form in Earendil's eyes*
My friends make fun of me because I like LOTR, and I don't like to watch the Dallas Mavericks (which btw, are getting spanked by the Spurs [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] ). I defend myself by saying that I'd rather read books which will help me prevent alzhiemer's in the long run, than sit perplexed at the tv and watch sweaty men bounce a teeny orange, leather ball. And, with my little brothers, they used to make fun of me, but not anymore!
*a crazed look replaces the tears in Earendil's eyes*
They used to tease me, but after a few beatings, they stopped. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I have cultivated and conditioned them into good ol' LOTR fans like us!

12-29-2002, 12:23 PM	#41
Thengise Greenleaf of Mirkwood Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mirkwood, my kingdom Posts: 404	Yes Nianna Telmnar I congratulate you as well! Your posts are most sincere and you seem to really care. Yeah, and another reason my father understands me is because he loves it that instead of watching T.V sometimes I just sit and read. Though sometimes I read for an overwhelmingly long time and that's when he gets mad because he thinks I'm being lazy. All of you people are great in my eyes. You have so much passion and love for the books. It's great that you don't change for other people, because it truly is their loss. You must be strong and hold up, because in the end all of this great literature and creativity will help us all for the better. Oh and Ar-Gilien I'd just like to let you know that I'm a female. Therefore a lady not a lord, but it's a simple mistake. And no problem about the guest book. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ Thengise Greenleaf daughter of Legolas Greenleaf. My heart and soul belong to Judge Simon.

12-29-2002, 12:45 PM	#42
Maylin Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mordor ( or school, same thing) Posts: 81	No one at my house understands it at all. My younger bros read it, but they don't have the greatest reading comprehension ever. My dad tried the first book, but he didn't get through the first chapter, thinking it was a kids book. the sad part about that is that I read the same books he does, and I certainly don't think it's a "kids" book. (I'm 12, though I don't really consider myself a kid) I don't have any friends who are really LotR fans either. __________________ You feel an overwhelming urge to click here

12-29-2002, 12:58 PM	#43
Ainahithiel of Mirkwood Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Helm's Deep Posts: 26	hello. My mother and father know nothing about Lord of the Rings, but they have seen the movies. SO, now my mother keeps asking these stupid questions like "So frodo dies?" and "Sauron is going to rule Middle Earth" and my father is a gastrointeroligist and he's always making stupid jokes like "yep, the elves die when they go to the Grey Havens" NO! it is a cursed house hold that I live in.... [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] __________________ "Bygones be and lovers part, I'm asking you to leave my heart. Go in peace, harm to none, my new life, has now begun"

12-29-2002, 04:39 PM	#44
Nianna Telmnar Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: somewhere between here and there Posts: 68	Maylin, I want to congratulate you for reading LOTR at your age! You are right. It is certinly not a "childrens" book. Most of your peers no doubt find it either too difficult or too boring to spend time on. Have faith and keep reading. In a few years, they may change their minds. Untill then, there's always the Barrow Downs! ~May your stay here be long and peaceful. __________________ "Don't Panic."

12-29-2002, 04:50 PM	#45
Thengise Greenleaf of Mirkwood Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mirkwood, my kingdom Posts: 404	Yep Maylin good job! I'm 13, but am going to be 14 in less than 2 weeks. I also read the LOTR series at the age of 12, though I had known about it since I was 7 or so, because we had the scary little cartoon movies. LoL! Keep it up everyone! __________________ Thengise Greenleaf daughter of Legolas Greenleaf. My heart and soul belong to Judge Simon.

12-29-2002, 05:01 PM	#46
gollumelfpup Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: big...scary...castle... Posts: 277	I forced my sister to read the books so I would have someone to talk to...but she's not exactly the brightest knife in the drawer [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] And my parents are always asking me the stupidest questions. Oh no, now my cousin is doing it too! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ ~elfpup~ PI's evil family dog!!! I have found the chicken who is not a chicken!

12-30-2002, 02:37 AM	#47
Iargwath Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 236	Thats funny gollum elf pup [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] And this is a great topic i must say...i enjoy reading peoples posts...some of them are indeed inspiring...Nianna Telmnar's as i pointed out are indeed worth the read. __________________ 'I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry'-Psalm 40 My M-e Forum

12-30-2002, 06:53 PM	#48
nuguernachil Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Desmeyne! Posts: 13	my parents, sister, and brother think they're cool and knowledgeable because they've seen the first movie. They keep asking me little sideways questions about TTT to see if i'll spill anything they might like to know before they see it. fools. for me, it's more like they're intruding on something that's always been mine(LOTR). since the movies came out everyone who's seen it suddenly think that they're experts on tolkien. there's no privacy in my house anyway; it was nice to be the only one who knew how to speak elvish. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] __________________ "i'm the prettiest elf!"

12-30-2002, 08:15 PM	#49
elsye Animated Skeleton Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Port of Angels Posts: 28	I don't have many friends who like LOTR. However, I do have a friend in middle school who is also obsessed. We ramble on for hours about it, and people try to get into the conversation with phrases such as "aren't those elf names funny?" when we're in the middle of discussing the Sindarin language. My family totally supports me, though [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Is there anything greater than the love of Jesus?

12-30-2002, 08:27 PM	#50
Nianna Telmnar Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: somewhere between here and there Posts: 68	I understand where your coming from nuguernachil. You feel as if these "newbie fans" are intruding on your "territory" of LOTR as it were. Something which you feel very passionate about they treat with the casual indifference of passing tourists. But I do not believe that you should judge them too harshly. Since the release of FOTR a year ago, intrest in Tolken has been sparked in many who might never have glanced in its direction before. I admit it was seeing FOTR that made me want to read the book. If your family seems to show genuine interest in LOTR, you might present the idea of reading the book (or books). Give them hints of what they could expect in TTT and how much more to expect in the book. If they decide to read the book, wonderful. If they dismiss the idea of reading and only want to watch the movies, let them. At the very least, you can go to the movies together and watch how they react to the end of TTT. (it will most likely drive them crazy) Understand, that I am not trying tell you what you should or shouldn't do. Merely offing my advice as best as I can give it. Make of it what you will, and remember you will always find refuge here at BD, if you need it. ~May your stay here be long and peaceful. (and don't forget to sign the guestbook! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) __________________ "Don't Panic."

01-02-2003, 10:52 AM	#51
Finiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: somewhere in the tropics Posts: 69	Nianna has a point. Old time fans shouldn't discriminate newbies. Like any other newbie, I wouldn't even know that there is such a thing as LOTR and a person named Tolkien if I didn't watched FOTR last yr. A year ago I thought LOTR is the same as Harry Potter (like another witches and wizards movie) and I never attempted to watch it until I saw Cate Blanchett in the trailer. Oh dear...I was ignorant (concerning Middle-Earth culture) a yr ago, Cate Blanchett saved my life. heehee [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] . As for being the only hardcore-obsessed fan in our house, well some of you are lucky to have parents who at least ask questions about LOTR. My parents just kindda mock me and thinks that I'm weird reading Tolkien books, my dad snorts and tells me to shut up when I recite one of Tolkien's poems whenever I feel poetic. My brothers think that LOTR is boring but they at least ask questions. The bad thing is that my other brother thinks that the TTT was just a hindrance to the story. He just couldn't grasp that it connects FOTR and ROTK. Well my parents might mock me but I'm happy enough that they bought me those books. But they're still quite annoying. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] sorry if my whining and complaining was pretty long. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I just couldn't help it. [ January 02, 2003: Message edited by: Finiel ] __________________ "The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of a bright world dies when day is done. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one; Yet the light of a whole life dies when love is done."-- F.W. Bourdillon

01-03-2003, 12:04 PM	#52
Jedana Guest Posts: n/a	/waves Hiyas! I'm not the biggest Tolkien fan in my house; that would be my husband. But now we've hooked our 9 year old daughter; she is on the Return of the King book; and she actually cried in the theater when she thought Aragorn died.

01-03-2003, 03:21 PM	#53
Nianna Telmnar Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: somewhere between here and there Posts: 68	Welcome to the Barrow Downs. It's great that your entire family can enjoy LOTR together. Plus I'm thrilled you got her to read ANYTHING. Even if it's being read to her. My kid sisters spend all their time staring at a screen. And hey, I almost got teary when Aragorn fell in the movie and I knew he didn't die already. __________________ "Don't Panic."

01-03-2003, 06:57 PM	#54
Jedana Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks Nianna! The little one is a big reader...she's on the 4th HP novel and loves anything scary. LoTR is one of the family favorites!

01-03-2003, 07:09 PM	#55
Artalwen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Lothlorien Posts: 52	I also am alone in my love for Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and such...none of my family likes it...I think they're crazy. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ *~Artalwen~* :~~: Elven archer :~~: "On silver necklaces they strung The flowering stars, on crowns they hung The dragon fire, in twisted wire They meshed the light of moon and sun." -verse from a song found in 'The Hobbit'-

01-03-2003, 09:50 PM	#56
Nevvasaiel Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 39	I'm a 'newbie' too, but I have to admit that the movie was what got me interested in the first place. Around where I come from, LoTR was considered a 'guy's' thing, and girls weren't even supposed to be interested in fantasy novels! My parents (and most of my friends), seem to find it very strange that i've become quite devoted - i've read most of Tolkien's books and I'm learning Elvish. My parents fell asleep after 5 mins of LoTR.... and they refuse to even read the book, although I've tried convincing them to. I know they wish I would concentrate on something that is more 'realistic', and not have my head in the clouds (apparently) all the time - but I think that Lord of the Rings actually reflects reality despite the fact that it is fantasy.* Does that make any sense?* My parents hadn't even HEARD of LoTR... but I guess that the good thing is i've gotten some of friends really into LoTR too, and NOT Just because of some pretty blond elf! (No offense to O.B. fans) Although I do spend quite a lot time explaining complicated details that they would understand if only they would read the books. This is a great site! I'm so glad that I can communicate with other LotR fans without having to go through hours of silly questions.Thanks BD! __________________ i couldn't repair your brakes, so i made your horn louder!!! you must lead a horse to water, but, a pencil must be lead...

01-04-2003, 01:35 AM	#57
pherostien Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: that place over there Posts: 29	Hi I'm pherostien. I live in a house where my family likes the movie and thats all. I saw FotR and two days later I bought the book. Eight days later I finished the whole trilogy. In one year I have read the books 10 times. I have found peers at school but I am alone at home. I will admit that I can become very defensive when people talk badly of LotR. I am a hardcore over obsessive fan. Woo hoo!! Go me!! (sorry 'bout that) [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Alas i will no longer have AOL and will soon be at a new location. i just have to create it first.

01-04-2003, 07:58 AM	#58
Helkahothion Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The inside of Legolas' lungs Posts: 1,005	Greetings all, Hmm Elmo and Gollum some how I can picture that. The both have long thin arm's only Elmo is anoying and Sm?agol is just plain cute. Anyway I am sad. My local book store doesn't have The Silmarillion. Poor me, now how am I supposed to read it? Greetings, Anuion ________ Marijuana Last edited by Helkahothion; 03-07-2011 at 02:01 AM.

01-04-2003, 07:15 PM	#59
Benny Guest Posts: n/a	order it from the internet or go to a non lokal store. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

01-04-2003, 07:21 PM	#60
Benny Guest Posts: n/a	i am also verry sad, because i must be the only tolkien fan in my town! my family doesen`t care about lotr, they think i`m realy strange. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

01-04-2003, 09:03 PM	#61
arwen baranhir Guest Posts: n/a	hey everyone! ( i think nearly everyone here is 'newly deceased'!) as you may want to know, i am only 14, and no one else in my house has read the books, and it gets boring. can anyone out there teach me elvish? seriously...it sounds fun!

01-04-2003, 11:33 PM	#62
zacattack Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Angband Posts: 70	I am the only decent fan in my fmaily,I mean my dad and bro have seen the movies and they keep asking me stuff and it gets annoying because I know heaps __________________ "The dwarf breathes so loud we could have shot him in the dark "What an excellent spot I choose"-Gimli "Would you like me to describe it to you or just fetch for a box"-Legolas

01-05-2003, 06:08 PM	#63
Sindafalathiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nargothrond Posts: 54	I admit it, I am a newbie, but I have read all the books. I'm really the only true fan in my family, I mean, my brother has The Hobbit, but never reads it, and my father has the DVD of FotR but never watches it (probably because it now lives in my room [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]). __________________ "My Legions of Terror will be an equal-opportunity employer. Conversely, when it is prophesied that no man can defeat me, I will keep in mind the increasing number of non-traditional gender roles." ~The Evil Overlord List

01-06-2003, 01:00 PM	#64
Nianna Telmnar Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: somewhere between here and there Posts: 68	Hail and Welcome to all the newcomers to the Barrow Downs! I have been away from the thread for awhile and was pleased to return and find so many "newly deceased". May you all enjoy your stay here and don't forget to sign the guestbook. (if you've read this thread all the way through then you understand) ~Namaria (farewell)~ __________________ "Don't Panic."

01-08-2003, 05:52 AM	#65
Lidija Kasik Guest Posts: n/a	Happy New Year to all of you! I'm a little late, I know. Well, I can't say I'm the only one in my house who likes Tolkien, but I'm definitely the one who knows about the books and has actually read them, better to say "swallowed". The problem is, I've noone to talk to and discuss the LOTR, share my fascination and admiration. To me it's a whole new world, history and future. My friends usually say they don't like fantasy, but I hate the most when someone goes and reads the book just to say he/she's read it, but actually doesn't care. It's not that I don't want other people to read it, that would be sick, but to read it because it's "IN" just now. How can I talk to these people about Tolkien, when they don't understand his work? Do you agree? [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

01-09-2003, 04:31 PM	#66
LadyElbereth Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Taniquetil Posts: 183	Hi everyone! I am a loner also. My mom says LOTR is evil, my dad really doesn't care and my kid brother hates to read and is too scared to watch the movie. That's not all, my whole church says LOTR is evil and constantly tells me and my best friend that we need to stop this nonsense and find something to obsess over that's less "satanic". [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] __________________ If I could be anything, I'd be your tear, so I could be born in your eye, live down your cheek, and die on your lips.

01-10-2003, 07:58 PM	#67
Adramir Elenkalina Guest Posts: n/a	(phew, back from a LONG absence from BD forums but glad to be back) I'm a lone-fan in my household too. My mom thinks that i'm abnormal and that it's unhealthy to be so obsessed. My dad is the same way, only he's worse because he makes fun of me for it. And me little sister is extremely annoying because she thinks that because she saw the movies that she is a fan and she knows everything about LotR. This wouldn't bother me except NONE of my friends are as passionate about LotR as I am. Although i've convinced one of my friends to read the books. There is one girl at my church who loves the books also but we never seem to talk about them when i see her. I think there's a kid in my German class who likes them, i don't really know though. I walked in one day and he started speaking a little elvish to me. (I think my obsession is now common knowlage [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]) So a friendship may devolop there. Really my ONLY source of any sort of encouragement is here a BD and Torc(only like the RPG threads, their conversation topics are really dull) For which i am eternally gratefull. I have to get off now but i'll probably come back later for some more complaining [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ~Adramir~

03-25-2003, 08:20 PM	#68
Haelothiel Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bree Posts: 27	Oh, me too! My parents aren't unsuportative, but they don't know about LOTR anyway. Honestly, during TTT my dad thought there were only two hobbits, that it was just Sam and Frodo having flashbacks. Me and my mom laughed at him, but she doesn't really understand anything that's going on either. Both brothers have seen the movies, and one has read the books, but neither are hard-core. Besides, they've already moved out. I have a cousin (God bless you, Calencoire!) who introduced me to this site, but she lives too far away. The worst part I think, is that NONE of my friends want to go any farther than the movies. My one friend gives me some pretty strange looks when I talk about this website or say that I'm going to paint my room with elvish sayings (YES!!! MY FOREST HOME WILL BE COMPLETE THIS WEEK!!! Speaking of which, anyone wanna give me some cool elvish quotes?) Well anyway, thank you all for listening to me whine and for giving me hope! How can one survive with out LOTR and people who understand it? __________________ "Ford! there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out!"

03-25-2003, 09:18 PM	#70
Scott Wight Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ohio/Grey Havens Posts: 183	If I didn't have my good friends Slaby and Premier Lee (inside jokes, I guess) I would probably have spontaneously combusted long before I found the Downs. It's too bad they don't speak any ME languages though. But they're still lifesavers when I can't get to a school computer and ramble on the Downs. I'm the only one in my family to have even thought of reading the books too (and when you live with nine people at any given time, that's pretty unnerving). It's great that there are communities like this one on the web. Thanks, oh valiant and kind Wights. __________________ Those who the Gods would destroy, They first make mad. ~Those Crazy Greeks

03-25-2003, 09:29 PM	#71
Adutincowen Pile O'Bones Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: I hail from Middle Earth Posts: 18	hi, my name is Donegal, and I'm the ONLY Tolkien fan in my house! I'll often say how this beautiful day reminds me of "Lothlorien oh so long ago" only to be stared at as though I just said I wanted to have fish for supper.... yes, you can stare blankly too... __________________ * Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs. ~Adutincowen Whitetree~

03-25-2003, 09:55 PM	#72
Morgul Queen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dontgonearthe Castle Posts: 414	Happy Gondorian New Year Everyone!!!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I am The Morgul Queen and Im the ONLY Tolkien fan at my school/college. And lets not even mention my friends...they have ignored my ramblings all year (and last too) and then when they want to know about the endings of the TTT and RotK I refuse to tell them saying if they were listening to me earlier they would know...well actually they wouldn't I was mainly screaming about PJ and the no Glorfindel and the skipping of the Barrowdowns, the parts of the book I most wanted to see on film! __________________ Athrabeth is still doing the wave for Boromir the Disco-King Oh...and call me Morgy!

05-17-2003, 12:01 PM	#73
Sillabub Wight Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: GONDOR!! Posts: 138	I am alonnne! And not just as a Tolkeinite, but also as a Jellicle fan! I am a convert from one of my friends, and I am the only obsessed member of my household. Plus, I'm stuck between my duty as a Tolkeinite and a Jellicle.....help..... __________________ They were holding umbrellas. Not just any umbrellas- BLACK umbrellas. Not just ANY black umbrellas- these were...(knuckle-biting time) the BLACK UMBRELLAS OF DEATH!!!!! cue sinister music

05-23-2003, 11:57 AM	#74
Tarien Ithil Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: In the Shade of a Tree Posts: 253	Greetings all! Hello! I'm the only Tolkien fan in the family (including aunts, grandparents, distant relations...) and yea, like you said Nianna, they give me an annoyingly blank expression whenever I bring up LOTR or just go "Whah?" [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Best wishes and of course, many smiles [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Tarien Ithil __________________ “The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.” – Sunday Times Crickhollow

05-23-2003, 02:07 PM	#75
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	to learn quenya go to here and then click on quenya course. i read the books before the movie when i was 12. the movies came out straight after and ive been hooked ever since! i too am alone, yet my family understands my obsession

05-23-2003, 06:59 PM	#76
Estella Brandybuck Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Satellite of Love Posts: 73	sigh Yes, I too am alone when it comes to Tolkien fanaticism (don't know if that's a word...). My brother-in-law has read the books, but he and my sister live in California, so I never get to talk to him. As for my parents... well, they've both sort of seen the first movie, but my mom fell asleep about half an hour into it, and my dad just didn't understand any of it. "So wait, what's with the big eye?", "Hang on, he's also in the second book? But he died! He fell off a friggin' bridge!" [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I've got two friends who have also read The Hobbit and LotR, but neither of them come close to my level of fervor. They know the basics of the story, but whenever I go into those trite little details around them, all I get is a blank stare. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I think the only person - outside of the Internet, that is - who I can really talk to about LotR is my art teacher, who is just darned cool. I was the only person in the class who understood what he was doing when he decided to sculpt the Nazgûl King and his "fell beast." 'Twas quite awesome. But of course, despite my occasional loneliness, I've always got someplace to go if I want to get my daily dose of Tolkien-talk. Ahh, bless the internet and the Barrow Downs, and all those other sites. And though I've become known as "Uber-Geek" among my friends, no amount of teasing would be enough to turn me away from LotR, or any of my other nerdy loves. It can be fun to stand out from the rest of the family. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I agree with everyone else, this is a great idea for a topic. It's nice to see that I'm not alone in this crazy world. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "But the Rohirrim sang no more. Death they cried with one voice loud and terrible, and gathering speed like a great tide their battle swept about their fallen king and passed, roaring away southwards." - RotK Do you enjoy reading and writing LotR fanfiction?