Middle-earth leisure - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Evenstar · 04-05-2003, 01:32 AM

I wonder what the people o Middle-earth did in their free time. I mean, they didn’t have TV’s, DVD, video, Internet etc, but they must have done something to amuse themselves!

Tinuviel the Nightingale · 04-05-2003, 01:59 AM

Legolas would sit on the grass brushing his long beautiful hair, looking into a mirror/water and say, "I am sooo pretty" to himself.

Manardariel · 04-05-2003, 07:10 AM

I keep having wierd impressions of Frodo and Sam watching Sesame Street... woops, no TV. My bad.

A little bird told me about free time in Rivendell... apperantly Elohir&Elladan were pretty good skaters, doing all these awesome Tommy-Hawk tricks on the rooves&stairs. Elrond on the other hands would busy himself with his gardenwork, and was known to be the best rosegardener ever, while his daughter Arwen would try out facemaskes and whine about wanting a palantir so she could watch Oprah on Palantir-TV.

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Meela · 04-05-2003, 07:50 AM

yeh, Elrond pruning the roses... *giggles insanely*

Saruman sits down with a cup of tea and watches Channel Palantir before inspecting the torture chambers.

The trolls and orcs group together and play poker.

Rynoah, the Overly-Happy · 04-05-2003, 08:33 AM

I know it sounds strange, but I can see Faramir doing flower arrangements in his free time. It's just... an image I can't get out of my head.

Aragorn and Boromir see who can throw rocks the farthest. Yeah, you thought the Uruks tracked them down, but they really just followed the sound of falling rocks. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

Meela · 04-05-2003, 09:25 AM

omg! the flower arranging Faramir! thats not strange, thats perfect!! its so him!

Luthien_ Tinuviel · 04-05-2003, 07:19 PM

I think Boromir and Aragorn would probably practice fencing and so forth. Why else did Bilbo write his book except that he had nothing to do? Hobbits seem to have a lot of free time which they spend gardening, eating and drinking (and talking). I wonder what the Ringwraiths do in their spare time... [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

Rynoah, the Overly-Happy · 04-05-2003, 08:36 PM

Probably mend tears in their flowing robes. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

hobbit punk · 04-05-2003, 08:46 PM

It must get a little dull for Sauron in his free time, being just a giant eye and all. I imagine him watching all the pretty elf girls taking showers. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Hey if you can see everything....

Tinuviel the Nightingale · 04-05-2003, 10:24 PM

Gandalf would probably spend all his spare time trying to blow smoke into interesting shapes.
*(Arggh! That wasn't a ship that was a tree!)
*(Curses! That one turned into a shapeless blob)

Tinuviel the Nightingale · 04-05-2003, 10:26 PM

Ringwraiths would probably have shrieking contests. See who shrieks the loudest, Ringwraith #5 or Ringwraith #2, will you?

Niluial · 04-06-2003, 12:16 AM

I would say there leisure is being with themselves and one another! As you can see a Hobbit is a creature that likes himself. In the book ‘The Hobbit’ we heard about Bilbo Baggins and how he spent hours with himself; spending days reading a good old book or hours eating cakes and food fit for a king, or just even sitting outside smoking his pipe and he really found these things interesting! Another Leisure (not for hobbits) is going on adventures! I suppose an adventure is packed with entertainment it could even be like living in your own movie! I think Middle-Earth is better than Earth because most of us lounge around in front of the computer (… [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) or watching TV when we miss the great aspects of life!

Everdawn · 04-06-2003, 02:13 AM

This is strange, but i can see Éowyn sitting in front of a wall watching it for hours and hours on end....

The Evenstar · 04-06-2003, 04:42 AM

LOL! Hey, I don't know why but I see Wormtongue picking grime from between his toes and fingers!

04-05-2003, 01:32 AM	#1
The Evenstar Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rivendell Posts: 103	Middle-earth leisure I wonder what the people o Middle-earth did in their free time. I mean, they didn’t have TV’s, DVD, video, Internet etc, but they must have done something to amuse themselves! __________________ "The love of the Elves for their land and their works is deeper than the deeps of the sea." - Galadriel

04-05-2003, 07:10 AM	#3
Manardariel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 807	I keep having wierd impressions of Frodo and Sam watching Sesame Street... woops, no TV. My bad. A little bird told me about free time in Rivendell... apperantly Elohir&Elladan were pretty good skaters, doing all these awesome Tommy-Hawk tricks on the rooves&stairs. Elrond on the other hands would busy himself with his gardenwork, and was known to be the best rosegardener ever, while his daughter Arwen would try out facemaskes and whine about wanting a palantir so she could watch Oprah on Palantir-TV. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun. Blog :-)\|FanFic Dream City

04-05-2003, 07:50 AM	#4
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	yeh, Elrond pruning the roses... giggles insanely Saruman sits down with a cup of tea and watches Channel Palantir before inspecting the torture chambers. The trolls and orcs group together and play poker. __________________ '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.

04-05-2003, 09:25 AM	#6
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	omg! the flower arranging Faramir! thats not strange, thats perfect!! its so him! __________________ '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.

04-05-2003, 07:19 PM	#7
Luthien_ Tinuviel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: A very lovely tree-hut in the Chunnel. Posts: 804	I think Boromir and Aragorn would probably practice fencing and so forth. Why else did Bilbo write his book except that he had nothing to do? Hobbits seem to have a lot of free time which they spend gardening, eating and drinking (and talking). I wonder what the Ringwraiths do in their spare time... [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] __________________ I am a nineteen-year-old nomad photographer who owns a lemonade stand. You know what? I love Mip.

04-05-2003, 01:59 AM	#2
Tinuviel the Nightingale Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Splashing around in Galadriel's Mirror Posts: 299	Legolas would sit on the grass brushing his long beautiful hair, looking into a mirror/water and say, "I am sooo pretty" to himself. __________________ I am no longer Saruman the White... I am Saruman THE BRINGER OF ALL THINGS FLUFFY AND SPECIAL! Join Legends of Middle Earth!

04-05-2003, 08:33 AM	#5
Rynoah, the Overly-Happy Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 474	I know it sounds strange, but I can see Faramir doing flower arrangements in his free time. It's just... an image I can't get out of my head. Aragorn and Boromir see who can throw rocks the farthest. Yeah, you thought the Uruks tracked them down, but they really just followed the sound of falling rocks. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] __________________ Spook the spook of spookish spookdom to spook the spooked spookers. ?!?! This isn't Osgiliath! Do the wave for Boromir the Disco King! Eat squid for Boromir the Disco King!

04-05-2003, 08:36 PM	#8
Rynoah, the Overly-Happy Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 474	Probably mend tears in their flowing robes. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ Spook the spook of spookish spookdom to spook the spooked spookers. ?!?! This isn't Osgiliath! Do the wave for Boromir the Disco King! Eat squid for Boromir the Disco King!

04-05-2003, 08:46 PM	#9
hobbit punk Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 86	It must get a little dull for Sauron in his free time, being just a giant eye and all. I imagine him watching all the pretty elf girls taking showers. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Hey if you can see everything.... __________________ "The alphabet does not go "A B C D What? When? How? but it does go "V W X Why? Z." -Douglas Adams

04-05-2003, 10:24 PM	#10
Tinuviel the Nightingale Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Splashing around in Galadriel's Mirror Posts: 299	Gandalf would probably spend all his spare time trying to blow smoke into interesting shapes. (Arggh! That wasn't a ship that was a tree!) (Curses! That one turned into a shapeless blob) __________________ I am no longer Saruman the White... I am Saruman THE BRINGER OF ALL THINGS FLUFFY AND SPECIAL! Join Legends of Middle Earth!

04-05-2003, 10:26 PM	#11
Tinuviel the Nightingale Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Splashing around in Galadriel's Mirror Posts: 299	Ringwraiths would probably have shrieking contests. See who shrieks the loudest, Ringwraith #5 or Ringwraith #2, will you? __________________ I am no longer Saruman the White... I am Saruman THE BRINGER OF ALL THINGS FLUFFY AND SPECIAL! Join Legends of Middle Earth!

04-06-2003, 12:16 AM	#12
Niluial Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In the darkness of white Posts: 601	I would say there leisure is being with themselves and one another! As you can see a Hobbit is a creature that likes himself. In the book ‘The Hobbit’ we heard about Bilbo Baggins and how he spent hours with himself; spending days reading a good old book or hours eating cakes and food fit for a king, or just even sitting outside smoking his pipe and he really found these things interesting! Another Leisure (not for hobbits) is going on adventures! I suppose an adventure is packed with entertainment it could even be like living in your own movie! I think Middle-Earth is better than Earth because most of us lounge around in front of the computer (… [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) or watching TV when we miss the great aspects of life! __________________ Life is not about how many breaths you take but about how many times it leaves you breathless. My rants, moans and groans in other words my Blog My Magical Site

04-06-2003, 02:13 AM	#13
Everdawn Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn. Posts: 1,291	This is strange, but i can see Éowyn sitting in front of a wall watching it for hours and hours on end.... __________________ "Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~

04-06-2003, 04:42 AM	#14
The Evenstar Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rivendell Posts: 103	LOL! Hey, I don't know why but I see Wormtongue picking grime from between his toes and fingers! __________________ "The love of the Elves for their land and their works is deeper than the deeps of the sea." - Galadriel