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Lady Eowyn · 10-14-2000, 07:13 PM

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Do you think, you would have gone on the Quest??
I think I would have until the point when they got
attacked by the wargs.
I would have run back, screaming, to Rivendell.
Ok, so I'm a wuss...

And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom</p>

HerenIstarion · 10-14-2000, 07:33 PM

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Re: Would you have gone...

I always have deep understanding of Fatty Bolger's position. all the rest by your own deduction <img src=wink.gif ALT="

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gamegie · 10-15-2000, 05:02 AM

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Re: Would you have gone...

Well I am not sure, but I have ever since I remember wished I had lived in the middle ages ( I am european ), because I love the old castles, knights, armours, swords etc...
So why not, I think I would have been carried away with the whole thing and gone on with the quest. In whose shoes ? Now that is another question.......

Legolas or Aragorn, or maybe Merry, I would have liked to ride with Eowyn.

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***Sharkû*** · 10-15-2000, 06:53 AM

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Re: Would you have gone...

Who wouldn't have liked to ride with Èowyn <img src=wink.gif ALT="

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I cannot judge from here and now whether I would have gone, but worlds such as Middle-Earth which still have values such as honour, mutual support, valour and virtue always make me dream of living there, or in such times.

With the grain of fatalism which lies in me, I might have accepted the tasks of the Fellowship, though; marching into one's doom to Orodruin, standing back to a tree like Boromir and dying for the defence of your comrades; riding to world's end lkie the Rohirrim...sigh.

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Blind lead the blind
Those who chain the future
Are those time leaves behind
Is glory now gone?
A friendship worth of fiends
Is a rose without thorns. </h6></p>

Lady Eowyn · 10-15-2000, 06:44 PM

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Re: Would you have gone...

I'm flattered Gamegie <img src=wink.gif ALT="

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burrahobbit · 10-15-2000, 07:11 PM

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Re: Would you have gone...

I would like to think that I would go.

What's a burrahobbit got to do with my pocket, anyways?</p>

red · 10-15-2000, 07:15 PM

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Re: Would you have gone...

I'd have gone, no doubt!!! As long as I could have taken a big bottle of ibuprofen with me. <img src=wink.gif ALT="

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-red

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Zoe · 10-16-2000, 02:49 AM

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Re: Would you have gone...

I'm not sure if I'd have gone or not. On the one hand, I'm a wuss. On the other, there may be a chance that I'm just hobbit-like, and at some great need, I'd suddenly become really courageous. Who knows?

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> I suppose...

I suppose I would have, seeing what was at stake: the whole world!
But if I was alone, I wouldn't have got very far, if I had dared.

Ash nazg durbatuluk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatuluk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

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red · 10-16-2000, 04:49 PM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I suppose...

Never before has any voice dared to utter the words of that tongue in this Forum. <img src=eek.gif ALT=":eek">
hehe <img src=wink.gif ALT="

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Lady Eowyn · 10-16-2000, 05:48 PM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I suppose...

yeah, shame on you Terlion <img src=wink.gif ALT="

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dogtrot · 10-16-2000, 09:54 PM

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good one red. but now lets not scare away a new poster, even if he does speak the black tongue. welcome to the board terlion.

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as eowyn · 10-18-2000, 02:51 PM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I suppose...

I agree with Gamgie on most things. I too love the middle ages and have made it one of my personal studys. I would have gone with Frodo if only to help ease his burden as Sam did. I would also give alot to hvave been in Eowyns, place even to go though all she did i would have done it. I also like medieval weaponry and (if I do say so my self) am not bad at shooting a bow or handling a sword. I however agree with Red about the ibuprofen though.<img src=smile.gif ALT="

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gamegie · 10-20-2000, 08:45 PM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I suppose...

Well Lady Eowyn.....

Lets not make this personnal or my wife will get jealous <img src=smile.gif ALT="

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I like the idea of easing Frodo's burden too.

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Hannah Burrows · 10-24-2000, 01:11 PM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> To be a knight (I'm a lady but still)

Times of Old

Ah,
The times of knights and ladies, of castles and of
kings,
What a time to live or die, during battle,
Baring a suit of metal rings,
So mount up warriors of old, mount upon the saddle,
Do not tarry knights of honor, do not tarry or delay,
Without regrets we must ride,
Deep into the fray,
So come all ye warriors, arise and ride to me,
For onwards we go to battle, to free our land and sea!

A peice of my little work. I would have gone on the quest as long as I had friends like sam and the others to help me!
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Gwaihir the Windlord · 10-24-2000, 10:14 PM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: To be a knight (I'm a lady but still)

I have always been intrigued by the Medeival or Ancient times, particularly military changes (Romans conquering Britain, the sack of Babylon, shifting rulers of Greece etcetera) and would certainly have gone on the Quest -- as long as I had the others for support (<img src=wink.gif ALT="

"> ). Rather in the shoes of Merry or Gimli: Merry got in on the ride of Rohan, and had the chance to aid in the destruction of the Witch-King, and Gimli for the part he played in the battle of the Pelennor Fields.

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Feanor · 10-27-2000, 01:13 PM

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I dream of things like going on quests(call it youthful idealism) so of course I would go, in a moment and without a second thought. The adventure of it all sounds so great, winning honor in foreign lands, fighting for the side of good, it's just all so appealing. So yes, I would in fact have gone on the Ring Bearer's quest, and would have loved every second of it(except for the parts with monsters and dark scary places, and i probably wouldn't enjoy any prospect of danger, but hey, it's all part of the adventure).

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gamegie · 10-27-2000, 10:41 PM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Would I have gone?

As I said above, Yes I would have gone as I like the medieval times. I would especially have liked to witness the Siege of Gondor and the attack of the Rohan knights.

Merry is still the character I would have liked to go as....

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Gwaihir the Windlord · 10-27-2000, 11:27 PM

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Congrats on the increase of your decease, gamegie!

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Samwise Gamgee · 06-11-2003, 02:13 PM

I wish I would have gone - but I fear that I am not nearly as selfless as the real Sam

VanimaEdhel · 06-11-2003, 02:24 PM

I actually never got to answer this before, sadly (and surprisingly). And, another point, equally as sad, is that no, I would not have gone with the Fellowship, given the choice. I have neither the courage nor the strength that it would have taken to go on such a demanding quest. Most likely, I would have hindered the company anyway, hopefully, for their sake, dying early on to spare them my companionship.

If you think about it, although we dream of romantic quests such as that, most of us would not be equipped for an ordeal such as the one the nine companions went on. We have our televisions, airplanes, air-conditioning, cars, and all those other conveniences that have made us soft these days. I am sure there are some out there that could undertake the quest, but I know that I, for one, am a product of my generation and would never be able to survive the trek to Mount Doom or anywhere else dangerous, most likely.

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peony_foxburr · 06-11-2003, 02:31 PM

Alone? Never!

With friends to whom I was loyal, and also before whom I didn't want to seem a coward--yes.

There's also something about reaching a "point of no return," when you really can't change your mind, that screws your courage to the sticking point. Canoeing whitewater and giving birth are two examples of when I was scared out of my mind inside, but had to keep going no matter what. (Hey, there were no epidurals in my day--it was Lamaze or screaming!)

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-11-2003, 02:47 PM

Wow, this thread dates back to the days when there were opinion topics on the Books forum! Despite its historical status, I'm afraid it's going to have to be moved to the Novices and Newcomers forum now. Please continue to read and post there.

Meela · 06-11-2003, 03:18 PM

I would have gone.

arianrod · 06-13-2003, 11:38 PM

Things are easier said than done. I like to think that I would have left in an instant to protect the land and people I love, but it's actually leaving the people and land I love that's the problem. Could anyone really say for sure whether or not they'd leave their beloved home to go willingly into a journey that would most likely lead to pain, distraught, fear, and possibly death? Why leave your comfort zone? True, you want to protect your home, but could you really leave it? I honestly don't know what I'd do in that situation and unless such a situation presents itself to me, I don't think I've ever really know for sure.

Ophelia · 06-14-2003, 02:25 PM

If to be realistic I would freak out . No way I would have gone to that Mt.Doom . But maybe if I would not know the meaning of this quest maybe I would have gone just for fun at the begining . No use of me would my company have for I could not stab or kill more than 3-4 orcs during an attack not to meanchion that they would have to talk me to come down from trees time after time . [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

The_Hand · 06-14-2003, 02:33 PM

If your asking if any normal person from this world would go.. then of course not! But if I step into my other personality then I would have stayed in my office at Minas Morgul serving my Dark Lord and waiting for a little Hobbit to pass my way! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

Aragost · 06-15-2003, 04:18 PM

I probably would not have gone(I be too lazy). Even if I did go(as Boromir) I would cut off Frodo's head [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] and taken the ring down to Gondor and use it for my own entertainment. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

06-15-2003, 04:28 PM

I would love to think that I would go. But who can know what they'd do in a situation like that? I'd probably have gone as far as Rivendell and decided I liked it too much to go any farther. Then again, I base my decision knowing what happened on the Quest-Frodo, on the other hand, had no idea what would happen. Maybe if I didn't know what would happen I'd be more inclined to go.

Everdawn · 06-16-2003, 12:00 AM

I wuold have gone... Except they would have ahd to drag me kicking and screaming through Moria. Then i would have followed Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, as they had the more exciting journey.. in my opinion. I would have, however, gone through the Paths of the Dead without trouble... i am just a strange person.

Finwe · 06-16-2003, 10:01 AM

Perhaps it's the Eowyn in me that is coming out.

I would go on the Quest, and I would go on till the end. I don't know what strength is in me, but I would give it my all so that I could make it until the end.

EvennStarr8 · 06-16-2003, 11:18 AM

I would have gone also.I just would have to of packed ALOT of underpants!!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Finwe · 06-16-2003, 11:35 AM

Haha! Not to mention large amounts of toilet paper and liquid disinfectant. You can never too hygienic (sp?) when you're out in the wild. And I'd definitely pack my trusty Swiss Army knife, perfect for dispatching rabid rabbits.

06-16-2003, 05:23 PM

i mite have gone, but i would have gone home after like a day without shampoo.

aragornreborn · 06-16-2003, 06:59 PM

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worlds such as Middle-Earth which still have values such as honour, mutual support, valour and virtue always make me dream of living there, or in such times

Why settle for dreams? I believe such stories are meant to inspire us to live such lives of virtue now, in our world.

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The times of knights and ladies, of castles and of
kings,
What a time to live or die, during battle,
Baring a suit of metal rings,
So mount up warriors of old, mount upon the saddle,
Do not tarry knights of honor, do not tarry or delay,
Without regrets we must ride,
Deep into the fray,
So come all ye warriors, arise and ride to me,
For onwards we go to battle, to free our land and sea!

A peice of my little work. I would have gone on the quest as long as I had friends like sam and the others to help me!

I give this wonderful piece of work as an example. If I was a soldier in time of war, that poem would inspire me to rise above my fears and my restraints to fight with valour and with strength to defend my family and my people.

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I actually never got to answer this before, sadly (and surprisingly). And, another point, equally as sad, is that no, I would not have gone with the Fellowship, given the choice. I have neither the courage nor the strength that it would have taken to go on such a demanding quest. Most likely, I would have hindered the company anyway, hopefully, for their sake, dying early on to spare them my companionship.
If you think about it, although we dream of romantic quests such as that, most of us would not be equipped for an ordeal such as the one the nine companions went on. We have our televisions, airplanes, air-conditioning, cars, and all those other conveniences that have made us soft these days. I am sure there are some out there that could undertake the quest, but I know that I, for one, am a product of my generation and would never be able to survive the trek to Mount Doom or anywhere else dangerous, most likely.

Your humility is to be commended. But I would like to offer encouragement on your behalf. If we were to truly think about it, virtually none of us could have successfully participated in the quest no matter how appealing and exciting it may
sound and no matter how much we may desire to fight for good. You are right, very few of us are skilled fighters and many of us have grown soft in today's culture (at least compared to the members of the fellowship). But, we have not been raised in the same manner as we would have been if Middle Earth existed. If we had lived in Middle Earth, no doubt many of us would be trained to various degrees in warfare. And those of us who had a thirst for adventure or who had strong convictions about fighting against evil would definitely train themselves so that they would be qualified for such a quest. Likewise, if a quest were to be undertaken in today's world with access to the same technology that made us "soft," many of us could undertake a similar, modern quest.

Also, think of the hobbits. Although most of them did not know what they were getting into, they volunteered and were allowed to participate in the quest because of their friendship for one another. Truly, Elrond's council knew that the hobbits would have been of little worth in battle and in council. But they were permitted to join the fellowship. And the reason why I think they were allowed to do so was because of their heart and their motives. The hobbits cared for each other. The kind of character that they showed (and the kind of character that is shown through abstaining from a quest because you feel you'd bog your friends down) is worth much more than ability and knowledge. Take Sam. He was a gardener - totally unskilled in combat. But through his devotion and love for Frodo, the quest was completed. Without Sam, the ring wouldn't have been destroyed. And that is Tolkien's point. You don't need to be a hero and you don't need to be a warrior or a wise person to change the world. All you
need is to love your fellow man and do good.

10-14-2000, 07:13 PM	#1
Lady Eowyn Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 98	Would you have gone... <font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 40</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Do you think, you would have gone on the Quest?? I think I would have until the point when they got attacked by the wargs. I would have run back, screaming, to Rivendell. Ok, so I'm a wuss... And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom</p>

10-14-2000, 07:33 PM	#2
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 102</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Would you have gone... I always have deep understanding of Fatty Bolger's position. all the rest by your own deduction <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000111>HerenIst arion</A> at: 10/14/00 9:34:55 pm __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

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*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hungry Ghoul Posts: 498</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Would you have gone... Who wouldn't have liked to ride with Èowyn <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> ... I cannot judge from here and now whether I would have gone, but worlds such as Middle-Earth which still have values such as honour, mutual support, valour and virtue always make me dream of living there, or in such times. With the grain of fatalism which lies in me, I might have accepted the tasks of the Fellowship, though; marching into one's doom to Orodruin, standing back to a tree like Boromir and dying for the defence of your comrades; riding to world's end lkie the Rohirrim...sigh. <h6> Like yapping dogs Blind lead the blind Those who chain the future Are those time leaves behind Is glory now gone? A friendship worth of fiends Is a rose without thorns. </h6></p>

10-15-2000, 06:44 PM	#5
Lady Eowyn Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 98	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 42</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Would you have gone... I'm flattered Gamegie <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom</p>

10-15-2000, 07:11 PM	#6
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10-15-2000, 05:02 AM	#3
gamegie Wight Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 109	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 61</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Would you have gone... Well I am not sure, but I have ever since I remember wished I had lived in the middle ages ( I am european ), because I love the old castles, knights, armours, swords etc... So why not, I think I would have been carried away with the whole thing and gone on with the quest. In whose shoes ? Now that is another question....... Legolas or Aragorn, or maybe Merry, I would have liked to ride with Eowyn. Charming Humble Hobbit</p>

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red Spirit of Mischief Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 366	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 59</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Would you have gone... I'd have gone, no doubt!!! As long as I could have taken a big bottle of ibuprofen with me. <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> -red "I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will."</p> __________________ "Cats are like greatness: Some people are born into cat-loving families, some achieve cats, and some have cats thrust upon them." -William H. A. Carr

10-16-2000, 02:49 AM	#8
Zoe Wight Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 223	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pile o' Bones Posts: 15</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Would you have gone... I'm not sure if I'd have gone or not. On the one hand, I'm a wuss. On the other, there may be a chance that I'm just hobbit-like, and at some great need, I'd suddenly become really courageous. Who knows? </p>

10-16-2000, 06:41 AM	#9
Terlion Guest Posts: n/a	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 1</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> I suppose... I suppose I would have, seeing what was at stake: the whole world! But if I was alone, I wouldn't have got very far, if I had dared. Ash nazg durbatuluk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatuluk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. </p>

10-16-2000, 04:49 PM	#10
red Spirit of Mischief Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 366	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 62</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I suppose... Never before has any voice dared to utter the words of that tongue in this Forum. <img src=eek.gif ALT=":eek"> hehe <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> -red "I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will."</p> __________________ "Cats are like greatness: Some people are born into cat-loving families, some achieve cats, and some have cats thrust upon them." -William H. A. Carr

10-16-2000, 05:48 PM	#11
Lady Eowyn Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 98	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 49</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I suppose... yeah, shame on you Terlion <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom</p>

10-16-2000, 09:54 PM	#12
dogtrot Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 47	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 61</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I suppose... good one red. but now lets not scare away a new poster, even if he does speak the black tongue. welcome to the board terlion. </p>

10-18-2000, 02:51 PM	#13
as eowyn Wight Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 126	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 6</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I suppose... I agree with Gamgie on most things. I too love the middle ages and have made it one of my personal studys. I would have gone with Frodo if only to help ease his burden as Sam did. I would also give alot to hvave been in Eowyns, place even to go though all she did i would have done it. I also like medieval weaponry and (if I do say so my self) am not bad at shooting a bow or handling a sword. I however agree with Red about the ibuprofen though.<img src=smile.gif ALT=""> </p>

10-20-2000, 08:45 PM	#14
gamegie Wight Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 109	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 78</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: I suppose... Well Lady Eowyn..... Lets not make this personnal or my wife will get jealous <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> I like the idea of easing Frodo's burden too. </p>

10-24-2000, 01:11 PM	#15
Hannah Burrows Animated Skeleton Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 40	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 51</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> To be a knight (I'm a lady but still) Times of Old Ah, The times of knights and ladies, of castles and of kings, What a time to live or die, during battle, Baring a suit of metal rings, So mount up warriors of old, mount upon the saddle, Do not tarry knights of honor, do not tarry or delay, Without regrets we must ride, Deep into the fray, So come all ye warriors, arise and ride to me, For onwards we go to battle, to free our land and sea! A peice of my little work. I would have gone on the quest as long as I had friends like sam and the others to help me! <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> <img src=roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> <img src=roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> <img src=roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> <img src=roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> <img src=roll.gif ALT=":rollin"> <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> " In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit . . . " That's where it all began.</p>

10-24-2000, 10:14 PM	#16
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Essence of Darkness Posts: 438</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: To be a knight (I'm a lady but still) I have always been intrigued by the Medeival or Ancient times, particularly military changes (Romans conquering Britain, the sack of Babylon, shifting rulers of Greece etcetera) and would certainly have gone on the Quest -- as long as I had the others for support (<img src=wink.gif ALT=""> ). Rather in the shoes of Merry or Gimli: Merry got in on the ride of Rohan, and had the chance to aid in the destruction of the Witch-King, and Gimli for the part he played in the battle of the Pelennor Fields. Usually keeping a lookout over http://pub24.ezboard.com/bmountgundabadMount Gundabad</a> and http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi The Barrowdowns</a> Middle-Earth Discussion Boards</p>

10-27-2000, 01:13 PM	#17
Feanor Pile O'Bones Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 24	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 2</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: To be a knight (I'm a lady but still) I dream of things like going on quests(call it youthful idealism) so of course I would go, in a moment and without a second thought. The adventure of it all sounds so great, winning honor in foreign lands, fighting for the side of good, it's just all so appealing. So yes, I would in fact have gone on the Ring Bearer's quest, and would have loved every second of it(except for the parts with monsters and dark scary places, and i probably wouldn't enjoy any prospect of danger, but hey, it's all part of the adventure). </p>

10-27-2000, 10:41 PM	#18
gamegie Wight Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 109	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 104</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Would I have gone? As I said above, Yes I would have gone as I like the medieval times. I would especially have liked to witness the Siege of Gondor and the attack of the Rohan knights. Merry is still the character I would have liked to go as.... </p>

10-27-2000, 11:27 PM	#19
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Essence of Darkness Posts: 460</TD><TD><img src=http://www.geocities.com/gwindlord/eagle.jpg WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Would I have gone? Congrats on the increase of your decease, gamegie! Usually keeping a lookout over http://pub24.ezboard.com/bmountgundabadMount Gundabad</a> and http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi The Barrowdowns</a> Middle-Earth Discussion Boards</p>

06-11-2003, 02:13 PM	#20
Samwise Gamgee Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 52	I wish I would have gone - but I fear that I am not nearly as selfless as the real Sam __________________ "Good bye, master, my dear! Forgive your Sam. He'll come back to this spot when the job's done - if he manages it." -TTT Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point - Lewis

06-11-2003, 02:24 PM	#21
VanimaEdhel Etheral Enchantress Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wellesley College! Posts: 1,461	I actually never got to answer this before, sadly (and surprisingly). And, another point, equally as sad, is that no, I would not have gone with the Fellowship, given the choice. I have neither the courage nor the strength that it would have taken to go on such a demanding quest. Most likely, I would have hindered the company anyway, hopefully, for their sake, dying early on to spare them my companionship. If you think about it, although we dream of romantic quests such as that, most of us would not be equipped for an ordeal such as the one the nine companions went on. We have our televisions, airplanes, air-conditioning, cars, and all those other conveniences that have made us soft these days. I am sure there are some out there that could undertake the quest, but I know that I, for one, am a product of my generation and would never be able to survive the trek to Mount Doom or anywhere else dangerous, most likely. [ June 11, 2003: Message edited by: VanimaEdhel ] __________________ "I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes

06-11-2003, 02:31 PM	#22
peony_foxburr Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Trollshaws/RdtoR 354 miles Posts: 91	Alone? Never! With friends to whom I was loyal, and also before whom I didn't want to seem a coward--yes. There's also something about reaching a "point of no return," when you really can't change your mind, that screws your courage to the sticking point. Canoeing whitewater and giving birth are two examples of when I was scared out of my mind inside, but had to keep going no matter what. (Hey, there were no epidurals in my day--it was Lamaze or screaming!) __________________ "And the ship went out into the High Sea and passed on into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water." -The Return of the King

06-11-2003, 02:47 PM	#23
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Wow, this thread dates back to the days when there were opinion topics on the Books forum! Despite its historical status, I'm afraid it's going to have to be moved to the Novices and Newcomers forum now. Please continue to read and post there. __________________ '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...'

06-11-2003, 03:18 PM	#24
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	I would have gone. __________________ '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.

06-13-2003, 11:38 PM	#25
arianrod Wight Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wandering Hobbiton, smiling at the hobbits & trying to sell them vacuum cleaners Posts: 215	Things are easier said than done. I like to think that I would have left in an instant to protect the land and people I love, but it's actually leaving the people and land I love that's the problem. Could anyone really say for sure whether or not they'd leave their beloved home to go willingly into a journey that would most likely lead to pain, distraught, fear, and possibly death? Why leave your comfort zone? True, you want to protect your home, but could you really leave it? I honestly don't know what I'd do in that situation and unless such a situation presents itself to me, I don't think I've ever really know for sure. __________________ 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!

06-14-2003, 02:25 PM	#26
Ophelia Wight Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere between the sacred , silence and sweet . Posts: 169	If to be realistic I would freak out . No way I would have gone to that Mt.Doom . But maybe if I would not know the meaning of this quest maybe I would have gone just for fun at the begining . No use of me would my company have for I could not stab or kill more than 3-4 orcs during an attack not to meanchion that they would have to talk me to come down from trees time after time . [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ I didn't lose my mind . It was mine to give away .

06-14-2003, 02:33 PM	#27
The_Hand Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mordor, M&Mcastle (Minas Morgul) Posts: 72	If your asking if any normal person from this world would go.. then of course not! But if I step into my other personality then I would have stayed in my office at Minas Morgul serving my Dark Lord and waiting for a little Hobbit to pass my way! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] __________________ Member of: The Bodyparts of Sauron Russ 2006

06-15-2003, 04:18 PM	#28
Aragost Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Arthedain Posts: 137	I probably would not have gone(I be too lazy). Even if I did go(as Boromir) I would cut off Frodo's head [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] and taken the ring down to Gondor and use it for my own entertainment. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] __________________ Where there's a whip there's a will

06-15-2003, 04:28 PM	#29
soul_of_the_rose Guest Posts: n/a	I would love to think that I would go. But who can know what they'd do in a situation like that? I'd probably have gone as far as Rivendell and decided I liked it too much to go any farther. Then again, I base my decision knowing what happened on the Quest-Frodo, on the other hand, had no idea what would happen. Maybe if I didn't know what would happen I'd be more inclined to go.

06-16-2003, 12:00 AM	#30
Everdawn Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn. Posts: 1,291	I wuold have gone... Except they would have ahd to drag me kicking and screaming through Moria. Then i would have followed Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, as they had the more exciting journey.. in my opinion. I would have, however, gone through the Paths of the Dead without trouble... i am just a strange person. __________________ "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~

06-16-2003, 10:01 AM	#31
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Perhaps it's the Eowyn in me that is coming out. I would go on the Quest, and I would go on till the end. I don't know what strength is in me, but I would give it my all so that I could make it until the end. __________________ 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.

06-16-2003, 11:18 AM	#32
EvennStarr8 Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2003 Location: that seedy spot Posts: 13	I would have gone also.I just would have to of packed ALOT of underpants!!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Stupid fat hobbit......"

06-16-2003, 11:35 AM	#33
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Haha! Not to mention large amounts of toilet paper and liquid disinfectant. You can never too hygienic (sp?) when you're out in the wild. And I'd definitely pack my trusty Swiss Army knife, perfect for dispatching rabid rabbits. __________________ 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.

06-16-2003, 05:23 PM	#34
Twix Demon Guest Posts: n/a	i mite have gone, but i would have gone home after like a day without shampoo.