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Newly Deceased
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Actually, it is the rare distinction of the Downs that we are far more tolerant of all those Movie-lovers with their love of the movies* than of Off-Topic. The Downs has no Off-topic forum or off-topic threads--though from discussion to discussion, and especially subforum to subforum (Books and Mirth represent the extremes, I'd say) there are degrees of elasticity--not every thread is hyper-focused, but no matter what the forum, stray too far and the Chat Skwerls will come warning...
*Translation also can be read: "those movie-haters with their hate for the movies"
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Armenelos, Númenor
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Pilgrim Soul
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,455
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Hate may be too strong a word but personally I think just aboit every character in the film save Boromir was diminished and they missed the whole point of the book by leaving the Shire completely unaffected by the War of the Ring. It looked about right and some of the casting was great . I also find it too boring to rewatch though it was enjoyable enough in an actual cinema. As a film itvwas ok.. as an adaptation a curates egg.
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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Tumunzahar, Blue Mountains
Posts: 14
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Hello Everybody!
Hello everybody!
I am a new member. King Naugladur is my screen name, borrowed from my favorite character from the Book of Lost Tales. I am a fan of Dwarves and everything Dwarvish. May your beards grow even longer! King Naugladur. |
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Gruesome Spectre
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Heaven's doorstep
Posts: 8,036
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Welcome to the Downs, King Naugladur!
There's plenty here on Dwarves, and any other Tolkien stuff under the Sun. Have fun!
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,360
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Seconded! Welcome to the Downs, King Naugladur! You'll find you're not alone in your love of Dwarves and Dwarvish.
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Wight of the Old Forest
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall
Posts: 3,329
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Thirded, Welcome to the Barrow Downs Remade, King Naugladur! Enjoy being dead!
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lonely Isle
Posts: 706
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Welcome to the Barrow Downs, King Naugladur!
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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Tumunzahar, Blue Mountains
Posts: 14
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Thank you!
Thanks for the warm greetings, everybody!
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In that far land beyond the Sea
Posts: 7,431
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Let me add a belated welcome as well, King Naugladur, and hope you find this place comfortable and interesting
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials
Posts: 5,035
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Welcome aboard, King Naugladur!
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Muddy-earth
Posts: 1,297
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The Return of The Dank Lord of Bad-odour
'I'm a newbie honest' said narfforc, as he tried to slide back in under the radar.
'No you jolly well aren't, and you know it' replied The Witchy-king of Wagner, Lord of the Ring-cyclists and Morgue-lord of Minus Piffle. 'But does not visiting for umpteen years not count then?' asked narrforc. 'NO!, now go away' roared Coughsmog The Lord of the Labdogs of Mortcough. 'I'm going to set my friends on you lot' replied narfforc. 'Friends, don't make laugh' giggled Smog the Lonely Dragon of Errorbore. 'Starting with you worm, Throbin Oakenhead son of Thrown son of Throb, and his gang, want a word with you, and you Witchy-king better watch out for Earwax daughter of Earnaught sister of Earmore' said narfforc as he scarpered .................... now who shall I annoy next he thought.
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Regal Dwarven Shade
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Muddy-earth
Posts: 1,297
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I'm Back
I've missed this old place.......
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
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Seconded! Welcome back, Narfforc!
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Wight of the Old Forest
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall
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Thirded. Welcome back, narfforc! (I never noticed you were gone, but that's because I was gone for about the same time...
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials
Posts: 5,035
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Welcome back again, narfforc!
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lonely Isle
Posts: 706
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Welcome back to the Downs, narfforc!
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#4020 |
Newly Deceased
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 5
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Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo
Hey, I several someones mentioned this forum at Oxonmoot, so here I am!
I first got into Tolkien with the LOTR films (I was 5 at the time) and since then seem to have "accidentally" read far too many books far too many times. |
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,360
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Hi Karl!
Welcome to the Downs! Reading far too many books far too many times is a noble pasttime. ![]()
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials
Posts: 5,035
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Hi Karl, and welcome! I was at that room party, if that's where it was that you kept hearing about the Downs.
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Newly Deceased
Join Date: Sep 2015
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The room party was just one of many occasions
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,360
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Can I just mention that I'm really proud of my fellow Downers?
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Muddy-earth
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I wasn't at the room party, or you would surely have remembered, however welcome home.
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Woman of Secret Shadow
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells
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Hurrah glad you joined! I was probably the most vocal about the Downs at Oxonmoot so good to see it wasn't for nothing.
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials
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I've been attending Oxonmoots for some years now, and I think 2007 was the first one at which we were graced with shades from the Downs. I considered this visitation (and the subsequent ones - every year since, I think - were some of you at Christ Church?) such an excellent and happy phenomenon that I eventually became undead myself.
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
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The first time I met Downers at a Tolkien Society event was at the big conference in 2005 in Birmingham ("The Ring Goes Ever On"). Incidentally, it took that trip across the water for me to actually meet members of the German Tolkien Society as well and to subsequently join it. Since then I've attended Oxonmoot a number of times, including the one in Christ Church.
At the moment circumstances are such that I can do very little travelling, alas, but in keeping with my nick I do hold on to hope that there will be opportunity for many meetings in the future! (I already have some fabrics for costumes that need to be made and shown... ![]()
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lonely Isle
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Welcome to the Downs, KarlPeredhel!
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Newly Deceased
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 3
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I hope that this is the place where you introduce yourself! Hello, I'm TilloW. I have read (most of) the books and seen the movies so somebody pointed out to me that this would be a good place to learn even more about the world of Tolkien.
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lonely Isle
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Welcome to the Downs, TilloW!
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,360
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Seconded! Welcome aboard, TilloW! Lots of discussions here about both books and movies, and other stuff as well!
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Newly Deceased
Join Date: Oct 2015
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Great, thanks Galadriel and Farimir Jones!
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Wight of the Old Forest
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall
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Another somewhat belated Welcome to the Downs, TilloW! Enjoy being dead! This place is not as populated these days as it used to be (and some who haunt it are not as vociferous, mea culpa), but you'll be hard pressed to find a nicer bunch of Tolkien nerds anywhere. Or a nicer bunch of people.
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Newly Deceased
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Hello!
My name is Eowyn and I am a new Tolkien fan. I just got into it this past summer. I never gave it a try until this year, but I am glad I did. Now I drive my friends and family nuts with my obsession! I am also a freshman in high school, yay. |
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
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Gruesome Spectre
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Heaven's doorstep
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Welcome, Eowyn! Always good to see new Tolkien fans.
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lonely Isle
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Welcome to the Downs, Eowyn-of-Rohan!
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Newly Deceased
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Thank you all for the welcome! I was a little nervous about posting for the first time, so now I feel more comfortable.
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Wight of the Old Forest
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall
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I welcome you as well, Eowyn-of-Rohan! No reason to feel shy, we're all pretty well-behaved wights around here.
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