New Members - Introduce Yourself Here - Page 90 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-16-2010, 11:23 PM

Welcome, welcome, welcome!

I always rejoice when new members join!

Laurinquë · 06-17-2010, 12:13 AM

Greetings!
I just realised that I never actually introduced myself here. I just walked into Mordor unannounced, very poor form I know. So here I go: Hello, I'm a bit new here. I just joined in 2007 but I know and love the Barrow-Downs already. My name, Laurinquë, is the golden flowered tree of Númenor, which in turn greatly resembles some trees I saw in Tolkien's native Oxford. Inspiration comes close at hand it seems.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-17-2010, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Laurinquë

Greetings!
I just realised that I never actually introduced myself here. I just walked into Mordor unannounced, very poor form I know. So here I go: Hello, I'm a bit new here. I just joined in 2007 but I know and love the Barrow-Downs already. My name, Laurinquë, is the golden flowered tree of Númenor, which in turn greatly resembles some trees I saw in Tolkien's native Oxford. Inspiration comes close at hand it seems.

Yes, indeed that tree looked very much like the one you drew on your barrow!
Welcome.

morwen edhelwen · 06-17-2010, 03:38 AM

hello everyone!

The Flower of Iris · 06-17-2010, 02:31 PM

I learned about the Barrow Downs through a school friend, The Great Elven Warrior. She talked about it so incessantly that i finally gave in and died, to her delight. I have always loved Tolkien's books, and enjoyed talking about them with people so i thought 'why not'?

Inziladun · 06-17-2010, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by The Flower of Iris

I learned about the Barrow Downs through a school friend, The Great Elven Warrior. She talked about it so incessantly that i finally gave in and died, to her delight. I have always loved Tolkien's books, and enjoyed talking about them with people so i thought 'why not'?

Welcome! If you enjoy Tolkien's works there's no better place to discuss them.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-17-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by The Flower of Iris

I learned about the Barrow Downs through a school friend, The Great Elven Warrior. She talked about it so incessantly that i finally gave in and died, to her delight. I have always loved Tolkien's books, and enjoyed talking about them with people so i thought 'why not'?

Welcom, welcome, Iris dear! I sincerely hope your stay here is. . . queer?

Loslote · 06-17-2010, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The Flower of Iris

I learned about the Barrow Downs through a school friend, The Great Elven Warrior. She talked about it so incessantly that i finally gave in and died, to her delight. I have always loved Tolkien's books, and enjoyed talking about them with people so i thought 'why not'?

Hey, awesome! Another Alaskan! Pretty soon we shall have enough of us to take over the Downs! Muahahaha!

I mean...um...did I say that out loud? Erm...hi?

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-17-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Loslote

Hey, awesome! Another Alaskan! Pretty soon we shall have enough of us to take over the Downs! Muahahaha!

I mean...um...did I say that out loud? Erm...hi?

That makes four of us!

The Flower of Iris · 06-17-2010, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Loslote

Hey, awesome! Another Alaskan! Pretty soon we shall have enough of us to take over the Downs! Muahahaha!

I mean...um...did I say that out loud? Erm...hi?

that sounds like a brilliant idea! *plots*

Loslote · 06-17-2010, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

That makes four of us!

No, that makes five of us. Seven, if you count those people from way back when.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-17-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Loslote

No, that makes five of us. Seven, if you count those people from way back when.

Five? Who was the other one? There's you, me, Lauri, and Iris. . . Who am I missing?

Loslote · 06-17-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

Five? Who was the other one? There's you, me, Lauri, and Iris. . . Who am I missing?

WintyWinty - look at the current WW game.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-17-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Loslote

WintyWinty - look at the current WW game.

Oh. I wasn't aware.

Lainadann · 06-21-2010, 12:04 AM

Oh introduce myself right. Hello

Found this site at random. I began reading The Silmarillion again the other day and was looking for for a comparative map analysis of Middle-earth pre and post-Beleriand. Somehow ended up here.

Glad to be here.

Peace.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-21-2010, 12:55 AM

Welcome to the Downs. I do hope that you enjoy being dead!

NerdyNylah8D · 06-24-2010, 05:50 PM

Nylah eneth nîn (My name is Nylah)

I'm a noob

I love to make music and to write stories. My favorite colors are: Green and Neon Orange.
I'm a band geek

and I'm 15. I love starwars, harry potter, lotr, and percy jackson.

I'm awesome so yeah

Inziladun · 06-24-2010, 06:02 PM

Welcome, Nylah! All that would seem to well qualify you to be a haunter of the Downs (except perhaps the neon orange

).
Enjoy yourself!

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 06-25-2010, 04:03 AM

It's good to have awesome people here.

Mithalwen · 06-25-2010, 06:30 AM

you may have competition there Eomer

Legate of Amon Lanc · 06-25-2010, 11:52 AM

I think the phantom will certainly have a word or two to say to this...

But welcome to all you new folks! The 'Downs community should continue to grow and prosper...

Lastande Took · 06-27-2010, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NerdyNylah8D

Nylah eneth nîn (My name is Nylah)

I'm a noob

I love to make music and to write stories. My favorite colors are: Green and Neon Orange.
I'm a band geek

and I'm 15. I love starwars, harry potter, lotr, and percy jackson.

I'm awesome so yeah

BD seems to collect awesome people.

So you have a summer house on Naboo? I'm a veteran of the battles of Yavin, Hoth, and Endor. Well, my fanfiction character is. Anyway, hello!

Finrod Felagund · 08-15-2010, 06:29 AM

Greetings! I am (as you can see) Finrod Felagund.

I discovered Barrow-Downs because of my sister, Lindale, keeps posting in here while I am watching her to annoy her.

I have already read The Hobbit and The Silmarillion and I am still reading The Unfinished Tales. I chose the name Finrod Felagund because I love the part where Finrod and Sauron fought by exchanging songs of power.

So, hello everybody! Live long and prosper!

Pitchwife · 08-15-2010, 08:09 AM

Welcome again, Finrod! And yeah, that Gaurhothvision Song Contest between your namesake and Sauron (taken from the Lay of Leithian) is one of my favourite parts in the Silmarillion, too.
May the Great Bird of the Galaxy bless your planet!

Lindale · 08-15-2010, 09:17 AM

I can't believe that of all the names I suggested years ago for you, you'd pick now to join, and Finrod as a name! Anyway, welcome to the Downs my little brother. I never thought you'd get to understand my Tolkien obsession, but now you share it with us..

Thinlómien · 08-16-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

that Gaurhothvision Song Contest

Don't tempt me to change the theme of my upcoming ww game!

Enjoy being dead, newbies!

Nerwen · 08-16-2010, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Finrod Felagund

Greetings! I am (as you can see) Finrod Felagund.

I discovered Barrow-Downs because of my sister, Lindale, keeps posting in here while I am watching her to annoy her.

I have already read The Hobbit and The Silmarillion and I am still reading The Unfinished Tales. I chose the name Finrod Felagund because I love the part where Finrod and Sauron fought by exchanging songs of power.

So, hello everybody! Live long and prosper!

Welcome Finrod! Any brother of Lindale's is an...er... brother of mine...? *points to screenname*

Finrod Felagund · 08-17-2010, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Lindale

I can't believe that of all the names I suggested years ago for you, you'd pick now to join, and Finrod as a name! Anyway, welcome to the Downs my little brother. I never thought you'd get to understand my Tolkien obsession, but now you share it with us..

I chose "Finrod" because of the joke I made for you. Felagund. Man-lover? Haha. But still, Finrod can't rest in the Barrowdowns because he's not even a mortal much less a royalty (of Numenorean descent). Anyways, let the sharing begin!

Finrod Felagund · 08-17-2010, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Nerwen

Welcome Finrod! Any brother of Lindale's is an...er... brother of mine...? *points to screenname*

Thank you, Nerwen. It is usually a greeting to fellow Trekkie, but anyways, Live long and prosper!

08-29-2010, 11:19 AM

Greetings, everyone. I'm Matthieu Bronsky, a 25-years-old college student from Germany and a huge nerd about everything Tolkien-related.

I discovered the Downs fairly recently, and since I'm mainly interested in discussing the more obscure subjects concerning Middle-Earth, I immediately fell in love with this forum. After I had browsed the Archives thoroughly, I deemed best to register. Well, and here I am.

Inziladun · 08-29-2010, 11:32 AM

Welcome, The Great Bronsky. That's certainly a distinctive nick.

Enjoy your time here!

Pitchwife · 08-29-2010, 12:10 PM

Wow, another fellow German? And sporting an Allen Ginsberg signature? That's an interesting range of literary tastes!
So welcome to the Downs, The Great Bronsky! I trust your appetite for obscure M-E discussions will be satisfied here, and look forward to seeing you posting. (Out of curiosity, where between the Alps and the sea is your barrow? Mine's in the Hunsrück.)

08-29-2010, 04:11 PM

Thanks for your welcoming words!

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Wow, another fellow German? And sporting an Allen Ginsberg signature? That's an interesting range of literary tastes!

Well, in my opinion Ginsberg and Tolkien have more in common than one might think (in their message - obviously not in their writing style); hence this specific quotation in my signature.

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So welcome to the Downs, The Great Bronsky! I trust your appetite for obscure M-E discussions will be satisfied here, and look forward to seeing you posting. (Out of curiosity, where between the Alps and the sea is your barrow? Mine's in the Hunsrück.)

Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr. Not quite like the Shire - at least not like the Shire after the Scouring.

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-30-2010, 05:57 AM

Nice to have another member from Germany! To visit me, you only need to take Legolas' advice: "To the Sea, to the Sea! The white gulls are crying..." However, my seaside location is eastwards, not westwards.

Welcome, and enjoy yourself! Do you have real life Tolkien connections? I can give information on the "Stammtisch" near you, if you're interested.

Pitchwife · 08-31-2010, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by The Great Bronsky

Well, in my opinion Ginsberg and Tolkien have more in common than one might think (in their message - obviously not in their writing style); hence this specific quotation in my signature.

Nor in their lifestyle

; but yes, I guess you're right. The Prof would probably have deplored some parts of Ginsberg's vocabulary as 'Orc-speech', but I'm pretty sure Ginsberg's poetic attacks on The Moloch would have found his approval.

Galadriel · 09-05-2010, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Nerwen

Welcome Finrod! Any brother of Lindale's is an...er... brother of mine...? *points to screenname*

Yay! I have a new brother too!

Ok, so here are the rules. I am an only child, and hence am not accustomed to sharing my things, especially my books or my laptop (and definitely not my mom) *growls*

Haha. Welcome to the Downs, sibling!

hobbitatheart · 09-29-2010, 11:48 AM

Hi i'm hobbitatheart and i just finished rotk

Inziladun · 09-29-2010, 12:38 PM

Welcome, hobbitatheart! Enjoy yourself here!

Faramir Jones · 09-29-2010, 03:26 PM

Welcome to the Downs, hobbitatheart!

Blind Guardian · 09-29-2010, 09:16 PM

Hello HobbitAtHeart! Enjoy this little place we call home.

06-16-2010, 11:23 PM	#3561
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	Welcome, welcome, welcome! I always rejoice when new members join! __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

06-17-2010, 03:38 AM	#3564
morwen edhelwen Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 91	hello! hello everyone!

06-17-2010, 02:31 PM	#3565
The Flower of Iris Newly Deceased Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4	Introduction I learned about the Barrow Downs through a school friend, The Great Elven Warrior. She talked about it so incessantly that i finally gave in and died, to her delight. I have always loved Tolkien's books, and enjoyed talking about them with people so i thought 'why not'?

06-21-2010, 12:55 AM	#3576
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	Welcome to the Downs. I do hope that you enjoy being dead! __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

06-24-2010, 05:50 PM	#3577
NerdyNylah8D Newly Deceased Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Middle Earth with a vaction house on Naboo (I know its starwars but IDC) Posts: 3	Im a Newbie :) Nylah eneth nîn (My name is Nylah) I'm a noob I love to make music and to write stories. My favorite colors are: Green and Neon Orange. I'm a band geek and I'm 15. I love starwars, harry potter, lotr, and percy jackson. I'm awesome so yeah __________________ <3 Frodo's Girl <3

06-17-2010, 12:13 AM	#3562
Laurinquë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 347	Greetings! I just realised that I never actually introduced myself here. I just walked into Mordor unannounced, very poor form I know. So here I go: Hello, I'm a bit new here. I just joined in 2007 but I know and love the Barrow-Downs already. My name, Laurinquë, is the golden flowered tree of Númenor, which in turn greatly resembles some trees I saw in Tolkien's native Oxford. Inspiration comes close at hand it seems.

06-21-2010, 12:04 AM	#3575
Lainadann Newly Deceased Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 5	Oh introduce myself right. Hello Found this site at random. I began reading The Silmarillion again the other day and was looking for for a comparative map analysis of Middle-earth pre and post-Beleriand. Somehow ended up here. Glad to be here. Peace.

06-24-2010, 06:02 PM	#3578
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Welcome, Nylah! All that would seem to well qualify you to be a haunter of the Downs (except perhaps the neon orange ). Enjoy yourself! __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

06-25-2010, 04:03 AM	#3579
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	It's good to have awesome people here. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

06-25-2010, 06:30 AM	#3580
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	you may have competition there Eomer __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-25-2010, 11:52 AM	#3581
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	I think the phantom will certainly have a word or two to say to this... But welcome to all you new folks! The 'Downs community should continue to grow and prosper... __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

08-15-2010, 06:29 AM	#3583
Finrod Felagund Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Heaviside Layer Posts: 66	Greetings! I am (as you can see) Finrod Felagund. I discovered Barrow-Downs because of my sister, Lindale, keeps posting in here while I am watching her to annoy her. I have already read The Hobbit and The Silmarillion and I am still reading The Unfinished Tales. I chose the name Finrod Felagund because I love the part where Finrod and Sauron fought by exchanging songs of power. So, hello everybody! Live long and prosper! __________________ " And she to me: 'There is no greater pain than to recall a happy time in wretchedness; and this thy teacher knows.'" - Francesca da Polenta (Dante's Inferno Canto V)

08-15-2010, 08:09 AM	#3584
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Welcome again, Finrod! And yeah, that Gaurhothvision Song Contest between your namesake and Sauron (taken from the Lay of Leithian) is one of my favourite parts in the Silmarillion, too. May the Great Bird of the Galaxy bless your planet! __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

08-15-2010, 09:17 AM	#3585
Lindale Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: midway upon... in a forest dark Posts: 975	I can't believe that of all the names I suggested years ago for you, you'd pick now to join, and Finrod as a name! Anyway, welcome to the Downs my little brother. I never thought you'd get to understand my Tolkien obsession, but now you share it with us.. __________________ The heart does things for reasons Reason itself cannot comprehend. - Blaise Pascal Legal Madness.

08-29-2010, 11:19 AM	#3590
The Great Bronsky Guest Posts: n/a	Greetings, everyone. I'm Matthieu Bronsky, a 25-years-old college student from Germany and a huge nerd about everything Tolkien-related. I discovered the Downs fairly recently, and since I'm mainly interested in discussing the more obscure subjects concerning Middle-Earth, I immediately fell in love with this forum. After I had browsed the Archives thoroughly, I deemed best to register. Well, and here I am.

08-29-2010, 11:32 AM	#3591
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Welcome, The Great Bronsky. That's certainly a distinctive nick. Enjoy your time here! __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

08-29-2010, 12:10 PM	#3592
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Wow, another fellow German? And sporting an Allen Ginsberg signature? That's an interesting range of literary tastes! So welcome to the Downs, The Great Bronsky! I trust your appetite for obscure M-E discussions will be satisfied here, and look forward to seeing you posting. (Out of curiosity, where between the Alps and the sea is your barrow? Mine's in the Hunsrück.) __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

08-30-2010, 05:57 AM	#3594
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Nice to have another member from Germany! To visit me, you only need to take Legolas' advice: "To the Sea, to the Sea! The white gulls are crying..." However, my seaside location is eastwards, not westwards. Welcome, and enjoy yourself! Do you have real life Tolkien connections? I can give information on the "Stammtisch" near you, if you're interested. __________________ '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...'

09-29-2010, 11:48 AM	#3597
hobbitatheart Newly Deceased Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1	Hi i'm hobbitatheart and i just finished rotk

09-29-2010, 12:38 PM	#3598
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Welcome, hobbitatheart! Enjoy yourself here! __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

09-29-2010, 03:26 PM	#3599
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome! Welcome to the Downs, hobbitatheart!