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Bêthberry · 05-08-2013, 06:32 PM

He gave a very interesting paper at my session at RotR, too.

MisterMelkor · 05-24-2013, 08:13 AM

Hi,
Greetings to ya! No doubt I am going to make many mistakes because I am new to online crowding (surprisingly we had no Internet where I come from).
I like the look of this Forum and am glad that you accepted me as a new member.
Lord of the rings is amazing, and I am a great fan of all the Tolkien books (especially The Silmarillion and the Hobbit) as well the films and the whole lot of Merchandise (luv the Action figures).
My Hobbies are reading, writing, making Music (piano, guitar and the harp), customizing models, gardening and collecting weather data from 30 years ago (I´ve got a nice collection of cumulus clouds).
Well there is actually Little else that might interest you, except that I am working as a freelancer and I am quiet good at cooking (in case we should ever meet as friends).

That´s it,
yours sincerely
MM

Inziladun · 05-24-2013, 09:55 AM

Well met indeed, MisterMelkor!

This excellent forum is always looking for more Tolkien Geeks.

I look forward to seeing you around.

Aganzir · 05-24-2013, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MisterMelkor

I am quiet good at cooking (in case we should ever meet as friends).

It's agreed, then - the next Barrow-Downs moot will be held at your place!

Welcome, and enjoy being dead.

Galadriel55 · 05-24-2013, 02:32 PM

Thirded! Welcome, MisterMelkor! We don't bite. Well, not much anyway.

Pervinca Took · 05-24-2013, 03:02 PM

I'm only fairly recently dead myself, but it's always great to see new members. Welcome indeed, MisterMelkor and Ardent!

(I'd feel a bit cheeky welcoming back monks, because he would have been here before I was).

Aganzir · 05-24-2013, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Thirded! Welcome, MisterMelkor! We don't bite. Well, not much anyway.

I do.

Galadriel55 · 05-24-2013, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

I do.

Yes.

Calan · 06-01-2013, 12:23 AM

My first post on this board was on this thread almost nine years ago - veritable Ages in internet time. I'd like to think my posting quality's improved some, and since I remembered my login details it's essentially a fresh start. Too bad there's not much to the IRC chat these days.

Regardless - still ever a fan of the books, looking forward to the second and third Hobbit movies, and currently (albiet slowly) churning my way through Histories of Middle Earth and some of the other 'extended universe' material. I've gone through Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Lost Tales I and II, and I'm in the middle of Lays of Beleriand. Lost Tales actually made me want to go back and reread parts of the Silm, but I've promised myself to finishing the HoME set I have first before doing any rereading.

Inziladun · 06-01-2013, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calan

My first post on this board was on this thread almost nine years ago - veritable Ages in internet time. I'd like to think my posting quality's improved some, and since I remembered my login details it's essentially a fresh start. Too bad there's not much to the IRC chat these days.

Regardless - still ever a fan of the books, looking forward to the second and third Hobbit movies, and currently (albiet slowly) churning my way through Histories of Middle Earth and some of the other 'extended universe' material. I've gone through Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Lost Tales I and II, and I'm in the middle of Lays of Beleriand. Lost Tales actually made me want to go back and reread parts of the Silm, but I've promised myself to finishing the HoME set I have first before doing any rereading.

Welcome back, Calan! It's always a good thing to see slumbering Wights awaken.

Galadriel55 · 06-01-2013, 07:53 AM

Ditto. Welcome back!

Aganzir · 06-01-2013, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calan

I've promised myself to finishing the HoME set I have first before doing any rereading.

That's an ambitious plan - I was kind of trying to do it too, but gave up when I got stuck halfway through the Lost Road five years ago. Incidentally I started it over this spring, finished it quickly and also read Morgoth's Ring before I moved on to other books.

Anyway welcome back!

Calan · 06-01-2013, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aganzir

That's an ambitious plan - I was kind of trying to do it too, but gave up when I got stuck halfway through the Lost Road five years ago. Incidentally I started it over this spring, finished it quickly and also read Morgoth's Ring before I moved on to other books.

Anyway welcome back!

Fortunately (or not), my 'set' is the Del Rey boxset of LTI/II, LoB, Shaping of Middle Earth, and Lost Road & Other Writings. I've been reading on my breaks at work, outside if weather permits - I'm sure I've gotten strange looks for reading passage and verse outloud on occasion.

Aganzir · 06-02-2013, 11:53 AM

Ah okay - I thought you were going to read all twelve! And there's nothing wrong in reading things out loud.

Finlumren · 06-17-2013, 04:34 AM

Mae govannen! Im Finlumren a im dae 'wain. And for those of you who doesn´t know sindarin, nice to meet you! I´m Finlumren and I´m very new here. I am a little writer (not an author(I'm too young) of weird stories sometimes inspired by lotr, and some of them are either only partially or totally in quenya or sindarin or both. I also play some instruments.
well, that's just a little about me I suppose...I can't write everything. that would totally outboor most of you...

Mithalwen · 06-17-2013, 05:38 AM

Well I am sure we will find out more as we go along. Lovely to get new members.. I hope you enjoy your time here. Welcome.

Pervinca Took · 06-17-2013, 05:52 AM

Wilcuman, Finlumren.

Galadriel55 · 06-17-2013, 05:54 PM

Thirded! Welcome aboard, Finlumren!

Finlumren · 06-18-2013, 04:20 AM

I'm sure I'll have a great time here. It seems being dead isn't bad at all.

I think it seems really fun.

Roy Tmofl · 06-19-2013, 01:06 PM

Hello good fans of middle eart. My name is Roy and I am a huge Tolkien fan. I believe that my favorit book of his is definitely the Silmarillion. Well anyway. I am very pleased to be here and I look forward to discussing Tolkien matters with you all.

Now if I may ask a question how might I get started role playing is any one looking for an extra player?

Galadriel55 · 06-19-2013, 01:25 PM

Welcome, Roy! There's a subforum for RPing, here. You might want to check the Welcome thread at the top of Game Playing Forum. It has all the links to rules and how to begin stuff. RP has been slightly more dead than is usual even for dead beings lately, but maybe you'll liven it up...

Mithalwen · 06-19-2013, 01:35 PM

I must stop thinking about that and actually do something....

Pervinca Took · 06-19-2013, 03:35 PM

Welcome, Roy. Mae govannen.

Roy Tmofl · 06-19-2013, 04:04 PM

Umm my elvish is a little rusty. Let's see... Well met?

Pervinca Took · 06-20-2013, 07:27 AM

Yes, "Well met" in Sindarin, according to an archived Downs thread that I found when doing a google search to double-check.

tomtom · 06-21-2013, 07:26 AM

i tom

tom well met

Elyna of Rivendell · 06-28-2013, 02:21 AM

Mae govannen! I guess I've been "dead" for a few months now but i realised i never really introduced myself! My name is actually Elyna; pronounced El-i(as in bit)-na. Just had to get that out of the way. You have no idea how many people pronounce it wrong! I could go on for ages about this but i wont't. I'm in grade 7 in Australia, and i'm obsessed with tolkien, water polo, music, acting and books. I have gone on far longer than I'd planned so thank you for reading this far. I'm looking forward to having some very interesting discussions!

Mithalwen · 06-28-2013, 03:35 AM

Hello again Elyna. At least your name is quite Elvish which might be consolation. It is always nice to find out a bit about new members..and nice to have some new blood. Love Australia and hope to get back there somewhen.

Pervinca Took · 06-28-2013, 07:09 AM

Welcome to the Downs, Elyna. Look forward to some great discussion.

Galadriel55 · 06-28-2013, 09:14 AM

Hello Elyna and welcome to the Downs! Nice to have new people join!

Elyna of Rivendell · 06-29-2013, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Hello again Elyna. At least your name is quite Elvish which might be consolation.

Ha ha very true! Thanks for the welcome!

What_about_Bilbo? · 07-12-2013, 01:15 PM

Hello, newly registered...er, deceased.

This is my second post, ironically. Hoping I will enjoy it here among the dead.

Inziladun · 07-12-2013, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by What_about_Bilbo?

Hello, newly registered...er, deceased.

This is my second post, ironically. Hoping I will enjoy it here among the dead.

Welcome, What_about_Bilbo?! Always nice to see new wights here.

Galadriel55 · 07-12-2013, 04:37 PM

Seconded! Welcome aboard. And nice screen name!

What_about_Bilbo? · 07-12-2013, 10:16 PM

Thank you Inziladun and Galadriel55 for the warm welcome!

-WaB?

Mirkwood Squirrel · 07-14-2013, 02:21 PM

Hi there! This is my first time on a forum like this. I've been a fan of Tolkien's work for over 20 years now, but from the beginning I've been an audio book kind of guy. It's really interesting to see this in text because I had no idea how some of these words and names were spelled, lol. Oh I've thumbed through the books before and even had a pretty good collection of them at one time, but I've always liked the audio books better for some reason.

I'm really glad to be here in the Downs with all you!

Inziladun · 07-14-2013, 05:18 PM

Welcome, Mirkwood Squirrel! Another good, original forum handle.

I hope the readers of your audio versions had read the notes on pronunciation in ROTK Appendix E.

Mirkwood Squirrel · 07-15-2013, 05:18 AM

There have been many audio adaptations over the years, some are dramatized nearly to the point of being a parody. Most are abridged, but there are complete unabridged versions out there although they are very expensive and fairly hard to find.

If you can find the good unabridged versions, they typically come with other media on them as well, like artwork and other extras such as the appendixes, timelines, family trees and things such as that.

Thanks for the note on my name, lol. I always liked it when they talked about Mirkwood and the wildlife that lived there.

Pervinca Took · 07-15-2013, 01:24 PM

Great names, Mirkwood Squirrel and What About Bilbo. Mae govannen! Hope you have lots of fun here.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-16-2013, 02:55 PM

Welcome, newly deceased! It's always nice to have fresh viewpoints on our favourite topic! Mirkwood Squirrel, I'm curious - which is your favourite audio version of which book? I'm a great fan of the BBC LotR radio drama, with its wonderful music.

05-08-2013, 06:32 PM	#3841
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	He gave a very interesting paper at my session at RotR, too. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

05-24-2013, 09:55 AM	#3843
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Well met indeed, MisterMelkor! This excellent forum is always looking for more Tolkien Geeks. I look forward to seeing you around. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

05-24-2013, 02:32 PM	#3845
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,401	Thirded! Welcome, MisterMelkor! We don't bite. Well, not much anyway. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

05-24-2013, 03:02 PM	#3846
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	I'm only fairly recently dead myself, but it's always great to see new members. Welcome indeed, MisterMelkor and Ardent! (I'd feel a bit cheeky welcoming back monks, because he would have been here before I was). __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

06-01-2013, 07:53 AM	#3851
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,401	Ditto. Welcome back! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

05-24-2013, 08:13 AM	#3842
MisterMelkor Newly Deceased Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 3	Hi, Greetings to ya! No doubt I am going to make many mistakes because I am new to online crowding (surprisingly we had no Internet where I come from). I like the look of this Forum and am glad that you accepted me as a new member. Lord of the rings is amazing, and I am a great fan of all the Tolkien books (especially The Silmarillion and the Hobbit) as well the films and the whole lot of Merchandise (luv the Action figures). My Hobbies are reading, writing, making Music (piano, guitar and the harp), customizing models, gardening and collecting weather data from 30 years ago (I´ve got a nice collection of cumulus clouds). Well there is actually Little else that might interest you, except that I am working as a freelancer and I am quiet good at cooking (in case we should ever meet as friends). That´s it, yours sincerely MM

06-01-2013, 12:23 AM	#3849
Calan Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 16	My first post on this board was on this thread almost nine years ago - veritable Ages in internet time. I'd like to think my posting quality's improved some, and since I remembered my login details it's essentially a fresh start. Too bad there's not much to the IRC chat these days. Regardless - still ever a fan of the books, looking forward to the second and third Hobbit movies, and currently (albiet slowly) churning my way through Histories of Middle Earth and some of the other 'extended universe' material. I've gone through Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Lost Tales I and II, and I'm in the middle of Lays of Beleriand. Lost Tales actually made me want to go back and reread parts of the Silm, but I've promised myself to finishing the HoME set I have first before doing any rereading.

06-02-2013, 11:53 AM	#3854
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Ah okay - I thought you were going to read all twelve! And there's nothing wrong in reading things out loud. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

06-17-2013, 04:34 AM	#3855
Finlumren Newly Deceased Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: deep inside a purple frying pan... Posts: 2	Mae govannen! Im Finlumren a im dae 'wain. And for those of you who doesn´t know sindarin, nice to meet you! I´m Finlumren and I´m very new here. I am a little writer (not an author(I'm too young) of weird stories sometimes inspired by lotr, and some of them are either only partially or totally in quenya or sindarin or both. I also play some instruments. well, that's just a little about me I suppose...I can't write everything. that would totally outboor most of you... __________________ Never run away from a frog unless it intends to eat you.

06-17-2013, 05:38 AM	#3856
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Well I am sure we will find out more as we go along. Lovely to get new members.. I hope you enjoy your time here. Welcome. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-17-2013, 05:52 AM	#3857
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Wilcuman, Finlumren. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

06-17-2013, 05:54 PM	#3858
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,401	Thirded! Welcome aboard, Finlumren! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

06-18-2013, 04:20 AM	#3859
Finlumren Newly Deceased Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: deep inside a purple frying pan... Posts: 2	I'm sure I'll have a great time here. It seems being dead isn't bad at all.I think it seems really fun. __________________ Never run away from a frog unless it intends to eat you.

06-19-2013, 01:06 PM	#3860
Roy Tmofl Newly Deceased Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 4	Hello good fans of middle eart. My name is Roy and I am a huge Tolkien fan. I believe that my favorit book of his is definitely the Silmarillion. Well anyway. I am very pleased to be here and I look forward to discussing Tolkien matters with you all. Now if I may ask a question how might I get started role playing is any one looking for an extra player?

06-19-2013, 01:25 PM	#3861
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,401	Welcome, Roy! There's a subforum for RPing, here. You might want to check the Welcome thread at the top of Game Playing Forum. It has all the links to rules and how to begin stuff. RP has been slightly more dead than is usual even for dead beings lately, but maybe you'll liven it up... __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

06-19-2013, 01:35 PM	#3862
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	I must stop thinking about that and actually do something.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-19-2013, 03:35 PM	#3863
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Welcome, Roy. Mae govannen. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

06-19-2013, 04:04 PM	#3864
Roy Tmofl Newly Deceased Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 4	Umm my elvish is a little rusty. Let's see... Well met?

06-20-2013, 07:27 AM	#3865
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Yes, "Well met" in Sindarin, according to an archived Downs thread that I found when doing a google search to double-check. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

06-21-2013, 07:26 AM	#3866
tomtom Banned Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: tom not live. tom bot. Posts: 9	i tom tom well met

06-28-2013, 02:21 AM	#3867
Elyna of Rivendell Animated Skeleton Join Date: May 2013 Location: Rivendell (duh) Posts: 37	Hi! Mae govannen! I guess I've been "dead" for a few months now but i realised i never really introduced myself! My name is actually Elyna; pronounced El-i(as in bit)-na. Just had to get that out of the way. You have no idea how many people pronounce it wrong! I could go on for ages about this but i wont't. I'm in grade 7 in Australia, and i'm obsessed with tolkien, water polo, music, acting and books. I have gone on far longer than I'd planned so thank you for reading this far. I'm looking forward to having some very interesting discussions!

06-28-2013, 03:35 AM	#3868
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Hello again Elyna. At least your name is quite Elvish which might be consolation. It is always nice to find out a bit about new members..and nice to have some new blood. Love Australia and hope to get back there somewhen. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-28-2013, 07:09 AM	#3869
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Welcome to the Downs, Elyna. Look forward to some great discussion. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

06-28-2013, 09:14 AM	#3870
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,401	Hello Elyna and welcome to the Downs! Nice to have new people join! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

07-12-2013, 01:15 PM	#3872
What_about_Bilbo? Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 11	Hello, newly registered...er, deceased. This is my second post, ironically. Hoping I will enjoy it here among the dead.

07-12-2013, 04:37 PM	#3874
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,401	Seconded! Welcome aboard. And nice screen name! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

07-12-2013, 10:16 PM	#3875
What_about_Bilbo? Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 11	Thank you Inziladun and Galadriel55 for the warm welcome! -WaB?

07-14-2013, 02:21 PM	#3876
Mirkwood Squirrel Newly Deceased Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 3	Hi there! This is my first time on a forum like this. I've been a fan of Tolkien's work for over 20 years now, but from the beginning I've been an audio book kind of guy. It's really interesting to see this in text because I had no idea how some of these words and names were spelled, lol. Oh I've thumbed through the books before and even had a pretty good collection of them at one time, but I've always liked the audio books better for some reason. I'm really glad to be here in the Downs with all you!

07-14-2013, 05:18 PM	#3877
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Welcome, Mirkwood Squirrel! Another good, original forum handle. I hope the readers of your audio versions had read the notes on pronunciation in ROTK Appendix E. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

07-15-2013, 05:18 AM	#3878
Mirkwood Squirrel Newly Deceased Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 3	There have been many audio adaptations over the years, some are dramatized nearly to the point of being a parody. Most are abridged, but there are complete unabridged versions out there although they are very expensive and fairly hard to find. If you can find the good unabridged versions, they typically come with other media on them as well, like artwork and other extras such as the appendixes, timelines, family trees and things such as that. Thanks for the note on my name, lol. I always liked it when they talked about Mirkwood and the wildlife that lived there.

07-15-2013, 01:24 PM	#3879
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Great names, Mirkwood Squirrel and What About Bilbo. Mae govannen! Hope you have lots of fun here. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

07-16-2013, 02:55 PM	#3880
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Welcome, newly deceased! It's always nice to have fresh viewpoints on our favourite topic! Mirkwood Squirrel, I'm curious - which is your favourite audio version of which book? I'm a great fan of the BBC LotR radio drama, with its wonderful music. __________________ '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...'