New Members - Introduce Yourself Here

[JennyHallu]

Yes, yes! Welcome, Raewyn! You sound like a wonderful addition to our little online home!

[Kath]

Welcome Pippy and Raewyn, enjoy your deaths! (Don't panic, that's a good thing ;) )

[Melannen]

Hello! My name is Melannen. I'm new (doh). I'm trying to get a hang of this forum thing and how to send messages. (This is so cool.)

I'm new to the whole online Tolkien world. I never thought you could talk about books so much. But God, I love doing it. I'm new to the books as well, and my friends can't get me to shut up. Compared to what you guys talk about, my stuff is common knowledge. I love this!

[Raewyn]

Hi there and thank you all for welcoming me in such a warm way.
I'm very happy to be just dead and to have heard some sweet chanting chorus just on the left of the mist in Barrow dows... Your voices awaked me from a spellbound sleep and are leading me to the light...
:eek: xxx, Sabry

[JennyHallu]

Melannen, welcome to Tolkien and to the 'Downs! Don't worry about your level of knowledge, there are all levels active here, and the old farts should appreciate fresh viewpoints. The members of this site are really friendly and helpful! PM anybody if you have any questions.

Raewyn, are you sure you need to worry about your English? You have a very poetic turn of phrase...have you thought about joining an RP? Look the RP forums over! You'd be an asset.

[Boromir88]

Greetings and Salutations Raewyn and Melannen, you've come to the right place and I'm sure you'll find your lodgings very comfortable. :p

[Raewyn]

Hi JennyHallu and thank you so much...

What you said means that I'm on the right way with my hard work on this beautiful language I try to practice as much as I can (reading, writing, watching dvds in original language, internet and so on)

But I think that to say you really know a language you need to speak, read, write, think, dream and "feel" in this language;
as far as concerning the first 5 things, I can say I'm not that bad at them, but about "feeling" in English... uhmmm I cannot say that, yet...
I think I should spend some time in an English speaking country to start feeling in your amazing language, thus many terms and most of all, sentence and speech constructions would come out automatically and quite perfectly matching what I really feel and want to communicate...
I don't know If I could have really explaned what I mean...

Anyway, thank you very much for what you said, it encourages me and helps me to carry on...

I won't dare to partecipate a RP yet... Also 'cause I've never joined RP even in Italian... give me time, please...ah ah ah

I saw from your signature that you love Loreena too... she's one of my favourite musician... absolutely terrific and very talented.
Have a great day!!!
xxx, Sabry :D

[JennyHallu]

Actually, Raewyn, my signature is from a poem by Keats. I didn't know anyone sang it until I made it my signature...

Anyway...Welcome again, and I'm wandering off before the chat skwerl eats me.

[Melannen]

Hello and thanks for the welcome to both JennyHallu and Boromir!

This place is huge, and I'm overwhelmed. Any suggestions on where to start?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Any suggestions on where to start?

Middle Earth Mirth is a fun place to get started. Its the most informal of the forums and good for beginners, but you'll still have to play your cards right. :)
In Mirth, the four words you'll here most (apart from "Oh shut up, Hookbill") will be: Gandalf, Uncloaked, Mount, and Zoom.

Enjoy! :D

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Oh, Mel, dear, ignore young Hookbill, here. He'll suck you right into Mount Zoom if you aren't careful. ;)

Suggestions depend on what you're interested in. If you like to write, check out the RP forums. The Green Dragon is in the Shire and the Eorling Mead Hall is in Rohan; both are good places to go, but I'm admittedly prejudiced in favor of the Hall. If you're feeling ambitious and argumentative, head to Books. It'll teach you to argue at the level of college research papers if you get the right people up against you. You'll find a lot of laughter in Mirth, basic questions answered in Novices and Newcomers.

Like I said, it's all up to what you feel like doing.

Welcome also to Raewyn. No worries on your English, love, you've got a better grasp of it than most of my native-speaker friends.

[Glirdan]

Or if you don't like Mirthy stuff or RPG's, try you head at Quotable Quotes or the Quiz Room. However, I don't suggest not looking into the Mirth or the RPG forums. Both are always good for a lauhg, brain teasers and just all around fun. Make sure to join in a Werewolf game to try your hand at playing and, once you feel your up to it, mod your own game. Welcome to the Downs Mel! :D

[Gil-Galad]

Ah, welcome Mel and Raewyn, i hope you make yourself at home here among the dead, i haunt mainly the mirth and quiz room though i wander into the newcomers once and awhile. its great to know that we have downers from all over the world

[Raewyn]

Actually, Raewyn, my signature is from a poem by Keats. I didn't know anyone sang it until I made it my signature...

Anyway...Welcome again, and I'm wandering off before the chat skwerl eats me.

:eek: ooops, I've never realized that "The Stolen Child" is by W.B. Yeats. I've always listened to this poem as a song, sang by Loreena McKennitt.
Thank you so much for telling me and have a great night and chat.

For all the others who want to enjoy this magic poem:

THE STOLEN CHILD
WHERE dips the rocky highland
Of Sleuth Wood in the lake,
There lies a leafy island
Where flapping herons wake
The drowsy water-rats;
There we've hid our faery vats,
Full of berries
And of reddest stolen chetries.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's morefull of weeping than you
can understand.

Where the wave of moonlight glosses
The dim grey sands with light,
Far off by furthest Rosses
We foot it all the night,
Weaving olden dances,
Mingling hands and mingling glances
Till the moon has taken flight;
To and fro we leap
And chase the frothy bubbles,
While the world is full of troubles
And is anxious in its sleep.
Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's morefully of weeping than you
can understand.

Where the wandering water gushes
From the hills above Glen-Car,.
In pools among the rushes
That scarce could bathe a star,
We seek for slumbering trout
And whispering in their ears
Give them unquiet dreams;
Leaning softly out
From ferns that drop their tears
Over the young streams.
Come away, O human child!
To to waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For to world's morefully of weeping than you
can understand.

Away with us he's going,
The solemn-eyed:
He'll hear no more the lowing
Of the calves on the warm hillside
Or the kettle on the hob
Sing peace into his breast,
Or see the brown mice bob
Round and round the oatmeal-chest.
For be comes, the human child,
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
from a world more full of weeping than you.

[Boromir88]

I won't dare to partecipate a RP yet... Also 'cause I've never joined RP even in Italian... give me time, please...ah ah ah~Raewyn
That's what I said when I first came here. Though I haven't done much recently the 'Downs RPing system is so organized and well set up by it's moderaters it's hard to resist. I hope to get into another one once this busy season is over. :D

[Encaitare]

Welcome, all ye new members! :D

(And don't be scared of RPing; it's fun! Although if you're a slow writer like me you might want to make sure you have plenty of time to participate...)

[winterbaby]

Hi......Not sure if I'm posting in the right place here, but here I am :)

I live in the north east of England, Amble, with my Husband Brian and our pet pooch TJ. We live right on the coast but half surrounded by hills and valleys at the same time and the sight of all of this really feels like home to me, and I wouldn't be anywhere else but here. I am origanally Nottingham born, about 50 or 60 miles outside of London and wild horses couldn't get me to go back to live there again, I am home :)
Hugs.
Tracy

[Taralphiel]

Welcome winterbaby!!

You arrive at a most wonderful time! We're celebrating the Downs' sixth birthday! Now you share a 'Death Day' *giggles*

I hope you enjoy your stay, and join in on the fun! There's lots to be had.

Tara :)


EDIT: I just took a peek at your public profile, and you share the same birthday as me! December 13! Small world!

[winterbaby]

Cool :) the world indeed is a small but most truely wonderful a place to be and so I thank you for your most gracious welcome to me :) May I ask if you will ease my mind of a worry that is begining to grow there? If you can my worry is this *I was reading a thread about problem posts if you will, and I did then begin to think to myself 'do I dare add my postings now' as this thread was read to me as quite strict? There is no other place I would rather visit and be happy to treat with many and have a fun time but at the same time don't want to worry about making sure I am correct.

Hugs.
Tracy x

[Kath]

Welcome to the Downs winterbaby! It's good that you've read the rules, but don't worry too much. We have some lovely mods here and if you do accidentally do something not quite right they'll put you straight. Just have fun!

[winterbaby]

:) Thank you Kath for your advise and lovely welcome. As this is new to me I thought I would go and read up on the rules, try to stick by the guide lines and when I began to read them thats when I started to become weary about my choice to enter a world I've only read about and watched often. Thanks again for keeping me right :)

[Kath]

So long as you enter with good intentions you'll be fine :) And get stuck in! It's the best way to learn.

[Gil-Galad]

welcome Winterbaby and enjoy yourself!

[Thinlómien]

Well met and well come, winterbaby! I hope I see you around. Try everything (discussions, rpgs, werewolf). It's worth it.

[Rhod the Red]

Hello all!

I'm new to this forum, but not other TLOTR forums.

[Thinlómien]

Welcome, Rhod! Enjoy your stay!


I'm new to this forum, but not other TLOTR forums.And soon you will notice that this is the best... :smokin:

[iarheniel]

hey guys, good day.

Not new, actually [silly me] i forgot what password and e-mail add i was using for my account. After many months of hibernation, i'm back to barrow-downs. :D

[Rhod the Red]

If I may add, I've started this new account but am not new as such to the forum. I had trouble posting with my last account and could only read stuff.

[JennyHallu]

Hey Rhod and Iarheniel! Welcome [back]!!!

[Gil-Galad]

welcome iarheniel and Rhod the red, i hear the Buffet here is to die for...literally...

[Rhod the Red]

Thanks to both of you.

[Loki]

I'm Loki.

I elect not to divulge my age, occupation, or most pertient biological information relevant to this thread. However, my character information is welcome to be viewed by all.

I'm a fan of Tolkien's work, but I was primarily brought to this website by a friend to RP and play within the "Tol-in-Gaurhoth" boards in Middle-Earth Mirth.

I'm a accomplished writer by a number of standards, both official and otherwise. I play entirely too many video games, and indulge within almost the full gamut of geekery. Tabletop gaming (i.e.- D&D/Mage for starters...), RPGS, RPing, Reading, Writing ('Rithmatic...), a number of physical acivities (I'm remarkably good-looking for a geek.), anime, manga, hard music (Rock/metal), intelligent conversation, and intelligence. Much of my writing is satire. I'm more sarcastic than you are.

I absolutely despise stupidity in all of its forms. I'm not a terribly nice person. I like to **** with peoples' heads. Many people think that I'm quite evil. Some see me as one of the nicest people that they've ever met. It all depends on your viewpoint, I suppose, and whether or not you're wise enough to read deeply enough into what I'm really saying. Satire, like I said.

I'm always right about everything. This could either be true, or it may merely seem thus from my wisdom to recognize situations where I could be wrong or do not know the answer, and refuse to comment. It's a mystery. I believe that my introduction has provided enough detail to give most a relatively thorough impression of my personality, but it has, I'm certain, left a large bit of information about myself missing. You're to gather that for yourself.

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome oh God of Tricks, i hope you find a wamr setting here

[Bêthberry]

Ah the joy of curmudgeonry, oh Hatted One. Bodmin's ?

[scalenger]

Hi all folks of Barrow-downs, such a great community, and really glad be a part :p

[Glirdan]

Welcome to all newcommers that I haven't welcomed yet. Enjoy your stay here amongst the dead. :D

[Gil-Galad]

welcome Scalenger, hope you enjoy yourself amongst our fellowship!

[Boromir88]

Greetings and Salutations scalenger, enjoy your stay. :)

[Encaitare]

Welcome to winterbaby, Rhod, Loki, and scalenger! May your deaths be as pleasant as they were (I'm sure) gruesome. ;)

[Soupy]

Hello! I have returned so that I may get back into the swing of being happily dead. My old user name was Rilwen Gamgee (plenty of you may not remember me as one of the "well-known" Barrow-Downers), but I departed my barrow for too long (almost a year!) and almost re-joined the land of the living. A few days ago, I decided to visit here and see how things changed, and I realized how much I terribly miss this place. "Well, I'm back"; it is very comforting to see so many familiar faces. :)

[Nogrod]

Nice to see new and old people around!

Have fun everyone! It's easy here...

[Mozzie]

Hello everyone. I only died yesterday, but I thought I'd drop in and say g'day ;)

[Nogrod]

Hello everyone. I only died yesterday, but I thought I'd drop in and say g'day ;)

Hi Mozzie!

You have come to the right place. After death, the best parties are here... :D

Enjoy yourself in here!

[Elonve]

Hello All!
I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind,
I left my body laying somewhere in the sands of time
I watched the world float to the dark, Side of the moon...

I am Baaack!
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Ship sale (http://ship-sale.com/)

[Mudshark]

Hi. I'm Mudshark. I've been here a while signing in on friend's accounts, but now I have one of my very own! Yay!

[Rhod the Red]

Hello and welcome Mudshark!

[JennyHallu]

Welcome to all you ghosts, new and old! Cool to see another wave of arrivals!

[Gil-Galad]

What Jenny said... get out of my mind!!!

[Texadan]

Mainly browsing but I took a name in case I did want to post and stopped by to say "hi".

Hi.

[Thinlómien]

Welcome, Texadan! Enjoy your stay!

[Texadan]

Thank you.

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome Texadan, i hear the buffet is to die for... literally

[JennyHallu]

Hi Texadan....

Gil, get something new or vary it or something...not everyone who joins the 'Downs is hungry...

[Gil-Galad]

All that decomposing is going to leave you with a empty stomache

[Texadan]

Thanks for the welcome JennyHallu and Gil-Galad.

[Elonve]

Howdy Texadan! Welcome to the 'downs. Enjoy your stay as we all decay together!
~El
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Nexium Withdraw (http://www.classactionsettlements.org/lawsuit/nexium/)

[ninja91]

Hi! I am ninja91. I am a junior in high school. I live in Michigan. I LOOOOOOOOVE LOTR! I cannot get enough of it! This forum is the best i have seen about tolkien and his world on the net so far! If anyone wants to contact me, send me an email at master_zerato92@yahoo.com
also, i am writing my own fantasy world. I have filled up a couple of notebooks for my novels. thanks! ;)
-ninja91



Oh, when I was a noob...
ninja91 11-9-06

[Gil-Galad]

welcome Ninja91! glad to see you've found your way to us

[lutino]

Hi my names Gordon and I am taking this opportunity to introduce myself. I’m not to sure what to say so I’ll tell you “I have a passion for breeding lovebirds”. I started a little web site about them, which has some really good photos, but I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. So please feel free to have a look and tell me what you think, anyways thanks and see you around.
Fischer's Lovebird (http://fischerlovebirds.bravehost.com/)

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/3614/3294aj.th.jpg (http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3294aj.jpg)

[Gil-Galad]

Congrats Lutino, your probably the First downer to admit that, so your now unique around here and will probably be featured on the 'Which Downer Am I?' Thread

[Texadan]

Thank you, Elonve.

And greetings to my fellow newcomers.

[Nimrodel_9]

Hello and welcome to the barrowdowns, all newcomers! :D

I am now in the process of convincing my parents to get the internet hooked up again.... sigh. :p

Nimmy

[Elonve]

Hello ninja91! Greetings lutino!

Hi Nimmy! You're back huh? :p
________
Prilosec sickness (http://www.classactionsettlements.org/lawsuit/prilosec/)

[Kath]

Hello all newcomers and Nimmy . . . again! How long til you're back with us for good?

[Letty]

Hello everyone,I`m Letty and I`m new here.
I adore Tolkien and his books.I adore the movies too. I don`t know how many times i`ve read the book-must be about 15 now-I`ll never get tired of reading it!!!

[Boromir88]

Welcome Letty, nice to have you aboard. :)

[Gil-Galad]

welcome Letty and i hope you have fun!

[Elonve]

Howdy smeggeroonies!
Hi Letty!
Smoke Me A Kipper, Skipper, I'll Be Back For Breakfast!
________
Lovely Wendie99 (http://www.lovelywendie99.com/)

[winterbaby]

Hi all and thank you for your welcomes and also welcome to fellow newcomers ;) :) nice to see you all :)

[Elonve]

Hey all !

Old is mould
but sometimes it's gold!

Welcome!
________
Vaporizer Guide (http://howtomakeavaporizer.info/)

[Glirdan]

Ahhh!! I can't keep up anymore!! So, welcome to all the newbies and welcome to all those returning to us. Please enjoy/continue to enjoy your stay amongst the dead! :D

[Elonve]

No newbies yet!

Welcome everybody once again!!!
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FOURTH-GENERATION FORD TAURUS PICTURE (http://www.ford-wiki.com/wiki/Fourth-generation_Ford_Taurus)

[Valandil]

Hi! Call me Valandil. I hope to get to know some of you here and have some interesting discussions. This is my first day here. Recently I missed two weeks of work due to illness. I was so incredibly bored and restless that I decided to read a book, something I haven't done for pleasure since that pleasure was beaten out of me in graduate school. *grins* Well, I've had The Lord of the Rings on my shelf for.... wow, I don't even know.... so I decided to read it to pass the time. I read all 1000 plus pages, and less than halfway through I really couldn't believe I'd never bothered to read it when I was younger. I am sincerely impressed with Tolkien's work. I read The Hobbit (quite quickly... seemed to be a children's book) and now I'm working on The Simarillion (which is the exact opposite of The Hobbit in terms of reading difficulty, as I'm sure everyone here already knows). All the character names and new terms are a bit overwhelming, but I'm intrigued... I feel somewhat like a sponge soaking up very flavorful water. So, I'm happy to be here. Hello to all!

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome Valandil! hmm... somebody here has a name simmilar to yours but i can't but my finger on it...

[Valandil]

If that is so I hope they see it as a coincidence and not a steal! ;)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I have returned from my South-American exile and are looking foreward to contribute to the BD. (please tell me that you noticed I was gone)

My rejoining is not as happy as I could have wished. Just one look on rep. table was enough to make me feel like weeping.

Now it is up to you my dear friends to tell me wich new threads I just have to check out. I have heard rumours about a race and some Idol competition, but surely there must be much more.

And now for the serious matter: Where is there a ww game I can join!

oh yeah, I missed you guys. . .

[Glirdan]

Rune!! We LOVE you!! Ummm...I mean....ug...nice to have you back my friend!! Seriously. If you're looking for a game to join, try Cailin in the original thread. Seriously though, it's nice t have yu back my friend, really nice to have you back! :D

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I actually thought about adding (Not you Glirdan) in the end of my post!

Good thing I didn't, then I would have felt all alone and forgotten.

I am just joking and you know it. . . or should I beat you with an Orlando Bloom film, untill you get it ?

[Kath]

Rune! You're back! Good to see you again, how was South America?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

It is good to see you as well.

South America was brilliant, especially Argentina and Buenos Aires was to my liking. The only major down side was the lack of knowledge they had about Tolkien and his work.

In Rio I met a man named Proudfoot and he lives 3 houses from where Tolkien used to live.

[Glirdan]

I am just joking and you know it. . . or should I beat you with an Orlando Bloom film, untill you get it ?

Oh the horror!! The HORROR!!! AHHH!!! :eek:

In Rio I met a man named Proudfoot and he lives 3 houses from where Tolkien used to live.

Now I'm envious...thanks a lot Rune!!

[Thinlómien]

Oh, Rune, welcome back! :D

You have been missed.

I'm so glad to see you back. :) :)

[Farael]

South America was brilliant, especially Argentina and Buenos Aires was to my liking. The only major down side was the lack of knowledge they had about Tolkien and his work.


Please Rune, give us some more credit... here's one Argentinean from Buenos Aires who knew about Tolkien!!

Ok, that was way off topic.... let's also welcome all the newbies since the last time I welcomed someone.

Valandil
winterbaby
Letty
Texadan
ninja91
lutino
Mudshark

And that's as far as the page goes but.. you are all welcome! (man, I've turned into such a snob now that I mounted Tanquetil... it has been so long since I welcomed someone!!!)

[Taliesin]

Hi Downers! I'm a bit late with introducing myself, but I'm Taliesin. I've been reading a bit here and there on these forums for quite a while now, but it's time for me to make my very own first post and start posting aswell.

It's been a while since I read the Lord of the Rings books, but I really enjoyed reading them and following the discussions on these boards. :)
A bit about myself, I'm 18 years old and if everything goes right I just finished my last year on school. I really enjoy reading any kind of books, especially fantasy.
I'm also Cailin's bro!

Looking forward to my time here.
Taliesin ( previously known as Non-Cailin :smokin: )

[Kath]

Hey! Great to see you here under your own steam. Welcome to the Downs proper and have fun.

Taliesin ( previously known as Non-Cailin :smokin: )
Don't worry, I'm sure that will stop haunting you soon enough :D

[Taliesin]

Thanks for the welcome :)!

Don't worry, I'm sure that will stop haunting you soon enough :D

Hah, just to make sure at least some people know a bit who I am :D.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Welcome Taliesin may your time here on The Barrow Downs be cold and unplesant!

Cold be hand and heart and bone,
and cold be sleep under stone:

oh yeah and do visit the Quiz Room.

[Lindale]

Hi, I used to post here under a different name. But after my e-mail expired and I lost my password, I can't access my old account. So now I'm "newly deceased" again!

[Cailín]

Welcome everyone!

Little bro especially. :)

[Mithalwen]

Hey! Great to see you here under your own steam. Welcome to the Downs proper and have fun.


Don't worry, I'm sure that will stop haunting you soon enough :D


Speaking from a slightly different perspective on that game :rolleyes:, I think you did a wonderful job as a stand in and I am delighted that you have joined in your own right :D


Welcome.

[animeluvr181]

whats up! I'm new and i'm obsessed with lord of the rings! :D i love animals and nature and am reading the fellowship right now! :)

[Thinlómien]

whats up! I'm new and i'm obsessed with lord of the rings! :D i love animals and nature and am reading the fellowship right now! :)Welcome, animeluvr181! Hope you enjoy your stay!

Warm welcome to Taliesin and Lindale the mystic ex-'downer too. :)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

greetings animeluvr181, I hope you will enjoy you dead.

If you like the serious diskutions, then chek out the book discutions or if you like the more silly stuff, it could be that Crazy Captions is to your liking.

[malkatoj]

Well, it's been a few months, but I'm back too.

Silly school and wanting to graduate kept me away, but now I'm on vacation so I can post as much as I want. (Except when I'm working, which will be a fair amount, but other than that I'll be here.)

Hope you all missed me! :)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Nice to see you here Malkatoj.

I still dont understand how you avoided beeing lynched in the last ww game I participated, I told them you were a wolf right from the start.

I hope you once again shall get the chance to drop a tactical cheese nuke on my head.

[Kath]

malka . . . I'm sure I know that name but hmm.

Nah :p Good to have you back!

[Valier]

Well hello Malka!! I was wondering where you had gone off to. Nice to see you :)

[TheLostRanger]

Hey all, I used to frequent the downs some time ago. Due to me not having a computer it has been a while. It is a great site for any Tolkien fan. I've always found the users here to be highly informative, interesting, funny, and wise beyond their years. lol. Any ways, looking forward to spending time here. As far as me enjoying being newly deceased... well you can just call me Jerry Garcia cause I sure am Grateful to be Dead. lol. I'm looking forward to interesting conversations with you all. Take it easy.

[MatthewM]

Hey everyone, my name's Matt. I've been a Tolkien fanatic for some years now...I'm 19, and I've just discovered TheBarrowDowns.com. Great site! Hope to have some interesting conversations about LOTR/Tolkien.

[JennyHallu]

welcome welcome welcome all around.

[Glirdan]

Ahhh! Seriously! Where are we getting all these sudden members!! :eek: It's hard to keep up!

Anyway, welcome to you all!! :D

[Gil-Galad]

welcome all i missed and welcome back...ummm... *scrolls down* Malkatoj! missed ya! :smokin:

[Glirdan]

Malka's back!? YAY! Malka's back!! Good. Another victim...I mean player that I can add to the list of invites... (malka, you shall find out soon what I mean). Welcome back my friend!! :D

[Wyrmskyld]

I'm so weak, adding another forum to my list like this. But... allo all!

[Valesse]

Yay Wyrm! Welcome to the dead side. :p

*nudges toward Mirth* You'll have a heck of a time.

[Gil-Galad]

well enjoy yourself here Wyrm, our antics are carzy and you should look into our Werewolf games

[TPotSS]

Wow! It's been a while since I've been here but I finally finished my first crazy year of school and stopped in. I'm going to try to stick around for a while but my summer job in NY has me soooooo busy. But werewolf looks really fun... I want to play a game, which is the main reason I came back.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Welcome back, TPotSS. You're in NY? Whereabouts? Upstate?

[TPotSS]

Wow, Fea, I forgot you were in NY too! I'm up next to Canada for the next few weeks. Lots of pine trees.

[Gil-Galad]

Wow, Fea, I forgot you were in NY too! I'm up next to Canada for the next few weeks. Lots of pine trees.

you know canada has more then just Pine Trees...

[Rombout]

Yii guys

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Hello Rombout, I hope you will find your stay among the dead cold and clamy.

Do seek out the dreadfull Quiz Room.

[Kath]

Welcome back TPotSS! Love the avvie :D

Welcome to the Downs Rombout, enjoy your death (that's good I promise).

[Gil-Galad]

Greetings and Salutations Rombout! enjoy yourself here among us walking-zombie-dead-things

[Mullog]

Hi.

I'm a norwegian boy of 15 who is a great fan of Tolkien and his works. I'm looking forward to some interesting discussion here.

[Kath]

Welcome to the Downs Mullog and enjoy yourself! Feel free to poke your nose in everywhere :)

[Laiudanama]

Nice siggy, Rombout ;) I'm yet to decide on a really good one...

Right. Erm...well, I'm a new member (thank you, Captain Obvious) from that little island floating rather self-importantly in the North Atlantic, England, who, to tell the honest truth, is actually drawn more by the prospect of role playing games on this site than by Tolkien discussion <hangs head in shame> It looks, seriously, alot more professional than on, well, pretty much any of the other sites I've looked at - that ain't just an idle compliment, I've read a couple of the RPGs here and they reach dizzy heights of internet writing, even without being compared to "teh adevnturs of froddo and his p33ps". Dear lord above, spare us the pain of leet-speaking hobbits.

Anyway, I hope to be around for a bit, even if I don't have much time to post at the moment - and if I find the time, I'd love to join one of the games too. But until that illusive time when free time becomes a realistic prospect, you may get used to me wandering around aimlessly in the background! :)

Lai

[JennyHallu]

Hey welcome, new folkses...

Lai, if you're interested in RPs but have little time right now, I suggest you try either the Golden Perch or the Mead Hall. Both of these are fairly informal in format, and require either as much or as little dedication of time as you please: you should be able to write a character who need be present only when you have the time to devote to him or her. Also a great way to build relationships with other writers here for when you do have the time to commit to a full game.

[Laiudanama]

Jenny - Thanks, I might try that; last time I came to the Downs, there was the Green Dragon there in place of the Golden Perch, and thus the appearance of a discussion thread kinda confused me! But thanks, maybe I'll stop by and have my first sup of Barrowdowns ale :)

[Gil-Galad]

not sure where to post this but i have to say that right now i am having computer problems so i might turn into nimmy and only pop in once a month or two

[Mírfain]

Hi,
I'm new here. My friend is coverting me to love Lord of the Rings. She made me get this but I hope I can have fun here.

[Gil-Galad]

welcome Mirfain and Laiudanama, i hope you enjoy yourselves here!


you know what i kinda realized, probally only 1 out of 10 new people actually become known members on the site and stay and become frequent posters.

so basically kiddies, do just what i do to become famous amongst the downs... or infamous... whichever, either way you get this cool... bear-holding-shark poster...

[Glirdan]

Or post a lot of randomness, like me. :rolleyes: Hey! It works! Anyway, welcome to the Downs all those I haven't welcomed...which seems to be a lot of you...

[Kath]

Hey Mirfain, I'm sure you'll find something to enjoy :) Even if you don't feel confident enough to spout knowledge about the books there's always the Mirth forum with the werewolf games and Crazy Caption, or the RPGs where you can create your own character.

Hope you find something!

[Rockin_tha_Casbah]

Howdy all.

I'm a long time lurker here (I first found this site back just before the movies came out) and I finally decided I had better sign up.

Better late then never, huh?

[Kath]

Good to have you Rockin...Casbah, ooh which do you want your name shortened to?

I lurked for ages too, it's a good way to get to know what's going on. Get stuck in!

[Rockin_tha_Casbah]

Haha, it doesn't matter to me.


Though when I think about it, "Casbah" sounds a bit better than just plain "Rockin".

But hey, whatever floats your oyster, right?

[Kath]

Casbah it is :D

Well in terms of what floats your oyster, we've got Crazy Captions, a couple of werewolf games being set up so go ahead and join one of those if you'd like, plenty of RPGs on the go. Or the SbS which is going through the films bit by bit. Just poke your head in and get posting :)

[Rockin_tha_Casbah]

Funny you should mention that.

I've been reading through a lot of the threads and...well, lets just say I've forgotten a good bit of Tolkien. I might have to step my reading up a notch if I want to compete.

[Kath]

While I'll always advocate reading the books again, there is plenty you can do on here without having a fantastic grasp of them. So you could join those threads until you feel you know the books better.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

But hey, whatever floats your oyster, right?
Hey, I say that!

Casbah, I like you already.

[Rockin_tha_Casbah]

Hey, I say that!

Casbah, I like you already.
Well, I think I started saying it after I read it on this board, but looking at your join date, I don't know if I got it from you or somebody else.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Well, I think I started saying it after I read it on this board, but looking at your join date, I don't know if I got it from you or somebody else.
I'm certainly not the only one to say it. Heck, I can't even remember the origin of the phrase. Oh well.

[Gil-Galad]

hey there casbah, i remember my phase when i was listening to that song...


"Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah! I really don't want to... Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!"


good times..

[The Saucepan Man]

Shhh!

The shareef don't like it.

Hey Casbah. Welcome to the Downs. :cool:

[Rockin_tha_Casbah]

Danke schoen very much, Your...er...Sauciness.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I just noticed this: Welcome to our newest member, Gil-Galad 2.0

Is this the ever-lovable who has made a new account? Or is it just a new member who wants to be the new and improved Gil-Galad. . .

[whitlight]

hi im whitlight well actually its meant to be whitelight but i forgot the e
anyway i like reading the lordof the rings books the movies were great

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Welcome to The Barrow-Downs whitlight.
I hope you will enjoy this humble grave, we call our home.

Please do drop by the Quiz Room one of the days, in there we shall have lots of fun, you and I. Of that I am sure.

If you want something a bit more indept/serious then try the Book discutions.

[Glirdan]

And once again, I'm behind the times on welcoming the new members. So, welcome newbies!!! :D Enjoy your death!!

[Gil-Galad]

I just noticed this:

Is this the ever-lovable who has made a new account? Or is it just a new member who wants to be the new and improved Gil-Galad. . .


woah i haven't noticed that... last me i remember was one gilgalad, but he never posts anymore... crazy. oh and i did make a back-up account once, like 2 years ago, Northern-Ranger i think it was...


welcome Whitlight!

[bradamante]

Ciao everyone,
my name's bradamante , I'm posting from Italy. I can't speak a good english nor understand it very well so I beg you pardon in advance for all the mistakes and troubles that I'll cause...

I'm studing Biotechnology at university, just finished my second year.
I'm fond on tolkien writings, almost all my hobbies are connected to this: actually I'm ending a shirt of mail, like Bilbo's one ( strange hobby for strange girl ) and I'm reading the Lotr in its original language.
This morning I began chap.8, first book, and surfing the net I discovered this forum...
Well, here Bradamante introducing herself, see you on next post folks!

[Kath]

Welcome to the Downs bradamante, and don't worry about your English. If I could speak Italian even half as well as you can speak my language I would, well, probably faint in amazement but you get the point.

Anyway, have fun, get stuck in!

[Nogrod]

Oh you newly deceased!

Just enjoy your life here!

Join the quizz-room or the Books-section if you are hard-core Tolkienists or just stick to the Mirth-section if you like to have good fun, werefolfing and RPG'ing. Or take all, which is the best option.

And do not dare away from the sophisticated discussions on some threads. What I myself have seen in this half-a-year of mine is the great tolerance about everywhere here. So just ask and state your points, they will be resounded and taken in to the consideration.

Feel at home now as you have entered the spell-zone from which you will not be able to get away, anyway, anymore... :)

PS. And Bradamante, do not hesitate because of the language, there are many of us non-native English-speakers... We have been tolerated here, so you will be too. And day by day, you too learn to write better... Remember: the more you write the better you come with it.

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome Bradamante! just to let you know, you speak better english then you think. and with the kids of today, you probaly speak better then them too with all their slang and whatnot

[Smaug reborn]

What a great idea! The perfect excuse for a newbi to compose their first post :)

Well hi there..... I'm Smaug reborn, you can call me Smaug as I assume the user of this handle is unlikely to be too active (I'm open to correction on that!). The reason I'm using the name of the great dragon himself? Well I've had a fixation with dragons for as long as I can remember, it may well have sprung from my first reading of The Hobbit, or Lord of the Rings.... frankly I don't remember! But I do know that it was such a fixation I had a bl**dy big one tattooed on my back, and another on my chest whilst going through my rebellious teen phase :)
I've ever since I had it done felt it was a representation of my secret personality, drawing more on the reputed wiseness and experience of the dragon folk, rather than the somewhat nastier evil elements, though it doesn't hurt to have a bit of fire in your belly once in a while either I'd say! :) So it felt appropriate.

I'm a huge Tolkien fan, though not as knowledgeable about the books as no doubt some are on here.... I blame them for my absolutely voracious devouring of Science fiction and fantasy literature since about the age of 7.... My library is ever growing and long may it remain so (I'll be most interested to talk to some "hard" Sci fi fans, think William Gibson, Peter Hamilton, Iain M Banks sorta thing) If they're on here.... especially if you have recommendations ;)
I'm currently working my way through the trilogy again though, having just purchased it for about the 10th time in my life (has anyone else noticed that this appears to be the book that most often goes awol from their collection? Or is it just me!)

I also just purchased the lovely box set of the extended films..... bloody great, and I got it cheep too :) So my interest in Tolkien is peaking again at the moment.

Outside of reading... I'm playing with the idea of writing my own book (pages of notes on idea's, characters, themes, general ramblings about life at the moment but not a lot more..... I will though!) I'm a keen artist (currently creating stuff in a very graphic novel style, but bigger and based on a portrait sorta philosophy) I play trumpet (I so wish I was good enough to play jazz..... oh I can dream!)and.... well I suppose run my business providing quality beverages to the masses :D

There you go, a potted introduction to me.... I look forward to speaking to you all!

[Glirdan]

Well Smaug, that was definetly an intoduction!! :D Because of you're writing, I suggest checking out the RPG forums and the WW games that happen (they're kind of on hiatus right now, but I'm still leaving my thread open for any newcomers! :D ). If you like testing your knowledges, check out the Quiz or Quotes Forums or if you just want to check talk about the books or movies, check out those threads. Welcome to the dead Smaug!! :D

[Smaug reborn]

Possibly over the top?

Ah well.... I kinda came on here to talk, might as well start as I meen to go on eh! :)

Hello Glirdan anyway... nice to meet you ;) I suspect I'll be showing my ignorance if I ask what particular character/influence your names derived from?

Cheers for the welcome!

[Glirdan]

Not at all. :) ;) It is purely and wholy the Sindarin (I believe) translation of my real name.

Oh and your intro wasn't over the top. It shows me (at least) that you have a lot of enthusiasm and would be perfect for an RPG. So try it out and do try to join a Werewolf game.

[Smaug reborn]

I kinda found this forum after doing a search for "the continuing story of middle earth" or some such on Google, so you might be right about the RPG thing... once I've settled in anyway!

I've always found it curious that so many people have written in "The style of Tolkien" or "In remembrance of" or "Inspired by"..... etc....
And yet as far as I know, no-one has ever attempted to continue the stories of characters beyond the ring stories. This might be ignorance on my part? As in its happened and I haven’t noticed, or it could be that someone’s protecting the rights like nothing you've ever seen? Or perhaps that no-one dares coss Tolkien was so damn good they just don't think it'd be right?
I'd be interested to hear peoples thought on that one..... though I'm guessing its been discussed before if I trawl the forum for long enough....

I've no intention of trying it myself until much more comfortable I'd have to say :( I'd feel a fraud!

[Glirdan]

I suggest, if you want to find out more about that, to create a thread yourself or do a search and see if you can find a thread that has been previously started on that subject. However, if you start a thread, some of the older members might include a link to a topic that has disappeared for quite some time.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

And yet as far as I know, no-one has ever attempted to continue the stories of characters beyond the ring stories. This might be ignorance on my part? As in its happened and I haven’t noticed, or it could be that someone’s protecting the rights like nothing you've ever seen?

The Tolkien Estate, basically his family, does hold the copyrights to his works, so the only permissable continuation of Tolkien stories is in fan fictions that are non-commercial. There are some good stories on our own Barrow-Downs Fan Fiction Site (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi) and on other Tolkien sites - the quality of fan fictions is varied, but you'll find some that are well worth reading.

If you don't feel ready to write in an RP story, you might enjoy reading some of them first. Whatever you choose, I hope you'll enjoy yourself here on the Downs!

[Smaug reborn]

The Tolkien Estate, basically his family, does hold the copyrights to his works, so the only permissable continuation of Tolkien stories is in fan fictions that are non-commercial.

Ahhh, thought it might be something like that, after all, it's just about the only truly great trilogy I can think of that hasn't had several inferior attempts at sequels written.... I knew it couldn't be entirely out of respect!

I don't think I'll ever attempt it myself, though I will most definitely pop over and read some of the contributions on here! ;) I think the most I'm ever likely to do is the required "Inspired by....." type quote when my book goes global... :rolleyes:


Though I'd mucho love to read further stories of middle earth in print, I don't think I'd like the idea of inferior quality, and since the man himself is dead.... well :(

Thanks once again for the welcome... there's some GREAT stuff on this forum!

[TheBlackWizard]

Hi.


I just signed in a couple of minutes ago. I've been visiting this forum for a while to try to see if it's worth becoming a member. Well, as you can see, it was. Just for the cue,
anyone from TheTolkienForum may know me as Morgoththe1. (whadda toungtwister :D )

[Gil-Galad]

welcome smaugthereborn and theblackwizard! i hope you have fun among us downers at the downs

[eveseh]

hay everyone am eve and i just found dis site today and am glad to be here,hope i have fun :D

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Greetings eveseh

Welcome to our ancient burial site. It may be cold, clamy and full of disturbing acquaintencis, but it is full of fun. Be sure to check out the Quiz Room.

[eveseh]

Greetings eveseh

Welcome to our ancient burial site. It may be cold, clamy and full of disturbing acquaintencis, but it is full of fun. Be sure to check out the Quiz Room.

ok i will thanks
and thanks for ya sweet welcome :D

[Mirkgirl]

... but as I was never too active and it's been a while since I was last spotted in the downs.

So, Im Mirky, name doesn't relate to Legolas. 21 years old, business studies student in German, originally from Bulgaria... Tolkien fan since I remember myself - even if it may not be so long (read LotR when I was about 9ish). I like to read - Terry Pratchett, Michael Chriton, David Morrell, Douglas Adams to name a few... No really exciting hobbies, mainly due to like no time between uni, job and some RL for taste.

That's enough for now, looking forward to meeting the newer of you and seeing the 'old' faces again.

[Volo]

Hi!

So, I'm Volo (whoever that is).
I'm still not sure did I go to the right place, people seem to know everything about Tolkien and it seems useless to write anything. I can be fun to read stuff, just don't wait many posts from me.

And to say the truth, I thought death would be more fun :D

[Thinlómien]

And to say the truth, I thought death would be more fun :DMore fun? How dare you! :D

(Don't worry, dear fellow 'downers; I kind of know him from RL - the second 'downer I've converted to our rows...)

Welcome, anyway. :) Enjoy your death.

And welcome to eveseh and Mirkgirl too.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

So Volo is one of Lommy's minions!

Interesting. . . .

[Nogrod]

(Don't worry, dear fellow 'downers; I kind of know him from RL - the second 'downer I've converted to our rows...) I guess I've seen him too as I went to get Lommy from the camp... Nice looking guy he is - so truly welcome to this place of the dead!

And a warm welcome to eveseh and Mirkgirl too. Enjoy your stay in this world!

[Thinlómien]

So Volo is one of Lommy's minions!Of course. And you're just envious, Rune dear... :D Does Nogrod count as my minion? If yes, I'd be greatly intrigued by the idea... ;)

[Volo]

Now this got scary... Thinlómien, is Nogrod your sister?

[Thinlómien]

Now this got scary... Thinlómien, is Nogrod your sister? :D :D No, he isn't. He's my father. :p

[Nogrod]

He's my father. Yay!
But hopefully not so scary anyway. :D

Have fun here!

PS. See you on Sunday...

[Volo]

Wow :O Now I really think you have an interesting family (not that I thought something different before this). Well, thanks! Nice to "meet" you :)

But how did you answer this thing so quickly?

[Nogrod]

But how did you answer this thing so quickly? I happened to hang over Lommy's shoulder as she wrote her answer... :rolleyes:

[Gil-Galad]

Oh joy, new meat for the blender.

welcome Volo, Mirkgirl and Eve!

[Nogrod]

Oh joy, new meat for the blender. Not to talk of the mincers... :cool:

[Thinlómien]

Thinlómien, is Nogrod your sister?I must say, Nogrod must be quite youthful. Before this he has been considered as my boyfriend (;)) and my brother...

Oh joy, new meat for the blender.
Not to talk of the mincers... Oh, you're being so kind to little newcomers... :rolleyes: Fortunately they're already dead. :p

[Glirdan]

Oh, you're being so kind to little newcomers... :rolleyes: Fortunately they're already dead. :p

But that's what's fun!! We get to drink their blood!! :rolleyes: Welcome all you newcomers!! Enjoy death!

[Volo]

So even here people know about jänesyys (whatever that is)

[LadyLúthien]

I'm not really a new member, I've been gone for a reeeaallly loooong time. But I'm back now! Hopefully for a while. :)

[Trotter]

Hello all,

I am a new member here, Trotter's the name, and I look forward to talkin' with you all!

[Thinlómien]

A warm welcome to you, Trotter. Enjoy your death. :)

[Valier]

Welcome all new members!!! May all your corpses rot here forever!! (that's a good thing) :p :D

[Glirdan]

What she (^) said. :D :p

[Gil-Galad]

What she (^) said. :D :p
What he said

[Gandalf_the _white]

Welcome all new comers, may you all have long and happy deaths here

[Arwen Evenstar6]

Hi I just joined today and thought I'd introduce myself I'm Arwen Evenstar6 you can call me Arwen Or even Audra if you want I love to make new friends so if you want you can pm me!

[Oddwen]

Yay, another Michigander! Welcome! :D

[TomTheBomb]

Hi everyone!

I am kind of new to Lord of the Rings. I have seen the movies but haven't finished reading all the books. My sister said this was a great site to learn more about LotR and so I am trying it out.

[Gil-Galad]

welcome Tom! and enjoy yourself here!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Yes, enjoy your death here in the Barrow.

are your sister a member ?

[TomTheBomb]

Yes, my sister is a member. After some unfortunate incidents like not realizing a thread has more than one page and other things like that she hasn't posted in a very long time but reads a lot. :rolleyes:

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

oh my. . . well haven't we all had unfortunate incidents, I know I have.

TomTheBomb's sister please start posting again. . .

I don't think I shall find any pease in my death before I know who she is and she has started posting again. . . well maybe I will, but you get the picture.

[Leia Tinuviel]

Greetings, all! I am Leia Tinuviel. I am already a member of the Barrow-Downs Fan-Fiction site, so I thought that it might be nice to join here too. I have been crazy about Tolkien ever since I saw the movies for the first time a couple of years ago, and even more so a little while later after I read the book. It is my absolute favorite!!! My favorite movies too!!! Merry and Pippin are my favorite characters, and I absolutly love Hobbits!!!
I am homeschooled and going into eighth grade this year, and hope to someday be an author. God Bless!
L.T.

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome Leia, enjoy yourself here, you'll fit right in, we have many hobbit-lovers amongst us.

[Glirdan]

Welcome Leia and Tom. Enjoy your deaths. :D

[Tam Lin]

Just stopping by to say hello!

:cool:

[Brinniel]

Hello and welcome, Tam Lin.

BTW, I love your name. I discovered that ballad through a music group called the Medieval Baebes. I absolutely love the lyrics. :)

Happy Posting. :cool:

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

...Or Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief

A hardly 'hallo' Tam Lin!

[Gil-Galad]

welcome tam lin!


well at least were getting alot of new members

[shieldmaiden4xsword]

Heyyyy everyone.....

I'm new.

of course I'm crazy about LOTR.....or else I wouldn't be here. :)

[Gil-Galad]

welcome shieldmaiden4xsword, i see you are already on the Quiz room threads...

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Maybe now, we can get the quiz room going again. . .

Welcome shieldmaiden4xsword

[shieldmaiden4xsword]

thanks everyone!!!

I'm still trying to figure out this forum...... thanks for the welcome!

[Glirdan]

You'll get a hang of it. Welcome to your death! :D ;)

[shieldmaiden4xsword]

Is it just me or do I hear evil laughter?

LOL thanks everyone..... :D

[Sleepy Ranger]

Welcome to the 'Downs Shieldmaiden. If you like the Quiz forum then I'd suggest taking a look at Quotable Quotes as well. :D

[shieldmaiden4xsword]

Thank you.......I'll definitely check it out. ;)

guys, i don't have internet connect for a few days/weeks because of having the floors replaced, so I'll visit this then. Sorry about that.

Namárië!!!

[Kath]

Welcome to the Downs all newbies. From my recent wanderings it looks like you're all getting stuck in. :D

[Rikae]

Hello! This looks like a fun place to spend one's afterlife...

I've been a Tolkien fan since I read the Hobbit (20 years ago) and LOTR (19 years ago). Reread many times since, and no other book has taken their place in my heart. The PJ movies were the only movies I went to the trouble to watch in the theatre since my kids were born. Though the movies weren't perfect (I think I'm too much of a Tolkien fan to ever be fully satisfied with a film version), they are definitely up there among my favorite movies of all time. (Besides, there are two actors I like very much in them...and you'll never guess who!)
About me...I'm a divorced (well, not officially yet) mom of 3 girls and am back in college now, finishing up my Bachelor's: major in Studio Art & minor Media and Society, then it's on to grad school. My hobbies etc. are art (of course), gardening, reading & movies (I'm a sucker for fantasy & sci-fi, and a MP fan), backpacking, and spending way too much time on the internet.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Welcome Rikae

I hope that you will enjoy your stay in this humble Barrow. I think that you should be able to get you need to discus both movies and books here. . . If you like the more silly kind of fun, then Mirth will surely be the place place for you to be.

[Sleepy Ranger]

Welcome aboard Rikae! If you can ever find the time do check out Quotable Quotes. I doubt you'd find anyone here who is satisfied with the movies but we like them all the same. Uh... well at least a bit at any rate. Hope you enjoy your stay here.

[Kath]

Welcome to the Downs Rikae.

If you weren't entirely satisfied with the films you might want to check out the Sbs threads, as those take them apart pretty ruthlessly but praise what was good as well.

Might I ask what MP is?

[Sleepy Ranger]

In my fields MP would be, Magic Points/Mana or Multi-Player. (though I doubt anyone uses MP as a reference for that)

Of course MP could mean a bunch of other things but from her interests I'd say its Metroid Prime. Since I'm not sure how someone'd fall in love with MP unless they were a wizard...

[Gil-Galad]

Monty Python perhaps?


we have many fans of those


again welcome Rikae

[Rikae]

Yep, Monty Python.

Why do you think I have this outrageous accent?! ;)

[Kath]

Ah! Well in that case you are doubly welcome. :) And Gil's right, there are many Monty Python fans on here, as you'll probably be able to see from some of the avatars.

[Gil-Galad]

Ah! Well in that case you are doubly welcome. :) And Gil's right, there are many Monty Python fans on here, as you'll probably be able to see from some of the avatars.

too many... but how many of them have put on a Monty Python Tribute production??

*raises hand*

[shieldmaiden4xsword]

Welcome!!! ;)

[The Mouth of Sauron]

I am the Mouth of Sauron .

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome The Mouth of Sauron.

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Does that mean you are unemployed? ;)

A welcome to The Mouth of Sauron!

[Elanor]

Hello! I'm not new, but I'm posting here because I haven't been to the Downs in aaaages. Years. Oops. But it's very reassuring to see so many familiar names still here. How is everyone? Have I missed anything exciting in the last couple of years?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I wouldn't know I haven't been a member a year yet. . .

Welcome back, it always makes me happy to see "old" members re-join.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Have I missed anything exciting in the last couple of years?

Well, let's see...

- Werewolves (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11911&page=1) took over for a while
- The Suvivor games (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=13076&page=1) have grown up and agéd
- Mount Doom has wheels (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=12754&page=1)
- Crazy Captions now has over 10,000 posts (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=453910&postcount=10000)
- The Barrow Downs now has an official* Newspaper (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=13002)
- Chapter by Chapter (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/forumdisplay.php?f=41) discussions of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have been and gone...
- The Green Dragon Inn (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=10671&page=1) closed down...

I can't think of much else right now...

* Not actually official.

[Elanor]

Well, let's see...

- Werewolves (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11911&page=1) took over for a while
- The Suvivor games (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=13076&page=1) have grown up and agéd
- Mount Doom has wheels (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=12754&page=1)
- Crazy Captions now has over 10,000 posts (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=453910&postcount=10000)
- The Barrow Downs now has an official* Newspaper (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=13002)
- Chapter by Chapter (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/forumdisplay.php?f=41) discussions of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have been and gone...
- The Green Dragon Inn (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=10671&page=1) closed down...

I can't think of much else right now...

* Not actually official.

Thanks! That is all a lot to take in... I shall have to get down to some solid reading, I think. I feel like a Tolkien newbie all over again now...

[Gil-Galad]

always trying to promote your newspaper eh hookbill?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

always trying to promote your newspaper eh hookbill?

Yup. Mercilessly. Until I have complete control of the Down's media. :p

[Arathul]

Vedui, il'er! amin Arathul. Saesa omentien il'er.

[Morgoth]

Greetings my fellow Tolkien fans,

I am new here. I love Tolkien's works, so I decided to join. I've read the Silmarillion, and am now working on The Hobbit (as I want to read the stories in chronological order). I, of course, love the villains - hence the name.

Glad to meet everyone.

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome Arathul and Morgoth.

so Morgoth is from california? more like Cali-Angband

[Meneltarmacil]

Welcome to the Barrow-Downs, Morgoth. Here you will find plenty to do with Tolkien and his works. Whether you want to have fun or engage in serious discussions, there's almost certainly something you'll like here.

By the way, how did you get a computer all the way out there in the Void? ;)

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Make yourself at home Arathul and Morgoth. (And this is the only time you'll catch me being so cordial to 'The Black Enemy'. :D )

[mark12_30]

Vedui, il'er! amin Arathul. Saesa omentien il'er.

Impressive. I think. Welcome!

[shieldmaiden4xsword]

Welcome, Morgoth. :D

[Morgoth]

You'd be surprised how easy it is to get a computer into the void. Dell will ship one anywhere...!

And yes, the great and mighty Morgoth is from California. Didn't you know all evil people come from California? Just look at Reagan and Schwarzenegger...pure evil! :p

Thanks for the welcome, by the way. :cool:

[Gil-Galad]

I'm pretty sure the Governator is from Austria...

[shieldmaiden4xsword]

a few of my friends live in California.....

[Kelvins]

I love LotR and have been lurking for a while. I read the book after the movie. I like them both, but I like the book the best.

Hope to see you around!

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Yea, another book aficionado!

Welcome Kelvins, and make yourself at home.

[Gil-Galad]

welcome kevins and enjoy yourself here!

[NR_Orome]

Hi, I just found your forums today, decided you were the best site I've seen so I signed up. I have read the books (hobbit, silmarillion, LOTR) long before the LOTR movies came out, and the movies kind of revived the middle-earth fanatic in me. I'm not great with details, as it has been a while scince I read the books, but I will contribute what I can.

Thanks for you answers and feedback to my future questions!

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Welcome NR_Orome. I know what you mean about the movies reviving the fanatic. Had a similar experience myself.

But if you discovered Tolkien quite a long time ago, you might consider visting this thread (http://69.51.5.41/showthread.php?t=4665&page=1). We'd be delighted to have more company!

[Gil-Galad]

welcome NR_Orome, it was the Hobbit that got me onto tolkien

[mark12_30]

I saw from your signature that you love Loreena too... she's one of my favourite musician... absolutely terrific and very talented.


...And now she's changed her sig... what was it? I do like Loreena.

Raewyn, What instrument do you play, and what type of music? Are you tempted to try some Tolkienish music? (If you're into Loreena, you may already play Celtic, or so I'm guessing.) There are musical discussion threads on the Downs, let me know if you'd like some links.

Welcome, Kevins and NR_Orome!

[Taimar]

Hello,

I used to post here regularly, but have been busy for a while...five years or so. I'm glad to see the site has thrived. Well done, Barrow-Wight.

I hope to be an occasional poster from now on.

[Gil-Galad]

welcome back taimar

[Briseis]

Hi all!! I have been bugged and bugged by a friend to join. So here I am. Now I'm off to lurk around :)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Welcome Briseis, feel free to lurk all you want in this cold and clamy resting place of ours.

Who is this friend ?

[doom_hammer]

i just stumbled over this place trying to find out more on gil galad and his final battle with sauron if u have any info id like to hear it

[Gil-Galad]

i just stumbled over this place trying to find out more on gil galad and his final battle with sauron if u have any info id like to hear it

I've found many links, always check Wikipedia, the good thing i like about it is that it has links to other sites.

[Valier]

Welcome Briseis!! May you have many long, cold, clammy days here! May I suggest checking out some of our Werewolf threads for a bit of action. ;)

[Briseis]

Who is this friend ?

Aye, you know this person quite well ;) :p

Thanks everyone!!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

heh now you have me thinking. . .I know alot of Downers very well, at least I would like to think so. Based on your movements on the Downs, I think I can guess who it might be.

[Aganzir]

Well, I never believed I would eventually join the Downs.
This is all Lommy's fault (can I hear her laughing somewhere?), and I must confess that now she has brainwashed me, too.

Though I wouldn't be here if I didn't love Tolkien, no matter how hard she would have tried.

And yes, I really can't speak English that well, please try to understand.