New Members - Introduce Yourself Here

[Lyre Elfwood]

Hi. I'm new too. I've been on forums, but never a LOTR one. Well, hello, anyway. :D

[The Perky Ent]

Hello Lyre Elfwood! Welcome to the Downs! Believe me, you'll like this forum :D

[Lyre Elfwood]

Thanks!

[Annalaliath]

My God, I have been gone for a long time. Let's just say I have been in other waters... I still love the Barrowdowns. So hello again guys, maybe I'll stay this time!!!

[elronds_daughter]

let me give a big Welcome to Lyre Elfwood, a big Welcome Back to Annalaliath, and a half Welcome, half Welcome Back to Lady of the Pants. Hope you all are so far enjoying death in its various stages.










alls dead that ends dead
true, but doesn't everything end dead? therefore, (according to your statement) everything is dead. just thought I'd contest an idea while I was here. ah, but debates are fun.;)

cheers!
Mithh

[Lhundulinwen]

Hello all y'all old people and all the new members too! Looking forward to bumping into all of you somewhere on this great site!

[Lady of the Pants]

Thanks for the warm welcome (welcome back)! I appreciate it. I am enjoying being a Pile o' Bones. Well, see y'all later! :D

[Gelmir]

Wow! The outside keeps on getting me, I need welcoming back... Again :)

[Annalaliath]

I laugh at the way we seem to be distracted by real life... and other forums. Well, Hello all the recently dead, and welcome back to all use old fogies. Enjoy being dead..... ooo I just dated myself....

[Calan]

Yeah, yeah, another new guy. I've lurked on the forums for about two years, and I've been hitting the chat a lot recently, so I figured why not register for the site proper.

As expected, I am a rather serious _Rings_ fan; I enjou both the books and the movies, reread the trilogy (plus _The Hobbit_) about once a year, and eagerly await the extended version of ROTK.

Yeah.

Best _Rings_ forum on the 'net. You guys rock.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Thanks, Calan, and welcome! Glad you're enjoying yourself here.

[Elennar Starfire]

Many warm welcomes to all newly deads!

[rutslegolas]

Welcome to all newly deads ,may you all evolve into haunting spirits.

[Gil-Galad]

Then SHade of Carn Dum, then Prince of Cardolan i take it, then your personal one...can't beleive Perky already got his...

[Nimrodel_9]

I was once a member on this site, but it`s been a while ago. I`m glad to be back!

I don`t think I would consider myself an expert Tolkienite, if you follow me, but I know more than just about everyone in my town.

Okay, I`m in search of friends, so feel free to e-mail me, or whatever. :D


Nimrodel

[rutslegolas]

If you know more about Tolkein than everyone in your town then your certainly an expert. :D :D

And welcome back.

[turgon]

Love this site. I grew up with LOTR and the silmarillion. I can no longer recall how many times I've read them. I had to throw away my copy of the silmarillion the other day (kind of ironic) as It was in poor shape. But plan on buying another of course. :mad:

[Encaitare]

Hi, turgon, and welcome! :)

Hope you get a new copy of the Sil soon... I hate being without all my books!

[Darkelf]

I'm not a newcomer to this site, but I am to the forums. I am a devoted fan to Tolkien. I am fascinated with lotr weaponry, and have been reading about it for about three years. :eek: I am a fan of poetry also. I've read a bit of Shakespeare, but not a lot. My favorite play is A Midsummer Night's Dream. I detest anime.:mad: I like gaming and art. I am an ametuer graphic design artist and have been interested in graphic design for about a year. I am fascinated with Celtic culture. Anywho, I love this sight and shall post here every day until the day I die (I hope). :o

[rutslegolas]

Welcome Turgon and Dark Elf ( Wow a Graphic Designer Cool ! )
Hope you have a good times at the Downs. :D :D

[Gelmir]

Hi, you most hated poster has come back. Hopefully, everyone will treat me with better respect, I hope so, because, you all have been bullying me :(.

[Umwë]

Hated? Why?! :S
I've been away for a while, so I've never seen you around.

[Nimrodel_9]

I wouldn`t know why.
Welcome back to the Downs, Umwë! :D

[Umwë]

Thanks! :D
Hope seeing ya around in some RPG one day! :)

[Oceanic]

Greetings all.

I came across this site a while ago, but sort of forgot to register. :rolleyes: Anyway, came across it again a few days ago and I have been reading some very interesting discussions, especially in the chapter by chapter section.

I've only been into Tolkien for about two years but the depth of the mans imagination and writing style amazes me.

Other interests include vintage scooters, music of most varieties, the seas and oceans - marine life etc, British comedy and possibly some other things that escape me at the moment.

I look forward to my stay here. :)

[turgon]

welcome Oceanic I think you'll find this site as good as I have :D There are some profoundly good thoughts from some of JRRT's fans here.

[Encaitare]

Welcome Umwe and Oceanic! Hope you two enjoy the forums. :)

[Boromir88]

Welcome Umwe, yes the RPG's are very fun, I look forward to read your "stuff" in the "Siege of Gundabad" RPG, see ya then.

Oceanic, it's good to see, what's it called, "new blood." Welcome, hope to see some of your views in the days to come :) .

[rutslegolas]

Welcome both Umwe and Oceanic.

Hope you rise to be Animated Skeleton .... Haunting Spirit ...... and so on .

[Umwë]

Thank you all for the warm welcoming!
As long as I've been here now, I consider this as the best RPG-site ever.

Regards,

[The Lord of Chaos]

(reposted)

Good day. I am unfamiliar with most of the Lord of the Rings books, however I have them all, I just don't have the time. I have seen all the movies, but as of yet, have not been able to afford the third episode.

I hope to learn more about the background of The Lord of the Rings by reading this forum.

I am new at role playing on forums as well. But I hope that I will be accepted nonetheless.

~Thank you.

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome, Lord of Chaos! Have no fears, you'll be accepted.

Welcome, also, to Oceanic, and anyone else I may have missed.

Cheers!
Elrond's (other) daughter

[The Lord of Chaos]

Thank you for welcoming me. I hope to be a more active member soon. As of yet, I am very busy.

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the BD, Chaos. I never really cared much for Role Playing until I saw this site, the RP forums are just great.

Also, there is a movies forum for those who haven't read the books yet. I encourage that you do whenever you have the time :) . It's just nice having you, welcome!

[The Lord of Chaos]

Well, you're quite pleasent. Thank you.

[The Lord of Chaos]

Question: are members allowed to use an image in their signature?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Sorry, no images in signatures - since avatar pictures are allowed, the signatures are limited to text (which may include links).

[The Lord of Chaos]

Thank you for letting me know, I will not attempt what would be the 56th time of trying to fix my image for my signature.

[Encaitare]

Hi, and welcome, Chaos. :)

[turgon]

if you love the movies the books will crush you. which ever order you read them JRRT's literary and imaginary genious is equivalent to einsteins quirkiness.
(if you understand what that means let me know cause I don't) :eek:

[The Lord of Chaos]

Good word for Sniglets If you ever read those, you'll know what I'm talking about.

[Nuindacilien]

Hello all. I haven't been here in about two months, but I'm back. I don't k now how much I'll be able to hang around, but I'll try to come more often. I even figured out how to use my avatar! :rolleyes:
Actually, most of you probably don't remember me anyway. :p
Anyway, I'm off to lurk some more...

~Nuindacilien

[Galadel Vinorel]

Galadel here...returning to Barrowdows at last! YEAH!! Finally I am able to find a break in my busy schedule of school, etc. to visit this beautiful place. It feels great to be back after so long. The place looks a little different, but still has the same homey feel about it, which is why I LOVE this web site.

WELCOME! to all newcomers to this site. Hope that you enjoy being dead! :D

[baragund]

Hello out there in TV Land!!

I have been a Tolkien fan for over 25 years. My interest has come and gone in cycles over the years but has remained pretty constant since the movies came out.

I have been a pretty active member of TTF (The Tolkien Forum) for the past year and a half. Several TTF people also belong to this community and they alway speak highly of it, so I decided to drop by for a visit.

I'm also hoping to run into my old friend Maedhros. He was a mentor of mine and a fellow Scholar.

[Boromir88]

Welcome back to the bd Galadel and Nuin.

And welcome to our newest member baragund. Hope you all enjoy the bd, and hope to see some of your views on certain Tolkien issues ;) .

[Encaitare]

Welcome back, Nuin and Galadel!

And welcome, baragund! Maedhros is still here, although it seems he mainly haunts the "Translations from the Elvish" forum .. said forum quite frankly scares me a bit. :p

[baragund]

Thank you Boromir and Encaitare for the welcome :) It looks like this forum is even bigger than TTF. It's going to take a while to browse around and see what's here.

Looking forward to bumping into you around the neighborhood!

[King of the North]

I'm a life long lover of all of Tolkien's works and have been visiting the Barrow-Downs for some time. Just recently I discovered this forum and jumped at the oppurtunity to join it. Already it has surpassed my expectations. I am extremely pleased and honored to be amongst devote fans of Tolkien who are knowledgeable of his works to the utmost extent.

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome, King of the North. Just how long is "life long"? ;) Welcome, also, to baragund and everyone else whom I may have missed.

Cheers!

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the BD, King of the North. I hope you enjoy your stay here at the downs :cool: .

[silvernight]

greetings, i am new here.i hope i can make friends here and other things

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs silvernight, I hope to see you around in the forums sometime, :cool: .

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome, slivernight! I hope you enjoy death in its various stages. Many a 'Downer has come to love being dead, I'll attest to that.

Cheers!

[turgon]

hey silvernight this is a great site hope you like it as much as I.

[The Lord of Chaos]

Welcome to The Barrow Downs forum Silvernight. This forum is a friendly place, and I wish their kindness upon you, and you can hope for mine as well.

Have fun here. I hope you can get a better idea of RPing than I can. Good luck!

[Lhunithiliel]

Hi, all! :)

I have just registered in the BD, although I have been browsing through its threads for quite some time. Besides, I have met some of the BD's members elsewhere and I am now glad we will be able to possibly meet here as well.

I have to say that I am strongly impressed by the knowledge and the in-depth-understanding of Tolkien and his works that I find here!
I have been studying Tolkien for almost three years now but I still consider myself just a student, and as such I have a lot of questions, that, I hope, I shall be able to find the answers to here. So ... bear with me! :o
For ... sometimes I'm just being provocative, hoping that to look upon an issue from the "opposite corner", helps for the better understanding.

Happy to meet you all! :)

Lhunithiliel
(...which name I once got through the BD name generator... )

[Boromir88]

Pleased to have you here at the downs Lhunithiliel. No matter how long one studies Tolkien, there is always more to find out, that's what I like about it ;) . I hope to see some of your questions soon :) .

[Lhunithiliel]

Thank you kindly, Boromir88 (so many Boromirs! :eek: :D )

I shall certainly soon find some courage to post a question or two of mine.

* * *

A question... though I appologize if this is not the place to ask:
How to change the "sub-name" under my forum-name? This "newly deceased" ... hmmm... doesn't appeal to me. ;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Lhunithiliel, welcome to the Downs! Your question and many others are answered on the Barrow-Downs FAQ (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=6010) thread, located at the top of the Novices and Newcomers forum main page. :)

[Lhunithiliel]

Thank you Lady from the Royal lineage of the Telcontar! :)

[The Lord of Chaos]

Welcome to The Barrow Downs. That post of the FAQs actually answered my question of yours, newcomer. So, we are being reincarnated so to speak?

(I apologize for calling you "newcomer", but that name of yours is a bit hard to spell and, call me lazy, but I hate looking back and forth.)

Nonetheless, welcome.

[Gorgonzola]

random. Hello Im a newcomer... :)

Visit this site, its good. HC (http://hogwarts.nexcess.net)

[Nimrodel_9]

I`ve been there, Gorgonzola. I am a HP fan, but I am obsessed with LotR.
Anyhoo, welcome to The Barrow-Downs! Tis an exellent site! :D

Nimrodel

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome, Gorgonzola and Lhunithiliel! (simple solution to that hard-to-spell name problem, Lord of Chaos: copy and paste!:D)

Hope you all enjoy being dead.

Cheers!

[The Lord of Chaos]

Harry Potter was ok. I much liked the books, they were fun. The movies...well let's just say...there will be no movie that is made after a book as good as The Lord of the Rings, in my opinon.

Welcome to the Barrow Downs!

[Elennar Starfire]

It has been far too long since I was here to welcome newly-deads to our mouldering barrow. Welcome, all. You'll get used to the worms tickling you after a while.

[Witch-King]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I'm back. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Welcome all, to the most wonderful Barrowdowns. May your stay be prolonged and educational, as well as... FUN. If you are into the craziness, dig your way over to Mirth. A Bookworm? Tunnel on over to the Books Forum. Movies fan? We've a Movies section!

Yes, yes... I do love this site. Something for everything really. Once again, welcome to all "newbies", have fun, and if you have any questions, check the FAQ, or PM someone... most of us "oldsters" answer PMs pretty derned quick.

Fea

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs Gorgonzola, hope you enjoy your stay here :) .

[Lhunithiliel]

I know, I know....

It is difficult to spell!

But you can use the simple abbreviated form of Lhun.

Now, I please ask the Moderators and the Administrators here to excuse me, but though I have tried to find the answer to my previous question in the FAQ- section, and although I am more or less familiar with how VB3 works, I still could not find the option of the sub-forum-name in order to change it. I don't see it in the Profile or elsewhere. :eek:

But .... well.... after all... I'm in the Barrow-Downs now, am I not! So, I must be really 'newly deceased' to find myself here! ;)

And shall I say, that for a community of ghosts, you have a strikingly cheerful and pleasant welcoming team! THANK YOU once again! Hope to meet you soon in the discussion-threads. :)

Lhun

[Imladris]

Now, I please ask the Moderators and the Administrators here to excuse me, but though I have tried to find the answer to my previous question in the FAQ- section, and although I am more or less familiar with how VB3 works, I still could not find the option of the sub-forum-name in order to change it. I don't see it in the Profile or elsewhere.

You can't change it...only your Post Count and good behaviour can...;)

1-10 -- Newly Deceased
11-25 -- Pile o’ Bones
26-50 -- Animated Skeleton
51-100 -- Haunting Spirit
101-250 -- Wight
251-500 -- Shade of Carn Dûm
501+ -- Ghost Prince of Cardolan

When you become a Ghost Prince, you will be eligible for a personally selected title.


FAQ (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=6010)

[Lhunithiliel]

Ah! I suspected sth. of the kind...
Yes, I see now... THANK YOU!!! :)

Sorry to have troubled you all with such a trifle! :o

[Nimrodel_9]

there will be no movie that is made after a book as good as The Lord of the Rings Amen to that, Lord of Chaos!

Welcome to the Downs, Lhunithiliel! Hope you enjoy yourself here. I most certainly do! :D

[Ancalagon-the-black]

Newbie here. Tolkien fan for only a short time, liked the movies so much that I bought the books. I've read LOTR, The Hobbit, and im almost done with the Sil, but im going to have to reread that one again, and I have Lost Tales sitting on the shelf waiting to be read. Good autor, good movies, and this site seems friendly enough to post on. So with that said..

*waves* :)

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs mighty Ancalagon, keep reading ;) . I hope to see your views on many debated threads on this forum :) .

[Encaitare]

Welcome gorgonzola, Lhun, and Ancalagon! Hope to see you a lot around here in the future. :)

[rutslegolas]

Welcome, Ancalagon-the-black and I myself am returning from a fifteen day horrible exams to post today .

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome, Ancalagon-the-black! I sincerely hope you enjoy being dead.

Oh, dear, ruts, fifteen days of exams!??!?!??!?!? I'd never survive. Thankfully I don't have to! (one of the many benefits of being homeschooled.:D)

[Nimrodel_9]

this site seems friendly enough to post on Yes, tis a very friendly site. Welcome to BD, Ancalagon!:D

[Ancalagon-the-black]

Thanks everbody! Look foward to posting and discussing Tolkiens world.

[white lady of sorrow]

Hiya people

My name is katie and i've been reading the lord of the rings and other tolkien works for about five years now. My friends at school all think i am obsessed but i'm not. i find reading a welcome release from people at school who keep trying to put me down. I managed to read the lord of the the rings for the first time in under twelve hours but none seems to believe about that apart from one boy at school who bet he could read the Order of the Pheonix faster than me. It took him six days to read it whereas it took me 5 and a half hours. he still owes me £10.

luv u
White Lady of Sorrow
xxxxxxx

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs White lady, I hope to see you posting your views, opinions, or questions you have on Tolkien's works here on this forum.

My friends at school all think i am obsessed but i'm not.

What's so wrong with being obsessed, I tend to think I can get pretty obsessive about it at times :) .

[THE Ka]

Newbie here. Tolkien fan for only a short time, liked the movies so much that I bought the books. I've read LOTR, The Hobbit, and im almost done with the Sil, but im going to have to reread that one again, and I have Lost Tales sitting on the shelf waiting to be read. Good autor, good movies, and this site seems friendly enough to post on. So with that said..

*waves* :)

Nice to see you here. Hope you have fun. When it comes to LOTR, this place is caviar wishes and champaine dreams! Anyways, hope you find this place a wonderful enivroment both mind and fan. :) Hope to see you later.

~ A Nice Ka~

[Encaitare]

Hello and welcome, white lady! Twelve hours, that's pretty impressive. I admit my first read took me much more than that... perhaps I should time myself now and see how long it takes me. ;)

Hope to see you around the forums. :)

[Lalwendë]

Welcome White Lady! It's nice to see someone else from the North West - me too, although I have been in exile for 15 years across them thar hills. ;) 12 hours to read LOTR is impressive - I took as long as possible, always do if I'm really enjoying a book.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

It took him six days to read it whereas it took me 5 and a half hours.
It took me from about 11:00 AM on Day One until around 3:00 PM on Day Two, but I was reading highly unconventionally and kept getting interrupted. Glad to see another avid reader (not to mention Harry Potter fan!) here.

and this site seems friendly enough to post on.
Of course it does... that's because it is. I got a little scared on my first thread because burrahobbit replied to my initial post with "no". Not even an explanation, just that I was wrong. But we've all learned to ignore him (burra: ;) ).

Now that I'm done rambling, we can have Feanor's Final Thought:

WELCOME TO THE 'DOWNS!!

Fea

[Noinkling]

Hullo!

Just making my way about the site, and this seemed a logical first stop.

[Imladris]

Welcome Noinkling.

I wonder, does your name have reference to The Inklings -- the writing group that C.S Lewis and Tolkien joined?

[Boromir88]

Welcome noinkling, good to have you here on the forums, hope to see you posting sometime soon ;) .

[Encaitare]

Hi, Noinkling! :)

Hmm... your name probably is a reference to the Inklings... but it's so fun to say! Heh.

[Noinkling]

It is a reference to the Inklings.

My avatar is the pub sign for the 'Eagle & Child' (or The Bird and Baby as it's also known) where they met.

[Amanaduial the archer]

Noinkling - would that be no-inkling, or noink-ling. The latter is more fun to say, it must be said...One of those non-words that should be. Ahem. Welcome anyway, ye and your funky name.

White Lady - 10 quid on who could read a book faster?! You're making good money there, girl, I'm transfering to your school...;) Same as Lalwende, good to see another from the North West - can I ask where you're from? I'm Greater Manchester.

Newbie here. Sounds oddly like an answermachine message...welcome to the Downs, Ancalagon. And yes, friendly is certainly the word - try The Shire as well: RPGing gives a whole new flavour as well.

Lhunithiliel - I am definitely going to have problems with that one...;) Joking, welcome to the Barrowdowns, whatever your name may be!

I hope to see a few of you in 'The Shire' maybe - RPGing is dangerously addictive but oddly satisfying, even if you haven't tried it before - I hadn't before I came to the Downs. Not...that I would ever plug...the Green Dragon Inn...*cough*

ps. Fea:

Good girl, you got there eventually ;)

[Noinkling]

Actually, I thought of it in terms of "No inkling!" - as in, "I'm clueless!"

[InklingElf]

hehehe I just happened to see your name -- and apparently new too! Welcome! :D

I happen to have an "Inkling" in my name too only with an "elf" in which case it's probably an "elf with an idea" -- what a strange phenomenon eh?

"No-inkling" is catchy -- I like it.

[rutslegolas]

Hi

Noinkling kind of funny name you got there,reminds me of some kind of sound.
Anyway Welcome to the Downs.

[elronds_daughter]

RPGing is dangerously addictive but oddly satisfying, even if you haven't tried it before I'll drink to that! ;)

Anyway, welcome to all Newly Deceased members of the 'Downs!

[Telperaca]

Sulier, I'm a new member here.New to the forum, but not to Tolkien's work.

Hope to make some new friends here, and learn more about Tolkien's work.

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome, Telperaca! The 'Downs is a great place, trust me!

By the way, I like your avatar!

Cheers!

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs Telperaca, I'm sure you'll love it here. ;)

[Encaitare]

Hi and welcome, Telperaca! :)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Welcome, Telperaca and Noinkling.

ps. Fea:

Good girl, you got there eventually ;)
To that I must refrain from a comeback and stick with a generalized :p

Fea

[Elennar Starfire]

Heh...I didn't get the no-inkling thing until just now...I feel slow... But the funny thing is that I saw your name the same day a girl in my English class was given the nickname 'Moink' so of course...

Anyway, many welcomes to Noinkling and Telperaca, and anyone else I've not yet welcomed!

[Elfchick7]

Greetings friends! It seems that it has been forever since I last haunted the BD. :) I can not believe that I stayed away for so long. The thing that I really love about the BD is that even though I seem to be perpetually ignorant to all things Tolkien( i.e. no matter how much I learn, I have still only scratched the surface of Tolkiens depth and detail), no body treats me like a fool for not knowing what seems toi be common knowledge. ;) Y'all are great! Namarië

[Telperaca]

Thankyou for the lovely welcomes :)

[Elven-Maiden]

Hello everybody!

I'm sure most of you don't remember me since it's been years since I've posted anything, but I've come back, and hopefully for good this time.

I'm hoping to meet lots of new people, and re-unite with any old friends who are still hanging around here. I'm missed this forum and all it's wonderful people.

[rutslegolas]

To our newcomers Welcome and to our old hands Welcome back - Albus Dumbledore.

And as Rowling says Welcome back Elven-Maiden

[elronds_daughter]

A very warm Welcome Back to Elven-Maiden and Elfchick7!

Cheers!

[Durfuiniel]

Hey you guys,
I just found this page and thought it would be great to register:)
Firstly I have to say I'm german, so please overlook my mistakes;) 'cause school english isn't enough for writing here I think...
I'm 16 years old, female and I love the Lord of the Rings for a very long time. It started very early when I saw the books on my father's shelf and I was fascinated by the minute.
I read them again and again and the same I did with the Hobbit, the Silmarillion and other Tolkien books.
First I read them in german but I think the originals are much better, especially better than the newer translation which is really really bad. The worst thing I ever read so I stopped reading after a short time and read the originals.
I hope you understand what I'm writing and it's not too wrong but I'll do my best*promis*

[Lalwendë]

Welcome Durfuiniel

I have to say, from reading your first post, your English is fantatstic, it quite puts my own stumbling attempts at German to shame. :)

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the forum Durfuiniel, I hope you enjoy your levels of death here. :)

P.S. about the English, I'm afraid you're probably better at it then me. I have a tendancy to make up words that don't even exist. :rolleyes:

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome, Durfuiniel! Your English sounds good to me! Hope you enjoy death in its various stages. ;):D

Cheers!

[Elennar Starfire]

It's alright, you're not the only person here for whom English is a second language. We'll be able to understand what you mean. And your English may improve greatly posting around here. Mine certainly has, and English is my native language!

A very warm welcome to Durfuiniel!

[Encaitare]

Hi and welcome, Durfuiniel! Your English sounds great to me! Hope to see you around the forums. :)

[the phantom]

G'day M8s! My name's the phantom! I've never joined a site B4. BTW, is there RPG, here? If so, GR8! :)

Does anyone else love Orli? Or maybe Gollum, lol, J/K!! :D

So what's every1s A/S/L?

Anyway, HAK... ;)

TTFN


(this is a newbie page, what happenned to quality posts like that?)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

(this is a newbie page, what happenned to quality posts like that?)
P'raps, my friend, them there newbies have brightened up since you last looked in t'greet them.

Welcome to The Barrowdowns, Durfuiniel. I hope you enjoy yourself here.

[The Saucepan Man]

Sling your hook, the phantom. We don't need shady types like you round here. :p ;)

[rutslegolas]

Aye Phantom you are right ,what happened to such posts.

And Welcome Durfuiniel,your English is certainly better than mine,hope you enjoy death here as we do .

[Gil-Galad]

woah i haven't been on for awhile, i'l ltry to back on now i guess

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome back, Gil-Galad!

[Boromir88]

Good to see you back Gil-Galad.

[Nimrodel_9]

your English is certainly better than mine
What do you mean Legolas? I think your English is excellent. :)

Welcome to the Downs, Gil-Galad! :D

[rutslegolas]

Aye thank you Nimrodel .

And welcome back Gil-Galad ,I certainly missed you at the Quiz and Quotes froum.

[Gil-Galad]

welcome to the downs? i'm known throughout the barrowdowns as the loveable Gil-galad by the ladies, and why-can't-i-be-as-loveable-as-him Gil-Galad by the guys

[EarthBound]

Wow, I posted here in the fall of 2001 about a month before the first movie came out (under a different name that can't recall anymore, lol).

Hello to everyone, I'm prone to humor and lots of dry silliness and own a mini-oliphaunt that likes to follow me around the boards (unfortunately leaves mini-messes, ahem, for me to pick up too).

Soooo, (looks around room) where do I go for a pizza and beer around here? :p (I love this smiley!) :p

[elronds_daughter]

welcome to the downs? i'm known throughout the barrowdowns as the loveable Gil-galad by the ladies, and why-can't-i-be-as-loveable-as-him Gil-Galad by the guys
You think so, huh? ;):D

Welcome (back) to the 'Downs, EarthBound!

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs EarthBound. Laughter is the biggest reliever of stress, well maybe second...ahem.

[Encaitare]

Welcome to the Downs, EarthBound!

Laughter is the biggest reliever of stress, well maybe second...ahem.

Tsk tsk, Boromir, whatever happened to this being a "family friendly forum"? :p ;)

[the phantom]

What's not "family friendly" about aroma therapy and a nice, long bath? (which was obviously what Boro was referring to)

[Boromir88]

What's not "family friendly" about aroma therapy and a nice, long bath? (which was obviously what Boro was referring to)

Of course that's what I ment, I can't believe you couldn't tell that Encaitare :rolleyes: . Wow Phantom you and I must think alike :p .

[the phantom]

Great minds usually do. ;)

[Gil-Galad]

*rolls eyes*

if thats true then you've both been living a lie for a long time now

[the phantom]

Don't make me burninate you.

Oh, and welcome back.

[Gil-Galad]

thanks phantom, but i do most of hte burninating, you can help i guess, we can burninate together and all will fall to me!!!.....and you a little bit too

[rutslegolas]

Ah the Barrowdowns such a family friendly loving site. :D :D
Anyways Welcome to the downs Earthbound and may you enjoy death here as we do !!

[I, miller]

I'm a newly registered, um, well, I don't know if that makes me a member, so I'm a newly registered person. I found this site through a google search reference to the "Translations from the Elvish" project, which really intrigued me, as I've been doing a small scale project of the same nature for the last two years (intermittantly). I hope I'm doing the right thing by posting here. I got kinda toasty at the only other discussion forum I've been a member of, and I hope I learned more about how to be a part of such a community. (That's not an indication that I am a troublemaker, I hope). The posts I've read here are all quite stimulating, articulate, and fun.

[Imladris]

Welcome, I, Miller!

I hope I'm doing the right thing by posting here.

Yes, you are doing the right thing...well...it's not a rule that you have to post here on the New Members thread...it's just a suggestion....

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs miller, hope you enjoy your death :) .

[Rochelle]

Well I'm not exactly a "new member" but I haven't been on since about April! I just wanted to re-introduce myself! I'm 22 and live near Seattle, WA but currently I'm in my senior year at Washington State University! I love Lord of the Rings and enjoy learning about the elvish language as well as the geography of middle earth. Feel free to chat with me, I'm friendly!

[OldTomBombadil]

Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!
Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow!
Tom Bom, jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!

Greetings, my merry friends! :)

My mother introduced me to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books in 1973 when I was 11 years old, and I've been a great fan ever since.

Although I received a copy of the first printing of The Silmarillion for Christmas in 1977, I confess that it was many years later before I read it in its entirety. However, I've now read it through about seven times and enjoy it more with each successive reading.

I've very much enjoyed Peter Jackson's film adaptations. He's accomplished what was previously thought impossible, and nearly proved so by Ralph Bakshi in the late '70s, that is, successfully bringing Professor Tolkien's works to the big screen. While I can't say I'm enthralled with every departure from the books, I do feel that, by-and-large, the films are fantastic. I'm very much hoping that he's also able to bring The Hobbit to the big screen.

[the phantom]

I don't like Cougars, so you'd better watch your step, Rochelle.

[Gil-Galad]

don't worry Rochelle, just a squirt of a water sprizter and some haunting will calm him down...

[Finduilas]

Hi, I'm new.... :D
Just needed a place to start posting, and thought this might be a good place. I'm a big fan (logically) and have been looking for good LoTRforums since the last I was a member of closed. This seems to be a great place, so I might pop in here from time to time.

Hugs
------------
Finduilas

[Rochelle]

I'll keep that in mind! ;)

[Sapphire_Flame]

Aw, lookit the ickle newbies! :3 Kyoooot!

[Yeah, Saphy, no more chocolate.]

Bah.

Anyways, a big HALLO to all the new members! *pokes the newbies* I'm going to have to start frequenting this thread, methinks. :D

~ Saphy ~

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs Bombadil. Hope you enjoy your stay.

MOTHER! YOU'RE ALIVE I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I TELL DADDY DENNY! (just kidding, welcome to the downs Finduilas).

[Encaitare]

Welcome miller, Bombadil, Finduilas, and welcome back Rochelle! Do enjoy your deaths.

[Elennar Starfire]

Welcome all newbies! Enjoy thy deaths here.

[THE Ka]

Enjoy your deathly addiction to this wonderful forum all new members! Hope to see you in different areas soon!


~Welcoming Ka~

[Gil-Galad]

welcome Bomadil and Finduilas, hope you enjoy your eternal death here at the downs... the buffet is to die for, literally

[Boromir88]

Did I tell you that you are so punny gil-galad. Wait...is that a pun?

[Gil-Galad]

bah, call it.......expressive humour.... cool....

[elronds_daughter]

Gil-Galad, I enjoy your puns.... Makes me wish I'd thought of them.... :cool:

Anyway, may I offer a big Welcome to I, miller, Finduilas, and OldTomBombadil. Also a hearty Welcome Back to Rochelle. Enjoy death!

Cheers

[rutslegolas]

Ah the little puns of Gil-Galad that make life on the Barrowdowns great .

Anyway's Welcome miller, Finduilas, and OldTomBombadil. May you enjoy deaths here as we do .

[Ainaserkewen]

Ever notice how no one says "enjoy being dead" anymore? I think that was my fault.

I was off doing the Anime/Manga forum thing for awhile there, but those forums get tiresome and though the material is constantly fresh, the people aren't as wonderful as they are here.

No where else is there such a strong bond between members, the maturity, the graceful ease from one thread to the next, THE LACK OF CHAT LINGO!!!
*glares at the phantom*
What are you trying to start here Oh Dark One?

[The Saucepan Man]

Seems that there's more welcomers than welcomed around here these days. :rolleyes:

Which, I suppose, now includes me. Welcome to all the Newly Deceased! :)

Oh, and enjoy being dead. :D

[Gil-Galad]

Gil-Galad, I enjoy your puns.... Makes me wish I'd thought of them.... :cool:

come under my wing little one, and i shall.... i don't know, i'll find them on google or something...

Ah the little puns of Gil-Galad that make life on the Barrowdowns great.


at least i'm useful for something!!! that and a doorstop i guess...and a shoulder to cry on...and a huggy bear...i guess i'm useful for alot of things!!!

[elronds_daughter]

at least i'm useful for something!!! that and a doorstop i guess...and a shoulder to cry on...and a huggy bear...i guess i'm useful for alot of things!!!
Yes, Gil-Galad, you are useful.

[Ainaserkewen]

Oh, and enjoy being dead Ahh, thank you. EDIT: And by thank you, I mean thanks for saying it, I know it wasn't directed at me, however I will enjoy it anyway.

Gil-Galad , can I just say how much I love your signature, I know this is neither the time or the place, but homestarruner fans are so few that it deserves to be noticed.

Newbies are fewer lately too, or is that just me? I haven't been around for awhile. It's funny, someone new replies here and everyone who frequently visits instantly befriends them, it's so loving...

[Nimrodel_9]

Gil-Galad, can I just say how much I love your signature, I know this is neither the time or the place, but homestarruner fans are so few that it deserves to be noticed.
Yay! I love it too! :D

Where are all the newbies? :(

[the phantom]

You people scared them all away.

Newbies are a bit like babies- this world (the Downs) is new and scary for them. You need to learn to be more gentle and nuturing like me.

:p

(unless they do something wrong- then you rip them to shreds)

[elronds_daughter]

You people scared them all away.
No, phantom, I think that was you.....

Anyway, welcome to the seemingly non-existant newbies.


Oh, and....







....HOMESTARRUNNER!!

[Gil-Galad]

At least no one is forgetting the Decemberween joy... it has spread even to the downs...

[Nimrodel_9]

Gah! Still no newbies. Guess I`d better start dropping little slips of paper that say Do the wave for Boromir the Disco King!!! and my e-mail on them again... ;)

[A_Brandybuck]

OK, I am the first "newbie" for a long long time, I think. ;-)

I've seen this thread very late, but I will give you a short summary of my experiences with Tolkien.
My first experience with Tolkien was approx. 13 years ago with the sweet age of 10. As most of you (I assume) I started to read the other works concerning Middle-earth (a few times). Sadly I knew the English at this age as a not-native englishspeaker not very well, consequently I could read not all works from him. Only these, which were translated into my language (LotR, Hobbit, Sil, Unfinished Tales).
After a short break and some experiences with other Fantasy-novels and their own worlds, I have returned ruefully back to Tolkien with the insight, that these works don't have the depth of Middle-earth (resp. Arda ;-) ).
To my surprise I explored that my english-skills have been risen, so I could read all his works in the orginal.
After a short journey into the grammar of Quenya (and a shorter into Sindarin), I discovered the new world of HoME.
Because of very few time (being a student with children), I only read fragments of HoME. From all a bit, but not a whole book.
Now, I am hoping for good discussions. :-)
'Brandybuck

[Ainaserkewen]

A_Brandybuck, sounds like you know what you're doing. I look forward to seeing you in other threads.

My, my, my...there are a lot of Homestarrunner fans in here. If you don't know what we're talking about,
"Check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out."

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs Brandybuck, enjoy your death :) .

[Mark of Cenla]

Hi my name is Mark Wellman, and I am a new member. I first read The Hobbit and LOTR in the 70s and have read them eight times overall. I have also read piles of other fantasy novels. Peace.

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome A_Brandybuck and Mark of Cenla! hope you enjoy the luxury of death, and rotting, and all the gruesome stuff... i hear the buffet is to die for, literally

[Boromir88]

Welcome Mark, I hope to see some of your views on the forums :) .

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome A_Brandybuck and Mark of Cenla!

i hear the buffet is to die for, literally
Gil, that's the second time you've used that.... ;)

[Elennar Starfire]

greetings to you all
who are so newly come here
may thy deaths be fun

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome A_Brandybuck and Mark of Cenla!


Gil, that's the second time you've used that.... ;)


i hope you wouldn't have noticed...good eye, there should be a Gil-Galads Pun Fansite or something...maybe even a breakfest club

[Encaitare]

Greetings to Brandybuck and Mark. :)

[THE Ka]

Hope you time of Death here is of a pleasant pagantry of fanciful words and thoughts, Brandybuck.


~Greeting Ka

[Thinlómien]

Hi, my name is Thinlómien (that's not, of course, my real name...). I´m a 14-year old (well, nearly 15) girl from Finland.
So if I write something strange, it may be because I'm not a native english-speaker... :)

I've been a LotR -fan since my father read it aloud to me and my little sister, when I was six years old. (I remember getting angry to my father, because he didn't read the chapter "The Voice of Saruman" to the end, but said "we´ll continue it tomorrow". I refused to go to my bed and declared, that I would read it myself, if my father didn´t read it aloud. My parents gave up and my father read it. So LotR was quite impressive to me, even then.)
By now I've read LotR 15 times, because I just love it. I've read all Tolkien's books concerning Arda, what have been translated into finnish (LotR, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and The Unfinished Tales).

I've also seen the movies. I have a hate-love -relationship with them. I like them very much, but in the other hand, I think they rape the book. Maybe it's the book behind them, what makes them so good. And I appreciate Peter Jackson; I can believe that the movies could have been much more horrible.
I'm a member of Finnish Tolkien Society and I play M.E.R.P. with my friends. I'm usually the GM and if the movies rape Middle-Earth, there's no word to what I do to it...

I live with my mom, liitle sister and tortoise in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. My hobbies are reading (mostly fantasy books), roleplaying, drawing, art club and playing kantele, the Finnish national instrument. I'm in a international school, in a half-english class.

And to the end I would like to tell that my favorite characters from LotR are Galadriel, Gandalf and Boromir.

[Boromir88]

And I appreciate Peter Jackson; I can believe that the movies could have been much more horrible.
Yes, all PJ had to do was add in a little scene with Arwen at Helm's Deep, that would have definately made TTT much worse :) .

That's an interesting story you have, welcome to the downs, hope I get to see some of your ideas on the many debated topics here. :)

[Sapphire_Flame]

Welcome A_Brandybuck, Mark of Cenla, and Thinlómien! *pokes the newbies* http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de//poke2.gif

Enjoy being dead.

[Eheheheh...]

And do ignore Takua. *glares at her agent* She has issues.

[>.>]

Abedithon le,

~ Saphy ~

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome to the 'Downs, Thinlómien! Your English sounds fine to me. It sounds better, actually, than some of the English I've been unfortunate enough to hear from native English-speakers. It's rather sad, really.

[Gil-Galad]

14-year old from Finland eh.... well i'm a 15 year-old (gasp) from Canada, i actually plan on travelling Europe in the upcoming years....don't mind me i'm just the pun-lord of the downs....that should so be my title!

[Encaitare]

Welcome, Thinlómien! :) Your English sounds great to me. In accord with what Lhunardawen said, it actually sounds better than some of what I hear on a daily basis. :rolleyes:

[Ainaserkewen]

Gil-Galad you're Canadian?
"Tee Hee"
"We're Cool"
*Bags drop* "NO!" "YOUR NOT!"

Hi there everyone new (approx. three)...Wait for it....
Enjoy being dead!

[Gil-Galad]

Well i'm cool cause imagine the downs without me? i bring sunshine to peoples graves...even though thats bad for barrow-wights...

[Apple juice]

Hello!
My name's Tamara and I'm from Belgrade :D (that's in Serbia and Montenegro)
So don't mind my bad english, it will be better ;)

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs Apple, hope you enjoy the forums. Don't worry about the English thing, I'm american, and my English is rather bad. I just make up words that don't even exist. :)

[Gil-Galad]

welcome Apple Juice! to the downs! i'm canadian, my english isn't bad but it can still have some improvement...

[Sapphire_Flame]

Hallo, Apple juice! I love your name. :D Hope you have a fun time here at the 'Downs! *pokes Apple juice* http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de//poke2.gif

.
i'm canadian, my english isn't as bad as my american neighbours but it can still have some improvement...
http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de//sad/soupson.gif Excuse me? Not all Americans have a poor command of the English language, thank you.

[You tell 'em, Saph.]

Takua...

[I'm just saying!]

Go read some MSTs.

[Fine...]

Oh, and to draw on a developing theme:

You killed my brother! I mean, my computer! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de//bawling.gif

[rutslegolas]

Welcome Apple Juice , to the Downs may you enjoy death here .
And may you also enjoy the bitter fights going on between Gil-Galad and Boromir88,dont worry you will get used to both of them .

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome to the 'Downs, Apple juice! Enjoy being dead. It's been much fun for the rest of us.

Saphy, I agree with you. There are quite a few Americans who have an excellent command of this intricate tangled web of a lanugage called English.

[Apple juice]

Thanks for the wellcome! :) I think I'll have a great time here (even though I don't understand half of what you're saying) :cool: ;)

[Gil-Galad]

heh heh...sorry right now i'm only trying to learn Russian and German, i might go Serbian if i have time...

[elronds_daughter]

You'll get it eventually, Apple, don't worry.

[Encaitare]

Welcome, apple juice; I love your avatar!

I think I'll have a great time here (even though I don't understand half of what you're saying)

If you're referring to the English, don't worry, you'll catch on quickly. And if you're referring to Boromir and Gil-Galad.... well, oftentimes we don't really understand them either. ;)

[Tuor of Gondolin]

"I think I'll have a great time here (even though I don't understand half of what you're saying)"
--------------------
Well, as for myself, I don't know half of the posters half as well as I should like;
and I like less than half of them half as well as they deserve. :)

Actually, it's a good idea being here, if only to practice English, since I
believe Bulgaria has applied to enter the EU, and English seems to be
increasingly the common language of the modern business world.

[Ainaserkewen]

Excuse me? Not all Americans have a poor command of the English language, thank you.
They don't? I mean...oh shucks. I'm just kidding guys. (Once again I would stick a smiley in here except I'm boycotting them.)

I don't know half of the posters half as well as I should like;
and I like less than half of them half as well as they deserve.
*Aina tries to work it out and see if it came to a compliment*

Oh, and...Hi Apple Juice. A sincere Good Luck on understanding these combinations of letters we call English.

[Apple juice]

I understand you most of the time :D I'm just not very good at making a sentence :mad: (as you can see)

[Encaitare]

(Once again I would stick a smiley in here except I'm boycotting them.)

May I ask why?

I understand you most of the time. I'm just not very good at making a sentence (as you can see)

Well, you just made two perfectly good sentences right there. :)

[Elennar Starfire]

You're doing just fine, Apple. I know a few people who couldn't put a proper sentence together if they're life depended on it. (And have edited papers for some of them...)

Don't worry too much about it.

[Mattius]

Finally I am back and not just for Christmas- for real this time!! It took me long enough to reactivate my account here but I look forward to posting away in the near future.

Matt

[Boromir88]

Welcome back to the downs Mattius, enjoy being dead ;) .

[Encaitare]

Welcome back, Mattius. :)

[Gil-Galad]

Glad to have you back Mattius

[Marky Lazer]

Hello, I just got here. And I guess this is the place to say hello... and that what I just did :)

[Boromir88]

You found the right place, welcome to the downs.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

You all would never believe the number of "old" members who were on the other day. It was astounding. It felt like the good ol' days, when I was but a freshly buried corpse... And when I saw Mattius... I simply said "!!!" Yes, that's right... "!!!" No words were needed to express myself... :D

And Apple Juice: you're command of English is far better than mine of any second language. With me, I can pick words and phrases out of conversation occasionally (depending on the accent and my mood), but it is easier if I can read it, and even then I have trouble responding clearly.

Welcome and welcome back to everyone.

Fea

[EarthBound]

A big 'How-Do' to ya, Marky! Enjoy the site. Very friendly place, from what I can tell. Having a little trouble finding the swift streams (threads) but it's a great looking site, and I visit several times a day even if I don't find a thread I can 'add' to.

Well, it's a white Christmas here in upState NY, yeah! I won't be back until after Christmas, soooo.....

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! ;)

This gal is outahere! :p (until monday :confused: )

[Mattius]

Thank you one and all. And Merry Christmas!!

[Amanaduial the archer]

Oh, how I love it when I construct a big, long, HTML-thumpin' ol' post, then my computer decides to shut down, thus causing me to lose it...joy.

Mattius! It's a Christmas Miracle! He returns #2! Now, what exactly can we do to stop that rebellious RPGer from running away again... Welcome back, Matt - and hey, Merry Christmas to you too!

(even though I don't understand half of what you're saying) No, no, neither do I...I've been here for two years and I still have no idea what they're talking about... No, but seriously, I know what you mean: I'm a member of a French forum, English being my first language. You get used to it. You never get used to Gil-Galad, of course, but in general... Welcome to the Downs, Apple Juice. Nice avatar, by the way.

like them very much, but in the other hand, I think they rape the book. Woah, ok, slightly strong phrasing, sugarsweet. Welcome to the Downs, Thinlómien - hope you enjoy being here :) What's M.E.R.P? Some sort of Role Playing? 'Cos if so, now looks like a just dandy time to start plugging the RPG rooms to all you newcomers - come to the Green Dragon! Even if you've never even heard of RPGing - well, I hadn't!

Ach, why is there always a limit on the amount of smileys?! I run out so quickly! I would join you in boycotting them, Ainaserkawen, but...aww, come on - look at him, in his cute wee hat! :smokin:

[Gil-Galad]

I would probaly jsut say Merry Christmas to all teh christans here, Happy Festivus to any others who watch Seinfield, and happy holidays to everyone else!


G.G. :smokin:

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Well, it's a white Christmas here in upState NY, yeah!
P'raps ye've got a different Upstate NY than I do, but it's gotten just above freezing here, and the snow is turning icky and melty, and not particularly nice. At least there's snow! Yay for snowball fights!

Oh yeah... welcome again to uh... everyone. ;)

[elronds_daughter]

Yes, same here, Fea. Melting snow, perfect for snowball fights! Terribly foggy tonight, though.

Merry CHRISTmas everybody!!!

(exercising my free speech rights there, if you didn't notice.)

[Nimrodel_9]

Gasp! :eek: This thread is way down the list! Where are the new recruits? :confused:

[elronds_daughter]

I don't know, Nimmy.... P'raps we've scared them off...

[Boromir88]

Don'ts look at me. :: points to gil-galad :: :p

[drigel]

hey guys
im not really new but i never posted here. I felt like posting here when I read all the nice notes and comments. Very generous group here. I really enjoy this site and hope I dont get fired from my job because i usually am at work when i am reading / posting (its good to be the network admin though :) ). Anyways - how do i get to the Green Dragon?

[Nimrodel_9]

Gil-galad! How dare you scare off the newbies! Shame shame...

Hello, drigel! Nice to see you. ;)

To get to the Dragon:
Go to the Shire, there is a thread there called the Green Dragon Inn. Click on it.
Or, just use this link. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=366751#post366751

Hope I have been of use. Good day to you! :p ;)

[Gil-Galad]

i always get pulled into these things now...oh yea nim, you can call me sugar :smokin:

[rutslegolas]

Ah Welcome Drigel , and Nim is right , shame on you Gil-Galad for scaring away the newbies .

[Finwe-89]

Heya, I'm new, but some already know me! ;)

[Encaitare]

Hi, Finwe. Hope you find your death enjoyable.

Ah, we're such a cheery bunch here... ;) :p

[elronds_daughter]

Hullo Finwe! Welcome to the 'Downs. Enjoy being dead!

[Boromir88]

Welcome Finwe, hope to see you around the forums. :)

Ah, we're such a cheery bunch here...
So that's why everyone is getting scared away? Maybe we are too bubbly. :rolleyes:

[elronds_daughter]

Might be it, Boro. Just might be...

[Gil-Galad]

wheres the love for me anymore? i know you can't stay mad at me forever...the newbs are probaly just imdimidated by me for my ultra-coolness....and my breezy short-shorts!




Jking about last part heh...or am i?

[Nimrodel_9]

I hope your joking, Sugar. ;)

Welcome to the Downs Finwe! Don`t you feel special? I have now welcomed you twice! :D ;)

[elronds_daughter]

wheres the love for me anymore?
It's still there, Gil, we just don't like to show it....

[Captain of Despair]

Greetings from a new addition to the Downs. I have come to this site many times to read over various discussions, but today I finally decided to sign up so I could join in on all the fun. I'm definitely no Tolkien expert but I have read the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales. Plus, I own the Complete Guide to Middle-Earth and The Atlas of Middle-Earth so maybe I won't be completely useless. Anyway, I justed wanted to say hello and I look forward to being a part of this great forum.

[Gil-Galad]

well have fun...

[King of the North]

I been here since Nov. I am a huge fan of Tolkien and am quite knowledgeable of his works.

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs Captain and King (interesting two titles of status, Captain and King, ha). I'm tired of saying the same greetings, or saying other peoples greetings, so hopefully this one hasn't been used yet. Enjoy your stay here in Tyrn Gorthad. :)

[Nimrodel_9]

well have fun...Come now, Gil-Galad! Is that all you can say to welcome the newbies? ;) They`ve been a bit scarce lately! Hopefully it`s just because of the holidays.

Welcome Captain and King! Hope you enjoy being dead as well. :D

[Gil-Galad]

bah humbug...


:p

i joke cause i can

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome Captain of Dispair and King of the North! Enjoy being dead! :D

[Encaitare]

Greetings to the King and the Captain. *bows down* Enjoy your deaths!

[Nukapei]

Hello! I'm Nukapei, and I'm new here to the Downs.

[Boromir88]

Welcome to Tyrn Gorthad, nukapei (not again :rolleyes: ), may you enjoy your many stages of death here.

[Nukapei]

Thanks, I hope to. Oh, and I don't mind having the same greeting said to me as was previously said to someone else -- there's only so many ways you can say "Welcome"! ;)

[Nimrodel_9]

bah humbugSugar is always so cheery. ;)

Welcome to the Barrow-Downs, Nukapei! I hope you enjoy your stay here. :D
By the way, I like your siggy. I wrote that in my friends year books last year.

[Nukapei]

Thanks! What did your friends think of that? Or did they just write it off as "that crazy Lord of the Rings freak again"? :D

[Nimrodel_9]

that crazy Lord of the Rings freak againActually, that`s exactly what they did. :D

[elronds_daughter]

Welcome, Nukapei!

Sugar is always so cheery.
Nimmy, why do you keep calling him 'Sugar'?

[Elennar Starfire]

Hey newbies! Enjoy your deaths, I hope the worms won't tickle you too much.

[Nukapei]

Elrond's_Daughter, I was wondering the same thing, but didn't want to ask. Figured I'd figure out sooner or later . . .

And Elennar Starfire, it's not so much the worms that get to me as the @#%* dirt! LOL

[Encaitare]

Hi, Nukapei! I bid thee welcome; hope you enjoy yourself here.

Darn that dirt.... ;)

[Gil-Galad]

yes yes welcome Nukapei, i of course am the ever-lovable Gil-galad...

[Aragorn1]

Hello I am new to this board but not new to LOTR. I'm no expert mind you just a fan.

Hannon le

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome Aragorn1! and enjoy the coldness of death!

[Nukapei]

Hellow, Aragorn1, from one newbie to another!

[elronds_daughter]

Much Welcome to you, Aragorn1! Here's to hoping that you enjoy the various stages of your death!

Cheers!

[lucyannalulu]

hi im lucy and i love writing poems and stories and tolkein has really inspired me ;)

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Hello lucyannalulu.

If you haven't, you might want to check out the HoME books.
There are some interesting, longish songs/poems otherwise
not in print, including Beren and Luthien.