Tolkienists

[RingFinder]

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i was woundering what people tnought about the term tolkienists to define some one that is a tolkien fans? I have heard it used and i was just think are there any other word to call us.

&quot;We must send the ring to the fire&quot;.

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[enep]

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Hmm...Tolkienists sounds really proffessional. I like it <img src=tongue.gif ALT=":b"> <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

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[The X Phial]

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Well it definately sounds better than Tolkien Geek! On the other hand, I think it kind of sounds like a religion. Are we going to start passing out tracts on street corners? <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol">

-*-The X Phial-*- "Yet more fair is the living land of Lorien, and the Lady Galadriel is above all the jewels that lie beneath the earth!"</p>

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Tolkienists, Tolkien Geeks... Trekkers, Trekies... Who really cares? <img src=rolleyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes">

-réd

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"He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer."</p>

-A Short Rest, The Hobbit</p></blockquote></p>

[Amandil]

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&quot;A rose by any other name.......&quot;

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[burrahobbit]

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<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Are we going to start passing out tracts on street corners?<hr></blockquote>That isn't such a bad idea. If only I could draw.

What's a burrahobbit got to do with my pocket, anyways?</p>

[The X Phial]

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I can see it now.

&quot;Brother, have you heard the word of Tolkien? No, well Elbereth be with you, friend.&quot;

<img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

-*-The X Phial-*- "Yet more fair is the living land of Lorien, and the Lady Galadriel is above all the jewels that lie beneath the earth!"</p>

[Amandil]

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I think some of my friends think I am that far gone already. Just ask them how many times I bring up ME stuff into other conversations.

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[Lady Eowyn]

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sounds like we're Tolkien scientists <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

very professional. I like that better than Tolkien-geeks.

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[Zoe]

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Tolkienists

Speaking of obsessions and religions and geekery (not suggesting the three are the same, either), just this afternoon, I was thinking that after I leave school, I should get a job in a bookshop, and then I realised that I'd put them out of business.

Customer: I was wondering if you could recommend any mystery novels?
Me: Stuff mysteries! Read Tolkien!

Customer 2: Do you have any Starwars books?
Me: Starwars? Are you joking? What kind of idiot reads Starwars? You freak! Here, why don't you have a look at this nice copy of the Silmarillion?

And so on... <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

But yeah, Tolkienist sounds good, but I'm sure there's got to be a better word than that. &quot;Tolkienist&quot; looks strange in print.

"This sig is proudly quote-free." -Me.
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[Odysseus819]

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Related question -- how do you pronounce &quot;Tolkien&quot;? Two syllables or three? Accent first or or second? i always thought it was just but I've also heard and even

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[Gilthalion]

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Tolkienists

Tolkien - toll' keen

Tolkienist does sound awfully professional. Like an academic who gets paid to research and teach Tolkien's works.

Tolkien Fan is probably more descriptive of most of us.

Tolkien Freak/Geek/Nerd is certainly an accurate description of quite a few!

Now Tolkienista has a sound I like! Sort of a revolutionary junta feel to it.

Tolkienian I suppose is descriptive of things that are like Tolkien's writing

A Tolkienary is one who follows his &quot;teachings.&quot; These are the folk on the street corner!

Incidentally, for those who didn't know, his own faith, and the teachings he would recommend, is Christianity. The Tar Ost-in-Eruhir link in my signature is available for those with such an interest.

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[Mister Underhill]

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Tolkienists

I know toll-KEEN is right, but I still say toll-KEE-en most of the time because it was my original interpretation. Just like I can't bring myself to say SOW-ron.

&quot;Tolkienist&quot; sounds more like someone who performs Tolkienistic feats, like an &quot;alienist&quot; or a &quot;hypnotist&quot;. There's an air of charlatanism about it. How about &quot;Tolkienite&quot;? &quot;Tolkienism&quot; as a form of government?

Here are a few more terms to describe different Tolkienistic disciplines:
&quot;Tolkienology&quot;
&quot;Tolkieneneology&quot;
&quot;Tolkienography&quot;
&quot;Tolkienophonics&quot;

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[Amandil]

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Tolkienistas!! To arms!! Lets take over!!

(What are are we takin' over, boss?)

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[Sharkû]

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How about Philotolkienists? <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">
btw, I believe it is TOLL-keen (?)

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[HerenIstarion]

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<blockquote>Quote:<hr> I know toll-KEEN is right, but I still say toll-KEE-en most of the time because it was my original interpretation. <hr></blockquote>
the samethingwithme(andf*** the spacebaron this commonly shared pc) though I was not given the opportunity to interpret it myself - russian translation has all the pronouncing neatly set forme,so it's now it's a bit hard to get rid of some old habits of pronouncing


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[Odysseus819]

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See, it's an issue. Gilthalion said TOLL-keen (if I read his post right). H-I says toll-KEEN, as does the BBC dramatization of LotR. I say TOLL-kin or TOLL-kee-in. Oh well.

Btw, the dumbest JRRT mispronunciation I ever heard is in the BBC dramatization of The Hobbit, in which Gollum is accented 2d syllable -- ga-LOOM. I swear to God.

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[hegemonmatt]

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It's cold on this street corner...

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[burrahobbit]

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Be like me, staple things to telephone polls. It's quicker that way and you dont have to stay outside very long.

What's a burrahobbit got to do with my pocket, anyways?</p>

[CorinaElenia]

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Sounds very professional. I like it a lot better than Tolkien Geek, which several of my friends call me.

~Corina

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Tolkienists

UUUNNNDDDÉÉÉRRRHHHIILLL!

Looky who's back from the dead... Err... *I momentarily forgot where we are.* <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> Looky who's returned to the dead!!

-réd

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"He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer."</p>

-A Short Rest, The Hobbit</p></blockquote></p>

[Mister Underhill]

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RRRRRRRÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉDDDDD!!!!!!

Yes, I'm deader than ever and back to haunt the Downs as much as I can (now you know what that smell you were wondering about is...).

The overworked, underpaid (but still a Tolkienophile) Underhill

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[Edhel]

Tolkienists sounds great. Rather that than geek as some here have told. smilies/wink.gif smilies/tongue.gif

[Aralaithiel]

Viva la revolucion!!!
Yo soy una Tolkienista!!!
- Now to translate this into Sindarin!
You guys don't want my kind on the street corner! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Eldar14]

I personally pronounce it TOLL-kin (or "The great one," depending on what mood I'm in smilies/smile.gif ) I've heard somebody pronounce it TOLK-yin. Strange

I personally don't think I'm a Tolkienist, I consider myself a Barrow-Wight. smilies/biggrin.gif But for those who don't know what a Barrow-Wight is (Oh so poor uninlightened fools), I'm just a "REALLY REALLY REALLY big Tolkien fan"

"Speaking of obsessions and religions and geekery (not suggesting the three are the same, either), just this afternoon, I was thinking that after I leave school, I should get a job in a bookshop, and then I realised that I'd put them out of business"
Hmm, I was thinking the exact same thing not very long ago (there is also the prospect of getting deals on books)
AAAAAHH!!! I just had another great idea. A bookstore that carries only Tolkien and Tolkien-related books. It would be awesome (however, probably not too profitable; would have to be internet based)

[ January 26, 2002: Message edited by: Eldar14 ]

[lomion]

Tol-keen schmol-keen. How about
"The Enlightened Ones" lol

[julesk510]

Well, the local name for fans of the movie is "Ringers" around here, not too bad, a bit more casual than Tolkienists

[lomion]

I have it! Middle-Earthlings.
lol!

[Sindalómiel]

I like Middle-Earthlings. smilies/smile.gif

[Eowyn of Ithilien]

*is a Middle Earthling!*
smilies/smile.gif

[Aralaithiel]

Our slogan - I am proud to be ME! or - I love ME! Wouldn't that get us some strange looks, not that some of us don't get them already!

I still like being a Tolkienista!
smilies/biggrin.gif

[Daegwenn]

Hmm...I think that people think too much. We're fans...Tolkienists are just a bunch of book worms that love every itty bitty word that Mr. Tolkien has written. ^.^ I like to think of myself as one...do you?
Sincerely,
Daegwenn.

[MasterSamwise]

Just so people know, a few things to take care of just so you know. J.R.R. Tolkien's FULL name is: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Naturally, you'd think he'd go by "John" but he didn't. That was his first legal namel, but by friends and family he was addressed as: Ronald.
Another thing, Tolkien is pronounced: Tol-ken. So many people pronounce it wrong, it drives me crazy.
smilies/redface.gif

[Orodhromeus]

I read in a magazine fans of Tolkien were designated as 'tolkiendili'! Not only does it sound nice, but it fits into the M-E world. What do you think of it?

[VanimaEdhel]

Personally, I refer to myself as a "Tolkien freak", but...hehe...obsessive Tolkien fan works too...so does Tolkienist, Tolkienian (as in one who dwells in the mind of Tolkien). Tolkien lover is just as good. As long as it's clean in here, I think it's all good (out of here, doesn't have to be clean smilies/evil.gif )

[Jessica Jade]

Tolkienists? Heh heh, makes it sound like a whole type of philosophy, eh? I like to call myself an Obsessed-Tolkien-Freak who loves Lord of the Rings. I hvae yet to read The Sil. I'm getting it this week. Can't wait...

[Mirkgirl]

Tolkeinist sounds like a Tolkien Geek trying to sound scientific....

Or like a professor written two zillion pages on Tolkein, but never understood the magic of his words

[LúthienTinúviel]

I can see it now.

"Brother, have you heard the word of Tolkien? No, well Elbereth be with you, friend."

~The X Phial

Haha. I've actually said something frightingly like this, which is why most of my friends call me "insane Tolkien freak." Although I much prefer "Tolkienophile." It sounds just a little dirty, so people will think twice about it. smilies/wink.gif As for pronunciation, I always said TOLL-keen, but I've been hearing lots of people pronounce it toll-KIN. I am lost. Ah well.

[Child of the 7th Age]

I vote middle-earthling! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Eärendil]

Yeah, me too..I think Middle-Earthling is very cool, I am a Middle-Earthling!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/smile.gif

[The Half-Hobbit]

I think Tolkien fan covers all who love Tolkein.
Tolkeinist to me implies a more in depth study of Tolkien in addition to basic appreciation of his stories.
Middle Earthling? If only!!!

[ March 27, 2002: Message edited by: The Half-Hobbit ]

[Aosama, the Wandering Star]

I have been called many things, Tolkien Geek, Tolkien Fan, Tolkienasta, but best of all... Ent-Hugger! smilies/smile.gif

[Kalimac]

Aosama, I like Ent-Hugger smilies/wink.gif. Though I'm trying to imagine Treebeard's reaction to a frenzied embrace by something 1/3 his size and can't really picture him being anything but extremely puzzled.

My nearest and dearest have usually referred to me as a Tolkienphile, which is a word I rather like. Tolkienista works too, though it implies a level of militancy (in the sense of being able to recite the Silmarillion from memory and have aneurisms about whether or not Bombadil was a Maia) that I'm not prepared to live up to.

[ May 11, 2002: Message edited by: Kalimac ]

[Tarthang]

I have pronounced it Toll-kin, Toll-ken and Toll-kane, and short of how you pronounce it, I've noticed that most people know to whom you refer if familiar with JRRT. I simply prefer Tolkien Fan over any contrived names which include Tolkien in any part. Ent-hugger, that's good.

[Jessica Jade]

I prefer to be known as a Tolkienite smilies/smile.gif

[piosenniel]

Tolkienistas unidas
Jamas sera vencida!

a reworking of an old revlutionary slogan:

Tolkienistas united can never be defeated!

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Romeo to Juliet, in Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespear

[Lanniae of the Axe]

Middle-earthling is good!

But I've always refered to myself as a TOLKIENITE.

My friends are all "God, you're such a Rings freak," and I reply calmly,

"I prefer to think of myself as a TOLKIENITE. If you have a problem with that (like someone said) Elbereth be with you, friend!"

Tolkien Junkie is another good one! That's kinda funny!

Long live the age of the Geeks!!

(GEEK isn't necissarily bad, it's when you get called a DORK that it's bad!)

[Losthuniel]

Ent-hugger! lol. i heard somewhere Tolkienite, which describes me pretty well, seeing as tolkienist sounds really scientific and being able to reapeat LotR word for word. though Ent-hugger is my favourite.ive also heard Ringhead.i always say Tol-kee-en, even though i KNO its wrong (old habits die hard).

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

Some kids at school refer to me as some sort of god. I guess that's because I'm the only 6th grader that's ever read a book longer than 300 pages and lived to tell about it. I like being called a Tolkienologist, as a kid refers to me, as I plan to write my dissertation on Tolkien's work.

[LúthienTinúviel]

*raises hand* I'm an Ent-hugger. Did you know that Ents actually have quite a fancy for elf maidens? smilies/wink.gif

[littlemanpoet]

How about:

a hobbit

[Eärendil]

Lol, good one littlemanpoet smilies/biggrin.gif.
Though, it doesn´t really fit me... smilies/wink.gif

[Lanniae of the Axe]

Hobbit, huh??

That's me.

More of a Dwarf-hobbit crossbreed. *That's a little scary, but I like pretty things and I like good food. woo!*

Ringhead is another good one!!

[Aosama, the Wandering Star]

I think of myself as an Ent-hugging hobbit, though I've got a Rohirrim streak in me. What I usually say about this is "I'm what would have happened if Pippin and Eowyn had had a kid." scary thought.
My friends don't call me anything. They just give me weird looks. smilies/smile.gif

[ May 20, 2002: Message edited by: Aosama, the Wandering Star ]

[Evisse the Blue]

No, really, how do you pronounce Tolkien?
Oh, and I have yet to see a name for us that I'm happy with. Anyone want to remedy that?

PS: Even money this thread will go to ME Mirth or Novices and Newcomers. We could be looking even at a closed topic here... smilies/tongue.gif

[Lyta_Underhill]

I liked Middle-Earthling and Ent-hugger! My friends, however, just call me Frodo and then ask sniggering questions about how my foot hair growth is coming along or if I shave my feet! smilies/tongue.gif I do have one friend, however, who lets me call her Sam! smilies/biggrin.gif

Cheers!
Lyta

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[Beren87]

No, really, how do you pronounce Tolkien?

Tol-KEEN

hegemonmatt:
it's cold on this street corner..

And it's still cold 3 years later. smilies/wink.gif

[Estelyn Telcontar]

And still another old thread surfaces, only to be moved to the Novices and Newcomers forum, since we are keeping only genuine book discussions on this forum...

[Lathriel]

I think Tolkeinites sounds nicer than the term Trekkies with which the unfortunate Star Trek fans are stuck with.
:D

Tolkeinites sounds more sophisticated.

Ent-hugger That is a nice take on tree hugger :cool:

[Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1]

I swear I replied to this...but I guess it got lost when the forum moved...

Tolkiendili may sound Tolkienish, but it sounds too much like 'Tolkien dilly'...:p

I like 'Barrow Wight' personally...or Elf...but then that would not describe all Tolkien fans. But then...should we all be under one title? There are many types of Tolkien fans- film fans, book fans, both fans, book obsessors....perhaps we should come up with lots of names?

[Eorl of Rohan]

As for me, I like the term Tolkienist much better then Tolkienite, which sounds like a name of a fossil. Even though it does have the implication of a religious characteristics, but going around convincing our friends to read Tolkien and virtually forcing a lotr copy into their hands doesn't seem a lot different from going around preaching Christianity and giving out little booklets. At least, that's how I see it.

[Leyrana Silumiel]

I've been called a "Tolkienatic," which is apparently a cross between "Tolkien" and "fanatic". Hmm...

[The Saucepan Man]

Tolkienistas!! To arms!! Lets take over!!

Hehe! I saw an interview by Jonathan Ross with Sean Astin and Andy Serkis on the premier of the RotK film, when Andy Serkis described the "Tolkien purists" who were up in arms at some of the "liberties" taken by the films as the Tolkienista . I thought it was rather a good label myself.

On that basis, of course, I would not describe myself as one of the Tolkienista. And I certainly don't have sufficient in-depth knowledge to pass myself off as a Tolkienologist. A more moderate and less knowledgeable Tolkienite, perhaps.:rolleyes: :D

[Sharkû]

Neil, the bathroom's free! Unlike Middle-earth under the Tolkienite Junta!

[The Mushroom]

I'm most often called Tolkienite or Tolkien Fan. I really like Ent-hugger and Middle-earthling though! :) How about Tolkienoholic? :rolleyes:

[Ellwyn]

I pronounce it 'Toll-Key-En', which is probably wrong.

Tolkienist sounds like you are AGAINST Tolkien like 'racist' is for people who are against people of different race. Heh.

[mark12_30]

I'm a hobbit, most days.

But here's a story: I usually dress very casually for church (torn jeans? plus hobbit-shirt & jacket) , and that was OK with my pastor until I started leading worship. Then he bugged me to tidy up a bit. So I wore my very best elven-dress to Sunday morning service.

I was up at the microphone just before the service when he said: "You look nice."

I said: "I'm an elf."

Dead silence. So I started the service.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I've always gone by Tolkienite, but I'm growing pretty fond of Ent-hugger. I think, that as the frequenters of different sections of the 'Downs have their own nicknames (for example, Mirthies), there's no reason why different types of fans can't have thier own. Example: Ringer might go for a movie fan, and Tolkienite/ist for a book fan. But then again, there are specialized interests, as I've noticed by the developing terms (thank you, Keeper of Dol Goldur) that I've heard in reference to myself: Glorfiholic, Viggonite, Faraboriholic... Why can't we all just pick what we prefer, instead of trying to decide on one name?

Fea

PS- It's Trekker, not Trekkie ;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Well, Ringers seems to be a popular term, so I guess we on the Downs would be Dead Ringers, right?! :rolleyes:

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

But of course!

Ringies seems to be used a lot, as well, but only really by those who profess to fans themselves.... I've never been called a Ringie by a non-fan.

[mark12_30]

... the Ring is... bad. I don't want to be called a Ringer or a Ringie any more than I'd want the nickname "Frodo's Torment." :(

Silmarilli? .... Mithrillite? :rolleyes:

Wood Elf. Hobbit. Sinda, Noldo.

Even "Tolkien Fan" is better than ... Ringer. "Frodo's Torment." Augh!

[Gorwingel]

Middle-Earthling - too sci-fi
Ringies - never have heard that, but it just sounds weird
Ringers - I always connect that label more with movie fans, than with fans of the books and works of Tolkien

But the only label I personally really dislike is Tolkien Freak, because it just makes us sound like we're crazy or something ;)
Anything else is fine by me :cool:

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Hm... I've heard Tolkien Freak. I take it as a compliment that they've noticed, but the freak part gets to me a bit. That's when I want to start going around saying "He's a Mario freak" "He's a greasy food freak" "She's a makeup freak" "They're Legend of Zelda freaks". Honestly... who really cares what other people are interested in? It's our lives and our brains. Just because we choose to be interested in things that can EXPAND our intellect... Yep. I guess that makes us freaks. I still prefer Tolkienite.

Fea

[Isowen]

I think that Tolkienists sounds ok, though I've never been called that before. People just call me "That girl that likes lotr"
So compared to that term, I'd say Tolkienists is a reasonably good name for us!

[Encaitare]

I like "Tolkienite" and "Tolkienista," the second one makes being a LotR freak sound fashionable! I have also heard "Ringnut," but I think my favorite is "Middle-earthling."

And it can be "Trekkie" or "Trekker."

Proud to be a Middle-earthling and a Trekkie! ::hugs Grima and Spock plushies::