Hello! I'm new and not really new to this site. I've been in and out of here since Fellowship came out. But this is the first time I registered. So I'd be very happy to share my thoughts (drunken they may be at times, hehehe), and join the forums! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I'm Whynethelyn, but call me Whyneth or Whyn. I am very much alive and have no desire to haunt Middle Earth. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Hello Marinithil
Hahaha...door...[wipes tears from eye]

Hiya Galenondowen, sounds like you've got an great imagination...bet they could use you in the RPG threads round here.
RPG'S
I like this site, you can find the most unusual avatars
Here

Tintalle, Hi, welcome officially to the Downs. After all, everyone loves a drunken Tolkien fan. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Hey Whynethelyn,
[img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] Sure you don't. lol [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

And welcome to all newbies. Need any help with anything, and I'm here.
-Cheers!

[ October 30, 2003: Message edited by: Ainaserkewen ]

Hi, Ainaserkewen. ^_^ Thanks for the compliment! And hello, Whyneth. =)
Er... I've checked the rpg page... I've read the must read post... And I still don't know how to start in it... (*sob* Stupid me.) It says I should post in The Green Dragon Inn first, but it is itself an rpg, and every one seems interacting with others... (Or have several characters?) I can't find anywhere to post my character's profile and my first post... So I think I need some help here.
And the avatars are taken off from the site you game me, Ainaserkewen... -_-;;

Glad you looked into the RPGs. Basically, you have to come up with a character and enter him into the Green Dragon. Like walk in at some point. Question people and interact with each other. At some point, new RPGs will open up that you can play in, just watch the posts by Pio(Shire Moderator) Ask the shire mods if you have more specific questions. I tried the RPGs earlier in the year, but they really need constant attention...I couldn't keep up.

Thank you! ^_^ I'll contact the mods then.
Oh I made a typing mistake in my last post! I meant 'The avatars are taken off from the site you GAVE me', but I typed 'you GAME me' instead... Lol. Sorry...-_-;;
Er... Do you have any other avatar site, Ainaserkewen?

Hey Galen. Here's a wonderful site for avatars; it's where I got mine [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] .

As to the Green Dragon, you don't have to put a profile or first post there, only in the actual RPGs. Basically, it's a place to practice interacting with other characters. A good first post would describe your character, give a hint of his/her past, and approach someone in the common room. Actually, at the moment, one of my characters in the Inn isn't doing anything. She's a dark-haired g.irl seated by the bar alone, and if you like, your char can approach her. But do come in, we don't bite. Hard. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Oh, and as regards to typos: Look at the top of your post. There's a little icon at the far right that looks like a rectangle and a hammer. Click on that, and you can go back and edit your post and get rid of any grammatical or spelling errors. Or delete the whole thing, if you need to.

Hello,
I have visited this site before but never had the nerve to join. But I finally did, hello everybody!

Aye, I'm new! :-) [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I've visited here before, many times, but at last I finaly joined. It's great to be here! BTW, does anyone else play harp??

Welcome all new Downers! *bonks everyone with a squeaky tie* enjoy being dead! and it wasn't me that killed ya! Although I might have in a chat room... *shrug*

I play the flute, Elizabeth, if that counts?

Close enough. ;-) I love the sound of the flue, but I've never learned it. <sigh> I should try... but it would be helpful if I HAD one, first!

I play the flute!!!!!!
I love it, you should try it sometime.

I know. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I love music, and need to learn some more. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] It's sad, I know. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Hello, you know my name...(look above right) lol. I signed on here because of a friend to check things out. I like RPG's and the movies and stuff. I love to read and be surounded by friends. Can't wait to get started...see you in a thread sometime.

Cyz

Howdy Babriel(heheh Howdy) I think you know who this is...PM(private message) me if you have any q's.

Ainaserkwen, the friendly neighbourhood newbie-guider, and myself, the friendly neighbourhood newbie-eater- erm...friend. Yeah, friend. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome indeed to the Barrowdowns! Try the RPGs, share a pint at the Green Dragon, participate in discussions on and around every area of Arda, and, if you really wish, share your ideas on the 'talent' of the actors in TLotR *cough*yeah,talent,sure*cough* [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Oh, and don't worry about whatever mental image you still have projected about yourself, it soon passes... [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

Welcome to all of you new people!

Wow, the chicken actually IS back...and with updates! Oh Matt, you lovely boy, I could hug you...but, erm...won't. Ahem. *regains composure*

Hello all you wights, dwarves, elves, dragons, fairies, Hornblowers, Baggins, Tooks, humans, and other sundry Downers. My name is Tom and I just discovered this site yesterday. I started reading Tolkien in grade school and have loved Middle Earth ever since (I remember stocking up on sandwiches and burrowing into my room the first time I read "The Council of Elrond", because I didn't want to miss a word or be interrupted.) It's great to finally find a place were I can discuss one of my favorite topic with others who feel the same way about Tolkien, Middle Earth, and the fantasy genre as a whole. I can't wait to jump in.

I did have a few questions. Is there any meaning to the message icons on the posts? I chose Tolkien's initials for this post because I always thought it looked cool. I would also like to know what avatars are, as they pertain to this site. Is it some official designation, or just a polite term or endearment? That's all for now; I look forward to discussing Tolkien with as many of you as possible.

TTFN,

Tom, The Cool Took

Hello! avatars are the pics you see posted under peoples user names. You should see a picture of Arwen under my name. It's just a picture you pick. If you need help understanding how to get one, let me know, and I'll help you out. The little message icons can either go along with the topic of your post, or you could pick one and use it on all your posts, or whatever you feel like doing. I usually use the Silmaril, or whatever it is. But sometimes I pick a different one to go along with the topic of m post. Hope this helps a bit! I'd be glad to help with anything else! Welcome to the
'downs!!!
Arwen

Hello Everyone,

I'm quite new here, but not new to JRRT. Hope to get into some facinating discussions with you all soon.

Cheers

Hi there Barrow-downers!

I'm so glad to be here! I'm mad about Tolkien and I'm looking forward to posting here! The forum looks great; so professional!
Anyway, just a little greeting.

~Lotessa

Welcome, Lotessa! The forums here are great!! Enjoy being dead!!
Arwen

Well I guess I'll stick my return to the downs here. I don't know who reads this forum but maybe some of the ancients will remember me. I was usually in the chatroom though. Well I am back and I'm glad to see the downs is doing so well. I can't wait to start posting away. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Armi

hi yeah see I've been here for a while but only hiding in the shadows, with no real purpose in life, but there can always be change. Hope to talk with all of you,
~Afaranafawen~

Welcome to the Barrow-Downs, Newcomers all. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I think that it's time to stick my little promo up again.

If you think that you might enjoy testing your Tolkien knowledge by answering riddles, cryptic posers or straight trivia questions, or finding quotes from the books and the films, come on down to the Quiz Room and Quotable Quotes forums. We have threads to cater for all quiz-minded Tolkien enthusiasts.

Just read the Quiz/Quotes Room rules, find a thread you like the look of and try answering a question. On most threads, if you are correct you get to set the next one. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

Yes, I'd love to participate in Quizzes. I see you are moderator there, Saucepan Man! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Hola! I am new to this little haven, and am relatively new to Tolkien. I read The Hobbit and FotR just before the first movie came out after trying two years prior to read FotR and failing. ("So boring!" I lamented.) I read TTT and RotK before TTT came into theatres and topped it off with Silmarillion this past January and Unfinished Tales over the summer. I've got Letters of JRRT and the HoM-E waiting for me, so I think it safe to say I've come to enjoy the world Tolkien created.

I hope to be as positive a contributor here as I have been at the last few message boards I frequented (most prominent being a 14 month stint as a manager at the TFN's JediCouncil).

Welcome Ninth Valar!

which Valar would that make you, then? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Anyway, have fun; I know I'm having fun here!

~Lotessa

Here's how I figured it.

There are 15 Valar, but really, sixof them are lesser, so I only counted the Aratar among them. And the ninth of the Aratar was Melkor (there are eight on the side of the Eru...but there is one more, a ninth and he has fallen).

Or, it could be Manwe, if you are counting them in terms of power, from least to greatest among the Aratar, Melkor being counted as second most powerful (in my opinion, the true Valar; I consider the others great maiar, but I know this is technically false).

Or...I forgot about the other six, saw a list of eight (Manwe, Ulmo, Aule, Orome, Mandos, Yavana, Varda, and Nienna) and said to myself, "The Ninth Valar...that's Melkor, and a nifty name!" [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Hah! So you could say I messed up a bit, but I like it, and that's enough for me. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[ November 08, 2003: Message edited by: The Ninth Valar ]

Yea, it is a nifty name! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Clever.

Anyway,we're going off topic [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

~Lotessa

Ooh, hello ickle newbies! *grins hungrily....er... in a friendly manner*

Welcome one and all, I expect to see you outposting me by a lot. Soon. Get going.

Elizabeth, I did once. I don't remember anything except how to hold my hands and where C is. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]
And I think that every girl who likes elves and fantasy plays flute. Yes, me too... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Hmm. Apparently I'm the exception there then... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Weird, I play electric guitar!

Welcome all!

I know a girl who plays harp but I don't play it. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] However, in my short lifetime I have played the violin (didn't last long), the flute (until I got my braces) and now I am playing the piano. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Have fun on the Downs, all you dead people! -- and skeletons.

Hello, I'm new here. My public name is Eowyn:Lady of Rohan, but my real name is Erin. I am a college student at Portland State University. I am a fan of LOTR. I hope to meet other people.

And I absolutley love the Elves, and I play acoustic guitar!

Howdie kids. I've been coming here for awhile and I finally signed up... I'm glad to be here. [img]null[/img]

Just thought I'd stick my head in here for a moment! Welcome, Ashley!, and I'll say what I always say when someone says, "Hi, kids!" that is, Hi Mom! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

And welcome to you too, Eowyn, aka Erin! I believe I've been posting on a thread you've posted on about Samwise and the Ring lately! I always enjoy new perspectives!

Also, I love your explanation of your name almost as well as the name, Ninth Valar! Welcome and happy despoiling! (Oh, I used to hang out on the TFN Jedi Council message board a long time ago... it was the first message board I posted regularly on, as a matter of fact!) I hope you'll enjoy it here! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I don't know what kind of useful advice I might give to those newly come to this vast, forbidding landscape (or friendly, green pasture!) of a forum, but I'll do my best to answer any questions in true airheaded Pippin style, and may I add a codicil that my views do not necessarily reflect the views of the sane members of this respectable and friendly site! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Enjoy!

Cheers,
Lyta

Okay, fine, not EVERY girl. But I'd wager a fair number do. And I play guitar as well, I like it a hell of a lot more.

Lindril (we can do that, yes we can) Arvilya