hey there bookworm

Just stopping here to say hello; then, off to have a look about .

*** Huan

Hullo... tasteful name, great avatar.

A welcome to Huan from Tevildo! Only at the Downs could we come on common ground.

Heyy everyone!!! Im new to the downs and I just wanted to say hi to everyone. Wilwa just introduced me to this AWESOME site a few weeks ago and Ive just been waiting for the e-mail from the adminastrators so I can come on. Anyway, on a less boring topic, LotR ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!! I watched the first movie first, but after I saw it and found out that there were books, I wanted the books soooooooo badly. I read the first four books and now I just need the others. I guess this is a long enough introduction post, so I'll see you all later!!!!!!!!!!

Glirdy :)

Welcome my good friend Glirdan! After bugging me for a week about having to wait for your e-mail you finally did, yay! (silence...finally :smokin: ) So enjoy your death!(to bad it isn't your real death...haha...just joking)

Welcome ValinoreanParadise, Nirvana II, ElementFire, bookworm and Huan! Enjoy the Downs and your deaths! ;)

~*Wilwa*~

Well Wilwa, I guess it probably was getting really annoying, me telling

you almost everyday that I didn't get the e-mail :p yet, but it didn't mean you

had to haunt me in my sleep everyday. I bet you don't even know how I died. I'll

tell you some other time because I have to go do something. Anyway, I will enjoy

my death, thank you very much. Good day to you!!!!!

Glirdy

Welcome, Huan and Glirdan. :)

yes, that's about how i appear in real life

Sweet! I wish I had a Legolas T-shirt. Saw one labeled "Orlando's Chick" once, but it's not the same at all.

Happy Posting.

Legolas ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Notice my Avatar. All though I wanted a pic of Haldir, guess I'll get one later.

Glirdy :p

I am the new Assasin.
 

Hi! I am the new Assasin, the old one, who is my friend, decided to let me use this user. I wish she would have chosen a more LOTRy name though. :rolleyes:

Hi there Assasin and let me be the first to welcome you to the 'Downs!!!! Hope you enjoy your death as much as I am (and I hope your grave is comfier than mine) and just out of curiosity, how did you die? I died by spears stuck in the ground in a hole that was near a mountain. It wasn't fun, I'll tell you that much. Anyway, hope you enjoy your death!!!!!! ;) :p

Glirdy :cool:

A second welcome to Assassin! Hope your post-death experience is enjoyable.

Beware of the Oreos!
 

Welcome new Assasin to the Downs! Enjoy your death and your grave!

Hello my name is Wayne and I am new to the Downs! I have seen all three movies and read the Hobbit. I haven't gotten the chance to read the LotR books. But I will! My older sister was the one who got me on this site. I'm not an expert on the LotR so if I say something wrong please correct me and I am sorry if I ask to many questions. I'm very happy to be here.

* WaynetheGoblin *

P.S. My sister is Wilwa if you were wondering.

Welcome little brother (whose real name isn't Wayne) to the downs! Don't embarace me! (joke,joke)

I'll second that welcome to Wayne (even though his name isn't Wayne) and hope you enjoy your death and your grave.

Glirdy ;) :cool:

I adore your user name, Wayne! Got a date with a redhead hippie chick later? ;)

Welcome and enjoy your stay. :)

Wayne the Goblin

"That is the Assumption"

welcome

Took me a while before I could post. It wouldn't let me all day yesterday but then I checked my email and there was a message about activation. I felt pretty dumb. :(

It's nice to see I'm not the only new person. I don't feel so alone. :)

If I do something wrong everyone jump on me so I don't do it again, okay? :p

Welcome TPotSS ..... ... interesting name... :D

Thank you for the welcome. I'm glad you like my name. :)

*blushes*

I'm going to go check out the movie forum now. And where did everyone find their pictures (the ones by your names)? Where do you go to get one?

The pictures are called avatars, TPotSS - everyone has a different one. You can find them from basically anywhere, usually people find them on the internet. If you look in the FAQ, you can find out how to get one beside your own name :) What does your name stand for, by the way, just out of curiosity?

Wayne the Goblin - ..what can I say? Damn classy name, my boy, damn classy name! ;) Welcome to the Downs.

Assassin - erm...welcome? Or should that be welcome back? Most confusing...;)

Welcome, TPotSS!

Would a gentle prod suffice? :p Just kidding; I am sure you'll do fine. :)

Welcome to the 'Down TpotSS, and that's a very unique name, I LOVE it!!!!!!!

Glirdy ;)

Welcome to the Downs Huan, Glirdan, Assasin(again), Wayne, and TPotSS (cool name by the way)! I hope your deaths were gruesome! :D

It seems Wilwa is doing well in finding new recruits. :)

what nimmy said...you don't mind that do you?

Hello, Middle Earth lovers! I am Mumak o' Harad and I am a Brazilian fan of Tolkien.

As many of you, I have only acknowledged Tolkien's work after the release of the first movie (after all, Brazil is a Portuguese language speaking country and we have a vast literature in our own language which concerns to our particular culture).

Notwithstanding, I was astounded by the inconceivable world and characters created by Master Tolkien and after watching "The Fellowship of the Ring", I decided to get deeper into the story and read the Portuguese translation of the first book, but I was a bit disappointed, because the translation is terrible (they even changed the names of the characters/places, for example: Rivendell is "Valfenda", Strider is "Passolargo" can you believe it?) and, therefore, I decided to buy the original English books and was delighted to read them.

I am reading them for the second time and I have been anonymously visiting the Barrow-downs for some time and loved the high level discussions (especially the Chapter-by-chapter threads).

I hope I can join you (despite my bad english, of course) and learn more from Tolkien and his state-of-art books.

Best regards,

Mumak o' Harad

Welcome, Mumak - and all other recent newcomers! It's very interesting to hear of your experience with the translation of the Lord of the Rings, and if you can read it in English, your linguistic abilities are excellent! You're not alone on the forum; there are quite a few international members whose native language is not English, and it's wonderful to have the unique point of view each of them brings to the discussions here. I hope you'll enjoy yourself and post away; don't worry about little mistakes - the more you practice, the better you'll get!

Welcome, Mumak o' Harad.

I just wanted to say not to worry too much about your English being substandard. Your above post was as fine as pretty much any native speakers, and better than some.

Sad as it is, quite often those who speak English as foreign language do better in these forums than those for whom it is their native language, due in the main, I suppose, because they take better care to write it properly than those who deal with it every day.

PuRpLe MoNkEyS!
 

Welcome Mumak and TPotSS to the Downs! Enjoy your deaths!

Welcome to teh 'Downs Mumak. Hope you enjoy your death!

Glirdy

P.S. Thanks for the welcome Nimrodel and Gil-Galad and yes, Wilwa has done a good job of recruiting people. Im one of her victims. Just kidding.

sure thing glirdan, and welcome again Mumak

Me? No, I don't mind....Sugar. ;)

Welcome to the Barrow-Downs Mumak! I hope your stay is pleasant! (Or gruesome, however you look at it) Enjoy being dead!

Thank you all for the welcome. The one welcome to RULE THEM ALL!!! I will definetly enjoy my death.

Wayne

Welcome, Mumak -- nice to see someone so enthusiastic! (Your English is great, by the way.)

Wayne, no reason to apologize! Part of the purpose/advantage of this site is knowledge. If you want to know something or dig a little deeper, there are plenty of people here that can answer your questions or point you in the right direction.

Welcome to the Barrow-Downs.

Why hello there. Im Orodruin.

Ive posted quite alot on various other Tolkien forums... just looking for a wider scope to contribute too. I hope this place can help me with this! :)

Cool. Let me be the first to welcome you to The 'Downs Orodruin. Hope you enjoy your death and grave (or hate it. All depends on how you died in my opinion.)

Glirdy