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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,155
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vanwalossien
My English teacher in lower secondary school told...
My English teacher in lower secondary school told me once when we were talking about books that another girl in my class also read Tolkien. I'd hardly talked to her before that day, but for the rest... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 21
Views: 9,138
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vanwalossien
Blind Guardian is excellent rock, sometimes...
Blind Guardian is excellent rock, sometimes heavy, but most of their Tolkien-inspired music isn't as heavy. I think I mentioned Blind Guardian (and Nightwish as well) on another music thread a long... |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Replies: 67
Views: 13,047
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vanwalossien
Gandalf
Actually, I read a story in a newspaper last summer or whenever it was, about this guy, they wrote a good bit before they casually dropped his name into a sentence. His name was Gandalf :D... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,343
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vanwalossien
My name means mistress (female master, not the...
My name means mistress (female master, not the stealer of husbands :p), which translates into Quenya as Heriel and Sindarin as Hiriel. I use Hiriel as my screenname almost everywhere, because I think... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 114
Views: 23,469
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vanwalossien
Cookies
Oh, I can make cookies. Anyone who shows up at my work on tuesday to keep me company is welcome to lembas (or chocolate cookies, mmmm, chocolate.. :D). Silly job, giving me no time for more important... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 114
Views: 23,469
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I just made a post looking for a study mate, hope...
I just made a post looking for a study mate, hope this will make me finish the course, which I left halfway through last time, due to having an insane French teacher, who made me think I had enough... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 61
Views: 15,609
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vanwalossien
Quenya :)
Occupation: student (last year of upper secondary school), with part-time job Location: Norway Pace: a few hours weekly Prior Knowledge: finished lesson 10 some time ago, need to repeat Medium:... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,541
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vanwalossien
Wives/women
In Norwegian as well, mann means husband as well as man, and kone (and also the slighty less formal kjerring ;)) means both wife (usually this) or (old) woman. Like arcticstorm pointed out about the... |
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
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Replies: 32
Views: 10,104
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vanwalossien
My real name translates to Sindarin as Hiriel, a...
My real name translates to Sindarin as Hiriel, a name I use as my screen name most places (I didn't know it yet when I created my account here, though), and many of my newer friends call me Hiriel... |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Replies: 737
Views: 260,477
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vanwalossien
Had the same quote in my sig for a year now,...
Had the same quote in my sig for a year now, perhaps time for a change, even though it was one of my favourite quotes, said by one of my more odd friends.. :) "I listen to the voices inside my head,... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,069
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vanwalossien
Tolkien and mythologies
I was a bit surprised that I couldn't find a thread about this yesterday, so I thought I'd just ask.. It is often mentioned that Tolkien created a mythology by mixing influences from many existing... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,447
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vanwalossien
Tom
I remember that it took a little while before I really noticed that the Ring didn't affect Tom, and when I realised it, I think perhaps it changed the book a little. The Ring was threathening the... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,970
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vanwalossien
![]() Exactly. I'm in high school, and fortunately, most of my class mates read, but I'm on a course that generally attracts "literatis", and in Junior High, most of my classmates had never in their lives... |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Replies: 737
Views: 260,477
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vanwalossien
Rip
I'm laying this brilliant quote to rest after long and faithful service, and switching to a piece of madness that a friend of mine once said. He feels very important when he is quoted ;) |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,806
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vanwalossien
Creation myths
If the Silmarilion had been the most important religious manuscript on the planet, I for one would pay more attention in the religion lessons at school ;) Actually, the first time I read the SILM I... |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Replies: 509
Views: 111,955
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,341
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vanwalossien
![]() I'm a huge fan of both Blind Guardian and Nightwish, and I'd just like to recommend BG's album "Nightfall in Middle-earth" for any metal fans out there, which is more less only inspired by the Silm,... |
Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 2,080
Views: 1,092,851
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 2,080
Views: 1,092,851
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vanwalossien
![]() Chris Lee? Samwise; it sure does, this was the first (and only, come to think of it) game I created, I think it's more than a year old now smilies/biggrin.gif |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Replies: 94
Views: 16,540
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vanwalossien
![]() Exactly. I'm not really an early-teen fan, I'm 16, but The Books forum is extremely intimidating, which is a bit sad, 'cause I'm sure there are more people than me who'd love to be part of serious... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 41
Views: 10,198
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vanwalossien
![]() I've always liked Billy Boyd's acting, and it was just as good in this one, but what surprised me was the song. Beautiful!<BR>I think Pippin was portrayed very well in the movies. |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,498
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vanwalossien
![]() I wore a pair of grey/black jeans and a black sweater which looks kinda Middle-earth-like under an amazing cloak that my friend's mum made for me. Eternally grateful Siri It's black wool with a red... |
Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 101
Views: 16,166
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 101
Views: 16,166
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 101
Views: 16,166
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vanwalossien
![]() That was Gandalf, when he left the company on the edge of Mirkwood. smilies/smile.gif |
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