A Downer Fellowship

[Estelyn Telcontar]

‘Me, sir! Me be Aragorn and all! Hooray!’ Esty shouted, and then burst into tears.

Is it the name that gives a tiny hint to my particular partiality to Strider/Aragorn/Elessar?! I can’t see any particular similarity of personality, but I am very flattered, of course, to be compared to him! As a walker, I am a strider myself, so that I do have that in common with him.

Choosing a Fellowship is a difficult task, for this is such a wonderful group of people that I don’t know where to start leaving away all but nine! I decided to create:

The Fellowship of the Mods/Admins

Gandalf: The War against Sauron was his primary task, so it can only be The Barrow-Wight, whose creation this site is, in that role.

Aragorn: None other than Mister Underhill, who mentored and guided me, showing me the ropes when I started moderating, and still gives the technical help I need when I get lost in the wilderness of the internet.

Frodo: Adhering to the original rules of this thread, that is supposed to be me.

Sam: The one person who has been close to me for much of this journey, Bêthberry.

Merry: The organizer, humorous and intelligent, Mithadan.

Pippin: Giving us the entertaining aspect of the forum, in a double role, piosenniel and Child of the 7th Age.

Legolas: Well, Legolas is the obvious choice, of course, but I think perhaps it should be another double team, lindil and Aiwendil, since they are the ones who are responsible for the lore of the Legendarium in the ‘Translations from the Elvish’ forum.

Gimli: The metal (pots and pans), the skilled craftsmanship (Q&Q), the gentle humour – this has to be The Saucepan Man!

Boromir: All those who on occasion die heroic deaths, only to return in the next movie – Rimbaud, Thenamir, and Gilthalion.

One important addition, since there is one last admin who is by no means least in my estimation: Saruman the White: Sharkû, who knows so much and is always worth consulting on difficult matters! He combines the wisdom of an aged man with the skills and energy of an immortal being!