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AbercrombieOfRohan · 01-06-2005, 08:32 AM

Hey everybody! I don't think I posted on this forum when I was a wee newbie, so you'll have to forgive me.

I'm Abercrombieofrohan (Duh!) and I'm from the USA. I like Lord of the Rings, obviously, Douglas Adams (Hitchiker's Guide series), Monty Python and most things to do with England. My brother told me to say "potatoes" and "42" which gives you a little bit of insight into my family life (very interesting).

The Barrow-downs has since become my day spa where I go to talk about all the important things in life. It's like a therapy group, it relaxes me.

-Abercrombie

Thorongil · 01-06-2005, 08:34 AM

I'm almost back to noobyness. It's been a while since I logged on. How are y'all doing?

Nukapei · 01-06-2005, 12:38 PM

AbercrombieOfRohan, eh? Is that a spin-off of "Gap of Rohan", the oldest LotR joke in the book, that's oddly still funny?

AbercrombieOfRohan · 01-06-2005, 01:05 PM

yep it is. lol I try to be funny...

Nimrodel_9 · 01-06-2005, 04:05 PM

Hello, ancalemagill! Wecome to the Barrow-Downs! Why be a bit obsessed? It`s more fun to go all the way! Anyway, enjoy walking among the dead. I hope we will seem more lively than the living.

Finwe-89 · 01-06-2005, 04:20 PM

Welcome!
It's cool to be a dead dude, but now I'm a animated skeleton *yawn* I hope you're going to enjoy Barrows!

Formendacil · 01-06-2005, 04:27 PM

Greetings everyone.

I am a new member of the Barrow-downs (well, duh! you say...) who has been a Tolkien fanatic for something like 7 years, although I'm not quite sure how long. Well before Peter Jackson had even been heard of, anyway.

I've known ABOUT the Barrow-downs for quite some time, but it was only in a fit of compulsive boredom (blissful stuff, when you can get it), that I decided to join a LR fan site. That's right, I wrote LR, not LOTR. I never heard of LOTR until the movies came out, and as a backwards nobody who doesn't really appreciate what Peter Jackson did to the world of middle-earth, great as the movies were, I make a point of not using LOTR, besides which I think its an ugly-looking acronym.

Anyways, more about me that neither bores nor offends, and yet informs you about me...

I have read the Lord of the Rings more times than I can count. I prefer the Silmarillion to the LR in most moods, and I have read it at least as many times. The History of Middle-Earth continues to fascinate me, and I am an avowed fan of the Appendices. I read the Fellowship out loud to a friend (and enjoyed it more than he/they did), during one remarkable camping trip. The most fascinating writings of our beloved and dead J.R.R. Tolkien are quite possibly the Letter.

Those are my credentials, here are my downsides...

In a fit of Junior High nonsense, I had the audacity to write about a novel's worth of drivel set in middle-earth in the Fourth Age, which was not only rather poorly written, but also inaccurate in more ways than I can count to boot. If nothing else, it gave me a bit of practise at writing.

In not-quite-related-to-middle-earth news, I am 17 (just about 18) years old, a LEGO fan/builder (see my website for my Silmarillion LEGO figs. I am (like Tolkien) a practising Catholic, heavily involved in my local Youth Group.

Normally, I don't even consider browsing Tolkien-related message boards, but as I said, I was fortunate to find myself endowed with an unusual length of spare time this afternoon (blame it on the snowstorm, if you like), and my typical website stops weren't enough to keep me occupied.

Having said that, I hope that this experience proves to be rewarding, or at least not detrimental. I wouldn't expect me to be a hugely active user here (got LEGO forums for that, if I need them), but I'll be sure to weigh in on book-related topics with regularity, to avoid the movie-topics for fear of lynching, and to visit elsewhere if the mood ever strikes....

Anyways, that's me....

Sorta. Not quite. In a way...

Boromir88 · 01-06-2005, 04:35 PM

Welcome to Tyrn Gorthad formendacil, hope to see you around the forums

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01-06-2005, 08:32 AM	#1
AbercrombieOfRohan Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 311	Hey everybody! I don't think I posted on this forum when I was a wee newbie, so you'll have to forgive me. I'm Abercrombieofrohan (Duh!) and I'm from the USA. I like Lord of the Rings, obviously, Douglas Adams (Hitchiker's Guide series), Monty Python and most things to do with England. My brother told me to say "potatoes" and "42" which gives you a little bit of insight into my family life (very interesting). The Barrow-downs has since become my day spa where I go to talk about all the important things in life. It's like a therapy group, it relaxes me. -Abercrombie Last edited by AbercrombieOfRohan; 05-08-2005 at 08:04 PM.

01-06-2005, 08:34 AM	#2
Thorongil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Elvenpath Posts: 780	I'm almost back to noobyness. It's been a while since I logged on. How are y'all doing? __________________ To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. ~Sun Tzu

01-06-2005, 12:38 PM	#3
Nukapei Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 80	AbercrombieOfRohan, eh? Is that a spin-off of "Gap of Rohan", the oldest LotR joke in the book, that's oddly still funny? __________________ *Gwend sui lotheg i edlothia an-uir.* Friendship is like a flower that blooms forever. Avatar image by the amazing Gold-Seven. site \| RPG

01-06-2005, 04:05 PM	#5
Nimrodel_9 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 734	Hello, ancalemagill! Wecome to the Barrow-Downs! Why be a bit obsessed? It`s more fun to go all the way! Anyway, enjoy walking among the dead. I hope we will seem more lively than the living. __________________ .:A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart:.

01-06-2005, 04:20 PM	#6
Finwe-89 Wight Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In Lotholorien, looking in the mirror that shows that there is still hope for life... Posts: 84	Welcome! It's cool to be a dead dude, but now I'm a animated skeleton yawn I hope you're going to enjoy Barrows! __________________ Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum- ishi krimpatul... Beware: Don't speak this loud when you're alone in the dark... Unless you really want it... But don't say I didn't warn you...

01-06-2005, 01:05 PM	#4
AbercrombieOfRohan Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 311	yep it is. lol I try to be funny...

01-06-2005, 04:27 PM	#7
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	A new member tests the icy waters of the Barrow-downs... Greetings everyone. I am a new member of the Barrow-downs (well, duh! you say...) who has been a Tolkien fanatic for something like 7 years, although I'm not quite sure how long. Well before Peter Jackson had even been heard of, anyway. I've known ABOUT the Barrow-downs for quite some time, but it was only in a fit of compulsive boredom (blissful stuff, when you can get it), that I decided to join a LR fan site. That's right, I wrote LR, not LOTR. I never heard of LOTR until the movies came out, and as a backwards nobody who doesn't really appreciate what Peter Jackson did to the world of middle-earth, great as the movies were, I make a point of not using LOTR, besides which I think its an ugly-looking acronym. Anyways, more about me that neither bores nor offends, and yet informs you about me... I have read the Lord of the Rings more times than I can count. I prefer the Silmarillion to the LR in most moods, and I have read it at least as many times. The History of Middle-Earth continues to fascinate me, and I am an avowed fan of the Appendices. I read the Fellowship out loud to a friend (and enjoyed it more than he/they did), during one remarkable camping trip. The most fascinating writings of our beloved and dead J.R.R. Tolkien are quite possibly the Letter. Those are my credentials, here are my downsides... In a fit of Junior High nonsense, I had the audacity to write about a novel's worth of drivel set in middle-earth in the Fourth Age, which was not only rather poorly written, but also inaccurate in more ways than I can count to boot. If nothing else, it gave me a bit of practise at writing. In not-quite-related-to-middle-earth news, I am 17 (just about 18) years old, a LEGO fan/builder (see my website for my Silmarillion LEGO figs. I am (like Tolkien) a practising Catholic, heavily involved in my local Youth Group. Normally, I don't even consider browsing Tolkien-related message boards, but as I said, I was fortunate to find myself endowed with an unusual length of spare time this afternoon (blame it on the snowstorm, if you like), and my typical website stops weren't enough to keep me occupied. Having said that, I hope that this experience proves to be rewarding, or at least not detrimental. I wouldn't expect me to be a hugely active user here (got LEGO forums for that, if I need them), but I'll be sure to weigh in on book-related topics with regularity, to avoid the movie-topics for fear of lynching, and to visit elsewhere if the mood ever strikes.... Anyways, that's me.... Sorta. Not quite. In a way... __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

01-06-2005, 04:35 PM	#8
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	Welcome to Tyrn Gorthad formendacil, hope to see you around the forums .