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04-10-2006, 09:49 AM
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Flame of the Ainulindalë
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves
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Welcome Tara & Rainmaker! Try to enjoy as much as I do...
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04-10-2006, 02:26 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: England, UK
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Hi there.
I found this board a few months back, but only joined a few days ago. I must say, I'm happy I did. I was introduced to Tolkien's fantastic work through the release of the first movie in 2001. I was amazed and intrigued by Middle-Earth, and so I got the books that supposedly 'accompanied the movies'. I was blown away by just how massive and immersive Tolkien's universe is, and how much more there was that the movies couldn't show. I read the books as each movies came out, revelling in the Tolkien world. That was until I finished reading The Hobbit . Suddenly, there was nothing more to do - I had read all the books and seen all the movies. So what was next? Simple answer? Discussing them. So, that led me here, and what really caught on with me was the sequence by sequence part of the movies board. I'mlooking forward to clashing with people over movie changes  .As for myself, I'm your average male Tolkien fan. I live in Britain, and the weather is wet and grey at the moment - hardly the sort of weather we should be getting in April...but I'm getting off-topic. Anyhow, that's my welcome done. Now, onto the boards!
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04-10-2006, 02:34 PM
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Flame of the Ainulindalë
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves
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You are most warmly welcome! (It is grey and wet here in Finland too - and it even snowed today!)
Enjoy yourself around here, there and everywhere...
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04-10-2006, 02:46 PM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit.
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Sir Kohran -- Have you read the Histories of Middle Earth? Trust me, there is yet more to learn...
Welcome to our 'umble 'ome!
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04-10-2006, 04:18 PM
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Psyche of Prince Immortal
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Welcome Sir Kohran, i take it you've read the Silmarillion as well
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04-11-2006, 07:48 AM
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Wight
Join Date: Mar 2006
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04-11-2006, 07:59 AM
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Alive without breath
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla
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The History of Middle Earth, by that I mean, the historical tales of Middle Earth. From the creation of Middle Earth to the fall of Sauron.
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04-11-2006, 08:43 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment.
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 ... are explained in that book, as well as the creation of Arda (where Middle Earth is) and the fight against the original Dark Lord (Sauron was only his lieutenant back then).It is a rather different book than Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit, but then LoTR and Hobbit are not exactly very similar either. I'd suggest you start reading the Silmarillion when you know you will have time for it. You may think it's slightly dull to begin with, but all of a sudden you may find yourself reading well past your bed-time. Just like this forum, it seems harmless but actually, it's been catalogued by the Canadian Food and Drugs administration as "dangerously addictive" Enjoy your time!! And remember Rule number X: Never take Farael too seriously. Welcome!
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