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Galadriel · 05-04-2011, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SlverGlass

This is my first time on a discussion forum and I could only hope that people will excuse me if I do anything stupid. Namarie.

Don't worry, most of us do incredibly stupid things (such as gawking at a Tolkien site instead of concentrating on our work/homework).

Welcome to the Downs!

oddkins · 05-04-2011, 08:50 AM

Long time Tolkien fan from the time my teacher read The Hobbit to us at primary school. Graduated to LotR, UT and The Silmarillion eventually - currently re-reading that alongside the relevent parts of HoMe with Arda Reconstructed as my quick-reference guide, and gaining a new appreciation for Tolkien's masterpiece. Looking forward to checking out the "New Silmarillion" project threads. Loved the movies for what they got right, (gritted teeth over the worst trespasses) and pretty excited to see if they can get The Hobbit right this time!

Particularly interested in musical depictions of M-e, and also Tolkien artwork, and book illustration in general.

Hope you'll forgive any faux pas I might inadvertantly make as I get used to the way of doing things on this site.

Galadriel55 · 05-04-2011, 03:23 PM

Welcome, oddkins!

Enjoy your conversations with fellow Tolkien geeks! Don't worry about getting something done wrong (I think we've all done that here some time), everything could be fixed... well, almost everything.

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Originally Posted by oddkins

...pretty excited to see if they can get The Hobbit right this time!

Hopefully they'll get some stuff right, but some of the screwed-up things are known already. There's lots of that in the "Movies" forum.

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Originally Posted by Galadriel

Don't worry, most of us do incredibly stupid things (such as gawking at a Tolkien site instead of concentrating on our work/homework).

Too true, lol! Like what I'm doing now!

Galadriel · 05-06-2011, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Hopefully they'll get some stuff right.

As long as they get more stuff right than they did in the trilogy.

Galadriel55 · 05-06-2011, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel

As long as they get more stuff right than they did in the trilogy.

And less stuff wrong.

Pitchwife · 05-04-2011, 03:20 PM

Welcome, SlverGlass and oddkins! Enjoy being dead!

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Originally Posted by Galadriel

Don't worry, most of us do incredibly stupid things (such as gawking at a Tolkien site instead of concentrating on our work/homework)

Let alone play at eating or lynching each other, pretend to be denizens of Middle-earth for entertainment, indulge in Gandalf-uncloaks-jokes at the slightest provocation, and on occasion, horribile dictu, even marry each other

. I trust you'll feel at home here!

05-04-2011, 08:50 AM	#2
oddkins Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 16	Hi - another newbie here! Long time Tolkien fan from the time my teacher read The Hobbit to us at primary school. Graduated to LotR, UT and The Silmarillion eventually - currently re-reading that alongside the relevent parts of HoMe with Arda Reconstructed as my quick-reference guide, and gaining a new appreciation for Tolkien's masterpiece. Looking forward to checking out the "New Silmarillion" project threads. Loved the movies for what they got right, (gritted teeth over the worst trespasses) and pretty excited to see if they can get The Hobbit right this time! Particularly interested in musical depictions of M-e, and also Tolkien artwork, and book illustration in general. Hope you'll forgive any faux pas I might inadvertantly make as I get used to the way of doing things on this site.