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Morthoron · 11-25-2015, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eowyn-of-Rohan

Thank you all for the welcome! I was a little nervous about posting for the first time, so now I feel more comfortable.

No need to be afraid. We don't bite....hard.

Lalaith · 12-07-2015, 10:07 AM

A belated welcome to TilloW, who came here at my recommendation. Thank you all for welcoming him so nicely and apologies for not being in to greet him myself!

Barrel-rider · 07-17-2016, 11:42 AM

Hi. I'm new here, but I want to tell you a little about me:

I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen. I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number. I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me. I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.

Just kidding

I have read the Hobbit, and I am almost through The Two Towers. I am very happy to have joined you guys here.

So I guess you could say I'm a typical Tolkien fan

Tolkienology ftw!

Inziladun · 07-17-2016, 12:20 PM

Welcome, Barrel-rider!

One thing I've definitely come to believe since I joined the Downs is that there is no such creature as a 'typical Tolkien fan'. Here we seem to have them all: the learnéd, the eclectic, the young, the old, the in-between. Movie-fans, and movie-not-fans.

Enjoy yourself!

Faramir Jones · 07-18-2016, 04:11 PM

Welcome to the Downs, Barrel-rider!

Like Inziladun, I found since joining Tolkien fandom that us fans come in all shapes and sizes, although I don't think there are any dragons among us; so no one will miss a cup...

Pitchwife · 07-22-2016, 12:31 PM

Welcome, Barrel-rider! Your barrel has brought you to the right port. Any pickled Dwarves to declare? Otherwise proceed and enjoy being dead.

Like Zil and Faramir said, Downers come in infinte diversity and infinite combinations, and the only typical Tolkien thing about all of us is, well, being Tolkien fans. You'll fit in fine.

Barrel-rider · 07-26-2016, 07:00 PM

Thanks for welcoming me, guys

I'm glad this place is still active. I also think I'll be using the smoking emoticon a lot

Greybeard · 08-24-2016, 01:51 AM

Hey! Been a big fan of Tolkien since I read The Hobbit, many many years ago. Look forward to talking about Middle Earth with you all!

Inziladun · 08-24-2016, 06:54 AM

Welcome Greybeard! Feel free to stir the pot with some controversial topic.

Barrel-rider · 08-24-2016, 09:04 AM

Welcome! Glad you decided to join us! I'm a relatively new fan myself, though I am inspired by Tolkien's works. Hope you enjoy your stay!

Galadriel55 · 08-25-2016, 02:03 PM

Welcome, Greybeard, and belatedly Barrel-rider!

Faramir Jones · 08-27-2016, 07:34 AM

Welcome to the Downs, Greybeard!

Shire Flower · 06-05-2017, 10:51 PM

Hello! I used to visit this forum a lot around 2003, when I read Lord of the Rings for the first time. My favorite area was the humor thread. I'm glad to see that the Barrow Downs are still around.

Galadriel55 · 06-05-2017, 11:10 PM

Welcome back, Shire Flower!

Nerwen · 06-05-2017, 11:30 PM

Welcome back, Shire Flower.

Now, just to bring you up to date- these days we have a rule that all new (or long absent) members must sign up for the next available Werewolf game, or face permanent banning. We are very strict about this.

You can read about the rules here.

Faramir Jones · 06-06-2017, 06:55 AM

Lovely to have you back, Shire Flower!

Morsul the Dark · 06-06-2017, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Welcome back, Shire Flower.

Now, just to bring you up to date- these days we have a rule that all new (or long absent) members must sign up for the next available Werewolf game, or face permanent banning. We are very strict about this.

You can read about the rules here.

Is that the rule?

Boromir88 · 06-06-2017, 08:21 AM

Welcome back Shire Flower and Morsul! Once dead, always dead...or something like that. Cheers!

Nerwen · 06-06-2017, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

Is that the rule?

Yes.

Welcome back!

Snowdog · 06-09-2017, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eowyn-of-Rohan

Thank you all for the welcome! I was a little nervous about posting for the first time, so now I feel more comfortable.

We were glad to get three posts from you Lady Eowyn!

Pervinca Took · 06-10-2017, 02:42 PM

Lovely name, Shire Flower! Welcome back.

Valesse · 11-13-2017, 03:28 PM

It's been quite a while since I was active here, but I'd really love to give it a go again. I missed my lovely 'Downers~

Perhaps this time I'll do more than lurk the Mirth-y depths.

Galadriel55 · 11-13-2017, 06:10 PM

Hello and welcome back Valesse!

Mithalwen · 11-15-2017, 07:25 AM

Yay Welcome back Valesse. Wherever you post we will be glad to have you back!

Faramir Jones · 11-15-2017, 07:31 AM

Welcome back, Valesse! It'll be good to read your posts again.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 11-16-2017, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valesse

It's been quite a while since I was active here, but I'd really love to give it a go again. I missed my lovely 'Downers~

Perhaps this time I'll do more than lurk the Mirth-y depths.

Good to have you back again Valesse. I have missed our MSN conversation from the days of yore.

I my self have started lurking in the shadows, although I am only sporadically active.

al'Thingolfin · 11-17-2017, 01:17 PM

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account.

This was pretty much the first page I visited back when I was new to the internet, loved just idling in the #barrowdowns chatroom. I think I was 13 or 14 back then, closing in on 30 now.

Vaguely recall some nicknames, Ulmo, Rimbaud and Thenamir the chat OPs, Gayahithwen (who I believe taught me how to make an e-mail account!), Artilien, Naz, Yiriandur, burrahobbit, and some guy with a chinese nickname I can't recall.

Inziladun · 11-17-2017, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by al'Thingolfin

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account.

Welcome back!

Rune Son of Bjarne · 11-17-2017, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valesse

It's been quite a while since I was active here, but I'd really love to give it a go again. I missed my lovely 'Downers~

Perhaps this time I'll do more than lurk the Mirth-y depths.

Quote:

Originally Posted by al'Thingolfin

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account.

This was pretty much the first page I visited back when I was new to the internet, loved just idling in the #barrowdowns chatroom. I think I was 13 or 14 back then, closing in on 30 now.

Vaguely recall some nicknames, Ulmo, Rimbaud and Thenamir the chat OPs, Gayahithwen (who I believe taught me how to make an e-mail account!), Artilien, Naz, Yiriandur, burrahobbit, and some guy with a chinese nickname I can't recall.

Welcome back old timer.

I remember Thenamir, (and some of the others) though he stopped being active a relatively short while after I joined.

Galadriel55 · 11-17-2017, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by al'Thingolfin

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account.

This was pretty much the first page I visited back when I was new to the internet, loved just idling in the #barrowdowns chatroom. I think I was 13 or 14 back then, closing in on 30 now.

Vaguely recall some nicknames, Ulmo, Rimbaud and Thenamir the chat OPs, Gayahithwen (who I believe taught me how to make an e-mail account!), Artilien, Naz, Yiriandur, burrahobbit, and some guy with a chinese nickname I can't recall.

Welcome back! I don't think we've "met" before, but I recognize your name from some of the older threads.

Faramir Jones · 11-19-2017, 12:08 PM

Welcome back, al'Thingolfin!

Pervinca Took · 11-24-2017, 02:41 PM

Welcome back indeed, al'Thingolfin!

ninja91 · 11-29-2017, 02:44 AM

I would simply like to say that I have missed many of you and that visiting this place still gives me joy. It has been many years. Maybe tomorrow another decade passes. I hope that each of you are enjoying life's adventures. With love!

Huinesoron · 11-29-2017, 03:34 AM

Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo to you all.

Hi! I'm Huinesoron. I've known of the Downs for many, many years (I started one of those many Silmarillion Film projects with a bunch of folks from here), but for some reason have never signed up. Well... until now. It turns out that stumbling back across you and reading thread after thread while going 'oh, I have a thought on that' is a really good incentive to join.

I have a deep-seated inability to keep my mouth shut when I want to say something, so you can probably expect to see me around a fair bit...

hS

Morthoron · 11-29-2017, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

I have a deep-seated inability to keep my mouth shut when I want to say something, so you can probably expect to see me around a fair bit...

In the immortal words of the god Vulcan in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, "Oh, we cater for all sorts here. You'd be surprised."

Le nathlof hí.

Faramir Jones · 11-30-2017, 11:23 AM

Welcome to the Downs, Huinesoron! Like you, I lurked around a lot before joining...

Pervinca Took · 12-10-2017, 06:56 PM

Welcome back, ninja91!

And welcome, Huinesoron.

Eldy · 03-14-2018, 09:37 PM

I registered here a long time ago when I was still relatively new to online Tolkien fandom and while I never became active I have lurked intermittently over the years. I recognize more than a few of the names here from elsewhere. Over the past several months I've been venturing out of my usual online haunts a little more than I have for a long time (pun semi-deliberate :P).

Galadriel55 · 03-15-2018, 05:41 AM

Welcome back, Eldorion!

Pervinca Took · 03-19-2018, 10:17 AM

Welcome back, indeed!

12-07-2015, 10:07 AM	#4042
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	A belated welcome to TilloW, who came here at my recommendation. Thank you all for welcoming him so nicely and apologies for not being in to greet him myself! __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

07-17-2016, 11:42 AM	#4043
Barrel-rider Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: End of the Bag, yet no bag went over me. Posts: 13	Hi guys :) Hi. I'm new here, but I want to tell you a little about me: I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen. I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number. I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me. I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider. Just kidding I have read the Hobbit, and I am almost through The Two Towers. I am very happy to have joined you guys here. So I guess you could say I'm a typical Tolkien fan Tolkienology ftw!

07-17-2016, 12:20 PM	#4044
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Welcome, Barrel-rider! One thing I've definitely come to believe since I joined the Downs is that there is no such creature as a 'typical Tolkien fan'. Here we seem to have them all: the learnéd, the eclectic, the young, the old, the in-between. Movie-fans, and movie-not-fans. Enjoy yourself! __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

07-18-2016, 04:11 PM	#4045
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome! Welcome to the Downs, Barrel-rider! Like Inziladun, I found since joining Tolkien fandom that us fans come in all shapes and sizes, although I don't think there are any dragons among us; so no one will miss a cup...

07-22-2016, 12:31 PM	#4046
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Welcome, Barrel-rider! Your barrel has brought you to the right port. Any pickled Dwarves to declare? Otherwise proceed and enjoy being dead. Like Zil and Faramir said, Downers come in infinte diversity and infinite combinations, and the only typical Tolkien thing about all of us is, well, being Tolkien fans. You'll fit in fine. __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

07-26-2016, 07:00 PM	#4047
Barrel-rider Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: End of the Bag, yet no bag went over me. Posts: 13	Thanks! Thanks for welcoming me, guys I'm glad this place is still active. I also think I'll be using the smoking emoticon a lot

08-24-2016, 01:51 AM	#4048
Greybeard Newly Deceased Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3	Introduction Hey! Been a big fan of Tolkien since I read The Hobbit, many many years ago. Look forward to talking about Middle Earth with you all!

08-24-2016, 06:54 AM	#4049
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Welcome Greybeard! Feel free to stir the pot with some controversial topic. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

08-24-2016, 09:04 AM	#4050
Barrel-rider Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: End of the Bag, yet no bag went over me. Posts: 13	Welcome Greybeard Welcome! Glad you decided to join us! I'm a relatively new fan myself, though I am inspired by Tolkien's works. Hope you enjoy your stay! __________________ Three rings for the Elven-kings munchin' on rye, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their nightly drinks alone, nine for Mortal "Men" doomed to cry, one for the Barrel lord on his barrel-y throne in the land of hoarders where the fellows cry.

08-25-2016, 02:03 PM	#4051
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	Welcome, Greybeard, and belatedly Barrel-rider! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

08-27-2016, 07:34 AM	#4052
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome! Welcome to the Downs, Greybeard!

06-05-2017, 10:51 PM	#4053
Shire Flower Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 25	Hello! I used to visit this forum a lot around 2003, when I read Lord of the Rings for the first time. My favorite area was the humor thread. I'm glad to see that the Barrow Downs are still around.

06-05-2017, 11:10 PM	#4054
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	Welcome back, Shire Flower! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

06-05-2017, 11:30 PM	#4055
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Welcome back, Shire Flower. Now, just to bring you up to date- these days we have a rule that all new (or long absent) members must sign up for the next available Werewolf game, or face permanent banning. We are very strict about this. You can read about the rules here. __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

06-06-2017, 06:55 AM	#4056
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Lovely to have you back! Lovely to have you back, Shire Flower!

06-06-2017, 08:21 AM	#4058
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	Welcome back Shire Flower and Morsul! Once dead, always dead...or something like that. Cheers! __________________ Fenris Penguin

06-10-2017, 02:42 PM	#4061
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Lovely name, Shire Flower! Welcome back. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

11-13-2017, 03:28 PM	#4062
Valesse Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: \|Away Posts: 614	It's been quite a while since I was active here, but I'd really love to give it a go again. I missed my lovely 'Downers~ Perhaps this time I'll do more than lurk the Mirth-y depths. __________________ "Loo, what sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, 'egges' or 'eyren'?" - Caxton, Eneydos

11-13-2017, 06:10 PM	#4063
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	Hello and welcome back Valesse! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

11-15-2017, 07:25 AM	#4064
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Yay Welcome back Valesse. Wherever you post we will be glad to have you back! __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

11-15-2017, 07:31 AM	#4065
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome back, Valesse! Welcome back, Valesse! It'll be good to read your posts again.

11-17-2017, 01:17 PM	#4067
al'Thingolfin Pile O'Bones Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 13	Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account. This was pretty much the first page I visited back when I was new to the internet, loved just idling in the #barrowdowns chatroom. I think I was 13 or 14 back then, closing in on 30 now. Vaguely recall some nicknames, Ulmo, Rimbaud and Thenamir the chat OPs, Gayahithwen (who I believe taught me how to make an e-mail account!), Artilien, Naz, Yiriandur, burrahobbit, and some guy with a chinese nickname I can't recall. __________________ -Thingolfin

11-19-2017, 12:08 PM	#4071
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome back! Welcome back, al'Thingolfin!

11-24-2017, 02:41 PM	#4072
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Welcome back indeed, al'Thingolfin! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

11-29-2017, 03:34 AM	#4074
Huinesoron Overshadowed Eagle Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: The north-west of the Old World, east of the Sea Posts: 3,957	Hello the Downs! Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo to you all. Hi! I'm Huinesoron. I've known of the Downs for many, many years (I started one of those many Silmarillion Film projects with a bunch of folks from here), but for some reason have never signed up. Well... until now. It turns out that stumbling back across you and reading thread after thread while going 'oh, I have a thought on that' is a really good incentive to join. I have a deep-seated inability to keep my mouth shut when I want to say something, so you can probably expect to see me around a fair bit... hS

11-30-2017, 11:23 AM	#4076
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome to the Downs! Welcome to the Downs, Huinesoron! Like you, I lurked around a lot before joining...

12-10-2017, 06:56 PM	#4077
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Welcome back, ninja91! And welcome, Huinesoron. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

03-14-2018, 09:37 PM	#4078
Eldy Pile O'Bones Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Maryland, United States Posts: 22	I registered here a long time ago when I was still relatively new to online Tolkien fandom and while I never became active I have lurked intermittently over the years. I recognize more than a few of the names here from elsewhere. Over the past several months I've been venturing out of my usual online haunts a little more than I have for a long time (pun semi-deliberate :P).

03-15-2018, 05:41 AM	#4079
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	Welcome back, Eldorion! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

03-19-2018, 10:17 AM	#4080
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Welcome back, indeed! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."