New Members - Introduce Yourself Here - Page 19 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Tarpaladin · 12-18-2006, 11:10 AM

Indeed he Groks in fullness.

*offers a glass of water*

Nimrodel_9 · 12-18-2006, 04:12 PM

Wow, welcome to the Barrow-Downs all newbies!

Elmo · 01-15-2007, 09:27 AM

i am he who arises in might, I arise in might that's what i do

Hookbill the Goomba · 01-15-2007, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hewhoarisesinmight

I arise in might that's what i do

A very respectable profession.

Welcome to the Downs!

Rune Son of Bjarne · 01-15-2007, 09:38 AM

Welcome to the elven princess and the man of few words. I hope the downs is as cold as you could wish and remember; You have only just started being dead.

Anyways I find it funny that ElvenPrincess e-mail was removed (from her post) for safty reasons, when many of us have made our e-mails public by using the msn function.

The Might · 01-15-2007, 09:47 AM

And I thought I was the one in charge or the important task of arising in Might

welcome to all new members !!!

Beleg Cuthalion · 01-15-2007, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Might

And I thought I was the one in charge or the important task of arising in Might

welcome to all new members !!!

He's not related to you then?

~Beleg

01-24-2007, 02:33 PM

Hi! I read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series about 10-12 years ago, and the Hobbit again last year. These are the best stories I've ever read, and I know I'll keep coming back to them as years go by.

I've never role-played before, but I love writing, so I think this will be fun.

Elmo · 01-24-2007, 02:35 PM

Hey ho Mr O

01-24-2007, 02:45 PM

Hey all new people! Hope you like it here

Tar-Meneldur · 01-24-2007, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr O

Hi! I read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series about 10-12 years ago, and the Hobbit again last year. These are the best stories I've ever read, and I know I'll keep coming back to them as years go by.

I've never role-played before, but I love writing, so I think this will be fun.

I have never role-played before as well, but I hope to gain the courage to do so.

The Silmarillion is a good book to.

Gil-Galad · 01-25-2007, 08:13 AM

welcoem Mr O, Sadreen and hewhoarisesinmight have fun amongst us... are we sleketons or ghosts? ooooh i hope were zombies and we don't have to fuss about what we eat...good times

Elmo · 01-25-2007, 03:34 PM

I consider myself to be a healthier then average zombie though I only eat vegetarians

Mänwe · 01-27-2007, 11:34 AM

A warm welcome to all the newcomers, I hope your death is as fun and forefilling as your life was!

Nimrodel_9 · 02-03-2007, 04:06 PM

Hey and welcome to the Barrow-Downs, all newbies!!

ninja91 · 02-04-2007, 02:58 PM

Hola, mis amigos muertos!

02-21-2007, 11:27 AM

I've been around the BarrowDowns before, but I never really had enough incentive to actually 'join'. I want to have something to keep my mind off of school when it gets to be too much... like today.... I typed up two class's notes and almost banged my head on the desk.

Gil-Galad · 02-21-2007, 06:06 PM

I see your still kicking around spice... hope you didn't miss me too much

and a welcome to our newest follower MushroomLover!

shieldmaiden4xsword · 02-21-2007, 06:41 PM

Welcome, MushroomLover!!! i love mushrooms, too..... ever have them stuffed?

ninja91 · 02-21-2007, 06:42 PM

Greetings to you, too! I hope you stay around!

Pointeiscool · 02-21-2007, 07:42 PM

Hey everyone! I've been a member for a while but never worked up the courage to actually post! And I probably won't post much... because everyone else here seems a lot smarter and more knowledgeable.

Kath · 02-21-2007, 09:15 PM

Welcome newbies!

Pointeiscool - don't worry about it. I was the same when I joined, didn't post at all for about a year. Start slowly, stay where you're comfy, and then come join a werewolf game. When you can rip into those who seem vastly more knowledgable than yourself without fear of retribution or being shown up it makes you a lot more confident.

Volo · 02-22-2007, 05:52 AM

What? Kath? You were new to the Downs one day? Can't be...

Finduilas · 03-22-2007, 04:12 PM

Greetings and Salutations... I'm new.

I have.. liked, loved, enjoyed the Lord of the Rings since I first read it. I must say this shamefacedly, I haven't been able to get through many of the other Tolkien books, except the Silm. once, and the Hobbit several times. I do have 7 of his books on my list to read, but that doesn't mean I'll get through all of them.

That's all I have to say for now. So farewell.

--Finduilas--

06-03-2007, 05:58 AM

I was brought here by a strange dream.

But now that I find myself in this place, it seems far more welcoming than I had supposed.

Firstly, let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Hockley and I am an author of sorts. I have just published my debut novel and my only hope for it is that someone (just a handful would do!!) will be generous enough to take the time to read it. I also hope that I will make some new friends here, as I have a genuine passion for Tolkien and the fantasy genre and would love to get to know others who feel the same way.

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-03-2007, 06:15 AM

Hi, MarkJohn, and welcome to the Downs! We hope you will enjoy yourself here.

I'm closing this thread and will move your post to the "Introduce Yourself Here" thread (top of the Novices and Newcomers forum), where members can read your introduction and welcome you. Individual greeting threads are routinely closed and deleted or merged, so that the forum doesn't get cluttered with them.

If you have any questions that aren't answered in the Forum FAQ and Forum Policies threads, feel free to write me or any of the other moderators a PM and we will do our best to help. For more ideas on posting here, you can check out the Guidelines for Forum Posting thread.

Morthoron · 06-04-2007, 08:09 PM

*The Dark Elf bows*

I am perhaps new to this forum, but not to Middle-earth on the web, having been about the internet in the guise of Morthoron since the 1990's. The question remains as to why I haven't stopped by sooner, but let's just say I stumbled on the Barrow Downs site while enroute to looking up something completely different; late, but fortuitous nonetheless.

I am a writer of note in some circles (and infamous in others *shrugs*). Oddly enough, I first read about Tolkien while in grade school (actually, it was his obituary in the Detroit Free Press in 1973). The paper clipping (which I still have) led me to reading the Hobbit, and now I keep the Tolkien estate subsidized through annual purchases of their product (which has grown quite voluminous).

Thank you for the opportunity to post here.

Thinlómien · 06-05-2007, 02:59 AM

Warm welcome to Feanorsdoom, MarkJohn and Morthoron! Enjoy being dead, as we say here.

Andsigil · 06-14-2007, 08:35 PM

Like Morthorond, I'm from Michigan. Not much to say about me, except that I make knives as a hobby and hope to become a real professional someday.

I'm a lifelong fan of Tolkien and I particularly like stories from the First Age.

twinkle · 08-24-2007, 10:58 PM

hi sweet people,

dropping by for a hello and how are you after a really long time that blows my mind.
i hope you're all doing well and living in the happiness you deserve...
i looked into the downs channel for a bit and was surprised how quiet it was, but glad to find goldie there to chat with...
big hugs from me and maybe i'll be able to see some of you again in the not so distant future, i have fond memories of this place and you...

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-25-2007, 01:41 AM

Welcome back, twinkle! It's nice to have you around again.

08-31-2007, 04:34 PM

Hello,

I am an MA student doing a thesis on Tolkien's LotR. I am working in the Gender Studies discipline, and examining the concept of homosocial desire, with the possibility of covering the idea of performative gender as seen in the books (if space permits).

Now before anyone gets all mad and starts sending me "But JRRT would never" emails or posts -- I know all about that and as much as I respect another's rights to their beliefs, I will ask that you respect mine and my work.

I would love to engage in discussion about the kinds of relationships between men in the books and welcome anyone to discuss this with me -- I will even listen to those who disagree as long as I don't get a theology lecture or have to listen to anti-gay propaganda.

Respectfully,
Angie

01-30-2008, 04:06 PM

I'm a huge Tolkein fan. I was a fan of JRR Tolkein's good friend C.S. Lewis and his Narnia books growing up, and I never actually read LOTR until I was an adult. But it is easy to get hooked.

- Isithral

Thinlómien · 01-31-2008, 06:24 AM

Welcome, Narcolindo and Isithral! Enjoy your stay here.

Manwathiel · 02-09-2008, 06:32 AM

Hi I am Manwathiel, i love Lord of the Rings and all things Tolkien, i can't wait to meet you all!

Nerwen · 02-09-2008, 07:40 AM

Welcome, all of you. Enjoy your deaths...

And I've already met you, Manwathiel in the Palantír of Fortune thread.

Groin Redbeard · 02-09-2008, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isithral

I'm a huge Tolkein fan.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manwathiel

Hi I am Manwathiel, i love Lord of the Rings and all things Tolkien, i can't wait to meet you all!

Ya'll couldn't have found a more Tolkien friendly environment than this one! Welcome to the Downs!

Manwathiel · 02-09-2008, 08:15 AM

Glad to be here!

Rune Son of Bjarne · 02-09-2008, 09:19 AM

Yes weclome, may your days here be cold and ghastly.

Kath · 02-09-2008, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Yes weclome, may your days here be cold and ghastly.

In a loving way.

12-18-2006, 04:12 PM	#2
Nimrodel_9 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 734	Wooohooo!!! Wow, welcome to the Barrow-Downs all newbies! __________________ .:A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart:.

01-15-2007, 09:27 AM	#3
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	hey i am he who arises in might, I arise in might that's what i do

01-15-2007, 09:47 AM	#6
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	And I thought I was the one in charge or the important task of arising in Might welcome to all new members !!! __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

01-24-2007, 02:35 PM	#9
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	Hey ho Mr O __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.

01-25-2007, 08:13 AM	#12
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	welcoem Mr O, Sadreen and hewhoarisesinmight have fun amongst us... are we sleketons or ghosts? ooooh i hope were zombies and we don't have to fuss about what we eat...good times __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

12-18-2006, 11:10 AM	#1
Tarpaladin Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11	Indeed he Groks in fullness. offers a glass of water

01-24-2007, 02:33 PM	#8
Mr O Guest Posts: n/a	Hi! I read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series about 10-12 years ago, and the Hobbit again last year. These are the best stories I've ever read, and I know I'll keep coming back to them as years go by. I've never role-played before, but I love writing, so I think this will be fun.

01-24-2007, 02:45 PM	#10
Sadreen Guest Posts: n/a	Hey all new people! Hope you like it here

01-25-2007, 03:34 PM	#13
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	I consider myself to be a healthier then average zombie though I only eat vegetarians __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.

01-27-2007, 11:34 AM	#14
Mänwe Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: May as well be the Arctic Circle Posts: 283	A warm welcome to all the newcomers, I hope your death is as fun and forefilling as your life was! __________________ "I am, I fear, a most unsatisfactory person." - (Letter #124 To Sir Stanley Unwin)

02-03-2007, 04:06 PM	#15
Nimrodel_9 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 734	Hey and welcome to the Barrow-Downs, all newbies!! __________________ .:A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart:.

02-21-2007, 11:27 AM	#17
MushroomLover Guest Posts: n/a	Greetings! I've been around the BarrowDowns before, but I never really had enough incentive to actually 'join'. I want to have something to keep my mind off of school when it gets to be too much... like today.... I typed up two class's notes and almost banged my head on the desk.

02-21-2007, 06:06 PM	#18
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	I see your still kicking around spice... hope you didn't miss me too much and a welcome to our newest follower MushroomLover! __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

02-21-2007, 06:41 PM	#19
shieldmaiden4xsword Wight Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: where people stick out their tongues at their youth pastor.... Posts: 183	Welcome, MushroomLover!!! i love mushrooms, too..... ever have them stuffed? __________________ Sometimes the peril is not in what is around us, what enemies or trials that may come, but what is in our own hearts.

02-21-2007, 07:42 PM	#21
Pointeiscool Newly Deceased Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	Hey everyone! I've been a member for a while but never worked up the courage to actually post! And I probably won't post much... because everyone else here seems a lot smarter and more knowledgeable. __________________ Black, Red, and White I’m a DeKk3rite!

02-21-2007, 09:15 PM	#22
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Welcome newbies! Pointeiscool - don't worry about it. I was the same when I joined, didn't post at all for about a year. Start slowly, stay where you're comfy, and then come join a werewolf game. When you can rip into those who seem vastly more knowledgable than yourself without fear of retribution or being shown up it makes you a lot more confident. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

02-22-2007, 05:52 AM	#23
Volo Silver in My Silent Heart Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the great beauty Posts: 1,611	What? Kath? You were new to the Downs one day? Can't be... __________________ Fenris Wolf The EVEN NEWER Barrow-Downs Photo Page

03-22-2007, 04:12 PM	#24
Finduilas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Home. Where rolling green hills and clear rivers are practically my backyard. Posts: 595	Greetings and Salutations... I'm new. I have.. liked, loved, enjoyed the Lord of the Rings since I first read it. I must say this shamefacedly, I haven't been able to get through many of the other Tolkien books, except the Silm. once, and the Hobbit several times. I do have 7 of his books on my list to read, but that doesn't mean I'll get through all of them. That's all I have to say for now. So farewell. --Finduilas--

06-03-2007, 05:58 AM	#25
MarkJohn Guest Posts: n/a	I was brought here by a strange dream I was brought here by a strange dream. But now that I find myself in this place, it seems far more welcoming than I had supposed. Firstly, let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Hockley and I am an author of sorts. I have just published my debut novel and my only hope for it is that someone (just a handful would do!!) will be generous enough to take the time to read it. I also hope that I will make some new friends here, as I have a genuine passion for Tolkien and the fantasy genre and would love to get to know others who feel the same way.

06-03-2007, 06:15 AM	#26
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Hi, MarkJohn, and welcome to the Downs! We hope you will enjoy yourself here. I'm closing this thread and will move your post to the "Introduce Yourself Here" thread (top of the Novices and Newcomers forum), where members can read your introduction and welcome you. Individual greeting threads are routinely closed and deleted or merged, so that the forum doesn't get cluttered with them. If you have any questions that aren't answered in the Forum FAQ and Forum Policies threads, feel free to write me or any of the other moderators a PM and we will do our best to help. For more ideas on posting here, you can check out the Guidelines for Forum Posting thread. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

06-04-2007, 08:09 PM	#27
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	The Dark Elf bows I am perhaps new to this forum, but not to Middle-earth on the web, having been about the internet in the guise of Morthoron since the 1990's. The question remains as to why I haven't stopped by sooner, but let's just say I stumbled on the Barrow Downs site while enroute to looking up something completely different; late, but fortuitous nonetheless. I am a writer of note in some circles (and infamous in others shrugs). Oddly enough, I first read about Tolkien while in grade school (actually, it was his obituary in the Detroit Free Press in 1973). The paper clipping (which I still have) led me to reading the Hobbit, and now I keep the Tolkien estate subsidized through annual purchases of their product (which has grown quite voluminous). Thank you for the opportunity to post here. __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

06-05-2007, 02:59 AM	#28
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Warm welcome to Feanorsdoom, MarkJohn and Morthoron! Enjoy being dead, as we say here. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

06-14-2007, 08:35 PM	#29
Andsigil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin Posts: 733	Like Morthorond, I'm from Michigan. Not much to say about me, except that I make knives as a hobby and hope to become a real professional someday. I'm a lifelong fan of Tolkien and I particularly like stories from the First Age. __________________ Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.

08-24-2007, 10:58 PM	#30
twinkle Animated Skeleton Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: my little blooming garden Posts: 45	To those who remember... hi sweet people, dropping by for a hello and how are you after a really long time that blows my mind. i hope you're all doing well and living in the happiness you deserve... i looked into the downs channel for a bit and was surprised how quiet it was, but glad to find goldie there to chat with... big hugs from me and maybe i'll be able to see some of you again in the not so distant future, i have fond memories of this place and you... __________________ “For if joyful is the fountain that rises in the sun, its springs are in the wells of sorrow unfathomable at the foundations of the Earth.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

08-25-2007, 01:41 AM	#31
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Welcome back, twinkle! It's nice to have you around again. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...' Last edited by Estelyn Telcontar; 09-09-2007 at 07:55 AM.

08-31-2007, 04:34 PM	#32
entwife89 Guest Posts: n/a	Introduction Hello, I am an MA student doing a thesis on Tolkien's LotR. I am working in the Gender Studies discipline, and examining the concept of homosocial desire, with the possibility of covering the idea of performative gender as seen in the books (if space permits). Now before anyone gets all mad and starts sending me "But JRRT would never" emails or posts -- I know all about that and as much as I respect another's rights to their beliefs, I will ask that you respect mine and my work. I would love to engage in discussion about the kinds of relationships between men in the books and welcome anyone to discuss this with me -- I will even listen to those who disagree as long as I don't get a theology lecture or have to listen to anti-gay propaganda. Respectfully, Angie

01-30-2008, 04:06 PM	#33
Isithral Guest Posts: n/a	Hi. I'm a huge Tolkein fan. I was a fan of JRR Tolkein's good friend C.S. Lewis and his Narnia books growing up, and I never actually read LOTR until I was an adult. But it is easy to get hooked. - Isithral

01-31-2008, 06:24 AM	#34
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Welcome, Narcolindo and Isithral! Enjoy your stay here. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

02-09-2008, 06:32 AM	#35
Manwathiel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22	Hi I am Manwathiel, i love Lord of the Rings and all things Tolkien, i can't wait to meet you all!

02-09-2008, 07:40 AM	#36
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Welcome, all of you. Enjoy your deaths... And I've already met you, Manwathiel in the Palantír of Fortune thread.

02-09-2008, 08:15 AM	#38
Manwathiel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22	Glad to be here!