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arelendil · 10-07-2002, 02:03 PM

i heard the other day that there is a school somewhere based on Harry potter! if that's so and lotr is much older and better, where's the school?
we could have elven language lessons instead of french, archery for p.e or maybe sword and axe lesson. cookery in how to make middle earth dishes! so where is my school and how can i join cause i'm bored of maths!
any suggestions for other lessons maybe we can get a grant or something!

Elenna · 10-07-2002, 02:06 PM

I wonder if I could teach there...

Instead of expelling people, we feed them to the Balrog!

NazgulNumberTen · 10-07-2002, 02:18 PM

or worse, lock them in a room with me!

Airerûthiel · 10-07-2002, 02:26 PM

totally cool...sign me up!
but the coolest would be actually in middle-earth and being taught by all those characters...
*does marquee thing with hands* Ring-bearing 101 with Professor F Baggins
Gardening for Beginners with Prof S Gamgee
Advanced Ranger Studies with Aragorn
Elvish for the Novice - Professor Elrond
Archery with L Greenleaf
Metal Forging: How to Make Armour and Weapons from Scrap with Gimli
Wizard Theory with Gandalf the White
The Poisoning of the Mind by Power: or, Be Afraid...Be Very Afraid by Saruman
Hobbits Foundation Course with Messrs P Took and M Brandybuck (Lesson One: The Art of Second Breakfast)
Immortality or Love - Which Will You Choose? with Arwen Undomiel

*getting carried away...*

[ October 07, 2002: Message edited by: Airerûthiel ]

gollum*elf*pup · 10-07-2002, 02:31 PM

arg, I'd rather get eaten by a balrog.
[img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] j/k, nn10!

mithuel · 10-07-2002, 06:02 PM

A Middle Earth school - what a great idea! This is a bit spooky because I was just thinking about something along those same lines a few days ago (great minds think alike). Even if it was developed as a sort of holiday program/summer school idea it would be a brilliant experience for the people involved - at least they would get some sort of education in the skills (archery, swordfighting, Elvish etc.) that really matter.

arelendil · 10-08-2002, 11:35 AM

i'm sure there has to be something similar somewhere! when i got involved with tolkien i was amazed that there isn't any night classes in elvish considering the number of people interested! okay i was very stupid as a child!!

dragoneyes · 10-08-2002, 11:52 AM

I've always wanted to learn how to swrdfight (not fence, done that) and I enjoy archery and riding horses is always fun [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

gollum*elf*pup · 10-08-2002, 02:41 PM

Yah! We could have riding lessons taught by some of the Rohirrim! That would be cool! I love pony!

Eglaladiel · 10-08-2002, 04:22 PM

interesting...however, you can learn a lot from all his( referring to Tonlkien) literature, and so...I guess improving your elvish and such should be the lesson.

mithuel · 10-09-2002, 04:09 AM

True, you can learn a lot about reading the language from Tolkien's books, but it would be great to actually practise speaking with other people who are really keen to learn. Elvish is such a beautifully poetic language: it's like music and quite magical to hear.

VanimaEdhel · 10-09-2002, 05:51 PM

Actually, I was looking into it and some Universities have courses on Tolkien's languages and, as part of the course, they teach Elvish...I was just looking around becaurse, well, I'm 15 and I have to start thinking about what college I am going to!

But: if I could go to a college with the Tolkien Language course, I would love to!

mithuel · 10-10-2002, 06:48 AM

Actually, regarding swordfighting, someone told me that the Japanese martial art Kendo is the closest thing to swordfighting. Has anyone tried it? If so, what did you think?

10-07-2002, 02:03 PM	#1
arelendil Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Eryn Lasgalen Posts: 202	School i heard the other day that there is a school somewhere based on Harry potter! if that's so and lotr is much older and better, where's the school? we could have elven language lessons instead of french, archery for p.e or maybe sword and axe lesson. cookery in how to make middle earth dishes! so where is my school and how can i join cause i'm bored of maths! any suggestions for other lessons maybe we can get a grant or something! __________________ Nai Vardo eleni ilye lumenn' enomentielvo siluvar!

10-07-2002, 02:06 PM	#2
Elenna A Ghostly Light Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My private bubble of innocence Posts: 563	I wonder if I could teach there... Instead of expelling people, we feed them to the Balrog! __________________ If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."

10-07-2002, 02:18 PM	#3
NazgulNumberTen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Crawled in a dark corner Posts: 369	or worse, lock them in a room with me! __________________ "It's not stupid, it's advanced!" -Invader Zim

10-07-2002, 02:26 PM	#4
Airerûthiel Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Long Lake Posts: 228	totally cool...sign me up! but the coolest would be actually in middle-earth and being taught by all those characters... does marquee thing with hands Ring-bearing 101 with Professor F Baggins Gardening for Beginners with Prof S Gamgee Advanced Ranger Studies with Aragorn Elvish for the Novice - Professor Elrond Archery with L Greenleaf Metal Forging: How to Make Armour and Weapons from Scrap with Gimli Wizard Theory with Gandalf the White The Poisoning of the Mind by Power: or, Be Afraid...Be Very Afraid by Saruman Hobbits Foundation Course with Messrs P Took and M Brandybuck (Lesson One: The Art of Second Breakfast) Immortality or Love - Which Will You Choose? with Arwen Undomiel getting carried away... [ October 07, 2002: Message edited by: Airerûthiel ] __________________ 'If they give you ruled paper, write the other way' - Juan Ramón Jiménez I love pirates!

10-07-2002, 02:31 PM	#5
gollumelfpup Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: big...scary...castle... Posts: 277	arg, I'd rather get eaten by a balrog. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] j/k, nn10! __________________ ~elfpup~ PI's evil family dog!!! I have found the chicken who is not a chicken!

10-07-2002, 06:02 PM	#6
mithuel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 13	A Middle Earth school - what a great idea! This is a bit spooky because I was just thinking about something along those same lines a few days ago (great minds think alike). Even if it was developed as a sort of holiday program/summer school idea it would be a brilliant experience for the people involved - at least they would get some sort of education in the skills (archery, swordfighting, Elvish etc.) that really matter.

10-08-2002, 11:35 AM	#7
arelendil Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Eryn Lasgalen Posts: 202	i'm sure there has to be something similar somewhere! when i got involved with tolkien i was amazed that there isn't any night classes in elvish considering the number of people interested! okay i was very stupid as a child!! __________________ Nai Vardo eleni ilye lumenn' enomentielvo siluvar!

10-08-2002, 11:52 AM	#8
dragoneyes Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Completely lost track, sorry! Posts: 743	I've always wanted to learn how to swrdfight (not fence, done that) and I enjoy archery and riding horses is always fun [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ "We might succeed in roasting Pippin alive inside." - Frodo.

10-08-2002, 02:41 PM	#9
gollumelfpup Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: big...scary...castle... Posts: 277	Yah! We could have riding lessons taught by some of the Rohirrim! That would be cool! I love pony! __________________ ~elfpup~ PI's evil family dog!!! I have found the chicken who is not a chicken!

10-08-2002, 04:22 PM	#10
Eglaladiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rivendell... Posts: 55	interesting...however, you can learn a lot from all his( referring to Tonlkien) literature, and so...I guess improving your elvish and such should be the lesson. __________________ <3 -R.I.P. Padfoot (sniffle, sniffle)

10-09-2002, 04:09 AM	#11
mithuel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 13	True, you can learn a lot about reading the language from Tolkien's books, but it would be great to actually practise speaking with other people who are really keen to learn. Elvish is such a beautifully poetic language: it's like music and quite magical to hear.

10-09-2002, 05:51 PM	#12
VanimaEdhel Etheral Enchantress Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wellesley College! Posts: 1,473	Actually, I was looking into it and some Universities have courses on Tolkien's languages and, as part of the course, they teach Elvish...I was just looking around becaurse, well, I'm 15 and I have to start thinking about what college I am going to! But: if I could go to a college with the Tolkien Language course, I would love to! __________________ "I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes

10-10-2002, 06:48 AM	#13
mithuel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 13	Actually, regarding swordfighting, someone told me that the Japanese martial art Kendo is the closest thing to swordfighting. Has anyone tried it? If so, what did you think?