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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-25-2020, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 10,363
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Bęthberry
Hey! now! Come hoy now! Whither do you wander?Thwump. Thud. Ommphph. All the air was knocked out of Bęthberry. She hadn’t expected such an ignominious landing. Then again, she hadn’t expected the invitation to a party on the Barrow Downs. How... |
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Forum: Discussion
03-03-2020, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,120
Posted By
Bęthberry
If there is a forum for Downers to post new fan...If there is a forum for Downers to post new fan fiction--and not just to carry over the things from the Fan Fiction site-- I would be inclined towards making it stuff solely from Downers and not from... |
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Forum: The Books
02-12-2020, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 25,684
Posted By
Bęthberry
Blast from the past
Quite by serendipity I came across this thread, now 13 years old. We had fun, didn't we? I still enjoy Pullman, in fact, even more now than I did then. How much better I could have framed my... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-12-2019, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 1,279
Views: 255,258
Posted By
Bęthberry
Thanks for the report and photos, Boro. Were...Thanks for the report and photos, Boro. Were there some pages from Tolkien's diary? I understand that the original exhibit at the Bodleian in Oxford had some of his diary papers on display. Inzil,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-25-2017, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 40,443
Posted By
Bęthberry
Why would the Valar? Yet they did. Or at least...
Why would the Valar? Yet they did. Or at least had spouses. |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-26-2017, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 89
Views: 21,229
Posted By
Bęthberry
Posting to see if I have the same problem as A...
Posting to see if I have the same problem as A Little Green, who is having difficulty posting here although she can sign in. (ie, not playing--off soon on holiday). |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-31-2016, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,782
Posted By
Bęthberry
Happy Hogmanay, Downers!
At least that to me...Happy Hogmanay, Downers! At least that to me sounds a bit more Middle-earthish. Plus those Scots I'm sure could have kept up with the hobbits's taste for brew.:D |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-27-2016, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,782
Posted By
Bęthberry
Thank you, Morth. For the greetings and the...Thank you, Morth. For the greetings and the laugh. :D |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-25-2016, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,782
Posted By
Bęthberry
Middle-earth Feasting Greetings
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." J.R.R.Tolkien To my Downer friends who aren't on Facebook, I hope you are enjoying a merrier... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-06-2016, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 15,656
Posted By
Bęthberry
Six years late to the debate, but I have just...Six years late to the debate, but I have just discovered this little gem of a note from Christopher Tolkien in "The Istari", Unfinished Tales. CT continues to suggest that Saruman's great... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-06-2016, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 4,046
Views: 490,608
Posted By
Bęthberry
It takes a very long time to become young. PicassoHappy birthday Gal55. Double moot this holiday season! :D |
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Forum: The Books
11-29-2016, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,583
Posted By
Bęthberry
And is "A Fountain of Mirth" a part of the...
And is "A Fountain of Mirth" a part of the dissertation? I quite liked that. And of course congratulations on a job very well done. :) |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-29-2016, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,834
Posted By
Bęthberry
Ah ha! And when I asked on FB you coyly refused...Ah ha! And when I asked on FB you coyly refused to answer. But I have drawn you out here. :D |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-29-2016, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,834
Posted By
Bęthberry
Laughter in Middle-Earth: Humour in and around the Works of JRR TolkienThis is the title of a new book from Walking Tree Publishers, co-edited by nonother than yours truly, which Downers might enjoy reading. It has some funny bits of its own, but largely consists of... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-14-2016, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 129
Views: 45,866
Posted By
Bęthberry
Downers on Facebook contacted the Barrow Wight...
Downers on Facebook contacted the Barrow Wight about the problem and Mithadan was able to find out how to correct the domain issue, which the BW promptly did. Voila, the Downs is back in town. Is... |
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Forum: The Books
06-05-2016, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,107
Posted By
Bęthberry
Inzil, I've been off coffee for something like...
Inzil, I've been off coffee for something like eight years so I don't have your excuse. ;) The original Bond books are an interesting suggestion. They, like conspiracy and detective fiction, play... |
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Forum: The Books
06-05-2016, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,107
Posted By
Bęthberry
Authorial Control and World BuildingThis thread's title comes from a blog by Dr. Dimitra Fimi, a well-regarded scholar of Tolkien and fantasy. Her thoughts in the blog struck me as interesting for our discussions here, where we often... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-31-2016, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 4,046
Views: 490,608
Posted By
Bęthberry
Now, if we are talking Middle-earth before the...
Now, if we are talking Middle-earth before the seas were bent, I don't think I could say, happy 'nother year around the sun, Esty, because there wouldn't be an 'around'. So I'll just say I hope... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-31-2016, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,610
Posted By
Bęthberry
Another four day Oxonmoot. Good job. No, alas,...
Another four day Oxonmoot. Good job. No, alas, not this year. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-22-2016, 04:13 AM
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Replies: 4,046
Views: 490,608
Posted By
Bęthberry
Thank you for the birthday greetings, Inzil, Gal,...
Thank you for the birthday greetings, Inzil, Gal, and Morth. It is always good to finish successfully another trip around the sun without having to go anywhere. :) If I tried counting backwards,... |
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Forum: The Books
02-01-2016, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,841
Posted By
Bęthberry
Belegorn, I asked that this thread not be used...
Belegorn, I asked that this thread not be used for political comments, which are contrary to the rules of this barrow, but for discussion of how Tolkien is appropriated in popular culture, and... |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2016, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,841
Posted By
Bęthberry
Using Tolkien to Score Some PointsNow, I am being mindful of the rules. I respect the "no politics here" part of our Barrow culture and I"m not trying to set up a discussion about the alleged author of this article. So, I'm not... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-21-2016, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 4,046
Views: 490,608
Posted By
Bęthberry
Hi here, HI.
I hope the birthday...Hi here, HI. I hope the birthday celebrations have been splendid and you can now look forward to the countdown to the big one in two years. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-20-2016, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,428
Posted By
Bęthberry
I think we should build some of these in Iceland,...
I think we should build some of these in Iceland, and hold them as a time share. Imagine a Barrow Downs moot in Iceland! yes, there is a Tolkien connection. ;) |
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Forum: The Movies
01-18-2016, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 26,475
Posted By
Bęthberry
Oh, all right, I will chime in about Lilly. ...
Oh, all right, I will chime in about Lilly. Faramir's telling arguments about her quotes are too much to ignore. "Feminism" did not start in the 1970's, Ms Lilly, so Tolkien just might have heard... |
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