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Forum: The Books 02-21-2011, 10:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,929
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
A Couple of Articles of Interest

Leo Grin at Big Hollywood has started writing a series essentially about the greatest fantasists and how their work is considered when compared to the likes of George R.R. Martin and other modern...
Forum: The Books 11-12-2010, 04:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,068
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
While I'm a BIG proponent of eBooks (for assorted...

While I'm a BIG proponent of eBooks (for assorted reasons, including the usefulness of them when it comes to visual disabilities), I don't see myself buying this one or any other "interactive" eBook....
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-31-2010, 11:35 AM
Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,018,416
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
It's amazing how often those same excuses for our...

It's amazing how often those same excuses for our absences come up, isn't it? :D

Welcome back!
Forum: The Movies 10-25-2010, 03:30 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,281
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
I think this is my concern too, that PJ and...

I think this is my concern too, that PJ and Company may think they've set it into the viewer's minds that dwarf = comedic relief and so make all thirteen dwarves comic relief. If they do that, I will...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-25-2010, 03:22 PM
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Views: 1,018,416
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Thank you! I've been silently stalking for a...

Thank you! I've been silently stalking for a while. Thought it was about time to pop out of the woodwork once more.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-24-2010, 06:54 PM
Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,018,416
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Not exactly new here (I've been hanging around...

Not exactly new here (I've been hanging around for YEARS) but more like returning after an extended absence from the Tolkien study (you can thank dual English/History degrees for that, but I don't...
Forum: The Books 10-24-2010, 06:47 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 24,014
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
I personally would LOVE it if we could go back...

I personally would LOVE it if we could go back and start over again. When the very first chapter-by-chapter was done (and the re-run that followed) in the subforums, I did not have my own computer,...
Forum: The Movies 10-23-2010, 07:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,304
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
I think Freeman is a fantastic choice, to be...

I think Freeman is a fantastic choice, to be honest. I mean, look at the man! He even LOOKS like a hobbit lol. And he's a very talented actor. I think he'll be able to pull off playing Bilbo...
Forum: The Books 10-20-2010, 07:42 PM
Replies: 490
Views: 136,449
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Indeed. It's an additional two whole letters to...

Indeed. It's an additional two whole letters to write the correct name lol. It reminds me of people who type "tha" or "da" because they're too lazy to type "the."
Forum: The Books 04-25-2009, 12:48 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,848
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
I bought them from ereader.com for my BlackBerry....

I bought them from ereader.com for my BlackBerry. Mainly because I visit this site from my 'Berry because I don't have an actual computer and figured it would be handy to have a version with me to...
Forum: The Books 01-09-2009, 02:17 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 16,471
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
I don't have the book handy, but in Letters,...

I don't have the book handy, but in Letters, Tolkien says that Tom Bombadil is NOT Eru.
Forum: The Books 01-06-2009, 08:47 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 24,117
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Oh my goodness me indeed! :D

Oh my goodness me indeed! :D
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-26-2008, 06:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,456
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Palantir-Green Mobile Version of the BarrowDowns?

Is there a mobile version of the BarrowDowns? I'd love to be able to read the forums from my Blackberry's browser. And if there isn't, will there ever be a mobile version (a la wap.crackberry.com)?
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-24-2008, 06:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,332
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Thank you! I didn't post much when I was here the...

Thank you! I didn't post much when I was here the first go around, but maybe I can fix that! :D
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-23-2008, 05:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,332
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
*dramatic bow* I have returned!

(Though I bet nobody remembers me, haha.)

It's been AGES since I've hung out here, but my birthday message from the Barrow-Downs reminded me of the existence of this site, so I thought I'd hop on...
Forum: The Books 11-21-2004, 02:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,034
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Haven't been too terribly active in recent...

Haven't been too terribly active in recent months; my honors thesis and other schoolwork has been taking up a lot of my spare time!

Lhunardawen said:



I think I could find a connection with...
Forum: The Books 10-28-2004, 01:10 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,212
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Pipe "'Hobbit' Discovered: Tiny Human Ancestor Found in Asia"

Hi, all! Been away for a while, but now I'm back, with an interesting article that, yes, DOES pertain to LOTR/Middle-earth:

"Hobbit" Discovered: Tiny Human Ancestor Found in Asia...
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 03-07-2004, 04:06 PM
Replies: 175
Views: 76,360
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Ah, the Ainulindale. Finally, something I'm a...

Ah, the Ainulindale. Finally, something I'm a little more knowledgeable about (let's face it, I'm not much of an expert on the Fall of Gondolin, which would explain my rather vague participation on...
Forum: The Books 03-04-2004, 02:19 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 12,882
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
To venture out of the realm of LOTR for a minute,...

To venture out of the realm of LOTR for a minute, one of my favorites is from The Silmarillion:



Just the casualness with which I can envision Aule saying this is just too amusing.
Forum: The Movies 03-01-2004, 02:32 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 18,414
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Sadly, I am a poor, broke college student, so I...

Sadly, I am a poor, broke college student, so I only have the third one (though I really, REALLY want the first one). But my favorites off ROTK's soundtrack are "The Steward of Gondor," "The Fields...
Forum: The Books 03-01-2004, 11:49 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 11,405
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Yeah, I can definitely see this. Hmm. I think...

Yeah, I can definitely see this. Hmm. I think some fanart is in order *grin*
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-29-2004, 12:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,696
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Another reason they may have sided with Sauron: ...

Another reason they may have sided with Sauron:



(from The Silmarillion, Preface)

Admittedly, that was during the Second Age, and the events of LOTR are, as we know, in the Third Age; but...
Forum: The Books 02-29-2004, 12:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,311
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
And to further add to that...there were several...

And to further add to that...there were several references (I think I counted four or five) where Aragorn is described as seeming to have a star on his brow. ^_^
Forum: The Books 02-28-2004, 01:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,956
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Does Aragorn have Foresight?

Hi, all. A thought occured to me, and I searched it on the Downs, but nothing turned up. So I thought I'd bring it up.

It's known that Elrond, Arwen, Galadriel, etc. had foresight, but my question...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-27-2004, 02:42 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,421
Posted By Leyrana Silumiel
Eh. This is just my review of the Return of the...

Eh. This is just my review of the Return of the King soundtrack.

Title: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King soundtrack

Musicians: Howard Shore

Genre: Classical

Canonical Tolkien...
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