New Members - Introduce Yourself Here

[Thorongil]

Welcome to the Downs! Ooh, another scandinavian! There aren't too many of us here. You'll probably learn a lot here. I've only been here for a few months, And I know a lot more now. Happy posting!

[NightKnight]

Hey, another Swede. Welcome to the Downs. If you have Helgon, I have a few nice quotes from HGTTG there. My name there is NightKnight. Once again, welcome to the Downs!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Welcome all, and may your deaths be prolonged and interesting. Although it's already been commented on, I too would like to register amazement at your English skills, Vanya. You seem to have a better grasp on the language than some of my friends... and they've all been speaking English since birth.

I am a poor college student with too much free time

Ah, Dani... I don't think I've ever met a college student with much cash, but free time can be easily burned by putting your two cents in on various threads. Welcome.

Araswoon... Welcome also, and do you know the screen name of the person who directed you here?

Fea

[Vanya]

Thanks again, but as I already wrote, comparing wih some peple I meet every day at "The prouncing pony"(our serbian site), it's" nothing spetial. Somethimes they disscus in english, and it is not rare that they throw some elwish too.
Sweeds,mmmmmmm, I love them. Beautifull country, and handsome men. They are model for Rohirim, in my oppinion. Also, they could have been casted as Elves, the blond ones, with much bigger succes than PJ-s, which I can not immagine with sword, not to mention in the great battles of the old days (at lest, they would have had the same color of eyebrows and hair - blond)

[Gothmog]

hey Vanya, glad you like my country
About those rohirrims... They WERE made to look like swedes, or at least scandinavian people. Peter Jackson wanted something viking-like (or is it wiking with w?). The vikings were quite poor horsemen as far as I know, but who cares...

[Vanya]

In my oppinion, PJ didn't do Rohirim very well. Costums are great, but Edoras looks very poor and village-like. Also, his rohirim are very much different than in the book, where they were discribed as very tall, with long limbs and musculs, wit blond long hair... In the film, they were rough, even wild, short or chubby (remember Hamma), and hair is more red than blond (and they obviusly didn't brush it very often). Eomer was OK, as character, but I always immagined him more elegant. I hope I explained myself good enough.

[Gothmog]

I agree with you Vanya...Especially about Edoras, it looks like a small farmer village...
If PJ wanted the people of Rohan to look like vikings, they should be a little rough and wild and I can´t picture a viking using a hairbrush. Maybe the Rohirrim looks TOO much like vikings...