The Tolkien Coming of Age Club 2 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 05-23-2004, 06:35 AM

How wonderful, Fordim! Wow, what impressive credentials precede that very personal experience! You are very welcome here - with a new baby at home, you'll appreciate our comfortable rocking chairs, I'm sure.

I've enjoyed your contributions on other threads and am glad you've now joined us here!

Ealasaide · 05-24-2004, 07:46 AM

Welcome, Fordim! My, what impressive credentials, indeed! And that is a beautiful moment as well. Very life affirming.

I'm curious what your LotR article was about! My BA is in English Lit/Literary Criticism, so that does interest me. (Never got my Master's as the main Prof I planned to study with died unexpectedly. I kind of lost my inspiration after that.)

Another thing I used to do that made me think of Tolkein is study Kendo, which is the art of samurai swordsmanship. I was doing really well with it until my Sensei had a nervous breakdown and had to go away. After that I wasn't able to find another instructor who was quite as good, then I moved, etc, etc. It is something I would like to take up again someday.

Raefindel · 05-24-2004, 07:48 PM

My, but how all your Guru's have abandoned you, Ealasaide!

Hullo, Fordim Hedgethistle! It's nice to have you here. Congratulations on your new son. You didn't happen to name him after one of Sam's sons, now, did you?

Ealasaide · 05-24-2004, 08:44 PM

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My, but how all your Guru's have abandoned you, Ealasaide!

Yes, it's really kind of depressing. Fortunately, those are the only two that I lost in such unhappy ways. It's funny that they should both happen to come up in the same post, though! I didn't notice that when I wrote it.

Hilde Bracegirdle · 05-25-2004, 10:11 AM

Yes, I was going to say I noticed a pattern there Ealasaide !

Raefindel! Glad to hear from you!

Fordim Hedgethistle · 05-25-2004, 11:45 AM

Greetings Ealasaide and all.

Hmmm. . .I'm not sure I want to cite my Tolkien article for you; from the looks of things, people from whom you choose to learn do not fare well. . .

Sorry, just a feeble attempt at humour.

The real reason I shall not cite my article here is twofold: one, I kind of like my BD Anonymity, and, two, the paper appeared several years ago and then sank into a much deserved oblivion. The only real contribution it made is that it was among the first of the 'new' generation of work on Tolkien (post 1970s) that attempted to deal with the real importance of the female characters in LotR. I got it all wrong, but at least I can say I was there at the beginning of the critical re-evaluation of this aspect of his work

Ealasaide · 05-25-2004, 12:23 PM

Fordim - fair enough! I like my BD anonymity as well, so I can appreciate your stance.

Now...a word in my defense! Contrary to how it may appear, I had nothing to do with the sad ending of aforementioned Gurus. It was purely coincidental. Many of my former teachers are still living and are in at least partial command of their faculties (no pun intended!

).

...although now you guys are starting to make me paranoid...
Maybe the wind I blow around on is an ill one.... yikes!

05-23-2004, 06:35 AM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	How wonderful, Fordim! Wow, what impressive credentials precede that very personal experience! You are very welcome here - with a new baby at home, you'll appreciate our comfortable rocking chairs, I'm sure. I've enjoyed your contributions on other threads and am glad you've now joined us here! __________________ '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...'

05-24-2004, 07:48 PM	#3
Raefindel Sword of the Spirit Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,313	My, but how all your Guru's have abandoned you, Ealasaide! Hullo, Fordim Hedgethistle! It's nice to have you here. Congratulations on your new son. You didn't happen to name him after one of Sam's sons, now, did you? __________________ Blessed be the Lord my Strength, Who trained my hands for war and my fingers to fight. Psallm 144:1

05-25-2004, 11:45 AM	#6
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	Dubious Proposition Greetings Ealasaide and all. Hmmm. . .I'm not sure I want to cite my Tolkien article for you; from the looks of things, people from whom you choose to learn do not fare well. . . Sorry, just a feeble attempt at humour. The real reason I shall not cite my article here is twofold: one, I kind of like my BD Anonymity, and, two, the paper appeared several years ago and then sank into a much deserved oblivion. The only real contribution it made is that it was among the first of the 'new' generation of work on Tolkien (post 1970s) that attempted to deal with the real importance of the female characters in LotR. I got it all wrong, but at least I can say I was there at the beginning of the critical re-evaluation of this aspect of his work

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05-24-2004, 07:46 AM	#2
Ealasaide Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Fencing Lyst Posts: 810	Welcome, Fordim! My, what impressive credentials, indeed! And that is a beautiful moment as well. Very life affirming. I'm curious what your LotR article was about! My BA is in English Lit/Literary Criticism, so that does interest me. (Never got my Master's as the main Prof I planned to study with died unexpectedly. I kind of lost my inspiration after that.) Another thing I used to do that made me think of Tolkein is study Kendo, which is the art of samurai swordsmanship. I was doing really well with it until my Sensei had a nervous breakdown and had to go away. After that I wasn't able to find another instructor who was quite as good, then I moved, etc, etc. It is something I would like to take up again someday.

05-25-2004, 10:11 AM	#5
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Yes, I was going to say I noticed a pattern there Ealasaide ! Raefindel! Glad to hear from you!

05-25-2004, 12:23 PM	#7
Ealasaide Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Fencing Lyst Posts: 810	Fordim - fair enough! I like my BD anonymity as well, so I can appreciate your stance. Now...a word in my defense! Contrary to how it may appear, I had nothing to do with the sad ending of aforementioned Gurus. It was purely coincidental. Many of my former teachers are still living and are in at least partial command of their faculties (no pun intended! ). ...although now you guys are starting to make me paranoid... Maybe the wind I blow around on is an ill one.... yikes!