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[Isabellkya]

To answer you Boo; they were obviously not math related in any fashion. They tended to be pretty obscure questions; which weren't easily answerable. The one that sticks out in my mind the most; had to do with Gimli's father (Gloin I believe) and a war that he was in. It has been a few years since I have read any of the books, and so the information is not at the front of my consciousness.

[Boo Radley]

Ah, good.
I was worried there for a second.
I mean, I've heard of new math, but Middle Earth math*?

(Hmmm... Middle Earth math... when I say that out loud, it just doesn't sound... right.)

And Gil-Galad... my reputation? Well, I always try to be affable and whenever possible, to smell nice. As my Great Aunt Ruth used to say, "You can be forgiven much as long as you don't smell bad".
Words to live by.

I was registered at is Forum once earlier.... I was sort of wandering arround on my pc and I thought by myself : "Hey... Why the hell arn't you active on the Barrowdowns anymore?!". So bang! I registered again! .

Well I was planning to just be active on my old account, but then, I realized I didn't remember my username. And the first thing I did when I registered was seeing the "What Creature is Tom Bombadil?" thread (to which I have an awnser now by the way) which I starded myself , well, I didn't like my Old Username anyway.

Oh, and In the mean-time I'm still 14 and Dutch and everything, I do have gotten an obsession for Norse culture and languages... That's why my username is in Old Icelandic, it's ought to be translated as: "(a) Light Elf". (Snorri Sturluson called what Tolkien just named Elves "Light-Elves (Ljösálfar and he named Dwarves dark-elves" (Dökkálfar) or "Black-Elves" (Svartálfar).

I will call myself Neithan Tol Turambar. I am very happy to be here at this site. I am fairly new to computers and internet technology and am learning quickly.
I am here, of course, because I love Tolkiens mythology. I have read Tolkiens works on Middle-Earth many times. I have recently read a biography of the man himself and found that with the biography, as well as the novels, I was more curious and had more questions after reading it than I had before. But I suppose that like most of you the cares and concerns of life have not afforded me half the time I should like to spend in Tolkeins world.
In my approach to my participation here I want to say that every opinion or insight or question I contribute will be biased heavily by these fundamental opinions regarding Tolkeins work:
1). I love Tolkeins work passionately and profoundly. I believe that it is divine revelation.
2). I reject any reference to Christian allegory within Tolkeins work.
and thirdly,
3). I abhor any commercialization of his work.

I know that sounds pretty austere, but I can't help it. I really care about Tolkeins work and would not see it cheapened, or changed, not one word, or exploited in any way by those who love it less than I. Because if they loved it as much as I then they would know that it's greatness is far beyond everything I have within myself in total, and only the vilest and most atrocious arrogance could convince a man that he could by adjustments, great or small, improve upon the work of Tolkein.
My feelings concerning the movies and other commercializations of Tolkeins work could be compared to an eleventh century popes feelings about Catharism.
Having said that, I wonder if I really need make any other contribution here?
Let me think about it. Thank you for the site. It's really cool.

[shieldmaiden4xsword]

Welcome, Neithan Tol Turambar. Cool username, that. Anyway, i hope you stick around.... there's plenty of LOTR nerds here.

[The Might]

Welcome all new members, I hope you'll find the Downs much to your liking.

And if you want to freshen up on lore questions a bit, do visit the Quiz Room.

[Ataralasse]

Hello. My name is Ataralasse. This is a new forum. Prepare to die.

Er ... um ... ah ... ::clears throat::

Heya, my name is Ataralasse. I've been lurking here for a while ... it looked interesting and I'm always on the lookout for Lord of the Rings fans. I think I've found a couple.

Hm, a little about myself ...

Well, if you couldn't tell from my nick, I'm a girl. I've only read The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and bits and pieces of The Silmarillion and The Book of Lost Tales Prt 1. I like the movies done by Peter Jackson, and though I haven't seen the cartoon ones, I want to see them just to see if they're as bad as I've heard.

Okay, that's all I can think to add.

Cheers.

[Gil-Galad]

welcome all ye newcomers, i am the ever-lovable Gil-Galad

and beleive me, the 2 LOTR movies are way different in comparison...

still can't get over Saruman the white being in a red robe...

Originally Posted by Ataralasse

Hello. My name is Ataralasse. This is a new forum. Prepare to die.

Er ... um ... ah ... ::clears throat::

Heya, my name is Ataralasse. I've been lurking here for a while ... it looked interesting and I'm always on the lookout for Lord of the Rings fans. I think I've found a couple.

Hm, a little about myself ...

Well, if you couldn't tell from my nick, I'm a girl. I've only read The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and bits and pieces of The Silmarillion and The Book of Lost Tales Prt 1. I like the movies done by Peter Jackson, and though I haven't seen the cartoon ones, I want to see them just to see if they're as bad as I've heard.

Okay, that's all I can think to add.

Cheers.

My name is Inigo Montoya.
You killed my father.
Prepare to die!

Originally Posted by shieldmaiden4xsword

Welcome, Neithan Tol Turambar. Cool username, that. Anyway, i hope you stick around.... there's plenty of LOTR nerds here.

HEY! I AM NOT A NERD!
I am RUGGEDLY HANDSOME and VERY athletic!

I'm a longtime Tolkien fan (since age 8), but new to the forum. Hoping to get the members' insight into questions that come up for me as I re-read (again) The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.