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Eowyn-of-Rohan · 11-24-2015, 02:34 PM

Thank you all for the welcome! I was a little nervous about posting for the first time, so now I feel more comfortable.

Pitchwife · 11-25-2015, 12:48 PM

I welcome you as well, Eowyn-of-Rohan! No reason to feel shy, we're all pretty well-behaved wights around here.

I still remember that phase of fresh obsession vividly, that urge to tell all the world about this fascinating other world you've just discovered. If only there had been a place like the Downs, and an easy way to find it, back in the Seventies, I'd have felt a lot less like a freak sometimes. However, I babble. Enjoy being dead!

Morthoron · 11-25-2015, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Eowyn-of-Rohan

Thank you all for the welcome! I was a little nervous about posting for the first time, so now I feel more comfortable.

No need to be afraid. We don't bite....hard.

Lalaith · 12-07-2015, 10:07 AM

A belated welcome to TilloW, who came here at my recommendation. Thank you all for welcoming him so nicely and apologies for not being in to greet him myself!

Barrel-rider · 07-17-2016, 11:42 AM

Hi. I'm new here, but I want to tell you a little about me:

I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen. I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number. I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me. I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.

Just kidding

I have read the Hobbit, and I am almost through The Two Towers. I am very happy to have joined you guys here.

So I guess you could say I'm a typical Tolkien fan

Tolkienology ftw!

Inziladun · 07-17-2016, 12:20 PM

Welcome, Barrel-rider!

One thing I've definitely come to believe since I joined the Downs is that there is no such creature as a 'typical Tolkien fan'. Here we seem to have them all: the learnéd, the eclectic, the young, the old, the in-between. Movie-fans, and movie-not-fans.

Enjoy yourself!

Faramir Jones · 07-18-2016, 04:11 PM

Welcome to the Downs, Barrel-rider!

Like Inziladun, I found since joining Tolkien fandom that us fans come in all shapes and sizes, although I don't think there are any dragons among us; so no one will miss a cup...

Pitchwife · 07-22-2016, 12:31 PM

Welcome, Barrel-rider! Your barrel has brought you to the right port. Any pickled Dwarves to declare? Otherwise proceed and enjoy being dead.

Like Zil and Faramir said, Downers come in infinte diversity and infinite combinations, and the only typical Tolkien thing about all of us is, well, being Tolkien fans. You'll fit in fine.

Snowdog · 06-09-2017, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Eowyn-of-Rohan

Thank you all for the welcome! I was a little nervous about posting for the first time, so now I feel more comfortable.

We were glad to get three posts from you Lady Eowyn!

Pervinca Took · 06-10-2017, 02:42 PM

Lovely name, Shire Flower! Welcome back.

Valesse · 11-13-2017, 03:28 PM

It's been quite a while since I was active here, but I'd really love to give it a go again. I missed my lovely 'Downers~

Perhaps this time I'll do more than lurk the Mirth-y depths.

Galadriel55 · 11-13-2017, 06:10 PM

Hello and welcome back Valesse!

Mithalwen · 11-15-2017, 07:25 AM

Yay Welcome back Valesse. Wherever you post we will be glad to have you back!

Faramir Jones · 11-15-2017, 07:31 AM

Welcome back, Valesse! It'll be good to read your posts again.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 11-16-2017, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Valesse

It's been quite a while since I was active here, but I'd really love to give it a go again. I missed my lovely 'Downers~

Perhaps this time I'll do more than lurk the Mirth-y depths.

Good to have you back again Valesse. I have missed our MSN conversation from the days of yore.

I my self have started lurking in the shadows, although I am only sporadically active.

al'Thingolfin · 11-17-2017, 01:17 PM

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account.

This was pretty much the first page I visited back when I was new to the internet, loved just idling in the #barrowdowns chatroom. I think I was 13 or 14 back then, closing in on 30 now.

Vaguely recall some nicknames, Ulmo, Rimbaud and Thenamir the chat OPs, Gayahithwen (who I believe taught me how to make an e-mail account!), Artilien, Naz, Yiriandur, burrahobbit, and some guy with a chinese nickname I can't recall.

Inziladun · 11-17-2017, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by al'Thingolfin

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account.

Welcome back!

Rune Son of Bjarne · 11-17-2017, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Valesse

It's been quite a while since I was active here, but I'd really love to give it a go again. I missed my lovely 'Downers~

Perhaps this time I'll do more than lurk the Mirth-y depths.

Quote:

Originally Posted by al'Thingolfin

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account.

This was pretty much the first page I visited back when I was new to the internet, loved just idling in the #barrowdowns chatroom. I think I was 13 or 14 back then, closing in on 30 now.

Vaguely recall some nicknames, Ulmo, Rimbaud and Thenamir the chat OPs, Gayahithwen (who I believe taught me how to make an e-mail account!), Artilien, Naz, Yiriandur, burrahobbit, and some guy with a chinese nickname I can't recall.

Welcome back old timer.

I remember Thenamir, (and some of the others) though he stopped being active a relatively short while after I joined.

Galadriel55 · 11-17-2017, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by al'Thingolfin

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account.

This was pretty much the first page I visited back when I was new to the internet, loved just idling in the #barrowdowns chatroom. I think I was 13 or 14 back then, closing in on 30 now.

Vaguely recall some nicknames, Ulmo, Rimbaud and Thenamir the chat OPs, Gayahithwen (who I believe taught me how to make an e-mail account!), Artilien, Naz, Yiriandur, burrahobbit, and some guy with a chinese nickname I can't recall.

Welcome back! I don't think we've "met" before, but I recognize your name from some of the older threads.

11-25-2015, 12:48 PM	#2
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	I welcome you as well, Eowyn-of-Rohan! No reason to feel shy, we're all pretty well-behaved wights around here. I still remember that phase of fresh obsession vividly, that urge to tell all the world about this fascinating other world you've just discovered. If only there had been a place like the Downs, and an easy way to find it, back in the Seventies, I'd have felt a lot less like a freak sometimes. However, I babble. Enjoy being dead! __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

12-07-2015, 10:07 AM	#4
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	A belated welcome to TilloW, who came here at my recommendation. Thank you all for welcoming him so nicely and apologies for not being in to greet him myself! __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

07-17-2016, 11:42 AM	#5
Barrel-rider Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: End of the Bag, yet no bag went over me. Posts: 13	Hi guys :) Hi. I'm new here, but I want to tell you a little about me: I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen. I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number. I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me. I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider. Just kidding I have read the Hobbit, and I am almost through The Two Towers. I am very happy to have joined you guys here. So I guess you could say I'm a typical Tolkien fan Tolkienology ftw!

07-17-2016, 12:20 PM	#6
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Welcome, Barrel-rider! One thing I've definitely come to believe since I joined the Downs is that there is no such creature as a 'typical Tolkien fan'. Here we seem to have them all: the learnéd, the eclectic, the young, the old, the in-between. Movie-fans, and movie-not-fans. Enjoy yourself! __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

07-18-2016, 04:11 PM	#7
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome! Welcome to the Downs, Barrel-rider! Like Inziladun, I found since joining Tolkien fandom that us fans come in all shapes and sizes, although I don't think there are any dragons among us; so no one will miss a cup...

11-24-2015, 02:34 PM	#1
Eowyn-of-Rohan Newly Deceased Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 3	Thank you all for the welcome! I was a little nervous about posting for the first time, so now I feel more comfortable.

07-22-2016, 12:31 PM	#8
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Welcome, Barrel-rider! Your barrel has brought you to the right port. Any pickled Dwarves to declare? Otherwise proceed and enjoy being dead. Like Zil and Faramir said, Downers come in infinte diversity and infinite combinations, and the only typical Tolkien thing about all of us is, well, being Tolkien fans. You'll fit in fine. __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

06-10-2017, 02:42 PM	#10
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Lovely name, Shire Flower! Welcome back. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

11-13-2017, 03:28 PM	#11
Valesse Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: \|Away Posts: 614	It's been quite a while since I was active here, but I'd really love to give it a go again. I missed my lovely 'Downers~ Perhaps this time I'll do more than lurk the Mirth-y depths. __________________ "Loo, what sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, 'egges' or 'eyren'?" - Caxton, Eneydos

11-13-2017, 06:10 PM	#12
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,495	Hello and welcome back Valesse! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

11-15-2017, 07:25 AM	#13
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Yay Welcome back Valesse. Wherever you post we will be glad to have you back! __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

11-15-2017, 07:31 AM	#14
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome back, Valesse! Welcome back, Valesse! It'll be good to read your posts again.

11-17-2017, 01:17 PM	#16
al'Thingolfin Pile O'Bones Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 13	Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Technically not new, but it's been ages since I was on here. Can't believe I remembered the login for this old account. This was pretty much the first page I visited back when I was new to the internet, loved just idling in the #barrowdowns chatroom. I think I was 13 or 14 back then, closing in on 30 now. Vaguely recall some nicknames, Ulmo, Rimbaud and Thenamir the chat OPs, Gayahithwen (who I believe taught me how to make an e-mail account!), Artilien, Naz, Yiriandur, burrahobbit, and some guy with a chinese nickname I can't recall. __________________ -Thingolfin