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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-30-2022, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 140
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Mithalwen
I was nine and I had to go and buy the book with...
I was nine and I had to go and buy the book with my pocket money to find out how it ended as I missed the last episode. This inspired Father Christmas to get me the Lord of the rings that year but... |
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Forum: The Books
07-28-2022, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 114
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Absolutely. I feel quite bereft. He had that rare...
Absolutely. I feel quite bereft. He had that rare ability to get to a child’s level without talking down to them. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-28-2022, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 140
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Mithalwen
I watched the Railway Children about a week ago...
I watched the Railway Children about a week ago which is a true classic and I also have a deep affection for the Wimbledon but that Jackanory (which I have on CD somewhere Was the most significant... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-28-2022, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 140
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Mithalwen
Bernard Cribbins has died
Amongst his many roles he played Bilbo in the BBC Jackanory adaptation of the Hobbit and is consequently responsible for me developing a love of Tolkien. He was the voice of my childhood and... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-23-2022, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 4,304
Views: 667,746
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Mithalwen
I have to imitate a notable hobbit and say “Thag...
I have to imitate a notable hobbit and say “Thag you vey buch” Turns out you don’t need Covid to blight a birthday when you have really high pollen counts. :rolleyes: But one of the few perks given... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-21-2022, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,944
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Mithalwen
Ah Midsomer murders - set in idyllic villages...
Ah Midsomer murders - set in idyllic villages with ridiculously high murder rates. This early outing by Bloom does foil the usual rule of thumb that the most famous actor is the killer. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-06-2021, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 4,304
Views: 667,746
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Happy Birthday my cub , love from neglectful...
Happy Birthday my cub , love from neglectful Mamamith |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-04-2021, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,639
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Mithalwen
It really is, especially since it is being...
It really is, especially since it is being rescued by those who love it. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-04-2021, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,639
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Mithalwen
Lamb and Flag saved by Inklings!
From the St John’s college website good news for those who love Tolkien and old school pubs. I have met several Downers here as well as being a haunt in student days. “Oxford’s historic Lamb &... |
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Forum: The Books
08-04-2021, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 19,963
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Mithalwen
Ooh something to look forward too- I love...
Ooh something to look forward too- I love Unfinished Tales perhaps best of all, which I know is a bit silly as it is dependent on the main texts but I love the minutiae and exploring vistas. ... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-29-2021, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 488
Views: 107,654
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Mithalwen
I am in occasional contact with Anguirel via...
I am in occasional contact with Anguirel via Facebook . Not dead thankfully but does have a grown up life now. I imagine this is case for many of these who joined as teenagers |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-23-2021, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 4,304
Views: 667,746
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Mithalwen
Thank you! Having a quiet day as recovering from...
Thank you! Having a quiet day as recovering from sinusitis- double jabbed against Covid but picking up all the other bugs I haven’t been exposed to as world opens a bit! Hope to be less treeing this... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-24-2021, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 12,160
Views: 826,425
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Mithalwen
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
02-21-2021, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 4,304
Views: 667,746
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Mithalwen
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-06-2021, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 12,160
Views: 826,425
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Mithalwen
After a bit of digging I have found out that the...
After a bit of digging I have found out that the horn burg was built on the horn rock. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-06-2021, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 12,160
Views: 826,425
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Mithalwen
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Forum: The Books
02-05-2021, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,932
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Mithalwen
No, no, no. They met in the pub. The ancient Pub...
No, no, no. They met in the pub. The ancient Pub name “The bear and ragged staff “ is evidence of this being a corruption of Beorn and Radagast’s staff”. The bear and Ragged Staff is also the crest... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
01-31-2021, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 12,160
Views: 826,425
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Mithalwen
Yes but I didn’t get the step in things. I...
Yes but I didn’t get the step in things. I dismissed beacons as it didn’t begin with E:rolleyes: |
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Forum: Quiz Room
01-31-2021, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 12,160
Views: 826,425
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Mithalwen
Waves at beloved but neglected cub. I am...
Waves at beloved but neglected cub. I am currently furloughed so have a bit more time. A ranga if I remember aright is a Numenorean stride and unit of measurement . But clearly way off track |
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Forum: Quiz Room
01-31-2021, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 12,160
Views: 826,425
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Mithalwen
Is the step part ranga? I have been playing about...
Is the step part ranga? I have been playing about with that and crackling and getting nowhere but can’t tet it out of thick skull |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-03-2021, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 4,304
Views: 667,746
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Mithalwen
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-13-2020, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 4,151
Views: 777,518
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Mithalwen
Hi, I have recently been adopted by very much non...
Hi, I have recently been adopted by very much non identical twin kittens. They don’t have Tolkien names unfortunately as I work with their mother’s person and got too used to their original names. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-06-2020, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 4,304
Views: 667,746
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Mithalwen
Happy Birthday to the wise and wonderful...
Happy Birthday to the wise and wonderful Galadriel 55. Mama-Mith xxxx |
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Forum: The Books
10-20-2020, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,380
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Mithalwen
Merry is my favourite. More to him than first...
Merry is my favourite. More to him than first meets the eye with a bit more sense than Pippin bothering to look at maps and with his later interest in etymology and herblore |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-27-2020, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 12,160
Views: 826,425
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Mithalwen
Last one, the dwarves of yore made mighty...
Last one, the dwarves of yore made mighty smells/spells? |
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