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08-12-2010, 05:09 PM | #181 |
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Are they any good?
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
08-13-2010, 02:48 AM | #182 |
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Considering she's a high-school kid writing in a second language, quite good- though of course, she does have a great teacher, one who's always willing to give her the correct spelling of Elvish names
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08-13-2010, 11:32 AM | #183 |
Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!)
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Of course!
How fun to know that there are Tolkien lovers all around the world I've always regretted not following thru on an idea I had while I was traveling in the mountains of Ecuador a few years ago - I was going to write some Tengwar on a stone and just throw it into the jungle as far as I could throw it ... kind of cool to think that there was some Tolkien there ... but I ended up getting quite sick on the bus and was too tired to do it. I wish I had ...
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
08-14-2010, 10:05 AM | #184 | ||
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(Why the Dutch translator didn't bother with exactly those appendices, I'll never know.)
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08-14-2010, 10:33 AM | #185 |
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*ahem* Don't you also need a copy to loan out to friends? To get other people obsessed?
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My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!! |
08-14-2010, 04:47 PM | #186 |
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You change the Charles Dickens quote on an award on your wall to a Tolkien quote just to be able to wake up every morning and read his words.
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Elleth Valatari "We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Our myths may be misguided, but they steer however shakily towards the true harbour, while materialistic 'progress' leads only to a yawning abyss and the Iron Crown of the power of evil." — J.R.R. Tolkien |
09-26-2010, 08:03 PM | #187 |
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I have a massive list of wierd stuff I've done. Unfortunately, it's on my other computer - the one that takes thirty minutes just to turn on. So here are a few off the top of my head -
You take your Gandalf-ish, Tenwar enscribed walking stick with you everywhere (and I do mean everywhere You scream "Its him, it's him, it's him, it's him, Oh My Valar, it's HIM" in the middle of a public library because you saw a picture of Pippin. You swear you've seen Peter Jackson walking down your street...even though Peter Jackson has probably never come within a hundred miles of where you live. You shout "Aiya Elenion Ancalima!" when entering or leaving Wal-mart. (Those security cameras looked strangely like like Black Watchers. You stare into a bowl of water for hours until you convince yourself that you've seen the Shire. (Actually, I'm beginning to suspect that I fell asleep and just dreamed about Hobbits.) You believe finding the LotR section in a new library is a Secret Mission. Quest. Thing. You practice your Gollum/Smeagol discussions in the middle of a college campus. You wonder why your family is acting embarressed - you finally got your voice to be spitty enough! You name your pillow Pippin. *blushes* You try sucking toffes to get over your obsession. Wow. That's a lot. And I have more where that came from...
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10-19-2010, 06:17 PM | #188 |
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Every time you spread your butter over your bread or toast or muffin, and it comes up a little bit short, you start to think...
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10-22-2010, 10:25 PM | #189 |
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The first thing that comes to your mind when someone mentions a Halloween party is.... gotta find me some Elf ears.....
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" ...But the Exiles on the shores of the sea, if they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts, spoke of Mar-nu-Falmar that was whelmed in the waves, Akallabêth the Downfallen, Atalantë in the Eldarin tongue." "Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest ... " ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline |
10-22-2010, 11:20 PM | #190 |
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I was just invited to one and thought that! Do you know where to get some?
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Elleth Valatari "We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Our myths may be misguided, but they steer however shakily towards the true harbour, while materialistic 'progress' leads only to a yawning abyss and the Iron Crown of the power of evil." — J.R.R. Tolkien |
10-23-2010, 01:02 AM | #191 |
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Uh-oh...is someone trying to re-ignite the Great Elvish Ears Flame-
Wars?
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10-23-2010, 09:46 PM | #192 |
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Nothing of the like intended! It's simply a fact that most people outside the fandom proper tend to think of Elf ears in a certain way... So for Halloween, if you want to come across as an Elf, to most people 'out there', unfortunately the ears are a must. But i apologize if my post has inadvertently dredged up some past hurts - if you'd like, i can take it down.
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" ...But the Exiles on the shores of the sea, if they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts, spoke of Mar-nu-Falmar that was whelmed in the waves, Akallabêth the Downfallen, Atalantë in the Eldarin tongue." "Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest ... " ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline |
10-23-2010, 10:35 PM | #193 |
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Don't worry about it Voronwen - I think he was just playing around. Either that, or HOPING we could start up some New Elf Ear Wars.
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10-24-2010, 02:41 AM | #194 |
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Yes, indeedy... after going through those on the old White Council site a dozen years ago, the last thing I'd want to do is re-ignite them- that, and whether Balrogs have wings
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Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill |
11-06-2010, 08:34 PM | #195 |
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You want your first tattoo to be a big red flaming eye all over your back?
You consider Burj-Dubai to be Barad-Dur You give rings to your friends and wonder how will you be able to see their thoughts... |
01-13-2011, 12:45 PM | #196 |
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You know you're obsessed with LotR when:
Your little brother has learned how to speak elvish from you. You give ALL of your pets LotR names You try to draw a map of the mines of Moria, just in case you end up there someday You draw up charts explaining the difference between LotR Elves and Santa's little Orcs You run up to random trees and hug them, shouting "Treebeard!!" You want to knit a scarf just like Pippin's You refuse to where a coat when it gets cold because "Elves do NOT get cold!" You giggle madly when you find a Tolkien reference in an otherwise non - LotR related book You give everyone in your family LotR nicknames - The Shireling, Bombur, Eol, Bilbo, ect. Your family calls you The Elf You respond to this name You are downright pleased by this name You spend days in a tree, pretending to be Haldir. You plan out how you are going to feed and entertain the Fellowship if they ever show up in your backyard. You always manage to bring conversations around to LotR, no matter how they started out. You shout "A Elbereth Giltthoniel" whenever you see the stars You call power structures Barad-dur or Orthanc Eh, these aren't very good - I'll probably think of better ones later on.
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02-13-2011, 09:07 PM | #197 |
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02-14-2011, 07:01 AM | #198 |
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I don't think Tolkien himself ever did. But countless of Tolkien associations and fanclubs have courses and coursebooks on the different languages of Middle-earth.
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02-14-2011, 07:08 PM | #199 |
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Yes. My favorite is Pedin Edhellen, A Sindarin Course. It's by Thorsten Renk and I think there's a PDF version somewhere online. Very informative and educational.
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Elleth Valatari "We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Our myths may be misguided, but they steer however shakily towards the true harbour, while materialistic 'progress' leads only to a yawning abyss and the Iron Crown of the power of evil." — J.R.R. Tolkien Last edited by EllethValatari : 02-15-2011 at 01:14 AM. |
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