How did you find CoE?
I found CoE in August 2002, and I think it was through Google or some other fancy search-engine. I was looking for a site with a good gallery and had been through a few good sites before I found this one. I quickly forgot the gallery when I arrived here though. The Forums were much more entertaining.
What are your duties here at CoE?
My current duty here at CoE is to mod the Prancing Pony Forum, which is what I’ve been doing since December 2002. It’s been a lot of fun and a few good interesting discussions to follow, and I’ve also been very lucky with my co-mods!
What are your favourite areas of the site?
My favourite areas of the site are, of course, the forums, the chat, the galleries and the Last Homely House. I’ve always loved discussions, so the forums have been a natural place for me to enjoy. I’ve also found a lot of new friends through the chat, some of which I will hopefully keep in touch with for years to come.
In the Last Homely House, I’ve dreamt about costumes I’ll never manage to make (as I hardly know what’s up and down on a pin..) and room-decorations my mum will never allow me to put up. Some day perhaps…
How often do you visit CoE?
Since I mod such a busy part of the Forum as the Prancing Pony, I’m usually here every day of the week.
How many times have you read the books?
I just finished reading the book for the 12th time now in May, this time it was because I had to write a short report on a book, and I thought why not Lord of the Rings? I did regret it afterwards though, because how can you write a short report on a book with 1003 pages? I ended up with a huge stack of paper; 31 pages. Short report…
Who is your favourite LOTR character?
I don’t think I have one favourite character from the LOTR. All the characters have so many differeny qualities, and I like a lot of them because of that.
But, okay, from the fangirlish point of view, perhaps the Nazgûl, or Aragorn, just because they rock!
Do you have a favourite scene from the trilogy?
The scene from the books that I always read over and over again must be the meeting and conversation between Frodo and Faramir. In the movies, I love the scene in The Two Towers when Gandalf and the Rohirrim ride towards Helm’s Deep and in The Return of the King when Rohan arrives at Minas Tirith. Both those scenes give me a real adrenaline rush.
What character left out of the films do you miss most?
I didn’t think too much about left-out characters when watching the movies, so maybe I didn’t miss any? I missed the Mouth of Sauron from the theater version of the ROTK, but I was just disappointed when I saw him in the ROTK EE, so they could’ve just left him out of it.
Do you know any Sindarin or Quenya?
I hardly know any Elvish. I’ve tried to learn it a few times, but I’ve given up. Apart from the usual greetings and good-bye’s, I don’t have a clue what any of it means.
What did you enjoy most about the ROTK EE?
I enjoyed the Houses of Healing and the scene with Pippin and Faramir.
Oh, and of course the meeting between the Witch King and Gandalf! I was just a bit miffed by the fact that he didn’t ride on a black steed, but on a fell beast.
