Category: Council Courier

These questions were asked to the members posting in the Over-40 thread in the Prancing Pony Forum – here are the questions, followed by the responses. What does LotR mean to you? When did you first read the books ? What is your favourite scene from the books? And from the movies? How have the…

Boromir of Gondor is the eldest son of the Steward of Gondor, Denethor II. He mysteriously pops up out of nowhere at the council of Elrond, for no apparent reason, to suggest using the One Ring as a weapon. Everyone, especially the Elves, think this is a really bad idea and decide to let Frodo…

How did you find CoE? I was running a search on FotR screencaps back in July 2002 and CoE popped up. I decided to stop by to see what the site had to offer, since none of the other sites I’d visited had much in the way of galleries, and I was impressed by how…

How did you find CoE? I was hooked by our former fan creations admin Lollypop. She convinced me that this was the best Tolkien site to hang around and she was absolutely right. What are your duties here at CoE? I mainly moderate journals, but sometimes I pop into the chat. I’m just a bit…

How did you find CoE? A little over a year ago I was just starting to really get into LotR and I think I was looking for pictures when I just happened to find this site as one result from a search engine. I explored the site and kept coming back. RotK was just coming…

Boromir of Gondor is the eldest son of Denethor II, the steward of Gondor, and Captain of the White Tower of Ecthelion. In this capacity he travels to Rivendell to seek the advice of Lord Elrond on a strange matter: a dream. Now, many people have strange dreams – this is no reason to travel…

The latest edition of The Council Courier is now available and this month’s featured Realm is the Realm of Estë. You can view January’s newsletter here.

Like all gardens, the Realm of Estë is quiet at this time of the year. It is only natural, for winter is a time of quiet reflection and slumbering. A few visitors still pop in to add their greetings to the birthday thread or to join the old trees that linger about the Moonlit Lounge.…

– Did you read Tolkien before you came to CoE? Well no, to be honest I hadn’t heard of Tolkien before the films were made. – What brought you to CoE? My journey here to the site was rather unusual, I think. You see, I wasn’t a fan of Tolkien or any of the movie…

How did you find CoE? I found it while doing a search for RotK screen captures. The selection impressed me, so I returned to check out more of the site. After lurking around as a guest for a couple of months, I finally joined. Now I can’t stay away. What are your favourite areas of…