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Lord_Sauron
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on: December 17, 2013 10:36
Hello Linwe_Vardamir and Ithilwen Tindomerel welcome to CoE. Welcome back Vendelle
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on: December 18, 2013 12:00
Hello Ithilwen_Tindomerel! You've come to the right place to obsess over Tolkien . Enjoy our site and have fun!
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on: December 18, 2013 10:56
Welcome Linwe and Ithilwen Tindomerel and welcome back Vendelle! I hope you guys have the time of your lives here!
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on: December 22, 2013 03:43
Sometimes I think I have no life outside of CoE...

Welcome everyone! And Merry Christmas! (and a Pippin New Year...)
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on: December 23, 2013 06:17
Welcome to the Council of Elrond Miriel of Gisborne, Marcotonio, Linwe Vardamir, and Ithilwen Tindomerel, and welcome back Vendelle. May you enjoy it here and visit often! Hope to see you all around!
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Caresr
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on: December 23, 2013 11:38
So I thought i'd take the time to introduce myself, as I was suggested to. I have to say i'm very shy and don't exactly know what to say. I guess i'll start off by saying i'm of the female variety. Uh, i'm 18 and finishing my last year of high school. Um, lets see, my interest in fantasy worlds and fictional stories came about at a very young age. My mother always tapestries and puzzles of unicorns, dragons, and wizards all about the house. We'd work on a huge 1000 piece fantasy puzzles together and that's how we spent time together, for the most part. She would also read me harry potter as a bed time story and that also dragged me into the world of fantasy. I'm not exactly quite sure when I was first introduced to LOTR but, I knew I was shown the movies at a young age and absolutely fell in love with Elves. I would actually play in the forest across my house and pretend I was an elf. I have to admit, sadly, that I've never be given the chance to read the books. I wish I could, for reading is one of my greatest hobbies but, I've never owned or known anyone who owns the books. I have made it a goal of mine to read all of the LOTR books plus The Hobbit for 2014 ends, is sort of my new years resolution. What actually brought me here was my interest in the language aspect of the Tolkien universe. I love languages and thought what better a language to learn than that of an elven language? Um ,I suppose a few of my interest would be a good idea, right? I like writing, drawing, reading and, playing video games. I used to be really active and loved exercise but, recent events have basically inhibited me from doing so for quite some time. I guess part of the reason why I've decided to learn a new language. It would allow me to stay productive while i'm basically house ridden.

Anyways... I know that was quite a lot of reading... So, i'll end it off here by saying hello to everyone(:
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on: December 23, 2013 10:53
Hello Caresr, welcome to CoE. Hope that you enjoy yourself here.
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on: December 24, 2013 10:11
I'm fascinated to have found this site! I really want to learn Sindarin! I'm in love with Middle Earth! I'm Joshua. I live in Colombia (a beautiful country contrary to the many stereotypes we might have) and I study bilingual education.
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on: December 24, 2013 10:14
Welcome Caresr and Erwedraith!
If anyone had happened to look out of a window on the east side of the palace, they might have noticed two figures in the darkness, dancing in a square bordered by living plants, out of time with the dancers inside but perfectly in time with each other.
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on: December 26, 2013 01:38
Time for an introduction, I have heard? So... One might wonder why I am here or not... Fact is I haven't read the books, haven't seen the LotR movies, and I'm not usually that much into fantasy. So what am I doing here right? I saw Desolation of Smaug a week ago, and fell in love with Tolkien's world. It wasn't long before i saw An unexpected journey and seriously, I loved it! So right now I'm planning to watch the three other movies in one take. But I registered at first to learn Elvish (I still don't know which one between Quenya and Sindarin but anyway)
So that's about it I guess. I should just add that I'm 15 and I'm in HIgh School in Switzerland
Lord_Sauron
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on: December 26, 2013 02:19
Welcome to CoE Erwedraith and Sechee
MirielOfGisborne
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on: December 26, 2013 02:04
Thank you very much for the warm welcome, guys! And welcome to the other newbies!

Sorry I've been MIA lately - Xmas and all.

gondolinian said:
MirielOfGisborne, we don’t have that many members from Romania, but we surely have some! My partner for instance, who I even met on here. She herself is a linguist, talk about coincidence! I dragged her off to another part of Europe though, couldn’t leave her so far away .
I think our fan-fiction section is still very much alive, albeit not as it used to be. But feel free to contribute your own writings, I’m sure there are many other members interested in literature and discussing about it. Don’t forget to check out the creations forum, you might find kindred spirits there.

Well, that is a happy coincidence, gondolinian! It is a smaller world than we think it is, I suppose.

I will certainly check out the creations forum. Hopefully, I'll find a few kindred spirits there.
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on: December 27, 2013 08:06
Hello everyone.

I'm Erumollien, I joined this site as I too obsess over Tolkien's Legendarium. I find his creation so immense and intriguing and I'm sure many of my peers on this site feel the same. I'v been looking around and feel right at home (Good job Admins) .

I'm 21, at university and am from the UK. I can see myself spending much of my free time on this site. I'd also like to wish everyone a verry merry christmas and a happy new year

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on: December 27, 2013 11:06
Hi, I thought I'd introduce myself after having lurked here for the past few days.

I saw The Lord of the Rings movies maybe once when I was a little kid and didn't remember much about them, apart from the fact that Legolas was very pretty. However, about a week ago I somehow ended up being dragged to the cinema to watch The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug with my family; I figured at least I'd get to see more of Legolas' pretty face.
So there I was, when...
"What the *beep* have they done to his eye-colour!?"
"I'm sure his face didn't look like that before!"
"Fishtail braids!? FISHTAIL BRAIDS!?!? HE'S NOT A WHITE GIRL ON INSTAGRAM!"
And that's how I ended up rewatching all of the films to make up for how underwhelmed The Desolation of Smaug had left me.

I'm not exactly sure what happened, but now I want to own all of the books and am in the process of learning Elvish and making my own cloak and bow and arrow. Whoops.

[Edited on 12/27/2013 by Blippety]
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on: December 27, 2013 01:15
Welcome to COE Erumollien and Blippety. You both seem to have got the bug. And you've come to the right place to nurture it. Have fun.
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Lord_Sauron
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on: December 27, 2013 01:39
Hello Erumollien and Blippety. Welcome to CoE, hope that you both enjoy yourselves here.
MirielOfGisborne
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on: December 28, 2013 12:16
Welcome Erumollien and Blippety! I'm new as well.

Erumollien, I completely share your view of Tolkien's work. I have immense respect for him and his creation.

Blippety said:However, about a week ago I somehow ended up being dragged to the cinema to watch The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug with my family; I figured at least I'd get to see more of Legolas' pretty face.
So there I was, when...
"What the *beep* have they done to his eye-colour!?"
[Edited on 12/27/2013 by Blippety]

So I wasn't the only one bummed out by that. Yeah, what did happen to Legolas's eyes? Not only did they change color without explanations, but it looked fake, too.

[Edited on 12/28/2013 by MirielOfGisborne]
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on: December 28, 2013 10:31
Name:You can call me Lukmai or Mai
Age:18
Gender:Female
Country:Thailand (near China)
Hobbies/Interest: All of fantasy things and comic. I always spend all of my day for reading Tolkein's books, I really love it and now I do want to learn Sin darin + Quenya, I think they're Awesome!!!
Finally, Nice to meet you everyone
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on: December 28, 2013 10:49
Welcome to COE phannitar, good luck with the Elvish lessons and have fun here.
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on: December 28, 2013 04:08
Hello
My real name is Matea but I like Amadea better xD I come from Croatia and am, currently, 20 years old. I came upon CoE while looking for good Tolkien languages sites and here I am. I want to learn one of the Elvish languages but I don't know which one to choose. Considering that my native belongs to Slavic languages group xD
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on: December 28, 2013 05:59
Mae govannen Erwedraith, Sechee, ErumollienBlippety, phannitar, & Amadea! Hope to see you all around CoE!
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on: December 28, 2013 11:39
Hello phannitar and Amadea, welcome to CoE
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on: December 29, 2013 12:12
Hi everyone I am Coleslaw. My real name is John but everyone calls me Slaw. I am a 21 year old computer science major and I am a big fan of everything fantasy and sci-fi. I found this site while trying to get help with the silmarillion (which I have managed get through once and I retained very little. Hopefully it will get easier) and have been exploring the site ever since. I have not read a whole lot of expanded universe things like the Histories of middle earth which is my next goal. I have read the trilogy many times and think Sam is the greatest literature character ever (followed closely by John Snow, Hari Seldon, and kvothe). I am an avid runner, board game player, and reader. I am also extremely interested in fan theories in LOTR and if anyone has any they would like to share or discuss feel free to send them to me. Thank you for allowing me to introduce myself.
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on: December 29, 2013 12:24
Hi, I'm Nikki, 23, and from Alice Springs, Northern Territory, in Australia (we Northern Territorians are always the lowest represented, alas ).

I saw the first two movies and then read the books (I thought a friend had read them already, but she said she hadn't) and remember seeing RotK in the cinema with my dad.

I love dressing up in costume, and thought I would learn Sindarin and at least be able to speak some of it if I am ever asked down the street what I am doing (yes, you read right, I dress up in costume and wander all over town just on errands.)
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on: December 29, 2013 12:32
Hello Coleslaw and Flying Elf welcome to CoE.


[Edited on 12/29/2013 by Lord_Sauron]
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on: December 29, 2013 02:44
Mae govannen stranger, foe or friend,

I just arrived here at the council of Elrond and I can't say how thrilles I am to be here!

As my opening line+avatar reveils I am a huge elffan!
I've been a fan from LOTR and Tolkien for over 10 years now and I still can't get enough of his perfect world!

I hope I get to know lots of you here!

feel free to send me pm's or invites aetc. I don't bite!


regards,

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on: December 29, 2013 06:42
Mae govannen Lady Levaenen!
Welcome to the Council of Elrond from Arveleg I, eighth King of Arthedain, and Elf-friend.
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Lord_Sauron
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on: December 29, 2013 08:47
Hello and welcome to CoE Lady Levaenen
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on: December 30, 2013 03:22
Thank u for these most kind words!

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on: December 30, 2013 09:49
Welcome newbies!! I hope y'all have an awesome time here!
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on: December 30, 2013 01:53
Welcome all new-comers. It is delightful to meet you all, and I can hardly wait to talk to you all.
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on: December 30, 2013 04:03
Hi! First off, I'll say that I love the Lord of the Rings (and the Hobbit) movies and that I am in the process of reading the books (I just finished The Fellowship of the Ring today). I'm fascinated by languages in general and Sindarin just sounds so cool to me, so I'm glad I found this site for help in learning it
My name is Rebecca, and according to the translator, Rivka is a good Elvish translation of that name...hence my username.
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on: December 30, 2013 06:26
Welcome Rivka_of_Rivendell! I hope you have a great time here!
“That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for.” – Sam “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” – Galadriel
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on: December 30, 2013 07:39
Mae govannen Rivka_of_Rivendell!
May you enjoy Council of Elrond, and I hope to see you around!
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on: December 31, 2013 06:00
Hello and welcome to all! Sorry for the belated greetings, but I’ve been out on vacation for a while. But as you can see, we have a wonderful and friendly community to welcome you in.
So many newbies in so little days, that’s wonderful! I’m sure the new Hobbit movie had something to do with that .

You’re going to enjoy 2014 Caresr, if you plan on reading all the books. They’re wonderful, I hope you’ll really like them. No need to worry, many people on here are shy. The advantage of being online is that you can also be anonymous . Good luck with learning Elvish!

Hello Erwedraith. Good luck to you too with learning Elvish. Might I suggest you trim down your signature a bit? Our site rules allow only 3 lines as a signature, yours is quite a bit longer.

Welcome to you too Sechee. Enjoy your Elvish lessons and the LotR’s movies! Who knows, you might get drawn into reading the books after watching them.

We hope to see you around a lot Erumollien, our community grows every day and is very active so please keep visiting!

Ah, another Leggy-fan girl, right Blippety ? Enjoy your kindred spirits in the movies forum!

Nice to meet you too phannitar. I don’t recall seeing many members from Thailand. So you are very welcome indeed . Adds more cultural diversity to the site.

There are several other Croatians here, Amadea. So you might even be able to get a local studdy-buddy for Elvish, once you’ve chosen a language. Good luck with the lessons!

A fellow board-gamer, well met Coleslaw! Please feel free to participate in the discussions in the forums.

I love that Flying Elf, that you walk around dressed up through town . That’s really great and courageous, more people should dare to be so bold and follow their whims. And a new member from Australia… our site really has all nationalities, great!

Welcome Lady Levaenen. Many elf-fans in the forums, go meet up and enjoy .

Hi Rivka_of_Rivendell. The Elvish translator was correct, that’s the translation of Rebecca. You share your name and nickname with our almighty creator and owner of the site, Rivka! A privileged name .

A Merry belated Christmas to all and best wishes for the New Year! We’re thrilled to have all of you in our community.
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