Ive seen alot of new people on the forms latley, If you are new to the forms please introudece your self here. Tell us about your self, how long youve been reading Tolkien and anything eles.

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Gil-galad was an Elven-king.
Of him the harpers sadly sing:
the last whose realm was fair and free
between the Mountains and the Sea.

His sword was long, his lance was keen,
his shining helm afar was seen;
the countless stars of heaven's field
were mirrored in his silver shield.

But long ago he rode away,
and where he dwelleth none can say;
for into darkness fell his star
in Mordor where the shadows are.

I'm a woman of mature years! First read Tolkien in my late teens and love BoLT1 the best, especially Cottage of Lost Play which I've been know to read aloud. I also, in the past, used to write a lot of sub-creative stuff based on Tolkien's missing bits - Where had Aragorn's people been hiding all the centuries since the fall of Fornost and Annuminas for example.

Hi, I'm female, Welsh & 30 (just!) and have been a Tolkien fan as long as I remember. My mum read The Hobbit to me when I was very young and I first read LotR when I was 8, but didn't manage The Silmarillion until I was 11. I've also read Unfinished Tales, HoMe, in fact just about anything Tolkien related I see. I mostly like the films, and can generally forgive those bits I don't like.

I used to post on the Tolkien Newsgroups, alt.fan.tolkien and rec.arts.books.tolkien, but got scorched in the great Balrogs Wings flame wars and finally gave up when people started calling each other 'book-wraiths' and 'film-goblins'.

I read a lot, favourite authors include Ursula le Guin, Philip K Dick, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami & J G Ballard and I also like like comics and manga - Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, CLAMP. I like photography and collect tarot decks - my dream deck would be a Tolkien deck with art by Alan Lee. I also do the odd bit of writing.

am i considered new in this forum?

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๑۩۞۩๑Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar hildinyar tenn’Ambar-metta๑۩۞۩๑

i don't feel so new, are u guys familiar with me?

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๑۩۞۩๑Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar hildinyar tenn’Ambar-metta๑۩۞۩๑

I wish i could go to New Zeland to see all the stuff there, and welcome to the forms Celebrimborand Marveli think we are all very famliar with you adn your poterty

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Gil-galad was an Elven-king.
Of him the harpers sadly sing:
the last whose realm was fair and free
between the Mountains and the Sea.

His sword was long, his lance was keen,
his shining helm afar was seen;
the countless stars of heaven's field
were mirrored in his silver shield.

But long ago he rode away,
and where he dwelleth none can say;
for into darkness fell his star
in Mordor where the shadows are.

Well i'm 29 have two kids am married and have two dogs(Huskey & wippet).I feel like i've been reading Tolkien forever around 20 yrs is good enough for me though. I love to reserch every thing i read depending on the style and the age.even down to studying the bible with dirrerent works,i am religous so it helps.

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"And see ye not yon bonny road
That winds about yon fernie brea?
That is the road to fair Elfland,
Where thou and I this night maun gae"

Hello every one , I am Neveen a girl from Egypt , who 1st. so the lord of the rings movie's poster from 7 years and since then I am a big fan of the movies , the books & J.R.R TOLKIEN

Wow Neveenglad to see Tolkien and Lord of the Rings all the way in Egypt.

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Gil-galad was an Elven-king.
Of him the harpers sadly sing:
the last whose realm was fair and free
between the Mountains and the Sea.

His sword was long, his lance was keen,
his shining helm afar was seen;
the countless stars of heaven's field
were mirrored in his silver shield.

But long ago he rode away,
and where he dwelleth none can say;
for into darkness fell his star
in Mordor where the shadows are.

Of course some of us don't count as new but haven't been here very often to seem familiar.
I'm a forty-something Tolkien fan who first read TH and LotR in 1982 who likes to collect books, calenders and diaries. Oh and I joined the Tolkien Society shortly after that first reading and haven't looked back as it's meant meeting lots of fun, intelligent, people and having a great time (eh Silivren).

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The Tolkien Society President 'in perpetuo' JRR Tolkien. Bringing together 'those who would wander with friends in Middle-earth.'