How Many LOTR characters have a whole TOWN named ater them?

arglebargle II · 09-12-2002, 12:53 AM

Just found this and had to join to share it. TOO Funny! (IMHO)

http://www.townofgimli.com/

Sminty_Smeagol · 09-12-2002, 06:48 AM

I do not believe it was named after Gimli the dwarf.

I read this biography on "Sveinn Valgardson" and I quote a section:
In 1903 he set up a flour and feed business in Gimli, the capital of New Iceland.

http://www.finearts.uvic.ca/~wvalgard/biography.shtml

So it seems that the town Gimli (now, I'm not sure what New Iceland is, but I'm assuming it's mentioning the same Gimli since many of the places mentioned are near the Gimli you talk about) has been around before 1903, certainly before the LOTR character was invented.

-`*smintz

ps- sry to burst ur bubble

arglebargle II · 09-12-2002, 08:56 AM

No burstification atal! I didn't actually think the town was named "after" Gimli the Dwarf, nor even for Gimli the Dwarf, I just thought it was amusing. Is there a "Frodo Township" somewhere? or a "Lower Gandalf"? Knowwuddamean?

katya · 09-13-2002, 03:46 PM

"Gimli, in Norse mythology, is paradise."
It says that on the page.

If there was a town like, Hobbiton or something, I would so live there...even if i didnt like it i would have a weekend/summer home...just to say i did. actually, this is giving me bad ideas. the sign that says the name of my town is walking distance from my house...hm...no! resist! must restrain myself!

Sminty_Smeagol · 09-13-2002, 06:15 PM

whah? cedarville?

Shadowfax · 09-13-2002, 08:21 PM

The town of Gimli is in the province of Manitoba in Canada. Manitoba or perhaps its just parts of it, is sometimes called "New Iceland".

katya · 09-14-2002, 10:28 AM

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Sminty_Smeagol · 09-14-2002, 02:20 PM

OHHH haha! *maliciously begins packing cans of spray paint in a black bag* Afterwards, let's do my neighborhood sign, Braden Run! It's in walking distance of my house as well... fwahaha

katya · 09-15-2002, 09:25 PM

hehehe...mwahahaha!...tee he. if only i could find that paint...

Aeryn · 09-15-2002, 09:29 PM

I actually live on Rivendell
*takes the paint from smeagol* Bad smeagol DOWN!

Sminty_Smeagol · 09-15-2002, 10:31 PM

NOOO YOU TAKED MY PRRECIOUSSS!!! LOOOST! LOST! MY PRECIOUS IS LOOOSSSST!!!!

-~*Smeagol

ArwenEvenstar · 09-16-2002, 02:31 PM

the only Tolkienish name around where i live is like .... I can't think of any

Sminty_Smeagol · 09-16-2002, 04:12 PM

I dunno bout Tolkien names, but, we have Potter st. (which is a really dingy street lol)... we have lots of weird streets around here. Like, in this small area as we were driving, I noticed there was "Suntan St." "Shady St." "Shade St." "Sunray St." (go firgure, it's Florida) all like a few yards from eachother LOL! Tourists musta named it... Tourists from like the north pole. so sensitive to sunlight lol

-~*Smintz

galadriel88 · 09-16-2002, 06:30 PM

We have a Potter's Mill. Also while I was in Springfield, MO, I saw a shopping center that had the world Elf in it somehow, can't remeber the exact name though.

galadriel88 · 09-16-2002, 06:32 PM

Double post, sorry.

katya · 09-16-2002, 07:23 PM

next to my house is a driveway with a sign that says brady lane. in the patch of forest (called by my brother and me the fourth forest [from my house]) there is a little river stream thingy. i am convinced that it is the brandywine reincarnated.

Aeryn · 09-16-2002, 08:42 PM

*laughs* Your precious *paints* are lost MUAHAHAHAH*bops smeagol* now STOP SCREAMING SHEEESH

Sminty_Smeagol · 09-16-2002, 08:52 PM

*bites off aeryn's finger and steals the ring -er, I mean spraypaint*

*dances around on fence* WE FOUND IT! IT IS OURRRS MY PRRECIOUSSS IS OURS! *falls off*
NOOOOOO

-~*Smintz

Aeryn · 09-16-2002, 10:48 PM

*takes her bow fits it with an arrow and shoots sminty, only wounding him* teach YOU to bite off elves' fingers

Lanelf · 09-21-2002, 02:17 AM

Well, there's a place that I drive past nearly every day - a sculptor's workshop named - wait for it - Helms Deep!!! Every time I go past I look at it, and yes it is named after the place. It's even got a LOTR poster in there. One day I'm going to walk in, go up to the nearest worker I can find and say "Who named this place? They ROCK!" and walk out again.
Lanelf.

09-12-2002, 12:53 AM	#1
arglebargle II Sapling Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: in a house Posts: 4	How Many LOTR characters have a whole TOWN named ater them? Just found this and had to join to share it. TOO Funny! (IMHO) http://www.townofgimli.com/

09-12-2002, 08:56 AM	#3
arglebargle II Sapling Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: in a house Posts: 4	What Bubble? I don't got to show you no stinkin bubble No burstification atal! I didn't actually think the town was named "after" Gimli the Dwarf, nor even for Gimli the Dwarf, I just thought it was amusing. Is there a "Frodo Township" somewhere? or a "Lower Gandalf"? Knowwuddamean?

09-13-2002, 03:46 PM	#4
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	"Gimli, in Norse mythology, is paradise." It says that on the page. If there was a town like, Hobbiton or something, I would so live there...even if i didnt like it i would have a weekend/summer home...just to say i did. actually, this is giving me bad ideas. the sign that says the name of my town is walking distance from my house...hm...no! resist! must restrain myself! Last edited by katya : 04-13-2009 at 06:03 PM.

09-13-2002, 08:21 PM	#6
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	The town of Gimli is in the province of Manitoba in Canada. Manitoba or perhaps its just parts of it, is sometimes called "New Iceland". __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

09-14-2002, 10:28 AM	#7
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	[deleted by me] Last edited by katya : 04-13-2009 at 06:03 PM.

09-12-2002, 06:48 AM	#2
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	I do not believe it was named after Gimli the dwarf. I read this biography on "Sveinn Valgardson" and I quote a section: In 1903 he set up a flour and feed business in Gimli, the capital of New Iceland. http://www.finearts.uvic.ca/~wvalgard/biography.shtml So it seems that the town Gimli (now, I'm not sure what New Iceland is, but I'm assuming it's mentioning the same Gimli since many of the places mentioned are near the Gimli you talk about) has been around before 1903, certainly before the LOTR character was invented. -`*smintz ps- sry to burst ur bubble

09-13-2002, 06:15 PM	#5
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	whah? cedarville?

09-14-2002, 02:20 PM	#8
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	OHHH haha! maliciously begins packing cans of spray paint in a black bag Afterwards, let's do my neighborhood sign, Braden Run! It's in walking distance of my house as well... fwahaha

09-15-2002, 09:25 PM	#9
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	hehehe...mwahahaha!...tee he. if only i could find that paint...

09-15-2002, 09:29 PM	#10
Aeryn Bank'ress of Sith Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In a hot-hot place, heh Posts: 913	street I actually live on Rivendell takes the paint from smeagol Bad smeagol DOWN! __________________ my new account name feigndeath. This one is deactivated, I think.

09-15-2002, 10:31 PM	#11
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	NOOO YOU TAKED MY PRRECIOUSSS!!! LOOOST! LOST! MY PRECIOUS IS LOOOSSSST!!!! -~*Smeagol

09-16-2002, 02:31 PM	#12
ArwenEvenstar Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: and why do YOU want to know? Posts: 685	the only Tolkienish name around where i live is like .... I can't think of any __________________ The only thing active about me is my imagination!

09-16-2002, 04:12 PM	#13
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	I dunno bout Tolkien names, but, we have Potter st. (which is a really dingy street lol)... we have lots of weird streets around here. Like, in this small area as we were driving, I noticed there was "Suntan St." "Shady St." "Shade St." "Sunray St." (go firgure, it's Florida) all like a few yards from eachother LOL! Tourists musta named it... Tourists from like the north pole. so sensitive to sunlight lol -~*Smintz

09-16-2002, 06:30 PM	#14
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	We have a Potter's Mill. Also while I was in Springfield, MO, I saw a shopping center that had the world Elf in it somehow, can't remeber the exact name though. __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

09-16-2002, 06:32 PM	#15
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	Double post, sorry. __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come." Last edited by galadriel88 : 09-19-2002 at 05:54 PM.

09-16-2002, 07:23 PM	#16
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	next to my house is a driveway with a sign that says brady lane. in the patch of forest (called by my brother and me the fourth forest [from my house]) there is a little river stream thingy. i am convinced that it is the brandywine reincarnated. Last edited by katya : 04-13-2009 at 06:05 PM.

09-16-2002, 08:42 PM	#17
Aeryn Bank'ress of Sith Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In a hot-hot place, heh Posts: 913	smeagol laughs Your precious paints are lost MUAHAHAHAHbops smeagol now STOP SCREAMING SHEEESH __________________ my new account name feigndeath. This one is deactivated, I think.

09-16-2002, 08:52 PM	#18
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	bites off aeryn's finger and steals the ring -er, I mean spraypaint dances around on fence WE FOUND IT! IT IS OURRRS MY PRRECIOUSSS IS OURS! falls off NOOOOOO -~*Smintz

09-16-2002, 10:48 PM	#19
Aeryn Bank'ress of Sith Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In a hot-hot place, heh Posts: 913	bad takes her bow fits it with an arrow and shoots sminty, only wounding him teach YOU to bite off elves' fingers __________________ my new account name feigndeath. This one is deactivated, I think.

09-21-2002, 02:17 AM	#20
Lanelf Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Second Drawer Down Posts: 407	Well, there's a place that I drive past nearly every day - a sculptor's workshop named - wait for it - Helms Deep!!! Every time I go past I look at it, and yes it is named after the place. It's even got a LOTR poster in there. One day I'm going to walk in, go up to the nearest worker I can find and say "Who named this place? They ROCK!" and walk out again. Lanelf. __________________ Hey, I'm back! resounding silence You didn't even notice I was gone, did you? Well, I'm back now anyway. Artemis Fowl must find Mulch Diggums! You'll never shut down the real Napster

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