A few ways to tell if you are obsessed with LOTR II - Page 4

***Valandil*** · 10-19-2010, 06:17 PM

Every time you spread your butter over your bread or toast or muffin, and it comes up a little bit short, you start to think...

Voronwen · 10-22-2010, 10:25 PM

The first thing that comes to your mind when someone mentions a Halloween party is.... gotta find me some Elf ears.....

EllethValatari · 10-22-2010, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Voronwen

The first thing that comes to your mind when someone mentions a Halloween party is.... gotta find me some Elf ears.....

I was just invited to one and thought that! Do you know where to get some?

Peregrina_Took · 01-13-2011, 12:45 PM

You know you're obsessed with LotR when:

Your little brother has learned how to speak elvish from you.
You give ALL of your pets LotR names
You try to draw a map of the mines of Moria, just in case you end up there someday
You draw up charts explaining the difference between LotR Elves and Santa's little Orcs
You run up to random trees and hug them, shouting "Treebeard!!"
You want to knit a scarf just like Pippin's
You refuse to where a coat when it gets cold because "Elves do NOT get cold!"
You giggle madly when you find a Tolkien reference in an otherwise non - LotR related book
You give everyone in your family LotR nicknames - The Shireling, Bombur, Eol, Bilbo, ect.
Your family calls you The Elf
You respond to this name
You are downright pleased by this name
You spend days in a tree, pretending to be Haldir.
You plan out how you are going to feed and entertain the Fellowship if they ever show up in your backyard.
You always manage to bring conversations around to LotR, no matter how they started out.
You shout "A Elbereth Giltthoniel" whenever you see the stars
You call power structures Barad-dur or Orthanc

Eh, these aren't very good - I'll probably think of better ones later on.

AnduinFury · 02-13-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Peregrina_Took

Your little brother has learned how to speak elvish from you.

Speaking of which, did Tolkein ever publish a book on Elvish? Wanting to learn, but can't find anything.

***Earniel*** · 02-14-2011, 07:01 AM

I don't think Tolkien himself ever did. But countless of Tolkien associations and fanclubs have courses and coursebooks on the different languages of Middle-earth.

EllethValatari · 02-14-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Eärniel

I don't think Tolkien himself ever did. But countless of Tolkien associations and fanclubs have courses and coursebooks on the different languages of Middle-earth.

Yes. My favorite is Pedin Edhellen, A Sindarin Course. It's by Thorsten Renk and I think there's a PDF version somewhere online. Very informative and educational.

AnduinFury · 02-15-2011, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Eärniel

I don't think Tolkien himself ever did. But countless of Tolkien associations and fanclubs have courses and coursebooks on the different languages of Middle-earth.

Well, I have seen the elvish alphabet floating around, but that's less than half of a language. And the cast members in the special features (Like Liv Tyler) have commented about "learning the words" and such...
What did they use in the films?

***Earniel*** · 02-16-2011, 06:15 AM

Tengwar is for writing, not for speaking. I can write a bit of Tengwar because I think it looks pretty, but I barely speak a word of Sindarin (I think they speak this in the movie) or Quenya. But if you do a short search on the forum, you'll find several threads that link to sites to learn Tolkien's languages like this one or this one.

Alec · 02-24-2014, 03:31 PM

I just wrote ent instead of end.

10-19-2010, 06:17 PM	#1
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10-22-2010, 10:25 PM	#2
Voronwen Lady of Andúnië Join Date: May 2009 Location: Andúnië Posts: 572	The first thing that comes to your mind when someone mentions a Halloween party is.... gotta find me some Elf ears..... __________________ " ...But the Exiles on the shores of the sea, if they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts, spoke of Mar-nu-Falmar that was whelmed in the waves, Akallabêth the Downfallen, Atalantë in the Eldarin tongue." "Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest ... " ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline

01-13-2011, 12:45 PM	#4
Peregrina_Took Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Somewhere on the edge of insanity! Posts: 20	You know you're obsessed with LotR when: Your little brother has learned how to speak elvish from you. You give ALL of your pets LotR names You try to draw a map of the mines of Moria, just in case you end up there someday You draw up charts explaining the difference between LotR Elves and Santa's little Orcs You run up to random trees and hug them, shouting "Treebeard!!" You want to knit a scarf just like Pippin's You refuse to where a coat when it gets cold because "Elves do NOT get cold!" You giggle madly when you find a Tolkien reference in an otherwise non - LotR related book You give everyone in your family LotR nicknames - The Shireling, Bombur, Eol, Bilbo, ect. Your family calls you The Elf You respond to this name You are downright pleased by this name You spend days in a tree, pretending to be Haldir. You plan out how you are going to feed and entertain the Fellowship if they ever show up in your backyard. You always manage to bring conversations around to LotR, no matter how they started out. You shout "A Elbereth Giltthoniel" whenever you see the stars You call power structures Barad-dur or Orthanc Eh, these aren't very good - I'll probably think of better ones later on. __________________ The closer we are to danger, the farther we are from harm

02-14-2011, 07:01 AM	#6
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I don't think Tolkien himself ever did. But countless of Tolkien associations and fanclubs have courses and coursebooks on the different languages of Middle-earth. __________________ We are not things.

02-16-2011, 06:15 AM	#9
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Tengwar is for writing, not for speaking. I can write a bit of Tengwar because I think it looks pretty, but I barely speak a word of Sindarin (I think they speak this in the movie) or Quenya. But if you do a short search on the forum, you'll find several threads that link to sites to learn Tolkien's languages like this one or this one. __________________ We are not things.

02-24-2014, 03:31 PM	#10
Alec Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USA until I find ME, than I will be roaming ME on a black steed Posts: 109	I just wrote ent instead of end. __________________ Procrastinators Unite!!!...tomorrow Never insult a Tolkien freak. You won't understand their reply Dare to be a Mormon; Dare to stand alone. Dare to have a purpose firm; Dare to make it known.

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