Hi. I just joined today and wanted to say hi. About me: I'm 22 and from the USA. At other boards I have joined, many of the people have been European (they obviously have the good sense to like Tolkien's works), so I thought I'd specify. I have read Lord of the Rings easily 10 times. The Silmarillion I have read several, and nearly all Tolkien's other works once. I'd consider myself a loremaster, but I don't know if you all would. I look forward to seeing you all around the board, and finally finding what looks like a good community to discuss the works.
-- Edited by The Secret Fire on Tuesday 13th of September 2011 12:59:26 AM
Welcome to the forums, The Secret Fire! I hope you will enjoy it here, and I am looking forward to discussing with you as well. Perhaps I could call you TSF to save some time...??? You can call me TM btw.
I retract my statement about my level of knowledge. After reading some of the discussions, I'm floored. I know a lot, but don't have the ability to post obscure quotations with page numbers from the HoME series.
No need to feel intimidated. Quite a few members have the ebooks, so it's a little easier for them to post those quotes. Reading through Tolkien's letters is the most tedious task, since I don't really care much about his personal life. I have a few ebooks if you need them.
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Welcome to Forums The Secret Fire. Just go ahead and dive to discussions you like. About e-books, you should definetly get those if there's someone who is willing to give those to you. Welcome again and have fun.
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