hi there!
hope your all well on this fine and blustery winters eve.

im going to start off with a little introduction of myself then go on to say what i "want" to get from and give to this board

first of all, my name is Damien, im 21 and from the SE of England, i've always been interested in "fantasy", from models to books to games, and Tolkien and his works piqued my interest at a rather tender age (i was about 7 when i first read the hobbit, then straight after i plunged into the Silmarillion wow! that was a shock! hehe)and have since become a firm fan and defender of JRR, Although as time goes on my interests have moved slighty away from the actuall "stories" and are drifting towards the peotry contained within the writings (especially in the HoME series of books) and also towards the languages contained therein, epsecially the Elvish languages.

as to what i feel i want from this site, and what i can offer this sit.....

well from the site i would foremostly like to forge new friendships, have many a debate over hotly argued themes and ideas, just have a good time really, also maybe if there are Sindarin lessons occouring i would be very very binterested to join

and what can i give to this site?? well im a conciensous, resonably inteligent and easy going guy
i try not to incite flame wars (although my the way i type is sometimes misconstrewed as an argumentative commment, when in fact it was merely a question, so il apologide in advance )
and i love to chat

so drop me a line if you want, if not ill see you in the forums

Damien
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im from Kent, maidstone to be more precise, as far as the HoME books are concerned, they are proving,............ elusive, to say the least, i have 1,2,3,4,6 and 12

Nice to see you in the threads, Turion. We've crossed some times already! Feel heartily welcome!

By the way; you've got an awesome avatar, friend!

No lessons currently Turion; and a warm welcome to our happy family.

my avatar is not freaky, the eye sees all!

Mae govannen, sammar 'wain! Heniach edhellen farn?
Glad to have you here; this place has been without enough language enthusiasts for too long. Anyway, I get what you mean about your focus shifting to the poetry and languages; that's happened with me, too.

Yes welcome. It sounds very nice where you live. Seven indeed seems very young for such a deep interest, rather like dear JRR's interest in Cymru and other languages at a tender age.
I cannot wait until I read some of your posts in a hotly debated issue. And to think that you live anywhere near Vee. I suppose all you have to do on a fine misty rainy day is go outside and look to the sky and when you locate a huge mass of steam ascending, if it isn't from a factory, it will surely be her! I am rather envious.

so Vee is somewhat of a celebrity then???

every where i go she seems to be talked of, only in a good way of course!

so what is soo fantastic about vee? ( not that im doubting your godess-ness!!! )

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