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About Me
Tolkien's Legendarium has been dear to me for a long time now. I was introduced to Arda as a small child through Peter Jackson's film trilogy, and subsequently read The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and eventually The Silmarillion over the following years. When I discovered Tolkien Gateway, I was amazed that there was a "Tolkien Wikipedia"! I'm keen to continue learning the lore of the world of the legendarium and contribute as a writer/editor to this community and Wiki where I've spent countless hours as a reader. I don't claim to be a great writer, but I will do my best to work with others in creating high-quality material here! Please do let me know if I do something wrong or if there are any concerns about anything I've contributed to Tolkien Gateway. I very much want to make this site a better place for all things Tolkien!
My goals here
- Ensure all Silmarillion chapter synopses are of a high quality
- Clean up major Silmarillion-related pages that need it
Favourite Lines/Quotes
Lots! Tolkien has such a beautiful way of writing, and I think the film trilogy to a large part does him justice! Below are a few of my favourites (I'll probably add to this with time)
- "A generous deed should not be checked with cold counsel" - Faramir to Pippin
- "Then Beren and Lúthien went through the Gate, and down the labyrinthine stairs; and together wrought the greatest deed that has been dared by Elves or Men." - The Silmarillion, "Of Beren and Lúthien"
- "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." - Gandalf to Frodo
- "‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’" - The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
I notice that some other users have their favourite quotes on their user pages too. Perhaps an idea going forward would be to pool the best of these quotes together somewhere and to select a random quote from this pool to be the "Featured Quote" on the Main Page (perhaps weekly at first, then more frequently dependent upon how quickly the pool of good quotes grows). Of course this an idea for when the admins are more active. I suppose the same could be done for "Featured Article" on the Main Page too, but the "vetting process" for Featured Articles would likely be longer and take more time than for the "Featured Quote". For the moment, I've put this idea here, but if I find a better place for it, then I'll move it.
Books I've read
- The Hobbit (a few times)
- The Lord of the Rings (need to re-read!)
- The Silmarillion (a few times - my favourite!)
- The Book of Lost Tales 1
Books I plan on reading soon
- Beren and Lúthien
- The Children of Húrin
- The Fall of Gondolin
- The Lays of Beleriand
- All of The History of Middle-earth series (though this may be less "soon", and more of a long-term effort)
