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malickfan
Gondor
Nov 13 2012, 2:07pm
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Where are you from?
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At the risk of crashing the website I thought it would be nice to discuss where everyone is from.
Myself-Hampshire, England.
What about you? Is Tolkien fandom common where you live?
‘As they came to the gates Cirdan the Shipwright came forth to greet them. Very tall he was, and his beard was long, and we was grey and old, save that his eyes were keen as stars; and he looked at them and bowed, and said ‘All is now ready.’
Perhaps the most fascinating Individual in Middle Earth
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Delrond
Rohan
Nov 13 2012, 2:19pm
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but have lived around Indianapolis, IN (USA) for 20 years. This is where I met my lovely wife. 
This place has changed (for the better) so much while I have lived here. As a sports fan, there are plenty of things to do and see. One really needs to experience seeing the main straightaway at IMS on Race Day in person at least once in their life. It is so cool. 
A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.
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macfalk
Valinor
Nov 13 2012, 2:24pm
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Tolkien fandom is VERY common. The LOTR movies were a smashing hit here, millions of people watched them (in a country with just 9 million inhabitants). Almost everyone have read the books, and if they havent, they for sure know what it's about. No matter how TH will perform in America or Southern Europe, One thing I am 100% certain of: The Hobbit will be immensely popular in all of Scandinavia.
Here, LOTR and TH is more popular than super-heroes, and not the other way around 
The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
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DanielLB
Immortal
Nov 13 2012, 2:28pm
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I'm from there, but don't live there anymore - I've moved from Portamouth to Norwich to Bedford.
Want Hobbit Movie News? Hobbit Headlines of the Week!
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priell3
Lorien
Nov 13 2012, 2:45pm
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Tolkien fandom is alive and well.
MikeP
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Elberbeth
Tol Eressea
Nov 13 2012, 3:46pm
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"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."
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Alcarcalime
Tol Eressea
Nov 13 2012, 4:17pm
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I currently live in Ohio . . .
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but I am from Los Angeles, California, originally. I have lived in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Minnesota, and South Dakota. I moved to Ohio because it is so green and, in my rural county, there aren't lots of people.
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Annael
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Nov 13 2012, 4:37pm
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born in Seattle, Washington state, USA; apart from a year in Oregon and three in Idaho, I've lived within 60 miles of my birthplace all my life. Now I live at the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, just a few miles from Elberbeth - on a clear day I can see the island she lives on. Lots of Tolkien fans here.
The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives.
- James Hillman, Healing Fiction
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NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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Ayiana
The Shire
Nov 13 2012, 4:44pm
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Tintallë
Gondor
Nov 13 2012, 4:46pm
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and lived the first half of my life along the eastern seaboard of the U.S., but living now in San Diego (Carlsbad) since 1996.
And despite my location I'm extraordinarily unsuccessful at acquiring ComicCon tickets, I might add. *sigh*
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Aragorn'sSexyScar
Rohan
Nov 13 2012, 4:54pm
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The town of Blackburn in the beautiful county of Lancashire.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 13 2012, 5:03pm
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There's a Tolkien Society in Denver, but I don't belong to it. I do meet up with a few Colordo TORn folks from time to time, which is always delightful.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 13 2012, 5:58pm
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I was born in Michigan too. My mom called me a "Michi-gosling" (a take-off on "Michigander").
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Nov 13 2012, 6:19pm
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Born there, grown up in a more rural town and moved here because I work in Eindhoven, which is about 10km away.
In The Netherlands there is a Tolkien society, Unquendor (literally low country, which is of course the translation of The Netherlands). They are very active, organising lots of fun and interesting events.
Close to me, friends, they tolerate me, but they aren't into it as I am.
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Ciars
Rohan
Nov 13 2012, 7:10pm
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I'm a born and bred Belfast girl, have lived here all my life. There's a good few Tolkien fans here, some will even openly admit to it  !
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Marionette
Rohan
Nov 13 2012, 8:21pm
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Well, I have that in my profile since a while, so, and noticing my regular English, everybody must know that.
Anywayz here I am.
But... talking about my country right now is not a good idea...
Tolkien fandom is not big, but some of us are Tolkien fans, I don´t see them though... meh, not that good. I live in the world of reggaeton, salsa, perreo or whatever crap these people like.
"Dear friend good bye, no tears in my eyes. So sad it ends, as it began"
Queen
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 13 2012, 8:38pm
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(how popular Tolkien is in Scandinavia). After all, he was inspired by that "northern thing", the Norse myths.
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leleni at hotmail dot com
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the_argonath
Lorien
Nov 13 2012, 9:24pm
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But I'm in Rochdale
~*Haudh-en-Ndengin the Elves named it, the Hill of Slain, and Haugh-en-Nirnaeth, the Hill of tears... the earth beneath which the swords of the Eldar and the Edain crumbled into rust*~
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Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor
Nov 13 2012, 10:44pm
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Some very pleasant little Shire-like corners still to be enjoyed around here - woods, fields, little rivers - if you take the time to find them.
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Ethel Duath
Half-elven
Nov 13 2012, 10:55pm
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I've migrated several times around since then, and now live in the N.E.U.S.
I wanted to come up with some sort of wierd fable about hatching from an egg on Ray Bradbury's negative entropy planet, and how I learned to adapt to Earth--but I couldn't quite put it together.
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