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How would you like to travel across Middle-earth?


Poll: How would you like to travel across Middle-earth?
Horse or pony. - "Give him a pony." 52 / 37%
Bunny sled. - "THESE are Rhosgobel rabbits!" 8 / 6%
Warg. - "Send out your warg-riders!" 4 / 3%
Great eagle. - "The eagles! The eagles are coming!" 28 / 20%
Fell beast. - "Wraiths! Wraiths on wings!" 4 / 3%
Irish Elk. 'Nuff said. 7 / 5%
In a wagon or cart, thank you very much. 10 / 7%
I'll just steal a ship from the corsairs of Umbar... 3 / 2%
On foot. - "No, that won't be necessary. I'm sure I can keep up." 18 / 13%
Oliphaunts. - "No one would believe us." 7 / 5%
141 total votes
 

Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 12 2013, 1:12am


Views: 3190
How would you like to travel across Middle-earth?
 Personally, I would prefer a horse (of course) or my own two feet. I can trust those. Not so sure I can trust a warg or a fell beast not to decide I'm better off as a snack than as a passenger.

However, that being said... I would totally take the bunny sled on a joyride if given the opportunity... *looks around furtively* ...Shh! Don't tell Radagast I said that!
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

(This post was edited by dernwyn on Sep 12 2013, 2:09am)


Meneldor
Valinor


Sep 12 2013, 1:32am


Views: 2217
Two ways to get there: left, right, left, right...
Old soldiers joke. But, yeah, walking gives you plenty of time to see the sights and stop and smell the elanors.

OTOH, I miss flying, and the view from an eagle would be awe inspiring.

Of course, there is nothing quite so fun as messing about in boats.

I guess I need to cross Middle Earth at least three times.

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.


Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 12 2013, 1:41am


Views: 2213
Once you used the "Give h(er) a pony" line, W-S, I'm done.
If that voice and face said "Give her a rusty slinky," I'd be on board with that too. CrazyLaugh

So equine for me.
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Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 12 2013, 1:51am


Views: 2236
Or smell the niphredil... and alfirin... and everything else...
Yes, the view from an eagle would be most impressive, and I'm not afraid of heights. I just think it would be awfully cold and windy up there. That, and I fear with my luck I'd get the Cockney eagle that would tump me out on the ground and start a spiel about not being Middle-earth United Airlines. (Someone else other than me has seen Veggietales' parody, Lord of the Beans, right? Right? Guys?)

Aw, why not. I'll just have to go everywhere in Middle-earth and use all forms of transportation! Maybe there shall be a competition to see how many times we cross Middle-earth? Laugh

We'll see how I fare in boats. I don't have much experience with boats... Crazy
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 12 2013, 1:53am


Views: 2207
I rather thought mentioning that line would get some responses!
Laugh Laugh Tongue I have no regrets. I would also be okay with the rusty slinky, too... so who am I to point any fingers???
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


cats16
Half-elven


Sep 12 2013, 2:48am


Views: 2201
If I had to pick one...
it would be walking. Of course, I must have a top-notch walking stick! Wink

Though the horse ride sounds tempting... Some parts of ME I would rather breeze by, while still getting a nice look (Looking at you, Barrow Downs Mad)


Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 12 2013, 3:02am


Views: 2184
Um, yeah, on second thoughts I agree with you!
List of places to avoid in Middle-earth:

(1) Mirkwood. Too many spiders. Or, as a compromise, we avoid the *depths* of the forest and stick to the Elven part of it.

(2) Barrow-downs, definitely. *shivers*

(3) The Paths of the Dead. I'll leave that to Aragorn and the Grey Company, thank you very much.

(4) Mount Doom. I have no desire to be hit by a lava bomb falling from the sky.
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


cats16
Half-elven


Sep 12 2013, 3:18am


Views: 2214
Good list! Might I add...
  • Cirith Ungol. Can't see any purpose of going there, spider or no spider.
  • Nan Dungortheb. See reason above. Tongue
  • Tol-in-Gauroth. I mean, werewolves aren't my thing.



Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 12 2013, 3:24am


Views: 2170
Absolutely.
We should probably add Angband, Utumno, Barad-dur, Minas Morgul, and Dol Guldur to the list. (Whew! Never realized exactly how many evil fortresses there are in Middle-earth). Because I'm fairly sure Morgoth and Sauron have had millennia to perfect the art of dealing with unexpected guests. I pity the door-to-door salesmen that try selling them things...

Crazy Do orcs do door-to-door selling? Or have they all switched to telemarketing now? It's food for thought... Tongue
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


Fredeghar Wayfarer
Lorien


Sep 12 2013, 3:37am


Views: 2187
Eagles
If Great Eagles are an option then that's the best option for sure. You can cover vast distances, get an incredible view, and bypass difficult or dangerous landscapes like the Misty Mountains or Mirkwood. It would take some convincing to get the Eagles to agree to cart you around though.


demnation
Rohan

Sep 12 2013, 4:04am


Views: 2166
Horse
I love horses, though I don't think I've been on one since I was about 8. Rohan for me!
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cats16
Half-elven


Sep 12 2013, 4:08am


Views: 2181
Maybe we should bring Fingolfin.
He didn't seem to have trouble knocking on the door. Tongue

Pretty sure I mispronounce Angband every time I say it aloud. It either comes out as "Ang-bad" or "An-banged". Crazy Working on it...

"Hi, my name is Gothmog--no, no, not the cool one from the First Age, sorry--I'd like to speak with you about a possible invasion of Gondor. It's Denethor, right?"

Cool


Nunilo
Bree


Sep 12 2013, 4:28am


Views: 2916
I'd like to try a bit of everything
I'd probably choose a horse as my main mode of transport, but I would love a flight on one of the eagles! And like you, if Radagast gave me the chance I would definitely borrow his bunny sled for a quick circuit of the forest. I'd be a bit worried about hitting my head on branches though. I'm not as flexible as him and probably wouldn't duck in time...

Do barrels count as a mode of transport? They would make for a very thrilling ride, but only if they were open-topped!


(This post was edited by Nunilo on Sep 12 2013, 4:29am)


elaen32
Gondor


Sep 12 2013, 8:03am


Views: 2193
"Give her a pogo stick"?
Or " Give her a space hopper"? Just to go from the sublime to the ridiculous!SlyTongue

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CuriousG
Half-elven


Sep 12 2013, 12:49pm


Views: 2155
Do you suppose they serve snacks on long flights? //
 


Otaku-sempai
Immortal


Sep 12 2013, 1:17pm


Views: 2140
I'm fine with starting out with a horse
Knowing how things tend to progress in Middle-earth, I'll be walking soon enough anyway.
'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring


Lightfoot
Rivendell


Sep 12 2013, 1:23pm


Views: 2137
Horseback!
Providing I get a nice smooth moving horse ( a bouncy trot can kill you over distances) of course!. Eagles would be fun, but the journey would fly by and I would only get aerial views. Now walking does have its merits and it would take the longest. Winkmeaning more time in ME Wink It also includes lots of discomfort, ( lugging around cooking equipment, extra clothes, ect.)
Faithful servant yet master's bane,
Lightfoot's foal, swift Snowmane



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Lightfoot
Rivendell


Sep 12 2013, 1:27pm


Views: 2146
The Lord of the Beans was adorable
And I could totally see the eagle stopping and lecturing you about the proper use of eagles and then demanding to see your ticket Wink
Faithful servant yet master's bane,
Lightfoot's foal, swift Snowmane



Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 12 2013, 1:31pm


Views: 2145
The alliteration works well...
but wow: a Pogo stick would be really exhausting! Laugh I wonder how far could you do in a day? A mile maybe?
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Darkstone
Immortal


Sep 12 2013, 3:42pm


Views: 2167
In a van.
Aragorn and Legolas went now with Éomer in the van.
-Helm’s Deep, Chapter 7, Book III, The Two Towers

Otherwise in a nice comfy gypsy-style horse-drawn wagon with all the comforts of home.

(Maybe a horse and bedroll when I was younger, but I love my creature comforts too much nowadays.)
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No frog left behind.


Misto
Lorien

Sep 12 2013, 4:11pm


Views: 2821
From a practical point of view
I've got to say horse. Slow enough to see the sights if you want to, fast enough if you want to get a move on, able to get you pretty much anywhere and if you fancy walking you can still dismount and lead it around Middle Earth.
That being said, I'd fancy a ride on that elk!


(This post was edited by Misto on Sep 12 2013, 4:12pm)


Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 12 2013, 4:27pm


Views: 2139
(*helpless laughter interlude*)
If you carry enough old gifts around you could paint it up as the Mathom Machine.

Thank you Darkstone, for that!!!! Cool
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Darkstone
Immortal


Sep 12 2013, 4:51pm


Views: 2141
"The Mathom Machine"
Oh, I like that!

Darkstone's Recycling:

Antiques--->Junk---->Mathoms!
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I shall be telling this with a sigh
Sometime hours and hours hence:
In The Green Dragon two ales could buy
And drank the one less filling I
And that has made all the difference.
- The Ale Less Filling, by Robert Frostymug


Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 12 2013, 9:00pm


Views: 2108
WIN
In all the times I've read LOTR I have never thought of this. Laugh Laugh Laugh
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 12 2013, 9:04pm


Views: 2108
LOL
That is hilarious. I wonder how Denethor would have reacted had an orc (or whatever Gothmog is supposed to be in the book) shown up at his door like that!! Laugh Tongue

Hmm... would he have taken a page out of Bilbo's book?

"Sorry, not today, thank you. I suggest you try over Mount Mindolluin or across the Anduin. Good morning."
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 12 2013, 9:35pm


Views: 671
Here ya go Darkstone!
In Reply To
Oh, I like that!

Darkstone's Recycling:

Antiques--->Junk---->Mathoms!


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cats16
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 12:13am


Views: 630
LOL! :) //
 


Lightfoot
Rivendell


Sep 13 2013, 12:41am


Views: 823
Mods Up!
 
Faithful servant yet master's bane,
Lightfoot's foal, swift Snowmane



cats16
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 12:53am


Views: 796
That is fantastic.
Reminds me a little of that show American Pickers. I've only seen it in passing on someone else's TV, but they seem to have a lot of fun.

I like the idea of a TORn tour bus. Sort of a traveling museum. Er...mathom.

Though it might get one or two funny looks passing through a town! ShockedTongueAngelic


(This post was edited by cats16 on Sep 13 2013, 12:54am)


Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 12:58am


Views: 1461
Thanks Lightfoot and Cats!
Thanks to Darkstone, I shall now always picture it bumping along to Helm's Deep.
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Silverlode
Forum Admin / Moderator


Sep 13 2013, 1:24am


Views: 1322
LOL! *mods up*
Yep, that's perfect. And from now on, I shall picture them charging into battle at Helm's Deep like this.
Silverlode

"Dark is the water of Kheled-zâram, and cold are the springs of Kibil-nâla, and fair were the many-pillared halls of Khazad-dûm in Elder Days before the fall of mighty kings beneath the stone."



dernwyn
Forum Admin / Moderator


Sep 13 2013, 2:15am


Views: 601
ROFL!
Oh, gosh, now I'm seeing Shadowfax, Eomer, Aragorn, Theoden and Eowyn in there! Laugh

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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"






dernwyn
Forum Admin / Moderator


Sep 13 2013, 2:19am


Views: 601
It's the Return of the Tolkien Hippies!
LOL, a blast for all of us who first read LotR in the '60s!

Where's gramma? This is how she "found" Tolkien - seriously!

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Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 3:19am


Views: 600
Love the pic Silverlode!
Is that Scooby Dooby Dún leaning out of the window...
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Kim
Valinor


Sep 13 2013, 3:19am


Views: 598
Well
Like Brethil, you almost had me at "give him a pony", but I haven't been on a horse since I was 12, so I'm going to have to go with Darkstone's van. Raggy!


Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 3:20am


Views: 603
Haha! And in honor of Isildur
maybe they were playing the Ungrateful Dead?

(Hope Gramma sees this!) Smile
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CuriousG
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 11:22am


Views: 604
We should get those kids to solve some mysteries for us
as they cruise around ME in their van. Did Shelob die from Sams' wounds? Did Wormtongue eat Lotho? Those hippies have some work to do when they're not breaking up Helm's Deep with a love-in.


Darkstone
Immortal


Sep 13 2013, 1:18pm


Views: 602
Vroom! Vroom!
Love it!!

All I need is a tall shaggy hobbit and his talking dog!
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I shall be telling this with a sigh
Sometime hours and hours hence:
In The Green Dragon two ales could buy
And drank the one less filling I
And that has made all the difference.
- The Ale Less Filling, by Robert Frostymug


Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 2:09pm


Views: 571
I shall have to be careful in public places now Darkstone!
as the picture of them all riding in the Van strikes me silly, and I have to quickly look at my phone and pretend someone sent me an amusing text Laugh

"Shaggy" could definitely be a Hobbit nickname.

(Glad you enjoyed it Cool)
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Darkstone
Immortal


Sep 13 2013, 2:21pm


Views: 560
Sauron: "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling hobbits!" /
 
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I shall be telling this with a sigh
Sometime hours and hours hence:
In The Green Dragon two ales could buy
And drank the one less filling I
And that has made all the difference.
- The Ale Less Filling, by Robert Frostymug


Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 4:45pm


Views: 577
Ready to Roll: the Helm's Deep trip we never got to see.
You need to ride ahead Eomer...

Fine. We'll take the van. I'll get the keys.


Take the dog with you.


If I have to hear "Rorth Rorlingas" again I'm going to lose my mind.


Wow...nice van.
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Darkstone
Immortal


Sep 13 2013, 5:27pm


Views: 581
"Rorth Rorlingas!"
I'm going to be randomly giggling all weekend over that.
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I shall be telling this with a sigh
Sometime hours and hours hence:
In The Green Dragon two ales could buy
And drank the one less filling I
And that has made all the difference.
- The Ale Less Filling, by Robert Frostymug


CuriousG
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 5:53pm


Views: 550
Totally making a fool of myself laughing out loud. Bravo! //
 


Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 7:46pm


Views: 1277
I think we shall both be doing some giggling Darkstone... //
 
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Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 13 2013, 7:46pm


Views: 549
Oh good CG! I hope it was at work! ;-) //
 
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RosieLass
Valinor


Sep 13 2013, 10:27pm


Views: 738
Dragon!
So I can fly and set fire to things. Sly
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RosieLass
Valinor


Sep 13 2013, 10:28pm


Views: 723
I see the same van when I read that line.
At least it's not covered in hippie flowers like Scooby Do's, though!!!
"BOTH [political] extremes are dangerous. But more dangerous are team fanboys who think all the extremists are on the OTHER side." (CNN reader comment)

It is always those with the fewest sensible things to say who make the loudest noise in saying them. --Precious Ramotswe (Alexander McCall Smith)


Dwarewien
Rohan


Sep 13 2013, 10:40pm


Views: 564
Horse or pony for me...
even though I prefer to walk. But if Thorin were to give me that "give h(er) a pony" line (or anything else for that matter), I would have to oblige (I'm terrible at any kind of temptation, especially when someone I happy to fancy is involved), though he may have to teach me how to ride one first, since I've never been on a horse or pony in my life. Hopefully, I'm not allergic to horse hair like Bilbo, or else it might not be a very pleasant experience.Smile

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Patty
Immortal


Sep 14 2013, 1:14am


Views: 543
There ya go!
I was wondering why air-conditioned motor vehicle wasn't one of the choices.

I'm getting old. I like my creature comforts. Just cause Gandalf was willing to go by foot and pony doesn't mean all senior citizens want to do it!
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grammaboodawg
Immortal


Sep 14 2013, 1:17am


Views: 1272
After deep thought and reality-testing each possibility
I have to say that I was, at first, considering Eagle-bobbing; but I'd feel too much like imitating Bastian riding atop Falkor.

Then I really thought it would be fun to be on a sled pulled by Rabbits... but then I thought the view "behind" a dozen rabbits bouncing "end"lessly in front of me would get pretty old after a while.

So a horse. I'd love to have a friendship with a horse and travel together at whatever pace I'd like, walking or speeding long. A Horsie, please :D

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Kim
Valinor


Sep 14 2013, 1:22am


Views: 686
it just occurred to me
I should have gone with the option: ride a pony *with* Thorin. Especially since I don't really know how to ride, and would need lots of training. That's the option for me! Laugh


Patty
Immortal


Sep 14 2013, 1:27am


Views: 669
Go ahead. They've got horses in New Zealand! /
 
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Bellawen Bolger of Bree
The Shire


Sep 14 2013, 1:31am


Views: 697
By TARDIS!
Joking aside, I would love to hike all over Middle Earth. I often read The Hobbit in summer, and would get to the Fellowship of the Ring just as the weather was getting cooler and it was September and Frodo was taking hikes around the country to get fit for travel. I would long to be travelling alongside him! And as I drove to work, and the fog from the river settled in on the hills and around my car, I would picture Fog on the Barrow downs, and smile.
But I love the horses of middle earth too, and wouldn't mind a ride on Brego or Shadowfax, if he would allow me to ride on him that is!


Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 14 2013, 5:55pm


Views: 666
I knew this was coming...
Still hilarious! Laugh Laugh
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 14 2013, 5:57pm


Views: 667
I think this is the point where
I announce that I officially love this thread and everyone participating in it. I'm dying of laughter over here. Laugh Laugh

That being said, I would *totally* risk a ride in that van, dog and all. Eomer's driving, what can I say... Tongue
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 14 2013, 6:01pm


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Ooh, that's another option.
There's so many other good ways of traveling through Middle-earth that I never thought of!

(1) TARDIS (2) Mathom Machine (3) dragon

...what else? I'll never make up my mind with all these options. I'll be going on the adventure of a lifetime!!! Cool
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


FaramirAndEowynMorningStar
Rohan


Sep 14 2013, 7:40pm


Views: 668
Aww, you didn't have an option that said "other mode of transport"
I would have voted Dragon.
I mean, come on! Dragons are so cool - for those who have seen Eragorn and How To Train Your Dragon will know what I mean - they can do all kinds of tricks, diving from cliff tops and tight manoeuvres through trees and buildings... *sighs*
That would be much cooler than flying on an Eagle! What power!
"Thank you for flying Dragon Air! Please come again soon."

How about river transport? There's thousands of rivers there!
Barrel riding! Now there's an idea...
Actually, I'd probably not stand being in a barrel to travel around Middle-Earth.
A boat from Lady Galadriel through the Argonath and yonder would do nicely...

"MorningStar, go back to your Old Toby - you're getting too carried away now!"
"Was that pun intended, precious?" Tongue
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......A Willing Heart.
I can ask no more than that."
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Brethil
Half-elven


Sep 14 2013, 11:27pm


Views: 691
Great poll W-S!
Eomer is driving but we'll have to sit in the back...



Shotgun has officially been called.
Is there a Tolkien topic that you have wanted to look into more deeply, and write about your thoughts on it? If so, we'd like to hear from you for the next TORn Amateur Symposium- coming in November. Happy writing!








cats16
Half-elven


Sep 16 2013, 2:41am


Views: 652
Just now read your post...
And I almost dropped my laptop from laughing! ShockedLaugh Cool

It was quite the transition from hysterics to near...let's just say stress. Wink I'll still take the laugh any day.


Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 16 2013, 2:10pm


Views: 644
Aw, well.
I won't argue with the Dwarf who carries a full set of axes. Although, to tell the truth, it seems strangely appropriate... years ago, me and my siblings wondered what would have happened if Gimli had driven a tank to the Pelennor Fields. Merry and Pippin were given the task of operating the gun and lobbing grenades at enemies. We even drew little cartoons of it. Shocked WinkTongue

My, how things go in spirals. Laugh
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


Darkstone
Immortal


Sep 16 2013, 7:44pm


Views: 643
Gimli as a Hobbitgruppenführer?
Nice...
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I shall be telling this with a sigh
Sometime hours and hours hence:
In The Green Dragon two ales could buy
And drank the one less filling I
And that has made all the difference.
- The Ale Less Filling, by Robert Frostymug


sador
Half-elven


Sep 17 2013, 5:01am


Views: 629
Four years ago
The long-absent fairelvenlady used this joke as her footer.


Silwen_Peredhil
Rivendell


Sep 17 2013, 6:49pm


Views: 822
I might like a ride on a Dragon too.
You really are getting carried away with yourself here. Wink

Other than a dragon a ride on the eagles would be nice or on foot or a ride on Shadowfax.
What's this? A Ranger caught off his guard?


Patty
Immortal


Sep 18 2013, 10:12am


Views: 591
No option for flying carpet? /
 
Permanent address: Into the West






Werde Spinner
Rohan


Sep 18 2013, 3:31pm


Views: 584
Oh, and here's another one!
I should have really sat down and thought of *all* the possible ways one can travel and applied them to Middle-earth. Silly me, I was only thinking of Middle-earth ways to travel that most people would attempt... I'd be too afraid of being eaten or burned to a crisp to ride Smaug, so I didn't add 'dragon' to the list. But if we could find a tame one, I'm sure we could organize rides, charge admittance... get a nice little tourism industry going in Middle-earth... Wink

Okay, flying carpet. Should I add broomsticks (as in Harry Potter) to the list? Any other suggestions? Laugh Everyone else is so much more clever than me at coming up with these things.
"I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?"

"As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."


Patty
Immortal


Sep 18 2013, 3:45pm


Views: 571
I'm just teasing, it's the van for me!
As I say, I like my creature comforts.Wink. I'd get too cold flying over the mountains on a flying carpet. And I may want to be on the iPad and there's no Wi-Fi on the flying carpet.
Permanent address: Into the West






Heatherleawv
Bree


Sep 18 2013, 11:24pm


Views: 558
I
think I would like to travel by horse. Although I don't have much experience riding a horse, maybe I could get a ride with Legolas in the van. Wink Or I could get help from some trusty ramgers. Smile
All that glitters is not gold...


CaptainMorgan
Bree


Sep 19 2013, 3:58pm


Views: 550
"Commandeer" Eärendil's ship....
...pick up a crew in Umbar, and then raid, pillage, and pilfer my weasely black guts out!!

Arrr!

Now when first Vingilot was set to sail in the seas of heaven, it rose unlooked for, glittering and bright; and the people of Middle-earth beheld it from afar and wondered, and they took it for a sign, and called it Gil-Estel, the Star of High Hope.

Arrrr! I be renaming her Mor-Estel!!
YO HO HO, A LIPEY LIBER FWEE
-Captain Edward Dregg

A pirate always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
-Captain JP Morgan


(This post was edited by CaptainMorgan on Sep 19 2013, 4:04pm)


Meneldor
Valinor


Sep 19 2013, 4:01pm


Views: 547
Yo ho yo ho
An elven life fer me

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.


Na Vedui
Rohan


Sep 21 2013, 1:07am


Views: 527
How about by Ent?//


cats16
Half-elven


Sep 21 2013, 6:51am


Views: 535
Yes!
Great idea there.


Annael
Immortal


Oct 1 2013, 3:04pm


Views: 512
Now I've got "Magical Mystery Bus" playing in my head
Aragorn & Gandalf introduce Eomer to pipeweed . . .

These staves he spoke, and yet he laughed as he said them. For once more lust of battle was on him; and he was still unscathed, and he was young, and he was king: the lord of a fell people. And he was also high as a kite.
The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives.

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Na Vedui
Rohan


Oct 1 2013, 4:02pm


Views: 535
Well, according to Wikipedia
... it has actually been suggested that the Norse berserkers did get high (on those red spotty Fly Agaric mushrooms) before going into battle! However it did also say that there was no concrete evidence to back up the theory.