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DanielLB
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Aug 7 2013, 12:15pm
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How have I never heard of/been to this place before?
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Google Maps.
This is clearly where all the real fans of Tolkien live in the UK. I don't mind which road I live on. But I'm moving there! 
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NottaSackville
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Aug 7 2013, 12:29pm
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 Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville
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silneldor
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Aug 7 2013, 12:57pm
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I am fascinated with what it looks like there.
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There are a number of streets yet to be named. If anyone lives fairly close they could take a shot or two *hint*
I love it:).
''Sam put his ragged orc-cloak under his master's head, and covered them both with the grey robe of Lorien; and as he did so his thoughts went out to that fair land, and to the Elves, and he hoped that the cloth woven by their hands might have some virtue to keep them hidden beyond all hope in this wilderness of fear...But their luck held, and for the rest of that day they met no living or moving thing; and when night fell they vanished into the darkess of Mordor.'' - - -rotk, chapter III
Faerie contains many things besides elves and fays and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are one in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Magpie
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Aug 7 2013, 1:46pm
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See the little yellow fellow?
Drag him onto any street you want a view of.
Once you're in street view, you can just navigate by turning east/west/north/south (click and drag on the image) and moving forward (clicking 'down the street' you want to go).
The little yellow fellow can now be seen in the lower right hand corner placed on the map so you can get a sense of what direction you're facing.
If you want a better idea of where you are by the map, click the arrow and the map portion will enlarge.
Google Street View can be addicting and I use it often to get a better visual sense of some place I'm going to (new restaurant, etc) and how to find the parking lot, etc.
You can also switch from map view to satellite view (top right corner) and get a better sense of how much green space there is.
LOTR soundtrack website ~ magpie avatar gallery
TORn History Mathom-house ~ Torn Image Posting Guide
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Riven Delve
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Aug 7 2013, 3:54pm
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If I were naming the streets, I'd start with
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'Ere, 'Oo Are You Avenue
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Tra-La-La-Lally Alley
"It was just a sword, beautiful in the way of a weapon, with the jewels in the hilt set in gold scrollwork, and the blade glimmering and eager, as if it would fight of itself. Weapons are named for this; some are eager fighters, some dogged, some unwilling; but all are alive."--The Hollow Hills
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RangerLady23
Lorien
Aug 7 2013, 4:26pm
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I would love to live there or even just visit. Maybe go there and back again. Why can't america do more things like this?
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DanielLB
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Aug 7 2013, 4:49pm
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I think it was fate for me to find it ... ;-)
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I had ordered something Tolkien related online. The senders address was one of these roads, and I couldn't believe it. I had to google it! I was stunned to find an entire neighbourhood with Tolkien themed road names.
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Brethil
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Aug 7 2013, 5:06pm
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OK, we all need to just start moving there...
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Bywater Rd. by Fenn Creek for me. How amazing! Its so silly but really those road names would simply sell me on whatever home I might be looking at over anything else...
Another possible use of 'Ere oo are you?' could be the local Neighborhood Watch signs.
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!
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Rembrethil
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Aug 7 2013, 6:42pm
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And after generations of descendants have colonized the ENTIRE area, we can then declare ourselves a Free State.
 All hail Tolkiena!! (Toll-Kenya)
Now all we need is an anthem to rally the fans to settle here!
Behold TORnsibs!! The day has come!! The Age of Tolkienlightenment is at hand!!
LOL.
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Ereinion Nénharma
Lorien
Aug 7 2013, 6:51pm
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...there also is a town with a Tolkien District:
https://maps.google.nl/maps?safe=off&hl=nl&q=Laan+van+Tolkien,+Geldrop&ie=UTF-8
''Do not fear the shadows, for seeing them means light is near...''
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Aug 7 2013, 6:55pm
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here
All the Dutch translations, but still.
You may come over for a visit!
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Aug 7 2013, 6:57pm
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Are you from this region, or did you just know about it?
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Rembrethil
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Aug 7 2013, 7:00pm
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Bofur(Read James Nesbitt) is too awesome!!!
BTW, are your neighbors terribly enthused, or even aware, of the origin of the street names?
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Ereinion Nénharma
Lorien
Aug 7 2013, 7:01pm
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IMO you beat me, because you actually live there...awesome!
I'm not from that region, maar ik kom wel uit Nederland...
''Do not fear the shadows, for seeing them means light is near...''
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DanielLB
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Aug 7 2013, 7:02pm
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Do you live on any of the roads, or just nearby? I'll definitely visit if I'm in that area.
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Aug 7 2013, 7:07pm
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at Bofur 5.
Hard for anybody to get, because usually there would be a "straat (street)" following that. But it is just the name.
The only downside. The street next to is Bifur. Lots of mix ups etc. I have been doing a lot of mail delivery to Bifur 5 and they probably to me. Or midnight deliveries of pizza, that I didn't order, but had to come out of bed to tell the delivery guy he was in the wrong street.
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Aug 7 2013, 7:12pm
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Most of them have absolutely no idea
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Because all the names are just character names and hardly anything "street" to it, they know it are names of characters. And because the main road is Tolkien Avenue, they know it is from works of Tolkien. But in my road (12 homes) only one other neighbour has read the books. And some have seen the movies. A lot of them haven't even seen the movies or don't like them.
At Kili there is a family who have a large sticker of a dwarve under the streetname. It is more a Snowwhite dwarf. But it still gave me a thrill when I saw it, somebody who at least knows what the name is about.
I was already living here before The Hobbit got announced, so Bofur was just a book character than. But indeed, James Nesbitt is an amazing Bofur. I'm still hoping to see him at a convention. To get a photo with him holding a number 5. Than I will have the ultimate home number sign (I now have an image of me at the Hobbiton road sign in Matamata NZ).
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Aug 7 2013, 7:13pm
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Would have been nice to have somebody living close by who is also a big fan.
Well, you could still move
En leuk dat er nog meer Nederlanders hier zijn.
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Aug 7 2013, 7:16pm
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here in California that named its dorms and chow halls after Middle-earth stuff. It happens here!
"In the beginning the Universe was created.This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Ereinion Nénharma
Lorien
Aug 7 2013, 7:17pm
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but moving isn't really an option for me at the moment. Only if I can go to New Zealand
Ja, vind ik ook! :)
''Do not fear the shadows, for seeing them means light is near...''
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Aug 7 2013, 7:28pm
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Not clever to put them next to each other.
I was already living in Geldrop (on the other end of town) before I even knew there was this neighbourhood. But they started building extentions to it (I now live here for 6 years). And at that time, when you moved from inside Geldrop, you would get priority over people who didn't empty a home in Geldrop. So I was already registered for a couple of years for a new home, and with the priority, I got one of the homes. So moving here was really a conscious decision on the street names, love geeking out over my address and telling it to people whom I know have an interest in Tolkien (hey, that streetname mention even got me an interview on NZ radio ). But the house is also really nice with lots of space.
But there is no connection to Tolkien what so ever. When they started to build the neighbourhood I think somebody in City Council liked Tolkien and proposed to name the streets after the characters. There is, as far as I know, no connection to Tolkien or to his writing.
Which still leaves me as a NARF, but who cares  .
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