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Arveldis
Rivendell
Nov 5 2014, 5:46am
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Do you ever dream about Middle-earth?
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It could be the characters, actors, crew, etc.
If you have any interesting dreams you'd like to share, please post them in your replies. 
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Cirashala
Valinor
Nov 5 2014, 5:59am
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you'll know the content of my dreams
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if you keep reading my fan fic 
I am constantly daydreaming, or dreaming at night, of the story, and of the elements/scenarios I am trying to work out for my fic. I am an extremely visual person, so if I can "watch" a scene in my head, then I can write it. And to me, a book is no good if a scene cannot be "watched" as well
I cannot tell you the number of times I've come up with a story via dreaming or daydreaming, and how many times I've composed a song during a dream (often wacky dreams) where the song was fantastic but I wake up and it's fading and I don't remember all the words  I've tried writing some things down, namely the song lyrics, when I wake up, but it fades fairly quickly- at least, the beginning of the song does 
At least dreaming about Middle-earth and the Quest of Erebor helps me come up with my story- many creative minds supposedly have had "discoveries" while dreaming. And that's most definitely true for me, at least where writing is concerned 
Plus, it can help get me to sleep if it's eluding me (it happens a lot  )
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Nov 5 2014, 9:40am
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Nothing too memorable though.
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Eruvandi
Tol Eressea
Nov 5 2014, 4:01pm
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I tend to dream about ME more often when I start getting excited as each movie approaches. I wasn't a Tolkien fan when AUJ came out, but last year when DOS was approaching, I had more and more ME dreams the closer it got to the premier date. One of them I described here in a thread asking about DOS dreams on Main.
I've also dreamed about the actors themselves, most often about Lee Pace, (surprise, surprise) but also about a couple of the other actors and PJ. Those were just the standard "I wish I could meet these people" dreams where they were out of character and just being themselves.
As for dreams of the characters, sometimes I've had nightmares about Azog chasing me, I've had good and bad dreams about Smaug, I've had good dreams about the hobbit and dwarves and elves and men from both LOTR and the Hobbit, both movies and books and occasionally the Lego video game versions. Most recently I was having a nightmare that was unrelated to ME, woke up, happened to glance at my Thranduil poster, fell asleep and then had a good dream about Bard and Thranduil meeting before the battle of five armies and doing negotiations.
Other than dreaming about me being part of the crew, I don't think I've dreamed about the crew members themselves.
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joec_34
Rivendell
Nov 5 2014, 5:13pm
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Never. Now I'm jealous of all you who have done so! //
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 5 2014, 6:02pm
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I had lots of them from 2000 to 2004. I posted a few of them here
One that wasn't in that list has stuck with me. It was right after I'd read about some horrific tortures that Saddam Hussein was using on people. I dreamed that night that I was in a group of people who blew up a building he was in. But there were other people in the building, and I felt awful that they had died too. Then Arwen gathered up their ashes and wept over them, and they came back to life.
Frequently in my dreams I see the action against a backdrop of a map of Middle Earth. That one was happening near Isengard.
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Dwarewien
Rohan
Nov 5 2014, 11:11pm
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and I think I don't have to mention who's in my dreams a lot, but since I'm a fan of both the character and the actor, I sometimes dream about RA as well (though those dreams aren't nearly as romantic as the ones about Thorin. Perhaps I haven't seen enough of his other work yet). Sometimes, some of the other Hobbit characters (and actors, since once I dreamt about the dwarvish cast in their bathing suits. Where did that come from) are in my dreams as well, like the dream I had shortly before DoS came to theaters, where I dreamt I missed the premiere only to get scolded by Thorin (more the scolding he gives Bilbo in Bag End, so it wasn't that much of a scolding). I think Dwalin was there too, and we forgot the Hobbit! Poor Bilbo gets left behind even in some of our subconscious minds. I've even had a dream about Thorin that was related to a character I play on another Tolkien site, but I'm afraid that one is a little too intense to share on a family friendly site such as this. I even had a dream about BoFA where I was in the theater and Thorin survived, so I kind of got worked up for nothing (I seemed to be the only one that did, so you can imagine my embarrassment).
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Arveldis
Rivendell
Nov 6 2014, 2:50am
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I never really remember mine that well, so I can't say how good any of mine have been, but yours sound awesome! I would love to have one that's a Narnia/Middle-earth crossover (or maybe I have and just can't remember).
I do remember having one sort of nightmare related to Middle-earth: it was that orcs were taking over the world. It was scary, but I don't recall being particularly terrified by it.
Hmm... I should try that. I have a poster of the Company on my wall in my bedroom; maybe it could help with some nice dreams.
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Arveldis
Rivendell
Nov 6 2014, 4:22am
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that it would be Thorin. 
I've dreamed about him/RA too. I even got to meet RA once in a dream. Of course, 90% of the dream was nonsense, and it was only in the last few minutes that I got to meet him. Unfortunately, he only got out "hello" (I say he because I was too awed and stunned to utter anything, even nonsensical babbling) before the dream ended.
As for the dream about the actors in their bathing suits, perhaps it was based off of the dwarves in Rivendell in the AUJ EE or the "naughty dwarf" calendar that was mentioned in a few interviews? Whatever it came from, it sounds hilarious.
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Annael
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Nov 6 2014, 7:05pm
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but Sean Bean shows up in my dreams a lot.
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sauget.diblosio
Tol Eressea
Nov 7 2014, 9:15am
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i do often have "movie" dreams, where i'm watching a movie, then later in the dream i'm in the move, interacting with it's world. And even though i don't ever remember having a LotR dream, my "movie" dreams happen often enough that i don't doubt that i've had a LotR dream and just don't remember it.
Although i did just remember a very vague memory of a dream that i had just before AUJ came out where i was in the theater watching the movie and all kinds of anachronistic stuff was in the movie like cars and light bulbs and out of place actors like Jim Carrey or Demi Moore.
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Nov 8 2014, 12:20am
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I once dreamed about a song that seemed to come like a pale light behind a grey rain-curtain, and growing stronger to turn the veil all to glass and silver, until at last it was rolled back, and a far green country opened before me under a swift sunrise.
WAIT! All seriousness aside - did I dream that or plagiarize?
. . . .All seriousness back, I voted "rarely" which seems ludicrous as my mind spends four hours a day thinking "Middle-earth" - and I have no control over it. Maybe some meditation. . . OMmmm... 
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Nov 8 2014, 1:13am
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As I was in bed waiting for the Land of Nod, instead of counting sheep I would name Tolkien names. I would usually start with the Nine Walkers, then back up to the thirteen Dwarves, follow thru The Hobbit into LOTR.
Back in the ‘70s and ‘80s I could give well over 100 names of characters from just the two novels. Well, looking back, I’m not sure if this helped me fall asleep, just relaxed me, or maybe even kept me awake – going for a new record.
I’m sure that most book aficionados on this site could push 100 easily. Try it sometime when you unable to reach slumberland.
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Arveldis
Rivendell
Nov 8 2014, 3:52am
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I easily spend much more time than that. Now that I think about it, it's actually quite scary how much time I spend thinking about Middle-earth. It's a wonder I get anything done...
I don't have many Middle-earth dreams, or at least I can't remember them, so I fall into the occasionally/rarely section too.
Naming Middle-earth characters sounds like an excellent idea! The last time I made an effort to name every character I could think of I got a fair number. Counting sheep never helped me, so maybe this will. Thank you for the suggestion.
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BlackFox
Half-elven
Nov 8 2014, 9:47am
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... of how I was lying in the bed trying to recall the names of the thirteen dwarves not too long ago. 
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Nov 8 2014, 2:02pm
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was in a different category back in the ‘70s, ‘80s as I have now lost about a third of my brain mass. But I’ll give a no-peeky go at the 13.
Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Balin, Dwalin, Nori, Ori, Fili, Kili, Thorin *** (thinking) *** ah, Dori, Gloin, and NOPE had to look up Oin fer heck’s sake. 
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dernwyn
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Nov 9 2014, 3:02am
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The first time I recall dreaming about it, it was Gandalf, Aragorn, and Legolas on stage in some musical, and it was embarrassing.
The second time, all the Dwarves and the filming crew were in the library at the school where I work, and they were setting up a scene with all of them sitting around one of the long tables in here. It was very confusing, and I woke up before the filming started.
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Annael
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Nov 10 2014, 7:59pm
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No. My dreams about Sean are, uh, this is a family board so let's call them wish fulfillment dreams . . .
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Gianna
Rohan
Nov 17 2014, 9:12pm
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Yes my precious, but we has had only three :(
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The only one which was really interesting was the third, in which Evangeline Lilly and (I think) Billy Boyd turned up at our house! But most of the time they were here, I was doing a puzzle at the kitchen table, or making a fool of myself.  Never thought to ask for their autographs or anything... Oh, and it turned out they were engaged...
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