[Cadiliniel]

Hello there! My name is Cadiliniel (as you can see!) and I'm 17 (18 in August) years old. I live in North Wales (UK) and am currently studying for my A Levels in Welsh, English Lit, French and History. As of September I will be reading Celtic Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Admittedly, I first got into Tolkien through the films, but I have since read The Hobbit, LotR, The Sil, UT, Tales from the Perilous Realm and Sir Gawain...in the space of about 10 months I love the books and the films, but if I had to choose I would say I preferred the books. Hmm, what else? My favourite characters are Denethor, Boromir, Faramir and Eowyn (as you might be able to tell from my fanfics!). I'm a massive defender of Denethor as a good, noble man, from the now numerous Denethor haters that Peter Jackson's RotK has spawned *grr* I think I'd call myself a Stewardist, though I don't really object to Aragorn all that much

Anyway, glad to be here, and I hope that I can entertain with my stories!

[LuthienTinuviel]

Welcome~!

[Scribe]

Welcome to Open Scrolls,


I must say, you've written some lovely pieces and I look forward to giving future stories a home here. We're generally a fun bunch here, we try to be a support mechanism for authors old and new as well as providing an asylum for all LOTR fanatics

[sindohte]

Great to have you with us Cadiliniel I will have to take a look at your writing. Feel free to jump in and take part in the forums. We are a noisy bunch, but truly harmless. And the world does need more Denethor supporters. Even though the Steward of Gondor is not my favorite character, I am in total agreement with you that the PJ version of Denethor did not accurately portray him as a man who was a deeply responsible, but perhaps arrogant leader who was slowly seduced by the lure of evil.

[Cadiliniel]

Thanks for the welcome!! I'm in the middle of writing another piece at the moment, so I'll be adding that soon! Sindohte: *giggle* Well, I'd say I'm one of the staunchest Denny defenders around, so watch out any bashers

[Andreth]

Hello Cadiliniel! Glad to see another defender of the much-maligned Denethor. Many people don't realize that he was a good man ruined by the temptation of trying to find what he saw as a quick solution, the very thing that led to the ruin of several others in Middle-earth. He loved Gondor and wanted to make certain it survived the threat of Sauron. But like with so many things, most people don't go beyond the surface and so they completely pass over the true tragedy of Denethor's downfall. The movie versions of both Denethor and Faramir were horrible.

Okay, climbing down off my Gondorian soapbox - welcome to the site and I will definitely be checking out your additions to the archive in the near future.


Anna

[Ania]

[Cadiliniel]

Oh wow!! Well, you know what, I tried for Oxford lol, but didn't get in (I wasn't really expecting to!). I say come to Aber...it's not the best place in the world (meaning it's pretty empty) but the beach is gorgeous! What course are you applying for? Wow, that's soo cool!!

[Ania]

I'm going for English and creative writing, which is cool, but if there was another Ringnut on site! Heehee! Oh that would be wicked (but I would be coming in another year) But of all the chances, it's quite amazing on the whole of the Internet.