Tolkien-Only Members

2006

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Tolkien-only members: 2004, 2005

Primary name
Other names
Email, contact
Country
Contributions to the Valar Guild Tolkien Site:
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Adriaan
adriaan.dr(AT)gmail.com

  July: hopes to be home in about a week and able to send the scans of artwork. Emails go back before or around Sept 2005.
  Sept 5: Varda emailed asking about art scans.

Art?
Alasse Merenrel-(TV) - <chris9chen(AT)yahoo.com> (good June 2006)
AIM: -
Joined Nov. 6, 2005 with two short stories: "The Choice of Luthien", and "Namarie, Arwen".

Two new stories planned, to be worked on after Finals in Dec. 2005.

Jan: new story: "Ilúvatar’s Gift"
June: new poem: "Queen Berúthiel"

Shanghai, China
Poetry
Stories

AuSteinM-(TV)
AuSteinM

Matthew Goldstein
<matt(AT)doorman.info>
AIM: AuSteinM
Website, created and owned by him: DoorMan Bot
Joined July 17, 2005 during an AIM meeting, with his contribution of server space. He visted several meetings previously. The guild is using the space for the Glittering Caves of Aglarond (the Valar Guild's art gallery for the Tolkien Encyc) and for World of WarCraft screenshots.

  Continues to allow us webspace, and says hi on AIM, helps out.
  Now in University.
  June: June 4th Meeting.
New York, USA
Freely donated a large server space for the Valar Guild, used mostly for space-eating graphics.
Cassia-(TV)
Cassia
<cassia_a(AT)hotmail.com>
AIM: -
Joined Feb. 3, 2006
Illustrates her stories. Most of the stories are done in collaboration with Siobhan-(TV). Some stories include original poetry.

Jan, Feb, March: Emails, stories with art
April-June: emails, stories with art.
USA
Art
Stories
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Curufinwion,
Maedhros
<maedhros(AT)noldolante.org>
AIM: Curufinwion
Forum member

  Feb 2006: email: wishes to join as Tolkien-only. Intends to send in something for the Encyc. If published, considering Maedhros-(TV).
Silmarillion and Feanorian fan.
  Feb: She came to an AIM meeting as Curufinwion and chatted Tolkien. Interested in Sil, Feanorians, and may be working on the Feanorian project. She also likes to write stories.
  Sept 5: Varda emailed asking about article.
Spain Article?
Dwalin-(TV)
Vinicius,
Carlos Vinicius
cvinicius01(AT)yahoo.com.br  (Dec 2005)
<cvinicius01(AT)oi.com.br> old personal
<Carlos.Andrade(AT)alcoa.com.br> work. First contacts.
AIM: -
Joined July 18, 2005 with Morgoth art.

Feb: Emails. Internet and comp has been down. Made two new artworks, now trying to figure out how to send them as they are huge, 17MBs zipped. (Is this a confusion with Inarius/Turgon's email?)
Brasil,
South America
Art
Emanuele "Theoden" Scalzo-(TV)
Emanuele "Theoden" Scalzo
edoras(AT)alice.it
Writes for this Italian Tolkien site:
http://lavocediedoras.altervista.org/
Joined Oct. 29, 2006

  Sept. 3, 2006: would like to be Tolkien-only for now.
  Sept. 5: intends to translate articles from Italian and send them in. For credit, use:
Emanuele "Theoden" Scalzo
  Oct. 29, 2006: Joined: Article "Sharp Glance" on Maeglin. Published here Oct 31 after slight editing of the translation, making him a Tolkien-only member!

Italy
Articles
Finduilas-(TV)-ex.
Now Finduilas-(V) see Full Member list
Bhon Tuath,
Lady Michaela,
Ferinor,
Fionn Mac Aran,
Finduilas (elf),
Finduilas-(TV)-ex,
Finduilas-(V)
<calmacinnes(AT)gmail.com>
AIM: Bhon Tuath
Joined June 2, 2006.
Forum: Finduilas-TV
Website: "Under the Red Sun"

  June 2, 2006: Humor: Belfalas text. Story "Errand of Fate". June 4: meeting, downloaded a game with the guild in Well of Souls, world Aerianell. Trying out the game "Battle for Middle-earth" and would like to meet fellow Valar gamers there.
  July: changed to Full Member. Games in WoW Euro, Eve Online, Well of Souls.
Scotland
Humor
Stories





FrancoManni-(TV) Franco_Manni,
Franco,
Gaffer,
Bergil
<endore(AT)freemail.it> (good Feb. 2006)
AIM: -
Joined Aug. 25, 2004 with book review.
Also member of the Tolkien Society.

Feb: Email. Sent paper: "The Complexity of Tolkien’s Attitude Towards the Second World War".
Italy Articles 
Gazarok-(TV)
Gazarok,
Tim
<kiwis_rock11(AT)hotmail.com>
AIM: Gazarok
Read H, LotR, some of BoLT II.
Collects WarHammer and LotR figures.
Joined March 23, 2006 with article "Gimli".

  March: Emails. Joined officially with his finished "Gimli" article. New article: "Mumakil".
From New Zealand, living in Australia
Articles
Fingolfin-(TV)
George
<georgepapas18(AT)yahoo.gr>
AIM:
Read H, LotR, Sil, UT
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  April: 24th 1st Emailed. Considering writing an article. Read in our Encyc, likes Powers, heroes, artifacts. Would like the ability to download all or part of the Encyc.
  April 30, narrowed subject to dwarves.
  May 9: considering origin of werewolves for article to be written during summer holidays.
  May 13: would like to use the name of a Noldorin king, prefers Fingolfin over Finrod.
  Sept 5: Varda emailed George asking about his articles.
  Sept. 26: (more emails between including name choice.) Sent article on Finwe.
Greece
Articles
He that Walks Unseen-(TV) Danilo,
Sting,
"He that Walks Unseen"
<danilorayob(AT)yahoo.com> Working Jan 9, 2005.
AIM: -
Joined Sept. 14, 2004 with poems.

Jan: Emailed. New poem: "The Nine Shadows"
Nicaragua (home).
Princeton, New Jersey (university)
Poetry

Indis-(TV)
Georgia "Parker" Stone
<giagrl0072004(AT)yahoo.com>
AIM: -
Joined Dec. 7, 2004 with poem.


Germany Poetry
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Kánedhel-(TV)

Kanidhil
<crazymanwhois(AT)hotmail.com>
AIM: -
Joined July 7, 2004
Forum member.

  March: emails. He wants to stick with us. Started an article on Ingwe.
Ontario,
Canada
Article?
Manik-(TV)
Manik Raina <manikraina(AT)gmail.com> (Jan 2005)
AIM: -
Joined March 16, 2004
He wants articles etc to be credited as Manik Raina.

June: Emails
India
Poetry
Merewen-(TV)
Merewen
<stjoanofarc1991(AT)msn.com>
AIM: -
Joined June 2006

June: She joined with the poem "The Last to Dance" and chose her guild name. New poem "An End".
USA
Poetry
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Lady Rachel
Rachel Marshall
gaia_silverfox(AT)yahoo.com

July 11, 2006 first emailed. Found us Googling for images. Saw movies, hasn't read books.
July 22 emailed says intending to write a poem for TV membership.

Poetry?
Siobhan-(TV)
Siobhan
<siobhancl2(AT)aol.com>
AIM: -
Joined Feb. 3, 2006
Most of her stories are done in collaboration with Cassia-(TV).

Jan, Feb: stories
March: emails, stories
April - June: stories
USA
Stories
TJ-(TV)
T.J.
Thierry Jungels
<map-middle-earth(AT)wanadoo.fr>
AIM: -
Joined March 18, 2004
His own web page of his M-e maps:
Carte de la Terre du Milieu  

March: email. Says 10-15 people daily come to his map through our site.  :)  Also gave his new email.

Moselle, France
Glittering Caves of Aglarond

Maps

His personal page, on our Links page:
Carte de la Terre du Milieu


Feb. 16, 2006: Sent emails asking to those we haven't heard from to see if they want to be with us for 2006.
Dropped for no contact, no reply March 2006:

Celebrian-(TV) no reply
Dreamlord-(TV) no way to get in touch with him after his last move.
Elladan-(TV) no reply
Embla-(TV) last known email says "failed permanently". Still hoping she might get in touch on her own.. Discussion Board. Zero posts.
Maeglin-(TV) email failed permanently. Forum. Zero posts
Telchar no reply
Tristin-(TV) no reply

Notes to Editor:
Might try asking old Maglor-(TV), did several articles.
Check author pages all sections for previously active, might rejoin or at least check for bad emails. Request AIM. Send them their author page URL's to let them check over their stuff again.
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