Mae Govannen from Georgia, USA!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:25 pm
Hello all!
Can't express how glad I am to finally introduce myself to you all. I have been in love with Tolkien since I first saw the films when I was 12, and used to trek through the woods behind my grandparents' house with a stick sword and a blanket for a cloak, playing at being Aragorn and Legolas, wishing I knew other people that I could share that with. Then a few months ago I discovered BrianGrubbs' videos on TikTok, and realized you guys did exist after all! I've been lurking on the site for a couple of months now, and finally feel I have enough of an idea and persona developed that I can show something with substance. I would love any and all feedback!
I decided to start with a Third Age Dunedain, set maybe 10-ish years after the events of the Hobbit, as people start to notice increased movements by Mordor and their agents in the North. I went with the name Barandir, a deviation from the Sindarin Brandir, meaning "noble man" (a nearly identical meaning to my own name), and coincidentally sharing baran, meaning "brown-headed" as I am (or was lol). While the commonly held idea is that most of the Dunedain Rangers stayed fairly close to Eriador within a certain range of their settlements, I like to think that Barandir is a wandering soul in love with the world, and sometimes ranges as far east as Erebor and Dale, thus encountering and befriending dwarves and citizens of Dale alike. I have plans to incorporate this into some of my kit as well.
I have some elements of kit already, but not enough to put together a coherent ensemble yet. I've been interested in Ren Faires and watched the Townsend channel for years, so I have a bunch of assorted stuff in this category, but need to get a few more things before I can put together my starting look. I have a couple of pieces of soft kit in the mail as we speak, and intend to make a haversack here shortly; I already have what I need for a starting hard kit and weapons from my collecting and previous camping experience, but intend to replace them piecemeal as I acquire the things I have picked out for this persona.
Again, any advice is appreciated!
Can't express how glad I am to finally introduce myself to you all. I have been in love with Tolkien since I first saw the films when I was 12, and used to trek through the woods behind my grandparents' house with a stick sword and a blanket for a cloak, playing at being Aragorn and Legolas, wishing I knew other people that I could share that with. Then a few months ago I discovered BrianGrubbs' videos on TikTok, and realized you guys did exist after all! I've been lurking on the site for a couple of months now, and finally feel I have enough of an idea and persona developed that I can show something with substance. I would love any and all feedback!
I decided to start with a Third Age Dunedain, set maybe 10-ish years after the events of the Hobbit, as people start to notice increased movements by Mordor and their agents in the North. I went with the name Barandir, a deviation from the Sindarin Brandir, meaning "noble man" (a nearly identical meaning to my own name), and coincidentally sharing baran, meaning "brown-headed" as I am (or was lol). While the commonly held idea is that most of the Dunedain Rangers stayed fairly close to Eriador within a certain range of their settlements, I like to think that Barandir is a wandering soul in love with the world, and sometimes ranges as far east as Erebor and Dale, thus encountering and befriending dwarves and citizens of Dale alike. I have plans to incorporate this into some of my kit as well.
I have some elements of kit already, but not enough to put together a coherent ensemble yet. I've been interested in Ren Faires and watched the Townsend channel for years, so I have a bunch of assorted stuff in this category, but need to get a few more things before I can put together my starting look. I have a couple of pieces of soft kit in the mail as we speak, and intend to make a haversack here shortly; I already have what I need for a starting hard kit and weapons from my collecting and previous camping experience, but intend to replace them piecemeal as I acquire the things I have picked out for this persona.
Again, any advice is appreciated!
