There's a similar thread over in The Hall of Fire but I'll repeat my thing here...
I picked "Baragund" for several reasons. First, I chose a
Mannish character because my RL personality best fits the Mannish traits that
Tolkien described in his writings, especially the
Edain of the
First Age. I picked a "bit part" player in the mythology because taking the name of a leading character like, say,
Beren or
Hurin struck me as presumptuous. Finally, I just love the story of Barahir and his heroic, desperate band of 12 companions who bedeviled the forces of
evil who were occupying their homeland.
The avatar I took from a web site devoted to Tolkien illustrations. It's supposed to be
Lothlorien but it struck me how Tarn Aeluin, the hideout of Barahir and companions in Dorthonion, should look.
The signature is straightforward. There used to be a Guild of Scholars here and I belonged to that.
My Deep Thought reflects my cry of bewilderment and frustration in a world that can be pretty crazy. It is a line that Scrooge uttered in "A Christmas Carol" and it always made me chuckle.