Favorite LOTR or Silmarillon character?

[AmandaRuth]

Miniluvamericahatebush here, and to celebrate my third reading of the Silmarillon, I have decided to make this poll.

(NOTE: Silmarillon, hecka hard.)

[Fovea]

1. Boromir

who gave everything he had to rectify his own mistake.

[The Traveler]

2. Way cool choice

Boromir was not invulnerable to the lure of the ring ... but a man of honor nonetheless.

[AmandaRuth]

3. OOPS!

I KNEW I LEFT SOMEONE OUT!!!!

[Elidor]

4. Beren, who stole a Silmaril from the Iron Crown of Morgoth

He was bad. No one else ever did that. It's not like you go to bowling league and say, "I stole a Silmaril from Morgoth." The fuck you did. But Beren did.

[Crunchy Frog]

14. Couldn't 'a done it without Luthien.

Beren was a totally helpless prisoner until Luthien overpowered Morgoth and rescued him. She did everything besides actually remove the jewell.

Luthien rocks!

[PittPoliSci]

5. Gimli, son of Gloin.

beard.

[AmandaRuth]

6. Amen to that.

*Raises hand and nods head.*

[indigobusiness]

7. Yoda

Kidding...


GW Gollum

[bullimiami]

8. tom bombadil

was a merry fellow....



been a loooooong time did i get the spelling right?

[AmandaRuth]

10. I think you did.

I luv him. Goldberry too.... Hippie flower child.

[Crunchy Frog]

15. That would be Hashberry,

at least in the book Bored of the Rings.:evilgrin:

[ZenLefty]

9. You. Read. Silmarillion. Three. Times. ??

That's like reading the Los Angeles Phone Book. I have never gotten through it. :wow:

But just to make you jealous, I own a First Edition British Printing by Houghton Mifflin Company, complete with all the maps and the original cover jacket. Neener neener! :P

But I've never read it, so I'm in awe of your accomplishment.

My fave character? Treebeard. :D

[AmandaRuth]

11. Treebeard=Awsome

Yeah, I've read the Sim. three times. But I Have. No. Life. Period. besides. Reading. LOTR. And. Playing. Saxaphone. and. piano.






Help.........

[Swamp Rat]

12. Tom Bombadil and his groovy gal Goldberry.

[bread_and_roses]

13. Well, hard choice

I went with Aragorn, because I can still ALMOST recite the moment when he faces the riders of Rohan and says "I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, Dunadan, heir to Isildur of Gondor , called Estel...are you with me or against me, choose swiftly!" (not an exact quote, from memory). But Legolas ranks high, and of course, Gandalf.

I have never understood the appeal of Bombadil, nor Goldberry...that section of the book always seemed contrived to me...and yes, I am a child of the 60's, but Tolkein wasn't.

edit: typo