The Silmarillion Survivor

[Gothmog]

Now Lalaith has her chance to vote! Come on, you know what you want! Ang has won nearly everything this far and his criminal protégé has been left alone for too long now! If we get both Thingol and Curufin thrown off from the game, Turin will surely suffer... Double effect

And who ever votes for Curufin will get an apple from me!

[Lord Melkor]

Hmmm, after a careful review of my options and weighing the pros and cons of each removing either Curufin or Thingol, my vote goes to:

++ Thingol

Removing Thingol will eliminate Turin's father figure. There is also a high likelyhood that Melian will pack her bags and leave for Valinor, now that her precious Sindarin loverboy is gone, leaving Doriath open to attack by all kinds of unsavory creatures (like Orcs and the Sons of Feanor). Angst, angst, angst, for poor Turin!

[Anguirel]

It's seven minutes till closing time now, and though I was going to round up early, I'll give anti-Curufinists the remaining minutes and perhaps ten or fifteen extra to garner votes-to show I'm not manipulating the times. In truth, I'm far too chaotic to do so.

For now-

Curufin-3
Thingol-5

EDIT: Voting closed now. Sorry to thwart you Saucie; it was a close run thing and I'm sure your time will come...

[Anguirel]

RESULTS OF DAY SIX (M-e)

On the day of Midwinter, Elwe Singollo, called Elu Thingol, King of Doriath, went missing.

His brother, Olwe, was not too worried. "He's done it again. Probably chasing pretty Maia."

And though Melian seemed concerned, most ascribed this to irritation at Olwe's tactlessness.

Yet the weeks passed, and Thingol did not return.

***

In Ossiriand, Curufin was indulging in a spot of brief hunting with Celegorm. After they'd caught a stag, the brothers intended to settle to a bit of scheming. The day passed pleasantly; Curufin never knew how close he had been to vanishing together with Thingol Greycloak...

RESULTS OF THE CHALLENGE

At last, it became clear that Thingol was lost. Again. There was instant pandemonium in the court of Menegroth.

Olwe insisted that his brother would return, but offered to take up the kingship in the interim. With the backing of Celeborn and Galadriel, he seemed certain to gain the throne.

But Melian defied him. She declared that Thingol would never return, and that without her guidance Doriath was doomed. She claimed the throne, and set up her court in Menegroth itself. Mablung and Beleg supported her.

And there was a third contender now. Beren and Luthien, in right of their son Dior, now a young man, claimed the throne; and they were welcomed by the folk of Brethil, and ruled over the west of Doriath. Thus Olwe ruled in the North, at the Court of the Old King; Melian in the centre and South, at the Court of the Queen; and Dior, aided by Beren and Luthien, at the Court of the Young King in Brethil and the western forest. And Luthien wore the Silmaril. But only the Queen's Court was now protected by the Girdle.

So it was that Morwen had to decide which Doriath to send her son to. The north, ruled by Olwe, where the old Telerin laws prevailed? The Sindarin centre, ruled by Melian? Or the human and Elven realm of Dior Half-Elven? Olwe was closest; and Dior made sense because he was himself a Man. But in what Morwen heard of Melian, she recognised something of herself. And so Turin, with the help of Beleg and Mablung, was escorted into Melian's realm.

It was the safest place in Beleriand; and to a young Man this was infuriating. Olwe's realm was regularly attacked by Morgoth, and only Galadriel's power allowed it to survive. Dior's realm was always warring with the Dwarves of Nogrod and with Celegorm and Curufin, especially after the deaths of Beren and Luthien. Yet in Melian's realm all was still.

Infuriatingly still. Beleg Cuthalion felt it too; and one night, he escaped with the youth. Together they made their way to the human lands...Turin taking with him the sword Anglachel...

It's Day Seven in Middle-earth...the contestants...

Tribes

VALAR

Elbereth
Ulmo
Mandos, Doom of

NOLDOR

Maedhros
Maglor
Celegorm
Celebrimbor
Curufin
Ereinion
Idril
Maeglin
Orodreth
Finduilas

TELERI/SINDAR

Olwe
Celeborn
Galadriel
Mablung
Beleg

MAIA

Melian
Uinen
Tilion (with Moon)
Arien (with Sun)

DWARVES

Telchar of Nogrod (incidentally, probably by now a different character. But with the same name. Like Durin the Deathless...)
Mim the Petty-dwarf
Khim
Ibun

MEN

Dior
Hurin
Tuor
Morwen
Turin
Nienor
Brandir
Forweg
Androg

FORCES OF EVIL

Morgoth
Sauron
Glaurung
Ancalagon (adolescent...)
Morgoth, Curse of

The last two Men, you should note, are I think only in Unfinished Tales. They're the leaders of the Gaurwaith Turin joins soon. Androg is among my favourite Men. A sort of human Curufin, hee hee...now I'll watch him get voted out. I'll remove them if people would rather I stuck to the Silmarillion proper.

Now-the seventh challenge-TURIN HOOD and LITTLE BELEG. Assist Turin's career as an outlaw!

[Lalaith]

Sorry 'bout that everyone, got tied up in RL....

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Anguirel

Assist Turin's career as an outlaw!

To be a good outlaw, Turin needs notoriety. To allow him to be truly notorious, we must eliminate any serious competitors for the title.

Now, let's see. Who else is likely to be stealing some of the notoriety that Turin richly deserves? Perhaps one who might be described thus:

Originally Posted by Ang

He's cunning. He's a superb stage/screen villain of the old tradition.

Originally Posted by Ang

Remember Errol Flynn's ouevre, or even The Mask of Zorro? Remember the tradition of the cool, caustic, calculating aristocrat, second to none with the rapier (except the film's hero, naturally), equipped with by far the best one liners, with the cut-glass-posh English accent?

Hmm. I wonder who fits that description? Perhaps further investigation will assist ...

Originally Posted by Ang

But Curufin is more than that. Curufin is the Talented Mr Ripley. Curufin the Crafty, Curufin who defied Elf mores to entrap Nargothrond in his cautious power-hungry speeches, Curufin who dared to carry off Little Miss Prissy-I-Can-Defeat-The-Forces-Of-Evil-By-Singing Luthien. Curufin is the mastermind, the wit ...

Ah yes! Curufin, of course.

How can Turin be a truly successful outlaw when this Curufin chappie is stealing all his limelight?

++CURUFIN

[The 1,000 Reader]

Sorry for being immature, but Curufin is an stuck-up ***hole and I doubt Ang was playing fairly in the final stretch. Don't send me any rep, this is just my opinion.

++Curufin.