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12-20-2010, 08:01 PM
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Blossom of Dwimordene
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And what about Iorlas, the old 29-year-old? And Ioreth's unnamed cousin? And Widfara? Three cheers for Dernhelm (who does not even exist in the movie)!!! And let's not forget Smeagol's grandmother! Even though she doesn't play a big role, it is nonetheless important. Speaking of that, there are no UNIMPORTANT roles (*hear that, PJ?*). And the people at Elrond's council - let's not forget Erestor and that other elf whats-his-name... oh god, my memory is starting to get as bad as Barliman's! Anyway, HURRAY for all those almost forgotten but not quite! 
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12-21-2010, 01:35 PM
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Shady She-Penguin
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Tolkien has such lovely minor characters in LotR. My personal favourite is definitely Gildor. Háma and Erkenbrand are wonderful too. As for people only briefly mentioned, I always wanted to know more about Malbeth the Seer and the old man at the door of the Paths of the Dead!
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12-21-2010, 02:15 PM
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
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My preferences about minor characters have changed during the years. Of course, the minor characters I like I don't consider "minor". But if I were to say some really minor guys (mentioned in only a few sentences or having one or two lines in the whole story) whom I really like and whom even I consider minor, who occurs to me first is Lugdush. I think he must be cool. And if we move to those whom I don't consider minor, but whom I think some people might (how dare they!), there will definitely be Gorbag, the one and only metaphysical philosopher of the Orcs, and of course Uglúk, who in my opinion cannot be considered a minor character in any case, because there is simply a whole chapter only about him! From the more First-Age-type people, Aerin is definitely there. I am sure I could think of more, but right now I am thinking in one limited circle, maybe later something will remind me of a different kind of people...
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12-21-2010, 02:41 PM
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
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And speaking of Arien, what about Tilion? And another first age character that is often forgotten is Aerin.
Ugluk is my favoutire orc, and he definitely is not that "minor". Gorbag is definitely "the one and only metaphysical philosopher of the Orcs", and that's saying something!  And Gothmog is often forgotten as well - not the first age balrog, the 3rd age "vice captain".
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12-21-2010, 03:25 PM
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Curmudgeonly Wordwraith
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I always thought Halbarad got a raw deal. And the other Dunedain that rode with Aragorn didn't even get mentioned by name!
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12-21-2010, 03:36 PM
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
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THREE CHEERS FOR HALBARAD!!!!!!!!!!! He's one of my favourite characters in LOTR
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12-22-2010, 02:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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 )! As someone has already mentioned too, Elladan and Elrohir. In my opinion, they may have been rarely seen in the books, but when they are Tolkien speaks highly of them.  So I suppose everyone considers them minor since we hardly see them, but in my mind they're not! They're actually my two most favorite characters from the series itself, their father coming in second. Haldir was minor in the books, but not so much in the movies, as we all have seen. While I appreciate PJ making him a little more important in the movies...even if he did have to kill him *grumbles*...I prefer the Haldir from the books, his personality appealed more to me. Gildor Inglorion. He saved the hobbits, simply by him and his company walking through the woods, singing (If memory serves me correctly)! Gildor sent word out for the others to be on the lookout for the hobbits. Had it not been for him, maybe Tom or Aragorn wouldn't have found them! And surely Lord Glorfindel wouldn't have known about them either. Well, he may have given Lord Elrond has the gift of foresight...but I digress. The point is, Gildor is just as important as any of the others! Asfaloth. Hey, I'm horse crazy I would have loved to have seen more of Asfaloth! There's no doubt more to list, but I haven't the time to list all of them!
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01-01-2011, 09:32 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Middle-Earth, near Minas Morgul.
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Well, here goes.. GO GOTHMOG, ORC LIEUTENANT OF MORGUL! I didn't like him either when I first saw him. But i eventually got used to him and, by some strange, unusual twist of fate, he became one of my favorite characters from the films. Sure, he looks to boot, but he's a pretty cool character! Side Stepping that boulder. Admit it, it was cool when he did that..  When I first watched the movie at the theaters, I looked at him as being one of those things that keep bugging you.. But after watching the movie omptean gazillion times(the extended edition atleast), it started looking more like he was a somewhat important character. It's a shame not many people really like him.  Although I am sure there are some that think he's cool, but won't admit it.. Also, Lurtz, though he isn't as bad as Gothmog when it comes to rememberence.. Even though his crime for killing Boromir is remembered and is loathed for it. Still, he's a pretty cool character as well(Ain't too shabby looking for an Uruk either!). And with that, I offer them.. .. .. .. Cupcakes. ^_^ |
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