LOTR Survivor

[Glirdan]

++Merry

My favorite little Hobbit mad it this far, let's see if his friendship and trusting personality can see him through to the end. He's such a brave little Hobbit, and now that I think about it, he did get very little praise for wounding the Witch-King. He deserves this great honour to show his valour.

[Gil-Galad]

lets see....Hama is dead so hes a creep, Gimli is hitting on elf-women, so that leaves Merriadoc Brandybuck, even though he stole my MUSHROOM Pie, i can forgive him that little rascal, after all he did do alot and went bravely into battle at Pelenoor fields...hes a fiesty one

[Formendacil]

I should like to submit that Hama is one of the true heroes of Middle-Earth.

There has been great discussion among those learned scholars who frequent the CbC discussions (no relation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) that the experience given Aragorn upon the doorstep of Meduseld was instrumental in teaching him the proper humility when dealing with rules and regulations. I should like to submit that it was Hama, whose impeccable loyalty to Theoden is beyond doubt, who is responsible for that incident. Would Gandalf have had his companions disarm had Hama not required it? Of course not...

Further examination of this incident will show that Hama DEFEATED Aragorn. That's right, folks, our humble doorwarden prevailed over the Heir of Isildur. Doesn't that tell you things about him?

The only remaining event chronicled in the Lord of the Rings concerning Hama is that he fell at Helm's Deep. "He fell before the Gate" says the book. Many take that as a sign that Hama's contribution was insignificant, not worth recording in the Red Book. But I submit to you that the Red Book was written by the Hobbits, none of whom were present at Helm's Deep, and had never met him or had any reason to care for him (they were, after all, buddies of the defeated Aragorn).

Although no evidence from the Lord of the Rings can be shown to directly prove Hama's very important contribution to the battle, I believe that the honour of his resting place ought to show something to this effect:

In a grave alone under the shadow of the Hornburg lay Hama, captain of the King's Guard.

Why did Hama alone have a private grave? Surely other captains of Rohan fell in the battle. I submit to you my thesis that it was extremely great valour in the battle, which must have played an important part in the survival of king and country.

And so, I present my vote:

++Hama

[wilwarin538]

I will vote for:

++Merry

Cause he's so cute.

[Anguirel]

Cute he may be, but has he been supplying the tribes with firewood?

Has he been cunningly preventing fratricidal Elf/Dwarf war?

Is he a noted diamond smuggler?

I think not. Ladies and gentlemen, take this chance to show your taste and quality. Vote for the only candidate remaining with a cogent personality. He may be short, but he's hardy and loyal; he keeps a mind to practicalities like food, shelter, and rest; truly

++GIMLI SON OF GLOIN, LORD OF AGLAROND

has shown himself worthy to be...the Survivor!

(All Elf-lovers should support Gimli too-he's the closest thing to an Elf left, which is quite sad really...)

[Celuien]

Hama is pointless. He couldn't even do his job when he was doorwarden - Gandalf got his staff inside, didn't he?

I like Merry, but I won't vote for a cute character. Cuteness is highly overrated.

So that leaves

++GIMLI, SON OF GLOIN.

As Anguirel has said, he is loyal, practical and the hardest working contestant remaining. And, he is a brilliant diplomat and visionary who forged friendship between Elves and Dwarves after millenia long conflict. As such, he deserves to win.

[Boromir88]

Votes so far are...

Hama- 4
Gimli- 2
Merry- 2