Verily my compassion overcometh my wrath. Who are YOUR famous five? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Hilde Bracegirdle · 08-12-2007, 06:44 AM

Compassion awards go to:

Beleg (Strongbow)
Faramir
Beregond

But the favorites?
Samwise
Gandalf

Disclaimer: Being fond of a host of others, the list may be subject to change daily!

davem · 08-12-2007, 08:01 AM

Well, I think Eowyn would make a good 'George', Aragorn is probably the ideal 'Julian', Pippin could be 'Dick', Luthien, 'Anne', & Huan as 'Timmy' ('Timmeh!)

Hammerhand · 08-12-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by davem

Pippin could be 'Dick'

Going by the film portrayal, i whole heartedly agree :P

Finduilas · 08-12-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by davem

Well, I think Eowyn would make a good 'George', Aragorn is probably the ideal 'Julian', Pippin could be 'Dick', Luthien, 'Anne', & Huan as 'Timmy' ('Timmeh!)

I'm confused. This sounds sarcastic, but it goes totally by me. (If anyone would like to explain it, I'd be much obliged.)

As for my five...

Fingon
Faramir
Frodo
Sam
Yavanna(Do Valar count?)

It's been a while since I read the Silm. so there might be more in there that I like as much or more then the LotR characters I mentioned.

Hammerhand · 08-12-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Finduilas

I'm confused. This sounds sarcastic, but it goes totally by me. (If anyone would like to explain it, I'd be much obliged.)

As for my five...

Fingon
Faramir
Frodo
Sam
Yavanna(Do Valar count?)

It's been a while since I read the Silm. so there might be more in there that I like as much or more then the LotR characters I mentioned.

Everyone counts dude.

I do believe the reference davem made was to Enid Blyton's "The Famous Five", it was abit before my time but it does ring a bell

MatthewM · 08-12-2007, 09:38 PM

My favourite five...

as if you can't tell from my posts...

Boromir

and the rest...

Faramir
Pippin
Merry
Eomer

Legate of Amon Lanc · 08-18-2007, 09:04 AM

As it was said here, it is hard to choose only a few characters. But five is quite a large number, so perhaps I'll be able to pick those I like the most.

In alphabetical order. I like them all the same.

Galadriel
Saruman
Tuor
Uglúk
Ulmo

What a nice company, isn't it?

Mithalwen · 08-18-2007, 09:31 AM

Idril Overlooked but surely the most admirable of Tolkien's heroines. Brave, beautiful, resourceful and forward thinking, she manages to marry her mortal beau without upsetting Daddy and thanks to her at least some of the Gondolindrim survive. Tolkiens deifies the brunettes but his blondes are so much more interesting - and have more fun. I love Eowyn and Galadriel too but I must choose only 5...)

Faramir Mr Wonderful

Just perfect

Finrod Greater love hath no elf..... his death was unbearable

Elrond His history encompasses so much of the history and sorrow of the elves and at great personal cost he sees out his role in Middle Earth.

Merry Always my favourite hobbit and with his love of ale, pipeweed and scholarly inclinations he reminds me a bit of the Prof..

Olórin the White · 06-06-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by davem

Well, I think Eowyn would make a good 'George', Aragorn is probably the ideal 'Julian', Pippin could be 'Dick', Luthien, 'Anne', & Huan as 'Timmy' ('Timmeh!)

I loved the 'Famous Five' series growing up!!! My mother gathered (and still has) an extensive collection of Enid Blyton books that I read and re-read as a child.

Most people I talk to have never heard of them though...

as for my five...I don't know that I could really say

Galadriel has always been fascinating to me...somewhat of a mystery in a way, and I like how she is described as having been the only woman standing tall amongst the Noldorian princes that fateful day in Valinor.
I must admit that I do love Faramir.
Gandalf is also wonderful
Beren (for obvious reasons)

....and I can't choose a fifth. there are just too many...

MatthewM · 06-11-2008, 08:33 AM

I am obliged to have to change some of my order. The list could change at any time! Boromir is always first, of course.

1. Boromir
2. Pippin
3. Faramir
4. Theoden
5. Merry, or Beregond, or Imrahil... this fifth spot is up for grabs

Hot, crispy nice hobbit · 06-12-2008, 12:17 AM

My favorite characters in ME? Hmm... what a dilemma...

But here goes:

1. Old Tom Bombadil of the sexy yellow boots
2. Evil Bio-Engineer Morgoth
3. His apprentice Sauron
4. Ol' Witchking of Angmar
5. Galadriel

So you'd see the attraction of villians...

Boromir88 · 06-17-2008, 01:29 PM

The nominees for my 5 favorite characters in Middle-earth - ever! - are as follows:

Faramir
Denethor
Theoden
Boromir
Mouth of Sauron
Bilbo
Saruman
Isildur
Hama

Drumroll please....

The 4th runner-up is...Hama! Hama is not your automatron "As you wish master" doorwarden you would expect a doorwarden to be. No. Hama has a brain and he likes using it. It is Hama's trust in Gandalf and company that arguable starts the wheels a turning for Theoden's healing. It is also because Hama uses his brain which makes him the most inept, bumbling, screws up any order ever given to him guard ever. This guy botches even the simplest of orders. Hama honestly reminds me of the guards in Monty Python's Holy Grail - "So we are to not let him leave until you are anyone else comes in to get him." Oh bless Hama's heart, the guy's got spirit.

3rd runner-up goes to the other Rohirrim nominee up there with true spirit...Theoden. Here is a guy who has his mind poisoned by a wizard and corrupt counselor, his wife is dead, his only son and heir dies, his kingdom is on the verge of annhilation and he rises (due to trust in Gandalf) above and conquers. That's not even the end of it, I've only just begun. After defeating his enemy, thus saving his people, does he decide where he's going to place the next hot tub and ease into a relaxing retirment? Of course not. Gandalfs pops up again, "Well...umm I know you just kind of got done fighting a war and many of your men died, but I'm going to need you to ride out to another war, where I am 98% certain all of you will die." Does Theoden whine about how unfair life is? Does he raise one grumble, complaint, or out right refuse? Of course not, he's like "Did you say something about death? Yeaahh baby, bring it on Mordor."

(Oh and in my opinion he has one of the best lines in the story: "But I will not end here, taken like an old badger in a trap." oh the beauty).

3rd place goes to the most petrifying and scariest villain I have ever come across in literature...The Mouth of Sauron. Here is a guy that gets one paragraph description and a couple pages of lines, but he is the most terrifying guy ever. The Ringwraiths are scary enough, but to imagine that a living man can actually appear as scary as them is even more frightening. Not only that but the fact that a man also can be more cruel than any orc (who tortured and killed for their own pleasure)...uhh the shivers. And the horse, what about that horse he rides! The just scares the bajeebers out of me!

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...mounted upon a black horse, if horse it was; for it was huge and hideous, and its face was a frightful mask, more like a skull than a living head, and in the sockets of its eyes and in its nostrils there burned a flame.

If the scariest villain I have ever read took third, than runner-up most go to the most fascinating and deceitful villain ever...Saruman. Ok, this guy was able to fool his allies (Men, Elves, Istari...etc) for over 160 years as well as play Sauron for a good amount of time. He wove a masterful web of lies that was only undone because Gandalf escaped Orthanc, thus Saruman got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Imagine how long Saruman could have kept up his charade had Gandalf not tattled on him? But the true mastery of Saruman is even after everyone knows he's a traitor. After Gandalf rats on Saruman, and everyone knows he's full of crap, he's still able to trick and deceive them! Theoden just got done telling Saruman to hang from a gibbet, and Saruman was able to weave a seed of doubt making Theoden think Gandalf was a traitor! The guys skills are so good, in August when he runs into Galadriel, Gandalf, and everyone in the woods he hides his intentions with the Shire, only to take control of the Shire a month later. Is this guy good or what?

And the moment you've all be waiting for (well probably not). Will it be one of the young sons of Gondor? The dead King? The crazy Steward? Or maybe it's the little hobbit Bilbo, said to be the dark horse pick.

Oh, you all know who it is and can tell by my many posts on him, and my many more posts gushing about my Sean Bean fanboyishness. I was just trying to add some Peter Jackson type "tenshun."

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-17-2008, 02:03 PM

1:Pippin
2: Sam
3:Merry
4:Faramir
5: Gimli

I could name a lot more... But I can only name five...

08-12-2007, 08:01 AM	#2
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Well, I think Eowyn would make a good 'George', Aragorn is probably the ideal 'Julian', Pippin could be 'Dick', Luthien, 'Anne', & Huan as 'Timmy' ('Timmeh!) __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

08-12-2007, 09:38 PM	#6
MatthewM Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 628	My favourite five... as if you can't tell from my posts... Boromir and the rest... Faramir Pippin Merry Eomer __________________ "Loud and clear it sounds in the valleys of the hills...and then let all the foes of Gondor flee!" -Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring

08-18-2007, 09:04 AM	#7
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Somebody has to break the line As it was said here, it is hard to choose only a few characters. But five is quite a large number, so perhaps I'll be able to pick those I like the most. In alphabetical order. I like them all the same. Galadriel Saruman Tuor Uglúk Ulmo What a nice company, isn't it? __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

08-18-2007, 09:31 AM	#8
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,463	Only five is hard but..... Idril Overlooked but surely the most admirable of Tolkien's heroines. Brave, beautiful, resourceful and forward thinking, she manages to marry her mortal beau without upsetting Daddy and thanks to her at least some of the Gondolindrim survive. Tolkiens deifies the brunettes but his blondes are so much more interesting - and have more fun. I love Eowyn and Galadriel too but I must choose only 5...) Faramir Mr Wonderful Just perfect Finrod Greater love hath no elf..... his death was unbearable Elrond His history encompasses so much of the history and sorrow of the elves and at great personal cost he sees out his role in Middle Earth. Merry Always my favourite hobbit and with his love of ale, pipeweed and scholarly inclinations he reminds me a bit of the Prof.. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-11-2008, 08:33 AM	#10
MatthewM Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 628	I am obliged to have to change some of my order. The list could change at any time! Boromir is always first, of course. 1. Boromir 2. Pippin 3. Faramir 4. Theoden 5. Merry, or Beregond, or Imrahil... this fifth spot is up for grabs __________________ "Loud and clear it sounds in the valleys of the hills...and then let all the foes of Gondor flee!" -Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring

08-12-2007, 06:44 AM	#1
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Compassion awards go to: Beleg (Strongbow) Faramir Beregond But the favorites? Samwise Gandalf Disclaimer: Being fond of a host of others, the list may be subject to change daily!

06-12-2008, 12:17 AM	#11
Hot, crispy nice hobbit Wight Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Troll's larder Posts: 195	Spare the rod... My favorite characters in ME? Hmm... what a dilemma... But here goes: 1. Old Tom Bombadil of the sexy yellow boots 2. Evil Bio-Engineer Morgoth 3. His apprentice Sauron 4. Ol' Witchking of Angmar 5. Galadriel So you'd see the attraction of villians... __________________ 'He wouldn't make above a mouthful,' said William, who had already had a fine supper, 'not when he was skinned and boned.'

06-17-2008, 02:03 PM	#13
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	I can change my opinion, right? 1:Pippin 2: Sam 3:Merry 4:Faramir 5: Gimli I could name a lot more... But I can only name five... __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.