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05-23-2006, 08:34 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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The Coolest
Who is the coolest character in LOTR? Why?
I think the witch-king, because nobody wants to mess with him (besides merry) 
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05-23-2006, 10:06 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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Gandalf for me. I like his 'here's how I see the world situation now' talks. Very interesting explanatory style and dedication to the issues of M-e
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05-23-2006, 10:13 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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I'm not quite sure what you mean by coolest.
The Witch-king was, indeed, a powerful character but he wasn't very successful. He built a kingdom in Angmar only to have it utterly destroyed. He failed in his mission to find Baggins and take the Ring. He backed down from Gandalf just because he heard the sound of horns blowing. His army was beaten by a much smaller force on the Pellenor Field. He was finished off by a four-foot tall midget and a woman. He doesn't seem all that cool to me. . Last edited by Selmo; 05-23-2006 at 10:17 AM. |
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05-23-2006, 01:59 PM
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I think either Gandalf, Gimli, Boromir or Legolas.
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05-23-2006, 02:16 PM
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This is a topic that asks for opinions, not actual book discussion. I'm therefore moving the thread to the Novices and Newcomers forum, where similar threads are located. Please continue reading and posting there - thanks!
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05-23-2006, 02:26 PM
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Surely the Snowmen of Forochel were by far the coolest.
Sorry. It had to be done.
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05-23-2006, 06:51 PM
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I think the Witch-King was awesome. When I read about his failures, they seemed acceptable for the plot. He seemed equal to Gandalf, if not stronger, at his full power. Finally, the way he was killed could have actually happened to any character, especially if they were stabbed with a super-powered weapon made to destroy him and leave him as no more than a column of sand.
The Witch-King was cooler than Sauron anyway. He just seemed more real.
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05-25-2006, 01:52 AM
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05-27-2006, 12:00 PM
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Gandalf,Legolas,Aragorn
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05-30-2006, 08:53 PM
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Animated Skeleton
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And Arwen,and Frodo,and Sam.
And Mary,and pippin. And Gimli.
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06-07-2006, 01:24 AM
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Teamwork
My two cents on the discussion about Witch-king vs. Eowyn/Merry: it seems to me (and I'm new at this) that teamwork (aka fellowship) was a major theme of the story, so perhaps the Witch-king was defeated by a pair of brave souls rather than one hero. That's one of the differences about this story that appeals to me so much. Besides, perhaps courage is not the absence of fear but the presence of "guts" in spite of almost losing bladder control. Both Eowyn and Merry faced an enemy who seemed far more powerful than either of them, and that is seriously cool. I think the reason they defeated him was the-sum-is greater-than-its-parts phenomenon called friendship.
Personally, I give cool points to Bilbo, who, from my limited knowledge, was the only ring-bearer to voluntarily give up the ring (not counting Sam who held it for 5 minutes  ). Perhaps it's more a matter of Bilbo's virtuousness, but still pretty cool. Now, for just plain "wow-factor" my vote for the coolest character would be Galadriel. Being able to accurately size someone up in an instant would be very cool indeed. Besides, she could have grabbed the ring and didn't... whata woman!
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06-07-2006, 05:23 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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Yeah, dont count out Sam. I am certainly certain that Frodo would not have been able to complete his quest if it werent for sam. Frodo would have either been caught by orcs, died in mordor, or possibly murdered by Gollum.
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06-07-2006, 11:20 AM
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I agree with you. I think that Sam was an extremely important character when it came to the Quest of Mount Doom. His actions were extremely brave and loyal.
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06-07-2006, 06:47 PM
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IMO Sam certainly wins the "best friend" category hands down.
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