The Middle Earth Popularity Cup - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mormegil · 12-04-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by the phantom

Mim- Left behind no legacy.

Doesn't the fact that I voted for him leave a legacy?

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Originally Posted by tummy

We see so much less of Beleg when compared to Frodo- pages and pages less. And yet in that little bit of time we have with him Beleg proves that he is an amazing person. If we had the exposure to him we have to Frodo, I think Beleg would win this contest quite easily.

and yet...

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Mim- He has a chapter in a book named after him (Of Mim the Dwarf).

Sauron- One of the best selling books of all time is named after him (The Lord of the Rings).

Odd contradiction here tummy. So you can vote for Beleg, which was a good choice, on the grounds that he made an impact in such a short segment and yet you use the same reasoning against Mim.

the phantom · 12-04-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by morm

Odd contradiction here tummy. So you can vote for Beleg, which was a good choice, on the grounds that he made an impact in such a short segment and yet you use the same reasoning against Mim.

I think not. My point on Beleg is that in his short appearance he manages to be quite awesome. Mim was not, so the two are completely different. I believed that if Beleg had received equal text time that he would've blown Frodo away. In other words, we got to know Frodo better, and that gave him an advantage. Beleg was every bit as kind, forgiving, etc all the other virtues Frodo had, only the Elf got less coverage.

Mim and Sauron on the other hand- my point about them had not to do with textual coverage, but that Sauron was so ridiculously important that a book was named after him. THE book in terms of Middle-Earth. Tolkien could have spent every day of his life writing Mim's life story, and he still would've been but a speck next to Sauron. No amount of increased coverage could catch him up.

Gollum the Great · 12-04-2008, 05:48 PM

++Gorthaur

Mim is a little brat who thinks he's the one who matters. I despise that sort.

Groin Redbeard · 12-04-2008, 06:29 PM

++Sauron

However much I like dwarves, I have to vote for the most interesting character out of the two. For me the equation is likability over interest, Sauron is far more interesting than Mim.

Strongbow · 12-04-2008, 06:41 PM

++Sauron

Ash Sauron durbatulûk.

Morthoron · 12-04-2008, 07:45 PM

Hmmm...a despicable dwarf or a despicable Maia? A cunning ring or a cunning runt?

I'll go with Mr. Mordor...++Gorthaur

Lalwendë · 12-05-2008, 06:52 AM

++Mim the Petty Dwarf

Because he amuses me and because petty means 'toilet' in Lancastrian so I always grin when I hear his name but Sauron's a bit depressing in comparison.

12-04-2008, 05:48 PM	#3
Gollum the Great Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Pinnacle of my own might Posts: 386	++Gorthaur Mim is a little brat who thinks he's the one who matters. I despise that sort. __________________ 'It just shows you how true it is that one-half the world doesn't knows how the other three-quarters lives.' Bertie, The Code of the Woosters, by P. G. Wodewouse

12-04-2008, 06:29 PM	#4
Groin Redbeard Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Facing the world's troubles with Christ's hope! Posts: 1,635	++Sauron However much I like dwarves, I have to vote for the most interesting character out of the two. For me the equation is likability over interest, Sauron is far more interesting than Mim. __________________ I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old, familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeatof peace on earth, good-will to men! ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

12-04-2008, 06:41 PM	#5
Strongbow Wight Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South of the Capital Wasteland Posts: 119	++Sauron Ash Sauron durbatulûk. __________________ Is é gáire ár gcuid páistí a bheas mar dhíoltas againn. - Roibeard Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh Last edited by Strongbow; 12-04-2008 at 07:50 PM.

12-04-2008, 07:45 PM	#6
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	Hmmm...a despicable dwarf or a despicable Maia? A cunning ring or a cunning runt? I'll go with Mr. Mordor...++Gorthaur __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

12-05-2008, 06:52 AM	#7
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	++Mim the Petty Dwarf Because he amuses me and because petty means 'toilet' in Lancastrian so I always grin when I hear his name but Sauron's a bit depressing in comparison. __________________ Gordon's alive!

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