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12-09-2008, 07:37 AM
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Leaf-clad Lady
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++ Galadriel
No question. Just looking at her motives and Lúthien's for doing their great deeds, so to say. Besides, Lúthien's story is lovely but her personality is too much the basic beautiful, mysterious and gentle-hearted woman that tends to annoy me.
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12-09-2008, 10:52 AM
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shadow of a doubt
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Lúthien is in conception more like an Elf in a traditional sense: a youthful, magical creature dancing in a forest glade, beautiful and illusive; you call out and *poff* she's gone. The story of Beren and Lúthien is also more like a traditional fairy-tale I suppose which doesn't fit seamlessly into the more serious Silmarillion. I really enjoyed the story in Lost Tales (those cats were well cool) and Lúthien is at her best here. This is a vote for Tinúviel:
++Lúthien
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12-09-2008, 11:11 AM
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
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What kind of a question is that?
++Galadriel EDIT: Eeek. I am scared. I did not read anything from this thread (only seeing the boldened "++Galadriel" and "++Lúthien" words there) before I posted...
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12-09-2008, 12:05 PM
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shadow of a doubt
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It promised to be a real cat fight but Lúthien didn't have the claws to resist Galadriel who wins 10-4.
Match 7 of Round 2: These two need no introduction. Without further ado it's: Aragorn vs. Samwise Gamgee
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12-09-2008, 12:39 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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Aragorn?.... or Sam? Aragorn?.... or Samwise?.... Descendant of Kings?.... or a hobbit? Weeell, I always liked them both, both have a sort of quiet, retiring disposition, not thrilled by becoming big or popular. But...
++Sam ...because Aragorn already knew how to be a hero and Sam had pick it up as he went along.
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12-09-2008, 12:50 PM
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Woman of Secret Shadow
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++Sam
No specific reasons, except that I just like him more.
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12-09-2008, 01:05 PM
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
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I see the second-round matches are all either perfectly clear without any doubt, as I just love one of the characters (Saruman, Galadriel) or they are totally unclear because I don't like either of the characters that much (that Maedhros thing, or this one). But, thinking of what I said back then during the first round, I will vote
++Aragorn although I am inclined to believe that if I were in a different mood (after reading the second half of the Two Towers, for example), I would have voted for Sam. They are both nice, nevertheless - just not that brilliant. P.S. Quote:
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12-09-2008, 03:51 PM
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Flame of the Ainulindalë
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I'd like to abstain from voting with this one as neither of them are my absolute favourites but I tend to like them both in different ways. If I'd be on for a night of drinking beer and merriment I'd choose Sam as my company but if I'd wish to discuss the grand issues of this world with a jug of wine I'd choose Aragorn...  Darn hard one. ++ Aragorn It could have gone the other way as well...
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12-09-2008, 04:07 PM
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Maundering Mage
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Aragorn doesn't shower, he really doesn't do much. The crown is handed to him through no real effort of his own. Simply put, by having such a company selected for him he was made 'great'.
Sam on the other hand is the best. He is noble, brave and courageous. ++Sam Seriously, we cannot let Same lose.
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