The Middle Earth Popularity Cup

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Hmm, this is a tough one. Turin depresses me, and Sam annoys me (well, he annoyed Tolkien, too, sometimes). Time to pull out the coin again.... *flip*

++Turin

I can live with that, I think. If the Silmarillion had been published before Michael Moorcock's writings, I would've suspected Turin was the inspiration for Elric of Melnibone, and though I find him depressing, too, I also think he's interesting. In small doses.

[Lalwendë]

davem needs the Mac, so this is quick, but...

++Sam

You know this makes sense. He's no fly-by-night, nor is he stuck-up and full of himself. And he mostly does no wrong at all. There's no justice of Turin beats him.

Plus Turin is a stupid name for a character. There, I've said it

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

There's no justice of Turin beats him.

Except for the poetic justice!

++ Túrin


Gosh! Had I been able to peak in earlier we could have dropped Gandalf out!

That would have been something indeed!

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Except for the poetic justice!

Pht.

If you call that 'poetic justice' then it's Vogon poetry

[Tuor in Gondolin]

Pht.

If you call that 'poetic justice' then it's Vogon poetry

Now there's a thought. Perhaps the Valar should have
threatened Feanor to several hours of Vogon poetry if
he wouldn't turn over the silmarils.

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Tuor in Gondolin

Now there's a thought. Perhaps the Valar should have
threatened Feanor to several hours of Vogon poetry if
he wouldn't turn over the silmarils.

I reckon Gandalf could have had the beaten Saruman under control in half the time if he'd just brought along his Big Book Of Vogon Verse to Orthanc

[the phantom]

Originally Posted by Skip

Are you kidding? Túrin's Mr. Popular. He comes to Doriath as a teenager and soon befriends its two greatest captains and becomes an important and well respected Man. Then, after his flight, he is captured by outlaws and soon enough becomes their captain. In Nargothrond his immense popularity makes him, a mortal man and outsider, the informal leader whose will even the king yields to. Findulias, sister of the king, falls in love with the strapping lad. The same story is repeated in Bretil when he soon has the whole country almost worshipping him.

Excellent points. I hadn't even thought of it from that angle. Turin does indeed seem to be quite the popular one.

++ Turin

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by Ibrîniðilpathânezel

Time to pull out the coin again.... *flip*

Which side was which, I wonder.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

++Turin

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Originally Posted by Eönwë

Which side was which, I wonder.

I'll never tell.