Middle-earth Bad Popularity Cup

[Tuor in Gondolin]

In stunning news to the arachnid world
Scatha the Worm ousted heavy
favorite Shelob 6-3, raising the
real possibility of three dragons in the
Sweet Sixteen, although both Smaug
and the Father of Dragons (makes you
wonder who the mother was ) will
face some stiff competition.

Next match:
the White Cats (of Queen Beruthiel) vs. Tom
(can a hoard of cats take out a troll obviously
born within the sound of Bow Bells ?

[A Little Green]

The cats of Queen Beruthiel must be among the most intriguing barely-mentioned stories included in the LotR. I would have loved to know more about them. Besides, cats are wonderful creatures. I adore them. So:

++ the White Cats

And I have to comment on the off-topic discussion going on here: the Army of the Dead was essential for getting rid of the Corsairs, but what were the Corsairs for? Tolkien could have left them out if he had wanted to, with no serious damage to his plot.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by A Little Green

And I have to comment on the off-topic discussion going on here: the Army of the Dead was essential for getting rid of the Corsairs, but what were the Corsairs for? Tolkien could have left them out if he had wanted to, with no serious damage to his plot.

Well, they were there in order to make Sauron's armies being stronger than Gondor, and disallowing Minas Tirith getting all reinforcements it could - so that somebody may come and save it all with sudden change of winds, just like Aragorn did with the Dead So, you see, it's a sort of infinite circle.

Anyway - to the task at hand - while Tom is, of all the three trolls, the most stupid (in my opinion, and now thinking not about the intellect, but about the general behavior) and the one I really don't like much, still, he is a Troll, and I like him more than the cats. I am not a huge fan of the tale of the cats, I never found it particularly interesting. Not at all, in fact. I am also voting him a bit as a deputy of his fellow Bert, who, unfortunately, did not make it among the candidates. So,

++Tom the Troll

(I hope everybody understands that Tuor meant this one, and not the other fella with the same name and yellow boots Hey, isn't it interesting how some names reoccur, a pity we don't have two Berts as well...)

[Morthoron]

++Tom the Troll

Although I think William and Bert should have been included as a trio, sort of the Three Stooges of Middle-earth. Soitanly, nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!

[Tuor in Gondolin]

Although I think William and Bert should have been included as a trio, sort of the Three Stooges of Middle-earth. Soitanly, nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!

Soitenly!
Tom (definitely not Tom Bombadil):
"Bert, William, the cheese!"
"Bert, William, the cheese!"

[Andsigil]

Cats??? Please...

++Tom the Troll, all the way. I can't wait to see the trio of trolls in "The Hobbit" film.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Andsigil

I can't wait to see the trio of trolls in "The Hobbit" film.

Now you actually made me worry a lot. If they are going to look like that tortoise from FotR, or more likely, like Shrek, or in either case, they will be some sort of horrible CG thing... eww. Another good reason not to expect the Hobbit movie.

If they at least found a tall and fat actor and put some mask on him... but not CG, it looks so horrible and overdone...

[Eönwë]

++Tom
A cat?
A cat?
A cat?
Shh... it's only a model.