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| View Poll Results: Who is your favorite Sindarin ruler? | |||
| Thingol |
   
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7 | 20.59% |
| Dior |
  
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2 | 5.88% |
| Elwing |
  
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0 | 0% |
| Celeborn |
  
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5 | 14.71% |
| Cirdan |
  
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14 | 41.18% |
| Amdir |
  
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1 | 2.94% |
| Amroth |
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0 | 0% |
| Oropher |
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0 | 0% |
| Thranduil |
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5 | 14.71% |
| Legolas |
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0 | 0% |
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06-13-2011, 09:49 AM
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Wight of the Old Forest
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall
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Sharp his sword, high was his helm, The king of beech and oak and elm
No question - Thingol. He's by far the strongest character, even Celeborn and Círdan pale by comparison. What we see of Thranduil in The Hobbit is more or less a replica of Thingol in the Silmarillion (cf their underground dwellings in the middle of a great forest, their haughty dealing with the dwarves); Amroth has an interesting story, but we don't hear much about him as a ruler (same with Legolas), and Oropher and Amdir are mere historical footnotes.
Also because while he acts like an arrogant, overprotective jerk in the story of Beren and Lúthien, he shows his ability to learn from mistakes by becoming a loving foster-father to Túrin.
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