Characters that are often overlooked.

[Morgul Queen]

Yes,definetly Celebrimor,who is descendant of the great Feanor and one of the mightiest elves in ME,and still there is almost nothing about him.

Oh, you have a Mini-balrog too? Mine are Celebrimbror and Eridor. Say Hi Celebrimbror!

Celebrimbror: *snarls*

Well, close enough...

Anyway, buck to overlooked characters.

Celeborn, who has already been mentioned.

Thranduil, c'mon, the guy held off sauron for close to 3000 years without the aid of a Ring like Elrond and Galadriel. He deserves some applause there...and I still don't get why the Fanbrats think he's evil. *shakes head*

Celebrimbor, even though he was decieved by Sauron he did what he could to fight him as well. He managed to hide the Rings and hold Eregion against Sauron until the last moment and then was tortured to death, poor guy.

Denethor, lost his father, lost his wife, had to look after two toddlers on his own while trying to keep Gondor safe and fighting Sauron while slowly being driven mad by the Palantir and still managing to hold onto the defenses for 40 years.

Tinfang Gelion, 3rd greatest minstrel of the elves, is only mentioned in The Lays of Beleriand in one sentance.

*eyebrows her list* Yep, I fangirl each and every one of them...

[Nimrodel_9]

Definately Thranduil and Celeborne. Thranduil is only mentioned when they are refering to Legolas. His name isn`t even spoken in The Hobbit. Celeborne is married to a "popular" elven maiden yet very rarely do you hear about him.

[Lachwen]

You know who I think is overlooked? Oropher. Father of Thranduil, King of Greenwood the Great, slain in the Battle of the Last Alliance. I'd like to know more about him. Also, I love his name.

I also think that Huor is overlooked a lot. Most people just think, "Oh, yeah, Tuor's dad," or "Húrin's little brother." There must be more to him than that! (see my post in the thread "Best MORTAL Fighter" to hear me rant about this injustice some more )

And let's not forget the brother of Olwë and Elwë: Elmo!

[Imladris]

In my opinion, Legolas is overlooked. He had virtually no character developement...we don't even know the colour of his hair.

[Morgul Queen]

And let's not forget the brother of Olwë and Elwë: Elmo!

And while we're on the subject of Elmo, what about Galadhon (Elmo's Son, Celeborn's father) and Galathil (Celeborn's brother).

Or Amdir? Amroth? Dior? Daeron?

[Lachwen]

Or hey, what about Nellas? Or Nimloth? All that's said about her is that she was Elwing's mother. Or what about Rían? Or Celebrían, for that matter?

Or are we just being stupid? Tolkien was a great writer, yes, but even he couldn't some up with wonderful, in-depth backgrounds for every character.

[tar-ancalime]

Quite a long time ago, Lyta_Underhill said:

Didn't any of the other Sons of Fëanor have children? Or perhaps they just didn't do anything of note?

I find it very hard to believe that any descendant of the Spirit of Fire would sit quietly and twiddle his/her thumbs. Oath or no oath, Fëanor and all his progeny were made in the (by Elven standards) "live fast, die young" mold.

But back to the original topic, I think Gilraen is an oft-overlooked character, even in this thread!