The Silmarillion Survivor

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Anguirel

Assist Turin's career as an outlaw!

To be a good outlaw, Turin needs notoriety. To allow him to be truly notorious, we must eliminate any serious competitors for the title.

Now, let's see. Who else is likely to be stealing some of the notoriety that Turin richly deserves? Perhaps one who might be described thus:

Originally Posted by Ang

He's cunning. He's a superb stage/screen villain of the old tradition.

Originally Posted by Ang

Remember Errol Flynn's ouevre, or even The Mask of Zorro? Remember the tradition of the cool, caustic, calculating aristocrat, second to none with the rapier (except the film's hero, naturally), equipped with by far the best one liners, with the cut-glass-posh English accent?

Hmm. I wonder who fits that description? Perhaps further investigation will assist ...

Originally Posted by Ang

But Curufin is more than that. Curufin is the Talented Mr Ripley. Curufin the Crafty, Curufin who defied Elf mores to entrap Nargothrond in his cautious power-hungry speeches, Curufin who dared to carry off Little Miss Prissy-I-Can-Defeat-The-Forces-Of-Evil-By-Singing Luthien. Curufin is the mastermind, the wit ...

Ah yes! Curufin, of course.

How can Turin be a truly successful outlaw when this Curufin chappie is stealing all his limelight?

++CURUFIN