Who Was your favorite character in the Silmarilion? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mnemosyne · 06-21-2010, 08:55 AM

Finrod. One of the few elves who was never a jerk.

Galadriel · 07-13-2010, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Mnemosyne

Finrod. One of the few elves who was never a jerk.

Hey! I don't think Fingon was a jerk

Which reminds me...Fingolfin and Beleg are also some of my favourites

ecthelion · 08-04-2010, 07:42 PM

The silmarillion has so many good characters that it is hard to pick one but if I could pick three they would be: Feanor, Beleg, and Meadhros.

Faramir Jones · 08-26-2010, 04:51 PM

My favourite is Húrin. Not only did he fight Morgoth on the field of battle; he still defied him when taken prisoner, despite the danger to him and his family. I always get a thrill when I read of him calling Morgoth 'an escaped thrall of the Valar'.

We have to remember that 'thrall' was the term for a slave in Scandinavian culture.

For him to say that to one who was the most powerful being in Arda and who claimed to be King of the World was quite something.

I was also impressed, and sniggered a little, at his response to Morgoth pointing out that his family was at his mercy: 'You have none'.

This probably explains why, despite everything Morgoth did to him and his family, he never asked for mercy.

What a man...

06-21-2010, 08:55 AM	#1
Mnemosyne Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Between the past and the future Posts: 1,159	Finrod. One of the few elves who was never a jerk. __________________ Got corsets?

08-26-2010, 04:51 PM	#4
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Húrin My favourite is Húrin. Not only did he fight Morgoth on the field of battle; he still defied him when taken prisoner, despite the danger to him and his family. I always get a thrill when I read of him calling Morgoth 'an escaped thrall of the Valar'. We have to remember that 'thrall' was the term for a slave in Scandinavian culture. For him to say that to one who was the most powerful being in Arda and who claimed to be King of the World was quite something. I was also impressed, and sniggered a little, at his response to Morgoth pointing out that his family was at his mercy: 'You have none'. This probably explains why, despite everything Morgoth did to him and his family, he never asked for mercy. What a man...

08-04-2010, 07:42 PM	#3
ecthelion Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 22	The silmarillion has so many good characters that it is hard to pick one but if I could pick three they would be: Feanor, Beleg, and Meadhros.