Favourite minor character? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Morthoron · 06-25-2016, 02:01 PM

How minor is minor? Like mentioned once? Completely obscure? Or a bit player in a longer story? Not knowing the parameters, I'll give you a few:

Eöl - unlike any other Elf Tolkien referred to in his whole corpus. Friendly with Dwarves, dark, malignant, proud.

Halbarad - the only Ranger I cared about besides Aragorn, and you have to go and kill him right off the bat. His death resounded in me as if he was a Game of Thrones character.

The Blue Wizards, Alatar and Pallando - so obscure they didn't even rate separate colors. What, you couldn't afford to give one a green cloak?

Inziladun · 06-25-2016, 02:18 PM

I like my namesake. He tried so hard to reverse the evil of his people, bucking the will of the masses when he believed it would lead them to ruin. I have to admire that kind of nerve and faith.

***Mithadan*** · 06-25-2016, 07:19 PM

Fatty Bolger, who tried to be brave and heroic with limited success, and yet his acts may have had a major impact upon the outcome of LoTR.

Morthoron · 06-26-2016, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mithadan

Fatty Bolger, who tried to be brave and heroic with limited success, and yet his acts may have had a major impact upon the outcome of LoTR.

Plus, he gained notoriety as a best-selling author. His Lockholes Diet Plan was really popular in Bree, Buckland, Archet and Combe.

Inziladun · 06-26-2016, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Plus, he gained notoriety as a best-selling author. His Lockholes Diet Plan was really popular in Bree, Buckland, Archet and Combe.

From Fatty to Fitty!

Andsigil · 06-27-2016, 03:47 AM

Cirdan.

Zigûr · 06-27-2016, 08:01 AM

Húrin the Tall, Warden of the Keys.

Not a favourite character per se but an excellent example of Professor Tolkien's infinite capacity to furnish his narratives with realistic detail.

Also, regardless of what its actual responsibilities entailed, "Warden of the Keys" is an absolutely terrific title that fires the imagination.

06-25-2016, 02:01 PM	#1
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	How minor is minor? Like mentioned once? Completely obscure? Or a bit player in a longer story? Not knowing the parameters, I'll give you a few: Eöl - unlike any other Elf Tolkien referred to in his whole corpus. Friendly with Dwarves, dark, malignant, proud. Halbarad - the only Ranger I cared about besides Aragorn, and you have to go and kill him right off the bat. His death resounded in me as if he was a Game of Thrones character. The Blue Wizards, Alatar and Pallando - so obscure they didn't even rate separate colors. What, you couldn't afford to give one a green cloak? __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

06-25-2016, 02:18 PM	#2
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	I like my namesake. He tried so hard to reverse the evil of his people, bucking the will of the masses when he believed it would lead them to ruin. I have to admire that kind of nerve and faith. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

06-25-2016, 07:19 PM	#3
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,398	Fatty Bolger, who tried to be brave and heroic with limited success, and yet his acts may have had a major impact upon the outcome of LoTR. __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.

06-27-2016, 03:47 AM	#6
Andsigil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin Posts: 733	Cirdan. __________________ Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.

06-27-2016, 08:01 AM	#7
Zigûr Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 785	Húrin the Tall, Warden of the Keys. Not a favourite character per se but an excellent example of Professor Tolkien's infinite capacity to furnish his narratives with realistic detail. Also, regardless of what its actual responsibilities entailed, "Warden of the Keys" is an absolutely terrific title that fires the imagination. __________________ "Since the evening of that day we have journeyed from the shadow of Tol Brandir." "On foot?" cried Éomer.