Who's for your opinion the most 5 important characters? - Page 3

RosieCotton · 03-19-2002, 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by Ërendil
ok my pervious post didn't make any sense - sorry. I didn't read all of the replies after the 1st page (Stupid) so this is what i meant to say
The mlst important people in my opinion are;
Sam
Frodo
Gollum
Aragorn
Gandalf

(now looking at it these arn't the same as Glîm Iceholder's. Doh!)

Sam is first! YES!!!!!!
~Rosie~
Sorry, I know, I'm obsessed.

Radagast The Brown · 03-21-2002, 01:54 PM

Quote:

originally post by RosieCotton

Sam is first! YES!!!!!!
~Rosie~
Sorry, I know, I'm obsessed.

good to know Rosie.

Quote:

ok my pervious post didn't make any sense - sorry. I didn't read all of the replies after the 1st page (Stupid) so this is what i meant to say
The mlst important people in my opinion are;
Sam
Frodo
Gollum
Aragorn
Gandalf

(now looking at it these arn't the same as Glîm Iceholder's. Doh!)

you forgot Sauron. I think he is much more important then Gollum!

bropous · 03-21-2002, 02:15 PM

Undoubtedly, the five most important characters in Lord of the Rings are:

1. Nob the Hobbit.

2. Galdor of the Havens.

3. Bill Ferny.

4. Celebrimbor.

5. The Mouth of Sauron.

Also of prime import: Mayor Will Whitfoot. Oh, and the elf kid who washes the docks at the Grey Havens.

Ërendil · 03-21-2002, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RosieCotton

Sam is first! YES!!!!!!
~Rosie~
Sorry, I know, I'm obsessed.

Of course Sam is first! And i do think that Sauron is important Radagast, but i only had to list 5 and Gollum DID destroy the ring.

BeardofPants · 03-21-2002, 05:29 PM

Hi, I'm new to this site, but it looks great! Five most important characters?

Bilbo - he found the damned thing.
Smeagol - assisted in the destruction of the ring.
Frodo/Sam - I'm going to class them as one.
Gandalf/Saruman - ditto. Opposing forces.
Sauron.

BeardofPants · 03-31-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeardofPants

Hi, I'm new to this site, but it looks great! Five most important characters?

Bilbo - he found the damned thing.
Smeagol - assisted in the destruction of the ring.
Frodo/Sam - I'm going to class them as one.
Gandalf/Saruman - ditto. Opposing forces.
Sauron.

9,999 posts later, I'd thought I'd ressurect my first post on this board to re-evaluate my choices made 6 years ago.

So, without cheating (this time

), my choices are (in no particular order):

Sam
Frodo
Aragorn
Gandalf
Sauron

I want to stick poor old gollum in there, but I don't think he supersedes any that I've listed.

katya · 03-31-2008, 05:01 PM

Congratulations BoP!

BeardofPants · 03-31-2008, 05:25 PM

Thanks.

***Rían*** · 03-31-2008, 05:32 PM

Hey, fun way to celebrate your 10K! Congrats and a question: what made you change your opinion?

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-31-2008, 05:45 PM

Good idea for a 10k, Shee.

P. S. I see your first post very effectively killed the thread. A truly auspicious beginning, wasn't it?

P. P. S. Wow, 6 years and 10 days ago.

***Earniel*** · 03-31-2008, 06:57 PM

Congratulations BoP!

And pretty close to your 6 years anniversary.

BeardofPants · 03-31-2008, 07:31 PM

Yes, kinda worked out well, timing-wise, huh?

Shut yer mouf, gwai.

Ri? There wasn't a helluva lot of reasoning there, just that all those characters[listed] felt .... not quite finding the words here... well, irreplaceable. It just seems that when it really comes down to it, those are the 5 that played the most important role during that particular time-period. There are definitely "close" fits though (ie Bilbo, Gollum, etc).

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-31-2008, 07:48 PM

Ah, there you are.

I noticed you cheated AND killed the thread.

Why are they the important ones? And do you think they're important internally to those books, or are you influenced in your choices by knowing about further works in the canon?

BeardofPants · 03-31-2008, 07:52 PM

They're important cos I say so.

Seriously? I guess there were a lot a players that had to come together at that particular time and choosing only 5 is like trying to choose yer favourite Beatles song (you like how I referenced my 'fake' 10,000th, there sis?

).

iHiril Lalaith · 03-31-2008, 07:59 PM

1. Frodo (for the quest of the Ring)
2. Aragorn (King, for taking the Paths of the Dead & defeating Sauron)
3. Gandalf (as Wizard and one who helped in MANY ways)
4. Gollum (for helping Frodo and destroying the Ring)
5. Sam (for saving Frodo's live a million times)
(6). Merry 'cause he's awesome!

The last sane person · 03-31-2008, 08:13 PM

Congrats BoPy! I'd give you my pants, but its snowing outside, so...I'll give you my pair of swimming trunks instead, which are way cooler.

The Sasquatch of Fangorn · 03-31-2008, 08:19 PM

Most important characters-

1) Frodo- ring bearer yadda, yadda, yadda.

2) Gandalf- Frodo's mentor

3) Aragorn- The king yadda, yadda.

4) Legolas- Voice of the elves in the fellowship

5) Gimli- Voice of the dwarves in the fellowship

and I know we're only supposed to list five but -

6) Bill the pony- 'cause he carried all of everyone stuff (untill Moria)

The Dread Pirate Roberts · 03-31-2008, 08:41 PM

1. Samwise - the quest would have failed much sooner without him
2. Gollum - the quest would have failed altogether without him
3. Gandalf - the quest would never have begun without him
4. Frodo - his quest succeeded even though he failed at the end - he did better than anyone else would have
5. The Balrog - fought Gandalf to the death of them both, resulting in Gandalf being sent back with major upgrades

Gordis · 04-01-2008, 09:27 AM

So here goes

:

The Witch-King (who had to do all the dirty work and some of the planning)
Sauron (one should honor the Big Boss)_
Gandalf, the eee-vil manipulator
Aragorn, his puppet, who was lucky to get himself a crown
Gollum who has done the job in the end
Some hobbits (who cares?) - but that is 6 already, so no hobbits.

Butterbeer · 04-01-2008, 09:45 AM

1) Barliaman Butterbeer -serves the best beer in Middle Earth - nuff said
2) Nob - helps serve the beer
3) Bob - For services to the Beer drinking fraternity
4) Bill the Pony - helps Hob and Bob sometimes
5) The inn keeper at The 'Dragon

.................................................. .................................................

Congrats Bop!

03-21-2002, 02:15 PM	#43
bropous EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMED DCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 1,176	Undoubtedly, the five most important characters in Lord of the Rings are: 1. Nob the Hobbit. 2. Galdor of the Havens. 3. Bill Ferny. 4. Celebrimbor. 5. The Mouth of Sauron. Also of prime import: Mayor Will Whitfoot. Oh, and the elf kid who washes the docks at the Grey Havens. __________________ "...[The Lord of the Rings] is to exemplify most clearly a recurrent theme: the place in 'world politics' of the unforeseen and unforeseeable acts of will, and deeds of virtue of the apparently small, ungreat, fogotten in the places of the Wise and Great (good as well as evil). A moral of the whole (after the primary symbolism of the Ring, as the will to mere power, seeking to make itself objective by physical force and mechanism, and so also inevitably by lies) is the obvious one that without the high and noble the simple and vulgar is utterly mean; and without the simple and ordinary the noble and heroic is meaningless." Letters of JRR Tolkien, page 160.

03-21-2002, 05:29 PM	#45
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Hi, I'm new to this site, but it looks great! Five most important characters? Bilbo - he found the damned thing. Smeagol - assisted in the destruction of the ring. Frodo/Sam - I'm going to class them as one. Gandalf/Saruman - ditto. Opposing forces. Sauron. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

03-31-2008, 05:25 PM	#48
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03-31-2008, 05:32 PM	#49
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03-31-2008, 05:45 PM	#50
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Good idea for a 10k, Shee. P. S. I see your first post very effectively killed the thread. A truly auspicious beginning, wasn't it? P. P. S. Wow, 6 years and 10 days ago. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle Last edited by Gwaimir Windgem : 03-31-2008 at 05:46 PM.

03-31-2008, 05:01 PM	#47
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	Congratulations BoP!

03-31-2008, 06:57 PM	#51
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Congratulations BoP! And pretty close to your 6 years anniversary. __________________ We are not things.

03-31-2008, 07:31 PM	#52
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Yes, kinda worked out well, timing-wise, huh? Shut yer mouf, gwai. Ri? There wasn't a helluva lot of reasoning there, just that all those characters[listed] felt .... not quite finding the words here... well, irreplaceable. It just seems that when it really comes down to it, those are the 5 that played the most important role during that particular time-period. There are definitely "close" fits though (ie Bilbo, Gollum, etc). __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

03-31-2008, 07:48 PM	#53
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	Ah, there you are. I noticed you cheated AND killed the thread. Why are they the important ones? And do you think they're important internally to those books, or are you influenced in your choices by knowing about further works in the canon? __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

03-31-2008, 07:52 PM	#54
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	They're important cos I say so. Seriously? I guess there were a lot a players that had to come together at that particular time and choosing only 5 is like trying to choose yer favourite Beatles song (you like how I referenced my 'fake' 10,000th, there sis? ). __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords Last edited by BeardofPants : 03-31-2008 at 07:53 PM. Reason: CLOSE THE BRACKETS YOU HEATHEN SCUM, CLOSE THE BRACKETS!!!111

03-31-2008, 07:59 PM	#55
iHiril Lalaith Sapling Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In the Silvan Realm of Mirkwood Posts: 3	1. Frodo (for the quest of the Ring) 2. Aragorn (King, for taking the Paths of the Dead & defeating Sauron) 3. Gandalf (as Wizard and one who helped in MANY ways) 4. Gollum (for helping Frodo and destroying the Ring) 5. Sam (for saving Frodo's live a million times) (6). Merry 'cause he's awesome!

03-31-2008, 08:13 PM	#56
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03-31-2008, 08:19 PM	#57
The Sasquatch of Fangorn The Co-president of Entmoot - The Half-Dwarven Guardian of the Ancient Forest Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: rexacoracophalifatoryx Posts: 1,405	Most important characters- 1) Frodo- ring bearer yadda, yadda, yadda. 2) Gandalf- Frodo's mentor 3) Aragorn- The king yadda, yadda. 4) Legolas- Voice of the elves in the fellowship 5) Gimli- Voice of the dwarves in the fellowship and I know we're only supposed to list five but - 6) Bill the pony- 'cause he carried all of everyone stuff (untill Moria) __________________ proud member of the republic of rexacoracophalifatoryx and it's sister planet clom. "she turned me into a newt!!........but I got better."-Monty Python and the holy grail. Thanks for breaking up the group Yoko!"- The reduced Shakespeare company. Fly Eagles fly, on the road to victory. Fight Eagles fight, score a touchdown 1-2-3. Hit 'em low, Hit 'em high, And we'll watch our Eagles fly. Fly Eagles fly on the road to victory.

03-31-2008, 08:41 PM	#58
The Dread Pirate Roberts Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 987	1. Samwise - the quest would have failed much sooner without him 2. Gollum - the quest would have failed altogether without him 3. Gandalf - the quest would never have begun without him 4. Frodo - his quest succeeded even though he failed at the end - he did better than anyone else would have 5. The Balrog - fought Gandalf to the death of them both, resulting in Gandalf being sent back with major upgrades __________________ ~The DPR "Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."

04-01-2008, 09:27 AM	#59
Gordis Lady of the Ulairi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minas Morgul Posts: 2,783	So here goes : The Witch-King (who had to do all the dirty work and some of the planning) Sauron (one should honor the Big Boss)_ Gandalf, the eee-vil manipulator Aragorn, his puppet, who was lucky to get himself a crown Gollum who has done the job in the end Some hobbits (who cares?) - but that is 6 already, so no hobbits. Last edited by Gordis : 04-01-2008 at 09:28 AM.

04-01-2008, 09:45 AM	#60
Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	1) Barliaman Butterbeer -serves the best beer in Middle Earth - nuff said 2) Nob - helps serve the beer 3) Bob - For services to the Beer drinking fraternity 4) Bill the Pony - helps Hob and Bob sometimes 5) The inn keeper at The 'Dragon .................................................. ................................................. Congrats Bop!

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