08-21-2003, 08:56 AM | #1 |
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Favourite human hero in The Sil
There were many herioc men during the first age, but my favourite would have to be Hurin.
He is not the typical "tall" blonde, stereotype normally associated with Tolkien's heroes and he comes across as being very noble and lacking in ego (especially alongside the ridiculous Morwen). P.S Can't stand Tuor! Prefer Turin, even if he did cause more trouble tha he was worth! Don't ask me why but Tuor just comes across as being a bit too perfect and everything just seems to fall onto his lap. Idril, for example, he'd hardly been in Gondolin five minutes and already he was able to pick out one of the most beautiful girls in Beleriand! Sickening.
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08-21-2003, 09:31 AM | #2 |
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Probalbly Turin because I always loved his story.
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08-21-2003, 09:59 AM | #3 |
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i personally do like Tour and i dont think everything fell into his lap the fall of Gondolin had to be trying! Turin doesnt intrest me at all for some reason i think Beren pretty cool as well
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08-21-2003, 10:19 AM | #4 |
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Though he doesn't seem to be very nice of character and could result rather unfriendly, since I read The Wanderings of Hurin, I'm very impressed with him too. A simple gaze of him would put his enemies to run.
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08-21-2003, 12:27 PM | #5 |
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Húrin, certainly. I haven't finished all of "The Wanderings of Húrin", but combined with the texts found in the Silmarillion he is definetly my favorite.
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08-22-2003, 01:52 AM | #6 |
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I love Tuor, he's one of my all-time favorite characters. So poo on you.
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08-22-2003, 12:20 PM | #7 |
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Heroes are so much more interesting when things go bad for them. Therefore I pick Túrin before Tuor. Definitely.
[EDIT] It just came to my mind that things didn't go really good for Húrin either . But what the heck, I stick with Túrin. Húrin just sat there imprisoned for many years and didn't do anything. Túrin had a much more interesting life.
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08-22-2003, 09:30 PM | #8 |
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I did not find Morwen to be ridiculious.
I did like the character or, maybe I should say, the story that revolved around the character of Turin. Of course, he was prideful and although under a curse, I believe he caused much of his own misfortune. Not too fond of many of the Human males of the First Age.
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08-22-2003, 11:29 PM | #9 | |
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From The Lays of Beleriand: The Lay of the Children of Húrin
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“What does the term american refers to” asked the boy, and the wise man answered: “Lets look at the dictionary then.” As an adjective American is: 1. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture. 2. Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere. As a noun American is: A native or inhabitant of America. A citizen of the United States. Then the boy asked, “What is America then?”, and the wise man looked at the dictionary again: 1. The United States. 2. also the A·mer·i·cas. The landmasses and islands of North America, Central America, and South America. Confused, the boy asked, “Does the term american refers solely to a us citizen or to any person in North, Central or South America?” The wise man replied: “What do you think?”, and the boy answered: “It is clear to me that while the term american is used to refers to us citizens, one can also use it to refer to any person who is from that continent too,” the boy thought for a while and asked the wise man, “Am I right?”, and he replied: “But of course.” The boy wondered, why is it that some people refuse to acknowledge the fact that the term american refers not only to US citizens but to anyone of the American continent?, but then sadly, the boy understood, that it is the calamity of ignorance. |
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08-23-2003, 03:55 AM | #10 |
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This thread has many similarities with Maedhros's Greatest of Edain thread.
It's worth checking out.
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08-23-2003, 04:20 AM | #11 |
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Hurin? Pah. Gimme Turin any day of the week.
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08-23-2003, 05:27 PM | #12 | |
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Personally my favorite is Tuor, partially because the connection with Gondolin but still. He's the only man that is counted among the Elves. Túrin is too much dark and brooding for my taste.
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08-24-2003, 01:53 AM | #13 |
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Tuor, he's the son of a fallen hero and savior of both races. Though when it came down to it not a lot of people listened to him.
Second would be Hurin. He defied Morgoth to his face.
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08-24-2003, 04:23 AM | #14 |
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Still Húrin for me I think. And lately I've become more and more impressed by Morwen. She was strong, fearless and faithful.
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08-24-2003, 04:08 PM | #15 |
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Beren and Hurin.but I also like Haleth.she was relly strong woman
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08-26-2003, 06:23 PM | #16 |
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I don't really know. Beren is a favourite of mine, of course, but after that quote about Hurin - Thank you Maedhros! - I'm leaning a bit over that way too. Not too keen on Turin, but the thing is: none of it was really his fault, except for pride. Not his fault he married his sister, or anything. Poor bloke.
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From the Appendix of the Narn: Quote:
And Túrin is greater than Húrin? Hehe.
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“What does the term american refers to” asked the boy, and the wise man answered: “Lets look at the dictionary then.” As an adjective American is: 1. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture. 2. Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere. As a noun American is: A native or inhabitant of America. A citizen of the United States. Then the boy asked, “What is America then?”, and the wise man looked at the dictionary again: 1. The United States. 2. also the A·mer·i·cas. The landmasses and islands of North America, Central America, and South America. Confused, the boy asked, “Does the term american refers solely to a us citizen or to any person in North, Central or South America?” The wise man replied: “What do you think?”, and the boy answered: “It is clear to me that while the term american is used to refers to us citizens, one can also use it to refer to any person who is from that continent too,” the boy thought for a while and asked the wise man, “Am I right?”, and he replied: “But of course.” The boy wondered, why is it that some people refuse to acknowledge the fact that the term american refers not only to US citizens but to anyone of the American continent?, but then sadly, the boy understood, that it is the calamity of ignorance. |
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08-27-2003, 05:06 PM | #18 |
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At what point did I say GREATEST? Where does it say GREATEST in the thread title?
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08-27-2003, 06:33 PM | #19 | |
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Túrin over Húrin? Pah, Pah.
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“What does the term american refers to” asked the boy, and the wise man answered: “Lets look at the dictionary then.” As an adjective American is: 1. Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture. 2. Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere. As a noun American is: A native or inhabitant of America. A citizen of the United States. Then the boy asked, “What is America then?”, and the wise man looked at the dictionary again: 1. The United States. 2. also the A·mer·i·cas. The landmasses and islands of North America, Central America, and South America. Confused, the boy asked, “Does the term american refers solely to a us citizen or to any person in North, Central or South America?” The wise man replied: “What do you think?”, and the boy answered: “It is clear to me that while the term american is used to refers to us citizens, one can also use it to refer to any person who is from that continent too,” the boy thought for a while and asked the wise man, “Am I right?”, and he replied: “But of course.” The boy wondered, why is it that some people refuse to acknowledge the fact that the term american refers not only to US citizens but to anyone of the American continent?, but then sadly, the boy understood, that it is the calamity of ignorance. |
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08-27-2003, 08:31 PM | #20 |
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At least Turin wasn't stupid enough to go and get himself ensnared by Morgoth. You could almost say that the Doom of Turin was Hurin's fault.
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