Who are we in Tolkien's Middle-Earth?

[Rhiannon]

Originally posted by Elbereth
Aerin or Rhiannon: These two both personify Eowen perfectly

Thank you! *glares at ithrynluin* See?

 

[Confusticated]

What creature... would OTHERS be?

Looking over the "what creature" thread I thought it might be fun to also tell what creatures we think other forum members would be. More fun than picking for ourselves I think.

I agree with HLG about her being Goldberry. Seems like a perfect pick. Baraka on the other hand... seems more like a son of Feanor than Tom Bombadil to me.

For Ciryaher I'd pick Boromir.

Gothmog would be an Ent.

Maybe others have more suggestions?

 

[Persephone]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

YayGollum = FRODO .

Chrysophalax = Beren.

Ciryaher = Glorfindel

HLG = Eowyn

Illuin = Gandalf / Saruman

 

[Illuin]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

Firawyn - Merry
Turgon - Treebeard
Narya - Bilbo
Durin’s Bane - Pippin
HLGStrider - Frodo
YayGollum- Tom Bombadil
Chrysophalax - Elrond
Barley - Gimli
Prince of Cats - Sam

 

[Persephone]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

Firawyn - Merry
Turgon - Treebeard
Narya - Bilbo
Durin’s Bane - Pippin
HLGStrider - Frodo
YayGollum- Tom Bombadil
Chrysophalax - Elrond
Barley - Gimli
Prince of Cats - Sam

*stomps* I NOT BILBO! I SAM!! I SAM!!! *pouts*

 

[Illuin]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

But Sam doesn’t quite have the love and skill Bilbo has in the lore/storytelling areas.

 

[Persephone]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

But Sam doesn’t quite have the love and skill Bilbo has in the lore/storytelling areas.

I NOT BILBO! I SAM! I SAM!!!

True, but Bilbo is boring! I like the whole helper turned hero story. Plus, I think Sean Astin is such a hottie! I want to be SAM!

But, oh well, if you think I'm a Bilbo...

 

[HLGStrider]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

Me? Frodo? I guess it is sort of flattering, but I'd never see myself that way.

Eowyn I really associated myself with back when I had my own starry eyed crush on a boy who didn't seem interested, so I'll take that. (I got him in the end though. Mu ha ha ha, gloats over her handsome Marine prize).

Firawyn - Somehow I get a darker image for her, some tragic elf queen with attitude, Aredhel, I think
Turgon - Gandalf, mysterious edge plus a sense of humor
Narya - I'll let you be Sam because you want to be so badly.
YayGollum- Thorin Oakenshield, delightfully stubborn and slightly non-conformist
Chrysophalax - Smaug's long lost mate from whose ire he fled because she was just so much more fearsome than him.
Prince of Cats - There was a mysterious queen of Gondor who was sort of the queen of cats, but actually, I kind of think of Imrahil when I think of PoC.
Ciryaher- Turin
Illuin-I see him as sort of an intelligent second in command, my first two thoughts being either Celeborn or Halbarad, the man watching the chief's back.
Gothmog-Thingol

 

[Illuin]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

by Narya
I NOT BILBO! I SAM! I SAM!!!

True, but Bilbo is boring! I like the whole helper turned hero story. Plus, I think Sean Astin is such a hottie! I want to be SAM!

I did not think on these matters lightly when considering everyone. That is how I see the personalities (appearance and gender irrelevant) as viewed from this cyberspace thing. Also, I’ve only been here since May, and have not yet had the pleasure of witnessing the possible “skeleton’s in the closet”

that you veterans have been exposed to regarding other members .

 

[Illuin]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

by HLGStrider
Me? Frodo? I guess it is sort of flattering, but I'd never see myself that way.

Well in ME, all hope relies on the deeds of Frodo. In TTF, all hope relies on the deeds of someone who keeps it moving along, not allowing it to become stagnant and dead.

 

[Prince of Cats]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

Hey! Sam isn't such a silly choice after some pondering I do like growing things, and wandering in the old forest looking for elves to sing with Also I can be quick to commit, sometimes misguided

I see HLG as more of a Smaug: sitting on her hoard of stolen marine treasure D), searching TTF with her hypnotic gaze, sometimes eating yummy little dwarf-named members

Illuin would be of the Valar ... one who knows allll sorts of stuff

Narya I already said in the discussing pictures thread looks like my image of Goldberry

YayGollum, gee. He's got a dash of Gandalf in him, surely. I just can't think of any creatures in Tolkien that are that wise *and* that evil ... regardless I'd invite him to my counsel

Bucky = Balin, the smart, level-headed and elder dwarf

And Firawyn would have to be one of the blue wizards cause she moved to the desert and (for a couple days ) into obscurity

Thorin would be Thorin because that's the vibe I got in the PJ vs GDT thread (which is a good, stubborn dwarf vibe)

Everyone else reading that I didn't mention - forgive me cause I need a sandwich ASAP. I wish we were all in ME together tho (preferably in the old forest, bree or the shire because the rest seems pretty darn dangerous)

Oh and Elgee, I like your analysis

 

[Persephone]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

Hey! Sam isn't such a silly choice after some pondering I do like growing things, and wandering in the old forest looking for elves to sing with Also I can be quick to commit, sometimes misguided

I see HLG as more of a Smaug: sitting on her hoard of stolen marine treasure D), searching TTF with her hypnotic gaze, sometimes eating yummy little dwarf-named members

Illuin would be of the Valar ... one who knows allll sorts of stuff

Narya I already said in the discussing pictures thread looks like my image of Goldberry

YayGollum, gee. He's got a dash of Gandalf in him, surely. I just can't think of any creatures in Tolkien that are that wise *and* that evil ... regardless I'd invite him to my counsel

Bucky = Balin, the smart, level-headed and elder dwarf

And Firawyn would have to be one of the blue wizards cause she moved to the desert and (for a couple days ) into obscurity

Thorin would be Thorin because that's the vibe I got in the PJ vs GDT thread (which is a good, stubborn dwarf vibe)

Everyone else reading that I didn't mention - forgive me cause I need a sandwich ASAP. I wish we were all in ME together tho (preferably in the old forest, bree or the shire because the rest seems pretty darn dangerous)

Oh and Elgee, I like your analysis

Me, Goldberry? Gosh! Thanks! *jumps up and down like a crazy hobbit*

Prince, I didn't include you in my list because ... unfortunately... I have yet to get to know you. So, I still don't know what creature you'd be...

Yay will totally hate being Gandalf, he thinks Gandalf is evil. But he does have a dash of the old wizard in him.

And yeah, Sam rocks!

 

[Turgon]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

YayGollum - Going to go with Illuin here and say Tom Bombadil. That really fits for me as Yay is somewhat unique and behind his capering is a lot of sense.

Illuin - I think Rumil comes closest for me, a clever chap with a good sense of humour, if there was an elven scholar who studied the stars I would have gone for that. But Rumil works just as well.

Chrysophalax - This is a tough one. I'm going to say Aredhel - she seems like a strong woman with a strong mind - and the person on TTF I know the best. Also my headstrong RPG sister in arms...

Gothmog - Elrond I think, very wise chap, and good at talking sense when people are losing their heads.

Elgee - Going to have to say Beruthiel, because lets face it, she is the queen of cats.

Narya - I fear to say anything other than Sam... Eowyn is good too though.

Barley - Well for some reason I've gotten the idea that Barley looks like the picture on his Avatar - so I'm going to have to say um... Barley...

Baragund - I would say Faramir fits Baragund well.

 

[YayGollum]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

I would agree that I am like the evil torturer Gandalf, which is why I know enough to be wary of the guy. Sure, he knows what he's doing and is sometimes worthy of respect, but he's ruthless and a little too two-faced to be myself. I'm not sure about the Tom Bombadil evaluation. I'm only that silly when I'm really sleepy and really excited. Hardly ever happens. My usual "caperings" always seem to be exaggerated.

Also, Narya lady, why you gots to be so evil? I am not the superly boring Frodo. Sure, I could come up with plenty of similarities between myself and any Tolkien type character, but still. Frodo is way more boring than the evil thief Bilbo Baggins, who had all kinds of quirks. And why would you wish to be thought of as anything similar to the evil sam? Loyal and stupid like a dog? Strong and stubborn like an especially dumb-looking inanimate object? Blind hatred was always his main quality, from what I read. But oh well.

For people besides myself? Ah, the Webmaster person is Eru. A rare encounter, with envied information hidden away someplace.

*crosses arms* Hmph. I'm totally Mel. Evil and self-centered. The spirit of creativity. A careful balance of lies, truth, and hybrids. Sometimes I go on vacation from the internet, just as he sometimes goes on vacation from existence.

 

[Illuin]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

by Narya
Yay will totally hate being Gandalf, he thinks Gandalf is evil.

I was always curious about that one. Gandalf had pity for Gollum; even though he verbally interrogated him harshly. Other than maybe Sauron and Saruman's Orcs; I think Sam was the one who hurt and tormented Gollum the most. Just curious.

 

[Persephone]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

I was always curious about that one. Gandalf had pity for Gollum; even though he verbally interrogated him harshly. Other than maybe Sauron and Saruman's Orcs; I think Sam was the one who hurt and tormented Gollum the most. Just curious.

Yeah, well, if you had been bitten by Gollum you'd be crazy with anger too. Plus, let's face it, Gollum wasn't really that trustworthy. Sure he almost changed in the end, but almost doesn't cut it. He still went back to his evil ways and in the end, he got his comeuppins.

Frodo is not boring, Yay. A bit on the gay side of things, but he's not boring. Not like Bilbo. I chose Frodo for you because you are, like Frodo, the life of TTF! You bring lots of activity to the board even though you slink in the shadows sometimes. Many of the vets have come and gone, and many have stood the test of time, but let's face it, whose post would always bring a smile to everyone's faces? It's Yay! Frodo wasn't a jolly person, true, but he was the icky-sticky glue that kept the fellowship together. Just like Yay. Well, you could also be a Bombadil, silliness all over, you can even be a Beorn sometimes - now he was really silly! You could even pass for a Pippin, but not Mel. Come on, he was too evil.

Okay, Prince, I think I have chosen someone for you and it's Eomer.

Oh, and Sam is not loyal and stupid like a dog - Dogs aren't stupid. They are loyal and loving and caring and yes, they are strong, like my Sam. He is a bit stubborn, and so am I. But we're not stubborn like an especially dumb-looking inanimate object. Maybe stubborn like cats are stubborn. Some habits are hard to break, but when we see the wisdom in it, why not. Blind hatred wasn't his main quality, it was love. He loved the Shire and Rosie Cotton, and felt a great responsibility for his master Frodo, who always appeared weak. Sam is just your average do-it-whatever-it-takes guy. Just like me.

I could live with Eowyn too. I think she's just like Angelina Jolie who kicks butt! Yeah, I can see me being a Eowyn, but not as much as a Sam. I'm a Hobbit. I have accepted that.

 

[YayGollum]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

Mel is way more of an icky-sticky presence than the superly boring Frodo, and he way more misunderstood. *sniff* Of the ones that other people have come up with for myself, the evil torturer Gandalf is still the closest. I possess zero sorts of intimidation, unlike Beorn. And Pippin is just craziness. Also, I'm not homosexually oriented. I'm asexual, which is the best of all the orientations. Yay for the least popular one!

And another from me that is not myself: Ulairi is Gollum. Always coming back. Always obtaining pity, then using it up. There are very few middle grounds. He's either very good at something or very horrible. But it's okay. At least I know that he wasn't all bad.

 

[Persephone]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

Mel is way more of an icky-sticky presence than the superly boring Frodo, and he way more misunderstood. *sniff* Of the ones that other people have come up with for myself, the evil torturer Gandalf is still the closest. I possess zero sorts of intimidation, unlike Beorn. And Pippin is just craziness. Also, I'm not homosexually oriented. I'm asexual, which is the best of all the orientations. Yay for the least popular one!

Somehow, I knew this was coming. I never said you were a homosexual, Yay. I'm also not saying that Frodo is gay. I said he was a bit gay-like, you know, because he's a bit more refined in movement than the other Hobbits. But I never said he or you were gay.

Mel was so not misunderstood. He was just made of all kinds of evilness. No gray areas there.

 

[YayGollum]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

Well, you know. It was fun to make sure that nobody was confusing me, while entirely forgetting to defend the superly boring Frodo character. Also, there are lots of gray areas with poor Mel. I could go on a Mel rant, but I would guess that this isn't really the place for it. Here's just one ---> Eru consciously as well as creepily magically poofs Mel into being. Mel is awesome. Eru then creates specialized and narrow-minded segments of Mel's awesomeness. Why? They are obviously inferior. He's obviously the best, and they make little clubs without him. That's just mean. No respect. *sniff*

And another not about myself ---> Harad is Feanor. He's plenty intelligent and, for some crazy reason, many aren't fans of his self-confidence (sometimes called arrogance). Makes no sense, to myself.

 

[Illuin]

Re: What creature... would OTHERS be?

by YayGollum
Eru consciously as well as creepily magically poofs Mel into being. Mel is awesome. Eru then creates specialized and narrow-minded segments of Mel's awesomeness.

Enigmatic yet again (Bombadil). I’m quite certain they were separate, not “segments”. When free-will is given; whether it’s Tolkien or you, anything can happen. It is entirely possible that Mel was an intentional design by Eru himself; to provide a clear-cut distinction between the good guys and the bad guys....... but obviously all were separate; and certainly not "narrow-minded"; nor "segments".