Fine.

I choose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWhp5EuRoOY. He has a winning smile and a cheerful attitude.

Although he could use a toothbrush

Haldir, and I really liked Faramir in the films.

Mine is Gandalf, purely because the books changed my mind about him. I first read "The Hobbit" when I was about 8 or 9 (far too young, didn't get most of it), and I hated him. He went and bothered Bilbo, sending him off on this journey with a load of Dwarves - without even his handkerchief, may I add - and buggered off shortly after! I thought he was a right bastard. It was only when I read LOTR after hearing a film was going to be made (and going back and rereading "The Hobbit") that I realised that actually he's pretty damn cool

He's actually pretty compassionate. Remember when Pippin picks up the palantír that fell from the Tower of Isengard? Rather than scolding him for being so stupid, Gandalf says "I'll take that, my lad", obviously trying to not worry Pippin or let him know about the implications of what he's done. Granted, all the "fool of a Took" comments probably cancel out that kind deed.

The mouth of Sauron. Who is he? READ THE LAST BOOK!

Boromir. He just wants to defend his people, whatever the cost.

before i saw the movies it would have been frodo...........after seeing the driveling emotionally oversensitive crybabies that they turned him and sam into..........hell no. gimli would be my current favorite.

Gandalf followed by Treebeard

Oh yes, Lurtz. The mancandy of that movie. Damn. Damn. DAMN IT RUMPLE now I have to go watch me some youtube.
He didn't exist by name in the book, but that's one of Peter Jackson's additions I did like.


I always thought Faramir was the perfect man in literature. Intelligent, well read, kickass, patient, reticent.
Too bad could never actually find a real Faramir.

It's a tie between Sauron and the Witch-King of Angmar, with Eowyn not far behind.

What can I say? I love villains. >.>

Tolkien said that Treebeard isn't nearly as wise as he seems. You know the bit when he refers to himself as the oldest being on Middle Earth? That was either boasting, ignorance or confusion. Tolkien specifically said that Tom Bombadil (there's that name again) is the oldest and wisest, and that Treebeard was mistaken. This was disappointing for me when I heard it, as I always thought Treebeard was the ultimate sage.

Gandalf because I smoke out of an exact, hand-carved pipe like the movie version. Feels good, man.

Aragorn or Legolas.

actually I think that kind of adds to the charm, sure he's not as wise as he may seem but he's still got that quark. That subtle arrogance, besides, wise or not, I found his affection and loyalty for his fellow ents endearing.

I honestly have a hard time understanding Tom Bombodill. Granted I read the LOTR books many years ago when I didn't have the anolytical abilities I have now, but, while I didn't think Bombodil was a bad character, i didn't find him that interesting, he kinda seemed like a quarky woodsman to me. Admittedly the only part of that character I remember at this point is from the Fellowship of the Ring where Frodo meets in him the woods. I don't remember him appearing anytime afterwards.

of course, err.....it may also be because I never got around to finishing Return of the King, I WAS BUSY OKAY, I'M SORRY, I'VE SINNED!

I should really go back and reread those

He doesn't show up anytime afterwards. And a quarky woodsman is exactly what he is. He's a presumably very powerful, wise being but he lives as a hermit with his wife, picking flowers and tending the woods everyday.

Get a load of that bow action!


I'd happily settle for just David Wenham, personally.

It's been a long time since I read the books, and I never even bothered with the movies. For some reason I just never got into the Lord of the Rings craze. :shrug:

However my favorite was Gladriel (not sure if I spelled that right). I thought she was beautiful and mysterious. I loved that pool of water she used to see the past, present, and future, and the way she gave Frodo that magic peice of glass with special powers to help him. Plus she lived in a forest which I thought was really cool for the whole fantasy setting.

That's what I love about the character. He seems like a jolly woodsman, but it is said that he was on Middle Earth since the beginning of time. He's also one of the few characters who resisted the ring, but unlike Faramir, it required no willpower. The ring has no power over him whatsoever. It was said that if Frodo should fail and Sauron should get the ring, Tom Bombadil would be the last being on Middle Earth to fall. If that isn't a cool character, I don't know what is.

Sauron.

Faramir.

I would have to say Sam too. He is a good example of the unnamed, everyday hero.

Aragorn. He's about the awesomest person ever.