tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post6761095830750965161..comments2024-03-28T13:10:04.655+00:00Comments on The Notion Club Papers - an Inklings blog: Who is the 'coolest' background character in Lord of the Rings?Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-24192827074013950742018-06-05T01:45:23.559+01:002018-06-05T01:45:23.559+01:00A fine anthology of quotations to make the case (a...A fine anthology of quotations to make the case (and give food for thought - e.g., "Belike the old tales speak well; there is Elvish blood in the veins of that folk" and "the harpers that harped most skilfully in all the land")!<br /><br />I dearly love Ghân-buri-Ghân - is he 'bigger than "background"'? <br /><br />Ethan Campbell was good about him and the Drúedain, in contrast with the Dunlendings, recently:<br /><br />https://apilgriminnarnia.com/2018/02/14/wood-woses-tolkiens-wild-men-and-the-green-knight-by-ethan-campbell/<br /><br />David Llewellyn DoddsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-77297469464550729872018-06-02T10:10:56.357+01:002018-06-02T10:10:56.357+01:00@BE - Since your Gondorian soldier is unnamed he w...@BE - Since your Gondorian soldier is unnamed he would, in modern stories, probably be a Red Shirt character. This is parodies somewhere in Order of the Stick, when a disposible henchman in the comic strip is ('accidentally') named, after which he rejoices that he will not be getting killed in the same strip (because the author would not have bothered naming him if that was his fate). <br /><br />I find the joyous courage of the Riders of Rohan in battle to be very admirable and moving, probably because it is so unlike myself. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-59358503740975465662018-06-01T18:15:31.099+01:002018-06-01T18:15:31.099+01:00A soldier of Gondor, a man fighting against the da...A soldier of Gondor, a man fighting against the darkness, despite all odds. A man who survived the siege and walked to the Black Gate itself on a likely suicide mission because of an unknown hope.<br /><br />What a beautiful thing!Ben Prattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-51021551933765150772018-06-01T02:29:40.324+01:002018-06-01T02:29:40.324+01:00@CCL and SJE - Your choices do you credit!
Thank...<i>@CCL and SJE - Your choices do you credit! </i><br /><br />Thanks, that means a lot. As a matter of fact I'm impressed by Chiu's choice as well - I just finished planting my summer garden and have been feeling very hobbit-like.<br /><br />Regarding the bit about stabling horses: for a brief period I once took riding lessons, partly inspired by my love of Tolkien's Rohirrim. It turns out that horses are actually quite fearsome and dangerous!S.J., Esquirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-42007275467997957352018-05-31T15:01:56.886+01:002018-05-31T15:01:56.886+01:00@Ray - It makes me realise the wide range of choic...@Ray - It makes me realise the wide range of choices - even life as Nob seems like a pretty good one (except for the attacks by first Black Riders and then Ruffians within the space of six months). However, I wouldn't fancy stabling horses, especially not if I was just 2.5-3ft tall...Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-27329107979804386662018-05-31T13:49:10.529+01:002018-05-31T13:49:10.529+01:00I'd like to think I could be Beregond or Hama ...I'd like to think I could be Beregond or Hama but I'd likely be Nob. In my dreams Gildor Inglorion.Ray Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-32267421633431629192018-05-30T13:56:30.513+01:002018-05-30T13:56:30.513+01:00@CCL and SJE - Your choices do you credit!@CCL and SJE - Your choices do you credit!Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-41395142368041793632018-05-30T12:30:00.820+01:002018-05-30T12:30:00.820+01:00Certainly one of the minor Rohirrim - I'm part...Certainly one of the minor Rohirrim - I'm partial to Widfara, who in peacetime dwelt upon the Wold, but there's also Gamling, Grimbold, Erkenbrand...S.J., Esquirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-80668829603325801112018-05-30T10:34:39.943+01:002018-05-30T10:34:39.943+01:00I guess we're not counting Faramir as 'min...I guess we're not counting Faramir as 'minor' either, then.<br /><br />That's okay, I guess I can be one of those nameless hobbits at the end that reclaim the Shire and live happy family lives that are not important enough to write about in any great tale.Chiu ChunLinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519192610708043962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-46069205082000289622018-05-30T06:55:21.842+01:002018-05-30T06:55:21.842+01:00@Philip - Good choice, so un-cool that he comes-ou...@Philip - Good choice, so un-cool that he comes-out the other side... but he isn't really 'minor'. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-4666022091222071782018-05-29T22:43:12.093+01:002018-05-29T22:43:12.093+01:00Barliman Butterbur.Barliman Butterbur.Philip Nealhttp://philipneal.net/burchcurvenoreply@blogger.com