With which LOTR character do you most identify?

[Togakure]

If someone would kindly advise me as to which i am? following a general description of myself.

Born into a country foreign to my family. Tall and strong. I enjoy solitude as much as independence. Fairly ambitious. Very level-headed. Fairly mellow. Fairly idealist.

I would say Aragorn. He was of the Dunedain, but raised by the elves of Rivendell. He was tall and strong. As a ranger much time was spent in solitude. Though he avoided pursuing the kingship for a long time, he served many lords and kings secretly as a ranger, and was highly regarded among the elves. He was portrayed to be very level-headed, never being tempted by the Ring. He was quite mellow, even when challenged by Boromir, and Eomer. He was quite the idealist in denying to himself what most other men would have coveted, the kingship.

[lancelot]

No Sauron option?

Likes big castles, megaolmaniac tendencies. Has this nagging little desire to rule the world....whats not to identify with?


Id also like to ''identify'' with eowyn as well, but thats a different story..

[Togakure]

Sauron was originally an option as was Wormtongue, but I had to reduce the choices to fit the maximum poll size. That's why I suggested that, if anyone identified with a character not listed, to post it. Best I could do under the circumstances.

[Blodrast]

always liked the trolls, myself (the "real" ones, not the forum-kind :P)
i'd be big as a house, thick-skinned, and couldn't care less about what the rest of the world wants from me - they wouldn't even scratch me.

ofc, lancelot makes an excellent point.

[Demon of Light]

I almost picked Boromir. The desire to do the right thing while still being in possesion of flaws that sometimes allow you to act well or badly depending on the situation remind me of myself to an extent. I want to be a good person and I want to be seen as a good person but I sometimes cannot prevent myself from acting contrary to this. I try but the effort occasionaly comes with failure.

I hope I can objectively be seen as a good person but I'm not sure if such is the case.

[ichi]

I picked Faramir, seemed like a more regular guy than Aragorn yet still had a lot of responsibility.

BTW I'm referring to the Tolkien book, not the Jackson film (which was visually stunning and better than anything I could have done but that I still think was shallow)

ichi

[Craterus]

I would say Faramir.. I'm often overshadowed by the successes of my older brother. He always gets good exam results - it's not that i'm not clever, it's the effort - and he has loads of trophies for sport.

And i'm a deadshot with a longbow

[cunobelinus]

i think i am like gilmi i am crazy and have had fights and beaten up people much bigger than me !!

[Craterus]

i think i am like gilmi i am crazy and have had fights and beaten up people much bigger than me !!

Gimli wasn't really crazy, he was more an argumentative, stubborn, little git. In battle, he could be described as crazy but I think this is more just the way dwarfs fought - aggressive. But later in the story, you see Gimli has a sense of humour and becomes good friends with his sworn enemy, Legolas.

Beating up people bigger than you - Sure you have , can you prove it?

[Nelson]

Tom Bombadil came to mind first.

If limited to the film, then Sam’s dad the Gaffer.

I’d leave the world savin’ to others…

[Drisos]

Frodo, just an idiot little hobbit!

[Martok]

No Sauron option?

Likes big castles, megaolmaniac tendencies. Has this nagging little desire to rule the world....whats not to identify with?


Id also like to ''identify'' with eowyn as well, but thats a different story..

I agree with both parts of your post 100%.