LotR: 5 Characters We Love
It’s finals week at UK and my roommates and I have accidentally rewatched all of The Lord of the Rings movies. As a result, we’ve come up with three helpful lists about the characters that you may or may not approve of. These are mostly my opinion, with some help from Amie and Danielle. (Spoiler alert: if you haven’t read the books/seen the movies this post might ruin important plot details. Continue at your own risk!)
Our first list consists of the top five characters we love to love in the whole series. Upon rereading our list I realized that all of our top five are men. Honestly there aren’t a ton of strong woman figures in this series, but I promise we’ll mention some ladies on our next lists. Anyway, enjoy!
1. Aragorn. Viggo Mortenson is hott. But in general Aragorn is brave, noble, and faithful. He’s gentle with Eowyn (in her hero-worshiping ways) and lets her down easy. He’s one of the wisest characters out of them all and we wouldn’t hesitate to follow him to Mordor. He manages to look grungy and still completely attractive throughout the entire series, and we love the manly scruff. We like to watch him lead his men in battle and we swoon when we hear elvish syllables flow from his tongue. And what about his face when he sees Arwen for the first time after being crowned king of Gondor? There are no words. Bam, he’s number one.
2. Samwise Gamgee. Like his name would suggest, he is also known for his wisdom. He always has faith in Frodo even whenever Frodo has utterly lost his mind and everyone watching wants to throttle him. We love his love for Rosie, and the way he remembers the ribbons in her hair. He is the most loyal guy we know and despite his initial apprehension concerning the task at hand he (literally) takes that step anyway. Let’s be honest, Sam is the real reason Frodo made it up to Mount Doom. If he hadn’t carried Frodo up the hill (or through the entire journey), it would’ve been the end of the Shire as we know it.
3. Gandalf. Easy peasy. He fought and defeated the Balrog of Morgoth for two days, and even though it led to his own end, he comes back as freaking Gandalf the White! He makes Theoden un-crusty and younger again, and even when he calls Pippin a fool, he immediately makes us all feel better by checking to make sure he’s okay and giving that sweet reassuring smile. He has a cool steed named Shadowfax who never gets dirty and knows the meaning of haste. When all is said and done, Gandalf will always show up at first light on the fifth day when he says he will.
4. Legolas & Gimli. They’re a team. The comraderie is adorable. They are the most unlikely pairing in the series; who would’ve ever thought a dwarf could be best friends with an elf? But they totally make it work. Even though they poke fun each other’s battle skills and thrive on competition, if anything happened to the other the remaining would surely be crushed and would never go on. If you haven’t read the books, their relationship on the page is even more unbearably precious. Not to be confused with the precious.
5. Merry & Pippin. Another fun team. I don’t even know why I have to say anything. First of all, their names are the most fun to say in the whole series, except for Tom Bombadil’s. Merry’s bravery and persistence in disobeying Theoden directly led to the conquering of the Witch-King of Angmar. And if it hadn’t been for Pippin, poor Faramir would have died on a pyre with his crazy hateful father, Denethor. Also without Pippin’s constant curiousity no one would ever have known to go to Minas Tirith in the first place. We love them for their wit and good-naturedness. What a small and mighty team!
Honorable mention:
- Faramir: he gets the sportsmanship award. He’s admittedly stronger than his brother Boromir, and he does end up with a cool lady at the end. He was still willing to die for his father, even though he was clearly always the unfavored child. What a stand-up guy!
- Rosie: miss congeniality. We just think she’s cute and we’re glad she brought Sam home!
Check back soon for our list of top five most hated characters from LotRs!
This post has been a collaboration between Brittany, Danielle, and Amie.
(Photo sources can be found here: Aragorn, Sam, Gandalf, Legolas & Gimli, Merry & Pippin)
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