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erm, I keep forgetting his name but one of the head elves sacrificed his life to a balrog to save others.....he did come back very quickly though

Glorfindel.

yep, that is the real hero

Discos - awesome!

Dude, what's so awesome 'bout that? That's sad...

lol sorry I meant it was very weird/amusing, she found out it was her brothers baby and jumped of a cliff

Discos - or perhaps just the way you typed it

LOL.. But yeah, it's quite amusing for a fictional character, but really a sad and tragic story.

my apoligies (again),

Dude Beleg!

Oh, yeah. How could I forget? Beleg Cuthalion.. He tried his best to save Turin but he ended up bein killed by his best friend, but despite that fact he still loves Turin.

Beleg's story is by far the most tragic story.

Glorfindel's the second

bump!

We need to revive the thread, and I thought this is a decent enough topic.

Discuss.

Turin, Feanor, Boromir - true tragic heroes. Fatal Flaw = arrogance. They are all destined to be great leaders, but their arrogance leads to thier downfall.

Frodo - hmm... I can't see a fatal flaw... can anyone else think of one?

Beren?...

not sure about this one...i suppose he's tragic enough..

but he did end up ok in the end...*shrugs*

i think theres something going on with exa i mean cyraiwillhavetolearnthislater and beleg

Finglofin almost became a fallen hero till thorondor saved them

Discos - why wern't the eagles invited to the crowning of Aragorn....pfft

fingolfin was dead

no he wasn't, he wasn't slained by Morgoth, only wounded and then his brother cut of his arm on the vice thing he was captive in and went down the cliff?

Discos - I am right or am I right

Fingolfin!
Totally forgot about him

Sad, sad, sad story... "Then he beheld (as it seemed to him) the utter ruin of the Noldor and the defeat beyond redress of all their houses, and filled with wrath and hate he mounted upon Rochallor, his great horse..."
cry

@Discos neither nor
But you mentioned another tragic story Maedhros was the poor guy with the cut-off hand
however 'twas his half-cousin who did it, his enemy...

erm, fingolfin was dead.....im sure of it

i like the quote about the wrath in his eyes and people thinking orome had come
silly elves

"Thus died Fingolfin, High King of the Noldor, most proud and valiant of the elven kings of old... the orcs make no boast of that duel at the gate; neither do the elves sing of it, for their sorrow is too deep"

Oooh I love quoting

"Thrice he was crushed to his knees, and thrice he arose again and bore up his broken shield and stricken helm"
"yet with his last and desperate stroke Fingolfin hewed the foot with Ringil, and the blood gushed forth black and smoking and filled the pits of Grond"

i love when tolkien makes the elves sound as if they have feelings like when they say they hate sauron and after the war they will get a nice little place...aww its was so weet




proof melkor was a biiiiig person not just man sized.....nobody could lose that much blood in a normal sixed body and live

^true

My fgav tragic hero has got to be Finrod. He was a high-ranking elf, yet kept his oath to protect Barahir and his family (Beren), going against the general oath of the Noldor to recover the Silmarils. He was torn between serving his family, or his friend. (he chose the right one) Not only that, he was killed defending Beren. He must of had some strong connection to Beren that he was willing to sacrifice himself to someone he hardly knew. How sad was that?

OMG not lotr aswell i have just finished a friging essay on Hamlet and why he's a tragic hero......

erm...its a "lotr" forum ya muppet

I just finished reading the chapter of the Fall Fingolfin

i know i was just saying that i have nightmares over tragic heroes in hamlet now lotr is on about the bloody things.

erm nightmares? now thats crazy

I havnt had a nightmare in ages,

Discos - I even ate cheese at 2am this morning

One of the sadest chapters of the book. Fingolfin was so brave, yet foolish.

Hey man, if your gonna die, dont die by balrog, dragon or orc

Go out the best way you can
taking on the big man

hmmmm... i dont think so