LOTR test
Thanks, Greenman. I always liked Legolas when I was a kid.
You are most like Legolas, Son of Thranduil
Legolas knows his way around in the world, with a keen understanding of nature. He is often oblivious to the pain and fatigue of his activities.
Though reserved, you excel in aesthetic endeavors. If a mountain is there, you will climb it. Time alone is important and solitary activities refresh you. You have good observational skills. While providing compassion and being considerate, you may have the tendency of being soft-hearted or even "too emotional" You like keeping your options open. Closure is probably not one of your strong suits.
Like Boromir, you are not content to sit on the sidelines while the action takes place around you.
Traits: Open minded, easy going, persuassive, optimistic about the future. On the dark side you could be exploitative and an opportunist.
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posted by Matt @ 1:07 PM
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You are most like Frodo Baggins, Son of Drogo
With many acquaitenances, Frodo is deeply attached to a few people, like Bilbo, Aragorn, Gandalf, and Sam. His high ethics come out in his treatment of Gollum and Saruman. Frodo has pity on Gollum and believes that change can occur.
You have a strong personal morality. You are committed to relationships and their growth. You tend to be an idealist, believing the best of the world around you. Time alone is important and solitary activities refresh you. You have a tendency to introspection. While providing compassion and being considerate, you may have the tendency of being soft-hearted or even "too emotional" You like keeping your options open. Closure is probably not one of your strong suits.
The Orcs display the evil side of this personality with their lengthy torture methods.
Traits: Empathic, benevolent, looking to the future. On the dark side you could be sadistic.
I knew I'd be a hobbit. Although actually, based on another test -- and some other things -- I'm Merry. I have to be very careful not to write "Merry"-Sue's.
--Jo
(Matt S. here)
My only options were Gimli, Boromir, and Sam. Some choice. I was Boromir. Best of a dull lot, I suppose.
Dull!? Sam is steadfast, reliable, resolute, able to rise to the occasion when called upon, and given to poetry. He is not dull. In fact, upon rereading the trilogy for the n-th time, it becomes clear that in some ways, the whole thing is actually Sam’s story.
Gimli ... has not received sufficient character development.
And Boromir does have the whole tortured, conflicted motives thing going on, choosing wrongly at one point and yet sacrificing himself to redeem himself in the end.
Anyway, the point: Sam is not dull.
(Matt S. returns)
The evolving story of Sam is interesting. I can see the trilogy being his story. And he does have hidden depths. He's also quiet, meek, a follower -- all things I strive against. He might not be dull to read about, but I think he'd be dull to be. Merry would be the most interesting hobbit to become, for my taste. Aragorn's my overall favorite character in this regard. What's the point of being in a story if you're not the hero?
I like Boromir. Tragic hero and all that.
Sam is only quiet and meek as long as it suits him. If he decides something has to be done, he does it...Frodo didn't want Sam to follow him to Mordor when he tried to get away from everyone at Amon Hen, but he did.
Aragorn is not the only hero in the story. In actuality, they all have their values. Sam ends up Mayor of the Shire...and he is also the hobbit who gets the girl in the end.
(Matt S.)
Yeah, but through most of the story, Sam is a follower. Until the Ring is destroyed and he and Frodo go through their symbolic rebirth, he only takes dramatic initiative when there's nobody around to defer to, and even then it's usually in the perceived service of Frodo. He's not a bad guy -- if I drank beer, I'd have a beer with him -- but he doesn't display the flashing wit or energetic heroism that I'd like to pretend I have.
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