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Which is your favorite Middle-earth mascot?

Poll: Which is your favorite Middle-earth mascot? Dol Guldur Spiders 2 / 4% Edoras Mearas 8 / 17% Umbar Pirates 1 / 2% Rhosgobel Rabbits 12 / 26% Gundabad Wargs 0 / 0% Iron Hill Boars 0 / 0% Trollshaws Talking Purses 3 / 7% Far Harad Oliphaunts 2 / 4% Fangorn Ents 0 / 0% Lothlorien Mellyrn 1 / 2% Misty Mountain Eagles 8 / 17% Erebor Ravens 2 / 4% Dale Thrushes 0 / 0% Gondor Gulls 0 / 0% Mordor Fell Beasts 0 / 0% Isengard Fighting Uruk-hai 0 / 0% Withered Heath Fire-Drakes 2 / 4% Mirkwood Megaloceroses 4 / 9% Other 1 / 2% 46 total votes

Werde Spinner Rohan Oct 20 2013, 4:47am Views: 521 Which is your favorite Middle-earth mascot? If each location in Middle-earth could be considered a school with a sports team and had its own mascot, which would be your favorite? As for *what* sport that team plays, you decide. Those who get it when I say that I nearly put 'Iron Hill Razorbacks' will know that here in the SEC it is American football season and everyone has a one-track mind when it comes to sports. Well, mostly everybody. Your favorite mascot needn't be which would be the strongest, just which one you like the most. Any suggestions you think are better than mine would be greatly acceptable. I couldn't think of absolutely anything for the Shire other than 'Hobbit Ninjas'. I have a feeling that the Talking Purses will be a hit (Dictum sacculus, according to our Tolkienia Times). Most of the mascots I listed are animals, since most mascots in real life *are* animals, but not all - see the Umbar Pirates. Also, I had a laugh making mellyrn the mascot of Lothlorien, as the official mascot of Stanford University is actually a tree. So there is a precedent!! Also, if you don't know what the Isengard Fighting Uruk-hai are, please take a gander at this link: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/180777372514679214/ (I hope the link works!) "I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

cats16 Half-elven Oct 20 2013, 7:40am Views: 351 Horses! I went with the Edoras Mearas, mainly because that name sounds so cool. It was a tough choice, though. You have some really great (and believable!) choices. Aside from the obvious choice (cough, cough...equestrian ), I think the Mearas would do well at baseball--and track! Anything with running (well, galloping) involved would be good. Go, Mearas!!

Lightfoot Rivendell Oct 20 2013, 1:59pm Views: 357 I agree Mearas would be great! As for equestrian sports endurance racing and dressage ( it did start as a military drill after all) would be fun to see. Faithful servant yet master's bane, Lightfoot's foal, swift Snowmane

FaramirAndEowynMorningStar Rohan Oct 20 2013, 4:08pm Views: 348 Just wait until Daniel comes on and finds the Talking Purse option! I chose the Horses of Edoras. Love them! ....."Loyalty, Honor, ......A Willing Heart. I can ask no more than that." ...... ~ Thorin Oakenshield

Silwen_Peredhil Rivendell Oct 20 2013, 4:20pm Views: 347 Oh yes, he'll love that! ;) I wonder how long it will be before he finds it? Out of the options I think I like either the Horses of Edoras or the Eagles. If I were to choose the "other" button, how about an acorn for the Shire? What's this? A Ranger caught off his guard?

FaramirAndEowynMorningStar Rohan Oct 20 2013, 4:35pm Views: 345 Shall I time it? By the way, great idea for the having an acorn for the Shire, Silwen! ....."Loyalty, Honor, ......A Willing Heart. I can ask no more than that." ...... ~ Thorin Oakenshield

malickfan Gondor Oct 20 2013, 5:05pm Views: 339 Trollshaws Talking Purses... ...Beat you Daniel I don't have much to say.

Eye's on Guard Lorien Oct 20 2013, 7:38pm Views: 338 Gundabad Wargs vs. Rhosgobel Rabbits - Rhudaur Field (7:00 pm M-eT) Our announcers for tonight's game are Gandalf the Grey and Radagast the Brown... GANDALF: I think the Wargs will outperform the Rabbits tonight in the running game. What do you think, Raddy? RADAGAST: I'd like to see them try! Last week the Rabbits gave the mighty Dol Guldur Spiders a run for their money over in Mirkwood Forest. Final Score WARGS - 20 RABBITS - 23 Rabbits win!!!

sevilodorf Tol Eressea Oct 20 2013, 9:59pm Views: 330 Mirkwood Megaloceroses Just because I'm imagining the poor cheerleaders. Fourth Age Adventures at the Inn of the Burping Troll http://burpingtroll.com

thorinoakenshield Rivendell Oct 20 2013, 11:45pm Views: 326 Erebor Ravens!!! That name sounds so cool. I am just picturing Erebor stadium.

Meneldor Valinor Oct 21 2013, 12:18am Views: 319 15 Black Numenoreans on a dead orc's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle o' miruvor They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.

Meneldor Valinor Oct 21 2013, 12:23am Views: 339 Sooeeee! Go pigs! How 'bout them hawgs? In Reply To Those who get it when I say that I nearly put 'Iron Hill Razorbacks' will know that here in the SEC it is American football season and everyone has a one-track mind when it comes to sports. Well, mostly everybody. The Air Force stationed me in Little Rock for almost 20 years. I still haven't quite scrubbed it off. They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.

Meneldor Valinor Oct 21 2013, 12:37am Views: 322 What, nobody plays games in Valinor? I'll just have to start a new franchise in Tirion. I present to you... Earendil's Allstars! They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. (This post was edited by Meneldor on Oct 21 2013, 12:46am)

Starling Half-elven Oct 21 2013, 7:18am Views: 329 Your timer will be ticking for a long time... ...he has sailed away in a glass-bottomed boat.

Werde Spinner Rohan Oct 21 2013, 2:58pm Views: 290 If I had to pick just one, I would probably pick the Edoras Mearas, too. What can I say? Horses... *in a whisper* Okay, and I like the blond horsemen, too... "I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

Werde Spinner Rohan Oct 21 2013, 2:59pm Views: 294 Ooh, great idea! An acorn for the Shire - quite lovely! If I get enough suggestions for a symbol for the Shire, I might just have to start another poll asking people which is their favorite. "I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

Werde Spinner Rohan Oct 21 2013, 3:03pm Views: 293 *Thinks for a moment, then dies laughing* Would they have to wear little antler hats? Would they bring their mascot to the field? In Reply To Mirkwood Megaloceroses, Just because I'm imagining the poor cheerleaders. "I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

Werde Spinner Rohan Oct 21 2013, 3:08pm Views: 292 Sorry 'bout that. Alabama vs. Arkansas this Saturday was kind of cringe-worthy for the Razorbacks... However, I am from a mixed Alabama/Auburn family, so... sorry. I have a favorite professor who graduated from Arkansas. There would be friendly discussions of the rivalries each morning before calculus got underway. Living on a farm and experiencing hogs up close and personal, I can definitely attest that they are fearsome critters and that Dain's army picked an excellent animal to cause massive mayhem and carnage. Pigs are very fast, agile, and intelligent. They are also destructive. If this poll were about which mascot could do the most damage, the Razorbacks wouldn't be too far behind the oliphaunts, methinks. "I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

Werde Spinner Rohan Oct 21 2013, 3:14pm Views: 294 Nice! Maybe we should take the results of this poll and come up with an uber-poll for all of Arda! In Reply To What, nobody plays games in Valinor? I'll just have to start a new franchise in Tirion. I present to you... Earendil's Allstars! "I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

FaramirAndEowynMorningStar Rohan Oct 21 2013, 3:23pm Views: 331 Oh yes! *facepalm* How could I have forgotten!? Well, this will be good! ....."Loyalty, Honor, ......A Willing Heart. I can ask no more than that." ...... ~ Thorin Oakenshield

Darkstone Immortal Oct 21 2013, 4:54pm Views: 290 Calenardhon Eorlers /   ****************************************** I met a Balrog on the stair, He had some wings that weren't there. They weren't there again today, I wish he would just fly away.

Darkstone Immortal Oct 21 2013, 4:58pm Views: 288 Númenórean All Blacks /   ****************************************** I met a Balrog on the stair, He had some wings that weren't there. They weren't there again today, I wish he would just fly away.

Darkstone Immortal Oct 21 2013, 5:06pm Views: 295 The Carrock Cubs /   ****************************************** I met a Balrog on the stair, He had some wings that weren't there. They weren't there again today, I wish he would just fly away.

Werde Spinner Rohan Oct 21 2013, 7:42pm Views: 292 Good one! ;) In Reply To The Carrock Cubs "I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

Darkstone Immortal Oct 21 2013, 8:45pm Views: 284 Thanks! There's also the Anduin Bruins. ****************************************** I met a Balrog on the stair, He had some wings that weren't there. They weren't there again today, I wish he would just fly away.

cats16 Half-elven Oct 21 2013, 11:31pm Views: 125 We have a winner! ;) //