Silmarillion Awards 2017 - Strangest Character Nominations


July 3, 2017


   The time has finally come! Perhaps someday I shall tarry in telling you exciting news, but it is not this day! May I present to you ...


   The Second Annual Silmarillion Awards! 

   If you were around last year for the Silmarillion Awards, you're (most likely) already flying down to the comments section to get started. But for those of you who're new to this, let me explain real quick.

   The Silmarillion Awards are an event put on my Jenelle Schmidt and DJ Edwardson to celebrate our favorite fantasy characters by having all of you guys nominate (and second, third, fourth, etc.) the best fantasy characters in literature to win one of ten Silmarillion Awards. And, seeing as this is an event for fantasy characters, the characters presenting the awards at the end will be the some of the best characters of all time - characters from the Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings. So I'm afraid that no Tolkien characters can be nominated, but everyone else (so long as they're a fantasy characters, and some exceptions may be made for characters from spec-fiction that is close enough to fantasy ;)) is fair game! And be sure to include the title of the book the character you nominate is from, so that everyone knows.

   So, you guys have a few days (the exact schedule for the Silmarillion Awards is at the bottom of this post) to nominate (and second, third, fourth, fifth, etc. - there's no limit to how many times a character can be seconded, and you can second as many as you'd like!) the best fantasy characters, and then the five that got seconded the most will move on to the voting round. (you can find more thorough rules about the Silmarillion Awards in this post by Jenelle) 

   And as you can obviously tell by the title of my post, this Silmaril Award is for the Strangest Character in fantasy. Last year's winner was Puddleglum from The Chronicles of Narnia, with characters like Luna Lovegood, Howl, and Calficer coming close :D. Which means that Puddleglum is the only non-Tolkien character that can't be nominated this year, seeing as he's already won one of these awards ;).
   Also, as something special to spice up the second Silmarillion Awards, there will be tons of giveaways running throughout it! (scroll down to see the one I'm running ;))

   So. Go rush down to the comments section to nominate your favorite strange, quirky character - and then scamper off to the other blogs hosting the Silmarillion Awards (links below) to nominate characters in other categories! (and enter ALL the giveaways, while you're at it xD).

   Go wild, my friends!

 

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   Participating Blogs In The Second Annual Silmarillion Awards





   Strangest Character Silmaril Award - Savannah @ Scattered Scribblings (you are here)  





~ Savannah Grace 

   Well, what are you waiting here for? Go! Nominate!

NOTE: the nominations are CLOSED now - the next phase of the Silmarillion Awards will be posted on the 10th!

156 comments :

  1. Patrick StahlJuly 3, 2017 at 9:36 AM

    I nominate OreSeur from the Mistborn series.

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  2. Sarah PenningtonJuly 3, 2017 at 9:56 AM

    I nominate Jackaby (from the Jackaby series) and Peet the Sock Man from On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness!

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  3. R.F. GammonJuly 3, 2017 at 10:23 AM

    I nominate Ratha from the Fog of Forgetting trilogy! (Points to you if you know who that is)

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  4. C.B. CookJuly 3, 2017 at 12:53 PM

    I nominate Winter from The Lunar Chronicles!

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  5. R.F. GammonJuly 3, 2017 at 1:14 PM

    I nominate Howl, and Calcifer from Howl's Moving Castle, and Archer, Dillian, and Hathaway, and the goon, from Archer's Goon.

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  6. LostfairyJuly 3, 2017 at 1:47 PM

    I nominate Ra from The Kane Chronicles and Howl from Howl's Moving Castle. XD

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  7. HLBurkeJuly 3, 2017 at 2:01 PM

    Dundy, the Death Unicorn from Storm Warden by Janeen Ippolito
    Missy the girl who wears bugs from Midsummer Captives by Lea Doue

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  8. Madeline J. RoseJuly 3, 2017 at 2:19 PM

    I nominate Winter from The Lunar Chronicles!

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  9. BlueJuly 3, 2017 at 2:46 PM

    I nominate Wizard Fenworth from the Dragonkeeper Chronicles, and second Peet the Sock Man.

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    1. Madeline J. RoseJuly 3, 2017 at 3:58 PM

      I second Fenworth!

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    2. Tracey DyckJuly 3, 2017 at 5:33 PM

      Oh yes, I second Fenworth. He's a good ol' favorite of mine.

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    3. Skye HoffertJuly 3, 2017 at 9:22 PM

      Yes Fenworth, second!

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    4. Sarah PenningtonJuly 4, 2017 at 9:19 AM

      I second Fenworth!

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    5. Lisa ElisJuly 4, 2017 at 10:23 AM

      I second Fen! (Love him so much :D)

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    6. UnknownJuly 5, 2017 at 9:52 PM

      Peet the Sockman! I forgot about him. Totally seconded.

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    7. Christine SmithJuly 5, 2017 at 10:43 PM

      I second Fenworth! (I think...? I nominated him in another category. But can I still second him for this category? I forgot how that was handled last year.)

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    8. Tracey DyckJuly 7, 2017 at 12:44 PM

      @Christine: As far as I know, you can nominate/second characters for multiple categories. :D You just can't nominate/second them multiple times WITHIN a category.

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  10. Deborah O'CarrollJuly 3, 2017 at 2:59 PM

    I nominate Bramble from Where the Woods Grow Wild by Nate Philbrick.

    I also nominate Gurgi from the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander. :)

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  11. HannaJuly 3, 2017 at 3:25 PM

    THIS IS THE COOLEST THING EVER!! *HOW* did I not know about this?!?
    Wait, I CAN'T SAY ARAGORN?? What even? *pouts*
    Okay, fine. Strange characters? Hm... Does it matter if they're sci-fi? I'd nominate Augray and Malacandra from The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis. I mean, they're a sorn and an Oyarsa--can you get stranger?? (The Space Trilogy isn't super popular, so I'm not expecting that many people to have an clue what I'm talking about, but those are definitely some of the strangest characters I've read about!!)

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    1. Deborah O'CarrollJuly 3, 2017 at 6:51 PM

      Ooh, I love the Space Trilogy! :D It's been awhile since I've read it though... (It might count as space fantasy?)

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    2. JenelleJuly 5, 2017 at 7:26 AM

      Yeah... the Space Trilogy was basically fantasy-set-in-space. Counts.

      I'll second both!

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    3. Grace NewsomJuly 5, 2017 at 11:45 PM

      YES! I second both!

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    4. ShayJuly 6, 2017 at 7:40 PM

      I sooo need to read the Space Trilogy....

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    5. ErikaJuly 7, 2017 at 2:58 PM

      Second these...

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  12. AnonymousJuly 3, 2017 at 4:18 PM

    I nominate Nidawi the Everblooming, from Shadowhand By Anne Elisabeth Stengl. :)

    -Rebekah

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  13. AnnabethJuly 3, 2017 at 7:21 PM

    King Canute from The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre.

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  14. DJ EdwardsonJuly 3, 2017 at 9:04 PM

    Hmm, what about the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland? I nominate him!

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    1. Abigail P.July 3, 2017 at 11:25 PM

      I second the Mad Hatter! :D Does that count as fantasy, though?

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    2. Katrina JacksonJuly 4, 2017 at 9:57 AM

      I second the Mad Hatter!

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    3. Madeline J. RoseJuly 4, 2017 at 10:28 AM

      YES, I second him!!

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    4. GraceJuly 4, 2017 at 12:18 PM

      I second this!

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    5. Tracey DyckJuly 4, 2017 at 4:13 PM

      Oh yes, I second Mad Hatter!

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    6. Savannah GraceJuly 4, 2017 at 5:20 PM

      I second the Mad Hatter!

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    7. R.F. GammonJuly 4, 2017 at 5:39 PM

      I second the mad hatter! And the March Hare! (Maybe every Wonderland character?)

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    8. sarah @ paper-ishJuly 4, 2017 at 6:21 PM

      I second!

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    9. Abigail LennahJuly 4, 2017 at 11:42 PM

      I second!

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    10. LostfairyJuly 5, 2017 at 10:33 AM

      I second!! XD

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    11. Christine SmithJuly 5, 2017 at 10:44 PM

      ALWAYS YES TO THE MAD HATTER. I second!

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    12. Grace NewsomJuly 5, 2017 at 11:47 PM

      I second the Mad Hatter! And...yeah, every Wonderland character. March Hare, Chesire Cat, White Rabbit.
      "What rabbit?" :P

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    13. AnonymousJuly 7, 2017 at 4:04 PM

      I second the Mad Hatter and nominate the Duchess and Red Queen (both from Alice in Wonderland).

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    14. m a r y l i zJuly 7, 2017 at 7:29 PM

      I second the Mad Hatter!!!

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  15. Lisa ElisJuly 4, 2017 at 10:22 AM

    Whaaat? This is soooo cool but goodness, I have to go dig up my sheets of fantasy books and list of characters to figure out who to nominate! And I'll have to tour all the blogs. So, we basically nominate just by commenting, right? Good. That's easy enough. See you later then when I have figured this out!

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  16. Allison PJuly 4, 2017 at 11:09 AM

    Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter! Does she count as a fantasy character??

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  17. Perran KidsJuly 4, 2017 at 11:26 AM

    I second Mad Hatter!! ;)
    Jaidyn Elise

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  18. Tracey DyckJuly 4, 2017 at 4:18 PM

    I nominate the Gentleman with the Thistledown Hair from Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell!

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  19. Savannah GraceJuly 4, 2017 at 5:29 PM

    I nominate Dustfinger from the Inkheart Trilogy!

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    1. sarah @ paper-ishJuly 4, 2017 at 6:20 PM

      I second Dustfinger!

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    2. Madeline J. RoseJuly 5, 2017 at 2:46 PM

      I SECOND!

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    3. Grace NewsomJuly 5, 2017 at 11:53 PM

      He's such a cool character, but I'm not sure I'd say he's the STRANGEST character... I'll second anyway! :)

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  20. Savannah GraceJuly 4, 2017 at 5:42 PM

    I also nominate Hatta (from Heartless), Artemis Fowl (from the Artemis Fowl series), Angela (from the Inheritance Cycle), and Effie Trinket (from The Hunger Games). As you can tell, I'm slightly late to the party xD.

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    1. sarah @ paper-ishJuly 4, 2017 at 6:21 PM

      I second Effie! :)

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    2. Katrina JacksonJuly 4, 2017 at 8:10 PM

      I second Effie!

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    3. R.F. GammonJuly 5, 2017 at 9:18 AM

      I second Hatta!

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    4. HannaJuly 5, 2017 at 1:12 PM

      I second Angela! I never really liked her, but she IS strange!!

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    5. Madeline J. RoseJuly 5, 2017 at 2:46 PM

      HATTA!! I second!!

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    6. Tracey DyckJuly 5, 2017 at 5:47 PM

      Not to break up the excitement, but Effie Trinket is from dystopian, so she isn't eligible. (Otherwise I would TOTALLY second her!)

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    7. Savannah GraceJuly 5, 2017 at 9:34 PM

      Drat - and to think I was the one who nominated her - oops? *is embarrassed* xD Oh well!

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    8. Stephanie WarnerJuly 5, 2017 at 9:56 PM

      I'm late to the party, too, Savannah! I second Hatta!

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    9. Christine SmithJuly 5, 2017 at 10:45 PM

      I second Hatta!

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    10. AnonymousJuly 7, 2017 at 8:08 AM

      I second Hatta!!

      ~Skylar Reese

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    11. Zachary TotahJuly 7, 2017 at 12:39 PM

      Ohhh, Angela. Definitely second her.

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    12. Tracey DyckJuly 7, 2017 at 10:55 PM

      @Savannah! LOL, no problem! You have no idea how many times I've come close to nominating someone from a non-fantasy genre. XD

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  21. Ellen VJuly 4, 2017 at 6:01 PM

    Love this!!!!!

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  22. LHEJuly 4, 2017 at 11:24 PM

    I nominate Sam from LOTR for Most Loyal Friend. He's definitely it! *hugs Sam*
    Thanks fro the post.
    God bless! <3

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  23. NanJJuly 5, 2017 at 3:42 AM

    I second Luna from Harry Potter. She always makes me laugh with her "deep" thoughts and comments!

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  24. JenelleJuly 5, 2017 at 7:29 AM

    This is my favorite category.

    I will second Luna Lovegood.
    I'm going to nominate Zifnab from the Death Gate Cycle.

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  25. ShayJuly 5, 2017 at 2:02 PM

    I nominate Falon the Mortiwraith from Wayne Thomas Batson's "The Door Within" series.

    I also nominate Migmar the Gnome from Batson and Hopper's "The Berinfell Prophecies"!

    And I ALSO nominate Fred the Sword from Batson's "The Dark Sea Annals". I L<3VE FRED!!! XD

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    1. Tracey DyckJuly 5, 2017 at 5:48 PM

      I second Falon and Fred the sword! XD

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    2. m a r y l i zJuly 7, 2017 at 7:29 PM

      I second Falon and Fred the Sword! (Fred's the best. XD)

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  26. Deborah O'CarrollJuly 5, 2017 at 5:17 PM

    I nominate Snufkin from the Moomin books. :)

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  27. PepperJuly 5, 2017 at 7:26 PM

    I nominate Wit from Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive.

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  28. UnknownJuly 5, 2017 at 9:53 PM

    I nominate Prince Duncan from League of Princes series.

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  29. Stephanie WarnerJuly 5, 2017 at 9:58 PM

    I nominate Pattern from Sanderson's Stormlight Archive.

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  30. Christine SmithJuly 5, 2017 at 10:48 PM

    I nominate Azrael and Salazar from Paper Crowns by Mirriam Neal!

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  31. Perran KidsJuly 6, 2017 at 4:04 PM

    I second Howl from Howl's moving Castle, and Calcifer. ;) (also from Howl's moving castle, though I'm sure everyone knows that by now, lol!! xD)
    Jaidyn Elise

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  32. Zoe VickersJuly 7, 2017 at 6:19 AM

    Lucinda, from fairest and Ella enchanted.

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  33. Abbey StellingwerffJuly 7, 2017 at 12:32 PM

    Whoa! So many great characters for this category! I second Calcifer, the Mad Hatter, OreSeur, and Luna Lovegood.

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  34. Cerra CatJuly 7, 2017 at 4:45 PM

    I nominate the Fangs from On The Edge Of The Dark Sea Of Darkness. Creepy.... and, sorry, this was a little late!

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  35. m a r y l i zJuly 7, 2017 at 7:38 PM

    (Is it bad that I wish I could nominate characters from my own stories? XD)

    I nominate:
    - Tomas from Lady Moon by Rachel Starr Thomson
    - Peter Pan from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
    - The Quarkbeast from The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
    - The Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

    This category is the BEST. <3

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    1. Deborah O'CarrollJuly 7, 2017 at 9:56 PM

      Second the Quarkbeast!

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    2. Tracey DyckJuly 7, 2017 at 10:54 PM

      (Mary, I'm positive that about 97% of your casts would be perfect for this category! XD)

      I second Peter Pan and the Cheshire Cat! <3

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  36. Lisa ElisJuly 7, 2017 at 7:42 PM

    *runs around frantically nominating before time runs out* I guess I nominate Winter too. I seconded her before. (from Lunar Chronicles) They said it counts, even though I still say it's sci-fi. :)

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  37. m a r y l i zJuly 7, 2017 at 7:53 PM

    I also nominate Burndee from The Reluctant Godfather by Allison Tebo. I can't believe I almost forgot him!

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  38. Perran KidsJuly 8, 2017 at 9:19 PM

    This was super fun- I can't wait to see who got the most votes!! ;)
    Jaidyn Elise<3

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