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Josua Lackhand is a great fantasy King! imlad Send a noteboard - 09/04/2010 05:14:39 PM
I just don't know if I would put him above Aragorn. Above Arthur, yes.

Personally, I always like Arutha in Feist's Riftwar books.

I'd have to say that Targaryen king, the father of "Egg" in the Dunk & Egg stories, was pretty decent too. Some of the more lucid and sane Targeyens kings were pretty decent it seems.

Still, Aragorn is probably the one to get my vote, although I know there is somebody I am failing to recall. I'll figure it out (its been bugging me since I first read this post/thread, and I still can't think of who it is).
He's rather gloomy and not very hero-like for a fantasy king, but does extremely well under the circumstances.
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This message last edited by imlad on 09/04/2010 at 05:14:54 PM
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The greatest King in Fantasy - 09/04/2010 05:18:42 AM 1817 Views
King Arthur. Hands down. - 09/04/2010 06:40:15 AM 1211 Views
I would argue with you. - 09/04/2010 06:54:53 AM 1162 Views
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I have to agree with Dannymac - 09/04/2010 02:04:44 PM 1205 Views
But he's not in a modern fantasy novel. - 09/04/2010 07:37:14 PM 1225 Views
when I read the actual book... - 10/04/2010 12:08:21 AM 1219 Views
I'm going with the most likely historical version of King Arthur - 09/04/2010 06:45:26 PM 1253 Views
My money is still on Aragorn - 09/04/2010 12:47:43 PM 1326 Views
Aragorn is so awesome... - 09/04/2010 02:05:42 PM 1174 Views
Arwen's character is just never fleshed out, though. - 09/04/2010 02:18:30 PM 1147 Views
Re: Arwen's character is just never fleshed out, though. - 09/04/2010 02:49:45 PM 1207 Views
Hm - 09/04/2010 03:23:53 PM 1258 Views
Mostly, yes, but there are a few exceptions - Galadriel, Eowyn, and above all Luthien. - 09/04/2010 03:32:00 PM 1159 Views
Re: Mostly, yes, but there are a few exceptions - Galadriel, Eowyn, and above all Luthien. - 09/04/2010 03:45:37 PM 1411 Views
I can't agree about the goddesses. - 09/04/2010 04:34:15 PM 1286 Views
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If Tacitus and Graves were accurate - 09/04/2010 05:09:20 PM 1234 Views
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I rather liked her depiction in Rome. - 09/04/2010 05:34:37 PM 1234 Views
Re: I rather liked her depiction in Rome. - 09/04/2010 05:45:06 PM 1302 Views
Re: I rather liked her depiction in Rome. - 10/04/2010 11:14:26 AM 1321 Views
I don't know if I'd call it bad, per se. - 10/04/2010 11:37:55 AM 1399 Views
Re: I can't agree about the goddesses. - 09/04/2010 05:02:50 PM 1202 Views
Eh, the other Vala don't do much of anything either. - 09/04/2010 05:31:42 PM 1160 Views
Re: Eh, the other Vala don't do much of anything either. - 09/04/2010 05:44:03 PM 1202 Views
Re: I can't agree about the goddesses. - 09/04/2010 05:06:49 PM 1318 Views
I call bullshit - 09/04/2010 08:09:49 PM 1154 Views
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I didn't realize it was fashionable to call Tolkien sexist. - 10/04/2010 05:12:07 PM 1250 Views
Re: I didn't realize it was fashionable to call Tolkien sexist. - 12/04/2010 11:00:23 AM 1121 Views
Exactly. - 13/04/2010 03:08:46 AM 1219 Views
Re: Exactly. - 13/04/2010 08:54:01 AM 1297 Views
I was going to say something similar. - 09/04/2010 03:21:45 PM 1180 Views
Re: Aragorn is so awesome... - 09/04/2010 08:00:25 PM 1168 Views
Re: Aragorn is so awesome... - 09/04/2010 08:37:12 PM 1176 Views
He's good, but then he just doesn't have to face so many things. - 09/04/2010 02:22:04 PM 1478 Views
Doesn't have to face many things? - 09/04/2010 07:59:27 PM 1221 Views
Re: Doesn't have to face many things? - 09/04/2010 08:38:51 PM 1059 Views
Re: Doesn't have to face many things? - 10/04/2010 08:24:33 AM 1164 Views
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Re: Doesn't have to face many things? - 12/04/2010 10:55:12 AM 1156 Views
He really wasn't a king in majority of the story though - 12/04/2010 05:54:23 PM 1109 Views
I'm sure there are many, but one coming to mind is Prince Josua from Memory, Sorrow and Thorn - 09/04/2010 02:23:57 PM 1167 Views
Oh yeah I liked him a lot *NM* - 09/04/2010 04:09:59 PM 553 Views
Josua Lackhand is a great fantasy King! - 09/04/2010 05:14:39 PM 1229 Views
Arutha was never King. *NM* - 09/04/2010 07:18:30 PM 533 Views
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Joffrey and the Stag! *NM* - 09/04/2010 09:53:56 PM 533 Views
ROFL *NM* - 09/04/2010 11:39:36 PM 507 Views
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Simba *NM* - 10/04/2010 08:40:38 AM 580 Views
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Bah. He's hardly a character. *NM* - 12/04/2010 01:07:29 AM 661 Views
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Westley - 13/04/2010 02:59:36 AM 1157 Views
Leto Atreides II - 13/04/2010 05:07:29 AM 1123 Views
I'll agree with that! *NM* - 13/04/2010 11:33:10 AM 534 Views

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