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: : : My thoughts excactly.

: : : lockdar

: : Same here, except in my opinnion, Feanor was slightly braver and far more charismatic than Fingolfin. Hurin was undoubtedly the greatest man.

: : Maedhros

: I like tragic anti-heroes: Turin and Feänor

I would suggest
Elf - Gil-Galad for preserving elven greatness after the first age (and defeating Sauron) or Celeborn for marrying the wretched Galadriel (whom I think you all know my feelings about)

Man - None of them as men suck

Hobbit - Bandobras Took (if we discount the obvious, Pippin of the fellowship though)

Dwarf - Balin

Other - Gwaihir or Huan

Worst of the lot - the supercillious pair of Galadriel and Aragorn
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