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Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball team

Post by nazgul_2000 » Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:39 am

Simulation league, actually, not fantasy baseball per se.

In a prior league, I was the Rohan Riders, and that team did very well. But the league folded. Now I'm in a new league, and I need a new Middle-earth themed team name. So far I've come up with the following:

Tolkein Purists. This is apropos given the recent release of The Battle of The Five Armies (I hesitated before adding the second "The").

Angmar Witch-Kings. I like it, but I already have the nazgul in my email address, so maybe that's a bit much of The Shadow.

Numenorian Faithful. Not a big fan of this one, honestly.

Lothlorien Galadhrim. Lothlorien being one of my favorite lands when I read the books the first time as a young child.

Anduin River Valley Company. I like how it looks very mid-20th century American football team name, sort of like the Acme Packing Co. or something.

Narsil Broken Shards. This one just came to me as I typed this post.

Feanor Vengeance. Not bad. I like the more obscure use of a Silmarillion character.

Gratuitous The's. Might be kind of fun, but once the memory of the latest trilogy wears off, this may not seem so funny.

Side note: coincidentally, in that former league, another manager named his team the Mines of Moria Balrogs.

Any thoughts on my list?

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Re: Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball

Post by Woodclaw » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:43 am

I think you might want to add "The Inklings" to the list.
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Re: Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball

Post by shipwreck » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:49 pm

Elfcrusher wrote:But maybe the most important difference is that in D&D the goal is to build wtfpwn demi-god characters. In TOR the goal is to stay alive long enough to tell a good story.

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Re: Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball

Post by Stormcrow » Wed Jan 07, 2015 2:21 pm

"The Grey Company"
"Host of the West"
"The Last Alliance"
"Wainriders"

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Re: Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball

Post by bluejay » Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:23 pm

The Nine?
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Re: Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball

Post by roodie » Wed Jan 07, 2015 5:21 pm

Come on, nobody mentioned the "Eriador Rangers"? Or the "Dol Amroth Knights", with their swan logo? :-D

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Re: Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball

Post by nazgul_2000 » Wed Jan 07, 2015 5:55 pm

Hmm . . . maybe the Dol Amroth Swans?

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Re: Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball

Post by Majestic » Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:28 pm

Inspired by one of Stormcrow's entries:

Last Alliance of Men and Elves or
Last Alliance of Elves and Men

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Re: Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball

Post by Dunheved » Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:06 pm

Here's a few you might like

Erebor Dragons

The Carrock Crew

Rhosgobel Raiders

Dain's Dodgers

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Re: Off Topic - need a Tolkien name for my fantasy baseball

Post by Falenthal » Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:09 pm

Rhosgobel Rabbits

...ooops, sorry...

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