Free Peoples of the World

The Free Peoples of the World, also known as the Free Folk of the West, Free Folk, ResistanceUnfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part Four, "II: The Istari", or simply the Free, were those people outside Sauron's domination.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South", pg. 366
==List of Free Species (in order of birth)==
# Dwarves
# Ents
# Elves
# Men
# Hobbits
==History==
During the late Third Age, Sauron had many servants enslaved or allied under his dominion including Men of Darkness, Orcs, Trolls and other creatures. Because of this, the term "Free Peoples of the World" was generally used to unite those who opposed Sauron such as the Elves, Dwarves, Ents, Hobbits, High and Middle Men, as well as any other peoples who stood in opposition against Sauron.
During the Council of Elrond, after Erestor suggested that the One Ring could be taken to Tom Bombadil, Gandalf stated that even if all of the Free Folk begged Bombadil to accept the Ring, he would not be a good guardian since the ring would then be easily lost.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond", pgs. 345, 359
Shortly afterwards, Boromir suggested that the One Ring could be used against Sauron if it was given to the Free Lords of the Free, a term which likely referred to the rulers of the Free Peoples of the World such as Elrond and Denethor II.The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, pg. 152 (entry "Free Lords of the Free")
After the council, Elrond choose the members of the Fellowship of the Ring not only so that they could parallel the numbers of the Nazgûl, but also so that each member represented the Free Peoples of the World in some way: Gimli represented Dwarves, Legolas represented Elves, Aragorn represented Men, and Frodo Baggins represented Hobbits. Despite this, Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took joined the company in addition to Boromir, whom Aragorn described as being valiant.
Later on, after Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took encountered Treebeard in Fangorn Forest, they learned from the Long List of the Ents that Hobbits were not counted as being among the Free Peoples of the World,The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Treebeard", pg. 604 but Treebeard rectified this error by adding two new lines.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Voice of Saruman"
After the Battle of the Black Gate and the Downfall of Barad-dûr, a minstrel of Gondor sang a lay addressed to the Free Folk of the West.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen", pg. 957
==In other versions==
In an earlier version of The Lord of the Rings, there was a scene before the council where Gandalf mentioned to the Hobbits that the meeting concerned all Free Folk of the World. During the council itself, Elrond also uses this term.The History of Middle-earth, The Treason of Isengard, "VI. The Council of Elrond (1)", pg. 112-6
In another draft, Elrond suggested sending out messengers to all Free Folk to seek representatives to aid Frodo.The History of Middle-earth, The Treason of Isengard, "VIII. The Ring Goes South", pg. 161
==In adaptations==
===The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring===
In the prologue of Peter Jackson's 2001 film, the people who formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men are described as being the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, "Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All..."
===The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring===
In the 2004 game, The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring, one playable faction is called the Free Peoples, as opposed to the "Minions of Sauron" faction. The troops of the Free Peoples faction consist of Men of Rohan, Elves, Men of Gondor, Dwarves, Beornings, and Huorns.
===The Lord of the Rings Online===
In The Lord of the Rings Online, video game, there is a game mode called "Monster Play" in which a faction consisting of "good" players is referred to by the term Freeps, an abbreviation for "Free Peoples"."Freeps" at lotro-wiki.com
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Vrye Volke van die Wêreld
Albanian 	Popujt e Lirë të Botës
Amharic 	የአለም ነፃ ህዝቦች
Arabic 	الشعوب الحرة في العالم
Armenian 	Աշխարհի Ազատ Ժողովուրդներ
Assamese 	পৃথিৱীৰ স্বাধীন জনগোষ্ঠী
Asturian 	Pobulos Lìberos de su Mundu
Azerbaijani 	Dünyanın Azad Xalqları
Basque 	Munduko Herri Askeak
Belarusian Cyrillic	Свабодныя Народы свету
Bengali 	বিশ্বের মুক্ত জনগণ
Bosnian 	Slobodni narodi svijeta
Breton 	Pobloù Frank ar Bed
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Свободните Народи на Света
Cambodian 	មនុស្សសេរីនៃពិភពលោក
Catalan 	Pobles Lliures del Món
Chinese 	世界自由人民
Croatian 	Slobodni narodi svijeta
Czech 	Svobodné národy světa
Danish 	Frie Folkeslag i Verden
Dari 	مردم آزاد جهان
Dutch 	Vrije Volkeren van de Wereld
Estonian 	Maailma Vabad rahvad
Faroese 	Fræls Fólkasløg í Heiminum
Finnish 	Maailman Vapaat kansat
French 	Peuples Libres du Monde
Frisian 	Frije Folken fan 'e Wrâld (Western)
Friulian 	Populs Libars dal Mont
Galician 	Pobos Libres do Mundo
Georgian 	თავისუფალი ხალხები მსოფლიოს
German 	Freie Völker der Welt
Gujarati 	વિશ્વના સ્વતંત્ર લોકો
Hawaiian 	Nā Lahui Kuokoa o ka Honua
Hebrew 	עמים חופשיים של העולם
Hindi 	विश्व के स्वतंत्र लोग
Hungarian 	A Világ szabad népei
Icelandic 	Frjálsar Þjóðir Heimsins
Indonesian 	Masyarakat Merdeka di Dunia
Irish Gaelic 	Daoinibh Saor an Domhain
Italian 	Popoli Liberi del Mondo
Japanese 	自由な世界のピープルズ
Javanese 	Bangsa-bangsa kang Mardika ing Donya
Kannada 	ವಿಶ್ವದ ಮುಕ್ತ ಜನರು
Kazakh 	Әлемнің Еркін Халықтары (Cyrillic) Älemniñ Erkin Xalıqtarı (Latin)
Konkani 	संवसारांतले मुक्त लोक
Korean 	세계의 자유민족
Kurdish 	Gelên Azad ên Cîhanê (Kurmanji) (Sorani) گەلانی ئازادی جیهان
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Дүйнөнүн Эркин Элдери
Laotian 	ປະຊາຊົນອິດສະຫຼະຂອງໂລກ
Latvian 	Pasaules Brīvās tautas
Lithuanian 	Laisvos Pasaulio tautos
Luxembourgish 	Fräi Vëlker vun der Welt
Macedonian Cyrillic	Слободни Народи во Светот
Maithili 	संसारक मुक्त लोकसभ
Malayalam 	ലോകത്തിലെ സ്വതന്ത്ര ജനങ്ങൾ
Malaysian 	Rakyat-rakyat Bebas Dunia
Maltese 	Popli Ħielsa Tad-dinja
Manx 	Pobble Saual y Chruinney
Maori 	Ngā iwi Herekore o te ao
Marathi 	जगातील मुक्त लोक
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Дэлхийн Эрх чөлөөт ард түмэн
Nepalese 	संसारका स्वतन्त्र जनताहरू
Norwegian 	Frie Folker i Verden
Occitan 	Pòbles Liures del Mond
Pashto 	د نړۍ ازاد خلک
Persian 	مردمان آزاد جهان
Polish 	Wolne Narody świata
Portuguese 	Povos Livres do Mundo
Punjabi 	ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਲੋਕ
Romanian 	Popoare Libere ale Lumii
Russian 	Свободные народы мира
Sanskrit 	विश्वस्य स्वतन्त्राः जनाः
Sardinian 	Pobulos Lìberos de su Mundu
Serbian 	Слободни народи света (Cyrillic) Slobodni narodi sveta (Latin)
Sicilian 	Populi Lìbbiri dû Munnu
Sindhi 	دنيا جا آزاد قومون
Sinhalese 	ලෝකයේ නිදහස් ජනතාව
Slovak 	Slobodné národy sveta
Slovenian 	Svobodna ljudstva sveta
Somali 	Dadyowga Xorta ah ee Caalamka
Spanish 	Pueblos Libres del Mundo
Swahili 	Wananchi Huru wa Ulimwengu
Swedish 	Fria Folk av Världen
Tajik Cyrillic 	Халкхо озоди ҷаҳон
Tamil 	உலகின் சுதந்திரமான மக்கள்
Tatar 	Дөньяның ирекле халыклары
Telugu 	ప్రపంచంలోని స్వేచ్ఛాయుత ప్రజలు
Thai 	ประชาชนที่เป็นอิสระของโลก
Turkish 	Dünyanın Özgür Halkları
Turkmen 	Dünýäniň Mugt Halklary
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Вільні Народів світу
Urdu 	دنیا کے آزاد لوگ
Uzbek 	Дунёнинг Озод Халқлари (Cyrillic) Dunyoning Ozod Xalqlari (Latin)
Venetian 	Popoli Liberi del Mondo
Vietnamese 	Các Dân tộc tự do trên thế giới
Welsh 	Pobloedd Rhydd y Byd
Yiddish 	פרייע פעלקער פון דער וועלט
Yoruba 	Awọn eniyan ọfẹ ti Agbaye
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