Bill Ferny

Bill Ferny was a Man of Bree and a known agent of Saruman before and during the War of the Ring.
== Biography ==
Bill Ferny resided in Bree and was known as a sneering, nefarious character who would sell anything to anyone, including dealings with shady travelers from the South, the agents of Saruman and Sauron. Ferny lived near the South-gate of Bree.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. X: "Strider"
In Bree, Merry saw Ferny selling information about the hobbits to the Nazgûl. Ferny may have also let loose the ponies that otherwise could have been used by the hobbits to leave the town. As a further bit of profit (and ignoring any loyalty to Saruman or the Black Riders), he sold a pony named Bill to Aragorn and the Hobbits, for which he demanded twelve silver pennies, over three times its value.
Later, he supported Saruman's mechanization of the Shire, becoming a watchman at the Brandywine Bridge. Bill (the pony) repaid his former master for his mistreatment by kicking him. Ferny's ultimate fate is unknown, but as far as the folk of the Shire knew he was never heard from again.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"
== In adaptations ==
Ferny is also featured in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(video game), in which he is killed confronting Strider in the streets.
Bill Ferny was featured as a character in The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game as a card called Bill Ferny, Swarthy Sneering Fellow.http://lotrtcgwiki.com/wiki/lotr02075
Ferny appears in The Lord of the Rings Online video game, spreading mischief in and around Bree. Early on, he is revealed to be in league with a band of brigands in the service of "Sharkey" (Saruman) that operate all over Bree-land. It is shown that he is intent in supporting an alliance between the brigands and some Orcs of the Misty Mountains, undoubtedly serving himself the most. He believes that such arrangement would allow him to pillage and plunder easier, hence his interest in it. Much to his chagrin, however, the alliance isn't forged. 
In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Ferny's father appeared as an assassin hired by Azog along with his partner Squint to hunt down Thorin II Oakenshield.
File:Bill Ferny - LOTR The Card Game.JPG|Bill Ferny in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Black Riders expansion
File:Bill Ferny (2) - LOTR The Card Game.JPG|Bill Ferny in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, Murder at the Prancing Pony standalone scenario
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Бил Папратак
Catalan 	Bill Falgueres
Chinese (Hong Kong) 	比爾·羊齒蕨
Czech 	Vili Potměchuť
Danish 	Jens Bregnø
Dutch 	Willem Varentje
Finnish 	Bil Imarre
French 	Bill Fougeron
German 	Lutz Farning
Hebrew 	ביל בן-שרך
Hungarian 	Páfrány Pockó
Italian 	Billy Felci
Portuguese (Brazil) 	Bill Samambaia
Romanian 	Bill Ferigă
Slovak 	Bill Papradník
Spanish (Spain and Latin America)	Bill Helechal
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Білл Папоротень
== References ==
Category:Villains
Category:Men of Bree
Category:Agents of Saruman
Category:Minor characters (The Lord of the Rings)
Category:The Fellowship of the Ring (film) characters
Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game
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