Forlong

Forlong, also known as Forlong the Fat and Forlong the Old, was a Man of Gondor from the province of Lossarnach, south of the White Mountains.
== Biography ==
Forlong was the Lord of the lands of Lossarnach, and was famed for his enormous girth (hence the name 'Forlong the Fat'). Though he was well aged by the time of the War of the Ring, he came to the aid of Minas Tirith with two hundred of his men.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter I: "Minas Tirith" He was unhorsed and killed by axes at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and buried before the gate alongside Hirluin as was told in the song of the Mounds of Mundburg.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter VI: "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
==In adaptations==
In The Lord of the Rings Online, ruling from the town of Arnach near Imloth Melui, Forlong is the husband of Vanyalos, the sister of Steward Denethor. He was originally promised to his other sister, Terenis, but after laying his eyes upon Vanyalos he asked the Steward for her heart instead and Denethor granted him his wish. This caused a lifelong strife between the sisters, with Terenis never getting over the broken promise. During his youth Forlong fought in the battle upon the quays alongside Hirluin and Thorongil and gained a great deal of respect for the latter. Forlong is first found in Minas Tirith before the battle in the "Merry Swan" tavern on the third level of the city, reminiscing on their youth with his friends Hirluin and Neldir. Later, both Forlong and Hirluin fight in the defence of the White City on the walls of the First Circle. After the Rohirrim army arrives, both of them rush outside the city gates and faces their foes together before Hirluin is slain in view of his friend. Forlong himself is gravely wounded and after the battle is over is found by the player on the field. He shares that he saw the visage of Thorongil on the field of battle but believes it to be his dying fever until Aragorn comes to his side. Amazed to see the man from the days of his youth untouched by years, Forlong departs in peace.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ፎርሎንግ
Arabic 	فورلونع
Armenian 	Ֆորլոնգ
Assamese 	ফৰলং
Belarusian Cyrillic	Форлонг
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Форлонг
Cambodian 	ហ្វ័រឡុង
Chinese (Mainland) 	佛朗
Chinese (Hong Kong)	佛龍
Georgian 	ფორლონგი
Greek 	Φόρλονγκ
Gujarati 	ફોર્લોંગ
Hebrew 	פורלונג
Kannada 	ಫೋರ್ಲಾಂಗ್
Kazakh 	Форлонг (Cyrillic) Forlong (Latin)
Konkani 	फॉरलॉंग
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Форлонг
Macedonian Cyrillic	Форлонг
Malayalam 	ഫൊര്ലൊന്ഗ്
Marathi 	फ़ोर्लोङ
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Форлонг
Nepalese 	फ़ोर्लोङ
Persian 	فورلونگ
Punjabi 	ਫ਼ੋਰ੍ਲੋਙ
Russian 	Форлонг
Serbian 	Форлонг (Cyrillic) Forlong (Latin)
Sindhi 	فورلونگ
Sinhalese 	ෆෝර්ලොං
Tajik Cyrillic 	Форлонг
Tamil 	ஃபோர்லாங்
Thai 	ฟอร์ลอง
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Форлонґ
Urdu 	فورلونگ
Yiddish 	פֿאָרלאָנג
== References ==
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Category:Minor characters (The Lord of the Rings)
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Category:Deaths in battle
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