Rangers of Ithilien

The Rangers of Ithilien, or Rangers of the South, much like their distant cousins in the North, were a military group whose purpose was to defend Ithilien, east of the Anduin river, to prevent Haradrim and Orcs from entering Gondor and from gaining full control of the lost province.
== History ==
The Rangers were selected from the descendants of the people who had dwelt in Ithilien before it fell from Gondor's control in TA 2901, at which time hidden refuges were built, including Henneth Annûn, which became a primary base for the Rangers.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, Ch. IV: "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit"
By the time of the War of the Ring, the Rangers often conducted ambushes against the Haradrim, attacked Orc scouts, and watched the old road from Minas Morgul to Osgiliath. Their Captain at the time of the War of the Ring was Faramir, son of Denethor, and among those who served under Faramir were Mablung, Damrod, and Anborn.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Four, Ch. V: "The Window on the West"
After successfully ambushing a force of Haradrim marching toward the Black Gate, the Rangers captured Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee and they were brought before Faramir for questioning, then taken to Henneth Annûn. After parting ways the Rangers crossed the Anduin at Cair Andros, Faramir and some companions rode to Minas Tirith, whilst the remainder marched to Osgiliath to reinforce the garrison. The Rangers then participated in the Siege of Gondor and Battle of the Pelennor Fields and in the advance on the Black Gate were instrumental in foiling an ambush on the Army of the West.
== Description ==
They were camouflaged in green and brown cloaks, and fought chiefly by stealth. They often crossed the Anduin in secret to harass forces of the Enemy in Gondor's old domain. They were known for their proficiency with the bow, and agility and stealth were said to be on par with the Elves, whom they had only heard of in stories.
== In adaptations ==
=== The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ===
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy has an original Ranger of Ithilien named Madril, played by John Bach. He serves as Faramir's lieutenant. He helps defend Osgiliath, but is fatally injured and is eventually killed by Gothmog with a spear-thrust. New Zealand actor Alistair Browning played Damrod.
=== Video games ===
Ithilien Rangers are elite archer units of the Men of the West faction in Electronic Arts' The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Veldwagters van Ithilien
Albanian 	Rojtarët e Ithilenit
Amharic 	የኢቲሊየን ጠባቂዎች
Arabic 	المتجولون في إيثيلين
Armenian 	Իթիլիենի թափառականները
Assamese 	ইথিলিয়ানৰ ৰেঞ্জাৰ
Azerbaijani 	Ithilien Mühafizəçilər
Belarusian Cyrillic	Рэйнджары Ітыліена
Bengali 	ইথিলিয়ানের রেঞ্জার্স
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Рейнджърите на Итилиен
Catalan 	Guardaboscos d'Ithilen
Chinese (Hong Kong)	伊西利安遊俠
Croatian 	Rendžeri Ithilena
Czech 	Hraničáři Ithilienu
Danish 	Stifinderer af Ithilien
Dutch 	Dolers van Ithilien
Esperanto 	Gardistoj de Ithilien
Estonian 	Ithilieni rangerid
Filipino 	Mga tanod ng Ithilien
Finnish 	Ithilienin samoojat
French 	Rôdeurs d'Ithilien
German 	Waldläufer von Ithilien
Greek 	Δασοφύλακες της Ιθυλιένης
Gujarati 	ઇથિલિનના રેન્જર્સ
Hindi 	इथिलीन के रेंजर्स
Hungarian 	Ithilien vándorai
Icelandic 	Landkönnuðir Ithilien
Indonesian 	Penjaga-penjaga Ithilien
Italian 	Raminghi dell'Ithilien
Japanese 	イシリエンの放浪者たち
Kannada 	ಇಥಿಲಿಯನ್ ರೇಂಜರ್ಸ್
Kazakh 	Итильеннің рейнджерлері (Cyrillic) Ïtïlenniñ reyndjerleri (Latin)
Korean 	이실리엔 레인저스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Итилиен рейнджерлери
Latvian 	Ithilienas klaidoņi
Lithuanian 	Itilieno reindžeriai
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ренџерс од Итилиен
Malayalam 	ഇതിലിയനിലെ അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്നവർ
Malaysian 	Renjer-renjer Ithilien
Maltese 	Gwardjani ta' Ithilien
Marathi 	इथिलीनचे रेंजर्स
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Итильений байгаль хамгаалагчид
Nepalese 	इथिलियन को रेंजर्स
Norwegian 	Ithiliens vandrere
Persian 	رنجرز ایتیلیان
Polish 	Strażnicy Ithilien
Portuguese 	Guardiões de Ithilien (Brazil)
Guardas-florestais de Ithilien (Portugal)
Punjabi 	ਇਥਿਲੀਅਨ ਦੇ ਰੇਂਜਰਸ
Romanian 	Rătăcitori din Ithilien
Russian 	Рейнджеры Итилиэна
Serbian 	Луталице Итилиена (Cyrillic) lutalice Itiliena (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඉතිලියන්ගේ ඉබාගාතේ යන අය
Slovak 	Strážcovia Ithilienu
Slovenian 	Nadzorniki Ithilien
Spanish 	Vagabundos de Ithilien
Swahili 	Walinzi wa Ithilien
Swedish 	Ithiliens vandrare
Tajiik Cyrillic 	Ҷангалбонҳои Итилиён
Tamil 	இத்திலியனில் அலைந்து திரிபவர்கள்
Tatar 	Итилиен адашучылары
Telugu 	ఇథిలియన్‌లో సంచరించేవారు
Thai 	ผู้พเนจรแห่งอิธิลีเอน
Turkish 	Ithilien Reýjerleri
Turkmen 	Ithilieniň Reýjerleri
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Рейнджери Ітілієну
Uzbeks 	Итҳилиен рангерлари (Cyrillic) Ithilien rangerlari (Latin)
Vietnam 	Những kẻ lang thang Ithilien
== References ==
fr:Rôdeurs d'Ithilien
it:Raminghi dell'Ithilien
ru:Следопыты Гондора
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