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Fortress

There were many **Fortresses**, **Castles and Strongholds** in Arda, such as Minas Tirith, Helm's Deep, Isengard, Minas Morgul, and Barad-dûr. All were strong buildings most of which were built for defensive purposes. They were usually made of stone, and archers could shoot safely from behind the walls.

## List of Fortresses of Arda

### Fortresses/Strongholds of Men at the end of the Third Age

* Cair Andros
* Dale
* Dol Amroth
* Dunharrow
* Helm's Deep (with the Glittering Caves within)
* Henneth Annûn
* Minas Tirith
* Osgiliath (West bank)
* Pelargir

### Fortresses/Strongholds of Elves

* Caras Galadhon (the interior of Lothlórien ) (Survived to the end of the Third Age)
* Rivendell (Imladris) (Survived into the Fourth Age)
* Elvenking's Halls (Survived into the Fourth Age)
* The Grey Havens (Survived into the Fourth Age)
* Barad Eithel (ruined with the rest of Beleriand)
* Forlond (Survived into the Fourth Age)
* Himring (after end of the First Age, mostly underwater)
* Harlond (Survived into the Fourth Age)
* Minas Tirith (in Beleriand) (ruined with the rest of Beleriand)
* Gondolin (ruined with the rest of Beleriand)
* Menegroth (ruined with the rest of Beleriand)
* Ost-in-Edhil (Destroyed mid-Second Age)

### Fortresses/Strongholds of Dwarves

* Khazad-dûm (Moria) sometimes called the The Mines of Moria
* The Lonely Mountain (Erebor)
* The Iron Hills
* Belegost (in the Blue Mountains, ruined at end of First Age)
* Nogrod (in the Blue Mountains, ruined at end of First Age)
* Grey Mountains (Ered Mithrin), later driven out by dragons.

### Fortresses/Strongholds of Evil

* Barad-dûr (capital of Mordor and seat of Sauron)
* Dol Guldur (temporary seat of Sauron's power as the Necromancer)

* Minas Morgul (formerly *Minas Ithil* before being captured by Sauron)
* Morannon (the Black Gate of Mordor)
* Durthang (formerly a fortress of Gondor)
* Isenmouthe
* Tower of Cirith Ungol
* Carn Dûm (capital of the realm of Angmar, ruined Mid-Third Age)
* Mount Gundabad
* Isengard (after Saruman became allied with Sauron)
* Angband (Melkor's secondary fortress until his primary fortress Utumno was destroyed. Became his main fortress after his return to Middle-earth until his defeat in War of Wrath)
* Utumno (Main fortress of Melkor until its destruction in the War for Sake of the Elves)
* Umbar (while held by the Corsairs)

## Gallery

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Giant Spiders

The **Great Spiders** or **Ungoliant-spawn** were a race of giant spider-like creatures that were bred in Dol Guldur by the Necromancer. They were released on Greenwood and brought a sickness upon the forest. It started to be known as Mirkwood due to the great sickness. Shelob was a Great Spider that eventually ventured near Mordor and took residence for years near Cirith Ungol.

## History

The first Dark Lord, Melkor, used Ungoliant to help him destroy the Two Trees of Valinor and steal the Silmarils. Ungoliant, who had an insatiable desire to devour light, demanded the Silmarils. Melkor refused and she attempted to kill him. Ungoliant was subsequently driven off by Melkor's Balrogs, and she ultimately wandered across Middle-earth, consuming anything that gave light such as gemstones; and often mated with other large spiders. Her offspring were a great bane on the world in later years. She was described as surrounded by "an aura of darkness". Her fate is unknown, but it is said that, always hungry, Ungoliant ended by devouring herself.

The hobbit Bilbo Baggins and his thirteen Dwarf companions encountered giant spiders in Mirkwood on their Quest to the Lonely Mountain. They managed to capture and entangle in webs each of the thirteen Dwarves. Only Bilbo's magic ring and his Elven blade (Sting) allowed them to escape from being eaten.

Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee encountered the lone, giant spider Shelob in her lair, within caves near Cirith Ungol, as they were trying to enter Mordor in their quest to destroy the One Ring. Frodo was ambushed by her twice, and paralyzed by her poison on the second encounter. Sam used Sting to attack Shelob and wound her, which caused her to flee. Her fate is unspecified.
Aidan Turner

**Aidan Turner** (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his roles as Kíli in the three-part fantasy film The Hobbit and John Mitchell in thetelevision series, *Being Humanb*

## Roles

### Movies

* *The Sound of People* as Father
* *Matterhorn as Theodoro*
* *Porcelain* as Kevin
* *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* as Kili
* *Mortal Instruments: City of Bones* as Luke Garroway
* *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*
* *THe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*
* *The Secret Scripture* as Jack McNulty
* *Look Away* as Russell
* *Loving Vincent* as Boatman (voice)

### Television

* The Tudors as Bedoli
* The Clinic as Ruairí McGowan
* Desperate Romantics as Dante Gabriel Rossetti
* Being Human as John Mitchell
* Resonance as TT
* Hattie as John Schofield
* And Then There Were None as Philip Lombard
* Poldark as Ross Poldark
Maia

The **Maiar** (singular **Maia**) were primordial spirits created to help the Valar first shape the World. They were numerous, though not many were named. Their chiefs were Eönwë, banner-bearer and herald of Manwë, and Ilmarë, the handmaid of Varda.

Five of these spirits, in the Third Age, became the incarnated Wizards.

## History

Each of the Maiar was associated with one or more particular Vala, and was of similar stock, though less powerful. For example, Ossë and Uinen, as spirits of the sea, belonged to Ulmo the Sea-king,[1] while Curumo (known in Middle-earth as Saruman) belonged to Aulë the Smith. Others included Mairon (originally also of Aulë, known in Middle-earth as Sauron), Aiwendil (known in Middle-earth as Radagast), who belonged to Yavanna the Fruit-giver, and Olórin (known by the Elves as Mithrandir but came to Middle-Earth as Gandalf) who belonged to Manwë the Wind-king and Varda the Star-Queen. Gandalf's ways took him often to the house of Nienna the Weeper, and from her, he learned pity and patience,[1] which perhaps aided him in his later struggles to unite the Free People of Middle-earth against the power of Sauron.

Alatar and Pallando, later known as the Blue Wizards, traveled to the East, never returning to the West; their fate is unknown. The Balrogs (*Valaraukar* in Quenya) were corrupted Maiar who became Melkor's most trusted and terrible servants. Melian served both Vána and Estë.
The Sun and Moon were also piloted by Maiar: Arien, a spirit of fire uncorrupted by Melkor, was chosen for her radiant beauty and fierce devotion to the workings of the Valar, was selected to guide the Sun, while Tilion, a hunter in the company of Oromë, was chosen to steer the Moon.
Minas Morgul

**Minas Morgul** (originally called **Minas Ithil**) was the twin city of Minas Tirith before its fall to the forces of Sauron in the Third Age. As the easternmost fortification in the kingdom of Gondor, Minas Ithil safeguarded the eastern borders of the Kingdom of Gondor and protected the capital Osgiliath from the forces of Mordor during the early part of the Third Age. It was once a great city of men before Sauron took over the city, turning it into an evil lair for his lieutenant, The Witch king of Angmar.

## History

### Second age

Isildur, and his brother Anarion landed in Gondor. Both men were sons of Elendil. Isildur had Minas Ithil (the city's earlier name) near the border of Mordor while Anarion built Minas Tirith (then Minas Anor). Later, it was restored into a watchtower after the Last Alliance of Elves and Men where Sauron had been defeated.

### Third Age

TA 1980, Nazgul returned to Mordor and later in TA  2002, they took over the city for their master Sauron, who was hidden at the time.

In 2975, the forces of Minas Morgul attacked Ithilien, finally destroying Osgiliath, before they were repelled by the steward Boromir I. The Ringwraiths were presumably banished, being that they fell in the North with their lord, The Witch King, during the fall of Angmar in 2540.

During the War of the Ring, Cirith Ungol was the headquarters of the Witch-king of Angmar, where he was breaded for war. Later, by deceiving Frodo and Sam, Gollum led the two hobbits to Cirith Ungol to lead them to Shelob. Due to the call of the One Ring, Frodo approached the city before Sam and Gollum dragged him back.

## Appearance

Before it was corrupted, the city Minas Morgul (or than when it was knowna s Minas Ithil, was told to be one of the most beautiful cities in all of mankind. It was made of whtie stone and had many windows with one tall tower. However, after the darkness took over Minas Ithil, the fort became Minas Morgul. It had become a very dark fortress with a green glow coming out of it.

## Sources

* http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Minas\_Morgul
King of all the Dunedain

The **King of all the Dúnedain** or **High King of the Dúnedain** was a title originally taken by Elendil.

## History

As overlord of both the North-kingdom of Arnor and the South-kingdom of Gondor, he was High King over all the Dúnedain in Middle-earth. After Elendil's death in Mordor, the title passed briefly to his son Isildur, but Isildur was lost in the Disaster of the Gladden Fields. After his death, the Two Kingdoms split apart, with Isildur's descendants ruling in the North, and those of his nephew Meneldil taking up the Kingship the South-kingdom.

For almost the entirety of the Third Age, the Two Kingdoms were disunited, and there was no single King of all the Dúnedain. The Kingdoms were Reunited after the downfall of Sauron, when Aragorn II Elessar, the distant Heir of Isildur, was crowned as the third King of all the Dúnedain.
Old Noakes

**Old Noakes** was a Hobbit of the Shire and a resident of Bywater. He was a regular at the Ivy Bush inn in Hobbiton.

## Biography

In TA 3001, just before Bilbo's Farewell Birthday Party, Old Noakes was gossiping with the "Old Gaffer", Daddy Twofoot, and Sandyman the miller at the Ivy Bush tavern. He believed that Drogo Baggins (the father of Frodo) sank he and his wife Primula Brandybuck's boat because of his weight. Sandyman thought it was because Primula pushed him off. The Old Gaffer laughed at both of these claims dismissing them as rumors.
Rosa Baggins

### Extended Family:

Bilbo Baggins (nephew), Belladonna Took (sister-in-law), Bungo Baggins (brother-in-law/distant cousin)
Gerontius Took (Father-in-law), Adamanta Chubb (mother-in-law)

## Affiliation

### Loyalty:

Took clan

**Rosa Baggins** was a female hobbit of the Shire.

## Biography

Rosa was born in the Third Age 2856 to Ponto Baggins and Mimosa Bunce. Rosa also had a younger brother name d Polo Baggins. She later married Hildigrim Took and had one son, Adalgrim born in 2880.

## Relatives

* **Adalgrim Took** (son)
* **Paladin Took** (grandson)
* **Merry Brandybuck and** **Pippin Took** (great-grandsons)
* **Pearl. Pervinca, and Pimpernel Took** (great-granddaughters)
* **Hildigrim Took** (husband)
* **Gerontius Took** (father-in-law)
* **Adamanta Chubb** (mother-in-law)
* **Belladonna Took** (sister-in-law)
* **Bilbo Baggins** (nephew)
* **Primula Brandybuck** (niece)
* **Took family** (By marriage)
* Bunce family (Maternal relatives)
* Baggins family (paternal relatives)

## Appearances

* *Return of the King* (book) (name only)
Boromir I

**Boromir** was the eleventh Ruling Steward of Gondor.

## Biography

Boromir was born in TA 2410, the third child of Denethor I. Boromir successfully recaptured Ithilien from elements of Sauron's army headquartered at Minas Morgul after their invasion of Gondor in TA 2475. The retaking of Ithilien by the Men of Gondor under Boromir's command ultimately proved to be a pyrrhic victory for three reasons:

First, the land of Ithilien remained largely depopulated due to its close proximity to Minas Morgul and the threat it posed. Second, the invasion left the ancient capital of Gondor, Osgiliath, in ruins. Last, the poisoned wounds received by Boromir shortened his lifespan, leaving him shrunken and in constant pain. Two years later Boromir succeeded his father as the Ruling Steward of Gondor in the year TA 2477.

Boromir died in TA 2489 after a rule of twelve years. He was succeeded by his son Cirion. Of all the Stewards, Boromir had the shortest lifespan, dying at the relatively young age of seventy-nine.
Rohirric

**Rohirric**" is a name given to the language of Rohan in Middle-earth. It was described by Legolas as "rich and rolling in part, and else hard and stern as the mountains". It is derived from Old English, and most of its known words are similar:

• Théoden, from þéoden, "chief" or "lord"

• Edoras, from edoras, "courts

• Wormtongue, from wyrm, "serpent", and tunge, "tongue"

• simbelmynë, from simbel, "always", and myne, "memory"

• Éomer, from eoh, "warhorse", and mǽre, "famous"

• Éowyn, from eoh, "warhorse", and wynn, "joy"

Tolkien created Rohirric to linguistically be to Westron (the common tongue), as Old English is to Modern English. In Middle-earth Rohirric is related to the languages of men in the north such as Dale, Esgaroth, and Rhovanion. Hobbitish (sub-dialect of Westron) bears much in common with Rohirric, as hobbits once dwelt in the same region as the ancestors of the Rohirrim. An example of this is the Rohirric word for hobbit (kûd-dûkan) and the hobbits' name for themselves, *kuduk*.

It is not certain what Tolkien's name for this language was, and it has been referred to as *Rohanese*, *Rohirric*, and *Rohirian*. However in one of his writings he called it simply Rohan.
Khamûl

**Khamûl** was the second most powerful Nazgûl after the Witch-king of Angmar was. After the death of their leader, Khamûl took over as the leader, before his demise when Sauron was destroyed for good.

He was a king of Easterlings during the Second Age, and he was one of the nine Men to whom Sauron gave one of the Rings of Power. Like the others, he became a powerful sorcerer and ruler until he eventually faded into a Wraith and his will was surrendered to Sauron. By S.A. 2251 he was already one of Sauron's servants.

It was said that, after the Witch-king, Khamûl was the most ready to perceive the presence of the One Ring, but is power was most confused and diminished by daylight.

In T.A. 2951 Sauron returned to Mordor and declared openly to his enemies. Khamûl and two other Ringwraiths were sent to the fortress of Dol Guldur, with the former taking command.

During the War of the Ring he was one of the Ringwraiths who entered the Shire, and asked Hamfast Gamgee for "Baggins". However it was the day after Frodo Baggins had left Hobbiton, and he then pursued the Hobbits to Bucklebury Ferry in the Shire some days later. He was also one of the six or nine Ringwraiths, led by the Witch King, that followed Gandalf on Shadowfax and attacked him at night on Weathertop; they were repulsed after a violent fight on 4 October, and Frodo and Aragorn saw the lights of that battle from their camp. The Witch King and Khamûl remained watching Weathertop (waiting for the Ring Bearer to come) for two days thereafter, along with three other Wraiths. After the Ringwraiths find Frodo and the Hobbits on Weathertop, they are confronted by Aragorn after the Witch-king stabs Frodo, at which they are forced to flee. After they're repelled by Arwen, they take on fell beasts as mounts.

Khamul takes part in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, killing Gondor's soldiers. After the Witch-king's death, he retreated to Mordor. He and the remaining Nazgul attacked the Army of the West at the Black Gate on his mount before fighting the Eagles.

Following the destruction of the One Ring, Khamûl perished with the rest of the Ringwraiths.
Fundin

**Fundin** is a minor character mentioned in the series.

## Biography

### Family life

Fundin was the father of Balin and Dwalin, the older brother of Gróin, the uncle of Óin and Glóin and great-uncle of Gimli. He was born TA 2662, but died during the Battle of Moria. His sons grieved for his death

His name appears after Balin signs his name, "Balin, son of Fundin.

## Appearances

* The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (name appears only)
Fellowship of the Ring

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* ***The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring***, the 2001 film
* Fellowship of the Ring (group), the group that set out to destroy the one Ring.
* The Fellowship of the Ring (book)
Shagrat

**Shagrat** was a large, dimwitted and arrogant long-armed Black Uruk, Captain of the Tower of Cirith Ungol. He commanded one of two orc patrols that found Frodo Baggins after he had been poisoned by Shelob.

## Biography

In the year TA 3019, Shagrat and his company, along with Gorbag's company from Minas Morgul, discovered the unconscious Frodo Baggins following the hobbit's encounter with Shelob, and took him back to the Tower of Cirith Ungol for searching. Later his Black Uruk tower garrison fought over possession of Frodo's mithril mail shirt with Gorbag's company, and sent up the Stair of Cirith Ungol to investigate matters. Shagrat interpreted his orders literally: all captives to be searched, but left unharmed and they and their possessions taken to Barad-dûr. Gorbag coveted Frodo's mail shirt for himself, and soon a fight over the shirt began. Gorbag wounded Shagrat in the arm with a knife, but was eventually killed by Shagrat. Their respective followers began fighting also, and slaughtered each other over the next several hours.

Later, Samwise Gamgee, carrying the One Ring, infiltrated the Tower of Cirith Ungol and soon realized that the garrison was effectively wiped out. Shagrat, however, managed to get past him carrying Frodo's armor and other personal items, escaping and taking them to Lugbúrz (Barad-dûr) as ordered.

It is possible that Shagrat was killed by Sauron or the authorities at Barad-dûr for the events that occurred at the Tower of Cirith Ungol. Alternatively, he may have been rewarded for his loyalty by being allowed to march to the Black Gate alongside his fellow orcs and Uruks as one of their captains. If so, it is unknown whether he was killed in the battle or the subsequent destruction of Mordor following Sauron's downfall, or if he survived and fled.
Khuzdul

**Khuzdul** was the language of the Dwarves, written in the 50-letter Cirth script (Runes). It appears to be structured, like real-world Semitic languages, around the triconsonantal roots: ***kh-z-d*, *b-n-d*, *z-g-l***.

## History

The language was created by the Vala Aulë, the creator of the first Dwarves, who taught them "the language he had devised for them," implying that Khuzdul is a constructed language even within context of the books. The language was rarely heard by outsiders and was a secret, and was thus not recorded by Elves or Men. The *Lhammas* tells that Khuzdul uniquely derives from the separate language family "Aulëan" (named after Aulë), separate from the "Oromëan" family that supersedes the Eldarin languages.

The only Khuzdul line in J.R.R. Tolkien's primary writings is Gimli's battle-cry *Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!*, meaning, "Axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!"*.*

In the early days of Middle-earth, before Men entered Beleriand, they had contact with the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains and further East, and the Taliska language was devised, similar to the Dwarven tongue. Taliska would be the ancestor of Adûnaic, the later tongue of Númenor, and of the Common Speech.
Otto Boffin

**Otto Boffin** (AKA Otto the Fat) was a Hobbit of the Shire, the husband of Lavender Grubb, the father of their four children, uncle of Bungo Baggins and great-uncle of Bilbo Baggins.

## History

Being the only child of Bosco Boffin, Otto was born in the year SR 1212. He had four children with Lavender Grubb: Hugo, Uffo, Rollo, and Primrose.

He passed at the age of 80 in SR 1300.
Half-elven

The **Half-elven** or ***Peredhil*** were people of Middle-earth, the name of whom was primarily applied to Elrond and Elros in the Second and Third Age, but also to Eärendil and his wife Elwing before them. They were called so because of their mixed Edain (Human) and Eldarin (Elven) blood

At the end of the First Age, they were given a choice to be Elven and immortal, or to be of the race of Men and accept the Gift of Men which is death.

Others considered Half-elven were Elrond's children Elladan, Elrohir, and Arwen. They, like the other Half-elven before them, were given the choice of mortality.
Odo Proudfoot

**Odo Proudfoot** is Bilbo Baggins' paternal cousin, via being the son of Bilbo's aunt, Linda (Baggins) Proudfoot. Proudfoot has a wife, who is stern and strict. H watches as Gandalf and Frodo drive down the road, and enjoys the fireworks, but his wife gives him a disapproving look. Because Gandalf is labeled "disturber of the peace", he gives on a disapproving look when he set off the fireworks.

He later appears at Bibo Baggins' farewell party, where he corrects his cousin ofthe plural form ofhisname , "Proudfeet!" causing the audience to laugh and for Bilbo to wave him off.

In *Return of the King,* he watches as Frodo and his companions, Sam Merry and Pippin return.

## Appearances

* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

## Behind the Scenes

In the first and third movies of Peter Jackson's Film Trilogy, Odo was portrayed by Noel Appleby, credited as "Everard Proudfoot".
Bamfurlong

**Bamfurlong** was the name given to the farmland of Farmer Maggot, and was located in the Marish, a part of the Shire's Eastfarthing.

## Description

Bamfurlong was boggy in nature and made for above ground habitation rather than the traditional Hobbit-hole. It also made excellent ground for growing mushrooms. Bamfurlong included a huge turnip field and a lane that led to a large, thatched house and outbuildings. The house and buildings were built of brick and were protected by a high wall with a wooden gate.

## History

In the year TA 3018, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Peregrin Took came to the farm, and were invited to stay for a short time by Farmer Maggot. That night, the farmer secretly took them to Bucklebury Ferry, where they met Meriadoc Brandybuck.
Grinnah

**Grinnah** was an Orc of Goblin-town who worked as an interrogator for the Great Goblin during the Quest of Erebor. He appeared to be a significant member, as he directly reported to the Great Goblin when they capture Thorin and Company. However, Grinnah met his end when he was stabbed to death by Thorin.

## Biography

In TA 2941, when Thorin and Company fell into the caverns of Goblin-town, Grinnah, along with a large group of Orcs, captured them, took their weapons, and led the Dwarves to their chief. Like the other orcs, he too was offended when Balin cried out to their chief that his song was an abomination. He told the Great Goblin about the Company's identification and where his group had found them, and was ordered to search their belongings. Grinnah, during the search, was surprised to find Elven objects in Nori's bag (which were objects that Nori had stolen back in Rivendell) and suggested to his chief that the Company had been in league with Elves.
Whilst the Orcs continued searching and the Great Goblin sang, Grinnah found Thorin's sword and, wondering what sword it was, opened the holster, and threw the sword aside causing the other Orcs (including the Great Goblin) to murder the Company. When Gandalf arrives to rescue the Dwarves and they take up arms to fight their way out, Grinnah fought against Kili, but the Dwarf impaled him through the chest.
Anorien

**Anórien** was a region and fiefdom of Gondor.

## History

During the Elder Days, the region was occupied by Pre-Númenóreans. These were separated relatives of the House of Haleth while the Edain migrated to the west during the First Age. The aboriginal Woses fled to the forests of that region, hunted by the Men of Darkness.

At the end of the Second Age, the region was given to Anárion as part of the Realms in Exile and was named 'Anórien' after him. Anárion built Minas Anor on Amon Tirith of the Mindolluin.

Peoples from Anórien, as well as from Ithilien and Calenardhon joined with Eldacar against Castamir in the Kin-strife.

As the Great Plague spread, cities were evacuated and many fled to Ithilien and Anórien.

Steward Túrin II fortified the isle of Cair Andros to defend Anórien.

By the time of the War of the Ring, Anórien was one of the few fiefs which was dominated by the Dúnedain of Gondor; specifically, in Minas Tirith and the adjacent townlands where Sindarin was still known and used as a daily language. It would appear that the western part of Anórien (from Min-Rimmon westward) was deserted or depopulated by this time, as tidings of the coronation of Aragorn went out into "*all parts of Gondor, from Min-Rimmon even to Pinnath Gelin and the far coasts of the sea*".

When Sauron released a secondary force from the Morannon, they overwhelmed the defenders of Cair Andros, and used the island to cross into Anórien. They blocked the eastward progress of the Rohirrim as they rode to Gondor's aid, though after the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Elfhelm and 3000 Rohirrim chased them down and pushed them back out of Anórien.
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins

**Lobelia Sackville-Baggins** (née **Bracegirdle**) was the wife of Otho Sackville-Baggins and Lotho Sackville-Baggins. She was also a cousin of Bilbo distantly through Bilbo's great aunt (and Lobelia's grandmother) Lavender Grubb, as well as his cousin in law

Lobelia was a member of the Bracegirdle and the Sackville-Baggins family.

## Appearances

* *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*
* *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (last appearance; first chronologically.*
* *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (First appearance)
Haldir

**Haldir** was an Elf of Lothlórien, probably a Silvan Elf, and a marchwarden who guarded the forest's northern borders. When the Fellowship of the Ring arrived in Lórien, he became their guide to Caras Galadhon. He and his companions wore grey, hooded cloaks and resided on platforms or "flets".

Haldir was accompanied by his brothers, Rúmil and Orophin, who interacted little with the Fellowship because they, unlike Haldir, spoke little of the Common Tongue. Haldir could speak it fluently, as he often travelled outside of Lothlórien. Little is known about his brothers.

## Biography

### Third Age

He intercepts the Fellowship as they enter Lothlórien after fleeing the Mines of Moria. He was sent by Elrond and led an army of five hundred elves from Lothlórien to Helm's Deep. They were stationed on the battlements and behind the Deeping Wall. They held off the Isengard assault until a bomb was set off and destroyed the walls. The elves, on Aragorn's command, charged straight into a wall of Uruk-hai pikes.
During the breaching of the walls, the Rohirrim and Elves retreated to the Keep. As Haldir directed Elves to the Keep, he was surrounded and wounded by two Uruks, and died in Aragorn's arms after slaying one of them.
Linnar, Sindri, and Uri

**Linnar, Sindri, and Uri** were a trio of dwarves and one of the seven dwarf lords who took one of the Rings of Power. However, they were all deceived by a stranger who gave them the rings. It was unknown if they were one of the four consumed by dragons or if Sauron took them before his downfall.

## Behind the Scenes

These trio of Dwarves were semi-original characters. They are half-original because of their names, but the other half explains them to be seven unnamed canonical dwarves. Sindri was portrayed by Rich Mayberry, Uri was portrayed by Gino Acevedo, and Linnar was portrayed by Xander Forterie.

## Appearances

* The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (indirectly mentioned)
* The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (indirectly mentioned)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (First appearance)
Brego

**Brego** was the second King of Rohan.

## Biography

Brego was born in TA 2512, the only child of Eorl the Young. When Eorl was slain in battle in TA 2545, Brego became King of Rohan. During his rule, the settling of the Éothéod in Rohan continued, and Brego defended the borders of Rohan against their enemies (the Dunlendings and Easterlings). Brego built the Golden Hall of Meduseld, and made Edoras the capital of Rohan. Construction of the Golden Hall was completed in TA 2569.

Brego had three sons:

1. Baldor, his eldest son and heir, who swore an oath at the dedication feast of the Golden Hall to successfully traverse the Paths of the Dead. Baldor, consumed by his honor and pride, refused to break his vow to take the Dimholt road and went into the Paths of the Dead, never to be seen again.
2. Aldor, his second son, who succeeded Brego and became the third King of Rohan.
3. Éofor, his youngest son, was a distant ancestor of Éomund of East-fold, father of King Éomer.

Brego's grief over the loss of Baldor consumed him and left him a broken man. Having lost the will to live, he died the following year in TA 2570 at the age of fifty-eight. Brego was succeeded by his son Aldor. Aragorn rides a horse named Brego, apparently named after this king. According to Éowyn, this horse originally belonged to Theodred.
Kin-strife

The **Kin-strife** was a disastrous decades-long civil war in Gondor during the Third Age.

## History

### Background

The unrest that eventually built up to the **Kin-strife** began when Valacar, the son of King Rómendacil II of Gondor, married a woman of the Northmen of Rhovanion, Vidumavi. She bore him a son, Eldacar, but many of the people of Gondor of Númenórean blood were angered by this mixing of the blood of Middle Men and Númenóreans, and the coastal provinces rebelled when Valacar grew old.

### Conflict

In TA 1432, when Eldacar succeeded his father, the already-present unrest grew into open rebellion, particularly in the Southern and coastal provinces. Many people saw Eldacar as a half-breed, therefore having no right to rule. The chief of them was his distant relative Castamir the Usurper, also known as the "Lord of Ships," who in TA 1437 usurped the throne, forcing Eldacar into exile. During the rebellion, Osgiliath was sacked, and the great Dome of Stars was destroyed and the city's Palantír lost.

Castamir also murdered Eldacar's son and heir Ornendil. Eldacar fled to Rhovanion, and Castamir ruled in his stead.

A full decade later, in TA 1447, Eldacar returned with an army from Rhovanion; at the same time, a rebellion against Castamir's cruel rule took place. Eldacar managed to kill Castamir at the Battle of the Crossings of Erui, but Castamir's sons and many of their supporters fled south, first to Pelargir, where they were besieged and then to Umbar. Eldacar could not follow them, as the fleet was loyal to Castamir's sons.

### Aftermath

As a result of the conflict, Gondor lost the city of Umbar and gained a new enemy in the Corsairs of Umbar and the descendants of Castamir's sons. Gondor's hold over the Haradrim was lost in the conflict, resulting in the resumption of war in and invasions of South Gondor. Also, many of the Dúnedain nobility were killed during the civil war, leaving Gondor significantly weakened. Some of the losses were replenished by a wave of Northmen settlers from Rhovanion.

The Kin-strife was, along with the losses suffered in the Great Plague and Wainrider War, one of the chief reasons for the abandonment of the fortresses in and surrounding the lands of Mordor.
Sean Astin

**Sean Patrick Astin** (born **Sean Patrick Duke**; February 25, 1971) is an American actor, director, voice artist, and producer. He is known for his film roles as Samwise Gamgee in *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy, Mikey Walsh in *The Goonies* (1985), and the title character of *Rudy* (1993).

## Filmography

### Video games

 2003
 2010
 2012
 2013
 2015
King under the Mountain

**King under the Mountain**, also known as the **King of Erebor**, was a title held by not only the King of Durin's Folk, but also the person who lived in Erebor.

## People who held the title

* **Thrain I**†**-**Father of Thorin the first who founded the Lonely Mountain as the kingdom. His descendant Thrain son of Thror is named after him. He also found the Arkenstone.
* **Thorin I**† - Son of Thrain I and abandoned the Lonely Mountain to find the Grey Mountains
* **Thrór**† **-**After the title was abandoned, Thrór returned to the Lonely Mountain and found the Arkenstone again.
* Smaug † - Self proclaimed title
* **Thrain -**King under the mountain by right
* Thorin Oakenshield †
* Dain Ironfoot
* Thorin III Stonehelm
* Durin VII
King of Numenor

The **King of Númenor** was the royal title of twenty-two rulers of Númenor (there were also three Ruling Queens).

## History

The royal line began with Elros Tar-Minyatur, the brother of Elrond, who founded the House of Elros, and ended with Ar-Pharazôn (Tar-Calion) and Ar-Zimraphel (Tar-Míriel).

The symbol of the Kings of Númenor was the Sceptre, which in the early centuries of the Second Age was passed on by the rulers to their heirs when they abdicated and went into retirement. However in later centuries, beginning with Tar-Atanamir, the Sceptre was held until death.

Initially the Kings and Queens took their names in Quenya, however as the Númenóreans turned against the Valar and use of the Elven tongues, the kings took their names in Adûnaic, beginning officially with Ar-Adûnakhôr, the twentieth king. The Quenya names continued to be used in the Scroll of the Kings out of fear of breaking with tradition.

After Ar-Pharazôn, who perished in the Downfall of Númenor and was imprisoned in the Caves of the Forgotten, the title was abandoned and the direct line of Kings was broken. However, Númenórean rule continued in Middle-earth through the exiled Dúnedain, now living in the Realms in Exile, Arnor and Gondor, established by Elendil the Tall, who was the senior surviving descendant of Elros through Silmariën the daughter of king Tar-Elendil.

The following table is a list of all the twenty-five **monarchs of Númenor**:
Hildigrim Took

### Sibling(s):

Isengrim, Hildigard, Isumbras, Isembold, Hildifons, Isembard, Hildibrand, Belladonna, Donnamira, Mirabella and Isengar

### Grandchildren:

Paladin Took (grandson)
Esmeralda Took (granddaughter)

### Other:

Pearl, Pervinca, and Pimpernel Took (great-granddaughters)
Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck and Peregrin "Pippin" Took (great-grandsons)
Faramir Took (great-great-grandson)Bungo Baggins and Gorbadoc Brandybuck (brothers-in-law)
Bilbo Baggins (nephew)
Primula Brandybuck (niece)
Frodo Baggins (grandnephew)

**Hildirim Took** was the third son of the Old Took and Adamanta Chubb, older brother of Belladonna Baggins and Mirabella Brandybuck, husband of Rosa Baggins, father of Adalgrim Took, and grandfather of Paladin and Esmeralda Took.

Additionally, he was the uncle of Primula Brandybuck and Bilbo Baggins, and the great-uncle of Frodo Baggins.
Rhosgobel

**Rhosgobel** was the home of the wizard Radagast the Brown. It was said to be located between the Carrock and the Old Forest Road on Mirkwood's western borders, though Gandalf once mentioned Radagast as living near the southern borders of the forest.

Rhosgobel is depicted as a ramshackle cottage, with various walls and roofs from other cabins being pieced together haphazardly around the base of an old tree. It has several holes in the roof, through which spiders could be seen.
Dunlendings

The **Dunlendings**, or **Wild-men of Dunland**, were Men from the west of the Misty Mountains in Middle-earth, who lived in the barren hills of Dunland. Incited by Saruman, they eagerly rushed to raise arms for Sauron's cause.

## History

The Dunlendings were a barbaric folk, far more primitive than the other races of Men, and yet a significant threat if in great numbers. They were dressed in rugged cloths made of animal-skins and armed with torches, pikes, axes and knives and some even riding horses into battle. Their ancestors had once inhabited the region that would become Rohan, but they were pushed out and their lands granted to the Rohirrim, with whom they shared a bitter enmity throughout the Ages.

At times when the Rohirrim were weak, the Dunlendings would cross the river to pillage and burn the neighboring kingdom's villages before being time and time again forced back by the horse-riders. Chief among these incidents was the attempt of their king to claim the throne of Rohan, even going as far as to besiege Helm Hammerhand at the fortress that would since be called Helm's Deep. All this resulted in a crushing defeat for the Dunlendings and even more bad blood between the two peoples.

During the War of the Ring, they threw in with Saruman, who by fueling their feud with the Rohirrim, earned himself and Sauron their blood-oaths; hordes of Dunlendings were unleashed upon Rohan together with orc-parties from Isengard, overpowering the old men and young boys left and laying waste to anything they would call home.
Great East Road

The **Great East Road** was a Dwarven road connecting Moria and the High Pass with Belegost and Nogrod in the Blue Mountains. It originally extended west into Beleriand, where it terminated at Thingol's halls at Doriath, and also extends east to the Dwarven mansions in the Iron Hills.

After the First Age, when Eriador became populated with Men, Elves and later Hobbits, it became one of the major roadways in Middle Earth. It crossed with the great South Road at Bree. It also passed through the Shire, near Hobbiton and Michel Delving.

The road was used by Thorin and Company on their journey from Bag End to Trollshaws, and from Rivendell to the High Pass and east over the Bruinen. There, they had to change course to the Elven Road. Aragorn decided against taking The Hobbits through the East Road, instead going into the Wild and through the marshes, although they drew near it when they scaled Weathertop.
Helm

Helm Hammerhand was the ninth king of Rohan, and the last of the first line of kings.

## Biography

Beginning in TA 2742, Helm inherited the tile of King of Rohan by his father, Gram, in during a long crisis of fighting with the Dulendings.

In 2754, Freca attempted to intimidate and coerce King Helm into giving his approval and consent to an arranged marriage between Freca's son Wulf and Helm's daughter. Freca marched to a meeting of the King's council in Edoras with a great force of men, planning to threaten the King into complying with his demands. In the resulting quarrel, Helm Hammerhand smote Freca with single blow from his fist. The blow was so great Freca died soon after. Enraged, the men of Freca left Edoras, and King Helm declared Wulf and his kin enemies of the King.

Four years later in TA 2758, a combined force of Dunlendings under the leadership of Wulf, and the Corsairs of Umbar overran Rohan. Helm was defeated in battle at the Crossings of Isen, and Helm withdrew into the Hornburg at Helm's Deep (which was later renamed in his honor). There, he endured a long siege.

While King Helm and his younger son Prince Háma were besieged in the Hornburg, a force of Dunlendings under the leadership of Wulf also besieged Edoras. Prince Haleth, King Helm's elder son who was the last defender to fall, led the defence of Edoras. He fell defending the doors of the Golden Hall .

Shortly after Yule 2758, Prince Háma accompanied by a small force went out to search for food, but he and his men were lost in a blizzard and never seen again. The Hornburg held a large war-horn, and whenever it was blown, Helm would break through the Dunlending ranks, slaying many of their men. Helm's came to fear him greatly during this time and it was believed that he became so fierce and terrible, that he slew many of them with his bare hands. It was also believed that when he grew hungry and had no food he ate men.

It was said that grief and hunger made Helm more ferocious. After one such sortie, Helm died and did not return; his body was discovered the next morning frozen in the snow still standing, his eyes open, ready to fight. This led to a belief among the Rohirrim and Dunlendings that even in death the wraith of Helm Hammerhand still wandered through Rohan, and defended the Hornburg. Helm died in TA 2759 at the age of sixty-eight. Prince Haleth and Prince Háma also died during the war; his nephew Fréaláf Hildeson, who defeated the Dunlendings, succeeded Helm.

A statue in his likeness was erected in Helm's Deep. The horn of the tower was called Horn of Helm Hammer after his name, and was sounded by Gimli during the Battle of Helm's Deep, as Theoden charged the Uruk Hai.
Nimloth

**Nimloth** was the wife of Dior, the mother of Elwing, Elured and Elurin, the maternal grandmother of Elros and Elrond and the great-grandmother and first cousin once removed of Elladan, Elrohir, and Arwen.

Nimloth was killed during the second Kinslaying, as well as anyone trying to prevent  the Sons of Fëanor from gaining the Silmaril.

In addition, Nimloth was also the cousin of Celebrían because their fathers, Celeborn and Galathil were brothers. Celebrian later ended up marrying Elrond, her grandson, who was also her cousin-in-law.
Scenes/The Return of the King (scene)

**"The Return of the King"** is the seventy-fourth scene in the extended cut of *The Return of the King*.

## Basic summary

With the Fellowship reunited, Aragorn's coronation comes to play. Gandalf then places the crown on Aragorn's head and proudly announces the Return of the King. Later, the film revealed that Éomer is now the king of Rohan, Faramir and Éowyn are together and then comes across Lord Elrond and a group of elves. Behind the veil is revealed Arwen Undómiel healed from Sauron's destruction and they kiss passionately with each other. When Aragorn and Arwen come across Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin, the four hobbits start to bow to him. However, Aragorn stops them and state they bow to no one. For saving Middle-earth, the entire crowd bows down to them.

## Difference from film

* Aragorn and Arwen already were married when Aragorn was coronated. He is actually surprised by his fiance's survival.
* In the movie, the citizens of Gondor bow down to Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin. However, in the book, Aragorn and Arwen thank them personally.
Sauron's attack on Osgiliath

On June 20 of TA 3018, the forces of Sauron **assaulted** the ruined city of **Osgiliath**, in what would become the first battle of the War of the Ring.

## History

### Prelude

Prior to the battle, Sauron had regained all his military strength and was prepared to attack his enemies. He first planned to attack his most powerful enemy, the land of Gondor, where "the hammer stroke will fall hardest", but in order to destroy Gondor's capital, Minas Tirith, he first needed to capture Osgiliath, a ruined fortress-city strategically positioned on the Anduin river. Fords across the river were located in the ruined city (half of Osgiliath was located on each side of the river) that were the only path a large army could cross the Anduin for hundreds of miles up or downstream (from Cair Andros to Pelargir). If captured, Sauron could freely move his main army across the river and to the primary target of his strategy in the war, Minas Tirith. The attack was a probing attack, meant to test the strength and preparedness of Denethor II and also provided the necessary cover for the Nazgûl to cross the Anduin and begin their hunt for the Shire.

### The battle

As later related by Boromir to the Council of Elrond, Sauron's forces came upon Osgiliath without warning, outnumbering the Men of Gondor which defended the city under Boromir and Faramir's command. Aided by Easterlings and Haradrim, and led by the Witch-king, Sauron's forces overwhelmed the defenses, forcing the Men of Gondor to break the last bridge over the Anduin as they retreated. Still, only Boromir, Faramir, and two others escaped the battle, swimming to the western shore.

Once the bridge was destroyed, Sauron ceased the assault in order to allow the Ringwraiths to begin searching for the One Ring.

### Aftermath

Orcs under the command of Sauron attacked Thranduil's people in Mirkwood on the same day with the intent of freeing Gollum, with both battles concurrently a major prelude to the War of the Ring.
Following the attack East Osgiliath was where the Siege towers were constructed in preparation for the assault on Gondor. Sauron would attack West Osgiliath some nine months later, this time succeeding in conquering the entire city and clearing the way for the Siege of Gondor.
Goblin scribe (AUJ)

The **goblin scribe** (portrayed by Kiran Shah) is a tiny goblin with a brief appearance as a scribe and messenger for the Great Goblin in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. When his fellow goblins kidnap Thorin Oakenshield and his company, the Great Goblin sends the Scribe to Azog of the message he has Thorin and his friends trapped there. It's further fate is unknown

## Behind the scenes

* The Goblin scribe was portrayed by Kiran Shah with his only appearance in *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*.
* The scribe is original to the storyline.
Emyn Muil

The hills of **Emyn Muil**, upon either side of Nen Hithoel, were a vast, seemingly impenetrable maze of crags situated in the region of Rhovanion in Middle-earth.

The Emyn Muil lies between the Eastemnet of Rohan and the relatively empty lands that contained the Dead Marshes and the Nindalf. It was approximately seventy-five miles from east to west and some one-hundred miles from north to south. The western boundary of Emyn Muil and eastern border of Rohan were formed by the East Wall of Rohan, a great, natural rocky cliff running in a curve from north to south.

In TA 3002, Éomund, father of Éomer and Éowyn, was slain while pursuing a band of Orcs near Emyn Muil.

## History

The Emyn Muil had once marked the northern borders of the Kingdom of Gondor at its height.

At the beginning of *The Two Towers*, Frodo and Sam, attempting to reach the Black Gate of Mordor, are lost in the eastern Emyn Muil for days until Gollum finds them. After a great deal of persuasion, he agrees to show them the way, leading them south into the Dead Marshes.
Mûmakil

**Mûmakil**, sometimes known as **Oliphaunts**, were large elephant-like creatures, kept and used by the Haradrim.

## History

In southern Harad during the Third Age, there lived beasts of vast bulk thought to be ancestors of elephants, which would be much smaller in size.

In the years of the War of the Ring, the fierce warriors of Harad came north to Gondor at the call of Sauron, and with their legions they brought the great Mûmakil, which they used as beasts of war. The Mûmakil that the Haradrim brought to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields were harnessed with red banners, bands and trappings of gold and brass, and on their backs great war towers from which archers and spearmen fought. They had a natural blood-lust, and many foes were crushed beneath their feet. With their trunks they struck down many foes, and their tusks were red with the blood of their enemies. They could not be fought effectively by mounted men, for horses refused to go near them, nor by footmen, who were quickly crushed or shot from above. In war, they would frequently stand as towers that could not be captured; shield walls broke before them and armies were routed around them.

These thick-skinned beasts were almost invulnerable to arrows; their eyes were vulnerable, however, as Mûmakil could be blinded or even killed by arrows released with great force. When blinded they went into a rage of pain, often destroying masters and foes alike in their rampages. Very few Mûmakil were seen after the War of the Ring outside of Far Harad, their natural habitat. It is presumed wild Mûmakil still roamed in Far Harad and that some still were kept by the Haradrim.