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Celebrían

**Celebrían** was daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel, the wife of Elrond, the mother of Elladan, Elrohir and Arwen, and the mother-in-law of Aragorn.

## History

### Early Life

Celebrian was born between SA 350 and SA 400, living with her parents in Eregion, but later fled to Lorin and to Rivendell, where she met Lord Elrond.

### Marriage

Celebrian and Elrond had a loving relationship, eventually marrying. The couple had three children: twin sons, Elladan and Elrohir and one daughter, Arwen
. In TA2509, while going to visit her parents in Lothlorien, Celebrian and her company were waylaid by orcs. The poor woman was tortured by the Orcs for weeks before she was saved by her two sons. Though Elrond fully healed her, she was never fully healed in her mind and left Middle-earth in TA 2510, journeying to the Gray Havens to be with her kin.

After Arwen married Aragorn, Celebrian became his mother-in-law and Eldarion's maternal grandmother. Eventually, she was possibly reunited with her husband and parents when they left Middle-earth for the Gray Havens with the Hobbits Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins and the wizard Gandalf.
Frumgar

**Frumgar** was the third Lord of the Éothéod and the ancestor of Eorl the Young.

## Biography

Frumgar led his people north from the middle Vales of Anduin in a migration to the land between the rivers Langwell and Greylin after the overthrow of Angmar, to escape the ever increasing dangers of their former home, which was close to Dol Guldur.

Frumgar appears in a flashback narrating the history of the Éothéod. He is shown befriending dwarves and Wizards at a young age, and his decision to move his people to the Wells of Langflood is partially motivated by his wife being killed in an Orc raid.
Denethor

**Denethor II** was the twenty-sixth and last Ruling Steward of Gondor, and father of the War of the Ring heroes Boromir and Faramir.

## Biography

Denethor was the third child and only son of Ecthelion II. A proud and noble man, the blood of Númenor ran truer in him than it had in any man of Gondor for many years. He was described as subtle and often scornful and could perceive the thoughts of men, including those that dwelled far off. It was difficult to deceive him and dangerous to try.

In TA 2976, he married Finduilas of Dol Amroth, daughter of Prince Adrahil II of Dol Amroth. Together, the couple had two sons, Boromir and Faramir. A few years later, in TA 2988, Finduilas died young, leaving Denethor embittered.

He succeeded his father Ecthelion II as twenty-sixth Ruling Steward in TA 2984. During his stewardship, Gandalf was less welcome in Minas Tirith, and his counsels went unheeded.

### War of the Ring

Denethor appears in one flashback, arriving at Osgiliath as it is liberated by Boromir's troops. He congratulates his elder son while disparaging the younger Faramir, and commands Boromir to travel to the Council of Elrond, take the One Ring, and return it to Gondor.
In *The Return of the King*, Denethor is depicted as overcome with despair, convinced that Sauron cannot be opposed. He denies Aragorn's birthright to the throne of Gondor, refuses to light the beacons to call Rohan for aid and, after Osgiliath is captured by Mordor's forces, sends Faramir and his men on a suicide mission to retake the ruined city. When Faramir is brought back to Minas Tirith unconscious, Denethor hastily concludes that his last son is dead and commands his guards to build a funeral pyre for the both of them. As Sauron's armies attack Minas Tirith, Denethor prepares to immolate himself alongside Faramir; only Pippin and Gandalf's intervention saves Faramir's life. Denethor then throws himself off of the pinnacle of Minas Tirith, engulfed in flames.

The *palantír* of Minas Tirith, which causes Denethor's corruption in the novels, is only hinted at.
Beorn

**Beorn** (Unknown-Before TA 3019) was a skin-changer who helped
Thorin and Company and fought in the Battle of the Five Armies. He later re-founded the skin-changer line, and named them Beornings. He had a son later named Grimbeorn, starting the family all over again.

## Background

Beorn was born to unknown parents before TA 2941. He lived there peacefully until Azog had captured all skin-changers using them as slaves. Beorn eventually escaped, leaving his species endangered.

## The Hobbit (film series)

### The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Beorn is first seen by Bilbo Baggins when he was sent by the leader of his company. At first, the hobbit was terrified to be seen by Azog, but then heard a growling from the left. He saw that he wasn't the only one seeing Azog the Defiler and went to warn the others. Beorn later chased them from their hiding spot all the way to his house. Before he could furthur harm Bilbo and his friends, the dwarves pushed the door. Ori asked what that was and Gandalf answered that their host had taken bear form. IT was also revealed that Beorn was under no enchantment but his own.

However, by morning, Beorn changed and let Thorin's company sleep on. He started chopping wood before being approached by Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf (then known as Gandalf the Grey. He later lends them ponies before talking with the grey wizard, who reveals that the dead have been seen previously walking. Gandalf talks of Saruman's belief while Beorn asked what Gandalf thought. Before they could furthur speak, Beorn told them their hunters were not far behind and bid them farewell.

### The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Later, Beorn was recruited by Radagast the Brown and fought in the Battle of the Five Armies. He also showed his respects by attending Thorin's funeral. He later travelled with Bilbo and Gandalf, until they left him after winter passed.

### Later life and death

Beorn later sparked the second generation of the Skin-changers, also marrying a wife and having a son named Grimbeorn. He later died by the time of the War of the Ring, and his son in charge of the household.

## Personality

Beorn was respectful of all life forms, with the exceptions
of orcs, goblins and enemies of the Free People of Middle-earth. That was also during the fact he didn't like dwarves and saved a mouse from Bofur. He used to
have a farm with many animals, and refused to even kill any of them. Beorn also
appeared to love and respect all of his kin before they were all killed by the
Defiler. He was also soft-spoken and collected. Even though
he had a grudge against Dwarves, he still assisted Thorin's company by letting
them stay in his home and eventually giving them ponies to ensure their safety.

However, in bear form, Beorn was hardly ever calm and had
little control of himself. According to Dori Beorn is unnatural and under some
dark spell, but Gandalf says he is under no enchantment but his own.

## Appearances

* *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*
* *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*
Gimli's mother

This **female individual** is the wife of Glóin and the mother of Gimli and sister-in-law of Óin.

## Biography

Gimli's mother was presumably a noblewoman and eventually met Gloin. They had one son, whom they named Gimli. Her son wanted to be part of Thorin' s company in TA 2941, however, the Lady of Durin's Folk stays with her son. Later on in the Quest, her husband is captured by Elves of Mirkwood. She is mistaken to be a male and defines her as Gloin's brother as opposed to wife. He then insults his insults his future companion and close friend.

## Appearances

* The Hobbit trilogy
	+ *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* *(photograph only)*
Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli

**The relationship between Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli.**

They are companions and best friends who remained with each other when the Fellowship broke. They teamed up after the splitting of the Fellowship, and the capture of their other hobbit friends and companions, Merry and Pippin.

Legolas and Gimli are Aragorn's companions throughout *The Two Towers* and *The Return of the King*. They make up the new Fellowship of the Ring. Aragorn has now known Legolas from his younger says as a Ranger of the North as seen in *The Battle of the Five Armies*, as it was Thranduil who told Legolas of Strider. Meanwhile, Gimli is close friends with Aragorn as well. He once reprimands Gimli for swearing at an Elf in Khuzdul, who also was his close friend and companion. However, when Gimli asked "Toss me," he begs Aragorn not to "tell the Elf." Aragon promises that he won't.

Once again, both companions wish to follow him twice: Once into the Mountain and the second time in following him into battle.
Dwarfish Windlance

"*Only a Black Arrow fired from a wind-lance could have pierced the dragon’s hide.*"
—Balin

## Vital Statistics

### Origin

Dale
Lake-town

## Series information

### Appears in

*The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*

The **Dwarfish Windlance** was an instrument used during the Third Age.

## History

One was located in Dale and the other in Lake-town. Only a Black Arrow fired from the windlance could pierce the dragon's hide. Girion used up his entire supply of Black Arrows, save for one and the windlance to fire the arrows at Smaug. Though it appeared to have failed, at Girion's Last Stand, the last Black Arrow loosened a scale from the left wing; however, most thought that last detail to good to be true.

While in Lake-town, Thorin saw one through Bard's window. After Smaug woke, Bard took out one last arrow he inherited from his father and planned to use the windlance to fire the Arrow, but was apprehended by the Master's guards before he could reach it.

Because of that, Bard made a makeshift windlance to fire the Black Arrow put of the destroyed clocktower.

## References

1. ↑ The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2. ↑ *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*
Celeborn

* Fellowship of the Ring (indirectly)

**Celeborn** was the maternal grandfather of Elladon, Elrohir, and Arwen, husband of Galadriel and father-in-law of Elrond. Celeborn was the co-ruler of Lorien with his wife.
Celeborn later welcomed the Company of the Ring into Lóthlorien and gifted them
with Elven cloaks. Three years later, Celeborn departed Middle-earth with
Galadriel, Gandalf, Elrond, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.

## Biography

### Early Life

Celeborn was most likely born in the Year of the Trees, before the sun was created by the Valar. Sometime later, Celeborn met, fell in love with and married Lady Galadriel. Together, they settle d in Lothlorien and had a daughter named Celebrian. Soon enough, their daughter married the Lord of Rivendell, Elrond. Through the two of them, they had two grandsons, Elladan and Elrohir, and a granddaughter named Arwen Undómiel. They were also once expecting Celebrian to visit them. However, their daughter never made it to Lothlorien, as her comany was waylaid by Orcs. It internally damaged Celebrian, who retreated to the Grey Havens.

### Rise of Sauron

For a specific amount of time, Celeborn helps nurse his wife Gladriel back to health after her duel with the Dark Lord on Dol Guldur

## Appearances

* *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (first appearance
* *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*
Archer

An **archer** is a person who uses a bow and arrow as a weapon.

### Elves

The Elven archers from Lórien used large bows of Mallorn wood strung with elf-hair. Their arrows were almost four feet long and usually made of ash with a tip made of gold and shaped like a Mallorn leaf. They used a spiral method of fletching (attaching feathers to the arrow shaft), thus making their arrows more accurate, up to a quarter mile.

Legolas was the most renowned archer throughout the Third Age. Earlier in his journey with the Fellowship of the Ring, he used a bow from Mirkwood, and it was later replaced by the bow of the Galadhrim Lady Galadriel gave him.

### Númenor

The Númenóreans used bows made of steel with steel tipped arrows an Ell long. These bows were unmatched in range and were greatly feared by the enemies of the Númenóreans. These bows continued to be used for a time in the Realms in Exile but few if any survived to the end of the Third Age.

### Gondor

Gondor's army contained units of archers famed for their skill with longbows. The fief of Morthond contributed solely archers to the aid of Minas Tirith in the War of the Ring.

### Rangers of Ithilien

The Rangers of Ithilien were primarily archers. They used a simple longbow, with green fletching on their arrows.

### Rohirrim

Rohan included archers in its Éoreds, likely trained to fire from the saddle as the Rohirrim usually fought on horseback.

### Haradrim and Easterlings

The Haradrim (Southrons) were also skilled archers, along with their allies the Easterlings. The Haradrim were masters of archery and had expert snipers positioned on the feared Mumakil.

### Orcs

Orcs and Goblins were often seen carrying bows. Their bows can range from being as tall as an Uruk to relatively short. Though not nearly as skilled as the elves or rangers, these archers could certainly be deadly. Orc arrows were usually tipped with poison or barbed, so even a glancing hit could be fatal.

### Hobbits

The Hobbits were not a warring people, but were very skilled at archery. During the reign of the last King of Arthedain the Hobbits sent a force of archers to defend Fornost and another company to fight in the Battle of Fornost a year later. Hobbit archers were also responsible for the death of Grima Wormtongue.﻿

## Significant archers

* Elves
* Kíli
* Legolas
* Tauriel
* Thorin Oakenshield
Durin III

**Durin III** was the third known King of Durin's Folk and King of Khazad-dûm and a reincarnation of Durin I

## Biography

Durin III was born in Mid-Second Age. Around S.A. 1500, Durin III created one of the seven Dwarf rings of Power. His ring would end up in the possessio n of his descendant, Thrain II, before it fell into the hands of Azog and Sauron, during the Battle of Moria.

## *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*

**Durin III** was one of the seven dwarf lords who appear in the beginning of the prologue as one of the dwarves to recieve the seven rings of power.

## Etymology

Durin's name comes from the poem *Dvergatal*, meaning "sleepy", probably referring to Durin the First's time when he was asleep.
Last Alliance of Men and Elves

The **Last Alliance of Men and Elves**, also known as the **War of the Last Alliance**, was the final alliance before the seemingly defeat of Sauron.

In SA 3429, Sauron launched an attack of Gondor. In response to this, Elendil and his ally Gil-galad had enough and went to fight. Durin's Folk also joined them. The leaders met and Amon Sûl  and they camped there for three years while forging weapons.

Elendil's younger son defended Osgiliath as Mordor's hosts attacked.

The forces later crossed and defeated Sauron's army in the Battle of Dagorlad. The seven year siege marked the fall of Anárion, who was slain in battle. There were three objectives to this war; to unmake the One Ring, to destroy Sauron, and to destroy the foundation of the Dark Tower.

Elendil goes to avenge Gil-galad but a blow from Sauron's mace throws him against some rocks and he is killed. It motivating Isildur to attempt to take up Narsil but the blade was broken. With it, the prince cut off Sauron's finger and destroyed the Dark lord. Elrond, who was young at the time, later led Isildur to Mount Doom, and tried to convince him to destroy the Ring. However, Isildur declined and kept the ring for himself.

## Difference of the source material

* Cirdan and Anarion are both omitted and Gil-galad is spotted in the battle.
* both Elrond and Cirdan counselled Isildur to destroy the Ring in the book series, but Elrond took Isildur to the mountain to destroy the Ring, but the prince refuses and walks away.
Army of Dol Guldur

### Goal

To kill the Men, Elves, Dwarves, Bilbo and the Company and take over the Lonely Mountain (failed)

### Member(s)

* Bolg
* Orcs
* Trolls
* Ogres
* Goblins
* Wargs
* Olog-hai

The **Dol Guldur Army** was a large fighting force, comprised mostly of Orcs, but also of Trolls, Ogres, Goblins, Wargs, and Bats, which was led by Azog against Erebor during the Battle of the Five Armies.

## *The Hobbit* (film series)

The army was marshaled in secret at the command of The Necromancer in the cesspits of Dol Guldur under a spell of concealment, drafted mostly from the Moria Orcs that were loyal to Azog.

It was discovered by Gandalf, who was detained in Dol Guldur and only capable of alerting Erebor when the army was well on its way, marching through tunnels burrowed by Wereworms. It was a roughly 31,000-strong army, equipped with siege weapons (mounted over the backs of Trolls and operated by Goblins) and was engaged in fighting the Iron-Hill and Woodland armies in the Long Valley, while simultaneously using its superior numbers to breach Dale and engage the Lake-men army within the city walls.

It was finally defeated with the help of Thorin and Company, as well as the Great Eagles. Its defeated marked the end of the Battle of the Five Armies, and nearly decimated the Orc population of Moria.

## Members

* Orcs
	+ Azog the Defiler
	+ Bolg
* Trolls
* Ogres
* Goblins
* Wargs
* Olog-hai
Eastfold

The **Eastfold** was a region of Rohan which bordered with the Westfold via the Snowbourn River on the west and bordered with Anórien in Gondor to the east.

The areas of the Eastfold that were not within the White Mountains were tall grasslands and had a modest climate. The main parts of this land was the historic region of the Folde which hosted the Rohan's originally capital of Aldburg was part of this land, as with the Irensaga, Dwinorberg, and Dunharrow. The Great West Road that ran from Isengard through Gondor and then into Harad passed through the Eastfold.

Hirgon, an Errand-rider of Gondor, braved his way through the Eastfold to bring the Red Arrow to Théoden at his camp.
Scouring of the Shire

The **Scouring of the Shire** was an event that took place in the Shire at the end of the War of the Ring, and was the only time the Shire was attacked during the Great Years.

## History

### Background

While Frodo Baggins and company were away, Lotho Sackville-Baggins began a massive land grab with the money he had made from Pipe-weed sales to Saruman at Isengard. This gave him great power. Lotho, now calling himself *the Chief*, began to stretch forth his authority and sought to control the Shire for himself. With help from Dunlendings and Goblin-men sent by Saruman, Lotho took over control of the Shire, imprisoning many, including important folk. He then began industrializing the once green and agrarian Shire, causing much damage. Soon Saruman arrived and took full control and Lotho was deposed, imprisoned, and later killed by Wormtongue. The pace of destruction greatly increased afterwards.

Before returning to the Shire, Frodo Baggins and his companions stayed overnight at *The Prancing Pony* in Bree where they caught up on the last year's local events with the proprietor Barliman Butterbur. They learned that strangers from the South had come to settle in and around Bree, much to the discomfort of the peace-loving Men and Hobbits indigenous to the region. Barliman was impressed to discover that Strider has been crowned King of Gondor. There was also a fight in Bree between Bill Ferny's friends and some Bree-men such as Mat Heathertoes, who were then driven out.

Gandalf took the four Hobbits - Frodo Baggins, Sam Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took - part way to the Shire but detoured to have a long talk with Tom Bombadil. He assured the four that their training in the War of the Ring would be sufficient to settle the troubles.

### The Battle of Bywater

When they discovered that the evil they had fought had come home to roost, they roused the Shire and were able to kill or drive off the evil-doers that infested it. With the assistance of Farmer Cotton, Merry and Pippin led the Battle of Bywater, the last battle in the War of the Ring, in which 19 hobbits and 100 Ruffians were killed; the remaining Orcs and Ruffians retreated away from Hobbiton.
Cross-roads

The **Cross-roads**, also known as the **Cross-roads of the Fallen King**, was where the Harad Road crossed the Morgul-road in Ithilien.

## Description

The Cross-roads were located some hundred miles south of the Black Gate, and were roughly a day's ride from Minas Tirith. The location was surrounded by a great ring of trees, and nearby was built a statue of an unknown former King of Gondor.

## History

The Cross-roads, along with the nearby statue, were presumably constructed by the Men of Gondor in the Second Age. By the time of the War of the Ring, however, Gondor had relinquished effective control of the region, leading orcs to vandalize the statue.

In the year TA 3019, Gollum led Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee through the Cross-roads on their way to the Morgul Vale, in their attempt to enter Mordor. The hobbits found the statue's head, which had been broken off and replaced by a hideous stone orc-head.

Later that year, following the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Aragorn led the combined armies of Gondor and Rohan through the Cross-roads on their way to the Morannon, stopping to reclaim the location for Gondor and repair the king's statue. A force was left to guard the Cross-roads in case Sauron sent an army over the Morgul Pass to attack Gondor whilst the Army of the West marched to the Black Gate.
Dragon Sickness

**Dragon sickness**, also known as **Gold sickness** is a type of sickness that affects humans, dwarves, elves, and dragons. However, hobbits such as Bilbo Baggins wasn't effected due to his value of home and family.

## Known victims

* **Smaug** -The last of the dragons of Middle Earth; his greed for the Dwarfs gold led him to destroy the town of Dale and the Dwarf kingdom under the Lonely Mountain; years later although he told Bilbo Baggins he would not part with a single coin from the treasure trove he had stolen, he laughliny admitted he would need wish to see Thorin Oakinshield with the Arkenstone just to see Oakinshield waste away from Dragon sickness.
* '*The Master*; greedy leader of Lake Town in the book "The Hobbit" he dies in the wastes hoarding his share of gold; in the movie version while trying to escape the burning town with his stolen treasure-he and his ill gotten loot are sent to the bottom of the Lake when the dead body of Smaug falls on top of him.
* **Thror** - King of Durin's Folk; gained dragon sickness after hoarding the gold his miners found. Prized the Arkenstone and often spent his days in his gold horde for hours.
* **Thorin Oakenshield** - Suffered from the sickness moments before the Destruction of Lake-town During the gold sickness, he trusted no one apart from Bilbo Baggins. After Oakenshield started to display more of Snaug's treacherous and greedy nature. Thorin's obsession went out of control, Bilbo gave the Arkenstone to the elf King Thranduil and to Bard the Bowman as a bargining chip. The two men bartered with Thorin; the White Gems of Lasgalen and the portion of the Dwarf treasure was for the what Thorin had promised to Lake Town. However, he is only restored when after he sees visions of Smaug swimming under the gold horde and them the horde swollowing him as well as the voices of his friends and family.

## Appearances

* *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*
* *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*
* *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*
Edoras

**Edoras** was the capital city of Rohan. Built principally of wood, Edoras was also where Rohan's kings were buried, in two lines of Barrows just outside the main gate.

## History

The city of Edoras was built on a hill in a valley of the White Mountains by Rohan's second King, Brego son of Eorl the Young. Before this, Rohan's capital was at Aldburg in the Folde.

It was here that Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and Gandalf met with King Théoden in the year TA 3019. Whilst the Battle of the Hornburg was being fought the muster of Rohan began at Edoras, although this was moved to Dunharrow on the instructions of Gandalf after a Nazgûl overflew the city.

Several months later it was where Elrond and Arwen parted for the last time after a great feast honoring the memory of Théoden.

## Geography

Edoras was built at the end of the valley of Harrowdale, which lay under the great mountain Starkhorn. The river Snowbourn flowed past the city on its way west towards the Entwash and was joined by a small stream with its source near the top of the hill. As Rohan consisted of mostly small villages and farmsteads, Edoras was the largest settlement and held the Golden Hall of Meduseld, the seat and residence of Rohan's kings.
Extended versions

There were **extended versions of all six Middle-earth films**. The movies were released the following year of their theatrical release with an extended version released later in the year.

## *Lord of the Rings*

The extended version of the *Fellowship of the Ring* was released November 2002, and later in June 11, 2011. *The Two Towers* was released in November 2003 with 45 minutes of new material and eleven minutes of fan-dubbed credits, totaling it up to 223 minutes. The third movie's extended version was released in 2004 November.

## *The Hobbit*

While the first film was releasedin 2012, the extended version of *An Unexpected Journey* was released **5 November 2013**. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug's extended version was released  3 November 2014 in the United Kingdom, and 4 November 2014 in the United States. The third and final film was released 16 November, 2016 in the UK and 17 November 2016 in the USA

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Lord\_of\_the\_Rings:\_The\_Fellowship\_of\_the\_Ring#Home\_media
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Lord\_of\_the\_Rings:\_The\_Two\_Towers
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Lord\_of\_the\_Rings:\_The\_Return\_of\_the\_King#Home\_media
4. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Hobbit-Unexpected-Journey-Extended-DVD/dp/B00E8S2KV2
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Hobbit:\_The\_Desolation\_of\_Smaug#Home\_media
6. ↑ http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2015/06/battle-of-the-five-armies-extended-edition-release-date-revealed/
Fell Beasts

**Fellbeasts** refers to the flying creatures that the Nazgûl rode after being unhorsed at the Ford of Bruinen.

## Description

The fellbeasts were described as large, winged creatures without feathers, that had pinions in between their horned fingers, and whose bodies gave off a stench. It is possible that fellbeasts came from "an older world". The dark lord Sauron bred these fellbeasts and gave them to the Nine.

## History

When seeking and pursuing Frodo, the Nine Nazgûl rode coal-black horses. These steeds were consumed at the Ford of Bruinen by the flood caused by Elrond's intercession, and the Nine also vanished in the river. Unseen, they eventually returned to Mordor in the next months, and were there given "fellbeasts".

When the Fellowship of the Ring had left Lothlórien and were camped on the western shore of the Anduin, they saw "a great winged creature, blacker than the pits in the night." When Legolas raised the great bow of Lórien and shot it with an arrow, it gave "a harsh croaking scream" and vanished into the gloom of the Eastern shore.

Frodo, Sam, and Gollum encountered a fellbeast while passing through the Dead Marshes, and in their fright Gollum spoke of "wraiths on wings".

According to the chieftain of Harrowdale, a fellbeast flew over Edoras and stooped just over Meduseld. They described it as being a darkness in the shape of a monstrous bird. After this, Gandalf told the Rohirrim to assemble at Dunharrow rather than outside Edoras to prevent attack.

When Faramir, captain of Gondor, was fleeing from the besieged city of Osgiliath on his way to Minas Tirith, he and his men were many times beset by winged Nazgûl until Gandalf rode out and drove them away with a shaft of white light from his raised hand.

At the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, the Witch-king of Angmar arrived in battle mounted on a fellbeast. When he mortally wounded King Théoden on the field, Éowyn removed her guise as Dernhelm and slew the fellbeast. She then confronted and slew the Nazgûl, with the aid of Meriadoc Brandybuck. The winged Wraiths would later join the Battle of the Black Gate and be engaged by Gwaihir and his Great Eagles, only to flee at the command of Sauron once he sensed Frodo donning the Ring within Mount Doom. The fellbeasts were then destroyed in the ensuing eruption.
Durin's Bane

## Background

Durin's Bane was the last of the Balrogs. His true name was never revealed. Living in the mines of Moria, the Balrog was awaken from his slumber when the Dwarves dug to deep in the mines. The Balrog destroyed Durin III, causing his people to retreat from Moria. Ancient people had dubbed it Durin's Bane and none dare to enter the mountain.

## The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Many centuries later, the balrog is woken up from its slumber after Pippin Took inadvertently alerted the enemy and Durin's Bane of their presence. It began pursuing the Fellowship all the way to the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, where Gandalf confronted the creature to protect the fellowship so they could make their escape. Durin's Bane brought Gandalf down along with it.

### The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Gandalf and the Balrog  entered a battle for two days when Gandalf finally killed the beast, and the Balrog was no more,
Marriage

A **marriage** is the union between two people as partners in a relationship, finally becoming spouses.

## Return of the King

At the end of the War of the Ring, Aragorn married Arwen, both becoming co-rulers of Gondor.

Later, in the events of t he film Sean Astin's Sam Gamgee marries Rose "Rosie" Cotton and they have two children: Frodo Gamgee and Elanor Gamgee.
Captains of the West

The **Captains of the West** were the leaders of the men who went to battle before the Black Gate of Mordor.

## History

The Captains of the West first assembled in a council meeting following the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. They included Aragorn, Éomer, Gandalf, Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth and the sons of Elrond, Elladan and Elrohir. When they departed Minas Tirith Legolas, Gimli and Peregrin Took rode with them, thus giving each of the Free Peoples of Middle-earth a representative in the upcoming fight.

Aragorn led two thousand men (from the ones he led to Minas Tirith in the ships of the Corsairs); Éomer led five hundred Rohirrim who didn't have horses and another five hundred of his best riders on horse, Imrahil led three and a half thousand men on foot; a final unit consisted of the Knights of Dol Amroth, the sons of Elrond, and the Dúnedain Rangers, making up five hundred more horsemen.

By the time the Captains of the West reached Mordor's Black Gate, they had already sent many men off to retake Cair Andros and to hold the Cross-roads, leaving them with less than seven thousand men.
Fangorn Forest

**Fangorn Forest** was a forest beneath the southeastern flank of the Misty Mountains.

It was known for being the last habitation of the Ents and Huorns. It was named after the oldest Ent, Fangorn (Treebeard). It is also called **Entwood** by the Rohirrim.

## History

Fangorn Forest was actually just the easternmost survivor of the immense forest that spanned all of Eriador and Calenardhon in the First Age and early Second Age, but which was destroyed by the Númenóreans felling trees to build their mighty ships and Sauron's war on the Elves. Fangorn forest was the oldest part of Treebeard's realm, and to here the Ents retreated.

### Third Age

On the late February of TA 3019, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took escaped from the Orcs that captured them and met Treebeard. They persuaded him of the danger that Saruman posed to the Ents and their forest. The Ents took council and agreed to march against Isengard. Huorns were sent to Helm's Deep to assist in the Battle of the Hornburg.

On March 1, TA 3019, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli entered the forest and encountered the White Rider, whom they believed to be Saruman, but was in fact Gandalf returned from his battle at Khazad-dum. After the War of the Ring, Legolas took Gimli on a trip to the forest to see its wonders.
Arkenstone

**Bilbo**: "*I came to give you this*"
**Thranduil**: "*The King's jewel...the Arkenstone.*"
**Bard**: "*And worth a king's ransom*"
— Bilbo, Thranduil regarding the Arkenstone[src]
The **Arkenstone**, also known as a **King's Jewel** is an object featured in *The Hobbit*. It is a jewel and object Thorin Oakenshield craved for.

It was a wondrous gem sought by Thorin Oakenshield which had been discovered beneath the Lonely Mountain by Thorin's grandfather Thrór, and then shaped by the Dwarves. The Arkenstone had been the family heirloom of Durin's folk, but was lost when the dragon Smaug stole the mountain from the Dwarves.

## Appearance

The Arkenstone shone of its own inner light, and appeared a "little globe of pallid light" in darkness, and yet, cut and fashioned by the Dwarves, it took all light that fell upon it and changed it into "ten thousand sparks of white radiance, shot with glints of the rainbow".

## History

The Arkenstone was a gem, the object most prized by Thorin Oakenshield of all the treasures of the Lonely Mountain. Such did he consider its value that he was willing to trade 1/14th of all the gold and silver of Smaug's hoard for it.

When Bilbo Baggins found it on Smaug's golden bed deep inside the Lonely Mountain, he pocketed it, having learned how much Thorin valued it. While the Dwarves with Thorin sorted the treasure, Thorin sought only the Arkenstone, unaware that Bilbo was hiding it in his pillow. When the Dwarves refused to share any of the treasure with King Thranduil and Bard, the man who had killed Smaug the Magnificent, Bilbo crept out of the Dwarves' fort inside the Mountain, and gave them the Arkenstone; Bard, Thranduil, and Gandalf then tried to trade it for Bilbo's fourteenth share of Smaug's hoard. Then an army of Orcs arriving from the Grey Mountains interrupted the dispute, the Battle of the Five Armies ensued, and Thorin was killed. The Arkenstone was placed upon Thorin's chest within his tomb deep under the Lonely Mountain, and so was returned to the earth at last.
Battle of Dol Guldur

The **Battle of Dol Guldur**, also known as the **Fall of Dol Guldur**, was one of the battles of the north fought during the War of the Ring. The Elves of Lothlórien and Mirkwood decided to attack and destroy the last remaining fortress of Sauron's servants in Rhovanion: Dol Guldur.

## History

The Nazgûl who guarded the castle were absent, and its army had been defeated three times by the Elves of Lórien and also by Thranduil in the Battle Under the Trees. The actual manner of the battle is not mentioned, but the end is certain. On April 6, Galadriel came to the gates and through unspecified means cast down the walls, foul pits and crevices. The evil realm of Dol Guldur was finally destroyed and the forest was cleansed.
On the same day, Celeborn and Thranduil met in the midst of the forest and renamed it *Eryn Lasgalen*, "wood of green leaves". Celeborn took the land south of The Narrows for himself and named it East Lórien, while Thranduil took all the forest north of the Mountains of Mirkwood, the middle of the forest was given to the Beornings and Woodmen.
Elf-path

The **Elf-path**, also known as the **Elven Road**, is a path built by Elves during the Third Age of the Woodland Realm.

## History

The path was built by the Elves in the Third Age of the Wood-land realm probably when Sauron occupied Dol Guldur and the forest became filled with evil things. Being the safest route through northern Mirkwood, Gandalf chose this way for Bilbo and Dwarves to take to the other side during their quest to Lonely Mountain.

Beginning at the eastern end of the High Pass, it ran across the Vales of Anduin, through the Forest Gate into Mirkwood, and led straight through the forest to its end on the banks of the Celduin.

The Enchanted stream ran through the path nearly three quarters of the way through.

### The Company of Thorin Oakenshield

Before he left, the wizard Gandalf warned Bilbo Baggins and Thorin and Company to take the path, as it was the safest route through Mirkwood to the Lonely Mountain. However, Nori accidentally leads the company off the path, causing them to look for the path again.

Thorin was captured by these Elves, while the remaining company, with the exception of Bilbo, were snared by Giant Spiders. Bilbo rescued them with the help of his magic ring, but they were soon captured by the angry Elves and imprisoned by their king. With the aid of the ring, Bilbo eluded the Dwarves' captors. Weeks later, he found a way to free them: by stealing the keys from the guard when he and the Butler Galion, drank their supply of wine. Soon after they were freed, the Company fled in barrels and floated on the river that ran along with the Elf-path.

However, a small battle ensued as the Company made their escape.

### Fourth Age

It may have survived into the Fourth Age.
Berylla Boffin

**Berylla Baggins** (nee **Boffin** was a hobbit of the shire. She was the wife of Balbo Baggins, the grandmother of Bungo Baggins and Longo Baggins, great-grandmother of Bilbo Baggins and Otho Sackville-Baggins and great-great-grandmother of Frodo Baggins

1. ↑ Reputed to have 'gone to sea' in 1195
2. ↑ Removed to Bree in 1210
3. ↑ Sister of Laura Grubb, who married Mungo Baggins
Barad-dûr

**Barad-dûr** was the Dark Lord Sauron's primary stronghold in Mordor, serving as his base of operations in Middle-earth during the Second Age and late Third Age.

## Overview

Barad-dûr was held together by dark magic and was the greatest fortress in Middle-earth of its time. It was originally built in the Second Age, and leveled after Sauron's defeat in the War of the Last Alliance. Sauron had Barad-dûr rebuilt late in the Third Age as he regained his power, but the tower was forever destroyed immediately upon the destruction of the One Ring.

## History

Barad-dûr was built by Sauron in the land of Mordor, not far from the volcano known as Mount Doom. The construction of the tower began around the SA 1000, and took six hundred years to complete. It was the greatest fortress built since the fall of Angband during the War of Wrath.

Barad-dûr fell under siege for seven years by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men during the Second Age, and was leveled after Sauron's defeat at the hands of Isildur. But because it was created using the power of the One Ring, its foundations could not be destroyed while the Ring itself still existed. As Isildur failed to destroy the Ring, the tower was eventually re-built when Sauron returned to Mordor thousands of years later.

Some time near the end of the Third Age (TA 3009-TA 3017), Gollum was captured and taken to Barad-dûr, while Gandalf and Aragorn were also searching for him. He was tortured for information regarding the whereabouts of the One Ring, as Sauron had learned that he had once possessed it, and thus Sauron learned that the One Ring had been found. Satisfied that he had learned all he could from the creature, Sauron allowed Gollum to be released in TA 3017.
Only when Frodo Baggins (with the unwitting aid of Gollum) destroyed the One Ring, the Tower was finally brought down. Without Sauron's power from the Ring to sustain it, it could not stand. The moment the One Ring was thrown into the fires of Mount Doom and was unmade, Barad-dûr collapsed into ruin, never to be rebuilt.
Eru Ilúvatar

**Eru** **Illuvatar** is the one, omniscient and transcendant god of the world of Ea, which contains Middle Earth. In Tolkien's writings, he is synonymous with the Abrahamic God.

Eru isn't mentioned directly in the films, but his will is alluded to by Gandalf when he encourages Frodo. Aragorn, rallying the Elves in Helm's Deep, adresses them as *Eruhini*: Children of Eru.
Bifur

**Bifur** was one of the original fourteen members of Thorin's Company and the twelve companions of Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield. He was also the paternal cousin of Bofur and Bombur. He once had an ax in his head due to an accident with an Orc and was not ever able to speak the Westron Language ever again. He went on the Quest of Erebor from April 24 to November 23 and also survived the Battle of the Five Armies.

*Born in the West, Bifur has the rusting remains of an Orc axe embedded in his forehead, which has rendered him inarticulate and occasionally feisty! He communicates only​ with Khuzdul and hand gestures. Unlike most of the others in The Company of Dwarves, Bifur is not related to Thorin, nor is he of noble lineage, but rather is descended from miners and smithies – simple folk with simple tastes.*

## Biography

### Early life

Bifur was born nineteen years after the Battle of Moria, therefore was not part of it. He lived in Blue Mountains with presumably his parents, aunt and uncle, but definitely his cousins.

Following Thorin II Oakenshield to a new life in the Blue Mountains, he continued his life as a toy maker.

### Quest of Erebor

Answering Thorin Oakenshield's Quest of Erebor, he went to the meeting at Bag End with his cousins Bofur and Bombur, where he played the clarinet. On the quest, he was nearly cooked on a spit by trolls and nearly killed by Goblins, Wargs, Stone giants, Great Spiders, and the dragon Smaug himself. A valiant and brave warrior, Bifur never gave up, and fought in the Battle of Five Armies with all his strength, killing numerous enemies. In the fallout of the great battle, Dáin II Ironfoot gave him his share of the treasure, and he retired to live at the Lonely Mountain.

## Family/Relationships

* Bofur (cousin)
* Bombur (cousin)
* Unnamed aunt
* Unnamed uncle
* Unknown parents

## Appearances

* *The Hobbit* film series
	+ *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*
	+ *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*
	+ *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*
Spiders of Mirkwood

The **Spiders of Mirkwood** are minor antagonists in *The Desolation of Smaug*. They are also the offspring of Shelob, the spider.

## Biography

Before TA 2941 the darkness returns to Middle-earth slowly approaching. The spiders invade Mirkwood, infesting it with dark magic. Also due to the spiders, the lakes are enchanted. They go to Rhosgobel, as well as killing all the animals there. As they invade his home, Radagast uses dark magic to revive his pet hedgehog. The spiders flee to the source, Dol Guldur, causing Radagast the Brown to investigate (*The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*).

One day, a hobbit and thirteen dwarves come to Mirkwood to act as a shortcut. However, the hobbit, Bilbo senses they're being watched by teh Spiders and starts plucking at the webs, inadvertantly making their presence in Mirkwood known. Sometime later, the Spiders kidnap Bilbo and his friends. With the use of his Ring, Bilbo kills them one by one while saving his friends from the spiders. The Dwarves meanwhile find themselves captured by the Elves of Mirkwood, who rescue them from the spiders.

Tauriel later suggests they kill them at their source, Dol Guldur, but Thranduil refuses. (*The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*)

## Family/Relationships

* Ungoliant (maternal grandmother)
* Shelob (mother)

## Appearances

* *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*
* *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*
Catapults

Dain sent forth his goat cavalry and spinning ballistas upon the Elven forces, who tried to counter with a shield wall and archer formations; during this early conflict, most of the dwarven cavalry was killed or the dwarves dismounted from their goats and elves were killed until the Were Worms burst forth from the earth and the fighting stopped instantly in the face of the new enemy.

Seeing the danger, Dáin ordered his forward units to rush out onto the plain and set up a phalanx formation to counter the Guldur Orc charge while Thranduil and the elves remained motionless. Just before the Orcs collided the Dwarvish forces, Thranduil sent in hundreds of elves jumping over the Dwarven lines to strike deep into the enemy lines, blunting the Orc charge and giving the Dwarves a chance to mount a counter-charge that skewered hundreds of Orcs, followed soon after by the rest of the Elvish and Dwarvish forces. Determined to regain the initiative, Azog sent in his "War Beasts", a cohort of huge armored trolls who smashed into the left flank of the allied armies and began wreaking havoc. Thranduil's Elven archers countered some of the trolls by letting lose several volleys of thousands of arrows which took out several of the beasts and hundreds of orcs, which in turn allowed Dáin's war-chariots the opportunity to charge into the orc lines and cut many of the orcs down. Azog furiously countered the "war machines" with his ogre shock-troops who charged against the chariots, brought them down and slaughtered the drivers and goats.
Attack on Lake-town

The **Attack on Lake-town** was a skirmish between the Orcs, the Elves, Dwarves, and Bard's family during the Quest of Erebor.

## Background

After Thorin II Oakenshield and his company left the city of Esgaroth, Fili, Oin and Bofur stayed behind to look after Kili, who was suffering a terrible illness due to the infection when Bolg shot him with morgul arrow. The four Dwarves stayed in Bard's house until they were attacked by Bolg and his orcs, who were following the company's trail. When all seemed lost, Tauriel and Legolas arrived in time to save the dwarves and Bard's children, and engaged the orcs. During the skirmish Legolas kills Fimbul and chases after Bolg while Tauriel stays behind to save Kili from dying. Legolas fight off against Bolg in a brutal duel, but was savagely beaten and even made to bleed, allowing the Orc leader to escape.
Cardolan

**Cardolan** was a realm once part of the Dúnedain kingdom of Arnor. After the death of Arnor's tenth king, Eärendur, his sons divided the kingdom into three parts: Arthedain, Rhudaur, and Cardolan.

## Geography

The borders of Cardolan extended from the river Brandywine to the west, the river Hoarwell to the east and the river Greyflood to the east and south. Its northern border was the Great East Road, but Cardolan also claimed the Arthedain-controlled Weather Hills, which contained the fortress of Weathertop and its valuable Palantír. For this reason the Weather Hills were claimed by all three kingdoms - Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur of the former Arnor. This territorial dispute continued until Rhudaur became a vassal of Angmar after the line of the Dúnedain kings failed there.

## History

When the kingdom of Angmar arose in northern Eriador, Cardolan allied with Arthedain and accepted the overlordship of Argeleb I. For over fifty years between TA 1356 and TA 1409 Cardolan aided Arthedain in holding back the forces of Angmar. However in that latter year Angmar invaded in strength and the Kingdom of Cardolan was destroyed. The remaining people became entrenched in the hill region, Tyrn Gorthad (the Barrow-downs). Arthedain could provide little aid, as it was itself under attack.

Cardolan was badly afflicted by the Great Plague, the population of Minhiriath was decimated, and the remaining Dúnedain inhabitants of the Barrow-downs perished, allowing evil spirits, the Barrow-wights, to inhabit the region. Arthedain managed to reconquer the land briefly in the 19th century, but few people wished to live there on account of the Barrow-wights, and so Cardolan was left unpopulated.

After the final fall of Arnor, and the destruction of Angmar at the Battle of Fornost, Cardolan presumably remained unpopulated save for the city of Tharbad. This was abandoned and fell into ruin in TA 2912 in the great floods following the Fell Winter. Only long after this was the land was resettled with the reestablishment of the northern kingdom under King Aragorn II Elessar, at the end of the Third Age.