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Meriadoc Brandybuck:
Meriadoc Brandybuck was the son of the Master of Buckland. During
the years of the War of the Ring, Merry (as he was usually called)
was one of the Company of the Ring. When the Company reached Parth
Galen, Merry and Pippin were both captured by Orcs. The two of them
were forced to run across Rohan, though when the Orcs were surrounded
by Éomer and the Riders, he managed to escape into Fangorn forest
with Pippin. There they met Treebeard and joined the march of the
Ents on Isengard. There after the destruction of Isengard they met
the remaining members of the Company, along with Théoden and part
of the host of the Rohirrim.
After the Winged Nazgûl was seen, Merry rode with the Rohirrim.
When he reached the Hornburg, Merry swore service as Théoden's sword-thane.
When they reached Dunharrow, he was told to stay behind with Éowyn.
Merry disobeyed and was carried to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields
by the knight Dernhelm, whom he later found to be Éowyn. Together they
killed the Witch-king. Merry was healed of that encounter by Aragorn
and was not present at the parley and the battle in front of the
Black Gate. Merry was later named a Rider of Rohan and given the
name Holdwine.
When the hobbits reached the Shire, Merry was one of the two captains
that directed the two battles during the scouring of the Shire.
After all this, he became the Master of Buckland.
In the year 64
of the Fourth Age, Merry and Pippin rode to Gondor where they remained
until they died. Merry was laid in a tomb within the houses of the
dead near the dead Kings. After the death of Aragorn, his tomb was
placed next to that of Aragorn.
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Crickhollow |
Aragorn |
Gandalf the Grey |
Gandalf the White |
Legolas Greenleaf |
Gimli |
Boromir |
Bree |
Rohan |
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Éowyn |
Théoden |
Éomer |
Dernhelm |
The Horn of the Mark |
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Minas Tirith |
The Houses of Healing |
The One Ring |
Lothlórien |
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Fangorn |
Saruman |
Isengard |
Orthanc |
Lembas |
Old Man Willow |
Stybba |
White-Socks |
Swish-Tail |
Wise-Nose |
Bumpkin |
Sharp-Ears |
Tom Bombadil |
Barliman Butterbur |
The Quest for Mount Doom |
Brandy Hall |
The Barrow-Downs |
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Melian:
A Maia, Melian became the wife of Elwë, and bore him a daughter,
Lúthien. After Thingol's death, Melian returned to the West.
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Mengroth |
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Aman |
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Beleriand |
The War of the Jewels |
The Quest of the Silmaril |
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Mithrandir:
The Elvish name for Gandalf the Grey and later, Gandalf the White. Mithrandir is Sindarin and means
'Grey Pilgrim'. This name was also used in Gondor.
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Melkor:
One of the Valar who chose to enter into Arda after it's creation
by Ilúvatar. He was equal to Manwë in power. However, even
during the Music, Melkor had wanted to take control. Almost from
the first he made war on the others, corrupting numerous Maiar, including
Sauron and the Valaraukar, or Balrogs.
The Ages of the Lamps, Trees, Stars and the First Age of the Sun
were all dominated by the fight against Melkor in one form or another.
However, there was one short break of six ages during the Ages of
the Trees, when he had been imprisoned by the other Valar. Open war,
this time against the Eldar and later the Edain broke out once again
when Melkor stole the Silmarils from Fëanor. He was then renamed
Morgoth. The account of these wars is told in the Silmarillion.
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Silmarils | Maedhros | Maglor | Caranthir | Curufin | Celegorm | Amrod | Amras | Finwë | The
Two Trees | Teleperion | Laurelin | Sauron | Aman | Valinor | Ilúvatar | The
First Age of the Sun | The
Ages of the Stars | The
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Morgoth:
The later name for the Vala Melkor. After Melkor stole the Silmarils,
Fëanor renamed him "Morgoth" the Black Enemy of
the World. It is by this name that he was ever after known. At
the end of the First Age, Morgoth was removed from the circles
of the World by the rest of the Valar. Among the many horrors attributed
to Morgoth are, the breeding the race of Orcs and the creation
of the race of Dragons, along with the death of the Two Trees and
the theft of the Silmarils.
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Mablung:
One of the two guards that Faramir left with Frodo and Sam in Ithilien. The other was Damrod.
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Maglor:
One of the seven sons of Fëanor, Maglor was the second eldest.
He was one of the best musicians in Middle-Earth. Along with his
brothers, he swore the Oath of Fëanor,
however when the Valar had recovered the two remaining Silmarils,
he attempted to relinquish his oath. By this time, Maglor and his
brother Maedhros were the only two sons of Fëanor still alive.
Maedhros convinced him not to give up his claim to the jewels, though.
When the Silmaril burned him, Maglor threw it in the sea. It is said
that he wandered the coasts after that and no date is given for his
death.
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Caranthir |
Maedhros |
Fëanor |
Celegorm |
Curufin |
The Silmarils |
Morgoth |
Melkor |
The Two Trees |
The Quest of the Silmaril |
Beren |
Lúthien Tinúviel |
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Maedhros:
Maedhros was the eldest of Fëanor's seven sons. Along with
his brothers, he swore the Oath of Fëanor and left the Undying
Lands in their attempt to recover the Silmarils.
He was captured
by Morgoth through treachery and imprisoned on the peak of Thangorodrim.
Maedhros was rescued by Fingon with the aid of the Eagle Thorondor,
but he lost his right hand by which he had been chained to the mountain.
However, he learned to use a sword with his left hand and became
even more skilled with it.
During the War of Wrath, Maedhros, along with Maglor managed to
regain the two remaining Silmarils, but they was burned by the one
he took. As a result, "in anguish and despair
he cast himself into a gaping chasm filled with fire"(S.305) along with the Silmaril.
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Amras |
Maglor |
Fëanor |
Celegorm |
Curfin |
The Oath of Fëanor |
Caranthir |
The Silmarils |
The Quest of the Silmaril |
The War of Wrath |
Melkor |
Aman |
Beleriand |
The Ages of the Stars |
The Ages of the Trees |
The First Age of the Sun
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Manwë:
The mightiest of the Valar, Manwë delights in winds and air. He
often uses eagles as his messengers. His wife is Varda.
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Aman |
Valinor |
Ilúvatar |
War of Wrath |
Eonwë |
Silmarils |
Fëanor |
The Third Age of the Sun |
The Ages of the Stars |
The Ages of the Trees |
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Míriel:
The first wife of Finwë. She died soon after giving birth to her only son, Fëanor. Miriel was greatly skilled in embroidery.
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Námo:
One of the Valar, Námo is most often named Mandos, though that
is the name of his place of dwelling.
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Valinor |
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Beren |
Ilúvatar |
Nessa |
Nienna |
Ulmo |
Melkor |
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Nob:
One of the hobbits working for Barliman Butterbur at the Prancing
Pony Inn at Bree. It was Nob who gave Sam the apples, one of which
he threw at Bill Ferny.
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Nienor:
The sister of Túrin, Nienor was born in Dor-lómin. At the age of
twenty, she ventured with her mother Morwen, to Doriath, where her
brother had been fostered. When her mother journeyed to Narogthrond,
she went in disguise. After Glaurung cast a spell on her making
her forget who she was, she was found by her brother. Neither recognized
the other and she eventually married Túrin, who had called her Níniel,
Tear-maiden. When Túrin killed the dragon, the spell fell away and
Nienor knew who she was and whom she had married. In despair she
threw herself off a cliff.
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Nessa:
One of the Valar, Nessa is the sister of Oromë. She delights in
deer and dancing. She married Tulkas.
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Vairë |
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Aman |
Valinor |
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The Ages of the Stars |
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Nori:
One of the thirteen dwarves who participated in the Quest of Erebor.
Nori survived the experience and the War of the Ring. There is no
information on when he died.
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Bofur |
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Thorin Oakenshield |
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Gandalf the White |
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Smaug |
Erebor |
The Quest of Erebor |
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Mirkwood |
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Nienna:
The sister to Námo (Mandos) and Irmo (Lórien), Nienna from the
beginning in the Music sorrowed for the hurts of the world. She
teaches pity and healing. Nienna remains unmarried.
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Vairë |
Vána |
Nessa |
Aman |
Valinor |
The First Age of the Sun |
The Ages of the Stars |
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Ossë:
One of the Maiar, Ossë, as as servant of Ulmo, is responsible for the ocean storms. His
wife is Uinen. At one point he rebelled against Ulmo, apparently
at the instigation of Melkor, though he was forgiven and went back to faithful service.
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Nienna |
Uinen |
Belegaer |
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The Ages of the Trees |
The Second Age of the Sun |
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Olwë:
The King of the Teleri elves, Olwë lives within Alqualondë, the
greatest haven of the Elves of Tol Eressëa. He was one of the three
ambassadors for the Elves during the Ages of the Two Trees.
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Óin:
One of the Thirteen Dwarves in the quest of Erebor, Óin survived
the Battle of the Five Armies, only to die in the attempt to retake
Moria. He was killed by the Watcher in the Water, as was recorded
in the Book of Mazarbul.
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Thorin Oakenshield |
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Ori:
One of the dwarves accompanying Thorin on the quest of Erebor,
Ori survived the battle of the Five Armies, and went with Balin
to Moria. There he died in the attempt to retake the mines.
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Kíli |
Thorin Oakenshield |
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Gandalf the White |
Bilbo Baggins |
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Esgaroth |
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Oromë:
A Vala, Oromë is known as the Hunter. It was he who first found
the Elves. Oromë hunts those monsters created by Morgoth. He rides
the horse Nahar. Often, before the flight of the Noldor, he would
return to Middle-Earth to hunt in the forests.
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Vairë |
Nienna |
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Olwë |
Finwë |
Nahar |
Aman |
Valinor |
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Peregrin Took:
Twenty-nine years old at the time of the War of the Ring, Peregrin
Took was usually called Pippin. He was the son of the Thain of the
Shire and later became the Thain himself. Pippin, along with Merry
Brandybuck, Sam Gamgee, and Fredgar Bolger formed a conspiracy to
spy on Frodo. This was revealed at Crickhollow where Sam, Merry
and Pippin joined Frodo on his journey to Rivendell. Along with
the other hobbits, Pippin was captured by the Barrow-Wight. With
the aid of Tom Bombadil, he escaped and there as part of breaking
the Barrow-Wight's spell on the mound, Pippin was given a sword.
In Rivendell, he was nearly left out of the Company of the Ring,
but for the support of Gandalf.
It could be argued that Pippin caused the death of Gandalf the
Grey with the stone he dropped down the well in the Guard room in
Moria, but there is no conclusive evidence. All the same, it seems
probable that the stone alerted either the orcs or the Balrog that
there was some intruder there.
Pippin was captured by Orcs at Parth Galen, along with Merry. Thus
began the chase of the Three Hunters, as Merry and Pippin were forced
to run across Rohan. In an area near a stream with soft ground Pippin
managed to escape long enough to drop the brooch from his cloak
and leave some of his own footprints. Pippin managed to free his
hands during one of the orc squabbles. On the borders of Fangorn
Forest, the two hobbits managed to escape fully during the battle
between the Riders of Rohan and the Orcs.
Within Fagorn Forest, Merry and Pippin met Treebeard the Ent, which
was as Gandalf said; They were brought to Fangorn,
and their coming was like the falling of small stones that starts
an avalanche in the mountains. (LOTR.517)
For in their tale, the two hobbits started the March of the Ents
on Isengard. There they were met after the Battle of Helms Deep
by Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli. After the discussion with Saruman,
in which Wormtongue threw down the Palantir of Orthanc, Pippin looked
into the Stone, and was later taken to Minas Tirith by Gandalf.
There he swore service to the Steward Denthor. After Faramir was
wounded, and Denthor decided to burn himself and his son, Pippin
saved Faramir's life by finding Gandalf in time. Denethor still
burned himself though. Later in the battle before the Black Gate,
Pippin saved Beregond, by killing a troll.
After the War of the Ring, when they returned to the Shire, Pippin,
along with Merry, was one of the two captains in charge of clearing
the ruffians of Saruman from the Shire. He, and Merry, were the
two tallest hobbits in history.
In the year 64 of the Fourth Age, Pippin rode to Edoras in Rohan,
with Merry, and then to Gondor, where he later died. He was buried
with honour in a tomb in the Houses of the Dead, and later his tomb
was moved to be next to that of Aragorn, the King Elessar.
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Primula Brandybuck:
Married to Drogo Baggins, she was the mother of Frodo Baggins. Both
Primula Brandybuck and her husband drowned while boating on the Brandywine
River.
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Radagast the Brown:
One of the Istari, Radagast was known as the Brown, and had a great
knowledge of birds and beasts. It is not known if he ever returned into
the West after the War of the Ring, though he was one of the five
Maiar sent by the Valar.
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Samwise Gamgee:
One of the four hobbits in the Company of the Ring, Sam was the
servant of Frodo Baggins. He gained a sword in the Barrow Downs,
and sneaked into the Council at Rivendell. He was included in the
Company of the Ring. Sam followed Frodo when he left the Company
at Parth Galen. The two of them gained Gollum as their guide from
the Emyn Muil to the passes of Cirith Ungol. There Frodo was captured
by orcs, though Sam managed to remove the Ring. He resisted the
Ring and rescued Frodo, returning the Ring to him. Sam managed to
keep Frodo going long enough to reach Mount Orodruin, where he helped
Frodo from the Sammath Naur, after the destruction of the Ring.
Thus it was that both were seen and rescued by the Eagles.
After the War of the Ring, Sam used the gift of Galadriel to restore
the Shire, and married Rose Cotton. Sam accompanied Frodo to the
Grey Havens, though he remained behind. Sam was elected the Mayor
of the Shire seven times. It is believed in the Shire that after
the death of his wife Rose, Sam went to the Grey Havens and from
there into the West to be with Frodo and Bilbo.
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Faramir |
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Saruman |
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Orodruin |
Mordor |
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Rosie Cotton |
Elanor Gamgee |
The Emyn Muil |
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The One Ring |
The Quest of Mount Doom |
Sauron |
Gaffer Gamgee |
Gwaihir |
Hamfast Gamgee |
Elanor Gamgee |
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Sméagol:
A hobbit who lived along the banks of the Anduin River. It was his
friend Déagol who found the One Ring where it lay after Isildur's
death. Sméagol murdered him and tool the Ring, calling it his Birthday
Present. An undetermined amount of time afterwards, Sméagol was forced
to leave his home, who called him Gollum.
During the Quest of Mount Doom, Frodo used the name Sméagol for
the creature that Gollum had become.
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Sauron |
The Third Age of the Sun |
The One Ring |
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Smaug:
The dragon who caused the abandonment of Erebor, Smaug was killed
by Bard the Bowman. The secret of his weak spot was discovered by
Bilbo Baggins, who was with the thirteen dwarves who had come to
regain their treasure and kill the dragon. This quest was also supported
by Gandalf, who believed that the dragon could cause a lot of trouble
with Sauron. Smaug's body rests to this time in the Long Lake, amid
the ruins of Lake Town. Though there were many jewels encrusting
his body, nobody was courageous enough to dive to collect them.
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Oín |
Dori |
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Fíli |
Kíli |
Balin |
Dwalin |
Bifur |
Bofur |
Bombur |
Bard the Bowman |
The Black Arrow |
The Arkenstone |
Gandalf the Grey |
Gandalf the White |
Dale |
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Saruman:
Saurman the White was another of the Istari, and counted their
leader. He was the most powerful and had a voice that was able to
daunt and command anybody. His specialty was the Rings of Power.
He settled in Orthanc with the permission of the Steward of Gondor,
and there found one of the Palantir. He attempted to set up as a
power of his own with orcs and a creation of his own, half-orcs.
After his attempt on Rohan, Saruman was cast out of the Istari by
Gandalf the White. In revenge, Saruman attempted to ruin the Shire.
The hobbits, Frodo, Merry, Pippin, and Sam thwarted this desire,
and Saruman was killed by his servant, Gríma Wormtongue.
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Gandalf the White |
Radagast the Brown |
Palantíri |
Orthanc |
Isengard |
Rohan |
Gondor |
Théoden |
Éomer |
Gríma Wormtongue |
Battle of Helm's Deep |
The Shire |
Bag-End |
Pipe-weed |
Galadriel |
Fangorn |
Fangorn Forest |
Frodo Baggins |
Elrond |
Legolas |
Gimli |
Meriadoc Brandybuck |
Peregrin Took |
Aragorn |
Théodred |
Sauron |
Mordor |
Rings of Power |
The One Ring |
Aman |
Valinor |
The Hunt for the Ring |
The Quest of Mount Doom |
The War of the Ring |
The Ages of the Trees |
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Sauron:
A Maia, Sauron was the servant of Morgoth. Called in
the First Age, Gorthaur, Sauron did not submit to be judged, at
the end of the First Age. In the Second Age of the Sun, Sauron forged
the Rings of Power with the aid of the Elven-Smiths of Eregion.
At this time he could still take on a fair appearance, and fooled
almost all other than Círdan, Gil-Galad and Elrond. At this time,
Sauron secretly forged the One Ring with the words
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. (LOTR.271)
When the Elven-Smiths realized this, they hid away the Rings that
they had made. This caused war between Sauron and the elves. Sauron
managed to recover all but the Three Rings of the Elves.
As Sauron's dominion over Midle-Earth grew, the Men of Númenor,
who by this time had grown proud and domineering, sent a force so
great as to send his own armies into hiding to Middle-Earth. Sauron
surrendered, and was taken to Númenor as a hostage. There he gained
power over Ar-Pharazôn, the King, and turned his mind fully against
the Valar. He encouraged Ar-Pharazôn to break the Ban and attack
Aman. In the resulting Change of the World and the destruction of
Númenor, Sauron lost the ability to take any fair shape. He returned
to Middle-Earth and took up the One Ring again. Soon after he made
war on the Exiles of Númenor in both Arnor and Gondor. Thus came
about the Last Alliance of Men and Elves. Sauron killed both Elendil
and Gil-galad, but Isildur the son of Elendil, cut off the One Ring
from Sauron's hand.
Sauron was destroyed for that time, but soon began to take shape
in what was called Mirkwood after his coming. In the year of the
Quest of Erebor, he was forced out, but ten years later, Sauron
re-entered Mordor and began to search for the One Ring. Seventeen
years later, he found where it had been, but the Ringbearer had
fled the Shire. Sauron, after Aragorn wrested the Palantir from
him, let forth war on Gondor and was distracted from searching for
the One Ring. This was his downfall as Frodo, the Ringbearer, had
slowly been making his way to Orodruin, Mount Doom, where on the
very eve of Sauron's victory, he destroyed the One Ring by throwing
it into the Cracks of Doom. Thus was Sauron destroyed for all time.
There are two different opinions on what form Sauron took in the Third Age. One, generally disregarded, which is supported by Frodo's description, based on what he saw in the Mirror, is the Lidless Eye. Other evidence for this form comes from his insignia. The other form is generally believed to be the correct one. This one is the form of a man. The evidence for this one comes from the words of Sméagol, who said that he only had nine fingers. Given that Sméagol saw him face to face, his words are the most definitive answer.
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Aulë |
Ulmo |
Oromë |
Tulkas |
Vána |
Vairë |
Varda |
Nienna |
Nessa |
Námo |
Irmo |
Eonwë |
Gandalf the Grey |
Gandalf the White |
Sméagol |
Ar-Pharazôn |
Númenor |
Umbar |
Isildur |
Elendil |
Gil-Galad |
Celebrimbor |
Hollin |
Gondor |
Minas Anor |
Minas Ithil |
Minas Morgul |
Shelob |
The Morannon |
The Dead Marshes |
The Dagorlad |
The White Tree |
Círdan |
Cirith Ungol |
Ered Lithui |
Palantíri |
Saruman |
The Witch-King |
Khamul |
The Three |
The Seven |
The Nine |
The One Ring |
Gollum |
Rings of Power |
Mirkwood |
Dol-Guldur |
Minas Tirith |
Beleriand |
Frodo Baggins |
Samwise Gamgee |
Aragorn |
Legolas |
Gimli |
Boromir |
Galadriel |
Orodruin |
The Shire |
Bilbo Baggins |
The Narsil |
The War of the Last Alliance |
The War of the Ring |
The Lesser Rings |
The Ages of the Stars |
The First Age of the Sun |
The Second Age of the Sun |
The Third Age of the Sun |
The Ages of the Lamps |
Khazad-Dûm |
Angmar |
Barad-Dur |
The Hunt for the Ring |
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Salmar:
The maia who made Ulmo's horns.
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Shelob:
Greatest of the giant spiders remaining in Middle-Earth, Shelob
was said to be a daughter of Ungoliant: But
none could rival her, Shelob the Great, last child of Ungoliant
to trouble the unhappy world.(LOTR.750)
She lived in a pass over the mountains into Mordor, where rumor
of her had spread, until the pass was named Cirith Ungol, the Spider
Pass. Few had ever survived attempting it, save only Frodo, Sam
and Gollum (who worshiped her). Frodo and Sam survived only because
they had the Phial of Galadriel which kept her back while it was
held up. It is suspected that Sam, fighting for both his own and
Frodo's lives had mortally wounded Shelob. Certainly no more was
ever told of her.
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Sauron |
Mordor |
The Phial of Galadriel |
Frodo Baggins |
Samwise Gamgee |
Ungoliant |
Gollum |
Sméagol |
The Third Age of the Sun |
The War of the Ring |
The Quest of Mount Doom
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Tom Bombadil:
Tom Bombadil is a bit of an enigma. From what he says of himself,
he is probably a Maia. He is a bit strange, but very jolly and friendly.
He certainly saved the hobbits lives at least twice: once with Old
Man Willow, and with the Barrow-wight. It could be argued that with
the gift of the swords from the Barrow, he saved their lives at
least once more.
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The Old Forest |
Old Man Willow |
Frodo Baggins |
Samwise Gamgee |
Meriadoc Brandybuck |
Peregrin Took |
Sharp-Ears |
Wise-nose |
White-socks |
Bumpkin |
Swish-tail |
Fatty Lumpkin |
The Barrow-downs |
Bree |
Buckland |
The Third Age of the Sun |
Barliman Butterbur |
The Quest of Mount Doom
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Thranduil:
Thranduil was the king of the Elves of Mirkwood. He founded the kingdom around the year 1000 of the Third Age. Prior to this, he lived in Lindon. There is no information on when he left Middle-Earth, but there are records of his kingdom lasting into the Fourth Age. Thranduil was an able battle commander who fought in both the Battle of the Five Armies and the War of the Ring that we know of, and probably others as well.
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The Battle of the Five Armies |
The War of the Ring |
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The Fourth Age of the Sun
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Thorin Oakenshield:
The leader of the Dwarves on the quest for Smaugs treasure, Thorin
Oakenshield was the grandson of the King under the Mountain. He
fought in the Dwarf and Goblin Wars which ended at the east Gate
of Moria. There he gained the name Oakenshield.
Like many Dwarves, Thorin was somewhat grasping of treasure. Though
there was much treasure under the Mountain, when Smaug was killed,
he would not give up even the treasure that had belonged to the
Dalemen. This started the Battle of the Five Armies, as is recorded
in Bilbo's diary, called The Hobbit. By the end of the Battle of
the Five Armies, when it included the Eagles, Goblins, Elves, Men
and Dwarves, Thorin was dead, as were his cousins Fíli and Kíli.
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Bilbo |
Fili |
Dori |
Nori |
Bifur |
Bofur |
Bombur |
Balin |
Dwalin |
Ori |
Oín |
Gloín |
Erebor |
Smaug |
Gandalf the Grey |
Gandalf the White |
Battle of the Five Armies |
Esgaroth |
Mirkwood |
The Quest of Erebor |
The Third Age of the Sun
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Théoden:
The King of Rohan, Théoden had been under the influence of one
of Saruman's spies, for many years, until the coming of Gandalf
the White, during the War of the Ring. Gandalf revealed the traitor
in King Théoden's court, and brought hope back to the King of the Mark.
Théoden, at Gandalf's advice, sent a host of Riders to Helms Deep
where they managed to defeat Saruman's army with the aid of the
Huorns. After this, Théoden was present at Isengard when Gandalf
removed Saruman from both the Istari and the Council. About a week
later, Théoden led the host of the Rohirrim to Gondor, where he
fell in battle on the Pelennor Field, and died after naming Éomer
the next king of the Rohirrim.
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Éowyn |
Théodred |
Rohan |
Dernhelm |
The Rohirrim |
Edoras |
Meduseld |
Gríma Wormtongue |
Gandalf the Grey |
Gandalf the White |
Meriadoc Brandybuck |
Peregrin Took |
Shadowfax |
Herugrim |
Saruman |
Isengard |
Orthanc |
Palantíri |
Battle of Helms Deep |
Battle of the Pelennor Fields |
The Witch-King |
The War of the Ring |
The Third Age of the Sun
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Tuor:
One of the three known unions between Men and Elves was made by
Tuor and Idril. Tuor was a Man, the son of Huor, who was chosen
to warn Turgon, the King of Gondolin of impending doom. Though Turgon
ignored the warning, Tuor was high in his favours, even to the point
of marrying his daughter. Tuor escaped the fall of Gondolin, along
with Idril, his son, Eärendil and many trustworthy lords of Gondolin.
Though it is not known for sure, many believe that Tuor was counted among
the Elves, as he and Idril built a ship and sailed into the West.
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Túrin:
The son of Hurín, Túrin was fostered in Doriath at the request
of Morwen, his mother. As at this time, Túrin's father was a captive
of Morgoth, there was almost a curse on him. Certainly most of what
he did turned to evil.
Unintentionaly, Túrin killed one of Thingol's advisors, then thinking
himself outlawed, he spent several years with an outlaw band. Beleg
the elf rescued Túrin after he had been caught by orcs, though while
cutting the bonds about Túrin, Beleg accidentally wounded him with
his sword. Believing that he was being tortured by orcs, Túrin unthinkingly
killed Beleg.
After this he wandered to many places, eventually remaining in
Narogthrond. There he convinced the elves, who had long defended
by stealth to build a bridge and attack in force. This lead both
to the abandonment of Narogthrond, and to much more misfortune for
Túrin, when the dragon Glaurung came. The bridge allowed him to
cross the river and attack Narogthrond. There he bespelled Túrin
to abandon the one who could have aborted much misfortune for him,
Finduilas, the daughter of Orodreth their king. The dragon later
bespelled his sister Nienor. She was found later by the woodsmen
who had taken in Túrin as their leader. Unknowing, the two married.
About a year later, Glaurung the dragon, was known to be passing
near and Túrin determined to slay the beast. This he did, and was
later found and thought to be dead. Nienor, his sister came by to
be sure and found that he was not. The dragon, still alive broke
the spell on her and told her who she really was. In despair she
threw herself off the cliff. Túrin, also realizing the wrongs he
had done, threw himself on his sword, and so died.
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Thingol |
Doriath |
Glaurung |
Narogthrond |
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Beleg Cuthalion** |
Finduilas** |
Orodreth** |
Hurín |
Beleriand |
The First Age of the Sun |
Melkor |
Elwë
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Turgon:
Born in Aman, Turgon joined the flight to Middle-Earth. When he
found a securely hidden location he began the building of Gondolin,
which took seven years. For several hundred years, Turgon remained
hidden, bringing his forces out only once in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad,
where he and his men's retreat was shielded by Hurín and Huor, protecting
it from the eyes of Morgoth. After this he never came forth in open
battle again. Warned by Ulmo, through Tuor, of the coming doom,
Turgon chose to ignore the warning. He died in the fall of Gondolin
to the forces of Morgoth.
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Idril |
Hurín |
Huor |
Morgoth |
Glamdring |
Orcrist |
Gondolin |
Nirnaeth Arnoediad |
Nevrast |
Ulmo |
Maeglin |
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Telchar:
The dwarven smith who forged both the Narsil and Angrist in the First Age of the Sun.
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Anduril |
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Théodred:
The only child and the heir of King Théoden. Théodred
was killed in the Battle of the Fords of Isen, where the Rohirrim
were fighting the orcs of Saruman.
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Éomer |
Éowyn |
Saruman |
Rohan |
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Tulkas:
The last-come of the Valar, Tulkas wed Nessa, the sister of Oromë.
He delights it contests of strength, and has a strong hatred of Morgoth.
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Ulmo |
Nessa |
Nienna |
Melkor |
Námo |
Irmo |
Oromë |
Yavanna |
Ilúvatar |
Aman |
Valinor |
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Thingol:
One of the three Elves who traveled to the Undying Lands
to see the Two Trees and to lead his people there. While the other two,
Inwë and Finwë returned to Aman, Thingol, originally named Elwë did
not, falling in love with the Maia, Melian and remaining in Beleriand.
Many of his people, the Teleri remained with him.
With Melian, he ruled the realm of Doriath through the
remaining Ages of the Stars, and much of the First Age of the Sun. He had
one daughter, Lúthien, who fell in love with the mortal, Beren.
Thingol, in an attempt to deny the two marriage, sent Beren after one of
the three Silmarils. When the Silmaril was given to Thingol, he had it
set in the Nauglamir. The dwarves doing the work were jealous and killed
Thingol in an attempt to take the necklace.
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Ulmo:
Vala, Ulmo ruled the oceans and other waters. Ulmo had more pity
for the Elves and Men, than many of the Valar and was from the beginning,
argued against the summons to Valinor for the Elves. Unlike the
other Valar, Ulmo does not live in Valinor, but rather dwells in
the oceans. It was his protection in the river Sirion that long
protected the gateway to Gondolin, along with the protection of
the Eagles of Manwë.
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Aulë |
Oromë |
Irmo |
Námo |
Nessa |
Nienna |
Tulkas |
Melkor |
Vána |
Yavanna |
Vairë |
Uinen |
Ossë |
Ilúvatar |
Salmar |
Aman |
Valinor |
The Ages of the Lamps |
The Ages of the Stars |
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Uinen:
The wife of Ossë, Uinen would calm his storms and was a protector
of mariners. Thus she was well loved by all who had anything to
do with the seas. Like Ossë, Unien is a Maia, and was given her
charge by Ulmo.
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Vána |
Vairë |
Oromë |
Tulkas |
Nessa |
Nienna |
Yavanna |
Ulmo |
Númenor |
Aman |
Valinor
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Varda:
The wife of Manwë, Varda kindled the stars during the shaping of
Arda. She lives on the top of Taniquetil, with Manwë. Varda is the
one most often called on for help by the elves, and they have many
songs in her praise:
Snow-white! Snow-white! O Lady clear!
O Queen beyond the Western Seas!
O Light to us that wander here
Amid the world of woven trees!
Gilthoniel! O Elbereth!
Clear are thy eyes and bright thy breath!
Snow-white! Snow-white! We sing to thee
In a far land beyond the Sea
O stars that in the Sunless Year
With shining hand by her were sown,
In windy fields now bright and clear
We se your silver blossoms blown!
O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!
We still remember, we who dwell
In this far land beneath the trees,
Thy starlight on the Western Seas. (LOTR.92-93)
A Elbereth Gilthoniel,
silvren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmen ennorath,
Fanuilos, sle linnathon
nef aear, si nef aearon! (LOTR.254)
A partial translation of the above song in Elvish:
Star-Queen Star Kindler
? slope jewel? the heavens glory star?!
? ? far and wide ?
tree-woven lands of Middle-Earth,
? ever-white ?
? ? now ? ?
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Oromë |
Aulë |
Melkor |
Tulkas |
Ilúvatar |
Nessa |
Vána |
Vairë |
Nienna |
Ulmo |
Aman |
Valinor |
The Silmarils |
The Ages of the Lamps |
The Ages of the Stars |
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Vairë:
One of the Valar, Vairë is the wife of Námo. She is also
called the 'Weaver'. She has taken on the job of recording everything which
has ever happened in the form of tapestries.
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Vána:
One of the Valar, Vána is the sister of Yavanna and the wife of
Oromë. It is said that birds sing and flowers open as she walks by them.
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Manwë |
Námo |
Irmo |
Vairë |
Varda |
Yavanna |
Oromë |
Ulmo |
Nienna |
Tulkas |
Nessa |
Aman |
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Wormtongue:
Servant of Théoden and later a spy for Saruman, Wormtongue did
much evil in the land of Rohan. When he had been discovered, Wormtongue
was given a choice: to either go with King Théoden into battle,
or to go where he would. He chose the latter, and was later imprisoned
in Orthanc with Saruman. Wormtongue was later killed by hobbit archers
after murduring Saruman in the Shire.
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Éowyn |
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Gandalf the White |
Théodred |
Aragorn |
Gimli |
Fangorn |
Rohan |
The Rohirrim |
Edoras |
Meduseld |
Isengard |
Orthanc |
Palantíri |
The War of the Ring |
The Shire |
Bag-End |
Frodo Baggins |
Samwise Gamgee |
Meriadoc Brandybuck |
Peregrin Took |
Pipe-weed |
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The Witch-King:
One of the nine Nazgul or Ringwraiths, the Witch-King was once
a Man. He was given one of the Nine by Sauron. He was also known
as the Lord of the Nazgul. As the ruler of the realm of Angmar, the
foe of Arnor, he gained the name 'Witch-King'.
This was the Nazgul who wounded Frodo on Weathertop. Other events
in which he participated included the Battle of the Pelennor Fields
where he was killed. Frodo watched him lead an army out of Minas
Morgul in preparation for this. Prior to the War of the Ring, the
Lord of the Nazgul was the one who ended the line of the Kings of
Gondor with Earnur. He was also a leader in the search for the One
Ring.
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields was his last, for after causing
the death of Theoden, the King of Rohan, he was killed by the combined
effort of Eowyn and Meriadoc Brandybuck.
When the forces of Angmar were defeated, Glorfindel foretold of
the Witchking that "not by the hand of man will
he fall" (LOTR.1088). This proved true at the Battle
of the Pelennor Fields.
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Éowyn |
Théoden |
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Gandalf the White |
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Mordor |
Gondor |
Arnor |
Weathertop |
The Morgul_Knife |
The One Ring |
The Nine Rings
The Third Age of the Sun |
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields |
The Hunt for the Ring |
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Yavanna:
Vala, Yavanna is the one to whom growing and living things are
the most dear. It was at her bidding and song that the Two Trees
grew in Valinor. It seems to have been at her actions that the Ents
came to be, after Aulé created the Dwarves. She is wife to Aulé,
the smith.
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Aulë |
Vána|
Vairë |
Ulmo |
Tulkas |
Nessa |
Melkor |
Nienna |
Namo |
Irmo |
The Two Trees |
Laurelin |
Teleperion |
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Books Used in this Document:
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The Silmarillion
The Hobbit
The Complete Guide to Middle Earth by Robert Foster
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