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Middle-earth
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Character Guide
A brief description (in alphabetical order) of the major characters found in "The Hobbit," and "The Lord of the Rings."
- Aragorn: Aragorn has been revealed as the son of Arathorn, and is also called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dúnadan, the heir of Isildur, Elendil's son of Gondor. After the breaking of the Fellowship, Aragorn pursues the battle against Sauron.
- Ents: Members of this race were among the original inhabitants of Middle-earth, along with the elves. Ents are essentially spirits inhabiting trees, and they look like a cross between the tree each resides in and a human. Their personalities also reflect the nature of their tree. Ents are slow in thought and slow to act, but they are powerful beings, capable of cracking rocks and moving huge quantities of earth quickly and easily.
- Faramir: Faramir does not share his brother Boromir's love for battle, and hence has lost the favor of his father, Denethor II. However, Faramir is a valiant soldier and is well loved by the men who fight with him.
- Frodo Baggins: The Bearer of the Ring. After receiving the Ring from his cousin, Bilbo Baggins, this brave hobbit must travel far from home to the Crack of Doom in order to destroy it.
- Gandalf: In the words of Aragorn, "You are our captain and our banner. The Dark Lord has Nine. But we have One, mightier than they: the White Rider. He has passed through the fire and the abyss, and they shall fear him. We will go where he leads."
- Gimli: Wielding his axe, this dwarf fights bravely alongside his friend Legolas.
- Gollum: Originally called Sméagol, this hobbit became an unrecognizable and disfigured creature under the power of the One Ring. Although he lost the Ring many years ago, it still holds power over him, and he continues to follow the Ring wherever it goes.
- Gríma 'Wormtongue': As a spy of Saruman's, Gríma became the chief counselor to King Théoden and weakened the king's will, to the enemy's advantage. Once his true loyalties are discovered, Gríma returns to Saruman's side in Orthanc.
- Legolas: Legolas's archery skills and physical prowess make this elf a worthy asset in the war against Sauron.
- Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck: Merry travels with Pippin and the Ents to Isengard to fight Saruman.
- Orcs: An evil race of Middle-earth created by the enemy. Orcs are adept with many weapons, including bows, spears, and swords, though they live mainly underground because they are weakened by the sun.
- Peregrin 'Pippin' Took: After befriending Treebeard, Pippin and his friend Merry inspire the Ents to battle Saruman.
- Samwise Gamgee: Sam, a gardener by profession, grows into Frodo's most trusted and loyal companion and friend as he accompanies the Ringbearer on his quest.
- Saruman: Once a great and powerful wizard, the secretive Saruman has been corrupted by his desire for power and for the One Ring.
- Sauron: The Dark Lord and maker of the One Ring that holds power over all the others. Sauron put much of his own power into the forging of the Ring; as long as it still exists, he cannot fully be destroyed. Sauron bends all of his will to finding the One Ring and once again ruling over Middle-earth.
- The Nazgûl: These nine were once powerful kings of men, but became Sauron's principal servants of evil when he gave each of them a ring that he controlled. These deadly creatures now have one goal: to find the Ringbearer and take the One Ring back to their master.
- Théoden: The king of Rohan has become withered and weak through the counsels of Gríma Wormtongue. Once revived by Gandalf, Théoden rides bravely into battle with the rest of his people to the Battle of Helm's Deep.
- Treebeard: An Ent and the guardian of Fangorn Forest. As the oldest surviving Ent and the oldest living being in Middle-earth, Fangorn is responsible for leading the other Ents to fight Saruman. As his friend Gandalf describes him, "Fangorn himself, he is perilous too; yet he is wise and kindly nonetheless."
- Trolls: Trolls are very large creatures and are quite strong, created by the enemy as a mockery of Ents.
- Ugluk: A leader of the band of Uruk-hais sent by Saruman to capture the Halflings. Ugluk is notable for not being as cowardly as most Orcs.
- Uruk-hai: A strain of Orcs, preferred in battle to other Orcs because they are almost as tall as men and do not weaken in sunlight.
- Éomer: As the Third Marshall of the Riddermark, Éomer is revered by the Riders of Rohan. Under Gríma's control, Théoden doubted Éomer, but he realized his error once he regained his strength.
- Éowyn: Éomer's sister, likewise brave and strong
Maps of Middle-earth
Seeing that Thomas Brothers has yet to release a guide for Middle-earth, We've assembled this collection of the original hand drawn maps of Middle-earth featured in "The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings," as well as "The Silmarillion."
- "Thror's Map"
The map the guided Thorin and Company to the Lonely Mountain in "The Hobbit."
- Middle-earth
A map of Middle-earth as it existed at the time of the War of the Ring.
- Beleriand
Beleriand was the region of Middle-earth that witnessed most of the events that took place in the First Age, and later set down in "The Silmarillion."
- Númenórë
Also known as Númenor, and Westernesse. This was the island kingdom of the Dúnedain, lost near the end of the Second Age of Middle-earth.
Related Books
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