Troll-men
(Difference between revisions)
|
|
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | The troll-men of Far Harad are mentioned in The Return of the King and goes like this | + | The '''Troll-men''' were a people in league with [[Sauron]] during the [[War of the Ring]]. They were probably the same as the black men like half-trolls with white eyes and red tongues that were said to come from [[Far Harad]].<ref>{{HM|RK}}, "[[The Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]"</ref> |
| | | | |
| − | "...East rode the knights of Dol Amroth driving the enemy before them: troll-men and Variags and orcs that hated the sunlight."
| + | {{references}} |
| − | Also during the battle of Pelennor Fields there’s a reference,
| + | |
| − | "...Easterlings with axes, and Variags of Khand, Southrons in scarlet, and out of Far Harad black men like half-trolls with white eyes and red tongues."
| + | |
| | | | |
| − | But no one knows if it’s a reference referring to large men who’s compared to trolls or Troll-men. In the second reference there mentioned half-trolls, so some people think that, troll-men could be a cross breed between men and trolls of some sort. Maybe it’s referring to the Olog-hai that is a sort of cross breed between troll and orc or uruk-hai. Because of that the Olog-hai has something near human intelligence.[[Image:1137309402_thumb.jpg]]
| + | [[Category:Races]] |
Revision as of 13:27, 12 May 2009
The Troll-men were a people in league with Sauron during the War of the Ring. They were probably the same as the black men like half-trolls with white eyes and red tongues that were said to come from Far Harad.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
