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Uttermost East

2011-01-13T20:36:27Z

BilboBaggins14: /* Land of the Sun */

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The '''Uttermost East''' refers to the notion of a land in the extreme [[East]] of [[Arda]] (beyond [[Rhûn]]), described in the early versions of the [[Legendarium]].
==''Oronto''==
In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1|The Book of Lost Tales]]'', the easternmost land of Arda was called '''''[[Oronto]]''''' ("East"). This region was connected to the [[Great Lands]], laying directly east of [[Palisor]], with no separating water. The huge peak [[Kalórmë]] stood in ''Oronto''.<ref name=LT1>{{LT1|IX}}</ref>

[[Oromë]] described the East to the [[Valar]], saying that "''there is a silent beach and dark empty seas''". It is also told that [[Aulë ]]and [[Ulmo]] "''builded great havens'' [of the Sun and Moon] ''beside the soundless sea''".<ref name=LT1/><ref>{{SM|5e}}</ref>

==Land of the Sun==
In the ''[[The Ambarkanta|Ambarkanta]]'', the '''Eastern Land''', known to the Elves of [[Aman]] as the '''Land of the Sun'''<ref name=5b>{{SM|5b}}</ref> or the '''Burnt Land of the Sun'''<ref name=A5>{{SM|A5}}</ref>, was a land east of [[Middle-earth]] where the [[Sun]] rose at dawn. The land was separated from [[Endor]] by the waters of the [[East Sea]]. In Akallabeth it mentions that it is possible that the [[Numenoreans]] visited the Land of the Sun.

In the Land of the Sun was a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the [[Wall of the Sun]], that corresponded symmetrically to the [[Pelóri Mountains]] of Aman.<ref name=5b/>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In the game ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'' by [[Iron Crown Enterprises]], a [[Sindarin]] name for the Uttermost East — Romenor (Easternesse) — was given,{{fact}} although it does not appear in any of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s writings. This name is also used in [[Michael Martinez]]' ''[[Parma Endorion]]''.
==See also==
*[[Uttermost West]]
*[[Dark Land]]
{{references}}
[[Category:Arda]]
[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Non-Canon Locations]]

Uttermost East

2011-01-13T20:34:15Z

BilboBaggins14: /* Land of the Sun */

{{Unnamed2}}
{{noncanon}}
The '''Uttermost East''' refers to the notion of a land in the extreme [[East]] of [[Arda]] (beyond [[Rhûn]]), described in the early versions of the [[Legendarium]].
==''Oronto''==
In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1|The Book of Lost Tales]]'', the easternmost land of Arda was called '''''[[Oronto]]''''' ("East"). This region was connected to the [[Great Lands]], laying directly east of [[Palisor]], with no separating water. The huge peak [[Kalórmë]] stood in ''Oronto''.<ref name=LT1>{{LT1|IX}}</ref>

[[Oromë]] described the East to the [[Valar]], saying that "''there is a silent beach and dark empty seas''". It is also told that [[Aulë ]]and [[Ulmo]] "''builded great havens'' [of the Sun and Moon] ''beside the soundless sea''".<ref name=LT1/><ref>{{SM|5e}}</ref>

==Land of the Sun==
In the ''[[The Ambarkanta|Ambarkanta]]'', the '''Eastern Land''', known to the Elves of [[Aman]] as the '''Land of the Sun'''<ref name=5b>{{SM|5b}}</ref> or the '''Burnt Land of the Sun'''<ref name=A5>{{SM|A5}}</ref>, was a land east of [[Middle-earth]] where the [[Sun]] rose at dawn. The land was separated from [[Endor]] by the waters of the [[East Sea]]. It is possible that the [[Numenoreans]] visited.

In the Land of the Sun was a great, curve-shaped mountain range called the [[Wall of the Sun]], that corresponded symmetrically to the [[Pelóri Mountains]] of Aman.<ref name=5b/>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In the game ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'' by [[Iron Crown Enterprises]], a [[Sindarin]] name for the Uttermost East — Romenor (Easternesse) — was given,{{fact}} although it does not appear in any of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s writings. This name is also used in [[Michael Martinez]]' ''[[Parma Endorion]]''.
==See also==
*[[Uttermost West]]
*[[Dark Land]]
{{references}}
[[Category:Arda]]
[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Non-Canon Locations]]

Orthanc

2010-07-13T19:28:17Z

BilboBaggins14:

{{location
| image=[[Image:Alan Lee-Orthanc.jpg|250px]]
| name=Orthanc
| etymology=[[S.]] of "Mount Fang"; see below
| type=Tower
| location=Near the [[Gap of Rohan]]
| inhabitants=[[Gondorians]]; later [[Saruman]], [[Orcs]] and [[Uruk-hai]]
| realms=[[Gondor]] [[Rohan]] [[Isengard]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
| description=Carved black Tower
| events=[[Battle of Isengard]]
| references=
|}}
'''Orthanc''' was the black tower of [[Isengard]].
== History ==
Orthanc was built during the [[Third Age]] by the [[Númenóreans]] of [[Gondor]] out of a single piece of stone by an unknown process and then hardened. No known weapon could harm it. Orthanc rose up 500 feet above the plain of Isengard, and ended in four sharp peaks. Its only entrance was at the top of a high stair, and above that was a small window.

Orthanc housed one of the [[palantíri]] of the South Kingdom, and was guarded by a special warden until Isengard was mostly abandoned by Gondor around the time of foundation of [[Rohan]]. After that the tower was [[Key of Orthanc|locked]].

When [[Beren (Steward of Gondor)|Beren]], [[Ruling Steward]] of Gondor gave [[Isengard]] to [[Saruman]], he also gave the keys to Orthanc to the [[Istari|Wizard]]. Saruman made it his base of operations during his search for the [[One Ring]] and later his attack on [[Rohan]] during the [[War of the Ring]].
After Saruman's defeat he was confronted by [[Théoden]] King, [[Gandalf]] and [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], at which time [[Gríma Wormtongue]], Saruman's servant, threw the Palantír at the group trying to kill them. Saruman was then locked in Orthanc and guarded by [[Treebeard]], but subsequently escaped.

During the [[Fourth Age]] Orthanc was searched by Aragorn King Elessar, and he found there many heirlooms of [[Isildur]], among them the original [[Elendilmir]], the Star of [[Arnor]], which proved that Saruman had found (and probably destroyed) Isildur's remains. Aragorn also found there a casket which obviously had been intended to hold the [[One Ring]].

== Description ==
[[Image:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_Orthanc.jpg|left|thumb|150px|''Orthanc'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]]
{{quote|A great ring-wall of stone, like towering cliffs, stood out from the shelter of the mountain-side, from which it ran and then returned again... one who passed in and came at length out of the echoing tunnel, beheld a plain, a great circle, somewhat hollowed like a vast shallow bowl: a mile it measured from rim to rim. Once it had been green and filled with avenues, and groves of fruitful trees, watered by streams that flowed from the mountains to a lake. But no green thing grew there in the latter days of Saruman. The roads were paved with stone-flags dark and hard; and beside their borders instead of trees there marched long lines of pillars, some of marble, some of copper and of iron, joined by heavy chains."...to the centre all the roads ran between their chains. There stood a tower of marvelous shape. It was fashioned by the builders of old, who smoothed the Ring of Isengard, and yet it seemed a thing not made by the craft of [[Men]], but riven from the bones of the earth in the ancient torment of the hills. A peak and isle of rock it was, black and gleaming hard: four mighty piers of many-sided stone were welded into one, but near the summit they opened into gaping horns, their pinnacles sharp as the points of spears, keen-edged as knives. Between them was a narrow space, and there upon a floor of polished stone, written with strange signs, a man might stand five hundred feet above the plain.|''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Road to Isengard]]"}}

==Etymology==
{{Transcribed|Orthanc_tengwar.png|Orthanc|Tengwar, Sindarin mode}}

''Orthanc'' displays a curious double etymology since it has a meaning both in [[Old English]] and Tolkien's constructed language [[Sindarin]].

In Sindarin, it means for "Mount Fang", containing root ''[[or]]'' and the word ''[[tanc]]'' "tooth". In [[Old English]] (used to render [[Rohirric]]) ''orþanc'' or ''orþonc'' means "intelligence, understanding, mind; cleverness, skill; skillful work, mechanical art".

Tolkien gave both etymologies as valid and co-existing in [[Middle-earth]], and said that the [[Rohirrim]] reinterpreted and understood the word as such in their languages.

However another curiosity arises in that although Old English is used to "translate" Rohirric, the Rohirrim did not speak Old English. So, it is likely that it also had a different meaning in original Rohirric (although its etymology is not given).

{{references}}
[[Category:Towers]]
[[Category:Isengard and Saruman]]
[[Category:Sindarin locations]]

Blue Mountains

2010-07-10T20:08:17Z

BilboBaggins14:

{{location
| image=[[Image:Rob Alexander - Blue Mountain Dwarf Hold.jpg|250px]]
| name=Blue Mountains
| othernames=[[Ered Luin]], [[Ered Lindon]]
| etymology=
| type=Mountain Range
| location=Between [[Beleriand]] and [[Eriador]]
| inhabitants=[[Dwarves]] ([[Broadbeams]], [[Firebeards]], and [[Longbeards]])
| realms=[[Belegost]] and [[Nogrod]] and later realms of the Dwarves
| description=Great western mountain range
| events=[[War of Wrath]]
| references=''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', ''[[Quest of Erebor]]'', ''[[The Silmarillion]]''
|}}
The '''Blue Mountains''' ([[S.]] ''[[Ered]] [[Luin]]''), also known as the ''Ered Lindon'', was the mountain range at the far west of [[Eriador]].

== In the Beginning ==
During the creation of [[Arda]], the Blue Mountains were meant to line up directly with the Grey Mountains of the southlands, forming the western wall of [[Arda]]. They lay parallel to the [[Red Mountains]] and [[Yellow Mountains]] that formed the eastern wall. The Blue Mountains were originally connected with the Red Mountains by the [[Iron Mountains]] which stretched across the entire north. The symmetry of Arda was broken during the wars between the [[Valar]] and [[Melkor]] in the ages before the [[Years of the Lamps]].

== Before and During the First Age ==
In the [[First Age]], the Blue Mountains were an unbroken line separating Eriador from [[Beleriand]]. Seven rivers flowed from its western side, and the land these rivers flowed through was known as [[Ossiriand]]. Later, when the [[Green Elves]] settled there, the land was called [[Lindon]], and the mountains sometimes referred to as the ''Ered Lindon''.

Two [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] Houses, the [[Firebeards]] and [[Broadbeams]], awoke under [[Mount Dolmed]], and built their great kingdoms [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]], respectively.

== The Second Age ==

The Blue Mountains were ruined during the [[War of Wrath]], and at the middle of the range the sea broke through. The [[Lhûn|River Lhûn]] now flowed through the mountains to the [[Gulf of Lhûn]]. On the west side of the Blue Mountains a small section of Lindon remained, and here the retreating [[Elves]] built the [[Kingdom of Lindon]], ruled by [[Ereinion Gil-galad]], last [[High King of the Noldor]]. Its most important city was the [[Grey Havens]], from where departing Elves left Middle-earth for [[Valinor]]. Also located here were the two regions of [[Forlindon]] to the North, with it's chief port being [[Forlond]]. And [[Harlindon]] to the South, which [[Harlond (Lindon)|Harlond]] was its chief port.

The Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost were also ruined when the Blue Mountains were broken. Nogrod in the South was completely destroyed and Belegost in the North was ruined. Most of the Dwarves fled east to [[Khazad-dûm]]. Some however, remained in the '''Blue Mountains''', working the mines that survived the destruction, and rebuilding their ancestrial halls. The Dwarves lived mainly in the Southern chain on the East side of the mountains.

== The Third Age ==

In the [[Third Age]] the Northern '''Blue Mountains''' would become the new home for many of [[Durin's folk]] who had become exiled from their halls in [[Erebor]] by [[Smaug]] the [[Dragon]]. After the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]], King [[Thrain II]] made his kingdom in the Northern chain and his son [[Thorin Oakenshield]], ruled after he went missing, which during his reign many of the wandering folk of Durin joined them and they became prosperous in a fashion. Until Erebor was retaken from the Dragon by Thorin and company. Then many of the Durin's folk relocated there.{{Pronounce|Ered Luin.mp3|Ardamir}}

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of the Blue Mountains|Images of the Blue Mountains]]

[[category:Mountain ranges]]
[[Category:Eriador]]
[[Category:Southeast Beleriand]]
[[Category:Northeast Beleriand]]
[[Category:Dwarven Realms]]
[[de:Ered Luin]]
[[fi:Sinivuoret]]

Blue Mountains

2010-07-10T20:07:39Z

BilboBaggins14:

{{location
| image=[[Image:Rob Alexander - Blue Mountain Dwarf Hold.jpg|250px]]
| name=Blue Mountains
| othernames=[[Ered Luin]], [[Ered Lindon]]
| etymology=
| type=Mountain Range
| location=Between [[Beleriand]] and [[Eriador]]
| inhabitants=[[Dwarves]] ([[Broadbeams]], [[Firebeards]], and [[Longbeards]])
| realms=[[Belegost]] and [[Nogrod]] and later realms of the Dwarves
| description=Great western mountain range
| events=[[War of Wrath]]
| references=[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''[[Quest of Erebor]]'', ''[[The Silmarillion]]''
|}}
The '''Blue Mountains''' ([[S.]] ''[[Ered]] [[Luin]]''), also known as the ''Ered Lindon'', was the mountain range at the far west of [[Eriador]].

== In the Beginning ==
During the creation of [[Arda]], the Blue Mountains were meant to line up directly with the Grey Mountains of the southlands, forming the western wall of [[Arda]]. They lay parallel to the [[Red Mountains]] and [[Yellow Mountains]] that formed the eastern wall. The Blue Mountains were originally connected with the Red Mountains by the [[Iron Mountains]] which stretched across the entire north. The symmetry of Arda was broken during the wars between the [[Valar]] and [[Melkor]] in the ages before the [[Years of the Lamps]].

== Before and During the First Age ==
In the [[First Age]], the Blue Mountains were an unbroken line separating Eriador from [[Beleriand]]. Seven rivers flowed from its western side, and the land these rivers flowed through was known as [[Ossiriand]]. Later, when the [[Green Elves]] settled there, the land was called [[Lindon]], and the mountains sometimes referred to as the ''Ered Lindon''.

Two [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] Houses, the [[Firebeards]] and [[Broadbeams]], awoke under [[Mount Dolmed]], and built their great kingdoms [[Nogrod]] and [[Belegost]], respectively.

== The Second Age ==

The Blue Mountains were ruined during the [[War of Wrath]], and at the middle of the range the sea broke through. The [[Lhûn|River Lhûn]] now flowed through the mountains to the [[Gulf of Lhûn]]. On the west side of the Blue Mountains a small section of Lindon remained, and here the retreating [[Elves]] built the [[Kingdom of Lindon]], ruled by [[Ereinion Gil-galad]], last [[High King of the Noldor]]. Its most important city was the [[Grey Havens]], from where departing Elves left Middle-earth for [[Valinor]]. Also located here were the two regions of [[Forlindon]] to the North, with it's chief port being [[Forlond]]. And [[Harlindon]] to the South, which [[Harlond (Lindon)|Harlond]] was its chief port.

The Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost were also ruined when the Blue Mountains were broken. Nogrod in the South was completely destroyed and Belegost in the North was ruined. Most of the Dwarves fled east to [[Khazad-dûm]]. Some however, remained in the '''Blue Mountains''', working the mines that survived the destruction, and rebuilding their ancestrial halls. The Dwarves lived mainly in the Southern chain on the East side of the mountains.

== The Third Age ==

In the [[Third Age]] the Northern '''Blue Mountains''' would become the new home for many of [[Durin's folk]] who had become exiled from their halls in [[Erebor]] by [[Smaug]] the [[Dragon]]. After the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]], King [[Thrain II]] made his kingdom in the Northern chain and his son [[Thorin Oakenshield]], ruled after he went missing, which during his reign many of the wandering folk of Durin joined them and they became prosperous in a fashion. Until Erebor was retaken from the Dragon by Thorin and company. Then many of the Durin's folk relocated there.{{Pronounce|Ered Luin.mp3|Ardamir}}

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of the Blue Mountains|Images of the Blue Mountains]]

[[category:Mountain ranges]]
[[Category:Eriador]]
[[Category:Southeast Beleriand]]
[[Category:Northeast Beleriand]]
[[Category:Dwarven Realms]]
[[de:Ered Luin]]
[[fi:Sinivuoret]]

King of Gondor

2010-07-10T17:55:37Z

BilboBaggins14:

The Kings of Gondor through Amandil claimed descent from the [[:Category:Lords of Andúnië|Lords of Andúnië]], and from there to [[Silmariën]] and the [[Kings of Númenor]].

# [[Elendil]], son of [[Amandil (Lord of Andúnië)|Amandil]]. He reigned titularly as [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] from [[Second Age]] 3320 – 3441. His sons [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]] were the co-rulers of Gondor itself (until Anárion's death in [[Second Age]] 3440)
# [[Isildur]] officially ruled Gondor from Second Age 3441 – Third Age 2
# [[Meneldil]] fourth child and son of Anárion reigned Third Age 2 – 158
# [[Cemendur (King of Gondor)|Cemendur]] r. 158 – 238
# [[Eärendil (King of Gondor)|Eärendil]] r. 238 – 324
# [[Anardil (King of Gondor)|Anardil]] r. 324 – 411
# [[Ostoher]] r. 411 – 491
# [[Rómendacil I]] (born [[Tarostar]]) r. 491 – 541
# [[Turambar (King of Gondor)|Turambar]] r. 541 – 667
# [[Atanatar I]] r. 667 – 748
# [[Siriondil (King of Gondor)|Siriondil]] r. 748 – 840
# [[Tarannon Falastur]] r. 840 – 913. First of the Ship-Kings, died childless
# [[Eärnil I]] r. 913 – 936. Nephew of Tarannon
# [[Ciryandil]] r. 936 – 1015
# [[Hyarmendacil I]] (born [[Ciryaher]]) r. 1015 – 1149. Last of the Ship-Kings
# [[Atanatar II Alcarin]] r. 1149 – 1226
# [[Narmacil I]] r. 1226 – 1294. Second childless King
# [[Calmacil (King of Gondor)|Calmacil]] r. 1294 – 1304. Younger brother of Narmacil *[[Minalcar]], son of Calmacil, ruled as Prince-regent from 1240 – 1304
# [[Rómendacil II]] (born Minalcar) in 1304, reigned 1304 – 1366
# [[Valacar]] r. 1366 – 1432
# [[Vinitharya]], crowned as [[Eldacar (King of Gondor)|Eldacar]] reigned 1432 – 1437
# [[Castamir|Castamir the Usurper]] usurped the throne during the [[Kin-strife]] in 1437, killed in 1447 Eldacar restored, r. 1447 – 1490
# [[Aldamir]] r. 1490 – 1540
# [[Hyarmendacil II]] (born [[Vinyarion]]) r. 1540 – 1621
# [[Minardil]] r. 1621 – 1634
# [[Telemnar]] r. 1634 – 1636. Died in the [[Great Plague]] with all his children.
# [[Tarondor (King of Gondor)|Tarondor]] r. 1636 – 1798. Nephew of Telemnar
# [[Telumehtar Umbardacil]] r. 1798 – 1850
# [[Narmacil II]] r. 1850 – 1856
# [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]] r. 1856 – 1936
# [[Ondoher]] r. 1936 – 1944. Died in battle with his two sons *[[Fíriel]] daughter of Ondoher. Should have been ruling Queen, but was passed by
# [[Eärnil II]] r. 1945 – 2043. Was given the crown after a year of rule by the [[Steward of Gondor|Steward]] [[Pelendur]]. A descendant of Telumehtar Umbardacil
# [[Eärnur]] r. 2043 – c. 2050. Last King of Gondor
# [[Aragorn II|Elessar]] r. [[Fourth Age]] 1 – 120, was the first king of the [[Reunited Kingdom]]
# [[Eldarion]] r. Fourth Age 120 – ?

Elendil was the first King of [[Arnor]] and was succeeded by Isildur. Elendil ruled over both realms as High King of the Dúnedain-in-exile Isildur succeeded as High King as well upon his father's death. Isildur committed Gondor to the rule of Meneldil the son of Anarion as sole King of Gondor, but Isildur's royalty in the South-realm remained, as his line was by right High King over both [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]], though after Isildur's death, the realms were split. Isildur's heirs ruled Arnor and Anárion's heirs ruled Gondor.

Eärnur was taken in [[Minas Morgul]] and never seen again, and the Kingdom of Gondor was ruled by a succession of [[Steward of Gondor|Stewards]] until the restoration of the line of Kings with Elessar ([[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]), the first king of the [[Reunited Kingdom]] of Gondor and Arnor.

{{Dúnedain}}

[[Category:Rulers of Middle-earth]]
[[Category:Gondorians]]
[[Category:Mannish Titles]]
[[de:Gondor#Herrscher_von_Gondor]]
[[fi:Gondorin kuninkaat]]

Mouth of Sauron

2010-06-18T23:23:57Z

BilboBaggins14: /* Portrayal in Adaptations */

{{evil infobox
| image=[[Image:John Howe - The Mouth of Sauron.jpg|250px]]
| name=The Mouth of Sauron
| othernames=Lieutenant of the Tower of [[Barad-dûr]]
| created=
| years=
| age=
| destroyed=Probably [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]]
| realm=[[Mordor]]
| gender=Male
| race=[[Black Númenóreans]]
| appearance=Rode a black horse, wore a great helm
| accomplishments=
|}}
'''The Mouth of Sauron''' was the [[Dark Lord]] [[Sauron]]'s servant and representative at the end of the [[Third Age]]. He had the title Lieutenant of [[Barad-dûr]], since he was so strongly devoted to the Dark Lord. The Mouth of Sauron was one of the [[Black Númenóreans]].

==History==
The Mouth of Sauron had served Sauron all his life, and had forgotten his own name. A [[Man]] of great stature, he was potentially the equal of the [[Dúnedain]], but had fallen into darkness. He had learned much sorcery during his time under Sauron, and knew many of the Dark Lord's plans.

As a Black Númenórean he probably came from the [[Haven of Umbar]], and it is stated that "he entered the service of the [[Dark Tower]] when it first rose again". The Dark Tower rose again when rebuilding began in the year [[Third Age 2951|2951]] of the [[Third Age]], which means he entered Sauron's service shortly after that. Umbar had been defeated by [[Gondor]] under "[[Thorongil]]" (Aragorn's name in his youth) in 2980, so the Mouth might have fled to Mordor then.

If this mention of the second arising of the Dark Tower is taken literally (see below), then the Mouth of Sauron had been in the service of his master for 68 years by the time the Third Age ended. If his service began as a youth who was subsequently cowed, bewitched and indoctrinated by his new master, then the Mouth of Sauron could quite feasibly have no memory of his birth name.

During the [[Council of Elrond]], the [[Dwarves]] of [[Erebor]] spoke of a Man who had come to tell them of the power of Mordor and persuade them to join its forces. Though the Man's identity is unknown, it is possible that he was the Mouth of Sauron.

The Mouth of Sauron briefly appeared in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' when he haggled with the army of the west in front of the [[Morannon]], trying to convince [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] and [[Gandalf]] to give up and let Sauron win the battle for [[Middle-earth]]. Though he came before Aragorn and his men as an ambassador, he used quite insolent speech when he dealt with them. He tried to intimidate the army into surrendering by showing them the ''[[mithril]]'' coat of [[Frodo Baggins]] to make them think that the [[Ringbearer]] had been captured. When Gandalf turned down his proposal, the Mouth of Sauron set all the armies of [[Barad-dûr]] upon them.
[[Image:Alan Rabinowitz - The Mouth of Sauron.jpg|thumb|250px|''The Mouth of Sauron'' by [[Alan Rabinowitz]]]]
The Mouth's fate is nowhere recorded, and it is probable he died in the assault before the Morannon. If he had survived, it is likely that he would have been one of the leaders in the retreat of Sauron's evil servants after the fall of Barad-dûr.

==The Mouth of Sauron's Age==
It is possible to interpret the words 'arose again' to refer to the power of Sauron rather than the construction of his Tower. In this case, the rebuilding of the [[Barad-dûr]] in 2951 was actually its second arising. It ''first'' rose again some time after [[Second Age 3220|S.A. 3220]], which means that, according to this interpretation, the Mouth of Sauron might have been at least 3200 years old at the time of the War of the Ring. Even for a [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] this was an exceptional age matched only by the [[Ringwraiths]], and he therefore may have been a [[Ring-bearer]], who by some magic of Sauron had not become a wraith himself. He may have worn a lesser ring, and not one of the great [[Rings of Power]]. Alternatively, he could have been granted one of the [[Seven Rings]] of the Dwarves, several of which Sauron had recaptured.

Support for this extreme old age is found in the statement that "his name is remembered in no tale, for he himself had forgotten it". Even [[Gollum]] still remembered his old name after 500 years.

==Name==
The name of the Mouth of Sauron itself poses a serious inconsistency in the narrative. Aragorn mentions that the name "Sauron" (meaning "Abominable") is the name used by his enemies, and according to [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], Sauron himself did not permit it pronounced.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Departure of Boromir]]"</ref> Therefore it could be considered strange for a servant of Sauron to have a title that includes the word "Sauron".

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
<center><gallery>
Image:Rankin-Bass' Mouth of Sauron.jpg|<center>''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' [[1980]] film</center>
Image:Mouth of Sauron.jpg|<center>[[Bruce Spence]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''</center>
</gallery></center>

'''1980: ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'':'''
:The Mouth of Sauron briefly appears at the Black Gate. No voice actor is specified for this role.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:The Mouth of Sauron's role is expanded. He is portrayed as the person who tortures [[Gollum]] into telling Sauron of "Baggins" and "Shire", though he is not named until the credits.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Michael Bakewell]], [[Brian Sibley]] (eds.) ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)]]'', "[[The Long Awaited Party]]"</ref> [[John Rye]] provided the voice of the Mouth of Sauron, as well as the Voice of Sauron, symbolising the function of the Lieutenant of Barad-dûr.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
:The Mouth of Sauron does not appear in the theatrical cut of the movie, but he does appear in the extended version, played by an unrecognizable [[Bruce Spence]]. His helmet, with the words "LAMMEN GORTHAUR" ([[Sindarin]] for "Voice of (Sauron) The Abominable") in [[Cirth]] written on it, covers his entire face except for his mouth, which is horribly diseased and disfigured by all the evil he has spoken, and disproportionately large, creating an unsettling effect. In fact, much of this spectacle is a result of CGI effects. Actually Jackson conceived this idea long after the footage had been shot and asked his special effects team to create the effect digitally.

:The extended DVD cast commentary mentions that Jackson considered different depictions of the character, such as having Kate Winslet (who starred in ''Heavenly Creatures'', another Jackson film) play the role, partially to emphasize the temptations Aragorn was facing.

:In the story itself, Aragorn decapitates the Mouth of Sauron with [[Andúril|his sword]]. This sequence is often criticized by purist and outsider alike; through human history it was considered a crime of war to execute messengers or heralds; specifically the book gives emphasis against the inhumanity of such a deed.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of the Mouth of Sauron|Images of The Mouth of Sauron]]

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Rían

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'''Rían''' was the daughter of [[Belegund]] of the [[House of Bëor]].

Rían was born around [[First Age 450|F.A. 450]]. She was only a young child during the [[Dagor Bragollach]] in [[First Age 455|455]], when Belegund became a companion of [[Barahir son of Bregor|Barahir]]. She was led to safety with the other women and children by [[Emeldir]]. Belegund died in [[First Age 461|F.A. 461]].

Around [[First Age 470|F.A. 470]], when Rían was 20, she wedded [[Huor]] of the [[House of Marach]], whose brother [[Húrin Thalion|Húrin]] was married to Rían's cousin [[Morwen Eledhwen|Morwen]].

A [[First Age 471|year later]], Huor was slain in the [[Nírnaeth Arnoediad]]. Soon after that, Rían gave birth to a son, [[Tuor]].

Rían died of grief around [[First Age 473|F.A. 473]]. She laid herself upon [[Haudh-en-Nirnaeth]]. She was only 23.

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Olórin

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'''Olórin''' or '''Olózin''' was a [[Maia]] of the people of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]. He was said to be one of the wisest of his order. He came to [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]](in the guise better known as [[Gandalf the Grey]] (also known as [[Mithrandir]] by the people of [[Gondor]]) with four other Maiar called the Istari (wizards) [[Saruman the White]] ([[Curumo]]), [[Radagast the Brown]] ([[Aiwendil]]), and two [[Blue Wizards]]: Morinehtar the Blue (Alatar) and Romestamo the Blue (Pallando). He was killed a duel with a [[Balrog]] of [[Morgoth]] in [[Moria]] and was sent back by [[Eru]] as [[Gandalf the White]] during the [[War of the Ring]]. He returned to [[Valinor]] in the beginning of the [[Fourth Age]] of Middle-earth with [[Elrond]], [[Galadriel]], and two [[hobbits]] [[Frodo Baggins]], and [[Bilbo Baggins]].
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Olórin

2010-04-25T22:15:27Z

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{{youmay|the title ''Olórin''|'''[[Gandalf]]'''}}
'''Olórin''' or '''Olózin''' was a [[Maia]] of the people of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]. He was said to be one of the wisest of his order. He came to [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]](in the guise better known as [[Gandalf the Grey]] (also known as [[Mithrandir]] by the people of [[Gondor]]) with four other Maiar called the Istari (wizards) [[Saruman the White]] , [[Radagast the Brown]], and two [[Blue Wizards]]: Alatar the Blue and Pallando the Blue. He was killed a duel with a [[Balrog]] of [[Morgoth]] in [[Moria]] and was sent back by [[Eru]] as [[Gandalf the White]] during the [[War of the Ring]]. He returned to Valinor in the beginning of the [[Fourth Age]] of Middle-earth with [[Elrond]], [[Galadriel]], and two [[hobbits]] [[Frodo Baggins]], and [[Bilbo Baggins]].
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Olórin

2010-04-25T22:13:15Z

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{{youmay|the title ''Olórin''|'''[[Gandalf]]'''}}
'''Olórin''' or '''Olózin''' was a [[Maia]] of the people of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]]. He was said to be one of the wisest of his order. He came to [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]](in the guise better known as [[Gandalf the Grey]] (also known as [[Mithrandir]] by the people of [[Gondor]]) with four other Maiar called the Istari (wizards) Saruman the White, Radagast the Brown, and Alatar the Blue and Pallando the Blue. He was
killed a duel with a [[Balrog]] of [[Morgoth]] in [[Moria]] and returned as [[Gandalf the White]] during the [[War of the Ring]]. He returned to Valinor in the beginning of the [[Fourth Age]] of Middle-earth with [[Elrond]], [[Galadriel]], and two [[hobbits]] [[Frodo Baggins]], and [[Bilbo Baggins]].
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Olórin

2010-04-25T22:03:40Z

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