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Thrór

2011-01-26T03:48:18Z

Neroi:

{{sources}}
{{dwarves infobox
| image=[[File:Thror.jpg|250px|Art by David Wenzel]]
| name=Thrór
| othernames=
| life=[[Third Age 2542]] - [[Third Age 2790]], lived 248 years
| realm=[[Grey Mountains]], [[Lonely Mountain]]
| parentage=[[Dáin I]]
| lineage=[[Durin's line]]
| hood=
| gender=Male
|}}
'''Thrór''' ([[Third Age]] 2542 – 2790, lived 248 years) was King of [[Durin's folk]] for 201 years, from 2589 to 2790. He was the eldest son of [[Dáin I]], and with his younger brother [[Grór]] he led his people away from the [[Grey Mountains]] after a great [[Cold-drakes|Cold-drake]] killed both his father and brother [[Frór]]. Thrór led some of the [[Dwarves]] back to [[Lonely Mountain]], where he became [[King under the Mountain]]. While Grór continued west with the a great following of Durin's folk to the [[Iron Hills]], where he founded his own [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills|realm]].

==History==
=== King under the Mountain ===

At Erebor, Thrór and his people were very prosperous. Gaining the friendship of the [[Northmen]] who lived along the river [[Celduin]]. These people later founded the town of [[Dale]] and had much trade of goods, beautiful trinkets, and weapons with the Dwarves. The [[Dwarves of Erebor | Ereborians]] also had much traffic of ores with their kinsman in the Iron Hills. And the region had peace and prosperity for many years.

In 2770 though their prosperity ended. The Dragon [[Smaug]] heard of the wealth of Thrór and his people. And he came south from the [[Ered Mithrin]] and sacked the Lonely Mountain, killing many Dwarves. But from the destruction many escaped last of them being Thrór and his son Thráin from the hidden [[Side Door]]. So with a small company of kin and faithful followers they made the great wandering south, until they reached the hills of [[Dunland]].

On a [[Midyear's Day]], Thrór created his [[Thrór's Map|map]] of the Desolation. With [[Angerthas Erebor|runes]] he wrote information about entering Erebor from a secret way. He used [[Moon-letters]] for this.

=== Dunland, and the journey to Moria ===
In Dunland, his people tried to make a living, but twenty years after the [[Sack of Erebor]] despondent and homeless, Thrór left his people and went north with a single companion, [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], but not before giving his son [[Thráin II]] his [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Power]], along with the [[Thrór's Map|map]] and key to the Lonely Mountain. Thrór wished to see the fabled city of his ancestors, [[Khazad-dûm]].

Eventally they made it over the [[Redhorn Pass]] down into [[Azanulbizar]] the Dimrill Dale. And when Thrór came to the [[East-gate]] of Moria he found it open. Nár begged him to beware, but he took no heed of him, and walked through the gates as the heir who had returned. But he did not come back.

===Death===
Nár stayed nearby for many days in hiding until he saw Thrór's body flung down the steps; his head was severed and lay face downward on the ground. As he knelt there, Nar saw branded across his forehead in [[Angerthas Moria|Dwarvish runes]] the name [[Azog | AZOG]].

The Orc then threw a small purse of silver coins at him, calling him a beggar. Nár fled weeping as he went down the [[Silverlode]], while Orcs emerged and began hacking Thrór's body into pieces and throwing them to the crows.

=== Aftermath ===

When Nár told Thráin what had happened, he declared war on the Orcs and called all the [[Seven Houses of the Dwarves | Seven Houses]] together for vengeance.
Nine years later at the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]], the climax of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] the death of Thrór was avenged, and Thráin took Azog's severed head, shoved the purse of coins into his mouth and then set it on a stake.

== Genealogy ==
[[Dáin I]]
|
________|________
| | |
| | |
'''THRÓR''' [[Frór]] [[Grór]]
| |
| |
[[Thráin II]] [[Náin son of Grór|Náin]]

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''[[2003]]: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'':'''
:A statue of Thrór stands in the great hall of [[Erebor]]

{{references}}
{{sequence
|prev=[[Dáin I]]
|next=[[Thráin II]]
|list=[[King of Durin's Folk]] [[Third Age 2589]] – [[Third Age 2790|2790]]
}}
{{sequence
|prev=[[Thorin I]], 350 years earlier
|next=Abandoned for 170 years until [[Thorin II Oakenshield]]
|list=3rd [[King under the Mountain]] [[Third Age 2589]] – [[Third Age 2790|2790]]
}}

[[Category:Dwarves]]
[[Category:Longbeards]]
[[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]
[[de:Thrór]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/nains/3a/thror]]
[[fi:Thrór]]

Thrór

2011-01-26T03:46:51Z

Neroi:

{{sources}}
{{dwarves infobox
| image=[[File:Thror.jpg|250px|Art by David Wenzel]]
| name=Thrór
| othernames=
| life=[[Third Age 2542]] - [[Third Age 2790]], lived 248 years
| realm=[[Grey Mountains]], [[Lonely Mountain]]
| parentage=[[Dáin I]]
| lineage=[[Durin's line]]
| hood=
| gender=Male
|}}
'''Thrór''' ([[Third Age]] 2542 – 2790, lived 248 years) was King of [[Durin's folk]] for 201 years, from 2589 to 2790. He was the eldest son of [[Dáin I]], and with his younger brother [[Grór]] he led his people away from the [[Grey Mountains]] after a great [[Cold-drakes|Cold-drake]] killed both his father and brother [[Frór]]. Thrór led some of the [[Dwarves]] back to [[Lonely Mountain]], where he became [[King under the Mountain]]. While Grór continued west with the a great following of Durin's folk to the [[Iron Hills]], where he founded his own [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills|realm]].

==History==
=== King under the Mountain ===

At Erebor, Thrór and his people were very prosperous. Gaining the friendship of the [[Northmen]] who lived along the river [[Celduin]]. These people later founded the town of [[Dale]] and had much trade of goods, beautiful trinkets, and weapons with the Dwarves. The [[Dwarves of Erebor | Ereborians]] also had much traffic of ores with their kinsman in the Iron Hills. And the region had peace and prosperity for many years.

In 2770 though their prosperity ended. The Dragon [[Smaug]] heard of the wealth of Thrór and his people. And he came south from the [[Ered Mithrin]] and sacked the Lonely Mountain, killing many Dwarves. But from the destruction many escaped last of them being Thrór and his son Thráin from the hidden [[Side Door]]. So with a small company of kin and faithful followers they made the great wandering south, until they reached the hills of [[Dunland]].

On a [[Midyear's Day]], Thrór created his [[Thrór's Map|map]] of the Desolation. With [[Angerthas Erebor|runes]] he wrote information about entering Erebor from a secret way. He used [[Moon-letters]] for this.

=== Dunland, and the journey to Moria ===
In Dunland, his people tried to make a living, but twenty years after the [[Sack of Erebor]] despondent and homeless, Thrór left his people and went north with a single companion, [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], but not before giving his son [[Thráin II]] his [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Power]], along with the [[Thrór's Map|map]] and key to the Lonely Mountain. Thrór wished to see the fabled city of his ancestors, [[Khazad-dûm]].

Eventally they made it over the [[Redhorn Pass]] down into [[Azanulbizar]] the Dimrill Dale. And when Thrór came to the [[East-gate]] of Moria he found it open. Nár begged him to beware, but he took no heed of him, and walked through the gates as the heir who had returned. But he did not come back.

===Death===
Nár stayed nearby for many days in hiding until he saw Thrór's body flung down the steps; his head was severed and lay face downward on the ground. As he knelt there, Nar saw branded across his forehead in [[Angerthas Moria|Dwarvish runes]] the name [[Azog | AZOG]].

The Orc then threw a small purse of silver coins at him, calling him a beggar. Weeping, Nár fled weeping as he went down the [[Silverlode]], while Orcs emerged and began hacking Thrór's body into pieces and throwing them to the crows.

=== Aftermath ===

When Nár told Thráin what had happened, he declared war on the Orcs and called all the [[Seven Houses of the Dwarves | Seven Houses]] together for vengeance.
Nine years later at the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]], the climax of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] the death of Thrór was avenged, and Thráin took Azog's severed head, shoved the purse of coins into his mouth and then set it on a stake.

== Genealogy ==
[[Dáin I]]
|
________|________
| | |
| | |
'''THRÓR''' [[Frór]] [[Grór]]
| |
| |
[[Thráin II]] [[Náin son of Grór|Náin]]

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''[[2003]]: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'':'''
:A statue of Thrór stands in the great hall of [[Erebor]]

{{references}}
{{sequence
|prev=[[Dáin I]]
|next=[[Thráin II]]
|list=[[King of Durin's Folk]] [[Third Age 2589]] – [[Third Age 2790|2790]]
}}
{{sequence
|prev=[[Thorin I]], 350 years earlier
|next=Abandoned for 170 years until [[Thorin II Oakenshield]]
|list=3rd [[King under the Mountain]] [[Third Age 2589]] – [[Third Age 2790|2790]]
}}

[[Category:Dwarves]]
[[Category:Longbeards]]
[[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]
[[de:Thrór]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/nains/3a/thror]]
[[fi:Thrór]]

Gaffer Gamgee

2011-01-05T02:31:41Z

Neroi: The gaffer did not move in with Farmer Cotton. Cotton himself in the Scouring of the Shire said "it wasn't allowed"

{{hobbit
| image=[[Image:Stephen Hickman - Gaffer Gamgee and the Black Rider.jpg|250px]]
| name=Hamfast Gamgee
| othernames=Gaffer, [[Ranugad]] [[Galbasi]], [[Baravorn]]
| birth=[[Third Age 2926|S.R. 1326]]
| death=[[Fourth Age 7|S.R. 1428]]
| parentage=[[Hobson|Hobson Gamgee]] + ?
| location=[[Hobbiton]]
| gender=Male
| hair=In later life gray
|}}
<center>{{quote|You can say what you like, Gaffer, but Bag End's a queer place, and its folk are queerer.|[[Sandyman]]<ref name="Party">{{FR|Party}}</ref>|center}}</center>
'''Hamfast Gamgee''', better known as '''the Gaffer''', was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]], and the father of [[Samwise Gamgee]].

==History==

Hamfast was born in 2926, the third son of [[Hobson|Hobson Gamgee]], who was a roper by trade. His mother's name is not known.<ref name="Gamgee">{{App|Gamgee}}</ref>

He entered the service of his uncle, [[Holman Greenhand]], and became a gardener. One of his first jobs was tending the garden of [[Bag End]]. On [[June 22]], [[Third Age 2942|T.A. 2942]], he and Holman tried frantically to keep the garden in order during the auction of the presumed-dead [[Bilbo Baggins]].<ref name="Party"/> It is likely that at this time he already lived at Number 3, [[Bagshot Row]].

Hamfast became a gardener in his own right, and a local expert on [[potatoes]].<ref name="Party"/> He married [[Bell Gamgee|Bell Goodchild]], and they had six children: [[Hamson Gamgee|Hamson]], [[Daisy Gamgee|Daisy]], [[May Gamgee|May]], Samwise and [[Marigold Gamgee|Marigold]].<ref name="Gamgee"/> Sam became Hamfast's apprentice.

Sam took over most of his father's work, who had become too old for the laborous work. He became known as the "Gaffer", a name Sam uses more often than "Hamfast".

In the wake of the [[Bilbo's Farewell Party|Farewell Party]], the Gaffer entertained a crowd at the [[Ivy Bush]]. Always a man of knowledge, he argued with [[Sandyman]], [[Old Noakes]] and [[Daddy Twofoot]] about the [[Baggins Family|Bagginses]] and the [[Sackville-Baggins Family|Sackville-Bagginses]].<ref name="Party"/>

On [[September 22]], [[Third Age 3018|T.A. 3018]], the night of the departure of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and Sam from the Shire, [[Khamûl]], one of the [[Nazgûl]] rode up the lane, and asked the elderly hobbit about "[[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". A week later, he was visited by [[Gandalf]] who also informed about Frodo's whereabouts.<ref>{{FR|Meetings}}</ref>

When [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins|Lotho]] and eventually [[Sharkey]] took over the Shire, the Gaffer was evicted from Bagshot Row. After the [[Battle of Bywater]], in which he only had a marginal role, he moved back into the newly restored [[New Row]], while Sam moved into Bag End. He was looked after by the [[Widow Rumble]], and died in Fourth Age 7.<ref>{{RK|Havens}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name ''Hamfast'' means "Stay-at-home", or literally, "Home-fast". It is a translation of his [[Westron]] name, [[Ranugad]] [[Galbasi]].<ref>{{App|F2}}</ref> In the [[King's Letter]], the name (referring to [[Hamfast Gardner]], not the Gaffer) is translated into [[Sindarin]] as [[Baravorn]].<ref>{{SD|Epilogue}}</ref>

"Gaffer" is a word for "foreman".<ref>Etymonline, "[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gaffer Gaffer]", accessed November 29, 2010</ref>

==Inspiration==
In [[Letter 257]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] recounts a holiday to Lamorna Cave in the early 1930's. To amuse his sons, he named a local Gaffer Gamgee. This "curious local character" was "an old man who used to go about swapping gossip and weather-fashion and such like". The surname was chosen because it alliterated with Gaffer.

Tolkien had several encounters with actual Gamgees, however. [[wikipedia:Gamgee Tissue|Gamgee Tissue]], a word young Ronald considered comical, was named after [[wikipedia:Sampson Gamgee|J. Sampson Gamgee]] (1828-1886), a famous [[Birmingham]] surgeon.<ref>{{L|72}}</ref> The Gamgees were notorious surgeons - years later, Dr. Leonard Gamgee tended those war-wounded, including Lieutenant Tolkien.{{fact}}

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)]]'':'''
:[[John Church]] plays Gaffer Gamgee. He used a thick peasant accent for the role.

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Gaffer appears in the {{fotree}}, where he is played by [[Norman Forsey]]. The conversation in the Ivy Bush is moved to the [[Green Dragon Inn]], though the dialogue remains much the same. He does not appear at Sam's marriage in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]].

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'':'''
:Gaffer appears twice; at first, he drinks at the Green Dragon, but during the night, he informs Frodo of the Ringwraith that stalks the Shire. He was voiced by an uncredited [[Jim Piddock]].
{{references}}
[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Gamgee]]
[[de:Hamfast Gamdschie (Sohn von Hobsen)]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hobbits/gamegie/hamfast_gamegie_1]]
[[fi:Hamfast Gamgi (Ukko Gamgi)]]

Cirith Gorgor

2010-08-30T01:40:16Z

Neroi:

{{quote|. . .[ [[Ephel Dúath]] and [[Ered Lithui]]] swung out long arms northward; and between these arms there was a deep defile. This was Cirith Gorgor, the Haunted Pass, the entrance to the land of the [[Sauron|Enemy]]. High cliffs towered upon either side. . .|[[The Lord of the Rings]], ''[[The Black Gate is Closed]]''}}
{{location
| image=[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Cirith Gorgor.jpg|250px]]
| name=Cirith Gorgor
| othernames=Haunted Pass
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[cirith]]'' "pass" + ''[[gorgor]]'' "extreme horror"
| type=(Guarded) Pass
| location=Norwest end of [[Udûn (valley)|Udûn]]
| inhabitants=[[Orcs]]
| realms=[[Mordor]]
| description=Evil, dark pass guarded by the [[Black Gate]]
| events=[[Battle of the Morannon]]
| references=''[[The Black Gate is Closed]]''
|}}
'''Cirith Gorgor''' was the point were the mountain ranges of the [[Ered Lithui]] and the [[Ephel Dúath]] met, to the northwest of [[Udûn (valley)|Udûn]] and [[Mordor]]. It was sealed by the [[Morannon]] (Black Gate) and guarded by the two [[Towers of the Teeth]], [[Carchost]] and [[Narchost]].

It was also called the ''Haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor'', because of the evil that lurked there.

[[Category:Passes]]
[[Category:Sindarin locations]]
[[de:Cirith Gorgor]]

Cirith Gorgor

2010-08-30T01:39:49Z

Neroi:

{{quote|. . .[ [[Ephel Dúath]] and [[Ered Lithui]]] swung out long arms northward; and between these arms there was a deep defile. This was Cirith Gorgor, the Haunted Pass, the entrance to the land of the [[Sauron|Enemy]]. High cliffs lowered upon either side. . .|[[The Lord of the Rings]], ''[[The Black Gate is Closed]]''}}
{{location
| image=[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Cirith Gorgor.jpg|250px]]
| name=Cirith Gorgor
| othernames=Haunted Pass
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[cirith]]'' "pass" + ''[[gorgor]]'' "extreme horror"
| type=(Guarded) Pass
| location=Norwest end of [[Udûn (valley)|Udûn]]
| inhabitants=[[Orcs]]
| realms=[[Mordor]]
| description=Evil, dark pass guarded by the [[Black Gate]]
| events=[[Battle of the Morannon]]
| references=''[[The Black Gate is Closed]]''
|}}
'''Cirith Gorgor''' was the point were the mountain ranges of the [[Ered Lithui]] and the [[Ephel Dúath]] met, to the northwest of [[Udûn (valley)|Udûn]] and [[Mordor]]. It was sealed by the [[Morannon]] (Black Gate) and guarded by the two [[Towers of the Teeth]], [[Carchost]] and [[Narchost]].

It was also called the ''Haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor'', because of the evil that lurked there.

[[Category:Passes]]
[[Category:Sindarin locations]]
[[de:Cirith Gorgor]]

Battle of the Morannon

2010-03-16T02:15:39Z

Neroi:

{{sources}}
{{battle|
image=[[Image:rotk2196.jpg|300px]]|
name=Battle of the Morannon|
conflict=[[Battle of the Morannon]]|
date=[[March 25]], [[Third Age 3019]]|
place=[[Dagorlad]]|
result= Decisive victory for Gondor and Rohan|
side1=[[Gondor]], [[Rohan]]|
side2= [[Mordor]], [[Rhûn]], [[Khand]]|
commanders1=*[[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]
*[[Gandalf]]
*[[Imrahil]]
*[[Éomer]]|
commanders2=*The [[Mouth of Sauron]]|
forces1=Less than 6,000 from Gondor and Rohan, and [[Eagles]]|
forces2=Unknown total strength, but vast numerical superiority to the forces of Gondor and Rohan; possibly 60-100,000. Forces consisting of [[Orcs]], [[Trolls]], the [[Nazgûl]], [[Fell Beasts]], and [[Easterlings]] (men of Rhûn, [[Variags]] of [[Khand]], etc.)|
casual1=
Unknown, but probably moderate|
casual2=
Destruction of nearly all orcs, trolls; the remaining Nazgûl destroyed; heavy Easterling and Haradrim losses (the rest were pardoned)
}}
{{wotr}}

The '''Battle of the Morannon''', also known as the '''Battle of the Black Gate''', was the last major battle against [[Sauron]] in the [[War of the Ring]], fought at the Black Gate of [[Mordor]]. The army of the West, 6,000 strong by now, led by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] marched on the gate as a diversionary feint to distract [[Sauron]]'s attention from [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], who were carrying the [[One Ring]] through Mordor. It was hoped that Sauron would think Aragorn had the Ring and was now trying to use it to overthrow Mordor.

==History==
=== Prelude ===
Initially, the Army of the West had been composed of 7,000 men, but many were stationed at various places along the way. A strong guard of archers were stationed at the [[Cross-roads]], in case enemy troops came from the [[Cirith Ungol|Morgul Pass]] or from the South. In addition, Aragorn dismissed the faint of heart, who would not go to the [[Dagorlad]], ordering them to liberate [[Cair Andros]] on the river Anduin. This resulted in the departure of over 1000 men, leaving less than 6000 to continue on towards the [[Black Gate]].

Before the battle began, Sauron sent one of his servants, the [[Black Númenóreans|Black Númenórean]] called the [[Mouth of Sauron]], to speak with the Captains of the West. He tried to trick [[Gandalf]] into believing Sauron held Frodo captive, displaying as evidence items that had belonged to Frodo and Sam (Sam's sword, an [[Elves|Elven]] cloak, and Frodo's ''[[Mithril]]'' shirt.) The Mouth threatened that Frodo would be tortured if the West did not agree to Sauron's terms of surrender. The terms included: the disbanding of the armies of the west, an oath to never take up arms, the rebuilding of Isengard, and the turning over of all lands west. (It is clear that while Sauron knew there was a Hobbit in Mordor, he did not know why. He also probably did not know there were two.)

Gandalf, however, refused to be swayed, took the items from the Mouth of Sauron, and sent him away. Amazed and angered, the Mouth of Sauron rode back to the Black Gate, let it be opened, and the forces of Sauron marched out. At the same time, more of Sauron's forces that had been hidden in the hills around the Black Gate came forth, thus surrounding the Men of the West. Sauron's army outnumbered that of the West by at least ten to one.

=== The Battle ===

Against Aragorn's army was arrayed Sauron's hordes of [[Orcs]], [[Trolls]], and barbarian [[Men|Mannish]] allies such as the [[Easterlings]] and [[Haradrim]]. An exact count is not given of the number of Sauron's forces, and though they numbered in the tens of thousands at least, the battle is said to not have been quite as large as the preceding [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].

The slag pools near the hills proved a hinderment for many of Sauron's forces, but trolls easily passed through the pools and crashed into the hosts of the west. During the fighting, Pippin became buried under the body of a troll chietain he had felled that had just wounded his comrade [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)|Beregond]].

During the course of the battle, the eight remaining [[Nazgûl]] attacked the army of the West. The [[Eagles]] of the [[Misty Mountains]], led by [[Gwaihir]] the Windlord, arrived and attacked the Ringwraiths. At that moment, when all hope seemed lost, Frodo put on the One Ring and Sauron realized that Frodo was inside [[Mount Doom]]. The Nazgûl immediately left the battle to intercept Frodo. The hosts of Mordor, suddenly without direction, hesitated, and many knights charged. Gandalf ordered them to halt, for the hour of doom was about to come. Indeed, [[Gollum]] bit the Ring off Frodo's finger and then accidentally fell into the [[Crack of Doom]], and Sauron's power was overthrown.

The Nazgûl had been flying over Mount Doom just as it underwent a gigantic volcanic eruption, and they were all destroyed in the firestorm. [[Barad-dûr]], the Black Gate, and the [[Towers of the Teeth]] collapsed to ruin. The Orcs and other creatures of Sauron were completely directionless with the Dark Lord's demise and were easily decimated by the army of the West. The Easterlings fought on stalwartly, though eventually many threw down their weapons and surrendered.

=== Aftermath ===

Fighting against Sauron's remaining forces would continue in the northern theater of the War of the Ring for several weeks, notably at [[Dol Guldur]] in [[Mirkwood]] and at [[Erebor]], but the power of the Dark Lord of Mordor was no more.

Months later, the [[Battle of Bywater]] in the [[Shire]] against ruffians led by [[Saruman]], and the subsequent killing of Saruman and [[Wormtongue]] on the very doorstep of [[Bag End]], ended the [[War of the Ring]].

{{references}}
[[Category:Conflicts of the Third Age]]
[[de:Schlacht am Morannon]]
[[fr:encyclo:evenements:3a:guerres:bataille_de_la_morannon]]

Battle of the Morannon

2010-03-16T02:14:43Z

Neroi:

{{sources}}
{{battle|
image=[[Image:rotk2196.jpg|300px]]|
name=Battle of the Morannon|
conflict=[[Battle of the Morannon]]|
date=[[March 25]], [[Third Age 3019]]|
place=[[Dagorlad]]|
result= Decisive victory for Gondor and Rohan|
side1=[[Gondor]], [[Rohan]]|
side2= [[Mordor]], [[Rhûn]], [[Khand]]|
commanders1=*[[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]
*[[Gandalf]]
*[[Imrahil]]
*[[Éomer]]|
commanders2=*The [[Mouth of Sauron]]|
forces1=Less than 6,000 from Gondor and Rohan, and [[Eagles]]|
forces2=Unknown total strength, but vast numerical superiority to the forces of Gondor and Rohan; possibly 60-100,000. Forces consisting of [[Orcs]], [[Trolls]], the [[Nazgûl]], [[Fell Beasts]], and [[Easterlings]] (men of Rhûn, [[Variags]] of [[Khand]], etc.)|
casual1=
Unknown, but probably moderate|
casual2=
Destruction of nearly all orcs, trolls; the remaining Nazgûl destroyed; heavy Easterling and Haradrim losses (the rest were pardoned)
}}
{{wotr}}

The '''Battle of the Morannon''', also known as the '''Battle of the Black Gate''', was the last major battle against [[Sauron]] in the [[War of the Ring]], fought at the Black Gate of [[Mordor]]. The army of the West, 6,000 strong by now, led by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] marched on the gate as a diversionary feint to distract [[Sauron]]'s attention from [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], who were carrying the [[One Ring]] through Mordor. It was hoped that Sauron would think Aragorn had the Ring and was now trying to use it to overthrow Mordor.

==History==
=== Prelude ===
Initially, the Army of the West had been composed of 7,000 men, but many were stationed at various places along the way. A strong guard of archers were stationed at the [[Cross-roads]], in case enemy troops came from the [[Cirith Ungol|Morgul Pass]] or from the South. In addition, Aragorn dismissed the faint of heart, who would not go to the [[Dagorlad]], ordering them to liberate [[Cair Andros]] on the river Anduin. This resulted in the departure of over 1000 men, leaving less than 6000 to continue on towards the [[Black Gate]].

Before the battle began, Sauron sent one of his servants, the [[Black Númenóreans|Black Númenórean]] called the [[Mouth of Sauron]], to speak with the Captains of the West. He tried to trick [[Gandalf]] into believing Sauron held Frodo captive, displaying as evidence items that had belonged to Frodo and Sam (Sam's sword, an [[Elves|Elven]] cloak, and Frodo's ''[[Mithril]]'' shirt.) The Mouth threatened that Frodo would be tortured if the West did not agree to Sauron's terms of surrender. The terms included: the disbanding of the armies of the west, an oath to never take up arms, the rebuilding of Isengard, and the turning over of all lands west. (It is clear that while Sauron knew there was a Hobbit in Mordor, he did not know why. He also probably did not know there were two.)

Gandalf, however, refused to be swayed, took the items from the Mouth of Sauron, and sent him away. Amazed and angered, the Mouth of Sauron rode back to the Black Gate, let it be opened, and the forces of Sauron marched out. At the same time, more of Sauron's forces that had been hidden in the hills around the Black Gate came forth, thus surrounding the Men of the West. Sauron's army outnumbered that of the West by at least ten to one.

=== The Battle ===

Against Aragorn's army was arrayed Sauron's hordes of [[Orcs]], [[Trolls]], and barbarian [[Men|Mannish]] allies such as the [[Easterlings]] and [[Haradrim]]. An exact count is not given of the number of Sauron's forces, and though they numbered in the tens of thousands at least, the battle is said to not have been quite as large as the preceding [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].

The slag pools near the hills proved a hinderment for many of Sauron's forces, but trolls easily passed through the pools and crashed into the hosts of the west. During the fighting, Pippin became buried under the body of a troll chietain he had felled that had just wounded his comrade [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)|Beregond]].

During the course of the battle, the eight remaining[[Nazgûl]] attacked the army of the West. The [[Eagles]] of the [[Misty Mountains]], led by [[Gwaihir]] the Windlord, arrived and attacked the Ringwraiths. At that moment, when all hope seemed lost, Frodo put on the One Ring and Sauron realized that Frodo was inside [[Mount Doom]]. The Nazgûl immediately left the battle to intercept Frodo. The hosts of Mordor, suddenly without direction, hesitated, and many knights charged. Gandalf ordered them to halt, for the hour of doom was about to come. Indeed, [[Gollum]] bit the Ring off Frodo's finger and then accidentally fell into the [[Crack of Doom]], and Sauron's power was overthrown.

The Nazgûl had been flying over Mount Doom just as it underwent a gigantic volcanic eruption, and they were all destroyed in the firestorm. [[Barad-dûr]], the Black Gate, and the [[Towers of the Teeth]] collapsed to ruin. The Orcs and other creatures of Sauron were completely directionless with the Dark Lord's demise and were easily decimated by the army of the West. The Easterlings fought on stalwartly, though eventually many threw down their weapons and surrendered.

=== Aftermath ===

Fighting against Sauron's remaining forces would continue in the northern theater of the War of the Ring for several weeks, notably at [[Dol Guldur]] in [[Mirkwood]] and at [[Erebor]], but the power of the Dark Lord of Mordor was no more.

Months later, the [[Battle of Bywater]] in the [[Shire]] against ruffians led by [[Saruman]], and the subsequent killing of Saruman and [[Wormtongue]] on the very doorstep of [[Bag End]], ended the [[War of the Ring]].

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Pelennor Fields

2010-03-03T03:22:52Z

Neroi:

The '''Pelennor Fields''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[peˈlenːor]}}) were the townlands and fields of [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]], capital of [[Gondor]]. They lay just outside the city, on the west bank of the river [[Anduin]]. The land ran down toward the river in slopes and terraces. The City of Minas Tirith was located on the southwestern corner of the fields, at the foot of [[Mount Mindolluin]]. After [[Minas Ithil]] had fallen and been renamed [[Minas Morgul]], the Pelennor Fields were walled by the great wall of [[Rammas Echor]], to prevent an invasion.

A road ran northeast across the Pelennor Fields to the [[Causeway Forts]] on the river bank; a distance of 12 miles. The [[North-way]] led from the City through the fields to the [[Forannest]], or north-gate, before turning westward to become the [[Great West Road]] to [[Rohan]]. The South Road came from the southern provinces of Gondor and passed through the Pelennor Fields on the way to Minas Tirith. A number of other paths also criss-crossed the fields.

The Pelennor Fields were home to farmers and herdsmen who had barns, pens, livestock, granaries, and kilns for drying hops and malt which were located on the Pelennor. The fields were fertile farmland, with tilled fields, orchards, and small brooks flowing down to the Anduin.

==Battle of the Pelennor Fields==
:''Main article: [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]''
During the [[War of the Ring]], the Pelennor Fields were the location of the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], when [[Sauron]]'s [[Orcs]] and evil [[Men]] overran the Rammas Echor and besieged the city. The people and livestock had been evacuated before the invasion but the homes and trees were burned. Trenches were carved through the fields and filled with fire. It was on these fields that [[Théoden]] King was slain, and that most of the great battle was fought.

==After the Battle==
After the battle, the grass began to grow back on the fields, [[Snowmane's Howe]], where [[Theoden]]'s [[Snowmane|horse]] was buried, grew especially green. The location at which the [[Lord of the Nazgûl]] and his [[Fell beast]] had been killed was stained black and no grass grew from the scorched earth.

On May 1st [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]] the coronation of [[Aragorn II|King Elessar]] took place and those of Gondor and Rohan gathered on the Pelennor Fields to witness the event.

==Etymology==
The name ''Pelennor'' translates to "Fenced Land" (''pelen'' + ''[[dôr|nor]]'') in [[Sindarin]]. The field was called by several other names as well, such as ''Fields of Pelennor'', ''the Pelennor'', and ''the townlands''.

The laws of Sindarin syllable stress dictate that the second syllable of ''Pelennor'' is stressed. Nevertheless, it is not uncommon for readers of Tolkien to stress the first syllable.

==References==
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[Minas Tirith]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Siege of Gondor]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Ride of the Rohirrim]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Field of Cormallen]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Steward and the King]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names]]

[[Category:Plains]]
[[Category:Gondor]]
[[Category:Sindarin words]]

Pelennor Fields

2010-03-03T03:21:59Z

Neroi:

The '''Pelennor Fields''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[peˈlenːor]}}) were the townlands and fields of [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]], capital of [[Gondor]]. They lay just outside the city, on the west bank of the river [[Anduin]]. The land ran down toward the river in slopes and terraces. The City of Minas Tirith was located on the southwestern corner of the fields, at the foot of [[Mount Mindolluin]]. After [[Minas Ithil]] had fallen and been renamed [[Minas Morgul]], the Pelennor Fields were walled by the great wall of [[Rammas Echor]], to prevent an invasion.

A road ran northeast across the Pelennor Fields to the [[Causeway Forts]] on the river bank; a distance of 12 miles. The [[North-way]] led from the City through the fields to the [[Forannest]], or north-gate, before turning westward to become the [[Great West Road]] to [[Rohan]]. The South Road came from the southern provinces of Gondor and passed through the Pelennor Fields on the way to Minas Tirith. A number of other paths also criss-crossed the fields.

The Pelennor Fields were home to farmers and herdsmen who had barns, pens, livestock, granariers, and kilns for drying hops and malt which were located on the Pelennor. The fields were fertile farmland, with tilled fields, orchards, and small brooks flowing down to the Anduin.

==Battle of the Pelennor Fields==
:''Main article: [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]''
During the [[War of the Ring]], the Pelennor Fields were the location of the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], when [[Sauron]]'s [[Orcs]] and evil [[Men]] overran the Rammas Echor and besieged the city. The people and livestock had been evacuated before the invasion but the homes and trees were burned. Trenches were carved through the fields and filled with fire. It was on these fields that [[Théoden]] King was slain, and that most of the great battle was fought.

==After the Battle==
After the battle, the grass began to grow back on the fields, [[Snowmane's Howe]], where [[Theoden]]'s [[Snowmane|horse]] was buried, grew especially green. The location at which the [[Lord of the Nazgûl]] and his [[Fell beast]] had been killed was stained black and no grass grew from the scorched earth.

On May 1st [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]] the coronation of [[Aragorn II|King Elessar]] took place and those of Gondor and Rohan gathered on the Pelennor Fields to witness the event.

==Etymology==
The name ''Pelennor'' translates to "Fenced Land" (''pelen'' + ''[[dôr|nor]]'') in [[Sindarin]]. The field was called by several other names as well, such as ''Fields of Pelennor'', ''the Pelennor'', and ''the townlands''.

The laws of Sindarin syllable stress dictate that the second syllable of ''Pelennor'' is stressed. Nevertheless, it is not uncommon for readers of Tolkien to stress the first syllable.

==References==
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[Minas Tirith]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Siege of Gondor]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Ride of the Rohirrim]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Field of Cormallen]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Steward and the King]]
* ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names]]

[[Category:Plains]]
[[Category:Gondor]]
[[Category:Sindarin words]]

Barad-dûr

2010-03-01T00:53:02Z

Neroi: /* Reconstruction of Barad-dùr */

{{location
| image=[[Image:John Howe - The Dark Tower.jpg|300px]]
| name=Barad-dûr
| type=Tower
| location=Northwestern [[Mordor]]
| inhabitants=[[Sauron]], [[Nazgul]], [[Orcs]]
| realms=[[Mordor]]
| description= Gargantuan tower that hosted the [[Eye of Sauron]]
| othernames=Lugburz, The Dark Tower
| etymology=[[Sindarin|S.]] "Dark Tower"
| events=[[Siege of Barad-dur]], [[Downfall of Barad-dûr]]
| references=
|}}

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<center>{{quote|...wall upon wall, battlement upon battlement, black, immeasurably strong, mountain of iron, gate of steel, tower of adamant... Barad-dûr, fortress of Sauron.|Vision of [[Frodo Baggins]]<ref name="Breaking">{{FR|Breaking}}</ref>}}</center>

'''Barad-dûr''', the '''Dark Tower''', was the chief fortress of [[Sauron]], on the Plateau of [[Gorgoroth]] in [[Mordor]]. Known in [[Black Speech]] as '''[[Lugburz]]''', the Eye of Sauron kept watch over [[Middle-earth]] from its highest tower.

==Description==
Barad-Dûr was built upon the end of a long southern spur of the [[Ered Lithui]] in the northern part of the [[Plateau of Gorgoroth]]. It stood about 30 miles east of [[Mount Doom]] and about 100 miles southeast of the [[Black Gate]]. There was both a road leading north to the Black Gate and Sauron's road to the [[Sammath Naur]] leading west to Mount Doom.<ref name="Mount Doom">{{RK|Doom}}</ref> Latter ran from the Dark Tower's western gate over a deep abyss, the plain and around the mountain to the dark entrance of the Chambers of Fire.

Barad-Dûr was the greatest fortress ever built since the Fall of [[Angband]]. It was founded upon a mighty iron mountain throne above immeasurable pits and appeared even blacker and darker than the mantling clouds and shades in which it stood. It was immeasurably strong with its countless gargantuan towers, walls and battlements and was made of very hard and unbreakable substances.<ref name="Breaking"/> Usually it was described as made of steel, iron or adamant. It had gaping gates, great courts and dungeons with deep and terrible prisons.<ref name="Mount Doom"/>
Its topmost tower had cruel pinnacles and an iron crown from which in immeasurable height the piercing and never sleeping eye of Sauron stared out.

==History==
===First Building of Barad-dûr===
Sauron began to build Barad-dûr in c. [[Second Age|S.A.]] 1000 choosing Mordor as a land to make into a stronghold.<ref name="Tale">{{App|SA}}</ref> In [[Second Age|S.A.]] 1600 he secretly forged the [[The One Ring|One Ring]] in the fires of [[Mount Doom]] and completed his fortress after 600 years of the construction with the power of the Ring.

During the following years Sauron was able to consolidate his power and extend it into the east.<ref name="Rings">{{S|Rings}}</ref> However, in [[Second Age|S.A.]] 3262, [[Ar-Pharazôn]], king of [[Númenor]], landed at the [[Haven of Umbar]] with a great host and marched north to Mordor. Their splendor and might was so great that Sauron humbled himself before the king and came to Númenor as a hostage.

The year after the Downfall of Númenor in [[Second Age|S.A.]] 3319 Sauron's spirit secretly returned to Barad-dûr.<ref name="Tale"/> There he worked a terrible shape for himself, took up again the One Ring and prepared for war against the Eldar and the Exiles of Númenor who had established their realms in [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]].<ref name="Rings"/> He succeeded in taking [[Minas Ithil]] but in [[Second Age|S.A.]] 3430<ref name="Tale"/> [[Elendil]] and [[Gil-Galad]] forged the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]] and defeated Sauron four years later in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]].<ref name="Rings"/> Then they passed into Mordor and besieged Barad-dûr. The siege lasted for seven years, Gil-Galad and Elendil were slain and in [[Second Age|S.A.]] 3441<ref name="Tale"/> Sauron was finally defeated.<ref name="Rings"/> Isildur son of Elendil cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand and took it for his own instead of destroying it. The Dark Tower was finally leveled but its foundations remained since Barad-dûr was created using the power of the One Ring and couldn't be destroyed as long as that existed.

===Reconstruction of Barad-dùr===
Around [[Third Age|T.A.]] 1050 Sauron returned and secretly made a stronghold at [[Dol Guldur]].<ref name="Tale"/> In [[Third Age|T.A.]] 2850 [[Gandalf]] discovered that Sauron was the master of Dol Guldur and in [[Third Age|T.A.]] 2941 the [[White Council]] attacked the fortress. Sauron retreated to Barad-dûr which the [[Nazgûl]] had prepared for him and began to rebuild it in [[Third Age|T.A.]] 2951. From then on Sauron stayed in Barad-dûr and conducted his war on the free people of Middle-Earth from there.

On March 25 [[Third Age|T.A.]] 3019 the ringbearer [[Frodo Baggins]] succeeded in destroying the One Ring although it was the creature [[Gollum]] who actually held the ring as it fell into the [[Cracks of Doom]]. With the Ring destroyed Barad-dûr ultimately collapsed to ruin and Sauron was finally defeated.

{{quote|A brief vision he had of swirling cloud, and in the midst of it towers and battlements, tall as hills, founded upon a mighty mountain-throne above immeasurable pits; great courts and dungeons, eyeless prisons sheer as cliffs, and gaping gates of steel and adamant: and then all passed. Towers fell and mountains slid; walls crumbled and melted, crashing down; vast spires of smoke and spouting steams went billowing up, up, until they toppled like an overwhelming wave, and its wild crest curled and came foaming down upon the land. And then at last over the miles between there came a rumble, rising to a deafening crash and roar; the earth shook, the plain heaved and cracked, and Orodruin reeled.|Vision of [[Samwise Gamgee]] from the downfall of Barad-Dûr<ref name="Mount Doom"/>}}

==Etymology==
Barad-Dûr translates from [[Sindarin]] as "Dark Tower". "Barad" means "tower" and "Dûr" means "dark".<ref name="App">{{S|Appendix}}</ref> Lugbúrz was the name of Barad-dûr in the Black Speech from "Lug" meaning "tower" and "búrz" meaning "dark".<ref>[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/orkish.htm Orkish]</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2001-3: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:In the [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings|''Lord of the Rings'' movies]] by [[Peter Jackson]], [[Richard Taylor]] and his design team built a 9 foot high miniature ("[[Bigatures|big-ature]]") of Barad-dûr for use in the film. Using the size scale for the model implemented for the films, the Dark Tower is depicted as being over 1500 meters (5,000 feet) tall.
[[Image:Barad-dur collapsing.jpg|thumb|right|Barad-dûr collapsing from [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]].]]
''[[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]'' film also shows Barad-dûr as clearly visible from the [[Black Gate]] of Mordor. Even granting its enormous size, it was located one hundred miles away and to the east of the Gate, and behind the inner mountain ridges of [[Udûn (valley)|Udûn]] so [[Aragorn]]'s army would probably not have been able to see it. In the film version, the geography of Mordor seems generally to have been compressed somewhat, perhaps for artistic reasons related to rendering such complex stories in a visual medium. In the case of the Black Gate scene, having Barad-dûr visible from the Gate means that the army can see the Eye of Sauron staring at them.

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Barad-dûr|Images of Barad-dûr]]
* [[Siege of Barad-dûr]]
* [[Mordor]]

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