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Ori

2009-02-13T23:31:15Z

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| image=[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Ori.jpg|250px|]]
| name=Ori
| othernames=
| life=
| realm=[[Thorin's Halls]], [[Erebor]]
| parentage=
| lineage=[[Durin's line]]
| hood=Grey
| gender=Male
|}}

'''Ori''' was a [[Dwarf]] of the House of Durin, and brother to [[Nori]] and [[Dori]]. And a distant kinsman to [[Thorin Oakenshield]]. He wore a grey hood, played the flute, and wrote both well and quickly in large, bold hand and often used [[Elvish]] script.

== The [[Quest of Erebor]] ==

In 2941, Ori (and his brothers) were selected to accompany their King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] on the [[Quest of Erebor]], in which they were assisted by the [[Hobbit]] [[Bilbo Baggins]].
He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], was given his share of the treasure by [[Dáin II Ironfoot]], and settled in the mountain of [[Erebor]].

== Expedition to Moria ==

forty eight years later Ori traveled with [[Balin]], and [[Óin son of Gróin | Óin]] (also members of [[Thorin and Company]]) and a [[Balin's Colony | colony]] of Dwarves on a disasterous attempt to reclaim their ancient mansions of [[Khazad-dûm]] which were already occupied by the [[Goblins]].
At first they colony did well, but less than five years later Balin was killed, Orc reinforcements came south and took the [[East-gate]], and Óin's group he took west to [[Hollin gate]] was destroyed except for a few.

Four years later Ori, wrote the last pages in the [[Book of Mazarbul]] before him, and the last few remaining Dwarves perished during a final stand inside the [[Chamber of Mazarbul]].

== Aftermath ==

During the [[War of the Ring]], the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] journeyed through [[Moria]] and discovered the book that contained the records of the expedition written by Ori.

==Etymology==
Óri is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means 'Furious'

== References ==
* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', passim.
* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Council of Elrond]].
* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[A Journey in the Dark]].

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Nori

2009-02-13T23:30:58Z

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| image=[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Nori.jpg|250px]]
| name=Nori
| othernames=
| life=
| realm=[[Thorin's Halls]], [[Erebor]]
| parentage=
| lineage=[[Durin's line]]
| hood=Purple
| gender=Male
|}}

'''Nori''' was a [[Dwarf]] of [[Durin's folk]] who lived in the northern [[Blue Mountains]] in [[Thorin's Halls]] and later [[Erebor]]. He had two brothers named [[Dori]], and [[Ori]], and was a remote kinsmen of [[Thorin Oakenshield]]. His hood was purple, he played the flute, and he was very fond of regular and plentiful meals.

== [[The Quest of Erebor]] ==

In 2941, Nori was selected as one of the twelve Dwarves to accompany King Thorin II Oakenshield to the Lonely Mountain to defeat the Dragon [[Smaug]] on the Quest of Erebor.
When Thorin and Company fled from the [[Wargs]] and [[Goblins]] they had climbed some trees to safety, where Nori was the first to realize that [[Bilbo Baggins | Bilbo]] had been left behind on the ground. To which Dori saved him.
He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], was given his share of the treasure by [[Dáin II Ironfoot]], and made his home in the mountain.

== Erebor, and the War of the Ring ==

During the [[War of the Ring]] Nori was still living in Erebor, and possibly fought in the [[Battle of Dale]].

==Etymology==
Nóri is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means 'Peewee'
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[[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]

Meriadoc Brandybuck

2009-02-13T01:22:28Z

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{{sources}}
{{hobbit
| image=[[Image:John Howe - Merry.jpg|300px]]
| name=Meriadoc Brandybuck
| othernames=Merry, the Magnificent, [[Kalimac Brandagamba]] (his true [[Westron]] name)
| birth= Early in the year S.R. 1382/[[Third Age 2982|T.A. 2982]]
| death=Sometime between S.R. 1486-1495
| parentage=[[Esmeralda Took]] and [[Saradoc Brandybuck]]
| location=[[Buckland]]
| gender= Male
| height= Taller than average Hobbit
| hair= Brown
| eyes=
}}
{{quote|You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin - to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours - closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo.|Merry, ''[[A Conspiracy Unmasked]]''}}

'''Meriadoc Brandybuck''', called '''The Magnificent''', was a [[Hobbit]], the son of [[Saradoc Brandybuck]]. Merry (as he was often called), was the heir of the [[Brandybucks]] to [[Brandy Hall]], and eventually became the Master there.

==History==
Meriadoc was a part of and apparently led the [[Conspirators]], a group of Frodo's friends (namely [[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Peregrin Took]], [[Fredegar Bolger]], and himself) who sought to protect him (and [[One Ring|the Ring]]). Eventually, they revealed themselves to him, and demanded to be taken along when Frodo left [[Crickhollow]]. Merry had already arranged for provisions and ponies, so they were able to start right away.

During the following trip to [[Bree]], Merry seemed to have a greater knowledge of the [[Old Forest]] than any of the other Hobbits, and with them encountered [[Old Man Willow]], a [[Barrow-wight]], and [[Tom Bombadil]].

Upon reaching [[Bree]], Merry had an encounter with the [[Black Riders]], and bravely followed them until he passed out from exposure to the [[Black Breath]]. During the trip through the wild with [[Aragorn]], then known as Strider, he often saw the most deeply into the others. After Frodo was wounded on [[Weathertop]], he became the one who consulted most with Strider, and in a way became the spokesman for the Hobbits.

After reaching [[Rivendell]], he, with Pippin, insisted on not being left behind on the [[Quest of the Ring]]. Therefore they were chosen as the eighth and ninth members of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]].

At the gate of [[Moria]], he was commended by [[Gandalf]] for being "''of all people''" on the right track with the riddle (though this was hardly his fault). His impetuosity in Moria was such that he nearly fell into an ancient well running ahead with Pippin.

Captured with Pippin by [[Uruk-hai]], they were separated from the rest of the Fellowship. Merry aided Pippin in an attempt to deceive [[Grishnákh]] into thinking they had the One Ring, and he could have it. During the attack by [[Éomer]] and his [[Rohirrim|Outriders]] they escaped into [[Fangorn Forest]], meeting [[Treebeard]]. They thus became the first mortals for many centuries to encounter the [[Ents]] of Fangorn Forest. They were present at the [[Entmoot]], and the resulting destruction of [[Isengard]].

While Pippin and Gandalf headed away to [[Minas Tirith]], Merry stayed with Aragorn and the Rohirrim, developing a close friendship with King [[Théoden]]. Out of love for him, Merry offered the King his service, which Théoden warmly accepted. "''As a father you shall be to me''", Merry said at that time, and Théoden responded "''For a little while''".

Merry was forbidden -- firmly but gently -- by the King to ride with them to the aid of Minas Tirith because he could not ride the mighty horses of the Rohirrim so fast and so far. Merry was disappointed until a young rider named [[Dernhelm]] offered to bear him on his horse. In this manner he rode to the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], having a secret understanding with [[Elfhelm]] and several others of the Rohirrim.

During the charge and the commencement of the battle he was almost useless, hiding behind Dernhelm and shaking with fright and nausea. However, Dernhelm's steed, [[Windfola]], threw them both upon the coming of the [[Witch-king]]. Affected by the [[Black Breath]], Merry lay almost senseless on the ground, hearing the voice of Dernhelm standing over the body of Théoden -- who had been mortally wounded by the Witch-king -- defying the Nazgûl. He was startled as he opened his eyes to find that Dernhelm was really [[Éowyn]], the King's niece. After Éowyn was thrown down, perhaps mortally wounded, Merry rose to attack the Witch-king to protect her. He stabbed the Witch-king through the calf with the [[Daggers_of_Westernesse|Barrow-blade]] he still bore, thus breaking the spell of invulnerability surrounding the Wraith. He fainted as Éowyn finished off the Witch-king with a thrust into the head.

Almost killed by the Black Breath, he was revived with Éowyn by Aragorn in the [[Houses of Healing]]. Because of his condition he was unable to go to the [[Battle of the Morannon]], but attended afterwards the burial of [[Théoden]], at which he wept greatly. Upon his departure for the Shire, he was given a special horn by Éomer and Éowyn as a parting gift.

Upon the return to the Shire, he was, with Pippin, the primary leader of the uprising against [[Sharkey]] and his [[Ruffians]]. He was afterwards known as '''Meriadoc the Magnificent''', and lived to be [[Master of Buckland]]. He lived to a ripe old age, coming down to Rohan (presumably after the death of his wife [[Estella Bolger]]) at the request of King Éomer, having lived 102 years. After the King died, he went to Gondor with his likewise aging friend Pippin, where they both died several years later, and were laid in [[Rath Dínen]]. It was said that they were laid beside [[Aragorn II | King Elessar]] upon his death.

==Character==

He was a good friend of [[Frodo Baggins]], who eventually became the [[Ringbearer]], and [[Peregrin Took]], a young relative. He was one of the few (if any) who saw [[Bilbo]], Frodo's uncle, actually use the [[One Ring]]. He also managed to read, at least in part, Bilbo's book: ''[[There and Back Again]]'', where he learned about the Ring.

He can easily be recognized as a very sharp Hobbit, and his tone throughout ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' depicts him as practical, loyal, resourceful, and the best able to cope with the sudden happenings that drew him out of his peaceful home. He was also praised by [[Aragorn II]] as having a 'stout heart'. He was apparently much trusted by Frodo, who sent him along with [[Fatty Bolger]] to [[Crickhollow]] to prepare his newly-bought home.

{{:Brandybuck Family}}

==Portrayal in adaptions==
'''1978: ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:The voice of Merry was provided by [[Simon Chandler]].

'''1979: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|Mind's Eye's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:The voice of Merry was provided by [[Pat Franklyn]].

'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:The voice of Merry was provided by [[Casey Kasem]].

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:The part of Merry is portrayed by [[Richard O'Callaghan]].

'''1992: ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|BBC Radio's Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'':'''
:[[Matthew Morgan]] provided the voice of Merry in the two episodes of this series that make up ''The Adventures of Tom Bombadil''.

'''2001-3: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Merry was played by [[Dominic Monaghan]]. Many book-readers believe that, like Pippin, he was made far less competent in the movie than he was in the books: instead of a clever "Conspirator" who helped orchestrate Frodo's escape from the Shire, he was frequently a bumbler who had no idea what he was getting into.

'''2002: ''[[Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:The voice of Merry was provided by [[Quinton Flynn]]. Merry and Pippin are shown as the Conspirators, allthough the "[[Three is Company|three]]" does not include Sam. Merry meets Frodo in the [[Green Dragon Inn]], and he and Pippin ans Sam are not seen again until [[Bamfurlong]].
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==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Hobbits]]
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[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]

Meriadoc Brandybuck

2009-02-13T01:21:53Z

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{{sources}}
{{hobbit
| image=[[Image:John Howe - Merry.jpg|300px]]
| name=Meriadoc Brandybuck
| othernames="Merry", "the Magnificent"; [[Kalimac Brandagamba]] (his true [[Westron]] name)
| birth= Early in the year S.R. 1382/[[Third Age 2982|T.A. 2982]]
| death=Sometime between S.R. 1486-1495
| parentage=[[Esmeralda Took]] and [[Saradoc Brandybuck]]
| location=[[Buckland]]
| gender= Male
| height= Taller than average Hobbit
| hair= Brown
| eyes=
}}
{{quote|You can trust us to stick to you through thick and thin - to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours - closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo.|Merry, ''[[A Conspiracy Unmasked]]''}}

'''Meriadoc Brandybuck''', called '''The Magnificent''', was a [[Hobbit]], the son of [[Saradoc Brandybuck]]. Merry (as he was often called), was the heir of the [[Brandybucks]] to [[Brandy Hall]], and eventually became the Master there.

==History==
Meriadoc was a part of and apparently led the [[Conspirators]], a group of Frodo's friends (namely [[Samwise Gamgee]], [[Peregrin Took]], [[Fredegar Bolger]], and himself) who sought to protect him (and [[One Ring|the Ring]]). Eventually, they revealed themselves to him, and demanded to be taken along when Frodo left [[Crickhollow]]. Merry had already arranged for provisions and ponies, so they were able to start right away.

During the following trip to [[Bree]], Merry seemed to have a greater knowledge of the [[Old Forest]] than any of the other Hobbits, and with them encountered [[Old Man Willow]], a [[Barrow-wight]], and [[Tom Bombadil]].

Upon reaching [[Bree]], Merry had an encounter with the [[Black Riders]], and bravely followed them until he passed out from exposure to the [[Black Breath]]. During the trip through the wild with [[Aragorn]], then known as Strider, he often saw the most deeply into the others. After Frodo was wounded on [[Weathertop]], he became the one who consulted most with Strider, and in a way became the spokesman for the Hobbits.

After reaching [[Rivendell]], he, with Pippin, insisted on not being left behind on the [[Quest of the Ring]]. Therefore they were chosen as the eighth and ninth members of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]].

At the gate of [[Moria]], he was commended by [[Gandalf]] for being "''of all people''" on the right track with the riddle (though this was hardly his fault). His impetuosity in Moria was such that he nearly fell into an ancient well running ahead with Pippin.

Captured with Pippin by [[Uruk-hai]], they were separated from the rest of the Fellowship. Merry aided Pippin in an attempt to deceive [[Grishnákh]] into thinking they had the One Ring, and he could have it. During the attack by [[Éomer]] and his [[Rohirrim|Outriders]] they escaped into [[Fangorn Forest]], meeting [[Treebeard]]. They thus became the first mortals for many centuries to encounter the [[Ents]] of Fangorn Forest. They were present at the [[Entmoot]], and the resulting destruction of [[Isengard]].

While Pippin and Gandalf headed away to [[Minas Tirith]], Merry stayed with Aragorn and the Rohirrim, developing a close friendship with King [[Théoden]]. Out of love for him, Merry offered the King his service, which Théoden warmly accepted. "''As a father you shall be to me''", Merry said at that time, and Théoden responded "''For a little while''".

Merry was forbidden -- firmly but gently -- by the King to ride with them to the aid of Minas Tirith because he could not ride the mighty horses of the Rohirrim so fast and so far. Merry was disappointed until a young rider named [[Dernhelm]] offered to bear him on his horse. In this manner he rode to the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], having a secret understanding with [[Elfhelm]] and several others of the Rohirrim.

During the charge and the commencement of the battle he was almost useless, hiding behind Dernhelm and shaking with fright and nausea. However, Dernhelm's steed, [[Windfola]], threw them both upon the coming of the [[Witch-king]]. Affected by the [[Black Breath]], Merry lay almost senseless on the ground, hearing the voice of Dernhelm standing over the body of Théoden -- who had been mortally wounded by the Witch-king -- defying the Nazgûl. He was startled as he opened his eyes to find that Dernhelm was really [[Éowyn]], the King's niece. After Éowyn was thrown down, perhaps mortally wounded, Merry rose to attack the Witch-king to protect her. He stabbed the Witch-king through the calf with the [[Daggers_of_Westernesse|Barrow-blade]] he still bore, thus breaking the spell of invulnerability surrounding the Wraith. He fainted as Éowyn finished off the Witch-king with a thrust into the head.

Almost killed by the Black Breath, he was revived with Éowyn by Aragorn in the [[Houses of Healing]]. Because of his condition he was unable to go to the [[Battle of the Morannon]], but attended afterwards the burial of [[Théoden]], at which he wept greatly. Upon his departure for the Shire, he was given a special horn by Éomer and Éowyn as a parting gift.

Upon the return to the Shire, he was, with Pippin, the primary leader of the uprising against [[Sharkey]] and his [[Ruffians]]. He was afterwards known as '''Meriadoc the Magnificent''', and lived to be [[Master of Buckland]]. He lived to a ripe old age, coming down to Rohan (presumably after the death of his wife [[Estella Bolger]]) at the request of King Éomer, having lived 102 years. After the King died, he went to Gondor with his likewise aging friend Pippin, where they both died several years later, and were laid in [[Rath Dínen]]. It was said that they were laid beside [[Aragorn II | King Elessar]] upon his death.

==Character==

He was a good friend of [[Frodo Baggins]], who eventually became the [[Ringbearer]], and [[Peregrin Took]], a young relative. He was one of the few (if any) who saw [[Bilbo]], Frodo's uncle, actually use the [[One Ring]]. He also managed to read, at least in part, Bilbo's book: ''[[There and Back Again]]'', where he learned about the Ring.

He can easily be recognized as a very sharp Hobbit, and his tone throughout ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' depicts him as practical, loyal, resourceful, and the best able to cope with the sudden happenings that drew him out of his peaceful home. He was also praised by [[Aragorn II]] as having a 'stout heart'. He was apparently much trusted by Frodo, who sent him along with [[Fatty Bolger]] to [[Crickhollow]] to prepare his newly-bought home.

{{:Brandybuck Family}}

==Portrayal in adaptions==
'''1978: ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:The voice of Merry was provided by [[Simon Chandler]].

'''1979: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|Mind's Eye's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:The voice of Merry was provided by [[Pat Franklyn]].

'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:The voice of Merry was provided by [[Casey Kasem]].

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:The part of Merry is portrayed by [[Richard O'Callaghan]].

'''1992: ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|BBC Radio's Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'':'''
:[[Matthew Morgan]] provided the voice of Merry in the two episodes of this series that make up ''The Adventures of Tom Bombadil''.

'''2001-3: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Merry was played by [[Dominic Monaghan]]. Many book-readers believe that, like Pippin, he was made far less competent in the movie than he was in the books: instead of a clever "Conspirator" who helped orchestrate Frodo's escape from the Shire, he was frequently a bumbler who had no idea what he was getting into.

'''2002: ''[[Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:The voice of Merry was provided by [[Quinton Flynn]]. Merry and Pippin are shown as the Conspirators, allthough the "[[Three is Company|three]]" does not include Sam. Merry meets Frodo in the [[Green Dragon Inn]], and he and Pippin ans Sam are not seen again until [[Bamfurlong]].
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==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Hobbits]]
[[Category:Brandybuck]]
[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]

Peregrin Took

2009-02-13T01:21:00Z

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{{Hobbit
|image=[[Image:Sarah Zagacki - Pippin.jpg|250px]]
|name=Peregrin Took
|othernames=Pippin, [[Ernil i Pheriannath]], Thain Peregrin I, [[Razanur Tûk]] ''([[Peregrin Took#Names and Titles|see more below]])''
|birth=Spring [[Third Age 2990|T.A. 2990]]
|death=After [[Fourth Age 64|Fo.A 64]]
|parentage=[[Paladin Took II]] & [[Eglantine Banks]]
|gender=Male
|hair=Almost golden {{ref|1}}
|location=[[Tookland]], [[Gondor]]
}}
<center>{{quote|There must be someone with intelligence in [[Fellowship of the Ring|the party]]" "Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrin Took! |Pippin and [[Gandalf]],''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Ring Goes South]]}}<center>

'''Peregrin Took''' ([[Third Age]] 2990 - at least [[Fourth Age]] 64; 1390 - 1484 in [[Shire Reckoning]], reaching at least 94-years-old{{ref|2}}) was one of the [[Hobbits]] in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor. [[Elrond]], at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend.

==Heritage and Family==
He was born in the [[Third Age]] [[Third Age 2990|2990]] (1390 in [[Shire Reckoning]]) to [[Paladin Took II|Paladin Took]] and [[Eglantine Banks]], making him a great-great-grandson of [[The Old Took]]. Pippin was not destined to become Thain, but his father inherited the title in S.R. 1415 from [[Ferumbras Took III]] when he died without an heir. Pippin had three older sisters, [[Pearl Took]], [[Pimpernel Took]], and [[Pervinca Took]].{{ref|3}}

Through his father, Pippin was a first cousin of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] (the future [[Master of Buckland]]), the second-cousin once-removed of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and the first-cousin twice-removed of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]. He was not blood-related to [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], but Pippin's son [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]] married Sam's daughter [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]] in 1463.

==History==

===Fellowship of the Ring===
As one of the [[Conspirators]], he discovered the truth behind [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s mysterious behaviour and left [[The Shire]], with his kinsman [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and his friend [[Samwise Gamgee]], on a quest to destroy [[The One Ring]]. His enthusiasm to accompany Frodo is the result of his adventurous 'Tookish' nature as well as his loyalty and friendship to his cousin.

The stuffiness and eeriness of [[The Old Forest]] made Pippin the most uncomfortable of the four [[Hobbits]] with him becoming more and more suspicious of the intentions of the Forest; Pippin was, however, right to be suspicious as he was trapped by [[Old Man Willow]] before being rescued by [[Tom Bombadil]]. On the way to [[Bree]], from Tom Bombadil's house, Pippin again fell into misfortune as he was trapped by a [[Barrow-wight]] on the [[Barrow Downs]].

Whilst at [[The Prancing Pony]] Pippin began to recklessly tell the story of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s birthday and subsequent disappearance. In order to prevent information about the Ring being revealed, Frodo started to sing - during the song Frodo fell from the table and the Ring slipped upon his finger. As a result, The Prancing Pony was attacked by [[the Nazgûl]] during the night, but the four Hobbits were unharmed thanks to the mysterious [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]], [[Aragorn II|Strider]].

When Pippin finally arrived at [[Rivendell]] he was concerned that he and Merry would be left behind whilst both Sam and Frodo get to go on the [[Quest of Mount Doom|Quest]]. However, his indignant attitude paid off as [[Gandalf]] believed that the friendship between Pippin and the other Hobbits would be beneficial to the Quest.

When in [[Moria]], Pippin incurred the wrath of Gandalf on two separate occasions: Pippin annoyed Gandalf with a foolish question while Gandalf was trying to open the [[West-gate of Moria]]; and, when inside Moria, Pippin's curiosity got the better of him as he dropped a stone down a well which lead to [[Fellowship of the Ring|the Fellowship]] hearing the drums in the deep - in doing so Pippin gained the retort, "''Fool of a Took!''" from Gandalf.

===With Treebeard===
During the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], [[Boromir]] died defending Merry and Pippin from capture by the [[Uruk-hai]] who were taking the Hobbits back to [[Saruman]] at [[Isengard]] on the mistaken belief that one of them had [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. On the journey to Isengard, Pippin displayed intelligence and resourcefulness by cutting his own bonds and leaving his [[Elves|Elven]] brooch from [[Lothlórien]] on the ground for Aragorn to find.

Whilst held captive, Merry and Pippin became aware that the [[Orc]] [[Grishnákh]] had guessed that they might have the Ring, so they used Grishnákh's greed to untie them and take them away from the other Orcs. When the [[Rohirrim]] attacked the Uruk-hai, Grishnákh was killed by a spear and Merry and Pippin were able to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]] where they encountered [[Treebeard]] and the other [[Ents]].

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Wellinghall.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The hobbits in [[Wellinghall]]]]Merry and Pippin struck up a friendship with Treebeard, telling him all about the events of the [[War of the Ring]], whilst Treebeard told the two hobbits about the loss of the [[Entwives]]. Treebeard decided to call an [[Entmoot]] at [[Derndingle]] to decide the Ents' next move. Whilst the Entmoot was going on, Pippin and Merry were left in the care of a 'hasty' Ent named [[Quickbeam]] who had already decided to go to battle with the Orcs as many of his tree friends had been killed.

Merry and Pippin [[Ents#ThebMarchbofbthebEnts|marched with the Ents]] to Isengard where the Ents killed the remaining Orcs, filled the [[Ring of Isengard]] with water, and kept Saruman hostage in [[Orthanc]]. Whilst sitting on their "field of victory", Merry and Pippin were reunited with Aragorn, [[Gandalf]], [[Gimli Elf-friend|Gimli]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] with whom they shared some [[pipe-weed]] and a meal.

Following Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman, [[Gríma Wormtongue|Gríma]] threw the [[Orthanc-stone|palantír of Isengard]] at Gandalf which Pippin subsequently picked up. Overcome by curiosity, Pippin later stole the palantír from Gandalf's keeping; when he looked into it, he was seen by [[Sauron]] who mistakenly believed that Pippin and the Ring were with Saruman in Isengard. Gandalf decided that Pippin was no longer safe, so Gandalf and Pippin rode [[Shadowfax]] to [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]].

===Guard of the Citadel===
Upon arriving in Minas Tirith, he went with Gandalf to the [[Citadel of Gondor|Citadel]] and recounted [[Boromir]]'s death - in return for Boromir's untimely death, Pippin decided to pledge his allegiance to the grieving [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]] and so became a [[Guard of the Citadel]]. He was shown 'round the city by [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]], of the Third Company of the Citadel, who told him the secret passwords and ways of the city.

During the [[Siege of Gondor]], Pippin was instrumental in saving [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]'s life. After Faramir had returned from battle, he was badly wounded and suffering from the [[Black Breath]]; [[Denethor II|Denethor]] looked into the [[Anor-stone|palantír of Minas Tirith]] and saw the full might of [[Mordor]]. Believing that Sauron's forces would prevail in battle, Denethor ordered his servants to set a pyre so both he and Faramir could burn alive, but Pippin was able to fetch Gandalf and Beregond who were both able to help save Faramir.

After the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] Pippin found [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] all in a daze - due to Merry's confrontation with the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] - and took him to the [[Houses of Healing]] where he was healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]. Pippin accompanied the forces of [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]] to the [[Black Gate]] where he participated in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], and saved Beregond's life by slaying a [[troll]]. Pippin was crushed beneath the troll, but he pulled out by [[Gimli]] who spotted his [[hobbits|hobbity]] foot.

===After the War of the Ring===

When Pippin and the other Hobbits returned to The Shire, they were enraged to see what had happened to their peaceful corner of the world. Pippin went off to [[Tookland]] to raise up the [[Took]]s in rebellion, and when he returned for the [[Battle of Bywater]] he brought 100 strong hobbits with him. Pippin and Merry jointly commanded the Hobbit victory and their names were placed at the top of [[The Roll]] commemorating those who fought in the battle. {{ref|4}}

Pippin and Merry were heroes, and would tell all the other hobbits the stories of their travels to far-off lands. They would often go out abroad wearing their armour (Pippin had remained a Knight of Gondor) and people thought they were lordly - a position likely enforced by their extraordinary height caused by the [[Ent-draught]] (they were at least 4'5<nowiki>''</nowiki> tall - taller than [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]).{{ref|5}}

In [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1427 (at the age of 37), he married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], and they had their only known child together, [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], three years later. In 1434 (at the age of 44) Pippin succeeded his father [[Paladin Took II|Paladin]] by becoming the 32nd [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], and was also made a Counsellor of the North-kingdom by King Elessar.

In S.R. 1436 King Elessar rode north and stayed in [[Annúminas]], and met Pippin, Merry and Sam at the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. In 1452 the King, as a gift, added the [[Westmarch]] to The Shire, and in 1455 Pippin appointed [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]] - son-in-law of Sam - as the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].

As Thain, Pippin collected a library of historical information at [[Great Smials]], especially information relating to [[Númenor]] and the heirs of [[Elendil]]. It was at Great Smials that ''[[The Tale of Years]]'' was likely put together, with assistance from Merry.{{ref|6}}

In 1484, at the age of 94 and having been Thain for 50 years, Pippin and Merry passed on their possessions and offices to their sons and left [[The Shire]] to visit [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]]. When they died a few years later their bodies were placed in [[Rath Dínen]]; they were later laid beside King [[Elessar]] following his death in [[Fourth Age 120]] (S.R. 1541).

==Genealogy==
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==Names and Titles==
* '''Peregrin''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s translation of Pippin's Westron name, and is derived from Latin and was used for people who wandered. The English word "pilgrim" is derived from the same root. {{ref|7}}
* '''Pippin''' - a nickname most often used by Tolkien and fans alike. A 'pet-form' related to the Westron abbreviation ''Razar''; pippin is a type of apple related to the word "pip" - perhaps illustrating that Pippin was the youngest member of the Fellowship.
* '''Thain Peregrin I''' - Pippin's 'regal' name when he became the [[Thain of the Shire]].
* '''[[Razanur Tûk]]''' - Peregrin's true [[Westron]] name, and contains the elements ''raza'' "stranger", and ''razan'' "foreign", and is the name of a legendary traveller. {{ref|8}}
* "''Fool of a Took''" and "''Tom-fool of a Took''" - given to him by [[Gandalf]] for his often mischievous behaviour, and, in particular, for dropping the stone down the well in [[Moria]].
* ''[[Ernil i Pheriannath]]'' - [[Sindarin]] for "Prince of the Halflings", a erroneous title given to Pippin by the people of [[Minas Tirith]] on the belief he must be of high importance to be travelling with Gandalf.
* [[Guard of the Citadel]] - the office Pippin held when he swore fealty to [[Denethor]].
* Knight of Gondor - a position which Aragorn confirmed Pippin held{{ref|9}}, it is unclear whether being a Guard of the Citadel equates to being a Knight or if Aragorn elevated him to that position.
* Counsellor of the North-kingdom - a position granted to Pippin when he became Thain.

See also: [[Took Family]] for information on Pippin's surname.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]] ([[1978]]) the part of Peregrin Took voiced by [[Dominic Guard]].

In the [[1980]] animated adaptation [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], by [[Rankin/Bass]], the part of Pippin was voiced by the American actor [[Sonny Melendrez]].

In [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings radio series]] for the BBC in [[1981]] on Radio 4, Pippin was voiced by [[John McAndrew]].

Peregrin Took was played by Scottish actor [[Billy Boyd]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. [[Peter Jackson]] has been accused of making his character seem foolish and bumbling.

==See also==
* [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]
* [[:Category:Images of Peregrin Took|Images of Peregrin Took]]
* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]
* [[Took Family]]
{{Sequence
|prev=[[Paladin Took II]]
|next=[[Faramir Took I]]
|list=32nd [[Thain]] of [[The Shire]] S.R. 1434 - 1484
|}}{{fellowship}}
==Notes==
<div style="font-size: 80%">
# {{note|1}} ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', The Epilogue, page 115.
# {{note|2}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]].
# {{note|3}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Appendix C]].
# {{note|4}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[The Scouring of the Shire]].
# {{note|5}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, ''Concerning Hobbits''.
# {{note|6}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, Note on the Shire Records.
# {{note|7}} Jim Allen, ''An Introduction to Elvish'', The Giving of Names.
# {{note|8}} ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', The Appendix on Languages.
# {{note|9}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Many Partings]].</div>
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|othernames=Pippin, [[Ernil i Pheriannath]], Thain Peregrin I, [[Razanur Tûk]] ''([[Peregrin Took#Names and Titles|see more below]])''
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<center>{{quote|There must be someone with intelligence in [[Fellowship of the Ring|the party]]" Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrin Took!" |Pippin and [[Gandalf]],''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Ring Goes South]]}}<center>

'''Peregrin Took''' ([[Third Age]] 2990 - at least [[Fourth Age]] 64; 1390 - 1484 in [[Shire Reckoning]], reaching at least 94-years-old{{ref|2}}) was one of the [[Hobbits]] in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor. [[Elrond]], at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend.

==Heritage and Family==
He was born in the [[Third Age]] [[Third Age 2990|2990]] (1390 in [[Shire Reckoning]]) to [[Paladin Took II|Paladin Took]] and [[Eglantine Banks]], making him a great-great-grandson of [[The Old Took]]. Pippin was not destined to become Thain, but his father inherited the title in S.R. 1415 from [[Ferumbras Took III]] when he died without an heir. Pippin had three older sisters, [[Pearl Took]], [[Pimpernel Took]], and [[Pervinca Took]].{{ref|3}}

Through his father, Pippin was a first cousin of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] (the future [[Master of Buckland]]), the second-cousin once-removed of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and the first-cousin twice-removed of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]. He was not blood-related to [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], but Pippin's son [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]] married Sam's daughter [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]] in 1463.

==History==

===Fellowship of the Ring===
As one of the [[Conspirators]], he discovered the truth behind [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s mysterious behaviour and left [[The Shire]], with his kinsman [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and his friend [[Samwise Gamgee]], on a quest to destroy [[The One Ring]]. His enthusiasm to accompany Frodo is the result of his adventurous 'Tookish' nature as well as his loyalty and friendship to his cousin.

The stuffiness and eeriness of [[The Old Forest]] made Pippin the most uncomfortable of the four [[Hobbits]] with him becoming more and more suspicious of the intentions of the Forest; Pippin was, however, right to be suspicious as he was trapped by [[Old Man Willow]] before being rescued by [[Tom Bombadil]]. On the way to [[Bree]], from Tom Bombadil's house, Pippin again fell into misfortune as he was trapped by a [[Barrow-wight]] on the [[Barrow Downs]].

Whilst at [[The Prancing Pony]] Pippin began to recklessly tell the story of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s birthday and subsequent disappearance. In order to prevent information about the Ring being revealed, Frodo started to sing - during the song Frodo fell from the table and the Ring slipped upon his finger. As a result, The Prancing Pony was attacked by [[the Nazgûl]] during the night, but the four Hobbits were unharmed thanks to the mysterious [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]], [[Aragorn II|Strider]].

When Pippin finally arrived at [[Rivendell]] he was concerned that he and Merry would be left behind whilst both Sam and Frodo get to go on the [[Quest of Mount Doom|Quest]]. However, his indignant attitude paid off as [[Gandalf]] believed that the friendship between Pippin and the other Hobbits would be beneficial to the Quest.

When in [[Moria]], Pippin incurred the wrath of Gandalf on two separate occasions: Pippin annoyed Gandalf with a foolish question while Gandalf was trying to open the [[West-gate of Moria]]; and, when inside Moria, Pippin's curiosity got the better of him as he dropped a stone down a well which lead to [[Fellowship of the Ring|the Fellowship]] hearing the drums in the deep - in doing so Pippin gained the retort, "''Fool of a Took!''" from Gandalf.

===With Treebeard===
During the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], [[Boromir]] died defending Merry and Pippin from capture by the [[Uruk-hai]] who were taking the Hobbits back to [[Saruman]] at [[Isengard]] on the mistaken belief that one of them had [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. On the journey to Isengard, Pippin displayed intelligence and resourcefulness by cutting his own bonds and leaving his [[Elves|Elven]] brooch from [[Lothlórien]] on the ground for Aragorn to find.

Whilst held captive, Merry and Pippin became aware that the [[Orc]] [[Grishnákh]] had guessed that they might have the Ring, so they used Grishnákh's greed to untie them and take them away from the other Orcs. When the [[Rohirrim]] attacked the Uruk-hai, Grishnákh was killed by a spear and Merry and Pippin were able to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]] where they encountered [[Treebeard]] and the other [[Ents]].

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Wellinghall.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The hobbits in [[Wellinghall]]]]Merry and Pippin struck up a friendship with Treebeard, telling him all about the events of the [[War of the Ring]], whilst Treebeard told the two hobbits about the loss of the [[Entwives]]. Treebeard decided to call an [[Entmoot]] at [[Derndingle]] to decide the Ents' next move. Whilst the Entmoot was going on, Pippin and Merry were left in the care of a 'hasty' Ent named [[Quickbeam]] who had already decided to go to battle with the Orcs as many of his tree friends had been killed.

Merry and Pippin [[Ents#ThebMarchbofbthebEnts|marched with the Ents]] to Isengard where the Ents killed the remaining Orcs, filled the [[Ring of Isengard]] with water, and kept Saruman hostage in [[Orthanc]]. Whilst sitting on their "field of victory", Merry and Pippin were reunited with Aragorn, [[Gandalf]], [[Gimli Elf-friend|Gimli]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] with whom they shared some [[pipe-weed]] and a meal.

Following Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman, [[Gríma Wormtongue|Gríma]] threw the [[Orthanc-stone|palantír of Isengard]] at Gandalf which Pippin subsequently picked up. Overcome by curiosity, Pippin later stole the palantír from Gandalf's keeping; when he looked into it, he was seen by [[Sauron]] who mistakenly believed that Pippin and the Ring were with Saruman in Isengard. Gandalf decided that Pippin was no longer safe, so Gandalf and Pippin rode [[Shadowfax]] to [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]].

===Guard of the Citadel===
Upon arriving in Minas Tirith, he went with Gandalf to the [[Citadel of Gondor|Citadel]] and recounted [[Boromir]]'s death - in return for Boromir's untimely death, Pippin decided to pledge his allegiance to the grieving [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]] and so became a [[Guard of the Citadel]]. He was shown 'round the city by [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]], of the Third Company of the Citadel, who told him the secret passwords and ways of the city.

During the [[Siege of Gondor]], Pippin was instrumental in saving [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]'s life. After Faramir had returned from battle, he was badly wounded and suffering from the [[Black Breath]]; [[Denethor II|Denethor]] looked into the [[Anor-stone|palantír of Minas Tirith]] and saw the full might of [[Mordor]]. Believing that Sauron's forces would prevail in battle, Denethor ordered his servants to set a pyre so both he and Faramir could burn alive, but Pippin was able to fetch Gandalf and Beregond who were both able to help save Faramir.

After the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] Pippin found [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] all in a daze - due to Merry's confrontation with the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] - and took him to the [[Houses of Healing]] where he was healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]. Pippin accompanied the forces of [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]] to the [[Black Gate]] where he participated in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], and saved Beregond's life by slaying a [[troll]]. Pippin was crushed beneath the troll, but he pulled out by [[Gimli]] who spotted his [[hobbits|hobbity]] foot.

===After the War of the Ring===

When Pippin and the other Hobbits returned to The Shire, they were enraged to see what had happened to their peaceful corner of the world. Pippin went off to [[Tookland]] to raise up the [[Took]]s in rebellion, and when he returned for the [[Battle of Bywater]] he brought 100 strong hobbits with him. Pippin and Merry jointly commanded the Hobbit victory and their names were placed at the top of [[The Roll]] commemorating those who fought in the battle. {{ref|4}}

Pippin and Merry were heroes, and would tell all the other hobbits the stories of their travels to far-off lands. They would often go out abroad wearing their armour (Pippin had remained a Knight of Gondor) and people thought they were lordly - a position likely enforced by their extraordinary height caused by the [[Ent-draught]] (they were at least 4'5<nowiki>''</nowiki> tall - taller than [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]).{{ref|5}}

In [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1427 (at the age of 37), he married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], and they had their only known child together, [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], three years later. In 1434 (at the age of 44) Pippin succeeded his father [[Paladin Took II|Paladin]] by becoming the 32nd [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], and was also made a Counsellor of the North-kingdom by King Elessar.

In S.R. 1436 King Elessar rode north and stayed in [[Annúminas]], and met Pippin, Merry and Sam at the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. In 1452 the King, as a gift, added the [[Westmarch]] to The Shire, and in 1455 Pippin appointed [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]] - son-in-law of Sam - as the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].

As Thain, Pippin collected a library of historical information at [[Great Smials]], especially information relating to [[Númenor]] and the heirs of [[Elendil]]. It was at Great Smials that ''[[The Tale of Years]]'' was likely put together, with assistance from Merry.{{ref|6}}

In 1484, at the age of 94 and having been Thain for 50 years, Pippin and Merry passed on their possessions and offices to their sons and left [[The Shire]] to visit [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]]. When they died a few years later their bodies were placed in [[Rath Dínen]]; they were later laid beside King [[Elessar]] following his death in [[Fourth Age 120]] (S.R. 1541).

==Genealogy==
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==Names and Titles==
* '''Peregrin''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s translation of Pippin's Westron name, and is derived from Latin and was used for people who wandered. The English word "pilgrim" is derived from the same root. {{ref|7}}
* '''Pippin''' - a nickname most often used by Tolkien and fans alike. A 'pet-form' related to the Westron abbreviation ''Razar''; pippin is a type of apple related to the word "pip" - perhaps illustrating that Pippin was the youngest member of the Fellowship.
* '''Thain Peregrin I''' - Pippin's 'regal' name when he became the [[Thain of the Shire]].
* '''[[Razanur Tûk]]''' - Peregrin's true [[Westron]] name, and contains the elements ''raza'' "stranger", and ''razan'' "foreign", and is the name of a legendary traveller. {{ref|8}}
* "''Fool of a Took''" and "''Tom-fool of a Took''" - given to him by [[Gandalf]] for his often mischievous behaviour, and, in particular, for dropping the stone down the well in [[Moria]].
* ''[[Ernil i Pheriannath]]'' - [[Sindarin]] for "Prince of the Halflings", a erroneous title given to Pippin by the people of [[Minas Tirith]] on the belief he must be of high importance to be travelling with Gandalf.
* [[Guard of the Citadel]] - the office Pippin held when he swore fealty to [[Denethor]].
* Knight of Gondor - a position which Aragorn confirmed Pippin held{{ref|9}}, it is unclear whether being a Guard of the Citadel equates to being a Knight or if Aragorn elevated him to that position.
* Counsellor of the North-kingdom - a position granted to Pippin when he became Thain.

See also: [[Took Family]] for information on Pippin's surname.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]] ([[1978]]) the part of Peregrin Took voiced by [[Dominic Guard]].

In the [[1980]] animated adaptation [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], by [[Rankin/Bass]], the part of Pippin was voiced by the American actor [[Sonny Melendrez]].

In [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings radio series]] for the BBC in [[1981]] on Radio 4, Pippin was voiced by [[John McAndrew]].

Peregrin Took was played by Scottish actor [[Billy Boyd]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. [[Peter Jackson]] has been accused of making his character seem foolish and bumbling.

==See also==
* [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]
* [[:Category:Images of Peregrin Took|Images of Peregrin Took]]
* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]
* [[Took Family]]
{{Sequence
|prev=[[Paladin Took II]]
|next=[[Faramir Took I]]
|list=32nd [[Thain]] of [[The Shire]] S.R. 1434 - 1484
|}}{{fellowship}}
==Notes==
<div style="font-size: 80%">
# {{note|1}} ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', The Epilogue, page 115.
# {{note|2}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]].
# {{note|3}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Appendix C]].
# {{note|4}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[The Scouring of the Shire]].
# {{note|5}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, ''Concerning Hobbits''.
# {{note|6}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, Note on the Shire Records.
# {{note|7}} Jim Allen, ''An Introduction to Elvish'', The Giving of Names.
# {{note|8}} ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', The Appendix on Languages.
# {{note|9}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Many Partings]].</div>
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Peregrin Took

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{{Hobbit
|image=[[Image:Sarah Zagacki - Pippin.jpg|250px]]
|name=Peregrin Took
|othernames=Pippin, [[Ernil i Pheriannath]], Thain Peregrin I, [[Razanur Tûk]] ''([[Peregrin Took#Names and Titles|see more below]])''
|birth=Spring [[Third Age 2990|T.A. 2990]]
|death=After [[Fourth Age 64|Fo.A 64]]
|parentage=[[Paladin Took II]] & [[Eglantine Banks]]
|gender=Male
|hair=Almost golden {{ref|1}}
|location=[[Tookland]], [[Gondor]]
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{{quote| 'There must be someone with intelligence in [[Fellowship of the Ring|the party]].'
{{quote| 'Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrin Took!' |Pippin and [[Gandalf]],''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Ring Goes South]]}}

'''Peregrin Took''' ([[Third Age]] 2990 - at least [[Fourth Age]] 64; 1390 - 1484 in [[Shire Reckoning]], reaching at least 94-years-old{{ref|2}}) was one of the [[Hobbits]] in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor. [[Elrond]], at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend.

==Heritage and Family==
He was born in the [[Third Age]] [[Third Age 2990|2990]] (1390 in [[Shire Reckoning]]) to [[Paladin Took II|Paladin Took]] and [[Eglantine Banks]], making him a great-great-grandson of [[The Old Took]]. Pippin was not destined to become Thain, but his father inherited the title in S.R. 1415 from [[Ferumbras Took III]] when he died without an heir. Pippin had three older sisters, [[Pearl Took]], [[Pimpernel Took]], and [[Pervinca Took]].{{ref|3}}

Through his father, Pippin was a first cousin of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] (the future [[Master of Buckland]]), the second-cousin once-removed of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and the first-cousin twice-removed of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]. He was not blood-related to [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], but Pippin's son [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]] married Sam's daughter [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]] in 1463.

==History==

===Fellowship of the Ring===
As one of the [[Conspirators]], he discovered the truth behind [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s mysterious behaviour and left [[The Shire]], with his kinsman [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and his friend [[Samwise Gamgee]], on a quest to destroy [[The One Ring]]. His enthusiasm to accompany Frodo is the result of his adventurous 'Tookish' nature as well as his loyalty and friendship to his cousin.

The stuffiness and eeriness of [[The Old Forest]] made Pippin the most uncomfortable of the four [[Hobbits]] with him becoming more and more suspicious of the intentions of the Forest; Pippin was, however, right to be suspicious as he was trapped by [[Old Man Willow]] before being rescued by [[Tom Bombadil]]. On the way to [[Bree]], from Tom Bombadil's house, Pippin again fell into misfortune as he was trapped by a [[Barrow-wight]] on the [[Barrow Downs]].

Whilst at [[The Prancing Pony]] Pippin began to recklessly tell the story of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s birthday and subsequent disappearance. In order to prevent information about the Ring being revealed, Frodo started to sing - during the song Frodo fell from the table and the Ring slipped upon his finger. As a result, The Prancing Pony was attacked by [[the Nazgûl]] during the night, but the four Hobbits were unharmed thanks to the mysterious [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]], [[Aragorn II|Strider]].

When Pippin finally arrived at [[Rivendell]] he was concerned that he and Merry would be left behind whilst both Sam and Frodo get to go on the [[Quest of Mount Doom|Quest]]. However, his indignant attitude paid off as [[Gandalf]] believed that the friendship between Pippin and the other Hobbits would be beneficial to the Quest.

When in [[Moria]], Pippin incurred the wrath of Gandalf on two separate occasions: Pippin annoyed Gandalf with a foolish question while Gandalf was trying to open the [[West-gate of Moria]]; and, when inside Moria, Pippin's curiosity got the better of him as he dropped a stone down a well which lead to [[Fellowship of the Ring|the Fellowship]] hearing the drums in the deep - in doing so Pippin gained the retort, "''Fool of a Took!''" from Gandalf.

===With Treebeard===
During the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], [[Boromir]] died defending Merry and Pippin from capture by the [[Uruk-hai]] who were taking the Hobbits back to [[Saruman]] at [[Isengard]] on the mistaken belief that one of them had [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. On the journey to Isengard, Pippin displayed intelligence and resourcefulness by cutting his own bonds and leaving his [[Elves|Elven]] brooch from [[Lothlórien]] on the ground for Aragorn to find.

Whilst held captive, Merry and Pippin became aware that the [[Orc]] [[Grishnákh]] had guessed that they might have the Ring, so they used Grishnákh's greed to untie them and take them away from the other Orcs. When the [[Rohirrim]] attacked the Uruk-hai, Grishnákh was killed by a spear and Merry and Pippin were able to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]] where they encountered [[Treebeard]] and the other [[Ents]].

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Wellinghall.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The hobbits in [[Wellinghall]]]]Merry and Pippin struck up a friendship with Treebeard, telling him all about the events of the [[War of the Ring]], whilst Treebeard told the two hobbits about the loss of the [[Entwives]]. Treebeard decided to call an [[Entmoot]] at [[Derndingle]] to decide the Ents' next move. Whilst the Entmoot was going on, Pippin and Merry were left in the care of a 'hasty' Ent named [[Quickbeam]] who had already decided to go to battle with the Orcs as many of his tree friends had been killed.

Merry and Pippin [[Ents#ThebMarchbofbthebEnts|marched with the Ents]] to Isengard where the Ents killed the remaining Orcs, filled the [[Ring of Isengard]] with water, and kept Saruman hostage in [[Orthanc]]. Whilst sitting on their "field of victory", Merry and Pippin were reunited with Aragorn, [[Gandalf]], [[Gimli Elf-friend|Gimli]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] with whom they shared some [[pipe-weed]] and a meal.

Following Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman, [[Gríma Wormtongue|Gríma]] threw the [[Orthanc-stone|palantír of Isengard]] at Gandalf which Pippin subsequently picked up. Overcome by curiosity, Pippin later stole the palantír from Gandalf's keeping; when he looked into it, he was seen by [[Sauron]] who mistakenly believed that Pippin and the Ring were with Saruman in Isengard. Gandalf decided that Pippin was no longer safe, so Gandalf and Pippin rode [[Shadowfax]] to [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]].

===Guard of the Citadel===
Upon arriving in Minas Tirith, he went with Gandalf to the [[Citadel of Gondor|Citadel]] and recounted [[Boromir]]'s death - in return for Boromir's untimely death, Pippin decided to pledge his allegiance to the grieving [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]] and so became a [[Guard of the Citadel]]. He was shown 'round the city by [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]], of the Third Company of the Citadel, who told him the secret passwords and ways of the city.

During the [[Siege of Gondor]], Pippin was instrumental in saving [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]'s life. After Faramir had returned from battle, he was badly wounded and suffering from the [[Black Breath]]; [[Denethor II|Denethor]] looked into the [[Anor-stone|palantír of Minas Tirith]] and saw the full might of [[Mordor]]. Believing that Sauron's forces would prevail in battle, Denethor ordered his servants to set a pyre so both he and Faramir could burn alive, but Pippin was able to fetch Gandalf and Beregond who were both able to help save Faramir.

After the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] Pippin found [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] all in a daze - due to Merry's confrontation with the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] - and took him to the [[Houses of Healing]] where he was healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]. Pippin accompanied the forces of [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]] to the [[Black Gate]] where he participated in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], and saved Beregond's life by slaying a [[troll]]. Pippin was crushed beneath the troll, but he pulled out by [[Gimli]] who spotted his [[hobbits|hobbity]] foot.

===After the War of the Ring===

When Pippin and the other Hobbits returned to The Shire, they were enraged to see what had happened to their peaceful corner of the world. Pippin went off to [[Tookland]] to raise up the [[Took]]s in rebellion, and when he returned for the [[Battle of Bywater]] he brought 100 strong hobbits with him. Pippin and Merry jointly commanded the Hobbit victory and their names were placed at the top of [[The Roll]] commemorating those who fought in the battle. {{ref|4}}

Pippin and Merry were heroes, and would tell all the other hobbits the stories of their travels to far-off lands. They would often go out abroad wearing their armour (Pippin had remained a Knight of Gondor) and people thought they were lordly - a position likely enforced by their extraordinary height caused by the [[Ent-draught]] (they were at least 4'5<nowiki>''</nowiki> tall - taller than [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]).{{ref|5}}

In [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1427 (at the age of 37), he married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], and they had their only known child together, [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], three years later. In 1434 (at the age of 44) Pippin succeeded his father [[Paladin Took II|Paladin]] by becoming the 32nd [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], and was also made a Counsellor of the North-kingdom by King Elessar.

In S.R. 1436 King Elessar rode north and stayed in [[Annúminas]], and met Pippin, Merry and Sam at the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. In 1452 the King, as a gift, added the [[Westmarch]] to The Shire, and in 1455 Pippin appointed [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]] - son-in-law of Sam - as the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].

As Thain, Pippin collected a library of historical information at [[Great Smials]], especially information relating to [[Númenor]] and the heirs of [[Elendil]]. It was at Great Smials that ''[[The Tale of Years]]'' was likely put together, with assistance from Merry.{{ref|6}}

In 1484, at the age of 94 and having been Thain for 50 years, Pippin and Merry passed on their possessions and offices to their sons and left [[The Shire]] to visit [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]]. When they died a few years later their bodies were placed in [[Rath Dínen]]; they were later laid beside King [[Elessar]] following his death in [[Fourth Age 120]] (S.R. 1541).

==Genealogy==
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==Names and Titles==
* '''Peregrin''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s translation of Pippin's Westron name, and is derived from Latin and was used for people who wandered. The English word "pilgrim" is derived from the same root. {{ref|7}}
* '''Pippin''' - a nickname most often used by Tolkien and fans alike. A 'pet-form' related to the Westron abbreviation ''Razar''; pippin is a type of apple related to the word "pip" - perhaps illustrating that Pippin was the youngest member of the Fellowship.
* '''Thain Peregrin I''' - Pippin's 'regal' name when he became the [[Thain of the Shire]].
* '''[[Razanur Tûk]]''' - Peregrin's true [[Westron]] name, and contains the elements ''raza'' "stranger", and ''razan'' "foreign", and is the name of a legendary traveller. {{ref|8}}
* "''Fool of a Took''" and "''Tom-fool of a Took''" - given to him by [[Gandalf]] for his often mischievous behaviour, and, in particular, for dropping the stone down the well in [[Moria]].
* ''[[Ernil i Pheriannath]]'' - [[Sindarin]] for "Prince of the Halflings", a erroneous title given to Pippin by the people of [[Minas Tirith]] on the belief he must be of high importance to be travelling with Gandalf.
* [[Guard of the Citadel]] - the office Pippin held when he swore fealty to [[Denethor]].
* Knight of Gondor - a position which Aragorn confirmed Pippin held{{ref|9}}, it is unclear whether being a Guard of the Citadel equates to being a Knight or if Aragorn elevated him to that position.
* Counsellor of the North-kingdom - a position granted to Pippin when he became Thain.

See also: [[Took Family]] for information on Pippin's surname.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]] ([[1978]]) the part of Peregrin Took voiced by [[Dominic Guard]].

In the [[1980]] animated adaptation [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], by [[Rankin/Bass]], the part of Pippin was voiced by the American actor [[Sonny Melendrez]].

In [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings radio series]] for the BBC in [[1981]] on Radio 4, Pippin was voiced by [[John McAndrew]].

Peregrin Took was played by Scottish actor [[Billy Boyd]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. [[Peter Jackson]] has been accused of making his character seem foolish and bumbling.

==See also==
* [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]
* [[:Category:Images of Peregrin Took|Images of Peregrin Took]]
* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]
* [[Took Family]]
{{Sequence
|prev=[[Paladin Took II]]
|next=[[Faramir Took I]]
|list=32nd [[Thain]] of [[The Shire]] S.R. 1434 - 1484
|}}{{fellowship}}
==Notes==
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# {{note|1}} ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', The Epilogue, page 115.
# {{note|2}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]].
# {{note|3}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Appendix C]].
# {{note|4}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[The Scouring of the Shire]].
# {{note|5}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, ''Concerning Hobbits''.
# {{note|6}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, Note on the Shire Records.
# {{note|7}} Jim Allen, ''An Introduction to Elvish'', The Giving of Names.
# {{note|8}} ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', The Appendix on Languages.
# {{note|9}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Many Partings]].</div>
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{{Hobbit
|image=[[Image:Sarah Zagacki - Pippin.jpg|250px]]
|name=Peregrin Took
|othernames=Pippin, [[Ernil i Pheriannath]], Thain Peregrin I, [[Razanur Tûk]] ''([[Peregrin Took#Names and Titles|see more below]])''
|birth=Spring [[Third Age 2990|T.A. 2990]]
|death=After [[Fourth Age 64|Fo.A 64]]
|parentage=[[Paladin Took II]] & [[Eglantine Banks]]
|gender=Male
|hair=Almost golden {{ref|1}}
|location=[[Tookland]], [[Gondor]]
}}
{{quote| 'There must be someone with intelligence in [[Fellowship of the Ring|the party]].'
{{quote| 'Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrin Took!' |Pippen and [[Gandalf]],''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Ring Goes South]]}}

'''Peregrin Took''' ([[Third Age]] 2990 - at least [[Fourth Age]] 64; 1390 - 1484 in [[Shire Reckoning]], reaching at least 94-years-old{{ref|2}}) was one of the [[Hobbits]] in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor. [[Elrond]], at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend.

==Heritage and Family==
He was born in the [[Third Age]] [[Third Age 2990|2990]] (1390 in [[Shire Reckoning]]) to [[Paladin Took II|Paladin Took]] and [[Eglantine Banks]], making him a great-great-grandson of [[The Old Took]]. Pippin was not destined to become Thain, but his father inherited the title in S.R. 1415 from [[Ferumbras Took III]] when he died without an heir. Pippin had three older sisters, [[Pearl Took]], [[Pimpernel Took]], and [[Pervinca Took]].{{ref|3}}

Through his father, Pippin was a first cousin of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] (the future [[Master of Buckland]]), the second-cousin once-removed of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and the first-cousin twice-removed of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]. He was not blood-related to [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], but Pippin's son [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]] married Sam's daughter [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]] in 1463.

==History==

===Fellowship of the Ring===
As one of the [[Conspirators]], he discovered the truth behind [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s mysterious behaviour and left [[The Shire]], with his kinsman [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and his friend [[Samwise Gamgee]], on a quest to destroy [[The One Ring]]. His enthusiasm to accompany Frodo is the result of his adventurous 'Tookish' nature as well as his loyalty and friendship to his cousin.

The stuffiness and eeriness of [[The Old Forest]] made Pippin the most uncomfortable of the four [[Hobbits]] with him becoming more and more suspicious of the intentions of the Forest; Pippin was, however, right to be suspicious as he was trapped by [[Old Man Willow]] before being rescued by [[Tom Bombadil]]. On the way to [[Bree]], from Tom Bombadil's house, Pippin again fell into misfortune as he was trapped by a [[Barrow-wight]] on the [[Barrow Downs]].

Whilst at [[The Prancing Pony]] Pippin began to recklessly tell the story of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s birthday and subsequent disappearance. In order to prevent information about the Ring being revealed, Frodo started to sing - during the song Frodo fell from the table and the Ring slipped upon his finger. As a result, The Prancing Pony was attacked by [[the Nazgûl]] during the night, but the four Hobbits were unharmed thanks to the mysterious [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]], [[Aragorn II|Strider]].

When Pippin finally arrived at [[Rivendell]] he was concerned that he and Merry would be left behind whilst both Sam and Frodo get to go on the [[Quest of Mount Doom|Quest]]. However, his indignant attitude paid off as [[Gandalf]] believed that the friendship between Pippin and the other Hobbits would be beneficial to the Quest.

When in [[Moria]], Pippin incurred the wrath of Gandalf on two separate occasions: Pippin annoyed Gandalf with a foolish question while Gandalf was trying to open the [[West-gate of Moria]]; and, when inside Moria, Pippin's curiosity got the better of him as he dropped a stone down a well which lead to [[Fellowship of the Ring|the Fellowship]] hearing the drums in the deep - in doing so Pippin gained the retort, "''Fool of a Took!''" from Gandalf.

===With Treebeard===
During the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], [[Boromir]] died defending Merry and Pippin from capture by the [[Uruk-hai]] who were taking the Hobbits back to [[Saruman]] at [[Isengard]] on the mistaken belief that one of them had [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. On the journey to Isengard, Pippin displayed intelligence and resourcefulness by cutting his own bonds and leaving his [[Elves|Elven]] brooch from [[Lothlórien]] on the ground for Aragorn to find.

Whilst held captive, Merry and Pippin became aware that the [[Orc]] [[Grishnákh]] had guessed that they might have the Ring, so they used Grishnákh's greed to untie them and take them away from the other Orcs. When the [[Rohirrim]] attacked the Uruk-hai, Grishnákh was killed by a spear and Merry and Pippin were able to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]] where they encountered [[Treebeard]] and the other [[Ents]].

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Wellinghall.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The hobbits in [[Wellinghall]]]]Merry and Pippin struck up a friendship with Treebeard, telling him all about the events of the [[War of the Ring]], whilst Treebeard told the two hobbits about the loss of the [[Entwives]]. Treebeard decided to call an [[Entmoot]] at [[Derndingle]] to decide the Ents' next move. Whilst the Entmoot was going on, Pippin and Merry were left in the care of a 'hasty' Ent named [[Quickbeam]] who had already decided to go to battle with the Orcs as many of his tree friends had been killed.

Merry and Pippin [[Ents#ThebMarchbofbthebEnts|marched with the Ents]] to Isengard where the Ents killed the remaining Orcs, filled the [[Ring of Isengard]] with water, and kept Saruman hostage in [[Orthanc]]. Whilst sitting on their "field of victory", Merry and Pippin were reunited with Aragorn, [[Gandalf]], [[Gimli Elf-friend|Gimli]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] with whom they shared some [[pipe-weed]] and a meal.

Following Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman, [[Gríma Wormtongue|Gríma]] threw the [[Orthanc-stone|palantír of Isengard]] at Gandalf which Pippin subsequently picked up. Overcome by curiosity, Pippin later stole the palantír from Gandalf's keeping; when he looked into it, he was seen by [[Sauron]] who mistakenly believed that Pippin and the Ring were with Saruman in Isengard. Gandalf decided that Pippin was no longer safe, so Gandalf and Pippin rode [[Shadowfax]] to [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]].

===Guard of the Citadel===
Upon arriving in Minas Tirith, he went with Gandalf to the [[Citadel of Gondor|Citadel]] and recounted [[Boromir]]'s death - in return for Boromir's untimely death, Pippin decided to pledge his allegiance to the grieving [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]] and so became a [[Guard of the Citadel]]. He was shown 'round the city by [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]], of the Third Company of the Citadel, who told him the secret passwords and ways of the city.

During the [[Siege of Gondor]], Pippin was instrumental in saving [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]'s life. After Faramir had returned from battle, he was badly wounded and suffering from the [[Black Breath]]; [[Denethor II|Denethor]] looked into the [[Anor-stone|palantír of Minas Tirith]] and saw the full might of [[Mordor]]. Believing that Sauron's forces would prevail in battle, Denethor ordered his servants to set a pyre so both he and Faramir could burn alive, but Pippin was able to fetch Gandalf and Beregond who were both able to help save Faramir.

After the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] Pippin found [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] all in a daze - due to Merry's confrontation with the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] - and took him to the [[Houses of Healing]] where he was healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]. Pippin accompanied the forces of [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]] to the [[Black Gate]] where he participated in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], and saved Beregond's life by slaying a [[troll]]. Pippin was crushed beneath the troll, but he pulled out by [[Gimli]] who spotted his [[hobbits|hobbity]] foot.

===After the War of the Ring===

When Pippin and the other Hobbits returned to The Shire, they were enraged to see what had happened to their peaceful corner of the world. Pippin went off to [[Tookland]] to raise up the [[Took]]s in rebellion, and when he returned for the [[Battle of Bywater]] he brought 100 strong hobbits with him. Pippin and Merry jointly commanded the Hobbit victory and their names were placed at the top of [[The Roll]] commemorating those who fought in the battle. {{ref|4}}

Pippin and Merry were heroes, and would tell all the other hobbits the stories of their travels to far-off lands. They would often go out abroad wearing their armour (Pippin had remained a Knight of Gondor) and people thought they were lordly - a position likely enforced by their extraordinary height caused by the [[Ent-draught]] (they were at least 4'5<nowiki>''</nowiki> tall - taller than [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]).{{ref|5}}

In [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1427 (at the age of 37), he married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], and they had their only known child together, [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], three years later. In 1434 (at the age of 44) Pippin succeeded his father [[Paladin Took II|Paladin]] by becoming the 32nd [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], and was also made a Counsellor of the North-kingdom by King Elessar.

In S.R. 1436 King Elessar rode north and stayed in [[Annúminas]], and met Pippin, Merry and Sam at the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. In 1452 the King, as a gift, added the [[Westmarch]] to The Shire, and in 1455 Pippin appointed [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]] - son-in-law of Sam - as the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].

As Thain, Pippin collected a library of historical information at [[Great Smials]], especially information relating to [[Númenor]] and the heirs of [[Elendil]]. It was at Great Smials that ''[[The Tale of Years]]'' was likely put together, with assistance from Merry.{{ref|6}}

In 1484, at the age of 94 and having been Thain for 50 years, Pippin and Merry passed on their possessions and offices to their sons and left [[The Shire]] to visit [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]]. When they died a few years later their bodies were placed in [[Rath Dínen]]; they were later laid beside King [[Elessar]] following his death in [[Fourth Age 120]] (S.R. 1541).

==Genealogy==
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==Names and Titles==
* '''Peregrin''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s translation of Pippin's Westron name, and is derived from Latin and was used for people who wandered. The English word "pilgrim" is derived from the same root. {{ref|7}}
* '''Pippin''' - a nickname most often used by Tolkien and fans alike. A 'pet-form' related to the Westron abbreviation ''Razar''; pippin is a type of apple related to the word "pip" - perhaps illustrating that Pippin was the youngest member of the Fellowship.
* '''Thain Peregrin I''' - Pippin's 'regal' name when he became the [[Thain of the Shire]].
* '''[[Razanur Tûk]]''' - Peregrin's true [[Westron]] name, and contains the elements ''raza'' "stranger", and ''razan'' "foreign", and is the name of a legendary traveller. {{ref|8}}
* "''Fool of a Took''" and "''Tom-fool of a Took''" - given to him by [[Gandalf]] for his often mischievous behaviour, and, in particular, for dropping the stone down the well in [[Moria]].
* ''[[Ernil i Pheriannath]]'' - [[Sindarin]] for "Prince of the Halflings", a erroneous title given to Pippin by the people of [[Minas Tirith]] on the belief he must be of high importance to be travelling with Gandalf.
* [[Guard of the Citadel]] - the office Pippin held when he swore fealty to [[Denethor]].
* Knight of Gondor - a position which Aragorn confirmed Pippin held{{ref|9}}, it is unclear whether being a Guard of the Citadel equates to being a Knight or if Aragorn elevated him to that position.
* Counsellor of the North-kingdom - a position granted to Pippin when he became Thain.

See also: [[Took Family]] for information on Pippin's surname.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]] ([[1978]]) the part of Peregrin Took voiced by [[Dominic Guard]].

In the [[1980]] animated adaptation [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], by [[Rankin/Bass]], the part of Pippin was voiced by the American actor [[Sonny Melendrez]].

In [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings radio series]] for the BBC in [[1981]] on Radio 4, Pippin was voiced by [[John McAndrew]].

Peregrin Took was played by Scottish actor [[Billy Boyd]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. [[Peter Jackson]] has been accused of making his character seem foolish and bumbling.

==See also==
* [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]
* [[:Category:Images of Peregrin Took|Images of Peregrin Took]]
* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]
* [[Took Family]]
{{Sequence
|prev=[[Paladin Took II]]
|next=[[Faramir Took I]]
|list=32nd [[Thain]] of [[The Shire]] S.R. 1434 - 1484
|}}{{fellowship}}
==Notes==
<div style="font-size: 80%">
# {{note|1}} ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', The Epilogue, page 115.
# {{note|2}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]].
# {{note|3}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Appendix C]].
# {{note|4}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[The Scouring of the Shire]].
# {{note|5}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, ''Concerning Hobbits''.
# {{note|6}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, Note on the Shire Records.
# {{note|7}} Jim Allen, ''An Introduction to Elvish'', The Giving of Names.
# {{note|8}} ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', The Appendix on Languages.
# {{note|9}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Many Partings]].</div>
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{{Hobbit
|image=[[Image:Sarah Zagacki - Pippin.jpg|250px]]
|name=Peregrin Took
|othernames=Pippin, [[Ernil i Pheriannath]], Thain Peregrin I, [[Razanur Tûk]] ''([[Peregrin Took#Names and Titles|see more below]])''
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{{quote| 'There must be someone with intelligence in [[Fellowship of the Ring|the party]].' 'Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrin Took!' |[[Gandalf]] and Pippin,''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Ring Goes South]]}}

'''Peregrin Took''' ([[Third Age]] 2990 - at least [[Fourth Age]] 64; 1390 - 1484 in [[Shire Reckoning]], reaching at least 94-years-old{{ref|2}}) was one of the [[Hobbits]] in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor. [[Elrond]], at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend.

==Heritage and Family==
He was born in the [[Third Age]] [[Third Age 2990|2990]] (1390 in [[Shire Reckoning]]) to [[Paladin Took II|Paladin Took]] and [[Eglantine Banks]], making him a great-great-grandson of [[The Old Took]]. Pippin was not destined to become Thain, but his father inherited the title in S.R. 1415 from [[Ferumbras Took III]] when he died without an heir. Pippin had three older sisters, [[Pearl Took]], [[Pimpernel Took]], and [[Pervinca Took]].{{ref|3}}

Through his father, Pippin was a first cousin of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] (the future [[Master of Buckland]]), the second-cousin once-removed of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and the first-cousin twice-removed of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]. He was not blood-related to [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], but Pippin's son [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]] married Sam's daughter [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]] in 1463.

==History==

===Fellowship of the Ring===
As one of the [[Conspirators]], he discovered the truth behind [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s mysterious behaviour and left [[The Shire]], with his kinsman [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and his friend [[Samwise Gamgee]], on a quest to destroy [[The One Ring]]. His enthusiasm to accompany Frodo is the result of his adventurous 'Tookish' nature as well as his loyalty and friendship to his cousin.

The stuffiness and eeriness of [[The Old Forest]] made Pippin the most uncomfortable of the four [[Hobbits]] with him becoming more and more suspicious of the intentions of the Forest; Pippin was, however, right to be suspicious as he was trapped by [[Old Man Willow]] before being rescued by [[Tom Bombadil]]. On the way to [[Bree]], from Tom Bombadil's house, Pippin again fell into misfortune as he was trapped by a [[Barrow-wight]] on the [[Barrow Downs]].

Whilst at [[The Prancing Pony]] Pippin began to recklessly tell the story of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s birthday and subsequent disappearance. In order to prevent information about the Ring being revealed, Frodo started to sing - during the song Frodo fell from the table and the Ring slipped upon his finger. As a result, The Prancing Pony was attacked by [[the Nazgûl]] during the night, but the four Hobbits were unharmed thanks to the mysterious [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]], [[Aragorn II|Strider]].

When Pippin finally arrived at [[Rivendell]] he was concerned that he and Merry would be left behind whilst both Sam and Frodo get to go on the [[Quest of Mount Doom|Quest]]. However, his indignant attitude paid off as [[Gandalf]] believed that the friendship between Pippin and the other Hobbits would be beneficial to the Quest.

When in [[Moria]], Pippin incurred the wrath of Gandalf on two separate occasions: Pippin annoyed Gandalf with a foolish question while Gandalf was trying to open the [[West-gate of Moria]]; and, when inside Moria, Pippin's curiosity got the better of him as he dropped a stone down a well which lead to [[Fellowship of the Ring|the Fellowship]] hearing the drums in the deep - in doing so Pippin gained the retort, "''Fool of a Took!''" from Gandalf.

===With Treebeard===
During the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], [[Boromir]] died defending Merry and Pippin from capture by the [[Uruk-hai]] who were taking the Hobbits back to [[Saruman]] at [[Isengard]] on the mistaken belief that one of them had [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. On the journey to Isengard, Pippin displayed intelligence and resourcefulness by cutting his own bonds and leaving his [[Elves|Elven]] brooch from [[Lothlórien]] on the ground for Aragorn to find.

Whilst held captive, Merry and Pippin became aware that the [[Orc]] [[Grishnákh]] had guessed that they might have the Ring, so they used Grishnákh's greed to untie them and take them away from the other Orcs. When the [[Rohirrim]] attacked the Uruk-hai, Grishnákh was killed by a spear and Merry and Pippin were able to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]] where they encountered [[Treebeard]] and the other [[Ents]].

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Wellinghall.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The hobbits in [[Wellinghall]]]]Merry and Pippin struck up a friendship with Treebeard, telling him all about the events of the [[War of the Ring]], whilst Treebeard told the two hobbits about the loss of the [[Entwives]]. Treebeard decided to call an [[Entmoot]] at [[Derndingle]] to decide the Ents' next move. Whilst the Entmoot was going on, Pippin and Merry were left in the care of a 'hasty' Ent named [[Quickbeam]] who had already decided to go to battle with the Orcs as many of his tree friends had been killed.

Merry and Pippin [[Ents#ThebMarchbofbthebEnts|marched with the Ents]] to Isengard where the Ents killed the remaining Orcs, filled the [[Ring of Isengard]] with water, and kept Saruman hostage in [[Orthanc]]. Whilst sitting on their "field of victory", Merry and Pippin were reunited with Aragorn, [[Gandalf]], [[Gimli Elf-friend|Gimli]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] with whom they shared some [[pipe-weed]] and a meal.

Following Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman, [[Gríma Wormtongue|Gríma]] threw the [[Orthanc-stone|palantír of Isengard]] at Gandalf which Pippin subsequently picked up. Overcome by curiosity, Pippin later stole the palantír from Gandalf's keeping; when he looked into it, he was seen by [[Sauron]] who mistakenly believed that Pippin and the Ring were with Saruman in Isengard. Gandalf decided that Pippin was no longer safe, so Gandalf and Pippin rode [[Shadowfax]] to [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]].

===Guard of the Citadel===
Upon arriving in Minas Tirith, he went with Gandalf to the [[Citadel of Gondor|Citadel]] and recounted [[Boromir]]'s death - in return for Boromir's untimely death, Pippin decided to pledge his allegiance to the grieving [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]] and so became a [[Guard of the Citadel]]. He was shown 'round the city by [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]], of the Third Company of the Citadel, who told him the secret passwords and ways of the city.

During the [[Siege of Gondor]], Pippin was instrumental in saving [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]'s life. After Faramir had returned from battle, he was badly wounded and suffering from the [[Black Breath]]; [[Denethor II|Denethor]] looked into the [[Anor-stone|palantír of Minas Tirith]] and saw the full might of [[Mordor]]. Believing that Sauron's forces would prevail in battle, Denethor ordered his servants to set a pyre so both he and Faramir could burn alive, but Pippin was able to fetch Gandalf and Beregond who were both able to help save Faramir.

After the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] Pippin found [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] all in a daze - due to Merry's confrontation with the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] - and took him to the [[Houses of Healing]] where he was healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]. Pippin accompanied the forces of [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]] to the [[Black Gate]] where he participated in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], and saved Beregond's life by slaying a [[troll]]. Pippin was crushed beneath the troll, but he pulled out by [[Gimli]] who spotted his [[hobbits|hobbity]] foot.

===After the War of the Ring===

When Pippin and the other Hobbits returned to The Shire, they were enraged to see what had happened to their peaceful corner of the world. Pippin went off to [[Tookland]] to raise up the [[Took]]s in rebellion, and when he returned for the [[Battle of Bywater]] he brought 100 strong hobbits with him. Pippin and Merry jointly commanded the Hobbit victory and their names were placed at the top of [[The Roll]] commemorating those who fought in the battle. {{ref|4}}

Pippin and Merry were heroes, and would tell all the other hobbits the stories of their travels to far-off lands. They would often go out abroad wearing their armour (Pippin had remained a Knight of Gondor) and people thought they were lordly - a position likely enforced by their extraordinary height caused by the [[Ent-draught]] (they were at least 4'5<nowiki>''</nowiki> tall - taller than [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]).{{ref|5}}

In [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1427 (at the age of 37), he married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], and they had their only known child together, [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], three years later. In 1434 (at the age of 44) Pippin succeeded his father [[Paladin Took II|Paladin]] by becoming the 32nd [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], and was also made a Counsellor of the North-kingdom by King Elessar.

In S.R. 1436 King Elessar rode north and stayed in [[Annúminas]], and met Pippin, Merry and Sam at the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. In 1452 the King, as a gift, added the [[Westmarch]] to The Shire, and in 1455 Pippin appointed [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]] - son-in-law of Sam - as the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].

As Thain, Pippin collected a library of historical information at [[Great Smials]], especially information relating to [[Númenor]] and the heirs of [[Elendil]]. It was at Great Smials that ''[[The Tale of Years]]'' was likely put together, with assistance from Merry.{{ref|6}}

In 1484, at the age of 94 and having been Thain for 50 years, Pippin and Merry passed on their possessions and offices to their sons and left [[The Shire]] to visit [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]]. When they died a few years later their bodies were placed in [[Rath Dínen]]; they were later laid beside King [[Elessar]] following his death in [[Fourth Age 120]] (S.R. 1541).

==Genealogy==
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==Names and Titles==
* '''Peregrin''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s translation of Pippin's Westron name, and is derived from Latin and was used for people who wandered. The English word "pilgrim" is derived from the same root. {{ref|7}}
* '''Pippin''' - a nickname most often used by Tolkien and fans alike. A 'pet-form' related to the Westron abbreviation ''Razar''; pippin is a type of apple related to the word "pip" - perhaps illustrating that Pippin was the youngest member of the Fellowship.
* '''Thain Peregrin I''' - Pippin's 'regal' name when he became the [[Thain of the Shire]].
* '''[[Razanur Tûk]]''' - Peregrin's true [[Westron]] name, and contains the elements ''raza'' "stranger", and ''razan'' "foreign", and is the name of a legendary traveller. {{ref|8}}
* "''Fool of a Took''" and "''Tom-fool of a Took''" - given to him by [[Gandalf]] for his often mischievous behaviour, and, in particular, for dropping the stone down the well in [[Moria]].
* ''[[Ernil i Pheriannath]]'' - [[Sindarin]] for "Prince of the Halflings", a erroneous title given to Pippin by the people of [[Minas Tirith]] on the belief he must be of high importance to be travelling with Gandalf.
* [[Guard of the Citadel]] - the office Pippin held when he swore fealty to [[Denethor]].
* Knight of Gondor - a position which Aragorn confirmed Pippin held{{ref|9}}, it is unclear whether being a Guard of the Citadel equates to being a Knight or if Aragorn elevated him to that position.
* Counsellor of the North-kingdom - a position granted to Pippin when he became Thain.

See also: [[Took Family]] for information on Pippin's surname.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]] ([[1978]]) the part of Peregrin Took voiced by [[Dominic Guard]].

In the [[1980]] animated adaptation [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], by [[Rankin/Bass]], the part of Pippin was voiced by the American actor [[Sonny Melendrez]].

In [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings radio series]] for the BBC in [[1981]] on Radio 4, Pippin was voiced by [[John McAndrew]].

Peregrin Took was played by Scottish actor [[Billy Boyd]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. [[Peter Jackson]] has been accused of making his character seem foolish and bumbling.

==See also==
* [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]
* [[:Category:Images of Peregrin Took|Images of Peregrin Took]]
* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]
* [[Took Family]]
{{Sequence
|prev=[[Paladin Took II]]
|next=[[Faramir Took I]]
|list=32nd [[Thain]] of [[The Shire]] S.R. 1434 - 1484
|}}{{fellowship}}
==Notes==
<div style="font-size: 80%">
# {{note|1}} ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', The Epilogue, page 115.
# {{note|2}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]].
# {{note|3}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Appendix C]].
# {{note|4}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[The Scouring of the Shire]].
# {{note|5}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, ''Concerning Hobbits''.
# {{note|6}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, Note on the Shire Records.
# {{note|7}} Jim Allen, ''An Introduction to Elvish'', The Giving of Names.
# {{note|8}} ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', The Appendix on Languages.
# {{note|9}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Many Partings]].</div>
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{{Hobbit
|image=[[Image:Sarah Zagacki - Pippin.jpg|250px]]
|name=Peregrin Took
|othernames=Pippin, [[Ernil i Pheriannath]], Thain Peregrin I, [[Razanur Tûk]] ''([[Peregrin Took#Names and Titles|see more below]])''
|birth=Spring [[Third Age 2990|T.A. 2990]]
|death=After [[Fourth Age 64|Fo.A 64]]
|parentage=[[Paladin Took II]] & [[Eglantine Banks]]
|gender=Male
|hair=Almost golden {{ref|1}}
|location=[[Tookland]], [[Gondor]]
}}
{{quote| 'There must be someone with intelligence in [[Fellowship of the Ring|the party]].' 'Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrin Took!' |[[Gandalf]] and Pippin,''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Ring Goes South]]}}

'''Peregrin Took''' ([[Third Age]] 2990 - at least [[Fourth Age]] 64; 1390 - 1484 in [[Shire Reckoning]], reaching at least 94-years-old{{ref|2}}) was one of the [[Hobbits]] in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor. [[Elrond]], at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend.

==Heritage and Family==
He was born in the [[Third Age]] [[Third Age 2990|2990]] (1390 in [[Shire Reckoning]]) to [[Paladin Took II|Paladin Took]] and [[Eglantine Banks]], making him a great-great-grandson of [[The Old Took]]. Pippin was not destined to become Thain, but his father inherited the title in S.R. 1415 from [[Ferumbras Took III]] when he died without an heir. Pippin had three older sisters, [[Pearl Took]], [[Pimpernel Took]], and [[Pervinca Took]].{{ref|3}}

Through his father, Pippin was a first cousin of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] (the future [[Master of Buckland]]), the second-cousin once-removed of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and the first-cousin twice-removed of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]. He was not blood-related to [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], but Pippin's son [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]] married Sam's daughter [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]] in 1463.

==History==

===Fellowship of the Ring===
As one of the [[Conspirators]], he discovered the truth behind [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s mysterious behaviour and left [[The Shire]], with his kinsman [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and his friend [[Samwise Gamgee]], on a quest to destroy [[The One Ring]]. His enthusiasm to accompany Frodo is the result of his adventurous 'Tookish' nature as well as his loyalty and friendship to his cousin.

The stuffiness and eeriness of [[The Old Forest]] made Pippin the most uncomfortable of the four [[Hobbits]] with him becoming more and more suspicious of the intentions of the Forest; Pippin was, however, right to be suspicious as he was trapped by [[Old Man Willow]] before being rescued by [[Tom Bombadil]]. On the way to [[Bree]], from Tom Bombadil's house, Pippin again fell into misfortune as he was trapped by a [[Barrow-wight]] on the [[Barrow Downs]].

Whilst at [[The Prancing Pony]] Pippin began to recklessly tell the story of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s birthday and subsequent disappearance. In order to prevent information about the Ring being revealed, Frodo started to sing - during the song Frodo fell from the table and the Ring slipped upon his finger. As a result, The Prancing Pony was attacked by [[the Nazgûl]] during the night, but the four Hobbits were unharmed thanks to the mysterious [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]], [[Aragorn II|Strider]].

When Pippin finally arrived at [[Rivendell]] he was concerned that he and Merry would be left behind whilst both Sam and Frodo get to go on the [[Quest of Mount Doom|Quest]]. However, his indignant attitude paid off as [[Gandalf]] believed that the friendship between Pippin and the other Hobbits would be beneficial to the Quest.

When in [[Moria]], Pippin incurred the wrath of Gandalf on two separate occasions: Pippin annoyed Gandalf with a foolish question while Gandalf was trying to open the [[West-gate of Moria]]; and, when inside Moria, Pippin's curiosity got the better of him as he dropped a stone down a well which lead to [[Fellowship of the Ring|the Fellowship]] hearing the drums in the deep - in doing so Pippin gained the retort, "''Fool of a Took!''" from Gandalf.

===With Treebeard===
During the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], [[Boromir]] died defending Merry and Pippin from capture by the [[Uruk-hai]] who were taking the Hobbits back to [[Saruman]] at [[Isengard]] on the mistaken belief that one of them had [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. On the journey to Isengard, Pippin displayed intelligence and resourcefulness by cutting his own bonds and leaving his [[Elves|Elven]] brooch from [[Lothlórien]] on the ground for Aragorn to find.

Whilst held captive, Merry and Pippin became aware that the [[Orc]] [[Grishnákh]] had guessed that they might have the Ring, so they used Grishnákh's greed to untie them and take them away from the other Orcs. When the [[Rohirrim]] attacked the Uruk-hai, Grishnákh was killed by a spear and Merry and Pippin were able to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]] where they encountered [[Treebeard]] and the other [[Ents]].

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Wellinghall.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The hobbits in [[Wellinghall]]]]Merry and Pippin struck up a friendship with Treebeard, telling him all about the events of the [[War of the Ring]], whilst Treebeard told the two hobbits about the loss of the [[Entwives]]. Treebeard decided to call an [[Entmoot]] at [[Derndingle]] to decide the Ents' next move. Whilst the Entmoot was going on, Pippin and Merry were left in the care of a 'hasty' Ent named [[Quickbeam]] who had already decided to go to battle with the Orcs as many of his tree friends had been killed.

Merry and Pippin [[Ents#ThebMarchbofbthebEnts|marched with the Ents]] to Isengard where the Ents killed the remaining Orcs, filled the [[Ring of Isengard]] with water, and kept Saruman hostage in [[Orthanc]]. Whilst sitting on their "field of victory", Merry and Pippin were reunited with Aragorn, [[Gandalf]], [[Gimli Elf-friend|Gimli]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] with whom they shared some [[pipe-weed]] and a meal.

Following Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman, [[Gríma Wormtongue|Gríma]] threw the [[Orthanc-stone|palantír of Isengard]] at Gandalf which Pippin subsequently picked up. Overcome by curiosity, Pippin later stole the palantír from Gandalf's keeping; when he looked into it, he was seen by [[Sauron]] who mistakenly believed that Pippin and the Ring were with Saruman in Isengard. Gandalf decided that Pippin was no longer safe, so Gandalf and Pippin rode [[Shadowfax]] to [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]].

===Guard of the Citadel===
Upon arriving in Minas Tirith, he went with Gandalf to the [[Citadel of Gondor|Citadel]] and recounted [[Boromir]]'s death - in return for Boromir's untimely death, Pippin decided to pledge his allegiance to the grieving [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]] and so became a [[Guard of the Citadel]]. He was shown 'round the city by [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]], of the Third Company of the Citadel, who told him the secret passwords and ways of the city.

During the [[Siege of Gondor]], Pippin was instrumental in saving [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]'s life. After Faramir had returned from battle, he was badly wounded and suffering from the [[Black Breath]]; [[Denethor II|Denethor]] looked into the [[Anor-stone|palantír of Minas Tirith]] and saw the full might of [[Mordor]]. Believing that Sauron's forces would prevail in battle, Denethor ordered his servants to set a pyre so both he and Faramir could burn alive, but Pippin was able to fetch Gandalf and Beregond who were both able to help save Faramir.

After the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] Pippin found [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] all in a daze - due to Merry's confrontation with the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] - and took him to the [[Houses of Healing]] where he was healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]. Pippin accompanied the forces of [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]] to the [[Black Gate]] where he participated in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], and saved Beregond's life by slaying a [[troll]]. Pippin was crushed beneath the troll, but he pulled out by [[Gimli]] who spotted his [[hobbits|hobbity]] foot.

===After the War of the Ring===
[[Image:Thain Peregrin I.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Pippin Took as Thain Peregrin Took I]]
When Pippin and the other Hobbits returned to The Shire, they were enraged to see what had happened to their peaceful corner of the world. Pippin went off to [[Tookland]] to raise up the [[Took]]s in rebellion, and when he returned for the [[Battle of Bywater]] he brought 100 strong hobbits with him. Pippin and Merry jointly commanded the Hobbit victory and their names were placed at the top of [[The Roll]] commemorating those who fought in the battle. {{ref|4}}

Pippin and Merry were heroes, and would tell all the other hobbits the stories of their travels to far-off lands. They would often go out abroad wearing their armour (Pippin had remained a Knight of Gondor) and people thought they were lordly - a position likely enforced by their extraordinary height caused by the [[Ent-draught]] (they were at least 4'5<nowiki>''</nowiki> tall - taller than [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]).{{ref|5}}

In [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1427 (at the age of 37), he married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], and they had their only known child together, [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], three years later. In 1434 (at the age of 44) Pippin succeeded his father [[Paladin Took II|Paladin]] by becoming the 32nd [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], and was also made a Counsellor of the North-kingdom by King Elessar.

In S.R. 1436 King Elessar rode north and stayed in [[Annúminas]], and met Pippin, Merry and Sam at the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. In 1452 the King, as a gift, added the [[Westmarch]] to The Shire, and in 1455 Pippin appointed [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]] - son-in-law of Sam - as the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].

As Thain, Pippin collected a library of historical information at [[Great Smials]], especially information relating to [[Númenor]] and the heirs of [[Elendil]]. It was at Great Smials that ''[[The Tale of Years]]'' was likely put together, with assistance from Merry.{{ref|6}}

In 1484, at the age of 94 and having been Thain for 50 years, Pippin and Merry passed on their possessions and offices to their sons and left [[The Shire]] to visit [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]]. When they died a few years later their bodies were placed in [[Rath Dínen]]; they were later laid beside King [[Elessar]] following his death in [[Fourth Age 120]] (S.R. 1541).

==Genealogy==
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==Names and Titles==
* '''Peregrin''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s translation of Pippin's Westron name, and is derived from Latin and was used for people who wandered. The English word "pilgrim" is derived from the same root. {{ref|7}}
* '''Pippin''' - a nickname most often used by Tolkien and fans alike. A 'pet-form' related to the Westron abbreviation ''Razar''; pippin is a type of apple related to the word "pip" - perhaps illustrating that Pippin was the youngest member of the Fellowship.
* '''Thain Peregrin I''' - Pippin's 'regal' name when he became the [[Thain of the Shire]].
* '''[[Razanur Tûk]]''' - Peregrin's true [[Westron]] name, and contains the elements ''raza'' "stranger", and ''razan'' "foreign", and is the name of a legendary traveller. {{ref|8}}
* "''Fool of a Took''" and "''Tom-fool of a Took''" - given to him by [[Gandalf]] for his often mischievous behaviour, and, in particular, for dropping the stone down the well in [[Moria]].
* ''[[Ernil i Pheriannath]]'' - [[Sindarin]] for "Prince of the Halflings", a erroneous title given to Pippin by the people of [[Minas Tirith]] on the belief he must be of high importance to be travelling with Gandalf.
* [[Guard of the Citadel]] - the office Pippin held when he swore fealty to [[Denethor]].
* Knight of Gondor - a position which Aragorn confirmed Pippin held{{ref|9}}, it is unclear whether being a Guard of the Citadel equates to being a Knight or if Aragorn elevated him to that position.
* Counsellor of the North-kingdom - a position granted to Pippin when he became Thain.

See also: [[Took Family]] for information on Pippin's surname.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]] ([[1978]]) the part of Peregrin Took voiced by [[Dominic Guard]].

In the [[1980]] animated adaptation [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], by [[Rankin/Bass]], the part of Pippin was voiced by the American actor [[Sonny Melendrez]].

In [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings radio series]] for the BBC in [[1981]] on Radio 4, Pippin was voiced by [[John McAndrew]].

Peregrin Took was played by Scottish actor [[Billy Boyd]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. [[Peter Jackson]] has been accused of making his character seem foolish and bumbling.

==See also==
* [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]
* [[:Category:Images of Peregrin Took|Images of Peregrin Took]]
* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]
* [[Took Family]]
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==Notes==
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# {{note|1}} ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', The Epilogue, page 115.
# {{note|2}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]].
# {{note|3}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Appendix C]].
# {{note|4}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[The Scouring of the Shire]].
# {{note|5}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, ''Concerning Hobbits''.
# {{note|6}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, Note on the Shire Records.
# {{note|7}} Jim Allen, ''An Introduction to Elvish'', The Giving of Names.
# {{note|8}} ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', The Appendix on Languages.
# {{note|9}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Many Partings]].</div>
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{{quote| 'There must be someone with intelligence in [[Fellowship of the Ring|the party]].'
'Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrin Took!' |[[Gandalf]] and Pippin,''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Ring Goes South]]}}

'''Peregrin Took''' ([[Third Age]] 2990 - at least [[Fourth Age]] 64; 1390 - 1484 in [[Shire Reckoning]], reaching at least 94-years-old{{ref|2}}) was one of the [[Hobbits]] in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor. [[Elrond]], at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend.

==Heritage and Family==
He was born in the [[Third Age]] [[Third Age 2990|2990]] (1390 in [[Shire Reckoning]]) to [[Paladin Took II|Paladin Took]] and [[Eglantine Banks]], making him a great-great-grandson of [[The Old Took]]. Pippin was not destined to become Thain, but his father inherited the title in S.R. 1415 from [[Ferumbras Took III]] when he died without an heir. Pippin had three older sisters, [[Pearl Took]], [[Pimpernel Took]], and [[Pervinca Took]].{{ref|3}}

Through his father, Pippin was a first cousin of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] (the future [[Master of Buckland]]), the second-cousin once-removed of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and the first-cousin twice-removed of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]. He was not blood-related to [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], but Pippin's son [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]] married Sam's daughter [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]] in 1463.

==History==

===Fellowship of the Ring===
As one of the [[Conspirators]], he discovered the truth behind [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s mysterious behaviour and left [[The Shire]], with his kinsman [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and his friend [[Samwise Gamgee]], on a quest to destroy [[The One Ring]]. His enthusiasm to accompany Frodo is the result of his adventurous 'Tookish' nature as well as his loyalty and friendship to his cousin.

The stuffiness and eeriness of [[The Old Forest]] made Pippin the most uncomfortable of the four [[Hobbits]] with him becoming more and more suspicious of the intentions of the Forest; Pippin was, however, right to be suspicious as he was trapped by [[Old Man Willow]] before being rescued by [[Tom Bombadil]]. On the way to [[Bree]], from Tom Bombadil's house, Pippin again fell into misfortune as he was trapped by a [[Barrow-wight]] on the [[Barrow Downs]].

Whilst at [[The Prancing Pony]] Pippin began to recklessly tell the story of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s birthday and subsequent disappearance. In order to prevent information about the Ring being revealed, Frodo started to sing - during the song Frodo fell from the table and the Ring slipped upon his finger. As a result, The Prancing Pony was attacked by [[the Nazgûl]] during the night, but the four Hobbits were unharmed thanks to the mysterious [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]], [[Aragorn II|Strider]].

When Pippin finally arrived at [[Rivendell]] he was concerned that he and Merry would be left behind whilst both Sam and Frodo get to go on the [[Quest of Mount Doom|Quest]]. However, his indignant attitude paid off as [[Gandalf]] believed that the friendship between Pippin and the other Hobbits would be beneficial to the Quest.

When in [[Moria]], Pippin incurred the wrath of Gandalf on two separate occasions: Pippin annoyed Gandalf with a foolish question while Gandalf was trying to open the [[West-gate of Moria]]; and, when inside Moria, Pippin's curiosity got the better of him as he dropped a stone down a well which lead to [[Fellowship of the Ring|the Fellowship]] hearing the drums in the deep - in doing so Pippin gained the retort, "''Fool of a Took!''" from Gandalf.

===With Treebeard===
During the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], [[Boromir]] died defending Merry and Pippin from capture by the [[Uruk-hai]] who were taking the Hobbits back to [[Saruman]] at [[Isengard]] on the mistaken belief that one of them had [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. On the journey to Isengard, Pippin displayed intelligence and resourcefulness by cutting his own bonds and leaving his [[Elves|Elven]] brooch from [[Lothlórien]] on the ground for Aragorn to find.

Whilst held captive, Merry and Pippin became aware that the [[Orc]] [[Grishnákh]] had guessed that they might have the Ring, so they used Grishnákh's greed to untie them and take them away from the other Orcs. When the [[Rohirrim]] attacked the Uruk-hai, Grishnákh was killed by a spear and Merry and Pippin were able to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]] where they encountered [[Treebeard]] and the other [[Ents]].

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Wellinghall.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The hobbits in [[Wellinghall]]]]Merry and Pippin struck up a friendship with Treebeard, telling him all about the events of the [[War of the Ring]], whilst Treebeard told the two hobbits about the loss of the [[Entwives]]. Treebeard decided to call an [[Entmoot]] at [[Derndingle]] to decide the Ents' next move. Whilst the Entmoot was going on, Pippin and Merry were left in the care of a 'hasty' Ent named [[Quickbeam]] who had already decided to go to battle with the Orcs as many of his tree friends had been killed.

Merry and Pippin [[Ents#ThebMarchbofbthebEnts|marched with the Ents]] to Isengard where the Ents killed the remaining Orcs, filled the [[Ring of Isengard]] with water, and kept Saruman hostage in [[Orthanc]]. Whilst sitting on their "field of victory", Merry and Pippin were reunited with Aragorn, [[Gandalf]], [[Gimli Elf-friend|Gimli]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] with whom they shared some [[pipe-weed]] and a meal.

Following Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman, [[Gríma Wormtongue|Gríma]] threw the [[Orthanc-stone|palantír of Isengard]] at Gandalf which Pippin subsequently picked up. Overcome by curiosity, Pippin later stole the palantír from Gandalf's keeping; when he looked into it, he was seen by [[Sauron]] who mistakenly believed that Pippin and the Ring were with Saruman in Isengard. Gandalf decided that Pippin was no longer safe, so Gandalf and Pippin rode [[Shadowfax]] to [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]].

===Guard of the Citadel===
Upon arriving in Minas Tirith, he went with Gandalf to the [[Citadel of Gondor|Citadel]] and recounted [[Boromir]]'s death - in return for Boromir's untimely death, Pippin decided to pledge his allegiance to the grieving [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]] and so became a [[Guard of the Citadel]]. He was shown 'round the city by [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]], of the Third Company of the Citadel, who told him the secret passwords and ways of the city.

During the [[Siege of Gondor]], Pippin was instrumental in saving [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]'s life. After Faramir had returned from battle, he was badly wounded and suffering from the [[Black Breath]]; [[Denethor II|Denethor]] looked into the [[Anor-stone|palantír of Minas Tirith]] and saw the full might of [[Mordor]]. Believing that Sauron's forces would prevail in battle, Denethor ordered his servants to set a pyre so both he and Faramir could burn alive, but Pippin was able to fetch Gandalf and Beregond who were both able to help save Faramir.

After the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] Pippin found [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] all in a daze - due to Merry's confrontation with the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] - and took him to the [[Houses of Healing]] where he was healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]. Pippin accompanied the forces of [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]] to the [[Black Gate]] where he participated in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], and saved Beregond's life by slaying a [[troll]]. Pippin was crushed beneath the troll, but he pulled out by [[Gimli]] who spotted his [[hobbits|hobbity]] foot.

===After the War of the Ring===
[[Image:Thain Peregrin I.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Pippin Took as Thain Peregrin Took I]]
When Pippin and the other Hobbits returned to The Shire, they were enraged to see what had happened to their peaceful corner of the world. Pippin went off to [[Tookland]] to raise up the [[Took]]s in rebellion, and when he returned for the [[Battle of Bywater]] he brought 100 strong hobbits with him. Pippin and Merry jointly commanded the Hobbit victory and their names were placed at the top of [[The Roll]] commemorating those who fought in the battle. {{ref|4}}

Pippin and Merry were heroes, and would tell all the other hobbits the stories of their travels to far-off lands. They would often go out abroad wearing their armour (Pippin had remained a Knight of Gondor) and people thought they were lordly - a position likely enforced by their extraordinary height caused by the [[Ent-draught]] (they were at least 4'5<nowiki>''</nowiki> tall - taller than [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]).{{ref|5}}

In [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1427 (at the age of 37), he married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], and they had their only known child together, [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], three years later. In 1434 (at the age of 44) Pippin succeeded his father [[Paladin Took II|Paladin]] by becoming the 32nd [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], and was also made a Counsellor of the North-kingdom by King Elessar.

In S.R. 1436 King Elessar rode north and stayed in [[Annúminas]], and met Pippin, Merry and Sam at the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. In 1452 the King, as a gift, added the [[Westmarch]] to The Shire, and in 1455 Pippin appointed [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]] - son-in-law of Sam - as the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].

As Thain, Pippin collected a library of historical information at [[Great Smials]], especially information relating to [[Númenor]] and the heirs of [[Elendil]]. It was at Great Smials that ''[[The Tale of Years]]'' was likely put together, with assistance from Merry.{{ref|6}}

In 1484, at the age of 94 and having been Thain for 50 years, Pippin and Merry passed on their possessions and offices to their sons and left [[The Shire]] to visit [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]]. When they died a few years later their bodies were placed in [[Rath Dínen]]; they were later laid beside King [[Elessar]] following his death in [[Fourth Age 120]] (S.R. 1541).

==Genealogy==
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==Names and Titles==
* '''Peregrin''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s translation of Pippin's Westron name, and is derived from Latin and was used for people who wandered. The English word "pilgrim" is derived from the same root. {{ref|7}}
* '''Pippin''' - a nickname most often used by Tolkien and fans alike. A 'pet-form' related to the Westron abbreviation ''Razar''; pippin is a type of apple related to the word "pip" - perhaps illustrating that Pippin was the youngest member of the Fellowship.
* '''Thain Peregrin I''' - Pippin's 'regal' name when he became the [[Thain of the Shire]].
* '''[[Razanur Tûk]]''' - Peregrin's true [[Westron]] name, and contains the elements ''raza'' "stranger", and ''razan'' "foreign", and is the name of a legendary traveller. {{ref|8}}
* "''Fool of a Took''" and "''Tom-fool of a Took''" - given to him by [[Gandalf]] for his often mischievous behaviour, and, in particular, for dropping the stone down the well in [[Moria]].
* ''[[Ernil i Pheriannath]]'' - [[Sindarin]] for "Prince of the Halflings", a erroneous title given to Pippin by the people of [[Minas Tirith]] on the belief he must be of high importance to be travelling with Gandalf.
* [[Guard of the Citadel]] - the office Pippin held when he swore fealty to [[Denethor]].
* Knight of Gondor - a position which Aragorn confirmed Pippin held{{ref|9}}, it is unclear whether being a Guard of the Citadel equates to being a Knight or if Aragorn elevated him to that position.
* Counsellor of the North-kingdom - a position granted to Pippin when he became Thain.

See also: [[Took Family]] for information on Pippin's surname.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]] ([[1978]]) the part of Peregrin Took voiced by [[Dominic Guard]].

In the [[1980]] animated adaptation [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], by [[Rankin/Bass]], the part of Pippin was voiced by the American actor [[Sonny Melendrez]].

In [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings radio series]] for the BBC in [[1981]] on Radio 4, Pippin was voiced by [[John McAndrew]].

Peregrin Took was played by Scottish actor [[Billy Boyd]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. [[Peter Jackson]] has been accused of making his character seem foolish and bumbling.

==See also==
* [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]
* [[:Category:Images of Peregrin Took|Images of Peregrin Took]]
* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]
* [[Took Family]]
{{Sequence
|prev=[[Paladin Took II]]
|next=[[Faramir Took I]]
|list=32nd [[Thain]] of [[The Shire]] S.R. 1434 - 1484
|}}{{fellowship}}
==Notes==
<div style="font-size: 80%">
# {{note|1}} ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', The Epilogue, page 115.
# {{note|2}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]].
# {{note|3}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Appendix C]].
# {{note|4}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[The Scouring of the Shire]].
# {{note|5}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, ''Concerning Hobbits''.
# {{note|6}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, Note on the Shire Records.
# {{note|7}} Jim Allen, ''An Introduction to Elvish'', The Giving of Names.
# {{note|8}} ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', The Appendix on Languages.
# {{note|9}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Many Partings]].</div>
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[[fi:Peregrin Tuk]]

Peregrin Took

2009-02-13T01:13:05Z

Ruthless Xero:

{{Hobbit
|image=[[Image:Sarah Zagacki - Pippin.jpg|250px]]
|name=Peregrin Took
|othernames=Pippin, [[Ernil i Pheriannath]], Thain Peregrin I, [[Razanur Tûk]] ''([[Peregrin Took#Names and Titles|see more below]])''
|birth=Spring [[Third Age 2990|T.A. 2990]]
|death=After [[Fourth Age 64|Fo.A 64]]
|parentage=[[Paladin Took II]] & [[Eglantine Banks]]
|gender=Male
|hair=Almost golden {{ref|1}}
|location=[[Tookland]], [[Gondor]]
}}
{{quote| 'There must be someone with intelligence in [[Fellowship of the Ring|the party]].' 'Then you certainly will not be chosen, Peregrin Took!' |[[Gandalf]] and Pippin,''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Ring Goes South]]}}

'''Peregrin Took''' ([[Third Age]] 2990 - at least [[Fourth Age]] 64; 1390 - 1484 in [[Shire Reckoning]], reaching at least 94-years-old{{ref|2}}) was one of the [[Hobbits]] in the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He was the youngest of the Company, being in his tweens, but grew up quickly and eventually became a Knight of Gondor. [[Elrond]], at least, seemed to doubt his capability for the quest, but Pippin proved to be a loyal and courageous friend.

==Heritage and Family==
He was born in the [[Third Age]] [[Third Age 2990|2990]] (1390 in [[Shire Reckoning]]) to [[Paladin Took II|Paladin Took]] and [[Eglantine Banks]], making him a great-great-grandson of [[The Old Took]]. Pippin was not destined to become Thain, but his father inherited the title in S.R. 1415 from [[Ferumbras Took III]] when he died without an heir. Pippin had three older sisters, [[Pearl Took]], [[Pimpernel Took]], and [[Pervinca Took]].{{ref|3}}

Through his father, Pippin was a first cousin of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] (the future [[Master of Buckland]]), the second-cousin once-removed of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and the first-cousin twice-removed of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]. He was not blood-related to [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], but Pippin's son [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]] married Sam's daughter [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]] in 1463.

==History==

===Fellowship of the Ring===
As one of the [[Conspirators]], he discovered the truth behind [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s mysterious behaviour and left [[The Shire]], with his kinsman [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and his friend [[Samwise Gamgee]], on a quest to destroy [[The One Ring]]. His enthusiasm to accompany Frodo is the result of his adventurous 'Tookish' nature as well as his loyalty and friendship to his cousin.

The stuffiness and eeriness of [[The Old Forest]] made Pippin the most uncomfortable of the four [[Hobbits]] with him becoming more and more suspicious of the intentions of the Forest; Pippin was, however, right to be suspicious as he was trapped by [[Old Man Willow]] before being rescued by [[Tom Bombadil]]. On the way to [[Bree]], from Tom Bombadil's house, Pippin again fell into misfortune as he was trapped by a [[Barrow-wight]] on the [[Barrow Downs]].

Whilst at [[The Prancing Pony]] Pippin began to recklessly tell the story of [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]]'s birthday and subsequent disappearance. In order to prevent information about the Ring being revealed, Frodo started to sing - during the song Frodo fell from the table and the Ring slipped upon his finger. As a result, The Prancing Pony was attacked by [[the Nazgûl]] during the night, but the four Hobbits were unharmed thanks to the mysterious [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]], [[Aragorn II|Strider]].

When Pippin finally arrived at [[Rivendell]] he was concerned that he and Merry would be left behind whilst both Sam and Frodo get to go on the [[Quest of Mount Doom|Quest]]. However, his indignant attitude paid off as [[Gandalf]] believed that the friendship between Pippin and the other Hobbits would be beneficial to the Quest.

When in [[Moria]], Pippin incurred the wrath of Gandalf on two separate occasions: Pippin annoyed Gandalf with a foolish question while Gandalf was trying to open the [[West-gate of Moria]]; and, when inside Moria, Pippin's curiosity got the better of him as he dropped a stone down a well which lead to [[Fellowship of the Ring|the Fellowship]] hearing the drums in the deep - in doing so Pippin gained the retort, "''Fool of a Took!''" from Gandalf.

===With Treebeard===
During the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], [[Boromir]] died defending Merry and Pippin from capture by the [[Uruk-hai]] who were taking the Hobbits back to [[Saruman]] at [[Isengard]] on the mistaken belief that one of them had [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. On the journey to Isengard, Pippin displayed intelligence and resourcefulness by cutting his own bonds and leaving his [[Elves|Elven]] brooch from [[Lothlórien]] on the ground for Aragorn to find.

Whilst held captive, Merry and Pippin became aware that the [[Orc]] [[Grishnákh]] had guessed that they might have the Ring, so they used Grishnákh's greed to untie them and take them away from the other Orcs. When the [[Rohirrim]] attacked the Uruk-hai, Grishnákh was killed by a spear and Merry and Pippin were able to escape into [[Fangorn Forest]] where they encountered [[Treebeard]] and the other [[Ents]].

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Wellinghall.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The hobbits in [[Wellinghall]]]]Merry and Pippin struck up a friendship with Treebeard, telling him all about the events of the [[War of the Ring]], whilst Treebeard told the two hobbits about the loss of the [[Entwives]]. Treebeard decided to call an [[Entmoot]] at [[Derndingle]] to decide the Ents' next move. Whilst the Entmoot was going on, Pippin and Merry were left in the care of a 'hasty' Ent named [[Quickbeam]] who had already decided to go to battle with the Orcs as many of his tree friends had been killed.

Merry and Pippin [[Ents#ThebMarchbofbthebEnts|marched with the Ents]] to Isengard where the Ents killed the remaining Orcs, filled the [[Ring of Isengard]] with water, and kept Saruman hostage in [[Orthanc]]. Whilst sitting on their "field of victory", Merry and Pippin were reunited with Aragorn, [[Gandalf]], [[Gimli Elf-friend|Gimli]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] with whom they shared some [[pipe-weed]] and a meal.

Following Gandalf's confrontation with Saruman, [[Gríma Wormtongue|Gríma]] threw the [[Orthanc-stone|palantír of Isengard]] at Gandalf which Pippin subsequently picked up. Overcome by curiosity, Pippin later stole the palantír from Gandalf's keeping; when he looked into it, he was seen by [[Sauron]] who mistakenly believed that Pippin and the Ring were with Saruman in Isengard. Gandalf decided that Pippin was no longer safe, so Gandalf and Pippin rode [[Shadowfax]] to [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]].

===Guard of the Citadel===
Upon arriving in Minas Tirith, he went with Gandalf to the [[Citadel of Gondor|Citadel]] and recounted [[Boromir]]'s death - in return for Boromir's untimely death, Pippin decided to pledge his allegiance to the grieving [[Stewards of Gondor|Steward]] and so became a [[Guard of the Citadel]]. He was shown 'round the city by [[Beregond, soldier of Gondor|Beregond]], of the Third Company of the Citadel, who told him the secret passwords and ways of the city.

During the [[Siege of Gondor]], Pippin was instrumental in saving [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]]'s life. After Faramir had returned from battle, he was badly wounded and suffering from the [[Black Breath]]; [[Denethor II|Denethor]] looked into the [[Anor-stone|palantír of Minas Tirith]] and saw the full might of [[Mordor]]. Believing that Sauron's forces would prevail in battle, Denethor ordered his servants to set a pyre so both he and Faramir could burn alive, but Pippin was able to fetch Gandalf and Beregond who were both able to help save Faramir.

After the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] Pippin found [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] all in a daze - due to Merry's confrontation with the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] - and took him to the [[Houses of Healing]] where he was healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]]. Pippin accompanied the forces of [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]] to the [[Black Gate]] where he participated in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], and saved Beregond's life by slaying a [[troll]]. Pippin was crushed beneath the troll, but he pulled out by [[Gimli]] who spotted his [[hobbits|hobbity]] foot.

===After the War of the Ring===
[[Image:Thain Peregrin I.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Pippin Took as Thain Peregrin Took I]]
When Pippin and the other Hobbits returned to The Shire, they were enraged to see what had happened to their peaceful corner of the world. Pippin went off to [[Tookland]] to raise up the [[Took]]s in rebellion, and when he returned for the [[Battle of Bywater]] he brought 100 strong hobbits with him. Pippin and Merry jointly commanded the Hobbit victory and their names were placed at the top of [[The Roll]] commemorating those who fought in the battle. {{ref|4}}

Pippin and Merry were heroes, and would tell all the other hobbits the stories of their travels to far-off lands. They would often go out abroad wearing their armour (Pippin had remained a Knight of Gondor) and people thought they were lordly - a position likely enforced by their extraordinary height caused by the [[Ent-draught]] (they were at least 4'5<nowiki>''</nowiki> tall - taller than [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]).{{ref|5}}

In [[Shire Reckoning|S.R.]] 1427 (at the age of 37), he married [[Diamond of Long Cleeve]], and they had their only known child together, [[Faramir Took I|Faramir]], three years later. In 1434 (at the age of 44) Pippin succeeded his father [[Paladin Took II|Paladin]] by becoming the 32nd [[Thain|Thain of the Shire]], and was also made a Counsellor of the North-kingdom by King Elessar.

In S.R. 1436 King Elessar rode north and stayed in [[Annúminas]], and met Pippin, Merry and Sam at the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. In 1452 the King, as a gift, added the [[Westmarch]] to The Shire, and in 1455 Pippin appointed [[Fastred of Greenholm|Fastred]] - son-in-law of Sam - as the first [[Warden of Westmarch]].

As Thain, Pippin collected a library of historical information at [[Great Smials]], especially information relating to [[Númenor]] and the heirs of [[Elendil]]. It was at Great Smials that ''[[The Tale of Years]]'' was likely put together, with assistance from Merry.{{ref|6}}

In 1484, at the age of 94 and having been Thain for 50 years, Pippin and Merry passed on their possessions and offices to their sons and left [[The Shire]] to visit [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]]. When they died a few years later their bodies were placed in [[Rath Dínen]]; they were later laid beside King [[Elessar]] following his death in [[Fourth Age 120]] (S.R. 1541).

==Genealogy==
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==Names and Titles==
* '''Peregrin''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s translation of Pippin's Westron name, and is derived from Latin and was used for people who wandered. The English word "pilgrim" is derived from the same root. {{ref|7}}
* '''Pippin''' - a nickname most often used by Tolkien and fans alike. A 'pet-form' related to the Westron abbreviation ''Razar''; pippin is a type of apple related to the word "pip" - perhaps illustrating that Pippin was the youngest member of the Fellowship.
* '''Thain Peregrin I''' - Pippin's 'regal' name when he became the [[Thain of the Shire]].
* '''[[Razanur Tûk]]''' - Peregrin's true [[Westron]] name, and contains the elements ''raza'' "stranger", and ''razan'' "foreign", and is the name of a legendary traveller. {{ref|8}}
* "''Fool of a Took''" and "''Tom-fool of a Took''" - given to him by [[Gandalf]] for his often mischievous behaviour, and, in particular, for dropping the stone down the well in [[Moria]].
* ''[[Ernil i Pheriannath]]'' - [[Sindarin]] for "Prince of the Halflings", a erroneous title given to Pippin by the people of [[Minas Tirith]] on the belief he must be of high importance to be travelling with Gandalf.
* [[Guard of the Citadel]] - the office Pippin held when he swore fealty to [[Denethor]].
* Knight of Gondor - a position which Aragorn confirmed Pippin held{{ref|9}}, it is unclear whether being a Guard of the Citadel equates to being a Knight or if Aragorn elevated him to that position.
* Counsellor of the North-kingdom - a position granted to Pippin when he became Thain.

See also: [[Took Family]] for information on Pippin's surname.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]] ([[1978]]) the part of Peregrin Took voiced by [[Dominic Guard]].

In the [[1980]] animated adaptation [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], by [[Rankin/Bass]], the part of Pippin was voiced by the American actor [[Sonny Melendrez]].

In [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings radio series]] for the BBC in [[1981]] on Radio 4, Pippin was voiced by [[John McAndrew]].

Peregrin Took was played by Scottish actor [[Billy Boyd]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]. [[Peter Jackson]] has been accused of making his character seem foolish and bumbling.

==See also==
* [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]]
* [[:Category:Images of Peregrin Took|Images of Peregrin Took]]
* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]
* [[Took Family]]
{{Sequence
|prev=[[Paladin Took II]]
|next=[[Faramir Took I]]
|list=32nd [[Thain]] of [[The Shire]] S.R. 1434 - 1484
|}}{{fellowship}}
==Notes==
<div style="font-size: 80%">
# {{note|1}} ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', The Epilogue, page 115.
# {{note|2}} ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]].
# {{note|3}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Appendix C]].
# {{note|4}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[The Scouring of the Shire]].
# {{note|5}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, ''Concerning Hobbits''.
# {{note|6}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', The Prologue, Note on the Shire Records.
# {{note|7}} Jim Allen, ''An Introduction to Elvish'', The Giving of Names.
# {{note|8}} ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', The Appendix on Languages.
# {{note|9}} ''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Many Partings]].</div>
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[[Category:Thains]]
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Thranduil

2009-02-13T01:09:01Z

Ruthless Xero:

{{sindar infobox
| image=[[Image:Anke Eissmann - Thranduil.jpg|250px]]
| name=Thranduil
| othernames=Elvenking
| titles=King of the [[Woodland Realm]]
| birth=[[First Age]]
| realm=[[Woodland Realm]]
| death=
| age=unknown, but more than 6,000 years
| gender=Male
| hair=Golden
| eyes=
| parentage=[[Oropher]]
| spouse=Unknown
| children=[[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]]
|}}
<center>{{quote|In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking on a chair of carven wood. On his head was a crown of berries and red leaves, for the autumn was come again. In the spring he wore a crown of woodland flowers. In his hand he held a carven staff of oak.|''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[Barrels Out of Bond]]}}</center>
'''Thranduil''', the '''Elvenking''' was a [[Sindar|Sindarin Elf]] and King of the [[Silvan Elves]] in the northern part of [[Mirkwood]], east of the [[Misty Mountains]]. Thranduil was son of [[Oropher]] and father of [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas Greenleaf]].

== History ==
=== Early History ===
[[Image:Alan_Lee_-_%27%27Well%2C_here_is_Mirkwood%21%27%27_said_Gandalf.jpg|thumb|200px|''Mirkwood'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]
Thranduil was one of many Sindar who travelled eastward from [[Lindon]] at the beginning of the [[Second Age]]. He eventually ended up in [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]], where Silvan Elves of [[Nandorin]] descent lived. His father Oropher was taken by them as lord and founded the [[Woodland Realm]] with the capital at [[Amon Lanc]].

The few Sindar who had come with Oropher and Thranduil were soon merged with the Silvan Elves, adopting their language and taking names of Silvan form and style.

In [[Second Age 3434|S.A. 3434]] Thranduil followed his father, and some thirty thousand lightly armed Elves{{fact}} in the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. In the [[Battle of Dagorlad]] Oropher was slain with the greater part of his people but his son survived. After the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] in [[Second Age 3441|S.A. 3441]] when Sauron was defeated, Thranduil led the remainder of his people north back to the Woodland Realm, where he was crowned king.

=== Third Age ===

With the return of [[Sauron]] around [[Third Age 1050|T.A. 1050]] southern Greenwood became dangerous and was renamed Mirkwood. Creatures like great spiders came to dwell in Mirkwood and Thranduil's folk retreated to the northeastern corner of Mirkwood, where they fortified themselves near the [[Forest River]].

====[[The Hobbit|The Quest for Erebor]]====
One day in [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]] Thranduil{{fact}} and some of his folk were feasting in the woods when they were repeatedly disturbed by a party of [[Dwarves]] and a [[Hobbit]] called [[Bilbo Baggins]]. After the third disturbance the Elves captured the leader of the Dwarves, [[Thorin Oakenshield]], and a short time later also his companions. Thorin was brought before Thranduil but did not reveal the reason for their journey through Mirkwood. So the Elves took his sword [[Orcrist]] and imprisoned him seperated from his companions.
But Bilbo Baggins, who escaped captivity by using his magic [[The One Ring|ring]], was able to help his friends to escape in barrels on the [[Forest River]].
[[Image:Alan Lee - Barrels out of Bond.jpg|thumb|200px|''Barrels out of Bond'' by [[Alan Lee]]|left]]

After the Dwarves' escape Thranduil sent out messengers, who soon told him about the death of the [[Dragon]] [[Smaug]], who had brutalized the Grey Elves for years. He knew about the treasures, which Smaug had hoarded, and so he set out towards the [[Lonely Mountain]] with a company of Elves with spears and bows. On the way they met messengers from [[Bard I|Bard]] in [[Esgaroth|Lake-town]] who was seeking aid for his destroyed town. After the Elves had given food to the Lake-men and had helped them to build shelters against the oncoming winter, both Thranduil and Bard led their forces towards the Lonely Mountain. They were very surprised when they found out that Thorin and his company had survived Smaugs attacks, had taken possession of the Lonely Mountain and its treasures and that Thorin Oakenshield had claimed the title [[King under the Mountain]].

Bard demanded a part of the treasure for [[Dale]] and Lake-town, which Smaug had destroyed, as well as for himself because he had shot the dragon. When Thorin refused to give away parts of the treasure, Thranduil and Bard sieged the mountain and Thorin sent for aid from his cousin [[Dain II Ironfoot]]. After a few days Dain's host approached and fight seemed unavoidable. But in the night Bilbo brought the [[Arkenstone]], a great jewel that Thorin valued above all, to Bard and Thranduil in order to make Thorin open to negotiations. Thranduil was favourably impressed by Bilbo and urged him to remain in order to avoid Thorin's wrath.

The next morning Bard and Thranduil entered into negotiations with Thorin, who erupted in anger when he learned that Bard and Thranduil possessed the Arkenstone. But he agreed to pay one-fourteenth share of the treasure in exchange for the stone. The next day Dain arrived with his forces and although Thranduil was reluctant to start a war over gold, the dwarves proceeded to attack.

[[Image:Capucine Mazille - The Battle of Five Armies.jpg|thumb|200px|''The Battle of Five Armies'' by Capucine Mazille]]
At the last moment, when the battle was almost joined between the two sides Gandalf intervened and revealed that while they were bickering amongst themselves, the [[Orcs]] of the [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Grey Mountains]] under [[Bolg]] were using the opportunity to march against them. They had been incited by Gandalf's earlier slaying of the [[Great Goblin]], but had now mobilized for a full-scale attack after hearing news of the death of the Dragon and the now relatively unguarded treasure hoard. The three commanders agreed that the Orcs were the enemies of all and previous grievances between them were put on hold in face of the greater threat. So the [[Battle of Five Armies]] began.
[[Image:Alan Lee - December (1999 Calendar).jpg|thumb|190px|''Thorin's Burial'' by [[Alan Lee]]|left]]
Thranduil's host was positioned on the southern side of the Mountain, and they were the first to charge. Many Elves were slain and things looked grim when the [[Eagles]] arrived on the battlefield. They turned the tide and the battle was won. Thorin had been mortally wounded on the field, and his nephews [[Fíli]] and [[Kíli]] died defending him as he lay on the ground. Thorin died soon after the battle, after meeting Bilbo one last time. Thranduil laid [[Orcrist]] on Thorin's tomb, where it was said to glow in warning when foes approached.

The victors divided the treasure and Bard took Bilbo's fourteenth share of the gold and silver in return for the Arkenstone, whereupon he shared his reward with the Master of Lake-town and gave Thranduil the emeralds of Girion. Bilbo, despite having forfeited his share, was offered a rich reward but refused to take more than two small chests of gold and silver. When Bilbo and Gandalf bid farewell to Thranduil Bilbo gave him a necklace of silver and pearls. Thranduil gave the [[hobbit]] the title "Elf-friend" and returned with the remainder of his host to his realm in Mirkwood.

==== The Hunt for Gollum====

On [[March 21]], [[Third Age 3018|T.A. 3018]] [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] delivered [[Gollum]] as a prisoner to Thranduil. He was guarded day and night, but the Elves pitied him and allowed him to climb a tree that stood alone. When one night in June of [[Third Age 3018|T.A. 3018]], Gollum refused to come down, the Elves were attacked by Orcs and Gollum could escape in the confusion. Thranduil sent his son [[Legolas]] to Rivendell to inform [[Elrond]], and in the [[Council of Elrond]] Legolas was selected as one of the nine members of the [[Company of the Ring]]<ref>''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[The Council of Elrond]]</ref>.

Another member of the Company of the Ring was the Dwarf [[Gimli]], the son of [[Glóin]] of Thorin's band. The gradually established friendship between both helps to reconcile Thranduil's people and the Dwarves. It is amusing to note that one of the Dwarves imprisoned by Thranduil was [[Glóin son of Gróin|Glóin]], Gimli's father, and both Legolas and Gimli most likely grew up hearing disparaging tales involving the other's father. Nonetheless, both end up on a quest together, and develop an unprecedented friendship between Elf and Dwarf.

====War of the Ring====
On [[March 15]], [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]], an army of [[Sauron]] from [[Dol Guldur]], tasked with destroying the Woodland Realm, attacked Mirkwood. There was a [[Rhovanion Campaign (WotR)|long battle under the trees]] and the woods were set on fire. But in the end Thranduil defeated the invaders. On [[April 6]], Thranduil met [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]], the Lord of Lórien, in the midst of Mirkwood. Celeborn's forces had crossed the [[Anduin]] and had stormed Dol Guldur. [[Galadriel]], the Lady of Lórien, had come after them, throwing down the walls of Dol Guldur and laying bare its pits. Thranduil had cleared all the orcs and foul beings from North Mirkwood, so that the forest was cleansed and Sauron's empire in the North was destroyed.

Because the Shadow over Mirkwood was lifted, Thranduil and Celeborn renamed it [[Eryn Lasgalen]], the Wood of Greenleaves. They divided it up, so that Thranduil received the northern part as far as the Mountains, and Celeborn took the southern part below the [[Narrows]], naming it [[East Lórien]]. The wide forest inbetween was given to the [[Beornings]] and the [[Woodmen]]<ref name="AppB">''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]]</ref>.

=== [[Fourth Age]] ===

After the destruction of [[Dol Guldur]] and the cleansing of Mirkwood, Thranduil and the Wood-Elves remained untroubled for many years.

Legolas and the Wood-Elves later worked together with Gimli and the Dwarves to rebuild and improve [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]], capital city of [[Gondor]], the realm of their mutual friend King [[Aragorn Elessar]]<ref name="AppB"/>.

Thranduil's ultimate fate is unknown; he probably passed over the [[Belegaer|Sea]] to [[Valinor]] eventually.

[[Image:Marya Filatova - Thranduil.jpg|thumb|200px|''Thranduil'' by [[Marya Filatova]]|left]]

== Personality ==

Thranduil lived in attunement with nature, wearing a crown of flowers, or autumn berries, according to the season, and his banner was, naturally enough, green in colour. He loved the forest though it was dark and dangerous in many parts and enjoyed hunting and feasting among the trees with his people.

== Dwelling ==

Thranduil had his halls underground, partly in memory (it was said) of the mighty but long-lost [[Menegroth]] of [[Doriath]]. They lay near the Forest River behind great gates.

== Etymology ==
The name '''Thranduil''' means "Vigorous spring" in [[Sindarin]], from ''tharan'' "vigorous" and ''tuil'' "spring". Though the name is said to be of Silvan origin, Tolkien's notes on ''tharan'' state it was used only in Sindarin<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "Words, Phrases and Passages in ''The Lord of the Rings''" (edited by [[Christopher Gilson]]), published in [[Parma Eldalamberon]] 17 (July [[2007]]), p. 187.</ref>.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Thranduil from Rankin-Bass' The Hobbit.jpg|thumb|right|The "Elvenking" as portrayed in [[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]]]
'''1968: ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:[[Leonard Fenton]] provided the voice of Thranduil.
'''1977: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Thranduil is voiced by [[Otto Preminger]] with a (heavy) German accent. For some reason in the movie the Elves of Mirkwood are portrayed as squat and ugly, as opposed to the noble elves of Rivendell. This is quite different than their depiction in the book.
'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Thranduil is referred to as "Elvenking Thranduil", using both his title from ''The Hobbit'' and his name from ''The Lord of the Rings'', to accomodate players who have only read ''The Hobbit''. Thranduil first appears in the level "Barrels Out of Bond", in which he can be overheard speaking about the [[White Council]] and their attack on [[Dol Guldur]]. He returns as a conversation partner in the last level, "The Clouds Burst", in which he and Gandalf ask the player, in the persona of Bilbo, to deliver a message to Bard. No voice actor is specified for this part.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Thranduil|Images of Thranduil]]

== References ==
* ''[[The Hobbit]]'':
**[[Flies and Spiders]]
**[[Barrels Out of Bond]]
**[[Fire and Water]]
**[[The Gathering of the Clouds]]
**[[A Thief in the Night]]
**[[The Clouds Burst]]
**[[The Return Journey]]
* ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[The History of Galadriel and Celeborn]]
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Beorn

2009-02-13T01:08:08Z

Ruthless Xero:

'''Beorn''' was a skin-changer, a man who could assume the appearance of a bear. He lived with his tame horses in a wooden house between the [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mirkwood]], to the east of the [[Anduin|Great River]] of [[Wilderland]]. His origins lay in the distant past, and [[Gandalf]] suspected he and his people had originally come from the mountains.

Beorn named the [[Carrock]] and created the steps that led from its base to the flat top.

During the [[The Quest of Erebor|Quest of Erebor]], Beorn received Gandalf, [[Bilbo Baggins]], and the thirteen [[Dwarves]] and gave the Dwarves and Bilbo help in their quest. In the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Beorn rescued [[Thorin Oakenshield]] from the [[Goblins]] and killed their leader [[Bolg]].

By the time of the [[War of the Ring]], Beorn had become a leader of [[Men]] which included other skin-changers, and woodmen. His people were known as the [[Beornings]], and they helped defend [[Thranduil|Thranduil's]] kingdom of northern Mirkwood. He died some time before the War of the Ring itself began, and was succeeded by his son [[Grimbeorn the Old]].
==Etymology==
''Beorn'' is the Old English word for a bear, and sometimes was indeed used as a name. It is related to the Norse name ''Bjorn'' which, in turn, may suggest a connection to berserkers.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Beorn|Images of Beorn]]

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Beorn

2009-02-13T01:07:56Z

Ruthless Xero:

'''Beorn''' was a skin-changer, a man who could assume the appearance of a bear. He lived with his tame horses in a wooden house between the [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mirkwood]], to the east of the [[Anduin|Great River]] of [[Wilderland]]. His origins lay in the distant past, and [[Gandalf]] suspected he and his people had originally come from the mountains.

Beorn named the [[Carrock]] and created the steps that led from its base to the flat top.

During the [[The Quest of Erebor|Quest fo Erebor]], Beorn received Gandalf, [[Bilbo Baggins]], and the thirteen [[Dwarves]] and gave the Dwarves and Bilbo help in their quest. In the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Beorn rescued [[Thorin Oakenshield]] from the [[Goblins]] and killed their leader [[Bolg]].

By the time of the [[War of the Ring]], Beorn had become a leader of [[Men]] which included other skin-changers, and woodmen. His people were known as the [[Beornings]], and they helped defend [[Thranduil|Thranduil's]] kingdom of northern Mirkwood. He died some time before the War of the Ring itself began, and was succeeded by his son [[Grimbeorn the Old]].
==Etymology==
''Beorn'' is the Old English word for a bear, and sometimes was indeed used as a name. It is related to the Norse name ''Bjorn'' which, in turn, may suggest a connection to berserkers.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Beorn|Images of Beorn]]

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[[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]
[[de:Beorn]]
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:3a:hommes_du_nord:beornides:beorn]]
[[fi:Beorn]]

Beorn

2009-02-13T01:07:07Z

Ruthless Xero:

'''Beorn''' was a skin-changer, a man who could assume the appearance of a bear. He lived with his tame horses in a wooden house between the [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mirkwood]], to the east of the [[Anduin|Great River]] of [[Wilderland]]. His origins lay in the distant past, and [[Gandalf]] suspected he and his people had originally come from the mountains.

Beorn named the [[Carrock]] and created the steps that led from its base to the flat top.

During the [[Quest for Erebor]], Beorn received Gandalf, [[Bilbo Baggins]], and the thirteen [[Dwarves]] and gave the Dwarves and Bilbo help in their quest. In the [[Battle of Five Armies]], Beorn rescued [[Thorin Oakenshield]] from the [[Goblins]] and killed their leader [[Bolg]].

By the time of the [[War of the Ring]], Beorn had become a leader of [[Men]] which included other skin-changers, and woodmen. His people were known as the [[Beornings]], and they helped defend [[Thranduil|Thranduil's]] kingdom of northern Mirkwood. He died some time before the War of the Ring itself began, and was succeeded by his son [[Grimbeorn the Old]].
==Etymology==
''Beorn'' is the Old English word for a bear, and sometimes was indeed used as a name. It is related to the Norse name ''Bjorn'' which, in turn, may suggest a connection to berserkers.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Beorn|Images of Beorn]]

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[[de:Beorn]]
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:3a:hommes_du_nord:beornides:beorn]]
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Saruman

2009-02-13T00:44:08Z

Ruthless Xero:

{{Istari infobox
| image=[[Image:John Howe - Saruman.jpg|250px]]
| name=Saruman
| othernames=Of many colours, White, Ring-maker, Wise, Curunír, Curumo, Sharkey
| coming=[[Third Age 1000|T.A. 1000]]
| death=[[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]]
| duty=Wizard
| robes=White
| gender=Male
| hair= Black, gradually turning white
| appearance= Tall, long faced with deep eyes
|}}
{{quote|He has a mind of metal and wheels; and he does not care for growing things, except as far as they serve him for the moment. And now it is clear that he is a black traitor.|[[Treebeard]], ''[[Treebeard (chapter)]]''}}
'''Saruman the White''' ([[Third Age]] c. 1000 – 3019, existed in [[Middle-earth]] for 2019 years) was the first of the order of [[Wizards]] (or [[Istari]]) who came to Middle-earth as Emissaries of the [[Valar]] in the Third Age. He was the leader of the [[White Council]]. In [[Sindarin]] his name was '''Curunír''', which meant "Man of Skill".

== Characteristics ==
In appearance, Saruman was as an old man with black hair. At the end of the Third Age, his hair and beard had turned mostly white — he had only black hairs about his lips and ears. He was tall, his face was long, and his eyes were deep and dark. He would appear in a white cloak, a habit he later changed into a cloak that changed colours as he moved.

He was not actually a [[Men|Man]], or even an [[Elves|Elf]] (as Men often suspected), but a [[Maiar|Maia]] clothed in flesh — an [[Istari|Istar]] ((see ''Origins'' below). As such, he was immortal and extremely powerful, yet had limits on how far these powers could be used. His two most salient powers were his knowledge and his voice.

The name given to him by Men, ''Saruman'', is in the [[Rohirric|Language of Rohan]]. In Tolkien's works, the English language is used to represent the [[Westron]], the common speech of Middle-earth, while its ancestor, Anglo-Saxon, represents the Language of Rohan. In this case, Tolkien used the Anglo-Saxon root word ''searu'' which means "skill" or "cunning". As a scholar, Tolkien would also have been well aware of the name of a similarly-named historic 'head of his order', Jaruman. The real Westron version of his name remains unknown.

His name among the Elves was ''Curunír'' and was often followed by '''Lân'' (or ''Glân'', unlenited), which translates as his epithet, "The White". In Valinor, his name was ''Curumo'', which is the original [[Quenya]] version of the name. As Sindarin did not have the male suffix ''-mo'', it was replaced with ''-ndir'', which in turn did not exist in Quenya.

=== Powers ===
Knowledge of the "deep arts" (or magic, such as it is in Middle-earth) was of particular interest to Saruman, especially when relating to power—such as the [[Rings of Power]] and the far seeing ''[[palantíri]]''. He was also deeply learned in ancient lore regarding powerful kingdoms such as [[Númenor]], [[Gondor]], and [[Moria]].

His voice and speech were extremely convincing, more powerful than mere rhetoric. When he focused this power on a person or a group of people, he could sway their hearts, plant fears and sow lies as he pleased. According to the stature of the listener, this spell could last as long as the speech did, or it could take root in them and last forever.

Other powers include knowledge of machinery and chemistry, probably separable from explicit magic (for instance, the "blasting fire" employed by his [[Uruk-hai]] army in the battle of [[Helm's Deep]], was probably some kind of explosive). Machinery and engines characterized both his fortified [[Isengard]] and his altered [[Shire]]. In this, he probably sought to emulate [[Sauron]].

His science also extended to biological areas. He is believed to have crossbred Men and Orcs, creating a new race of Orcs unafraid of daylight, the Uruk-hai. His human spies in [[Bree]] were said to have Orc blood. He also employed birds in his service, although this might also be attributed to [[Radagast]] the Brown, ordering them to report to [[Orthanc]], Saruman's stronghold.

Being regarded as more powerful than [[Gandalf]] (at least before Gandalf's "rebirth"), it's fair to assume he would also wield explicit magic similar to Gandalf, such as artificial light, locking spells, creating fire, etc.

=== Personality ===
Saruman resembled Gandalf not only in appearance, but originally also somewhat in character, but unlike Gandalf, Saruman was proud. He saw himself as the most powerful of the Istari, expressing clear contempt for Radagast the Brown. Saruman was no fool (though he saw Ragadast as one); he realized Gandalf's power, and eventually came to see him as an equal, and later as a superior, much to his distress. He became jealous of Gandalf, eventually convincing himself that Gandalf was scheming against him, which justified his own scheming against Gandalf and the rest of the White Council.

Saruman likely was true to his mission in the beginning, and actually believed in working to stop Sauron, but his pride and later arrogance (as well as his jealousy towards the Grey Wanderer) turned him into a traitor to the cause he had once served. Saruman's betrayal was not sudden, but slowly grew over time, until at last he had convinced himself that he could not have taken any other path, and that it was too late now to repent. This false belief kept him from taking his last chance at redemption, and because he must have realized this he only became more bitter, blaming Gandalf more than anyone else for his own downfall. In fact he only had himself to blame, but he refused to believe this.

== Origins ==
In [[Valinor]], a council was called by [[Manwë]]. This was likely in the middle of the second age, shortly after the creation of the rings of power. It was decided to send five [[Wizards|emissaries]] to Middle Earth. These should be "mighty, peers of Sauron, yet forgo might, and clothe themselves in flesh" — Istari, or Wizards.

One of those who went was '''''[[Curumo]]''''' (later in [[Sindarin]] ''[[Curunír]]'', or in [[Westron]] ''Saruman''), a powerful Maia of [[Aulë]] (just as Sauron was). Maiar were angelic creatures of the same people as the Valar, only of lower order. Together, they were the [[Ainur]], and existed before the [[Arda]], the world, was created.

Saruman was one of those who volunteered, whereas the last one, ''[[Olórin]]'', (later Gandalf) was commanded by Manwë to go. Saruman's jealousy of Gandalf began even here, when [[Varda]] said of Gandalf, who went as the third Istar that he was "not the third". Saruman was charged to take Radagast with him, which he did not wish to do and which led to contempt for the latter Wizard.

== History ==

===Arrival in Middle-earth===

According to most tales, Saruman arrived alone in a ship at [[Mithlond]] (the [[Grey Havens]]) in the west of [[Eriador]] around the year 1000 of the [[Third Age]], and only [[Círdan]] knew his identity and his origin. There are two short stories known that tell a bit different story. The first tells ''that [[Curumo]] (Saruman) took [[Aiwendil]] ([[Radagast]]) because [[Yavanna]] begged him'', and the second states: ''"Curumo was obliged to take Aiwendil to please Yavanna wife of [[Aulë]],"'' (''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Part Four, II: [[The Istari]]).

He went into the East of Middle-earth, as did the two [[Blue Wizards]]. After one and a half millennia he returned to the West, just as Sauron's power was growing again in [[Dol Guldur]].

When the [[White Council]] was formed around the year 2463 of the Third Age, Saruman was appointed its leader. Even then, he had begun to sense the resurgence of Sauron and to envy and desire his power, and especially his [[One Ring]]. Coincidentally, in that same year the One Ring was found by the creature [[Gollum]], drawing the [[Dark Lord]] closer to the conflict that would eventually prove Saruman's undoing.

===Chief of the White Council===

In [[2759 TA]], [[Beren, Steward of Gondor]], granted Saruman permission to make the Tower of Orthanc in the ring of [[Isengard]] his abode. There he became important in the defence of the free lands of the West. In Orthanc he came upon a palantír, one of the seven seeing stones, but kept it secret and hidden, particularly from the White Council. He would later betray the Council by concealing his use of it.

In [[2850 TA]] Gandalf entered [[Dol Guldur]] and confirmed that the evil presence there was indeed Sauron returned. By Saruman's advice, the White Council decided against attacking Dol Guldur. At this council-meeting Gandalf (for the first time) revealed that he suspected that Saruman desired to possess the One Ring.

Saruman's real strategy behind forestalling the Council's attempt at Dol Guldur focused on permitting Sauron to continue building up his strength, so that the One Ring would reveal itself. At that point Saruman hoped to have sufficient strength to seize it first himself. He soon found that Sauron had more knowledge of the possible location of the One Ring than he expected, and in 2941 TA he finally consented to an attack against Sauron at Dol Guldur (at which point Sauron retreats to Mordor and the Battle of the Five Armies takes place).

Either at this time or shortly before Saruman's studies of ring-lore paid off, and he seems to have emulated part of the skill of the [[Noldor]] of [[Eregion]] and created his own Ring. He probably used this to enhance his skills, and became an even greater enchanter with the power of his voice. It however seems unlikely that his Ring was as powerful as one of the Three Rings of the Elves, let alone the One Ring.

Sauron abandoned Dol Guldur, arose again, and took up his reign in [[Mordor]], declaring himself openly. In Mordor, he established contact with Saruman through the palantír captured from [[Minas Ithil]] (later [[Minas Morgul]]). Through his jealousy towards Gandalf and his ever-growing pride and arrogance, and through the use of the palantír, wrestling in thought with the Enemy, Saruman became a servant of Sauron's will (although unintentionally, as his hopes were to gain the One Ring for himself).

===War of the Ring===

At about this time, in an attempt to control Rohan, Saruman bought the allegiance of King [[Théoden]]'s chief advisor, [[Gríma Wormtongue]], who then counselled the ailing king to do nothing about the steady resurgence of Sauron's armies. Saruman and Wormtongue's treachery would have crippled Rohan's military might, had not Gandalf interfered a year later and revealed to Théoden his right-hand man's true designs, healing the old king and revitalizing his political and military rule.

Saruman did not reveal his true intentions until Gandalf presented him with the discovery and location of the One Ring. He then revealed his contact with Sauron and belief that they must join the Dark Lord or fail. Saruman then stood forth as '''Saruman of Many Colours''', and when Gandalf refused to join with him, he held him captive in Isengard. Gandalf later escaped, and so Saruman's treachery became known to the rest of the White Council when Gandalf reported it during the subsequent Council of [[Elrond]].

Saruman soon also betrayed his new master Sauron by lying to the [[Witch-king of Angmar|Witch-king]] when he arrived at Isengard. Sauron had sent the Nazgúl searching for [[Bilbo Baggins|Baggins]], who had found the One Ring years before, and the Shire, his home. Saruman pretended to know nothing about the Shire, but the Nazgûl later captured one of his Shire spies. Caught now between both sides as a known traitor to both, Saruman put all efforts into obtaining the One Ring for himself.

Saruman implemented a strategy of attacking [[Rohan]], endeavouring to kill the King's son Théodred, sending spies to waylay [[Frodo Baggins]] on his flight from the Shire, and dispatching raiding parties on likely routes a company of the Ring might take to Gondor. Ironically, one of these parties captured [[Peregrin Took]] and [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and transported them to [[Fangorn Forest]] in time to mobilize the [[Ents]]. Gandalf also suspected Saruman had found (and destroyed) the remains of [[Isildur]], who had worn the Ring before it had been lost.

Saruman's Shire network failed to capture Frodo Baggins, Gandalf rallied Rohan to victory, [[Éomer]] stopped his only partially successful raiding party, and control of Isengard was lost to the [[Ents]]. Aware he was utterly defeated, Saruman briefly considered repenting for his deeds, but at the last moment could not go through with it. He must have still had some hope he could somehow escape, and even that infinitely small chance was better than his certain humiliation at the hands of those he had tried to destroy. Saruman still made a final attempt to woo Théoden and Gandalf to his cause but failed: his staff was broken and he was dismissed from the order of the Istari.

It must have been during Gandalf's captivity in Orthanc that Saruman began to build his army of Orcs, [[Dunlendings]], and Uruk-hai, since Gandalf came to an as yet undestroyed Isengard. One can speculate that if matters had developed a little more slowly, his puppet Wormtongue would have gained full control over Rohan, and the [[Rohirrim]] would have been enslaved or destroyed.

Saruman's plans likely failed because he, like Sauron, was forced to reveal his hand early by Gandalf's subsequent escape, and therefore he had little time to perfect his plans. As Saruman considered himself "unfallen", he honestly believed he had a chance of converting Gandalf to his side, and felt honestly betrayed by Gandalf when he was refused. The failure to capture the Ring at Emyn Arnen further ruined Saruman's plans, as he was revealed as a traitor to Mordor now as well.

Left out of the final stages of the War of the Ring, he eventually managed to convince his captors, the Ents, into letting him leave Isengard, proving that the magic of his voice still remained. He then went to the Shire, which his agent [[Lotho Sackville-Baggins]] (undisturbed by events elsewhere) had brought under control. Spending his final days as a small-time thug lord in [[Hobbiton]] known as '''''Sharkey''''', he was eventually betrayed and killed by his own servant Wormtongue on November 3, [[Third Age|T.A.]] 3019, when even this operation fell apart after Frodo and [[Samwise Gamgee]] returned.

Saruman, as a Maia, did not truly die, but his spirit lost its shape (much like Sauron's after the [[Akallabêth|Downfall of Númenor]] and after his defeat by the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men|Last Alliance]]). As a discorporated spirit, he should have been called to [[Mandos]], but the tale implies that he was barred from returning. We may speculate that his spirit was left naked, powerless and wandering in Middle-earth (perhaps like Sauron's after the One Ring was destroyed).

== Politics ==

=== Men ===
Tolkien writes of Saruman that "he went mostly among men". He always sought power, and in the Third Age the greatest power lay in the hands of the kingdoms of Men.

No records speak of his earliest journeys into the east of Middle-earth, but when he returned, he actually became for a while a servant of Gondor, receiving the keys to Orthanc from [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] ([[Steward of Gondor]]), as its warden.

Saruman later claimed Orthanc for his own, without any formal declaration (or real objection from a weakened Gondor). Still, he nominally remained an ally of Gondor and of Rohan. Throughout this time he also made long studies of scrolls and books in Minas Tirith.

When he turned to treachery, Saruman still employed men in his schemes, mainly from [[Dunland]], but also selected agents from other lands (such as Wormtongue.) Saruman was a master of deceit, and could easily turn old grudges into fuel for new hatred.

The Dunlendings found employment in his armies, and it also seems probable that he used some of these men in his crossbreeding programme to create Half-Orcs. The Dunlendings were enticed with the old stories that they had once lived in the plains of Rohan before the ''Strawheads'' had come from the north, and that their leader [[Freca]], a man with claims to the throne of Rohan, had been killed by [[Helm Hammerhand]].

Gríma Wormtongue played a vital role in Saruman's plans: a counsellor of the ageing king Théoden, he secretly desired the king's niece, [[Éowyn]], but she was repulsed by him and scorned his advances. It is not clear if Wormtongue approached Saruman or vice versa, but it is certain that with Saruman's council Gríma began to weaken the king, estranging him from his other councilors and even his own kin, until Gríma had in effect become the leader of Rohan.

=== Elves ===
Saruman was once on good terms with the Elves, and was voted in as the leader of the White Council, a group of Elves and Istari united against Sauron.

However, Saruman knew that Gandalf had been given the third Elvish ring [[Narya]] by [[Círdan]] the Shipwright. This nurtured his jealousy of Gandalf and his resentment towards the Elves.

The Elves also declined during the period of Saruman's activity in the west of Middle-earth. Their lands were few and secretive, and although they wielded in some senses marvellous power, they were not in the habit of projecting it in the manner Saruman found useful or interesting. Also, they succumbed less easily than other races to manipulation.

Even though his stronghold of Isengard lay very close to the Elven Kingdom of [[Lothlórien]], Saruman had very little or no contact with it. Indeed, after his treachery and ruin, Saruman stated clearly that he had never trusted [[Galadriel]] and that he suspected her of scheming for Gandalf at his expense.

In summary, Saruman had little use for, or interest in, the Elves.

=== Istari/[[Wizards]] ===
Saruman grudgingly brought with him Radagast as a companion from Valinor, at the request of [[Yavanna]], yet still managed to arrive alone, and first. Shortly after, he went into the East with the two Blue Wizards ([[Alatar]] and [[Pallando]]), and later returned alone. The Ithryn Luin (as the Elves called them) went with Saruman into the East, and there may have wrought many great works to diminish the influence of the Enemy. Of their fate little is known.

Radagast, even though Saruman scorned him (when he tried to convert Gandalf to his cause), served Saruman very usefully (and wholly unintentionally). Not only in the sense explained to Gandalf, "he had just the wit to play the part I set him"—that of persuading Gandalf to come to Isengard, but also because Radagast, at the request of Saruman (and Gandalf), sent birds to Saruman at Orthanc and to Gandalf to report the different happenings in Middle-earth (in this way Saruman gained valuable insight and Gandalf was able to escape from the pinnacle of Orthanc). Radagast, honest and noble, true to his mission as set by Yavanna, played a very valuable role in the fight against Sauron through the use of the birds and beasts of Middle-earth (i.e. the aid of the Eagles).

Saruman had always been jealous of Gandalf, and suspected him of keeping secrets from him—not unfounded suspicions, since Gandalf did indeed keep his knowledge (or early on, suspicion) about [[One Ring|Bilbo's Ring]] hidden. Gandalf also kept his own ring (the third of the Elvish rings) Narya secret.

Gandalf also suspected Saruman of plotting to gain the One Ring for himself, and hinted at this in a powerful scene at a meeting of the White Council. Gandalf blew nine small smoke rings and one great one that wavered a bit, seeming almost palpable, and yet blew away, symbolizing (almost prophetic of) Saruman's failure in achieving the One for himself.

In general, Saruman must have viewed Gandalf as his only peer, and as such to be feared and treated with (although not necessarily shown) respect. He always kept a watchful eye open for Gandalf's doings, and actually picked up the habit of smoking pipe-weed by sending out spies tailing Gandalf to the Shire.

When matters came to a head, Saruman sought to make Gandalf an ally in his plans. This was probably not just out of practical politics, but also of respect and a sense of companionship and shared destiny. And possibly out of hope, being daunted by the proposition of becoming Sauron's servant alone.

Nevertheless, Saruman exercised more power than Gandalf, even with the ring Narya, as became clear when he placed Gandalf under arrest at the pinnacle of Orthanc. The text does not make it clear whether Saruman lost power or whether Gandalf gained power, but when Gandalf returned as "Gandalf the White", he could summon Saruman at his will, forcibly keep him in his presence, and finally break Saruman's staff (with whatever implications that might have had for Saruman's powers).

Saruman several times came very close to setting aside his pride and to asking Gandalf for pity and help. The closest call came when the [[Ringwraiths]] (on their way to the Shire) arrived at Isengard while Gandalf still remained in captivity there. Saruman, realizing his predicament, actually went to seek Gandalf's pardon, only to find his erstwhile captive missing from the top of Orthanc.

=== Orcs ===
Saruman probably drew his original strength of Orcs from tribes in the [[Misty Mountains]], and perhaps from Moria Orcs. He made use of [[Wargs|Warg]]-mounted Orcs of the same kind that Bilbo and the dwarves fled from after they had been captured at the [[High Pass]] near [[Rivendell]].

He also bred Orcs in Isengard, eventually creating crossbreeds of Orcs and Men (probably [[Dunland|Dunlendings]]), the [[Uruk-hai]]. This programme apparently also involved feeding these Orcs Man-flesh.

His Uruk-hai army displayed great discipline and fierce loyalty, in addition to the other improvements such as height, strength, endurance and resistance to sunlight. There also appears to have been middle stages between Men and the Uruk-hai, Men with varying degrees of Orkish appearance. These were reported by Pippin and Merry to have been part of Saruman's regular army, but were not Uruk-hai, since the hobbits would have recognized these from their earlier capture.

Saruman's servants called him "Sharkey" both in Isengard and later in The Shire. This was probably an adaptation of the [[Black Speech]] word ''sharku'' which meant "old man". Saruman was not aware of this meaning (which is remarkable, since Gandalf knew this language). Perhaps he took it as a distortion of his own name by the Orcs. This indicates that the Orcs took their leader less seriously than they might have given him the impression of (similar to how the Mordor Orcs overheard by Sam and Frodo tended to disrespect their authorities).

=== Ents/Trees ===
Saruman made contact with the Ents in [[Fangorn Forest]] shortly after he settled in [[Isengard]]. The oldest of the Ents, [[Treebeard]] received him and gave him free access to the forest.

Saruman also consulted with Treebeard, learning much old lore that the Ents would have remembered from ancient times. Saruman did not return this favour, but only listened.

The Ents saw Saruman's treachery early, and became very concerned, primarily with Saruman's Orcs felling trees on the edge of Fangorn for use in the furnaces of Isengard—or sometimes for no reason at all.

The Ents also appear to have had a sense of order, how things should be, that Saruman encroached upon. The crossbreeding of Men and Orcs particularly alarmed them, out of proportion to other concerns enemies of Saruman might have had. Also alarming was the pure fact of his treachery — the Istari were supposed to have a special responsibility.

Saruman used the Ents and the Fangorn forest without concern for the consequences. He clearly misjudged the Ents' abilities and will to act. This might not have been as incautious as it seemed, since major contributing factors to the Ent's actions were advice and requests from Gandalf, and concern about the rising power of Sauron (and their wish to support the front-line troops of the war, Rohan and Gondor).

Saruman clearly had the ability to understand the minds of the Ents when he found it useful. He managed to talk Treebeard into setting him free from Orthanc by pushing just the right buttons — Ents dislike the concept of caging up any creature.

=== Hobbits ===
The race of [[Hobbits]] and their lands seemed too insignificant to interest Saruman: until he took notice of Gandalf's special concern for them.

His secret interest in Gandalf's doings made him focus gradually more and more on the Hobbits and The Shire. For a period he actually travelled there in secret, mapping out the lands. Gandalf was aware of this, but at this point only amused.

He began smoking pipe-weed (a habit of the Hobbits that Gandalf had picked up), also in secret. His demand for tobacco opened up trading between The Shire and Isengard, and the power his money could wield there and the corruption it could cause began to fascinate him. Some of his agents went in secret, and some were known to Gandalf and the [[Rangers]] (who accepted them, but were suspicious).

His anger towards the Hobbits may possibly stem from the attention Gandalf showed them (and not himself, or his projects). It certainly strengthened immensely when he discovered that the Hobbits (to his mind) had conspired with Gandalf to keep the [[One Ring]] from him.

This, and the sudden urgency caused by the [[Ringwraiths]]' hunt for the Ring-bearer from The Shire to Rivendell, made him increase his activity in the area, leading to a build-up of power that would by the closing of the [[War of the Ring]] lead to virtual conquest of The Shire.

He might also later have blamed the ruin of Isengard at the hands (or branches, really) of the Ents on [[Peregrin Took]] and [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]], who clearly catalysed events.

This all came together after Sauron's fall, when Saruman escaped from the Ents and retired to The Shire and his thug regime in place there. It appears he immediately switched the focus of this operation to wanton destruction: pollution, murder, fire, chopping down trees for no reason. He may have felt this would also allow him to deal a last blow to Gandalf.

At his final utter defeat by [[Batle of Bywater|a Hobbit uprising]], his life was spared even when he tried to assassinate [[Frodo Baggins]]. At this moment he actually conceded respect to Frodo, but it was (literally) short-lived.

=== Valar/Maiar ===
Saruman was supposedly eager to go to Middle-earth, against Manwë's counsel. After his 'death' he was apparently barred from returning to Valinor, and therefore was denied reincarnation and condemned to waft away and disappear like so much smoke. Sauron, in origin a Maia of Aulë like Saruman, amazed and frightened him. During the height of his arrogance Saruman thought to supplant Sauron as the Dark Lord, but in the end he found himself meddling with a spirit of far greater power than himself.

=== Animals ===
Saruman had control over many birds, probably through Radagast. These spied for him and brought him news. In addition, the Orcs Saruman took in his armies had amongst them [[Wargs]], a sort of intelligent demon-wolf.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Saruman from Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings.jpg|thumb|left|Saruman from [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
In [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s 1978 animated film of ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Fraser Kerr]] provided the voice of Saruman. From early on in the production, it was decided that "Saruman" and "Sauron" sounded too much alike, and might confuse viewers. On concept art, Saruman is called "Ruman"[http://www.ralphbakshi.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=5&pos=69], but prior to recording, this was changed to "Aruman". However, during recording, it was again changed, to "Saruman". Because of this late change, several instances of "Aruman" remain in the finished film.
[[Image:Saruman with Palantir from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings.jpg|thumb|[[Christopher Lee]] as Saruman in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
[[Peter Howell]] played Saruman in [[BBC]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio serialisation]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. Because the series follows a chronological timeline rather than the flashbacks of the books, Saruman's betrayal is brought out much sooner than in the book.

In [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], Saruman was played by [[Christopher Lee]]. The film did not depict Saruman's adoption of the title "Saruman of Many Colours". The film also did not include the [[Scouring of the Shire]], but depicted Saruman being killed by Gríma Wormtongue in Isengard, after his encounter with Gandalf and Théoden. In the [[The Return of the King Extended Edition|extended edition of The Return of the King]], Gríma stabs Saruman in the back, causing him to fall on a spiked wheel below the tower of Orthanc.

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Saruman|Images of Saruman]]

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Void

2009-02-13T00:41:39Z

Ruthless Xero:

{{quote|Lost and forgotten be, darker than the darkness, Where gates stand forever shut, till the World is mended|[[Tom Bombadil]], ''[[Fog on the Barrow-downs]]''}}

'''The Void''', or the '''Timeless Void''' was a term used in various ways.

Cosmologically, it describes the uninhabited regions of existence outside the World, the absence of the [[Flame Imperishable]].

[[Melkor]] used to wander in the Void to look in vain for the Flame Imperishable.

The [[Timeless Halls]] of [[Ilúvatar]] seem to be apart from the Void; [[Eä]] is created amidst the Void but is not a part of it.

After his defeat in the [[War of Wrath]], [[Melkor]] was cast out into the Timeless Void, but legends predict that he will return to the World before its end.

It is also known as the Everlasting Dark, the Ancient Darkness and perhaps nothingness. In [[Quenya]] it is called [[Kúma]].

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Morgoth

2009-02-13T00:40:20Z

Ruthless Xero: /* The Fall of Gondolin */

{{evil infobox
| image=[[Image:Angel Falto - Morgoth.jpg|250px]]
| name=Morgoth
| othernames=See [[Morgoth#Names|names]]
| created=Before the [[Music of the Ainur]]
| years=c. [[Years of the Lamps 1|Y.L. 1]]-[[Years of the Lamps 1500|Y.L. 1500]], c. [[Years of the Lamps 3400|Y.L. 3400]]-[[Years of the Trees 1100|Y.T. 1100]], c. [[Years of the Trees 1500|Y.T. 1500]]-[[First Age 590|F.A. 590]]
| age=
| destroyed=Thrust into the [[Void]] [[First Age 590|F.A. 590]]
| realm=[[Utumno]], [[Angband]]
| gender=Male
| race=[[Ainur]]
| appearance=As [[Dark Lord]], assumed tall, dark, terrible form
| accomplishments=Disrupted the [[Music of the Ainur|Music]], [[Arda Marred|corrupted]] [[Arda]], created [[Orcs]], destroyed the [[Two Trees]], stole the [[Silmarils]], took over [[Beleriand]]
|}}
'''Morgoth''', also known as '''[[Melkor]]''', was the greatest of the [[Ainur]]. He fell from glory when he disrupted the [[Music of the Ainur]] and defied the will of [[Eru Ilúvatar]]. Morgoth corrupted many of the Ainur to his allegiance, fought the [[Valar]], and corrupted [[Arda]]. His theft of the [[Silmarils]] and [[Wars of Beleriand|wars]] against [[Elves]] and [[Men]] encompassed much of the history of the [[First Age]]. Eventually, Morgoth was bound in chains by the Valar and thrown into the [[Void]], leaving the permanent damage his evils had done, and his servant [[Sauron]], to trouble the world. One day, according to [[Final Battle|prophecy]], Morgoth will rise again and be destroyed in the [[Dagor Dagorath]] by [[Túrin Turambar]].

==History==
The first and most powerful of the [[Ainur]] that [[Ilúvatar]] created was a spirit known as Melkor. Because he wandered through the [[Void]] in an attempt to find and use the [[Flame Imperishable]], the source of [[Ilúvatar]]'s creative activity, Melkor developed ideas unlike those of the other Ainur. His feelings grew rebellious against his creator, for he wished to create sentient beings to inhabit the Void and was dissatisfied by the fact that Ilúvatar had not done so. However, Melkor could not find the Flame, for it was not in the Void, but with Ilúvatar.

===The Music of the Ainur===
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Melkor Weaves Opposing Music.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Melkor weaves Opposing Music'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
When the Ainur [[Music of the Ainur|made music]], Melkor weaved his strange thoughts into his song. His song clashed against the Theme of Ilúvatar, disturbing the Ainur around him and causing some of them to attune their music to his. For a while the Theme of Ilúvatar and the discords of Melkor warred against one another. But Eru smiled, and sent forth a new theme. Most of the Ainur joined with it, but Melkor rebelliously opposed it even more violently. At last many of the Ainur stopped singing in dismay, and Melkor’s discords gained dominance. Eru sent out a third Theme against Melkor, sweeter and more beautiful than the others, and unquenchable. But though Melkor could not defeat it, still he opposed it. At last Eru halted the music completely with a single chord.

Eru then publicly rebuked Melkor, saying that all music found its source in himself, and thus Melkor could not create his own song or truly alter the Themes of Ilúvatar. Thus, though Melkor opposed Eru to his last breath, he only furthered the cause of Ilúvatar in new and wondrous ways. Melkor was shamed and angered by this judgment, but hid his feelings. When Eru showed the Ainur the product of their music, [[Eä]], Melkor was one of those who begged to enter [[Arda]], pretending to be willing to cultivate it and guide it for Ilúvatar’s glory. He actually wished to dominate Arda and its creatures, especially the [[Children of Ilúvatar]]. Nonetheless, he was allowed to enter Eä and come to Arda with the other [[Valar]]. Once there, Melkor declared to his colleagues that he was the master of Arda henceforth. [[Manwë]], his brother, did not understand his evil, but fearing that Melkor might try and disrupt their labors in Arda, called forth many more Ainur to protect them. Melkor departed to the remote regions of Eä, leaving the world in peace for a while.

===Wars of the Valar===
But Melkor took form, great and terrible, and attacked the Valar’s work in preparing the Earth. There was war, and though Melkor disrupted their work and destroyed much, a great spirit named [[Tulkas]] came to Arda from other regions of Eä to combat him. After Tulkas drove Melkor away, the Valar managed to complete Arda, and the world was established.

The Valar dwelt in a land called [[Almaren]], and raised up [[two lamps]] to light the young earth: [[Illuin]] and [[Ormal]]. Melkor, meanwhile, had attracted the attention and even in a few cases admiration from the [[Maiar]], the lesser spirits of [[Arda]]. Melkor had many spies among them, and from them learned all that the Valar did, and bided his time. As the Valar sat down to a feast at the completion of their labors, Melkor gathered together those loyal to him, and looking down on the beautiful Arda was filled with hatred. Tulkas was wedded to [[Nessa]] at that feast, and she danced before the Valar. Tulkas fell asleep, and that is when Melkor struck.

Melkor with his host passed over the [[Walls of Night]] and returned to Arda once more. Without the watchfulness of Tulkas, the Valar were unaware of his coming, and he began to delve in the depths of the earth, making a fortress called [[Utumno]] beneath the mountains in the dimness of Illuin. The [[Spring of Arda]] became blighted as evil flowed out of the fortress. Death and illness took the green things of Arda, and animals fought and killed one another, while flies brooded in massive numbers. The Valar knew then that Melkor was at work, and sought his hiding place.

But Melkor struck the first blow. He destroyed the Two Lamps, and caused the world to be filled with flowing fire and surging water. The symmetry of Arda was broken. And in the darkness and confusion Melkor escaped, returning to Utumno. Though together the Valar were stronger than Melkor, they could not punish him at that time, for they needed their strength to keep the world from collapsing into ruin. The Spring of Arda had ended in turmoil.

===Dominance of Middle-earth===
With Almaren destroyed, the Valar departed to a new continent across the [[Belegaer|sea]], [[Aman]], and built [[Valinor]]. They also established new sources of light, the [[Two Trees]], to light the world. Melkor, meanwhile, wandered across the face of [[Middle-earth]], in various guises, but armed with cold and fire. Some of the Valar were unwilling to forsake Middle-earth, however; [[Ulmo]] and [[Yavanna]], particularly. Also [[Oromë]] would ride in Middle-earth, killing the terrors of Melkor, who began to fear that the Valar might rise up against him in wrath.

Melkor brooded in the north, breeding great monsters, attended by his Maiar-servants later known as [[Balrogs]]. He also created another fortress and armory called [[Angband]], in the northwest of Middle Earth, to resist any Valarin attacks. He placed his greatest servant, [[Sauron]], in control of that stronghold. Melkor, by wandering about, also learned of the awakening of the first of the [[Children of Ilúvatar]], the [[Elves]]. He instilled fear in them, and slew or captured many of them. Some of those he captured, it is believed, may have been transformed into [[Orcs]] by torture and breeding.

===Time in Valinor===
The Valar were not long, however, in discovering the Elves. Fearing that they would be destroyed or corrupted by Melkor, Manwë decided that Ilúvatar wished them to recover Middle-earth at all costs. They laid [[Siege of Utumno|siege to Utumno]], and eventually destroyed it after a great battle during which the face of Middle-earth was transformed. Melkor was captured and chained with the chain [[Angainor]], but Sauron escaped. Melkor was imprisoned in the halls of [[Mandos]], and remained there for three ages, plotting revenge.

At the end of his time, Melkor was presented to his brother Manwë. Melkor, swallowing his pride with thoughts of vengeance, prostrated himself before the throne of Manwë, begging for pardon. Manwë granted him thus, though [[Ulmo]] and [[Tulkas]] were displeased with this judgement. Yet the Valar would not let him leave their sight, and he stayed in [[Valmar]]. Before long, he began to exert his corrupting influence on the Elves, especially the [[Noldor]]. For the [[Vanyar]] did not trust him, and the [[Teleri]] he thought too weak for his designs, but the Noldor were curious, and eager to learn what he could teach them.

===Revenge against the Valar===
[[Image:John Howe - Melkor and Ungoliant before the Two Trees.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Melkor and Ungoliant before the Two Trees'' by [[John Howe]]]]
In time Melkor found his greatest adversary and yet greatest tool in the form of [[Fëanor]], the eldest son of [[Finwë]], [[High King of the Noldor]]. Fëanor was the creator of the [[Silmarils]], which Melkor lusted after. As Melkor subtly spread lies and half-truths about the Valar and the Coming of [[Men]] in the form of rumors, Fëanor was greatly influenced, though he hated Melkor himself and had no idea that he was their source. His new ideas of wide lands and realms to rule touched the heart of Fëanor, and the hearts of many other Noldor. They began to murmur against the Valar, and the peace of Valinor was disturbed. Fëanor soon stirred up trouble, and while on trial before the Valar it was revealed that Melkor was at the bottom of the murmurings and troubles. Tulkas left straightaway to deal with him, but found Melkor gone. He had escaped.

Melkor was not seen for a while, but then appeared at [[Formenos]] to Fëanor, tempting him with words of friendship, and an offer of vengeance against the Valar whom Fëanor perceived had wronged him. Fëanor wavered, but Melkor pressed his advantage too much. He touched a chord about the Silmarils, and Fëanor, seeing his designs and lust for the jewels, cursed and rejected him. Melkor departed in anger, and went south past the mountain of [[Hyarmentir]], to the shadowed valley of [[Avathar]] where there dwelt [[Ungoliant]], a mysterious dark spirit in spider-form once his servant, but who had disowned him after his failure. After some time he convinced her to dismiss her fears with the offer of rich rewards, and she wove a cloak of shadow about them both.

Then Melkor and Ungoliant attacked while there was festival in [[Valmar]]. Melkor drained the [[Two Trees]] with his lance, and Ungoliant drank the blood. Then she drank dry the [[Wells of Varda]], and the two fled north to [[Formenos]], leaving the land once more in darkness and confusion. At Formenos Melkor slew [[Finwë]] and ravished the treasury of Fëanor, including the [[Silmarils]]. Then he passed over the icy [[Helcaraxë]], entering once more into [[Middle-earth]]. He was soon back in [[Angband]]. He had struck swiftly and surely. But Fëanor cursed him, naming him [[Morgoth]], and by that name he was known ever after to the Eldar.

===Return to Beleriand===
Once in safety, Ungoliant turned on her partner, demanding the jewels of Fëanor. The spider had grown in size and strength, and Morgoth feared her suddenly. He reluctantly parted with each of the beautiful gems, and Ungoliant devoured them. But Morgoth refused to give up the Silmarils, though she tortured him. His screams went out to [[Gothmog (Lord of Balrogs)|Gothmog]] and the [[balrogs]], and they rescued him from her clutches, driving Ungoliant away with their whips. So Morgoth returned to Angband.

===Wars of Beleriand===
Morgoth rebuilt the fortress there, and learned of the Elves who had remained in Middle-earth. [[Elu Thingol]] and the [[Sindar]] dwelt in the woodland kingdom of [[Doriath]], while [[Círdan]] and the [[Teleri]] lived at the [[Falas]] and [[Denethor of the Nandor|Denethor]] and the [[Nandor]] camped in [[Ossiriand]]. Morgoth made war on Thingol, surrounding Doriath and cutting Thingol off from Círdan. But Thingol was able to contact Denethor for help, and the Nandor joined with the Sindar to fight the [[Orcs]] between [[Aros]] and [[Gelion]]. Caught between the two armies, the Orcs of Morgoth were utterly defeated in the [[First Battle]]. Fleeing north they were intercepted and further demolished by the [[Naugrim]]. The Orcs attacking Círdan were more successful – pushing the Teleri to the very edge of the sea.

====Dagor-nuin-Giliath====
Morgoth was confronted by further challenges when Fëanor landed in Middle-earth. They set up at [[Mithrim]], but Morgoth [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath|attacked them]] quickly, hoping to dislodge them before they settled in too much and became a threat. But the Elves were just come out of [[Aman]], and they had the light of that country in their eyes. The Orcs dreaded them, and were swept before them like chaff before wind. Fëanor pursued them even nigh to the [[Thangorodrim]] and the gates of [[Angband]], but Morgoth sent out Gothmog and his balrogs. Fëanor was killed, but the balrogs were driven back. The Falas were freed, and though Morgoth had practically lost [[Beleriand]] outside of the [[Ered Engrin]], he was comforted in the fact that Fëanor was dead.

====Dagor Aglareb====
Yet [[Fingolfin]] came next, with his sons and the sons of [[Finarfin]]. They marched even to the gates of Angband, and yet could not go farther. As the Elves began to build (or rebuild) their kingdoms in Middle-earth, Morgoth waited sixty years before he struck again. It was the [[Dagor Aglareb]], the “Glorious Battle”, called such because it was a great victory for the Elves. Fingolfin and [[Maedhros]], eldest son of Fëanor, combined their strength and repelled Morgoth. They then set up the [[Siege of Angband]], which was designed to keep Morgoth holed up in his fortress.

====Dagor Bragollach and Fingolfin====
[[Image:John Howe - Morgoth vs. Fingolfin.png|thumb|right|300px|''Morgoth vs. Fingolfin'' by [[John Howe]]]]Though Morgoth was not as helpless as he appeared, he remained dormant and hidden until [[First Age 455|455]]. Then he surged forth suddenly, taking the slackened besiegers by surprise. Flames covered the formerly green [[Ard-galen]] (causing the battle to be known as the [[Dagor Bragollach]]), and several Noldor-lords fell in the succeeding combat. Much of Beleriand was overrun and [[Dorthonion]] was taken, as were northern [[Sirion]] and [[Maglor's Gap]]. In a single stroke Morgoth had broken the Siege of Angband, but the victory was not as complete as he would have preferred. [[Himring]] and [[Hithlum]] had held against him. King [[Fingolfin]] was dismayed and enraged by the defeat, and went to Angband. There he challenged Morgoth to single combat. Morgoth dared not refuse, for fear of showing himself a coward in front of his servants. With [[Grond (Hammer of the Underworld)|Grond]], the Hammer of the Underworld, he fought Fingolfin long. The Elf-lord gave him seven wounds, but at last was struck down. As Morgoth placed his foot on Fingolfin to crush him, Fingolfin struck one last time, and Morgoth’s blood filled the pools made by his hammer. Morgoth could not desecrate the body, for [[Thorondor]] flew into his face and escaped with the body.

====The Quest for the Silmaril====
For some time after that the world lay in watchful discomfort. The southern part of [[Beleriand]] was, for the most part, free from Morgoth’s direct wrath. There arose two in [[Doriath]], [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] of [[House of Bëor|Bëor’s House]] and [[Lúthien Tinúviel]], Thingol’s daughter. These two lovers embarked on the [[Quest for the Silmaril]], in the process removing [[Sauron]] from [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]] and entering Angband in disguise. Morgoth lusted after Lúthien when she stood exposed in his presence, but she danced for him and lured him to sleep with her magic robes. One of the Silmarils was stolen from his crown, and Morgoth bore only two until the [[War of Wrath]].

====Nirnaeth Arnoediad====
Some time after, in [[First Age 471|471]], [[Maedhros]] made a great [[Union of Maedhros|alliance]] with the [[Naugrim]], [[Edain]], and other [[Noldor]]. They marched to challenge Morgoth, clearing Beleriand of his scattered forces. But Morgoth through his spies anticipated their actions, and met them with his allies the [[Easterlings]] in a huge battle in which he prevailed, and many princes and rulers of Men, Elves, and Dwarves fell. Thus the battle was named ''[[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]'', “Battle of Unnumbered Tears”. Morgoth’s victory was almost complete, as he razed [[Hithlum]], the [[Falas]], the [[March of Maedhros]], as well as [[Nargothrond]] in [[First Age 495|495]]. But [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]], King of [[Gondolin]], escaped by the valiant actions of the [[House of Hador]], the last of the [[Edain]] in the north. The survivors had all gone down to the [[Isle of Balar]] and the [[Mouths of the Sirion]].

===The Curse of Morgoth===
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Morgoth Punishes Húrin.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Morgoth Punishes [[Húrin]]'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
Morgoth took [[Húrin]], who had been captured during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and set him in the high places of Thangorodrim, to watch his family, whom Morgoth cursed. Upon the death of [[Túrin Turambar]] and [[Nienor]], Húrin’s children, Morgoth released Húrin to further his cause.

===The Fall of Gondolin===
Some time later, by the aid of [[Maeglin]], a traitor-elf, Morgoth discovered and laid siege to [[Gondolin]]. [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]] King, the last male heir of Fingolfin’s house, was killed during the siege. Morgoth’s victory in the north was now complete, though he had lost [[Gothmog (Lord of Balrogs)|Gothmog]] his captain and many other leaders in the battle. Also, a small remnant including [[Tuor]] and [[Idril]] escaped the destruction of the city, bearing their son [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]].

===The War of Wrath===
This was to be Morgoth’s doom, for some years later, Eärendil sailed to [[Valinor]] seeking the pardon of the [[Valar]]. This he earned, and the Valar advanced across [[Belegaer]] with a mighty host. Morgoth loosed all his demons and defenses against them, but could not stop their might. His dragons fell to the [[Eagles]], and [[Ancalagon]] was brought down by Eärendil himself from his ship, [[Vingilot]]. Morgoth was seized in his fortress Angband, the Silmarils were removed from his crown, and he was bound once more. This time, however, he was ejected from Arda and cast into the [[Void]]. But though he had been vanquished, Arda was forever marred, and there was one still at large to carry on his evil legacy, if to a lesser degree: his greatest servant, the fallen Maia [[Sauron]].

==The Future==
Morgoth remains in the Void, unable to return to Arda as long as the Valar maintain their power over it. Nevertheless, according to the [[Second Prophecy of Mandos]], Morgoth will come back and attack Arda. He will fight a great battle, called the [[Dagor Dagorath]], against the Valar and their allies, but will ultimately be slain by [[Túrin Turambar]], the Man he cursed. By finally defeating Morgoth, Túrin will avenge not only himself, but all members of the race of Men, since Morgoth seduced them long ago.

==Legacy==
Morgoth's will was suffused into the matter of Arda, so in a sense he is never truly gone. Arda was [[Arda Marred|marred]] by him so deeply that only Eru could fully repair the damage. Those who wished to follow in Morgoth's footsteps, such as Sauron, found that by using his residual influence, they could easily corrupt races they wished to dominate.

==Characteristics==
[[Image:James Stirzaker - Melkor and the Silmarils.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Melkor and the Silmarils'' by [[James Stirzaker]]]]Morgoth had taken a form great and terrible, and was eventually unable to leave it. Traditionally he was covered head to foot in armor, though this is not specifically stated by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]. He received many scars and wounds over the ages: his hands were burned forever when he touched the Silmarils, Fingolfin wounded him seven times during their battle as well as a wound the foot that caused him ever after to limp, Thorondor scarred his face with his talons.

Morgoth wielded [[Grond (Hammer of the Underworld)|Grond]] in battle, a weapon he presumably forged himself in [[Angband]] (unless Sauron or Gothmog had held it safe after the [[Siege of Utumno]]). He also had great mental and physical power, at least in the earlier days, greater than any of the other [[Valar]].

==Names==
* ''Morgoth'' (''[[Bauglir]]'') – [[Q.]] “The Dark Enemy” (“The Constrainer”), given him by [[Fëanor]]
* ''Melkor'' – [[Q.]] “He who arises in might”
* ''Dark King (of Angband)'' – given him by [[Men]]
* ''[[Dark Lord]]''
* ''[[Belegur]]([[Belegurth|th]])'' – [[S.]] “Great Death”
* ''Lord of the Dark''
* ''Dark Hunter'' – Given him by the fearful early [[Elves]] before they met [[Oromë]]
* ''[[mbelekôro]]'' – [[C.E.]] Unknown meaning
* ''Great Enemy''
* ''Black Foe''
* ''Master of the fates of Arda'' - used by him when speaking to [[Húrin]]
* ''[[Elder King]]'' - used when speaking to [[Húrin]]
* ''Melko, Belcha, Melegor, Meleko'' – Earlier names Tolkien used but abandoned

==Minions==
* [[Sauron]] – Greatest of his servants, later to become [[Lord of the Rings]], perished with the [[One Ring]]
* [[Gothmog (Lord of Balrogs)|Gothmog]], [[Lord of Balrogs]] – killed by [[Ecthelion of the Fountain]] during the [[Fall of Gondolin]]
* [[Glaurung]] – [[Father of Dragons]], killed by [[Túrin Turambar|Túrin]]
* [[Ancalagon]] – Greatest of the [[Winged Dragons]], slain by [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]]
* [[Othrond]] – (noncanon) [[Orc]]-general during the Fall of Gondolin, killed by [[Tuor]]
* [[Lungorthin]] - (noncanon) A Balrog, Master of the Guard of Angband

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Morgoth|Images of Morgoth]]

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Alatar

2009-02-13T00:37:17Z

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| name=Alatar
| othernames=Morinehtar
| coming=[[Third Age 1000|T.A. 1000]]
| duty=[[Istari]]
| death=Unknown
| gender=Male
| robes=Sea blue
| appearance=
| hair=
|}}
'''Alatar''' was one of the five [[Wizards]] who came to the northwest of [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]]; he journeyed into the east with [[Pallando]] as a [[Blue Wizard]], and never returned to the western lands.

Alatar was one of the original three Wizards selected by the [[Valar]] for the journey from [[Valinor]] to Middle-earth (the other two being [[Curumo]] and [[Olórin]]; [[Saruman]] and [[Gandalf]]).

Alatar and Pallando arrived in Middle-earth dressed in sea blue. For this reason, they were together given the name ''Ithryn Luin'', the "[[Blue Wizards]]". With Saruman, they journeyed into the far east of Middle-earth, but while Saruman returned to the west, Alatar and Pallando did not. Of their fate, we know almost nothing.

[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] mentioned in his letters that he did not know what happened to them, and that the evil power in the east was likely too great, and they probably succumbed like Saruman and founded evil cults. It is also likely that they perished in the east, or they had a permanent task to complete. This supposition was, however, contradicted in a later writing, stating that they probably had a great influence for the better on the War of the Ring, and without them the West might not have won.

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Pallando

2009-02-13T00:36:51Z

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| othernames=
| coming=[[Third Age 1000|T.A. 1000]]
| death=Unknown
| duty=Istari
| robes=Sea blue
| gender=Male
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'''Pallando''' was one of the five [[Wizards]] who came to the northwest of [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]]. Along with [[Saruman]], he journeyed into the east with [[Alatar]] as one of the [[Blue Wizards]], and never returned to the western lands. The [[Men of the North]] knew very little about Pallando and Alatar, save that they called them [[Ithryn Luin]] (Blue Wizards) because of their sea blue cloth.

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Alatar

2009-02-13T00:36:34Z

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| image=[[Image:Alatar.jpg|250px]]
| name=Alatar
| othernames=Morinehtar
| coming=[[Third Age 1000|T.A. 1000]]
| duty=[[Istari]]
| death=Unknown
| gender=Male
| robes=Sea blue
| appearance=
| hair=
|}}
'''Alatar''' was one of the five [[Wizards]] who came to the northwest of [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Third Age]]; he journeyed into the east with [[Pallando]] as a [[Blue Wizard]], and never returned to the western lands.

Alatar was one of the original three Wizards selected by the [[Valar]] for the journey from [[Valinor]] to Middle-earth (the other two being [[Curumo]] and [[Olórin]]; [[Saruman]] and [[Gandalf]]).

Alatar and Pallando arrived in Middle-earth dressed in sea-blue. For this reason, they were together given the name ''Ithryn Luin'', the "[[Blue Wizards]]". With Saruman, they journeyed into the far east of Middle-earth, but while Saruman returned to the west, Alatar and Pallando did not. Of their fate, we know almost nothing.

[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] mentioned in his letters that he did not know what happened to them, and that the evil power in the east was likely too great, and they probably succumbed like Saruman and founded evil cults. It is also likely that they perished in the east, or they had a permanent task to complete. This supposition was, however, contradicted in a later writing, stating that they probably had a great influence for the better on the War of the Ring, and without them the West might not have won.

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Thorin

2009-02-13T00:36:17Z

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| name=Thorin II Oakenshield
| othernames=Thorin II, Thorin Oakenshield, King of Durin's Folk, King under the Mountain
| life=[[Third Age 2746|T.A. 2746]] - [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]]
| realm= [[Thorin's Halls]], [[Erebor]]
| parentage=[[Thrain II]]
| lineage=[[Durin's line]]
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<center>{{quote|Oh, great King under the Mountain!" "Balin, it's only Thorin|[[Balin]] and [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]], ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]''}}</center>
'''Thorin II Oakenshield''' ([[Third Age]] 2746 – 2941, lived 195 years) was King of [[Durin's folk]] for 91 years, from 2850 to 2941. He was the son of Thráin II and the older brother of [[Frerin]] and [[Dís]]. Thorin led his house during their exile from [[Erebor]], and later helped reclaim their kingdom and briefly became [[King under the Mountain]]. This adventure, the "[[The Quest of Erebor]]", was the basis for ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

==Life==
===Youth===
Born at the Lonely Mountain at the height of its glory, Thorin was just 24 years old when his people were driven into exile by the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]]. He fled with his father Thráin II and his grandfather King [[Thrór]], but his grandfather was devastated by the loss and left his people, wandering south with a single companion, [[Nár the Dwarf|Nár]]. Thráin meanwhile led the exiles to [[Dunland]], where they eeked out a meager living.
===The War of the Dwarves and Orcs===
[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Thorin II.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''Thorin'', by [[Angelo Montanini]].]]
Twenty years later, Nár returned with horrible news. He and Thrór had journeyed to [[Moria]] where the King of Durin's folk had been captured and butchered by the Orc-chietain [[Azog]]. To add insult to injury, Azog had carved his name on Thrór's severed head in [[runes]], releasing Nár only so that all Dwarves would know that an Orc now ruled Moria.

Filled with righteous anger, Thráin gathered togethered a massive army of Dwarves and began the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]]. One by one the Dwarves destroyed the Orc warrens in the [[Misty Mountains]] until the reached the [[East-gate of Moria]]. At the [[Dimrill Dale]] the Dwarves fought the bloody [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. Thorin was 53 years old, young for a Dwarf, but he fought admirably. At one point his shield was broken and he was forced to use an oak branch to defend himself, earning him the epithet "'''Oakenshield'''". The Dwarves were ultimately victorous and Azog was slain, but they took horrible losses, included Thorin's brother Frerin. They were also unable to take back Moria, as [[Dáin Ironfoot]] had peered beyond the East-gate and saw that [[Durin's Bane]] still haunted the mines.

===Another Exile===
After the war, Thráin and Thorin led their people east to live in the [[Blue Mountains]]. In [[Third Age 2841|2841]] Thráin left with a small group to see if they could retake Lonely Mountain. While some of the companions returned, Thráin was never seen again by his kin.

So Thorin became king and seemed content to stay in Eriador. There he labored long, and trafficked, and gained such wealth as he could; and his people were increased by many of the wandering Folk of Durin who heard of his realm in the west and came to him.

The years lengthened. The embers in the heart of Thorin grew hot again, as he brooded over the wrongs of his House and the vengeance upon the Dragon that he had inherited. He thought of weapons, armies, and alliances, as his great hammer rang in his forge; but the armies were dispersed, the alliances broken and the axes of his people few. A great anger without hope burned him as he smote the red iron on the anvil.

But at last years later, by a chance Thorin met [[Gandalf the Grey]] in the town of [[Bree]]. In [[Third Age 2850|2850]] Gandalf had gone on a secret mission to the dark fortress of [[Dol Guldur]] and in the dungeons he had found a Dwarf so diminished he no longer knew his own name. The Dwarf had given Gandalf his last two possessions, a [[Thrór’s Map|map]] and key to Lonely Mountain. Suddenly realizing he had found Thráin, Thorin's father and the missing King of Durin's folk, the [[Wizard]] convinced Thorin that now was the time to defeat Smaug and retake his kingdom. He also convinced him that he would need a [[Bilbo Baggins|burglar]] for the job.

===The Quest for Erebor===
Thorin gathered a group of twelve Dwarves, including his [[sister-son|sister-sons]] [[Fíli]] and [[Kíli]]. [[Thorin and Company]], as they called themselves, hired [[Bilbo Baggins]] as their "professional treasure seeker". Thorin was at first extremely reluctant, unsure whether the [[Hobbit]] could offer anything to the group, but ultimately relented to Gandalf's advice. While at Bilbo's [[Bag End|home]], Gandalf gave Thorin his father's [[Thrór’s Map|map]] and key.
[[Image:Darrell Sweet - The Death of Thorin Oakenshield.jpg|thumb|250px|''The Death of Thorin Oakenshield'' by [[Darrell Sweet]]]]
Bilbo proved to a key member of the company, saving the Dwarves many times, often despite Thorin's suspicious and overbearing nature. Eventually the company reached Lonely Mountain, and the Dragon Smaug was overcome by the [[Bard|brave townspeople]] of [[Lake-town]]. Here Thorin's greed overcame him and he refused to share his wealth with the Men of Lake-townany, and with their ally, [[Thranduil]]. He was furious when Bilbo stole the fabled [[Arkenstone]], the Heart of the Mountain, in an attempt to make a truce with the beseiging [[Lake-men|Men]] and [[Wood-elves|Elves]]. Thorin sent for his cousin Dáin Ironfoot, and he came with five hundred Dwarves from the [[Iron Hills]].

All disputes were set aside when [[Goblins]] and [[Wargs]] from the [[Misty Mountains]] suddenly attacked. The Dwarves and their allies were victorious in the [[Battle of Five Armies]], but Thorin was mortally wounded.

===Death===
After being borne to safety by [[Beorn]], Thorin made his peace with Bilbo by commending the hobbit's bravery and good character. Thorin died of his wounds shortly after, and was laid to rest under the Mountain. The sword [[Orcrist]], which he had obtained earlier in the Quest, was buried with him, as was the Arkenstone. It was said that the blade glowed when enemies were near, so the Dwarves of Erebor were never taken by surprise by any enemy.

Since Thorin did not have any children, the kingship of Durin's folk went to his cousin [[Dáin II Ironfoot]], who left the Iron Hills to become [[King under the Mountain]].
==Etymology==
Thorin's name comes from two dwarves of the Norse Mythology: Thórinn and Eikinskjaldi. Thórinn means 'Bold'.
==Portrayal in Adaptations==
In all his screen adaptations, Thorin is depicted as having a forked grey beard. Little is changed about his role, since he already is the most prominent of the thirteen dwarves.
[[Image:The Hobbit (2003) Thorin.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Thorin in the [[2003]] video game.]]
'''1968: ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Thorin's voice is provided by [[John Justin]].

'''1977: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Thorin's voice is provided by [[Hans Conried]].

'''1979: ''[[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)|Mind's Eye's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Thorin's voice is provided by [[Tom Luce]].

'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Thorin's voice is provided by [[Clive Revill]].

== Genealogy ==
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{{sequence
|prev=[[Thráin II]]
|next=[[Dáin II Ironfoot]]
|list=[[King of Durin's Folk]] [[Third Age 2850|T.A. 2850]] – [[Third Age 2941|2941]]
}}
{{sequence
|prev=[[Thrór]], 170 years earlier
|next=[[Dáin II Ironfoot]]
|list=4th [[King under the Mountain]] [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]]
}}

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Thorin II|Images of Thorin Oakenshield]]

==References==
* ''[[The Hobbit]]'', passim.
* ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[The Quest of Erebor]]
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]]: Dúrin's Folk

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Frodo Baggins

2009-02-13T00:32:49Z

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| image = [[Image:Natalia Volodeva - Frodo Baggins.jpg|250px]]
| name = Frodo Baggins
| othernames = See ''[[#Names|Names]]'' below
| birth = [[September 22]], [[Third Age 2968|T.A. 2968]]
| death = Date unknown, [[Valinor]]
| parentage = [[Drogo Baggins]] and [[Primula Brandybuck]]
| location=[[Bag End]], [[Hobbiton]], [[Valinor]]
| race = [[Hobbits]]
| gender = Male
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'''Frodo Baggins''' was a [[Hobbit]] of the [[Third Age]], the most famous of all Hobbits in the histories for his leading role in the [[Quest of the Ring]]. During this epic quest, he bore the [[One Ring]] to [[Mount Doom]] and there destroyed it, giving him renown like no other [[Hobbit|Halfling]] throughout [[Middle-earth]]. He is also peculiar for being, as a [[Ring-bearers|Ring-bearer]], one of the three Hobbits who sailed from Middle-earth to [[Aman]], there to die in peace.

==History==
''Main Article: [[History of Frodo Baggins]]''

Frodo was born to [[Drogo Baggins]] and [[Primula Brandybuck]] on September 22nd, [[Third Age 2968]]. He spent much of his youth at [[Brandy Hall]] in [[Buckland]], the home of his mother's family. He was considered something of a rascal, particularly by [[Farmer Maggot]] from whom Frodo stole mushrooms. In 2980, when Frodo was only twelve years old, he lost both his parents who took a boat out onto the [[Brandywine River]] and drowned. With no siblings, Frodo was taken in by the [[Brandybucks]] to live at [[Brandy Hall]] until his cousin, [[Bilbo Baggins]], adopted him and made Frodo his heir.

===War of the Ring===
[[Image:Rob Alexander - Lure of Expedience.jpg|thumb|left|275px|''Lure of Expedience'' by [[Rob Alexander]].]]Frodo was entrusted with the keeping of the [[One Ring]] when Bilbo left for [[Rivendell]] after the [[Bilbo's Birthday Party|celebration]] of his 111th birthday. [[Gandalf]] warned Frodo that the Ring must never be used and should be kept secret. (At the time, he was not yet certain that it was a [[Rings of Power|Ring of Power]].) Frodo kept the Ring hidden for seventeen years, until T.A. 3018, when Gandalf returned to confirm that it was indeed the [[One Ring]]. Gandalf sent him away with [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]], who was Frodo's gardener and eventually his dearest friend. Together with [[Peregrin I Took|Peregrin Took]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and later [[Aragorn II|Strider]], they made it to the [[Rivendell|House of Elrond]]. There, at Elrond's Council, it was decided that the Ring must be destroyed by casting it into the [[Crack of Doom]]. A [[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]] was formed to protect Frodo as the [[Ring-bearer]]. His quest to destroy the Ring forms a large portion of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Eventually, he succeeded in reaching [[Orodruin]], where, at the last moment, he attempted to claim the Ring, whose power had grown too great for him. However, at that moment he was attacked by [[Gollum]], who seized the Ring and then fell into the fire with it. The Ring was destroyed.

Two years after the destruction of the Ring, still troubled by the wounds he received during the War of the Ring, Frodo and Bilbo as Ring-bearers were given the right to travel to [[Valinor]] where, though remaining mortal, they might rest and be healed, together with [[Gandalf]], [[Elrond]] and [[Galadriel]]. They boarded a ship from the [[Grey Havens]] and passed over the sea on September 29, T.A. 3021. Having no children of his own, Frodo left his estate and passed on the [[Red Book of Westmarch|Red Book]] to [[Samwise Gamgee]] who followed Frodo across the sea 61 years later, following the death of his wife [[Rose Cotton|Rose (nee) Cotton]].

==Etymology and Translations==
[[Image:Elizabeth Wyeth - Frodo's Journal.jpg|thumb|left|''Frodo's Journal'' by Elizabeth Wyeth.]]
The name ''Frodo Baggins'' is an English translation of his [[Westron]] name '''Maura Labingi'''. The name ''Maura'' has the element ''maur-'' (wise, experienced), which Tolkien equivalated to the Germanic element ''frod-'' of the same meaning. Frodo's name in [[Sindarin]] was '''''Iorhael''''' ("old-wise").

In the German translation he is called ''Frodo Beutlin'', in Spanish, ''Frodo Bolsón'', in French, ''Frodon Sacquet'', in Norwegian, ''Frodo Lommelun'', in Danish, ''Frodo Sækker'', in Faroese, ''Fróði Pjøkin'' in Finnish, ''Frodo Reppuli'' and in Dutch, ''Frodo Balings''. In one of three Polish translations he is called ''Frodo Bagosz'', but he keeps his original name in the other two.

== Frodo's Struggles ==
[[Image:Olanda Fong-Surdenas - Corruption.jpg|thumb|''Corruption'' by [[Olanda Fong-Surdenas]].]]
Notably, Frodo Baggins never actually killed anything in the course of the ''Lord of the Rings''. He did, however, stand up to fight against some formidable adversaries. He foolishly attempted to fight the [[Nazgûl]] at [[Weathertop]], and he stabbed a [[troll]] in the foot in [[Moria]] to keep it from forcing open a door.

Frodo was wounded several times in the ''Lord of the Rings''. The first came when he tried to fight the Nazgul at Weathertop and was stabbed with a [[Morgul blade]]. He was later knocked out by an orc's thrown spear in Moria, but the [[mithril]] armor [[Bilbo]] had given him saved his life. He was poisoned by [[Shelob]] in the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]] and later questioned by orcs in the tower. Finally, [[Gollum]] bit off his finger to obtain the [[One Ring]] as they struggled inside [[Mount Doom]].

==Description and Equipment==
Frodo's only real description is Gandalf's, and he is declared a "stout fellow with red cheeks." He was a tall hobbit, and fairer than most of his kind, with a cleft chin, a bright eye, and a perky personality.

Frodo carried a small Elven sword (actually a dagger) called [[Sting]] and wore a coat of Dwarven chainmail made of [[Mithril]] under his clothes, both given to him by Bilbo. At [[Lothlórien]], [[Galadriel]] gave him an Elven cloak that blends him in with the natural surroundings and a phial carrying the light of the star [[Eärendil]] to aid him on his quest.

==Portrayal in Adaptations ==
<center><gallery>
Image:Frodo.png|Frodo in ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]''
Image:Frodo Rankin Bass.png|Frodo in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]''
Image:Frodo Elijah Wood.png|Frodo in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]''
Image:Frodo One Ring viv lotr.JPG|Frodo in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]''
</gallery></center>

'''1978: ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Frodo was voiced by [[Christopher Guard]]. [[Sharon Baird]] was the model for Frodo in the live-action recordings Bakshi used for rotoscoping.

'''1979: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|Mind's Eye's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:The voice of Frodo is provided by [[James Arrington]].

'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Frodo was voiced by [[Orson Bean]], who had previously played Bilbo in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]''.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Frodo is voiced by [[Ian Holm]].

'''1992: ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|BBC Radio's Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'':'''
:In two episodes telling of the meeting of Frodo and [[Tom Bombadil]], [[Nigel Planer]] provided the voice of Frodo.

'''2001-3: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Frodo is played by [[Elijah Wood]]. He is portrayed as slightly younger than his character in the book.

'''2002: ''[[Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Frodo is one of the player characters. He is voiced by [[Steve Staley]].

==Names==
* Frodo Baggins - ''fród'' means "wise by experience" in [[Old English]]. Baggins may have been a reference to [[Bag End]] or may come from "bagging" which means "eating between meals" in northern England.
* [[Ring-bearer]] - he bore [[the One Ring]] to [[Mount Doom]].
* [[Elf-friend]] - given to him by [[Gildor Inglorion]].
* [[Mr. Underhill]] - used during his stay in the [[Prancing Pony]] to conceal his identity.
* [[The Halfling]] - a name used for him from [[Boromir]]'s dream.
* [[Master]] - given to Frodo by both [[Samwise Gamgee]] as Sam was his gardener, and [[Gollum]], as Frodo was the Master of the Precious.
* Nine-fingered Frodo\Frodo of the Nine Fingers - given to Frodo after Gollum bit off his finger.
* Deputy Mayor of [[Michel Delving]] - he was the Deputy from November 3019 through Mid-Year's Day in 3020
* Bronwe athan Harthad - a name given to Frodo by Gandalf in an early version of [[The Lord of the Rings]], revealed in [[The History of Middle-earth]]. It means "Endurance beyond Hope".
* [[Daur]] - comes from ''[[taur]]'' which translates to "noble" and was given to Frodo at the [[Field of Cormallen]].
* [[Iorhael]] - the [[Sindarin]] name for Frodo which comes from [[ior]] meaning "old" and [[hael]] meaning "wise,"
* [[Maura Labingi]] - the Hobbit name for Frodo.
* [[Bingo Baggins]] - Frodo's name in the early drafts of [[The Lord of the Rings]].

==The Line of Frodo==

<code>
[[Balbo Baggins]] = [[Berylla Boffin]]
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[[Mungo Baggins|Mungo]] Largo [[Baggins Family|Baggins]] = [[Tanta Hornblower]]
(grandfather of Bilbo) |
[[Fosco Baggins|Fosco]] = [[Ruby Bolger]]
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| | |
[[Dora Baggins|Dora]] [[Drogo Baggins|Drogo]] = Primula Brandybuck [[Dudo Baggins|Dudo]]
| |
'''Frodo''' [[Daisy Baggins|Daisy]] = [[Griffo Boffin]]
</code>

==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Frodo Baggins|Images of Frodo Baggins]]
*[[Timeline of Frodo Baggins]]
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|prev=[[Samwise Gamgee]]
|next=[[Gollum]]
|list=[[Ring-bearer]] [[March 14]], 3019 - [[March 25]], 3019}}{{fellowship}}

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[[de:Frodo Beutlin]]
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[[fi:Frodo Reppuli]]

Bilbo Baggins

2009-02-13T00:32:35Z

Ruthless Xero:

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| othernames =
| birth = [[September 22]], [[Third Age 2890|T.A. 2890]]
| death = Sailed [[West]] [[September 29]], [[Third Age 3021|T.A. 3021]]
| parentage= [[Bungo Baggins]] and [[Belladonna Took]]
| location = [[Bag End]], [[Hobbiton]], [[Rivendell]], [[Valinor]]
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{{quote|In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole and that means comfort.|[[The Hobbit]], "[[An Unexpected Party]]"}}

'''Bilbo Baggins''' was a hobbit who lived in the Shire during the final years of the Third Age. His adventure with the dwarves Thorin and company was related in 'The Hobbit' (originally known as 'There and Back Again'). It was during this adventure that Bilbo Baggins obtained the [[One Ring]] of [[Sauron]] from the creature [[Gollum]]. Bilbo was noteworthy as the first [[ring-bearer]] in the history of [[Middle-earth]] to give up the [[One Ring]] voluntarily; he surrendered the ring to [[Frodo Baggins]] at [[Gandalf]]'s request.

== History ==
===Early Life and Adventures===
Bilbo Baggins was born on [[September 22]], [[Third Age 2890|2890]] of the [[Third Age]], the son of Bungo [[Baggins family|Baggins]] and [[Belladonna Took]]. To the eyes of his neighbors, he seemed just like his father - a solid, sensible, unadventurous and respectable hobbit. In [[Third Age 2941|2941]], he reluctantly joined [[Gandalf]], [[Thorin Oakenshield]] and his twelve [[Dwarves]] on the [[Quest of Erebor|quest]] to reclaim the [[Lonely Mountain]] (and its sizeable hoard) from the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]]. Gandalf had convinced Thorin that Bilbo was the right hobbit to be a burglar for them, despite Bilbo's feeble objections. Thus the hobbit became part of the [[Thorin and Company|company]].

[[Image:Donato Giancola - The Hobbit - Expulsion.jpg|300px|thumb|left|''Expulsion'' by [[Donato Giancola]].]]Bilbo, out the door early without a pocket handkercheif, aroused doubts in his dwarvish comrades when they fell in with some [[trolls]]. Bilbo was sent to check them out, and only got captured. He escaped the trolls but was helpless to prevent all the dwarves from being captured. Gandalf, however, came in the nick of time and saved them all with his voice imitations. Upon the discovery of the troll-cave and the swords of Gondolin, Bilbo discovered [[Sting|a small blade]] and bore it with him ever after.

Eventually they came to Rivendell, where Bilbo was enchanted with the [[Elves]]. After their stay there, the company entered the [[Misty Mountains]]. Bilbo and the dwarves were captured by [[goblins]], but saved by Gandalf once more. However Bilbo, carried by [[Dori]], was dropped in the escape. Wandering in the dark passages, he picked up a strange [[One Ring|golden ring]], and came to the lake of [[Gollum]]. Gollum, desiring to eat the hobbit but not willing to face his blade, engaged in a riddle contest. If Bilbo won, according to the predetermined rules, Gollum would lead him to safety. If Gollum won, however, Bilbo would submit to be eaten.

[[Image:Michael Hague - Riddles in the Dark.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Riddles in the Dark'' by [[Michael Hague]].]]Bilbo won the contest by accident, wondering outloud as he fingered the ring he had picked up, "What have I got in my pocket?" Gollum mistook this for a question, and Bilbo decided to stick to it. Gollum lost, but went back to his little island to take the ring Bilbo had picked up (as it was a magic ring) to turn himself invisible and kill the hobbit anyway. But of course the ring was not there, and Gollum, enraged, suddenly guessed that Bilbo had it. He chased Bilbo, but Bilbo unwittingly used the ring and escaped his notice. Gollum led Bilbo to the eastern door of the goblin-tunnels, through which Bilbo departed in safety and rejoined his fellow adventurers. But he said nothing of the ring.

===Across Rhovanion===
The company had not journeyed long when they were chased and treed by [[wargs]]. Gandalf kept them at bay with pyrotechnical pinecones, but eventually goblins came and set the trees to fire. Even Gandalf had begun to despair, but the [[Eagles]] of [[Gwaihir]] came to rescue them, bringing them first to the eyry, then to the [[Carrock]]. Bilbo did not enjoy his experience of being carried by his rescuers, apparently suffering from a fear of heights.

From the Carrock they came to [[Beorn]]'s [[Beorn's Hall|Hall]]. Gandalf took only Bilbo at first, but with his story introduced the dwarves in pairs, convincing Beorn to house them for a time. Eventually, Beorn even gave them mounts and set them on their way to [[Mirkwood]]. Bilbo alone (save for perhaps Gandalf) noticed that Beorn still followed them in bear-form. Gandalf turned back at the edge of Mirkwood, and left them to brave the perils on their own.

Bilbo "helped" the dwarves by climbing a tree midway through the wood, and declaring he could see only trees, not realizing they were at the bottom of a bowl formation. Later, when the dwarves were taken by spiders, Bilbo rescued them with his ring and little blade, which he named ''[[Sting]]'' after its first kill. Calling the spiders names, he lured them away and came back around to help with the battle between the dwarves and spiders. Eventually, the company won with no serious injuries, but was later captured when intruding on the feasts of [[Wood-elves]]. Bilbo, with his ring, escaped notice and thus capture. He followed the elves into the [[Halls of Thranduil]], where the dwarves refused to tell their errand to [[Thranduil]] King and were locked up. Later, getting used to the elven halls and with the aid of his magic ring, he devised a plan for the dwarves to escape. It worked, with the dwarves being packed away in barrels and launched into the [[Forest River]]. Poor Bilbo was forced to cling to the barrels, invisible, and grew cold and wet. Upon reaching [[Lake-town]], he had an awful cold, despite the feigned hospitality of the [[Master of Lake-town]] and the people of that town.

===Encounter with the Dragon===
On their way again, the party came to the [[Lonely Mountain]], where they followed the instructions of the map to find the secret entrance. Bilbo, and the dwarves, were unable to open it. Bilbo sat days on the [[doorstep]], thinking, and before long autumn waned. Soon the dwarves began to grumble against the hobbit, but Bilbo finally solved the riddle of the thrush knocking at the last light of Durin's Day. The dwarves found that he was right, and with the key managed to open the passage.

Bilbo was, of course, elected to enter the passage first, taking only [[Balin]] with him. Soon Balin halted, but Bilbo went on, finding Smaug's lair and stealing a single jewelled cup before returning. But he did ill in this, for when Smaug awoke he ravaged the mountain. Despite their grumbling, the dwarves had begun to rely on Bilbo's advice for their course of action, and agreed to wait. Bilbo soon decided, however, to return and try and find a weakness in Smaug. Slipping on his ring, he approached the dragon's hoard.

Gandalf had indeed done well in choosing Bilbo, for the old worm did not recognize Bilbo's scent, and was puzzled. Nevertheless he sensed the hobbit's presence, and challenged him. Bilbo riddled with him about his own identity and flattered the dragon. This confrontation did not last especially long, for Bilbo tricked Smaug into showing his underside. Bilbo then saw the gap in the dragon's hard scales, an unprotected place. Bilbo, upon seeing this, cracked a joke and hastily departed, and for this was nearly burned to death. All the same, he escaped and recovered, and told the dwarves what he had learned. This indirectly aided the company, for a [[thrush]] overheard, and this would prove beneficial in the end.

===Death of Smaug===
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Scouring the Mountain.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Scouring the Mountain'' by [[Ted Nasmith]].]]As darkness came, Bilbo urged the dwarves to close the door for fear of Smaug's vengeance. Reluctantly, and at last, they gave in. Just as the door closed, Smaug ravaged the side of the mountain, blocking up the door and destroying the doorstep. Then Smaug went on to wreck his vengeance on Laketown. There, armed with the knowledge given him by the Thrush who overheard Bilbo telling about the unprotected patch of Smaug's skin, [[Bard]] the bowman of the heirs of [[Dale]] shot Smaug dead. The people, no longer afraid, proclaimed him king of a restored [[Dale]]. Bard summoned [[Thranduil]] to help rebuild Laketown and Dale, in return for part of the treasure.

Meanwhile, in the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo and the dwarves decided to inspect the hoard while Smaug was away. During this time Bilbo stumbled across a gigantic and beautiful gem. Recalling an earlier conversation, Bilbo decided it was the famous [[Arkenstone]], but felt strangely reluctant to give it up. Instead, he put it in his pocket and continued on. After a song and gathering of treasure, the party eventually found the [[Front Gate]], and sheltered in a [[guardroom]]. Thorin gave Bilbo a beautiful [[Mithril#The Mithril Coat|coat]] of [[mithril]] as a first reward for his services.

At that time [[Roäc]] the raven came to them, and told of the death of Smaug. He counseled them to make peace with Bard and Thranduil, though it cost him dearly in gold. Thorin rejected this advice, and harshly responded to the polite words of Bard at his door. Bard's reasoning did little for the stubborn King under the Mountain. Bilbo feared war, and to prevent this gave the Arkenstone into the hands of [[Bard]] for negotiation. With the praise of Bard, Thranduil, and Gandalf he returned, only to be rejected and cast away for his deed by Thorin. But Bilbo was successful in that Thorin was willing to negotiate, and war was prevented temporarily.

===Battle and Return Journey===
And yet war did come. [[Dáin II Ironfoot]], at the summons of Thorin, came from the [[Iron Hills]] with an army of dwarves. Bard refused to let the dwarves enter the mountain, which would mean a long and almost certainly unsuccessful siege. But just as battle was about to be joined, Gandalf called them all to be wary of the new coming danger - the alliance of [[Wargs]] and [[Goblins]] against them. Dáin, Bard, and Thranduil took council together, and decided upon a strategy of defending the slopes of the Lonely Mountain. Then the enemy came. Thus was the [[Battle of Five Armies]] fought.

[[Image:Darrell Sweet - The Death of Thorin Oakenshield.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''The Death of Thorin'' by [[Darrell Sweet]].]]During the battle Bilbo stood with Thranduil and Gandalf on [[Ravenhill]]. As the battle went against the men, dwarves, and elves, Bilbo reflected gloomily on the ungloriousness of war and the bitterness of the end. But then the [[Eagles]] of [[Gwaihir]] came, and [[Beorn]] too, and the battle was won. But Bilbo did not see this result, for a falling stone knocked him out. Invisible as he was, his bruised body was not discovered until the next day. Bilbo then bade farewell to the mortally wounded Thorin and his other friends. Then, taking his share of the treasure, he returned with Gandalf to the [[Shire]]. There he discovered that he was believed dead, and an auction was going on of his house and possessions. He bought back his own things, and settled once more peacefully into [[Bag End]].

===The Years Between===
Bilbo lived on in health and comfort, high in the regard of those who new him best, but considered somewhat of an oddity. He adopted his young cousin [[Frodo Baggins]] as his heir, and raised him in Bag End. Occasionally he received visitors; dwarves, Gandalf, or even elves from time to time. Most of his time was spent reading, writing his memoirs, writing poetry, and avoiding his nasty relatives the [[Sackville-Bagginses]].

His life was extended by the ring (actually the [[One Ring]] of ancient history), and yet as he lived on with no apparent sign of aging, he began to feel stretched and thin. At last, in September of [[Third Age 3001|3001]], Bilbo threw a [[Bilbo's Birthday Party|grand party]] for his 111th birthday (which happened to be shared with Frodo). During this party he did a vanishing act with his ring and left with three dwarves for [[Rivendell]], to live with [[Elrond]] and the elves there. He left all his possessions to Frodo, including, urged by Gandalf, the One Ring. He was the first ringbearer to so give up the object.

===End of the Third Age===

[[Image:Bilbo smoking a pipe.jpg|thumb|250px|Bilbo smoking a pipe in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring|Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.]]He lived a very pleasant life of retirement in Rivendell: eating, sleeping, writing poetry, and working on his memoir, ''There and Back Again'', known to us as ''[[The Hobbit]]''. He also wrote a book called ''Translations from the Elvish'', which formed the basis of what is known to us as ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.

Upon the coming of Frodo eighteen years later on the [[Quest for the Ring]], Bilbo attended the [[Council of Elrond]], offering to take the Ring to [[Mount Doom]]. Nevertheless this task fell to the younger Frodo, and in farewell Bilbo gave him [[Sting]] and his old mithril coat, both of which bore him well in the struggles to come.

The [[War of the Ring]] was fought far from where Bilbo dwelt, but successfully, and in the end Frodo returned home. Two years later, however, Bilbo as a former ringbearer accompanied Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, and certain Elves to the [[Grey Havens]], there to take ship for [[Valinor]] across the sea, on [[September 29]], [[Third Age 3021|3021]]. He had already celebrated his 131st birthday, becoming the oldest Hobbit in the history of Middle-earth. So he passed West to die in peace in Valinor.

The last writing of Bilbo appears in the form of the poem "''[[Bilbo's Last Song]]''." It is a poem Bilbo conceivably composed while sailing west, and looking back on Middle-earth in farewell. It was published after Tolkien's death.

==Names==
* Bilbo Baggins
* Burglar, from a note on Bilbo's door left by [[Gandalf]]
* Thief, from [[Gollum]] after Bilbo stole [[the One Ring]]. [[Smaug]] also gave the name to Bilbo after he stole a cup.
* Clue-finder, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Web-cutter, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Stinging Fly, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Ringwinner, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Luckwearer, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Barrel-rider, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug, Smaug also later addressed Bilbo by this name.
* Mr. Lucky Number, a name given to Bilbo by Smaug.
* Child of the Kindly West, a name given to Bilbo by [[Thorin II Oakenshield]].
* Bilbo the Magnificient, a name given to Bilbo by [[Thranduil]]
* Elf-friend, a name given to Bilbo by [[Thranduil]]
* Madd Baggins, a name given to Bilbo by [[Rorimac Brandybuck]] after Bilbo disappeared from [[the Shire]] suddenly.
* Ring-bearer, for his bearing of [[the One Ring]].
* Bilba Labingi, the original hobbit name for Bilbo.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
<gallery>
Image:Bilbo Baggins from Rankin-Bass' The Hobbit.jpg|<center>''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]''</center>
Image:Bilbo smoking a pipe.jpg|<center>''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''</center>
Image:Bilbo viv lotr.JPG|<center>''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''</center>
Image:The Hobbit (2003) One Ring.JPG|<center>''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]''</center>
</gallery>
'''1968: ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Bilbo is portrayed by [[Paul Daneman]], and several times, when he introduces himself, he spells out his last name ("B-A-GG-I-N-S").

'''1977: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'':'''
:[[Orson Bean]] was the voice of Bilbo.

'''1978: ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:[[Norman Bird]] was the voice of Bilbo, and [[Billy Barty]] the body double.

'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Orson Bean reprised his role as Bilbo. He lives in [[Rivendell]], and listens to the tale of Frodo of the Nine Fingers. Some archive footage from ''Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit'' is also shown at the start of the film.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Bilbo is portrayed by [[John Le Mesurier]].

'''2001-3: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Bilbo is played by [[Ian Holm]], who also played [[Frodo Baggins]] in the radio series 20 years earlier.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Bilbo has a short appearance in Rivendell, after the [[Council of Elrond]]. He is voiced by [[Jim Piddock]].

'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:[[Michael Beattie]] provides the voice of a young, redheaded Bilbo.

==Genealogy==
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== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Bilbo Baggins|Images of Bilbo Baggins]]

==References==
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Samwise Gamgee

2009-02-13T00:30:58Z

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| image=[[Image:Peter Jackson's Samwise Gamgee.jpg|250px]]
| name=Samwise Gamgee
| othernames=[[Banazîr]]
| birth=[[April 6]], [[Third Age 2980|T.A. 2980]]
| death=Unknown, after [[Fourth Age 61]]
| parentage=[[Hamfast Gamgee]] and [[Bell Goodchild]]
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<center>{{quote|I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam|[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] to Sam at the downfall of [[Sauron]].}}</center>

'''Samwise Gamgee''' ([[Third Age]] April 6, 2980{{ref|1}} - [[Fourth Age]] 61; [[Shire Reckoning]]: 1380 - 1482; 99 years old when he sailed into the [[West]]) was [[Frodo Baggins]]' servant and the only original member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] to remain with him till the very end of the journey to [[Mount Doom]].

== History ==
A gardener by trade, Sam seemed to be a simple [[Hobbit]] of plain speech. However, his love for [[Elves]], his gift for poetry, and his belief that the world contains greater wonders than most hobbits are aware of (all nurtured by his tutor [[Bilbo Baggins]]) set him apart from the beginning. It was Sam who first introduced the theme of the Elves' sailing from [[Middle-earth]], a subtle foreshadowing of Bilbo and Frodo's final journey across the Sea. He lived with his father, Hamfast Gamgee, better known as "[[The Gaffer]]", on [[Bagshot Row]] in the [[Shire]], close to [[Bag End]]. Sam's mother was [[Bell Goodchild]]; he had five siblings: [[Hamson Gamgee|Hamson]], [[Halfred Gamgee|Halfred]], [[Daisy Gamgee|Daisy]], [[May Gamgee|May]], and [[Marigold Gamgee|Marigold]].

As "punishment" for eavesdropping on [[Gandalf|Gandalf's]] conversation with [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] regarding the dangers of the [[One Ring]], Sam was made Frodo's first companion on his journey to [[Rivendell]] in the beginning of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Sam saved Frodo's life more than once during the quest to destroy the Ring, and he accompanied him all the way to [[Mount Doom]].

After [[Shelob]] attacked and seemingly killed Frodo, Sam took the Ring, intending to complete the quest. Because he held the Ring for a time, he is considered one of the [[Ring-bearers]].

After the [[War of the Ring]], he married [[Rose Cotton|Rose "Rosie" Cotton]] back in the Shire. They had thirteen children: [[Elanor Gardner|Elanor the Fair]], [[Frodo Gardner|Frodo]], [[Rose Gardner|Rose]], [[Merry Gardner|Merry]], [[Pippin Gardner|Pippin]], [[Goldilocks Gardner|Goldilocks]], [[Hamfast Gardner|Hamfast]], [[Daisy Gardner|Daisy]], [[Primrose Gardner|Primrose]], [[Bilbo Gardner|Bilbo]], [[Ruby Gardner|Ruby]], [[Robin Gardner|Robin]], and [[Tolman Gardner|Tolman]]. After [[Will Whitfoot]] resigned his post as [[Mayor of Michel Delving]] (the largest town in the Shire and the "unofficial capital"), in Fourth Age 7, Sam was elected Mayor of the Shire for seven consecutive 7-year terms.

After his wife died in Fourth Age 62, Sam entrusted the [[Red Book of Westmarch|Red Book]] to Elanor and left Middle-earth to sail across the Sea and be reunited with Frodo in the [[Undying Lands]], (though it should be noted that as they were both born mortals, they would still eventually die a mortal death).

== Name ==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] took the name from ''Gamgee Tissue'', a surgical dressing invented by a 19th century [[Birmingham]] surgeon called Joseph Sampson Gamgee. "Gamgee" became the colloquial name in Birmingham for cotton wool. Here, Tolkien describes why he had chosen that name for his character:
{{quote|The choice of Gamgee was primarily directed by alliteration; but I did not invent it. It was caught out of childhood memory, as a comic word or name. It was in fact the name when I was small (in Birmingham) for 'cotton-wool'. (Hence the association of the Gamgees with the Cottons.) I knew nothing of its origin.|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]''}}

It is possible that Tolkien may have subconsciously recalled Dr. Gamgee (who died in 1886 but is commemorated by a plaque at the Birmingham Medical Institute, only yards from Tolkien's childhood home) but he claimed to be genuinely surprised when, in March 1956, he received a letter from one Sam Gamgee, who had heard that his name was in ''The Lord of the Rings'' but had not read the book. Tolkien replied on March 18:
{{quote|Dear Mr. Gamgee,It was very kind of you to write. You can imagine my astonishment when I saw your signature! I can only say, for your comfort, I hope, that the 'Sam Gamgee' of my story is a most heroic character, now widely beloved by many readers, even though his origins are rustic. So that perhaps you will not be displeased at the coincidence of the name of this imaginary character of supposedly many centuries ago being the same as yours.|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]''}}

He proceeded to send Mr Gamgee a signed copy of all three volumes of the book. However, the incident sparked a nagging worry in Tolkien's mind, as he recorded in his journal:
{{quote|For some time I lived in fear of receiving a letter signed 'S. Gollum'. That would have been more difficult to deal with.|''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]''}}

In [[Appendix F]] of ''The Lord of the Rings'', it is mentioned that the [[Westron]] form of Sam's name is '''Banazîr Galbasi''' (''also spelled Galpsi''). ''Banazîr'' comes from elements meaning "halfwise" or "simple". ''Galbasi'' comes from the name of the village ''Galabas''. The name ''Galabas'' uses the elements ''galab-'', meaning "game", and ''bas-'', corresponding somewhat to "-wich" or "-wick". Tolkien's English translation, ''Samwís Gamwich'', could have come to ''Samwise Gamgee'' in modern English.

The [[Sindarin]] version of Samwise is '''[[Perhael]]'''.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[Image:Rankin-Bass' Samwise Gamgee.jpg|thumb|right|Samwise Gamgee as portrayed in [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]].]]
'''1978: ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:[[Michael Scholes]] was the voice of Sam, and [[Billy Barty]] played him in rotoscoped footage.

'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:[[Roddy McDowall]] provided the voice of Sam.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:A young [[Bill Nighy|William Nighy]] portrays Sam as a warm and caring person. No dialectical or social difference was made.

'''1992: ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'':'''
:In the two episodes of "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", [[Jonathan Adams]] portrayed Sam with a very rustic accent.

'''2002: ''[[Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:[[Scott Menville]] provided the voice for Sam in all but the X-box version; there, [[Cliff Broadway]] took over. The role of Sam is greatly diminished: after being caught eavesdropping by Gandalf, Sam is to be Frodo's companion, but he does not appear again until Frodo reaches [[Farmer Maggot]].

'''2001-3: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Sam is played by [[Sean Astin]].

== Commentary ==
Sam Gamgee is by many regarded as the "true hero" of Tolkien's story. Tolkien himself expressed this view in one of his letters: Sam is referred to as the "chief hero", and special emphasis is placed on Sam's "rustic love" for Rosie{{ref|2}}. The quest to destroy the Ring only succeeds because of Sam, who repeatedly saves Frodo from disaster (such as rescuing him at [[Cirith Ungol]] and carrying him up [[Mount Doom]]). He was one of three Ring-bearers strong enough to surrender the Ring voluntarily.

The relationship between Frodo and Sam is, in many respects, at the center of ''The Lord of the Rings''. To the modern reader, it seems archaic, as it is extremely class-oriented. Sam's humbleness and "plain speaking" is frequently emphasised in contrast to Frodo's "gentility", and he often shows deference to Frodo, calling him "Mister Frodo" or "Master". At the same time, a strong bond of love and trust grows between them, portrayed most poignantly during the events of Cirith Ungol, where Sam vows to return to his (apparently) dead master, to be reunited with Frodo in death.

[[Tolkienists]] regard Sam as Frodo's ''[[wikipedia:Batman (army)|batman]]''. In the British Army, a batman was an orderly who acted as the personal servant of an officer. It was a role with which Tolkien (who served as an Army officer in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I First World War]) would have been extremely familiar. Sam undertakes all of the typical roles of a batman — he runs errands for Frodo, he cooks, he transports him (or at least carries him), and he carries his luggage. Tolkien confirmed this interpretation when he wrote in a private letter that:
{{quote|My Sam Gamgee is indeed a reflexion of the English soldier, of the privates and batmen I knew in the 1914 war, and recognized as so far superior to myself|''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]''}}

Compare to the relation between [[wikipedia:Don_Quixote|Don Quixote]] and his squire [[wikipedia:Sancho Panza|Sancho Panza]], and the gradual "Quixotization" of Sancho.

== Notes ==
# {{note|1}} In the second edition of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Sam's year of birth was added to ''[[The Tale of Years]]''; it was, however, [[Third Age 2963|T.A. 2963]]. This contradicts both the ''[[Longfather Tree of Master Samwise]]'' and a later entry in ''The Tale of Years''. The incorrect date has been corrected in the [[The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)|50th anniversary edition]]. See also ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', page 716.
# {{note|2}} ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 131]]

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Frodo Baggins

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'''Frodo Baggins''' was a [[Hobbit]] of the [[Third Age]], the most famous of all Hobbits in the histories for his leading role in the [[Quest of the Ring]]. During this epic quest, he bore the [[One Ring]] to [[Mount Doom]] and there destroyed it, giving him renown like no other [[Hobbit|Halfling]] throughout [[Middle-earth]]. He is also peculiar for being, as a [[Ring-bearers|Ring-bearer]], one of the three Hobbits who sailed from Middle-earth to [[Aman]], there to die in peace.

==History==
''Main Article: [[History of Frodo Baggins]]''

Frodo was born to [[Drogo Baggins]] and [[Primula Brandybuck]] on September 22nd, [[Third Age 2968]]. He spent much of his youth at [[Brandy Hall]] in [[Buckland]], the home of his mother's family. He was considered something of a rascal, particularly by [[Farmer Maggot]] from whom Frodo stole mushrooms. In 2980, when Frodo was only twelve years old, he lost both his parents who took a boat out onto the [[Brandywine River]] and drowned. With no siblings, Frodo was taken in by the [[Brandybucks]] to live at [[Brandy Hall]] until his cousin, [[Bilbo Baggins]], adopted him and made Frodo his heir.

===War of the Ring===
[[Image:Rob Alexander - Lure of Expedience.jpg|thumb|left|275px|''Lure of Expedience'' by [[Rob Alexander]].]]Frodo was entrusted with the keeping of the [[One Ring]] when Bilbo left for [[Rivendell]] after the [[Bilbo's Birthday Party|celebration]] of his 111th birthday. [[Gandalf]] warned Frodo that the Ring must never be used and should be kept secret. (At the time, he was not yet certain that it was a [[Rings of Power|Ring of Power]].) Frodo kept the Ring hidden for seventeen years, until T.A. 3018, when Gandalf returned to confirm that it was indeed the [[One Ring]]. Gandalf sent him away with [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]], who was Frodo's gardener and eventually his dearest friend. Together with [[Peregrin I Took|Peregrin Took]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and later [[Aragorn II|Strider]], they made it to the [[Rivendell|House of Elrond]]. There, at Elrond's Council, it was decided that the Ring must be destroyed by casting it into the [[Crack of Doom]]. A [[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]] was formed to protect Frodo as the [[Ring-bearer]]. His quest to destroy the Ring forms a large portion of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Eventually, he succeeded in reaching [[Orodruin]], where, at the last moment, he attempted to claim the Ring, whose power had grown too great for him. However, at that moment he was attacked by [[Gollum]], who seized the Ring and then fell into the fire with it. The Ring was destroyed.

Two years after the destruction of the Ring, still troubled by the wounds he received during the War of the Ring, Frodo and Bilbo as Ring-bearers were given the right to travel to [[Valinor]] where, though remaining mortal, they might rest and be healed, together with [[Gandalf]], [[Elrond]] and [[Galadriel]]. They boarded a ship from the [[Grey Havens]] and passed over the sea on September 29, T.A. 3021. Having no children of his own, Frodo left his estate and passed on the [[Red Book of Westmarch|Red Book]] to [[Samwise Gamgee]] who followed Frodo across the sea 61 years later, following the death of his wife [[Rose Cotton|Rose (nee) Cotton]].

==Etymology and Translations==
[[Image:Elizabeth Wyeth - Frodo's Journal.jpg|thumb|left|''Frodo's Journal'' by Elizabeth Wyeth.]]
The name ''Frodo Baggins'' is an English translation of his [[Westron]] name '''Maura Labingi'''. The name ''Maura'' has the element ''maur-'' (wise, experienced), which Tolkien equivalated to the Germanic element ''frod-'' of the same meaning. Frodo's name in [[Sindarin]] was '''''Iorhael''''' ("old-wise").

In the German translation he is called ''Frodo Beutlin'', in Spanish, ''Frodo Bolsón'', in French, ''Frodon Sacquet'', in Norwegian, ''Frodo Lommelun'', in Danish, ''Frodo Sækker'', in Faroese, ''Fróði Pjøkin'' in Finnish, ''Frodo Reppuli'' and in Dutch, ''Frodo Balings''. In one of three Polish translations he is called ''Frodo Bagosz'', but he keeps his original name in the other two.

== Frodo's Struggles ==
[[Image:Olanda Fong-Surdenas - Corruption.jpg|thumb|''Corruption'' by [[Olanda Fong-Surdenas]].]]
Notably, Frodo Baggins never actually killed anything in the course of the ''Lord of the Rings''. He did, however, stand up to fight against some formidable adversaries. He foolishly attempted to fight the [[Nazgûl]] at [[Weathertop]], and he stabbed a [[troll]] in the foot in [[Moria]] to keep it from forcing open a door.

Frodo was wounded several times in the ''Lord of the Rings''. The first came when he tried to fight the Nazgul at Weathertop and was stabbed with a [[Morgul blade]]. He was later knocked out by an orc's thrown spear in Moria, but the [[mithril]] armor [[Bilbo]] had given him saved his life. He was poisoned by [[Shelob]] in the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]] and later questioned by orcs in the tower. Finally, [[Gollum]] bit off his finger to obtain the [[One Ring]] as they struggled inside [[Mount Doom]].

==Description and Equipment==
Frodo's only real description is Gandalf's, and he is declared a "stout fellow with red cheeks." He was a tall hobbit, and fairer than most of his kind, with a cleft chin, a bright eye, and a perky personality.

Frodo carried a small Elven sword (actually a dagger) called [[Sting]] and wore a coat of Dwarven chainmail made of [[Mithril]] under his clothes, both given to him by Bilbo. At [[Lothlórien]], [[Galadriel]] gave him an Elven cloak that blends him in with the natural surroundings and a phial carrying the light of the star [[Eärendil]] to aid him on his quest.

==Portrayal in Adaptations ==
<center><gallery>
Image:Frodo.png|Frodo in ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]''
Image:Frodo Rankin Bass.png|Frodo in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]''
Image:Frodo Elijah Wood.png|Frodo in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]''
Image:Frodo One Ring viv lotr.JPG|Frodo in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]''
</gallery></center>

'''1978: ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Frodo was voiced by [[Christopher Guard]]. [[Sharon Baird]] was the model for Frodo in the live-action recordings Bakshi used for rotoscoping.

'''1979: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|Mind's Eye's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:The voice of Frodo is provided by [[James Arrington]].

'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Frodo was voiced by [[Orson Bean]], who had previously played Bilbo in ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]''.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Frodo is voiced by [[Ian Holm]].

'''1992: ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|BBC Radio's Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'':'''
:In two episodes telling of the meeting of Frodo and [[Tom Bombadil]], [[Nigel Planer]] provided the voice of Frodo.

'''2001-3: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Frodo is played by [[Elijah Wood]]. He is portrayed as slightly younger than his character in the book.

'''2002: ''[[Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Frodo is one of the player characters. He is voiced by [[Steve Staley]].

==Names==
* Frodo Baggins - ''fród'' means "wise by experience" in [[Old English]]. Baggins may have been a reference to [[Bag End]] or may come from "bagging" which means "eating between meals" in northern England.
* [[Ring-bearer]] - he bore [[the One Ring]] to [[Mount Doom]].
* [[Elf-friend]] - given to him by [[Gildor Inglorion]].
* [[Mr. Underhill]] - used during his stay in the [[Prancing Pony]] to conceal his identity.
* [[The Halfling]] - a name used for him from [[Boromir]]'s dream.
* [[Master]] - given to Frodo by both [[Samwise Gamgee]] as Sam was his gardener, and [[Gollum]], as Frodo was the Master of the Precious.
* Nine-fingered Frodo\Frodo of the Nine Fingers - given to Frodo after Gollum bit off his finger.
* Deputy Mayor of [[Michel Delving]] - he was the Deputy from November 3019 through Mid-Year's Day in 3020
* Bronwe athan Harthad - a name given to Frodo by Gandalf in an early version of [[The Lord of the Rings]], revealed in [[The History of Middle-earth]]. It means "Endurance beyond Hope".
* [[Daur]] - comes from ''[[taur]]'' which translates to "noble" and was given to Frodo at the [[Field of Cormallen]].
* [[Iorhael]] - the [[Sindarin]] name for Frodo which comes from [[ior]] meaning "old" and [[hael]] meaning "wise,"
* [[Maura Labingi]] - the Hobbit name for Frodo.
* [[Bingo Baggins]] - Frodo's name in the early drafts of [[The Lord of the Rings]].

==The Line of Frodo==

<code>
[[Balbo Baggins]] = [[Berylla Boffin]]
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[[Mungo Baggins|Mungo]] Largo [[Baggins Family|Baggins]] = [[Tanta Hornblower]]
(grandfather of Bilbo) |
[[Fosco Baggins|Fosco]] = [[Ruby Bolger]]
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[[Dora Baggins|Dora]] [[Drogo Baggins|Drogo]] = Primula Brandybuck [[Dudo Baggins|Dudo]]
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'''Frodo''' [[Daisy Baggins|Daisy]] = [[Griffo Boffin]]
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==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Frodo Baggins|Images of Frodo Baggins]]
*[[Timeline of Frodo Baggins]]
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Gimli

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{{quote|Only Gimli lifted up his head; a smouldering fire was in his eyes. . .|''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[A Journey in the Dark]]}}

'''Gimli''' was a [[dwarf]] of [[Durin's Folk]], a direct descendant of [[Durin the Deathless]] through [[Náin II]]'s younger son [[Borin]], and in turn [[Farin]]'s younger son [[Gróin]], and his younger son [[Glóin]]. Despite being too young at the time of the [[Quest of Erebor]] (only 62), he became famous as the only Dwarven member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]].

==History==
Gimli was born in the [[Blue Mountains]] one hundred and nine years after the tragic destruction of [[Dale]] and the wasting of [[Erebor]] by [[Smaug]] the Golden. Little is known about his early life (or the lives of young dwarves in general, as a matter of fact), but he was forbidden to join [[Thorin and Company]] because of his age: only 62 at the time, according to ''[[The Quest of Erebor]]''.

Years later, in [[Third Age 3017|T.A. 3017]], Gimli witnessed the tempting offers of the messenger of [[Sauron]] (presumed to be a [[Nazgûl]]) concerning the [[Ring of Power]], and accompanied his troubled father to [[Rivendell]] for the dual purpose of warning retired burglar (and old acquaintance) [[Bilbo Baggins]] and seeking the counsel of [[Elrond]] on such weighty matters. His purpose in going was unknown – he neither knew Bilbo, nor liked the [[Elves]] any more than any other Dwarf at that time. It is possible his father merely took him for the experience of being in [[Rivendell]]. Whatever the reason, he attended the [[Council of Elrond]] as a representative of the [[Dwarves of Erebor]].

===The Fellowship of the Ring===

Gimli, as the only young dwarf (so far as we know) at the council of Elrond, was appointed as a member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He alone of the company wore a mail-shirt, and carried a broad-bladed axe. He quickly distinguished himself in the company by declaring that he "needed no map" and naming the [[Misty Mountains]] individually by their [[Khuzdul]] names, inspiring the comment from [[Sam]]: "A fair jaw-cracker dwarf-language must be!"

Gimli, surprisingly, stood more than all the others with [[Gandalf]] on the matter of passing through [[Moria]]. This may be influenced by his curiosity about the fate of his first cousin [[Balin]], who went thither to refound the ancient kingdom of the [[Longbeards]], and also his vengeful nature. His first clash with [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] occurred before the [[Doors of Durin]], in a brief dispute over whose fault it was (the Elves’ or the Dwarves’) that the friendship between them waned. Gandalf quickly intervened, though it was not until [[Lothlórien]] that they would truly become friends.

[[Image:Aleksandr Kortich - 03.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''Moria'' by [[Aleksandr Kortich]]]]He was quite helpful to Gandalf in explaining the Doors to the other curious members of the fellowship. Gandalf showed his appreciation of Gimli’s skills by letting him walk up front through the dark tunnels beside himself, and taking brief counsels with him when the way is unsure. It is probable that here Gandalf is tapping into Dwarven inborn or developed skills rather than actual knowledge of Moria itself, as Gimli had never personally been there.

Gimli reacted most indignantly to Sam’s suggestion that Moria was but “holes”, going so far as to chant for him the ancient ''[[Song of Durin]]''. Gimli continued to be helpful to Gandalf on the rest of the dark passage, and boldly aided in the [[Battle of the Chamber of Mazarbul]], protecting Balin’s tomb. After Gandalf remained behind to halt the Balrog, Gimli led the others across the [[Bridge of Khazad-dûm]].

He again shows great emotion when they near [[Kheled-zâram]], taking [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] alone out of all the company with him to see it (though Sam follows as well). This hints at a degree of affection for Frodo, though it may merely be because he was the most important of the company. Despite his helpfulness, at [[Lothlórien]] he became the greatest hindrance to the Company, when he alone was required to be blindfolded and of all of them liked the idea the least (save for perhaps Legolas). The compromise was made that the entire company would go through the Golden Wood in this manner, that Gimli would not suffer alone.

Despite this early struggle, it is Gimli of all the company that is most remembered for his deeds in Lothlórien. For his heart softened towards [[Galadriel]] and as a result toward Elves in general when that great lady sympathized with his sorrows, using the traditional Khuzdul names. In return he attempted to compliment her, as he saw her love and understanding. Though slightly clumsy in his first attempt, he distinguished himself when, as Galadriel gave the Company [[Gifts of Galadriel|gifts]], he asked only for a single strand of her hair. This Galadriel graciously gave with a blessing, probably remembering when [[Fëanor]] had requested a similar gift several millennia ago. Henceforth Gimli was known as "[[Lockbearer]]". He wept openly at the departure from Lothlórien, calling the light more dangerous than the darkness he had feared.

After the departure from Lothlórien Gimli is relegated a fairly minor role. He had, however, become a fast friend of Legolas the Elf, a result of Galadriel’s kindness. This, too, made him famous among all the Dwarves of the [[Third Age]].

===The Three Hunters===

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Pursuit in Rohan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Pursuit in Rohan'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]] After the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], during which he and Legolas slew many [[orcs]], Gimli listened in silence as his only remaining comrades, [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] and Legolas, sang a lament for Boromir in the character of three of the Winds. Only the East Wind was left, and Gimli would not sing it, which Aragorn declared to be appropriate.

For most of the chase he served as a commentator, usually leaving the decisions to Aragorn. His reaction was quite hostile to the suspicious [[Rohirrim]], especially after [[Éomer]]’s rash comments about Galadriel. Little did either know that they would become close friends in the times to come as fiery words passed between them. After the [[Three Hunters]] were lent horses, Gimli and Éomer parted in peace, with promises to one another of reconciliation.

Of the Three Hunters, Gimli seemed the most shaken by [[Fangorn]] while they searched for traces of [[Merry]] and [[Pippin]]. Gimli felt no reluctance to shoot the “unarmed” old man whom they thought was [[Saruman]], unlike Aragorn and Legolas. After Gandalf was revealed to them, Gimli fell to his knees. Gandalf put his hand on Gimli’s head, and the dwarf laughed for the first time recorded during the [[Quest of the Ring]].

Gimli’s ire was raised again in King [[Théoden]]’s courts against [[Wormtongue]], who spoke slanderously of the Lady of the Golden Wood. Gandalf quickly calmed him. Gimli was delighted by the [[White Mountains]] and [[Helm’s Deep]], declaring “This country has tough bones”. He declared that if he had a hundred of his kin he could make the fortress invincible.

===War of the Ring===

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - The Glittering Caves of Aglarond.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''The Glittering Caves of Aglarond'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]During the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], Gimli saved Éomer’s life outside the gates. He came in, boasting of his first two orc-kills to his friend Legolas. Legolas estimated his slaughter to amount to twenty, starting the good-hearted orc-killing game that continued through the rest of the battle. Gimli was the first to the culvert when the orcs crept through, leaping heroically into their midst from the walls. He then proceeded to lead the blocking up of the culvert. During the course of the battle Gimli was one of those forced into the [[Glittering Caves]]. He was astonished to see the magnificence of these caverns, moving even Legolas with his glowing description of them. This one sight would change his life.

His final kill score number was forty-two in that battle, surpassing his friend the elf by one. Gimli shows a hint of humor and affection when he greets the two [[Hobbits]] Merry and Pippin comfortably situated among [[flotsam]] and [[jetsam]] in the ruin of [[Isengard]]. He declared himself deep in Pippin’s debt when the hobbit lent him his spare pipe.

As the fellowship of friends again began to break up – Gandalf and Pippin heading for [[Minas Tirith]], [[Théoden]] and his riders for [[Dunharrow]] – Gimli out of love and respect for Aragorn went with him, Legolas, the sons of Elrond, and the [[Dúnedain]] [[Rangers]] on the [[Paths of the Dead]]. He showed great reluctance before the [[Dark Door]], the final thought that drove him downward was the thought of being bested by an Elf underground.

[[Image:Luca Michelucci - 1999 - March.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''The Black Ship'' by [[Luca Michelucci]]]]He participated in the epic [[Battle of Pelennor Fields]], returning with Aragorn and his other companions on the [[Black Ships]], and later recounted their journey to the fascinated Hobbits. He began to fear for Legolas, who seemed entranced by the Sea. His position on Elves completely changed, he remarked "If all the fair folk take to the Havens, it will be a duller world for those who are doomed to stay". He was much more skeptical as to the overall end of [[Men]] than his comrade.

Gimli fought in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], passing through unscathed, and finding the alive but bruised Pippin among the dead lying on the hill. He returned to the [[Field of Cormallen]] to be reunited to his friends, and there displayed open affection for all of them, even his frequent rival Pippin ("If only because of the pains you have cost me, which I shall never forget").

===After the War of the Ring===

After the coronation of Aragorn, Gimli said farewell to his old friend Éomer, who begged for pardon as to his words on Galadriel, though he slyly added that he didn’t think she was the fairest in the world: adding that [[Arwen]] was only when Gimli began to threaten him. Gimli was content with that.

During the return journey he visited many places with Legolas, including Fangorn Forest and [[Aglarond]]. Eventually he returned to Erebor, to find it nearly devastated by war. [[Dáin II Ironfoot]] had died, and [[Thorin III Stonehelm]] was now King. Eventually, though, he returned to the Glittering Caves with a contingent of dwarves, becoming the “Lord of the Glittering Caves”. He rebuilt the gates of Minas Tirith with [[mithril]] and steel, and in both [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]] accomplished great works. In Aglarond, it is assumed, he lived on until he was old, and in [[Fourth Age 120]] it is believed that he sailed with Legolas his friend across [[Belegaer]] to [[Valinor]]. There he presumably died in peace.

==Character==

Gimli throughout ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' showed perhaps the greatest open contempt for Sauron and his minions, save possibly [[Boromir (son of Denethor II)|Boromir]]. He was a grim character, for the most part, laughing only occasionally and, though in a few rare situations inspiring amusement, never joking. Due to his comments especially in the chapter ''[[The Ring goes South]]'', he may be called more superstitious than the others, acting very much as if Caradhras was an actual living being.

Gimli also carries the characteristic of smoldering vengeance against enemies found in many dwarves, such as when speaking of Moria. It may be that Gimli’s strongest show of sentiment was when speaking of Balin and Moria. He also is shown to have a steadfast nature to match, noticeable, for instance, when he plunges heedlessly across a stagnant creek in his eagerness to get to Moria. He also seems to have a love (or an interest, at least) in food, complementing the [[lembas]] of the Elves most highly.

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
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'''1978: ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Gimli is portrayed as almost as tall as [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]]. He has a grey beard and wears a hood. [[David Buck]] provided Gimli's voice.

'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Both Gimli and Legolas are omitted from this adaptation, as it centers on Aragorn.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Gimli is played by [[Douglas Livingstone]], who uses a heavily articulated accent.

'''2001: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
[[Image:Gimli son of Gloin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gimli in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'']]
:[[John Rhys-Davies]] was Gimli in voice and close-ups; [[Brett Beattie]] was his size-double. Jackson used the antagony between Legolas and Gimli, allthough he placed most of it on Gimli's plate.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Gimli is portrayed as a burly lumberjack, slightly smaller than Legolas, but the same size as Boromir. His moment of glory is in [[Moria]], where he aids the player (at this stage, Frodo) with trying to find the Bridge. He is voiced by [[James Horan]].

'''2002: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]'':'''
:Now that [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] were no longer around to provide comic relief, Gimli was chosen to fill the spot. This has led to much criticism.

'''2003: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]]'':'''
:As in the second film Gimli's character was somewhat controversially used to insert comic relief into the scenes he appeared in.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring|Sierra's War of the Ring]]'':'''
:[[Bob Papenbrook]] provided the voice of Gimli.

== Genealogy ==
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==See Also==
* [[:Category:Images of Gimli|Images of Gimli Elf-friend]]
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Bilbo Baggins

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| birth = [[September 22]], [[Third Age 2890|T.A. 2890]]
| death = Sailed [[West]] [[September 29]], [[Third Age 3021|T.A. 3021]]
| parentage= [[Bungo Baggins]] and [[Belladonna Took]]
| location = [[Bag End]], [[Hobbiton]], [[Rivendell]]
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{{quote|In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole and that means comfort.|[[The Hobbit]], "[[An Unexpected Party]]"}}

'''Bilbo Baggins''' was a hobbit who lived in the Shire during the final years of the Third Age. His adventure with the dwarves Thorin and company was related in 'The Hobbit' (originally known as 'There and Back Again'). It was during this adventure that Bilbo Baggins obtained the [[One Ring]] of [[Sauron]] from the creature [[Gollum]]. Bilbo was noteworthy as the first [[ring-bearer]] in the history of [[Middle-earth]] to give up the [[One Ring]] voluntarily; he surrendered the ring to [[Frodo Baggins]] at [[Gandalf]]'s request.

== History ==
===Early Life and Adventures===
Bilbo Baggins was born on [[September 22]], [[Third Age 2890|2890]] of the [[Third Age]], the son of Bungo [[Baggins family|Baggins]] and [[Belladonna Took]]. To the eyes of his neighbors, he seemed just like his father - a solid, sensible, unadventurous and respectable hobbit. In [[Third Age 2941|2941]], he reluctantly joined [[Gandalf]], [[Thorin Oakenshield]] and his twelve [[Dwarves]] on the [[Quest of Erebor|quest]] to reclaim the [[Lonely Mountain]] (and its sizeable hoard) from the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]]. Gandalf had convinced Thorin that Bilbo was the right hobbit to be a burglar for them, despite Bilbo's feeble objections. Thus the hobbit became part of the [[Thorin and Company|company]].

[[Image:Donato Giancola - The Hobbit - Expulsion.jpg|300px|thumb|left|''Expulsion'' by [[Donato Giancola]].]]Bilbo, out the door early without a pocket handkercheif, aroused doubts in his dwarvish comrades when they fell in with some [[trolls]]. Bilbo was sent to check them out, and only got captured. He escaped the trolls but was helpless to prevent all the dwarves from being captured. Gandalf, however, came in the nick of time and saved them all with his voice imitations. Upon the discovery of the troll-cave and the swords of Gondolin, Bilbo discovered [[Sting|a small blade]] and bore it with him ever after.

Eventually they came to Rivendell, where Bilbo was enchanted with the [[Elves]]. After their stay there, the company entered the [[Misty Mountains]]. Bilbo and the dwarves were captured by [[goblins]], but saved by Gandalf once more. However Bilbo, carried by [[Dori]], was dropped in the escape. Wandering in the dark passages, he picked up a strange [[One Ring|golden ring]], and came to the lake of [[Gollum]]. Gollum, desiring to eat the hobbit but not willing to face his blade, engaged in a riddle contest. If Bilbo won, according to the predetermined rules, Gollum would lead him to safety. If Gollum won, however, Bilbo would submit to be eaten.

[[Image:Michael Hague - Riddles in the Dark.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Riddles in the Dark'' by [[Michael Hague]].]]Bilbo won the contest by accident, wondering outloud as he fingered the ring he had picked up, "What have I got in my pocket?" Gollum mistook this for a question, and Bilbo decided to stick to it. Gollum lost, but went back to his little island to take the ring Bilbo had picked up (as it was a magic ring) to turn himself invisible and kill the hobbit anyway. But of course the ring was not there, and Gollum, enraged, suddenly guessed that Bilbo had it. He chased Bilbo, but Bilbo unwittingly used the ring and escaped his notice. Gollum led Bilbo to the eastern door of the goblin-tunnels, through which Bilbo departed in safety and rejoined his fellow adventurers. But he said nothing of the ring.

===Across Rhovanion===
The company had not journeyed long when they were chased and treed by [[wargs]]. Gandalf kept them at bay with pyrotechnical pinecones, but eventually goblins came and set the trees to fire. Even Gandalf had begun to despair, but the [[Eagles]] of [[Gwaihir]] came to rescue them, bringing them first to the eyry, then to the [[Carrock]]. Bilbo did not enjoy his experience of being carried by his rescuers, apparently suffering from a fear of heights.

From the Carrock they came to [[Beorn]]'s [[Beorn's Hall|Hall]]. Gandalf took only Bilbo at first, but with his story introduced the dwarves in pairs, convincing Beorn to house them for a time. Eventually, Beorn even gave them mounts and set them on their way to [[Mirkwood]]. Bilbo alone (save for perhaps Gandalf) noticed that Beorn still followed them in bear-form. Gandalf turned back at the edge of Mirkwood, and left them to brave the perils on their own.

Bilbo "helped" the dwarves by climbing a tree midway through the wood, and declaring he could see only trees, not realizing they were at the bottom of a bowl formation. Later, when the dwarves were taken by spiders, Bilbo rescued them with his ring and little blade, which he named ''[[Sting]]'' after its first kill. Calling the spiders names, he lured them away and came back around to help with the battle between the dwarves and spiders. Eventually, the company won with no serious injuries, but was later captured when intruding on the feasts of [[Wood-elves]]. Bilbo, with his ring, escaped notice and thus capture. He followed the elves into the [[Halls of Thranduil]], where the dwarves refused to tell their errand to [[Thranduil]] King and were locked up. Later, getting used to the elven halls and with the aid of his magic ring, he devised a plan for the dwarves to escape. It worked, with the dwarves being packed away in barrels and launched into the [[Forest River]]. Poor Bilbo was forced to cling to the barrels, invisible, and grew cold and wet. Upon reaching [[Lake-town]], he had an awful cold, despite the feigned hospitality of the [[Master of Lake-town]] and the people of that town.

===Encounter with the Dragon===
On their way again, the party came to the [[Lonely Mountain]], where they followed the instructions of the map to find the secret entrance. Bilbo, and the dwarves, were unable to open it. Bilbo sat days on the [[doorstep]], thinking, and before long autumn waned. Soon the dwarves began to grumble against the hobbit, but Bilbo finally solved the riddle of the thrush knocking at the last light of Durin's Day. The dwarves found that he was right, and with the key managed to open the passage.

Bilbo was, of course, elected to enter the passage first, taking only [[Balin]] with him. Soon Balin halted, but Bilbo went on, finding Smaug's lair and stealing a single jewelled cup before returning. But he did ill in this, for when Smaug awoke he ravaged the mountain. Despite their grumbling, the dwarves had begun to rely on Bilbo's advice for their course of action, and agreed to wait. Bilbo soon decided, however, to return and try and find a weakness in Smaug. Slipping on his ring, he approached the dragon's hoard.

Gandalf had indeed done well in choosing Bilbo, for the old worm did not recognize Bilbo's scent, and was puzzled. Nevertheless he sensed the hobbit's presence, and challenged him. Bilbo riddled with him about his own identity and flattered the dragon. This confrontation did not last especially long, for Bilbo tricked Smaug into showing his underside. Bilbo then saw the gap in the dragon's hard scales, an unprotected place. Bilbo, upon seeing this, cracked a joke and hastily departed, and for this was nearly burned to death. All the same, he escaped and recovered, and told the dwarves what he had learned. This indirectly aided the company, for a [[thrush]] overheard, and this would prove beneficial in the end.

===Death of Smaug===
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Scouring the Mountain.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Scouring the Mountain'' by [[Ted Nasmith]].]]As darkness came, Bilbo urged the dwarves to close the door for fear of Smaug's vengeance. Reluctantly, and at last, they gave in. Just as the door closed, Smaug ravaged the side of the mountain, blocking up the door and destroying the doorstep. Then Smaug went on to wreck his vengeance on Laketown. There, armed with the knowledge given him by the Thrush who overheard Bilbo telling about the unprotected patch of Smaug's skin, [[Bard]] the bowman of the heirs of [[Dale]] shot Smaug dead. The people, no longer afraid, proclaimed him king of a restored [[Dale]]. Bard summoned [[Thranduil]] to help rebuild Laketown and Dale, in return for part of the treasure.

Meanwhile, in the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo and the dwarves decided to inspect the hoard while Smaug was away. During this time Bilbo stumbled across a gigantic and beautiful gem. Recalling an earlier conversation, Bilbo decided it was the famous [[Arkenstone]], but felt strangely reluctant to give it up. Instead, he put it in his pocket and continued on. After a song and gathering of treasure, the party eventually found the [[Front Gate]], and sheltered in a [[guardroom]]. Thorin gave Bilbo a beautiful [[Mithril#The Mithril Coat|coat]] of [[mithril]] as a first reward for his services.

At that time [[Roäc]] the raven came to them, and told of the death of Smaug. He counseled them to make peace with Bard and Thranduil, though it cost him dearly in gold. Thorin rejected this advice, and harshly responded to the polite words of Bard at his door. Bard's reasoning did little for the stubborn King under the Mountain. Bilbo feared war, and to prevent this gave the Arkenstone into the hands of [[Bard]] for negotiation. With the praise of Bard, Thranduil, and Gandalf he returned, only to be rejected and cast away for his deed by Thorin. But Bilbo was successful in that Thorin was willing to negotiate, and war was prevented temporarily.

===Battle and Return Journey===
And yet war did come. [[Dáin II Ironfoot]], at the summons of Thorin, came from the [[Iron Hills]] with an army of dwarves. Bard refused to let the dwarves enter the mountain, which would mean a long and almost certainly unsuccessful siege. But just as battle was about to be joined, Gandalf called them all to be wary of the new coming danger - the alliance of [[Wargs]] and [[Goblins]] against them. Dáin, Bard, and Thranduil took council together, and decided upon a strategy of defending the slopes of the Lonely Mountain. Then the enemy came. Thus was the [[Battle of Five Armies]] fought.

[[Image:Darrell Sweet - The Death of Thorin Oakenshield.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''The Death of Thorin'' by [[Darrell Sweet]].]]During the battle Bilbo stood with Thranduil and Gandalf on [[Ravenhill]]. As the battle went against the men, dwarves, and elves, Bilbo reflected gloomily on the ungloriousness of war and the bitterness of the end. But then the [[Eagles]] of [[Gwaihir]] came, and [[Beorn]] too, and the battle was won. But Bilbo did not see this result, for a falling stone knocked him out. Invisible as he was, his bruised body was not discovered until the next day. Bilbo then bade farewell to the mortally wounded Thorin and his other friends. Then, taking his share of the treasure, he returned with Gandalf to the [[Shire]]. There he discovered that he was believed dead, and an auction was going on of his house and possessions. He bought back his own things, and settled once more peacefully into [[Bag End]].

===The Years Between===
Bilbo lived on in health and comfort, high in the regard of those who new him best, but considered somewhat of an oddity. He adopted his young cousin [[Frodo Baggins]] as his heir, and raised him in Bag End. Occasionally he received visitors; dwarves, Gandalf, or even elves from time to time. Most of his time was spent reading, writing his memoirs, writing poetry, and avoiding his nasty relatives the [[Sackville-Bagginses]].

His life was extended by the ring (actually the [[One Ring]] of ancient history), and yet as he lived on with no apparent sign of aging, he began to feel stretched and thin. At last, in September of [[Third Age 3001|3001]], Bilbo threw a [[Bilbo's Birthday Party|grand party]] for his 111th birthday (which happened to be shared with Frodo). During this party he did a vanishing act with his ring and left with three dwarves for [[Rivendell]], to live with [[Elrond]] and the elves there. He left all his possessions to Frodo, including, urged by Gandalf, the One Ring. He was the first ringbearer to so give up the object.

===End of the Third Age===

[[Image:Bilbo smoking a pipe.jpg|thumb|250px|Bilbo smoking a pipe in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring|Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.]]He lived a very pleasant life of retirement in Rivendell: eating, sleeping, writing poetry, and working on his memoir, ''There and Back Again'', known to us as ''[[The Hobbit]]''. He also wrote a book called ''Translations from the Elvish'', which formed the basis of what is known to us as ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.

Upon the coming of Frodo eighteen years later on the [[Quest for the Ring]], Bilbo attended the [[Council of Elrond]], offering to take the Ring to [[Mount Doom]]. Nevertheless this task fell to the younger Frodo, and in farewell Bilbo gave him [[Sting]] and his old mithril coat, both of which bore him well in the struggles to come.

The [[War of the Ring]] was fought far from where Bilbo dwelt, but successfully, and in the end Frodo returned home. Two years later, however, Bilbo as a former ringbearer accompanied Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, and certain Elves to the [[Grey Havens]], there to take ship for [[Valinor]] across the sea, on [[September 29]], [[Third Age 3021|3021]]. He had already celebrated his 131st birthday, becoming the oldest Hobbit in the history of Middle-earth. So he passed West to die in peace in Valinor.

The last writing of Bilbo appears in the form of the poem "''[[Bilbo's Last Song]]''." It is a poem Bilbo conceivably composed while sailing west, and looking back on Middle-earth in farewell. It was published after Tolkien's death.

==Names==
* Bilbo Baggins
* Burglar, from a note on Bilbo's door left by [[Gandalf]]
* Thief, from [[Gollum]] after Bilbo stole [[the One Ring]]. [[Smaug]] also gave the name to Bilbo after he stole a cup.
* Clue-finder, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Web-cutter, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Stinging Fly, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Ringwinner, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Luckwearer, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug
* Barrel-rider, a name given to Bilbo by himself during his conversation with Smaug, Smaug also later addressed Bilbo by this name.
* Mr. Lucky Number, a name given to Bilbo by Smaug.
* Child of the Kindly West, a name given to Bilbo by [[Thorin II Oakenshield]].
* Bilbo the Magnificient, a name given to Bilbo by [[Thranduil]]
* Elf-friend, a name given to Bilbo by [[Thranduil]]
* Madd Baggins, a name given to Bilbo by [[Rorimac Brandybuck]] after Bilbo disappeared from [[the Shire]] suddenly.
* Ring-bearer, for his bearing of [[the One Ring]].
* Bilba Labingi, the original hobbit name for Bilbo.

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
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Image:Bilbo Baggins from Rankin-Bass' The Hobbit.jpg|<center>''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]''</center>
Image:Bilbo smoking a pipe.jpg|<center>''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''</center>
Image:Bilbo viv lotr.JPG|<center>''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]''</center>
Image:The Hobbit (2003) One Ring.JPG|<center>''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]''</center>
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'''1968: ''[[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:Bilbo is portrayed by [[Paul Daneman]], and several times, when he introduces himself, he spells out his last name ("B-A-GG-I-N-S").

'''1977: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit]]'':'''
:[[Orson Bean]] was the voice of Bilbo.

'''1978: ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:[[Norman Bird]] was the voice of Bilbo, and [[Billy Barty]] the body double.

'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Orson Bean reprised his role as Bilbo. He lives in [[Rivendell]], and listens to the tale of Frodo of the Nine Fingers. Some archive footage from ''Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit'' is also shown at the start of the film.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Bilbo is portrayed by [[John Le Mesurier]].

'''2001-3: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Bilbo is played by [[Ian Holm]], who also played [[Frodo Baggins]] in the radio series 20 years earlier.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Bilbo has a short appearance in Rivendell, after the [[Council of Elrond]]. He is voiced by [[Jim Piddock]].

'''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|Sierra's The Hobbit]]'':'''
:[[Michael Beattie]] provides the voice of a young, redheaded Bilbo.

==Genealogy==
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== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Bilbo Baggins|Images of Bilbo Baggins]]

==References==
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Faramir

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| image=[[Image:Ellaine - Untitled.jpg|250px]]
| name=Faramir
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| position=[[Steward of Gondor]], [[Prince of Ithilien]]
| birth=[[Third Age 2983]]
| rule=[[Third Age 3019]] - [[Fourth Age 82]]
| death=[[Fourth Age 82]], aged 120 years
| gender=Male
| parentage=[[Denethor II]] and [[Finduilas of Dol Amroth]]
| spouse=[[Éowyn]]
| children=[[Elboron]]
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{{quote|[Faramir] is bold, more bold than many deem; for in these days men are slow to believe that a captain can be wise and learned in the scrolls of lore and song, as he is, and yet a man of hardihood and swift judgement in the field. But such is Faramir. Less reckless and eager than [[Boromir]], but not less resolute.|''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[Minas Tirith (chapter)|Minas Tirith]]}}
'''Faramir''' was a [[Steward of Gondor]] and the first [[Prince of Ithilien]].

The second of [[Denethor II|Denethor]]'s two sons, Faramir was briefly the [[Ruling Steward]] after his father's death. Upon the arrival of the true king, King [[Aragorn Elessar]], he laid down his office, but Elessar renewed the hereditary appointment of [[Steward of Gondor|Steward]] as the advisor to the King. Faramir was also appointed [[Prince of Ithilien]].

==History==
===In Ithilien===
Faramir acted as a Gondorian ranger in [[Ithilien]], harassing [[Haradrim]] and keeping evil things from entering the land from [[Minas Morgul]]. During one such raid he found [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]] amd [[Gollum]] observing an attack by his rangers on a column of [[Haradrim]]. The former two were captured as spies by the rangers though Gollum eluded them. Frodo was questioned by Faramir concerning their errand. Frodo recounted the journies of the [[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]] and its members but referred to the [[Quest for the Ring|purpose]] of the travels and only cryptically. During the questioning he denied knowledge of Gollum but revealed that he travelled with both [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], the [[Heir of Isildur]], and [[Boromir son of Denethor II|Boromir]]. Faramir informed Frodo of Boromir's death, implying Frodo's involvement in it, though Frodo had not known of Boromir's death until that very moment.

Unsure of how to deal with his captives, Faramir led Frodo and Sam, blindfolded, to [[Henneth Annûn]]. There he questioned them further in private, learning that the errand the hobbits were on was linked to the 'Isildur's bane' that had sent Boromir to [[Rivendell]] in the first place. Eager to earn their trust Faramir delivered his famous oath, saying that he "...would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway. Not were [[Minas Tirith]] falling in ruin and I alone could save her, so, using the weapon of the Dark Lord for her good and my glory. No, I do not wish for such triumphs". In an unfourtunate slip up however Samwise revealed the nature of 'Isildur's bane' and so Faramir was tested, just as Boromir had been, by the lure of The Ring. Where Boromir failed Faramir succeeded, leading Samwise to remark that Faramir had "shown [his] quality".

During the night, Faramir's watch spotted Gollum fishing in the Forbidden Pool. Faramir called Frodo to him who confessed to the part of Gollum in their errand, begging Faramir not to slay him. Gollum was caught and questioned and then surrendered to Frodo. The following morning Faramir released Frodo and Sam (with Gollum), but warned them strongly against taking the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]].

===In Pelennor/Minas Tirith===

Faramir returned to [[Osgiliath]] after his encounter with the hobbits, supervising the defence there. However he retreated over the [[Pelennor Fields]] to report to Denethor and was almost caught by the [[Nazgûl]] on their Fell Beasts, but was saved by [[Gandalf]]. Faramir reached Minas Tirith, telling Denethor and Gandalf of what befell in Ithilien, but soon departed to supervise the defences at his father's bidding. In this venture the host of the [[Witch King]] came upon Osgiliath and Faramir was struck down by the [[Black Breath]]. Only a sorty by [[Imrahil]] and his knights saved the wounded (including Faramir) from that onset.

Faramir remained out of action for the rest of the War of the Ring. During the [[Battle of Pelennor Fields]] Denethor planned to burn his stricken son alongside him and Faramir was once again saved by Gandalf, though Denethor completed his suicide. After this he was taken to the [[Houses of Healing]] and healed by [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] after the battle. Faramir spent the rest of the war recovering in the Houses of Healing where he met [[Éowyn]], also grievously wounded. The two fell in love and were married after the war.

===After the War of the Ring===

After the destruction of the [[One Ring|Ring]] and the [[Battle of the Morannon]] Faramir, as Steward, led the ceremony in the crowning of [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] as King of Gondor and Arnor. Aragorn reinstated the original role of the [[Stewards]] before the failing of the [[Kings of Gondor]] and made Faramir the [[Prince of Ithilien]]. As Prince of Ithilien, Faramir was one of the two Chief Commanders of [[Aragorn II|King Elessar]] and his duty was to guard and maintain the eastern borders of Gondor. He also defeated the remaining enemies and cleansed the [[Morgul Vale]].

Faramir and Éowyn settled down in [[Emyn Arnen]], a range of hills in Ithilien in sight of [[Minas Tirith]], and Faramir became the [[Lord of Emyn Arnen]]. He and Eowyn had at least one son named [[Elboron]], who followed his father as Steward and Prince of Ithilien when this died in the year [[Fourth_Age_82|82]] of the Fourth Age. Faramir lived to be 120 years old, due to the large percentage of pure Dúnedain ancestry he possessed as a member of the Gondorian nobility.

== Tolkien's thoughts of Faramir ==
Faramir was, in the words of Tolkien, "modest, fair-minded and scrupulously just, and very merciful" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 244|244]]). His appearance toward the end of ''[[The Two Towers]]'' apparently was as much of a surprise to Tolkien as it is to his readers. "I am sure I did not invent him," he wrote. "I did not even want him, though I like him" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]]'', [[Letter 66|66]]).

Faramir in many ways speaks for Tolkien, who was a soldier in [[World War I]], when he says, for example, "I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness... I love only that which they defend" (''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The Window on the West]]"). Much later, Tolkien would write, "As far as any character is 'like me', it is Faramir" (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]]'', [[Letter 180|180]]).

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
A major player in the second half of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Faramir has found his portrayal both diminished, expanded, and carefully destroyed (at least, according to some purists).

'''1978: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
[[Image:Faramir r-b.JPG|thumb|Faramir (and Éowyn) in [[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]].]]
:Faramir's role has been omitted. However, a young blackhaired man is shown at the coronation of "King Aragorn", sitting on a horse beside Éowyn. It can be guessed that this is a cameo of Faramir. Whether he had at any time a larger part, that was cut for time restraints, is unknown.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Faramir is voiced by [[Andrew Seear]]. Because Boromir already named him during the Council of Elrond - in the book, he is simply called "my brother" - much of the mystery surrounding Faramir's first appearance is lost to the attentive listener.

'''2002: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]'':'''
[[Image:Faramir the Ranger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[David Wenham]] as Faramir from [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]]]
:[[David Wenham]] plays Faramir in this adaptation. He does not at first let Frodo, Sam, and Gollum go, but decides to bring them and the Ring to Gondor. He takes them west to [[Osgiliath]], crossing the river [[Anduin]], and not until the [[Ringwraiths]] attack the city does he release them. Many fans of the book criticize this change, saying that it seriously damages the character. [[Peter Jackson]]'s explanation is that he needed another adventure to delay Frodo and Sam, because the episode at [[Cirith Ungol]] was moved to the third movie, and so a new climax was needed. Another explanation often cited is that it was felt that for dramatic reasons it was necessary to show character ''development'', which meant that Faramir had to go through some kind of struggle or difficult decision. Jackson also argued that it was necessary for Faramir to be tempted by the Ring because everyone else was tempted, and letting Faramir be immune would be inconsistent, at least in the eyes of a film audience, and would weaken the films' portrayal of the Ring.

:In the [[The Two Towers Extended Edition|extended edition]], Jackson has included a flashback scene showing that Denethor has been neglecting him and favoring Boromir, so that Faramir wanted to please his father by bringing him the Ring. The relationship is similarly strained in the books, but there his father's favoritism does not seem to affect his decisions in Ithilien. On the whole, however, new Extended Edition scenes with Faramir brought the character closer to the sympathetic treatment of the books.

== See Also ==

* [[:Category: Images_of_Faramir|Images of Faramir]]
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Gimli

2009-02-13T00:25:59Z

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'''Gimli''' was a [[dwarf]] of [[Durin's Folk]], a direct descendant of [[Durin the Deathless]] through [[Náin II]]'s younger son [[Borin]], and in turn [[Farin]]'s younger son [[Gróin]], and his younger son [[Glóin]]. Despite being too young at the time of the [[Quest of Erebor]] (only 62), he became famous as the only Dwarven member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]].

==History==
Gimli was born in the [[Blue Mountains]] one hundred and nine years after the tragic destruction of [[Dale]] and the wasting of [[Erebor]] by [[Smaug]] the Golden. Little is known about his early life (or the lives of young dwarves in general, as a matter of fact), but he was forbidden to join [[Thorin and Company]] because of his age: only 62 at the time, according to ''[[The Quest of Erebor]]''.

Years later, in [[Third Age 3017|T.A. 3017]], Gimli witnessed the tempting offers of the messenger of [[Sauron]] (presumed to be a [[Nazgûl]]) concerning the [[Ring of Power]], and accompanied his troubled father to [[Rivendell]] for the dual purpose of warning retired burglar (and old acquaintance) [[Bilbo Baggins]] and seeking the counsel of [[Elrond]] on such weighty matters. His purpose in going was unknown – he neither knew Bilbo, nor liked the [[Elves]] any more than any other Dwarf at that time. It is possible his father merely took him for the experience of being in [[Rivendell]]. Whatever the reason, he attended the [[Council of Elrond]] as a representative of the [[Dwarves of Erebor]].

===The Fellowship of the Ring===

Gimli, as the only young dwarf (so far as we know) at the council of Elrond, was appointed as a member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. He alone of the company wore a mail-shirt, and carried a broad-bladed axe. He quickly distinguished himself in the company by declaring that he "needed no map" and naming the [[Misty Mountains]] individually by their [[Khuzdul]] names, inspiring the comment from [[Sam]]: "A fair jaw-cracker dwarf-language must be!"

Gimli, surprisingly, stood more than all the others with [[Gandalf]] on the matter of passing through [[Moria]]. This may be influenced by his curiosity about the fate of his first cousin [[Balin]], who went thither to refound the ancient kingdom of the [[Longbeards]], and also his vengeful nature. His first clash with [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] occurred before the [[Doors of Durin]], in a brief dispute over whose fault it was (the Elves’ or the Dwarves’) that the friendship between them waned. Gandalf quickly intervened, though it was not until [[Lothlórien]] that they would truly become friends.

[[Image:Aleksandr Kortich - 03.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''Moria'' by [[Aleksandr Kortich]]]]He was quite helpful to Gandalf in explaining the Doors to the other curious members of the fellowship. Gandalf showed his appreciation of Gimli’s skills by letting him walk up front through the dark tunnels beside himself, and taking brief counsels with him when the way is unsure. It is probable that here Gandalf is tapping into Dwarven inborn or developed skills rather than actual knowledge of Moria itself, as Gimli had never personally been there.

Gimli reacted most indignantly to Sam’s suggestion that Moria was but “holes”, going so far as to chant for him the ancient ''[[Song of Durin]]''. Gimli continued to be helpful to Gandalf on the rest of the dark passage, and boldly aided in the [[Battle of the Chamber of Mazarbul]], protecting Balin’s tomb. After Gandalf remained behind to halt the Balrog, Gimli led the others across the [[Bridge of Khazad-dûm]].

He again shows great emotion when they near [[Kheled-zâram]], taking [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] alone out of all the company with him to see it (though Sam follows as well). This hints at a degree of affection for Frodo, though it may merely be because he was the most important of the company. Despite his helpfulness, at [[Lothlórien]] he became the greatest hindrance to the Company, when he alone was required to be blindfolded and of all of them liked the idea the least (save for perhaps Legolas). The compromise was made that the entire company would go through the Golden Wood in this manner, that Gimli would not suffer alone.

Despite this early struggle, it is Gimli of all the company that is most remembered for his deeds in Lothlórien. For his heart softened towards [[Galadriel]] and as a result toward Elves in general when that great lady sympathized with his sorrows, using the traditional Khuzdul names. In return he attempted to compliment her, as he saw her love and understanding. Though slightly clumsy in his first attempt, he distinguished himself when, as Galadriel gave the Company [[Gifts of Galadriel|gifts]], he asked only for a single strand of her hair. This Galadriel graciously gave with a blessing, probably remembering when [[Fëanor]] had requested a similar gift several millennia ago. Henceforth Gimli was known as "[[Lockbearer]]". He wept openly at the departure from Lothlórien, calling the light more dangerous than the darkness he had feared.

After the departure from Lothlórien Gimli is relegated a fairly minor role. He had, however, become a fast friend of Legolas the Elf, a result of Galadriel’s kindness. This, too, made him famous among all the Dwarves of the [[Third Age]].

===The Three Hunters===

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Pursuit in Rohan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Pursuit in Rohan'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]] After the [[Breaking of the Fellowship]], during which he and Legolas slew many [[orcs]], Gimli listened in silence as his only remaining comrades, [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] and Legolas, sang a lament for Boromir in the character of three of the Winds. Only the East Wind was left, and Gimli would not sing it, which Aragorn declared to be appropriate.

For most of the chase he served as a commentator, usually leaving the decisions to Aragorn. His reaction was quite hostile to the suspicious [[Rohirrim]], especially after [[Éomer]]’s rash comments about Galadriel. Little did either know that they would become close friends in the times to come as fiery words passed between them. After the [[Three Hunters]] were lent horses, Gimli and Éomer parted in peace, with promises to one another of reconciliation.

Of the Three Hunters, Gimli seemed the most shaken by [[Fangorn]] while they searched for traces of [[Merry]] and [[Pippin]]. Gimli felt no reluctance to shoot the “unarmed” old man whom they thought was [[Saruman]], unlike Aragorn and Legolas. After Gandalf was revealed to them, Gimli fell to his knees. Gandalf put his hand on Gimli’s head, and the dwarf laughed for the first time recorded during the [[Quest of the Ring]].

Gimli’s ire was raised again in King [[Théoden]]’s courts against [[Wormtongue]], who spoke slanderously of the Lady of the Golden Wood. Gandalf quickly calmed him. Gimli was delighted by the [[White Mountains]] and [[Helm’s Deep]], declaring “This country has tough bones”. He declared that if he had a hundred of his kin he could make the fortress invincible.

===War of the Ring===

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - The Glittering Caves of Aglarond.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''The Glittering Caves of Aglarond'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]During the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], Gimli saved Éomer’s life outside the gates. He came in, boasting of his first two orc-kills to his friend Legolas. Legolas estimated his slaughter to amount to twenty, starting the good-hearted orc-killing game that continued through the rest of the battle. Gimli was the first to the culvert when the orcs crept through, leaping heroically into their midst from the walls. He then proceeded to lead the blocking up of the culvert. During the course of the battle Gimli was one of those forced into the [[Glittering Caves]]. He was astonished to see the magnificence of these caverns, moving even Legolas with his glowing description of them. This one sight would change his life.

His final kill score number was forty-two in that battle, surpassing his friend the elf by one. Gimli shows a hint of humor and affection when he greets the two [[Hobbits]] Merry and Pippin comfortably situated among [[flotsam]] and [[jetsam]] in the ruin of [[Isengard]]. He declared himself deep in Pippin’s debt when the hobbit lent him his spare pipe.

As the fellowship of friends again began to break up – Gandalf and Pippin heading for [[Minas Tirith]], [[Théoden]] and his riders for [[Dunharrow]] – Gimli out of love and respect for Aragorn went with him, Legolas, the sons of Elrond, and the [[Dúnedain]] [[Rangers]] on the [[Paths of the Dead]]. He showed great reluctance before the [[Dark Door]], the final thought that drove him downward was the thought of being bested by an Elf underground.

[[Image:Luca Michelucci - 1999 - March.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''The Black Ship'' by [[Luca Michelucci]]]]He participated in the epic [[Battle of Pelennor Fields]], returning with Aragorn and his other companions on the [[Black Ships]], and later recounted their journey to the fascinated Hobbits. He began to fear for Legolas, who seemed entranced by the Sea. His position on Elves completely changed, he remarked "If all the fair folk take to the Havens, it will be a duller world for those who are doomed to stay". He was much more skeptical as to the overall end of [[Men]] than his comrade.

Gimli fought in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], passing through unscathed, and finding the alive but bruised Pippin among the dead lying on the hill. He returned to the [[Field of Cormallen]] to be reunited to his friends, and there displayed open affection for all of them, even his frequent rival Pippin ("If only because of the pains you have cost me, which I shall never forget").

===After the War of the Ring===

After the coronation of Aragorn, Gimli said farewell to his old friend Éomer, who begged for pardon as to his words on Galadriel, though he slyly added that he didn’t think she was the fairest in the world: adding that [[Arwen]] was only when Gimli began to threaten him. Gimli was content with that.

During the return journey he visited many places with Legolas, including Fangorn Forest and [[Aglarond]]. Eventually he returned to Erebor, to find it nearly devastated by war. [[Dáin II Ironfoot]] had died, and [[Thorin III Stonehelm]] was now King. Eventually, though, he returned to the Glittering Caves with a contingent of dwarves, becoming the “Lord of the Glittering Caves”. He rebuilt the gates of Minas Tirith with [[mithril]] and steel, and in both [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]] accomplished great works. In Aglarond, it is assumed, he lived on until he was old, and in [[Fourth Age 120]] it is believed that he sailed with Legolas his friend across [[Belegaer]] to [[Valinor]]. There he presumably died in peace.

==Character==

Gimli throughout ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' showed perhaps the greatest open contempt for Sauron and his minions, save possibly [[Boromir (son of Denethor II)|Boromir]]. He was a grim character, for the most part, laughing only occasionally and, though in a few rare situations inspiring amusement, never joking. Due to his comments especially in the chapter ''[[The Ring goes South]]'', he may be called more superstitious than the others, acting very much as if Caradhras was an actual living being.

Gimli also carries the characteristic of smoldering vengeance against enemies found in many dwarves, such as when speaking of Moria. It may be that Gimli’s strongest show of sentiment was when speaking of Balin and Moria. He also is shown to have a steadfast nature to match, noticeable, for instance, when he plunges heedlessly across a stagnant creek in his eagerness to get to Moria. He also seems to have a love (or an interest, at least) in food, complementing the [[lembas]] of the Elves most highly.

==Portrayal in Adaptations==
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'''1978: ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Gimli is portrayed as almost as tall as [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] and [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]]. He has a grey beard and wears a hood. [[David Buck]] provided Gimli's voice.

'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Both Gimli and Legolas are omitted from this adaptation, as it centers on Aragorn.

'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Gimli is played by [[Douglas Livingstone]], who uses a heavily articulated accent.

'''2001: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
[[Image:Gimli son of Gloin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gimli in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'']]
:[[John Rhys-Davies]] was Gimli in voice and close-ups; [[Brett Beattie]] was his size-double. Jackson used the antagony between Legolas and Gimli, allthough he placed most of it on Gimli's plate.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Gimli is portrayed as a burly lumberjack, slightly smaller than Legolas, but the same size as Boromir. His moment of glory is in [[Moria]], where he aids the player (at this stage, Frodo) with trying to find the Bridge. He is voiced by [[James Horan]].

'''2002: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]'':'''
:Now that [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] were no longer around to provide comic relief, Gimli was chosen to fill the spot. This has led to much criticism.

'''2003: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]]'':'''
:As in the second film Gimli's character was somewhat controversially used to insert comic relief into the scenes he appeared in.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring|Sierra's War of the Ring]]'':'''
:[[Bob Papenbrook]] provided the voice of Gimli.

== Genealogy ==
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==See Also==
* [[:Category:Images of Gimli|Images of Gimli Elf-friend]]
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Bifur

2009-02-13T00:22:42Z

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'''Bifur''' was a companion to [[Bilbo Baggins]] and [[Thorin Oakenshield]] on the [[Quest of Erebor]]. He arrived at [[Bag End]] in the company of his cousins [[Bofur]] and [[Bombur]]. He fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]].
Bifur was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means that he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or [[Broadbeams]]. Which most of the population of these two Houses dwelt for nearly all of the [[Second Age]], and for nearly two thousand years of the [[Third Age]] in Khazad-dûm.

==Etymology==
The name of Bifur originates in a medieval poet collection [[Edda]] and the list of dwarves in [[Völuspá]], where it is written as ''Bívurr''.

The name means 'Trembling' or 'Beaver'

== References ==
[[The Hobbit]],
[[The Fellowship of the Ring]],
[[Appendix A]]

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Bombur

2009-02-13T00:21:46Z

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'''Bombur''' is a fat [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] who accompanies [[Thorin Oakenshield]] and [[Bilbo Baggins]] on their journey to [[Erebor]]. His brother [[Bofur]] and cousin [[Bifur]] also joined the quest.

==The Quest of Erebor==

"Poor, fat" Bombur was frequently described as foolish and being the last in everything. Because he counted for two, he was the last to enter [[Beorn]]'s house and the last to cross the enchanted river in [[Mirkwood]]. And he made mistakes when he was last: He tumbled with Bifur and Bofur onto Thorin when they entered [[Bag End]] last. He chooses to stay and guard the supplies camp while the others move up Erebor because he trusts neither mountain paths nor ropes. Later though, he is forced to use the ropes to escape the rampaging [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]].

Bombur slept at several key moments his journey to the mountain. When he tripped into the Mirkwood river, he fell under a spell that made him sleep for days, burdening the others with his weight as they walked on. And while he was on a midnight lookout in the fortified Erebor, Bilbo promised to keep watch so that he could sleep in the warmth (Bilbo used this opportunity to sneak the [[Arkenstone]] out of the mountain). Incidentally, he was asleep when they opened his barrel after escaping the [[Elves of Mirkwood]] and also when Bilbo discovered the secret entrance to Erebor.

Though a handful, Bombur was a a very friendly dwarf.

== Later Life ==

Many years later, [[Frodo Baggins]] inquired about Bombur and learned that he had grown so fat it took six Dwarves to lift him.

== Lineage ==

Bombur descended from [[Dwarves of Khazad-dum]], but was not among [[Durin's folk]], so he was either from the [[Firebeard|Firebeards]] or [[Broadbeam|Broadbeams]] Houses, since the population of these houses was located in [[Khazad-dûm]] up until [[Durin's Bane]] awoke.

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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:21:29Z

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'''Bofur''' was one of Dwarf companions of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] during the [[Quest of Erebor]], and was the brother of [[Bombur]]s and a cousin of [[Bifur]]s. He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and made his dwelling in [[Erebor]].
Bofur was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. Both these Houses populations were almost totally in Khazad-dûm up until the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]].

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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:20:56Z

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'''Bofur''' was one of Dwarf companions of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] during the [[Quest of Erebor]], and was the brother of [[Bombur]]s and a cousin of [[Bifur]]s. He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and made his dwelling in [[Erebor]].
'''Bofur''' was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. Both these Houses populations were almost totally in Khazad-dûm up until the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]].
It is possible that '''Bofur''' fought in the [[Battle of Dale]] during the [[War of the Ring]]. Since he was alive at the time and lived in Erebor when it happened.

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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:20:05Z

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[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Bofur.jpg|thumb|''Bofur'' by [[Angelo Montanini]].]]
'''Bofur''' was one of Dwarf companions of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] during the [[Quest of Erebor]], and was the brother of [[Bombur]]s and a cousin of [[Bifur]]s. He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and made his dwelling in [[Erebor]].
'''Bofur''' was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. Both these Houses populations were almost totally in Khazad-dûm up until the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]].
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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:18:21Z

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[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Bofur.jpg|thumb|''Bofur'' by [[Angelo Montanini]].]]
'''Bofur''' was one of Dwarf companions of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] during the [[Quest of Erebor]], and was the brother of [[Bombur]]s and a cousin of [[Bifur]]s. He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and made his dwelling in [[Erebor]].
'''Bofur''' was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. Both these Houses populations were almost totally in Khazad-dûm up until the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]].
It is possible that '''Bofur''' fought in the [[Battle of Dale]] during the [[War of the Ring]]. Since he was alive at the time and lived in Erebor when it happened.

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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:17:38Z

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[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Bofur.jpg|thumb|''Bofur'' by [[Angelo Montanini]].]]
'''Bofur''' was one of Dwarf companions of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] during the [[Quest of Erebor]], and was the brother of [[Bombur]]s and a cousin of [[Bifur]]s. He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and made his dwelling in [[Erebor]].
'''Bofur''' was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. Both these Houses populations were almost totally in Khazad-dûm up until the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]].
It is possible that '''Bofur''' fought in the [[Battle of Dale]] during the [[War of the Ring]]. Since he was alive at the time and lived in Erebor when it happened.

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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:17:02Z

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[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Bofur.jpg|thumb|''Bofur'' by [[Angelo Montanini]].]]
'''Bofur''' was one of Dwarf companions of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] during the [[Quest of Erebor]], and was the brother of [[Bombur]]s and a cousin of [[Bifur]]s. He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and made his dwelling in [[Erebor]].
'''Bofur''' was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. Both these Houses populations were almost totally in Khazad-dûm up until the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]].
It is possible that '''Bofur''' fought in the [[Battle of Dale]] during the [[War of the Ring]]. Since he was alive at the time and lived in Erebor when it happened.

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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:16:27Z

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'''Bofur''' was one of Dwarf companions of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] during the [[Quest of Erebor]], and was the brother of [[Bombur]]s and a cousin of [[Bifur]]s. He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and made his dwelling in [[Erebor]].
Bofur was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. Both these Houses populations were almost totally in Khazad-dûm up until the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]].

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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:16:10Z

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'''Bofur''' was one of Dwarf companions of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] during the [[Quest of Erebor]], and was the brother of [[Bombur]]s and a cousin of [[Bifur]]s. He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and made his dwelling in [[Erebor]].
Bofur was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. Both these Houses populations were almost totally in Khazad-dûm up until the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]].

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2009-02-13T00:14:34Z

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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:14:22Z

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'''Bofur''' was one of Dwarf companions of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]] during the [[Quest of Erebor]], and was the brother of [[Bombur]]s and a cousin of [[Bifur]]s. He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], and made his dwelling in [[Erebor]].
Bofur was a descendent of [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's folk | Durin's line]], which means he was of either the house of the [[Firebeards]] or the [[Broadbeams]]. Both these Houses populations were almost totally in Khazad-dûm up until the awakening of [[Durin's Bane]].

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Dwalin

2009-02-13T00:14:01Z

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'''Dwalin''', son of [[Fundin]] and younger brother of [[Balin]], is one of the least mentioned Dwarves in ''[[The Hobbit]]''. He was the first Dwarf to arrive at [[Bag End]]. He wore a dark green hood and a golden belt and had a blue beard. Like his brother he plays the viol. '''Dwalin''' lent a hood and cloak to Bilbo when they set out on their journey.

==Life==
=== King Thráin's Expedition===
Nothing is known about Dwalin's childhood. He is first mentioned accompanying King [[Thráin II]] with a few others including his brother Balin, on the king's attempt to reclaim Erebor; but the king wandered off one night at the eves of [[Mirkwood]] and his company looked everywhere for him but they did not know that he was captured by the servants of [[Sauron]] and taken to the dungeons of [[Dol Guldur]]. So the company headed back to the northern [[Ered Luin]]; where Thráin had previously established a new kingdom and was now ruled by his son [[Thorin Oakenshield]].

=== [[Quest of Erebor]] ===

Decades after Thráin's disappearance, Thorin and his people were doing well in there new home, but ever they remembered [[Erebor]], and their treasure. When the king -by the advise of the wizard [[Gandalf]]- decided to reclaim Erebor, he called together a small company of his kin and followers to join him. Dwalin was one of these. Along with Balin, Dwalin set off with twelve other Dwarves to the Lonely mountain of Erebor.

Dwalin supposedly died in [[Fourth Age|Fo.A.]] 91 at the age of 340, very old even for a Dwarf.

== Genealogy ==
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==Etymology==
The name Dwalin is derived from ''Dvalinn'', a Dwarf from Norse mythology, which means "Torpid".

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Bofur

2009-02-13T00:13:37Z

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Bombur

2009-02-13T00:09:56Z

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'''Bombur''' is a fat [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] who accompanies [[Thorin Oakenshield]] and [[Bilbo Baggins]] on their journey to [[Erebor]]. His brother [[Bofur]] and cousin [[Bifur]] also joined the quest.

==The Quest of Erebor==

"Poor, fat" Bombur was frequently described as foolish and being the last in everything. Because he counted for two, he was the last to enter [[Beorn]]'s house and the last to cross the enchanted river in [[Mirkwood]]. And he made mistakes when he was last: He tumbled with Bifur and Bofur onto Thorin when they entered [[Bag End]] last. He chooses to stay and guard the supplies camp while the others move up Erebor because he trusts neither mountain paths nor ropes. Later though, he is forced to use the ropes to escape the rampaging [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]].

Bombur slept at several key moments his journey to the mountain. When he tripped into the Mirkwood river, he fell under a spell that made him sleep for days, burdening the others with his weight as they walked on. And while he was on a midnight lookout in the fortified Erebor, Bilbo promised to keep watch so that he could sleep in the warmth (Bilbo used this opportunity to sneak the [[Arkenstone]] out of the mountain). Incidentally, he was asleep when they opened his barrel after escaping the [[Elves of Mirkwood]] and also when Bilbo discovered the secret entrance to Erebor.

Though a handful, Bombur was a a very friendly dwarf.

== Later Life ==

Many years later, [[Frodo Baggins]] inquired about Bombur and learned that he had grown so fat it took six Dwarves to lift him.

== Lineage ==

Bombur descended from [[Dwarves of Khazad-dum]], but was not among [[Durin's folk]], so he was either from the [[Firebeard|Firebeards]] or [[Broadbeam|Broadbeams]] Houses, since the population of these houses was located in [[Khazad-dûm]] up until [[Durin's Bane]] awoke.

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Nori

2009-02-13T00:09:21Z

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'''Nori''' was a [[Dwarf]] of [[Durin's folk]] who lived in the northern [[Blue Mountains]] in [[Thorin's Halls]] and later [[Erebor]]. He had two brothers named [[Dori]], and [[Ori]], and was a remote kinsmen of [[Thorin Oakenshield]]. His hood was purple, he played the flute, and he was very fond of regular and plentiful meals.

== [[The Quest of Erebor]] ==

In 2941, Nori was selected as one of the twelve Dwarves to accompany King Thorin II Oakenshield to the Lonely Mountain to defeat the Dragon [[Smaug]] on the Quest of Erebor.
When Thorin and Company fled from the [[Wargs]] and [[Goblins]] they had climbed some trees to safety, where Nori was the first to realize that [[Bilbo Baggins | Bilbo]] had been left behind on the ground. To which Dori saved him.
He later fought and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]], was given his share of the treasure by [[Dáin II Ironfoot]], and made his home in the mountain.

== Erebor, and the War of the Ring ==

During the [[War of the Ring]] Nori was still living in Erebor, and possibly fought in the [[Battle of Dale]].

==Etymology==
Nóri is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means 'Peewee'
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Dori

2009-02-13T00:08:52Z

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'''Dori''' was a Dwarf of [[Durin's folk]] who lived in the northern [[Blue Mountains]], and later the [[Lonely Mountain]]. He had two brothers named [[Nori]], and [[Ori]]. They were remote kinsman of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]]. He wore a purple hood and played the flute.
== The [[Quest of Erebor]] ==

In [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]], Dori was one of twelve Dwarves selected to accompany Thorin Oakenshield on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the Dragon [[Smaug]]. Dori was the strongest of the thirteen Dwarves, and he was fond of food. And he was quite a decent fellow, according to [[Bilbo Baggins]].

Dori was noteworthy for two incidents in the tale: Dori carried Bilbo in the tunnels of the [[Misty Mountains]] during the escape from the goblins, but unfortunately dropped him; the other Dwarves later blamed him for "losing their burglar."

Later, during the escape from the [[Wargs]], Dori climbed down from a tree, which allowed Bilbo to scramble up the tree. Bilbo later grabbed Dori's legs as they were carried off by an eagle, saving them from a fire lit by Goblins.

Dori later fought in and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]]. He was given his share of the treasure by [[Dáin II Ironfoot|Dáin Ironfoot]], and made his home in Erebor.
== Erebor, And the War of the Ring ==
Dori lived a very rich life after the quest as one of the reclaimers of the mountain. He was still alive during the [[War of the Ring]], and may have fought in the [[Battle of Dale]]. His date of death is not known.
==Etymology==
Dòli is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means 'Borer'
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Dori

2009-02-13T00:07:44Z

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'''Dori''' was a Dwarf of [[Durin's folk]] who lived in the northern [[Blue Mountains]], and later the [[Lonely Mountain]]. He had two brothers named [[Nori]], and [[Ori]]. They were remote kinsman of King [[Thorin Oakenshield]]. He wore a purple hood and played the flute.
== The [[Quest of Erebor]] ==

In [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]], Dori was one of twelve Dwarves selected to accompany Thorin Oakenshield on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the Dragon [[Smaug]]. Dori was the strongest of the thirteen Dwarves, and he was fond of food. And he was quite a decent fellow, according to [[Bilbo Baggins]].

Dori was noteworthy for two incidents in the tale: Dori carried Bilbo in the tunnels of the [[Misty Mountains]] during the escape from the goblins, but unfortunately dropped him; the other Dwarves later blamed him for "losing their burglar."

Later, during the escape from the [[Wargs]], Dori climbed down from a tree, which allowed Bilbo to scramble up the tree. Bilbo later grabbed Dori's legs as they were carried off by an eagle, saving them from a fire lit by Goblins.

Dori later fought in and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]]. He was given his share of the treasure by [[Dáin II Ironfoot|Dáin Ironfoot]], and made his home in Erebor.
== Erebor, And the War of the Ring ==
Dori lived a very rich life after the quest as one of the reclaimers of the mountain. He was still alive during the [[War of the Ring]], and may have fought in the [[Battle of Dale]]. His date of death is not known.
==Etymology==
Dòli is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means 'Borer'
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Kíli

2009-02-13T00:07:28Z

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'''Kíli''' ([[Third Age]] 2864 - 2941, 67 years old) was the brother of [[Fíli]], nephew of [[Thorin Oakenshield]] and the son of [[Dís]]. Kíli was killed in the [[Battle of Five Armies]], along with Fíli as they defended their mortally wounded uncle.

==Etymology==
Kíli is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means "Wedge"

== Genealogy ==
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