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Waning of the Dúnedain

2025-01-30T21:52:19Z

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The '''waning of the [[Dúnedain]]''',<ref name="Waning">{{App|Gondor}}, entry about King Eldacar, p. 1048</ref> also called the '''dwindling of the Dúnedain'''<ref>{{UT|Measures}}, other version about the origin of the word Halflings</ref><ref name="Nature">{{NM|Descriptions}}, Heights, p. 195</ref> or '''dwindling of the Númenóreans''',<ref name="Nature"/> refers to the physical, mental, and spiritual changes experienced by the exiled [[Men]] of [[Númenor]] after the [[Downfall of Númenor|Downfall]] of their land at the end of the [[Second Age]]. Before the island of Númenor was destroyed, its people were taller, wiser, and much more long-lived than other Men. The Downfall and loss of Númenor, the closest mortal land to the blessed realm of [[Aman]], and the living of the Númenoreans in [[Middle-earth]] resulted in a slow withdrawing of the gifts of the Númenoreans. The intermarriage of the house of the [[King of Gondor]] and of other houses of the Dúnedain at first did not speed up the waning of the Dúnedain, it merely continued slowly as it had before.<ref name="Waning" />

By the time of the [[War of the Ring]], 3,000 years after the Downfall, most of the Dúnedain were on the same level as the Men of Middle-earth. In houses that maintained their purity of Númenórean blood (such as that of [[Aragorn|Aragorn Elessar]]), these changes were somewhat slowed; Aragorn lived 210 years, far longer than any other Man of that time period.{{Fact}}

Broadly speaking, the waning of the Dúnedain could be linked to the decline and ultimate failure of the line of [[King of Gondor|Kings]] in the exilic realm of [[Gondor]], and the dwindling of the royal house in its sister kingdom of [[Arnor]] to a strange, wood-haunting [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]] band. It was also a factor in the gradual depopulation of their lands. In addition to their fall from power and prominence, the Dúnedain suffered mental and spiritual stagnation as well: many of the arts, crafts, knowledge, and technology that the Númenóreans had invented were lost and forgotten. Furthermore, the exiles of Númenor became ignorant and fearful of the [[Elves]], a kindred with which they had been [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men|allied]] in their early days.<ref>{{TT|Window}}, pp. 677-9</ref>

The Dúnedain were very conscious of their waning and it was a source of grief to them, and they did all that they could to prevent it. Some tried to find ways to prolong their lives, while others urged the Númenóreans to maintain genetic and cultural purity. In the middle part of the [[Third Age]], these beliefs led to the violent [[Kin-strife]] when King [[Valacar]] of Gondor married a woman from the tribes of the indigenous [[Northmen]]. After his son [[Eldacar (King of Gondor)|Eldacar]] ascended to the Throne, many people rebelled against his rule because of his mixed blood. This led to a civil war that threatened to destroy Gondor. However, marriage to the Northmen did not seem to hasten the waning of the Dúnedain—but the catastrophic wars in which Gondor (and its sister kingdom [[Arnor]]) were involved certainly did.{{Fact}}

The [[Appendix A|Annals of the Kings and Rulers of Gondor]] claim that the race of the [[Black Númenóreans]] who lived in the south of Middle-earth quickly "dwindled or became merged with the Men of Middle-earth".<ref>{{App|Gondor}}, entry about King Eärnil I, footnote 1, pp. 1044-5</ref> It is not known if this dwindling referred to their numbers, their life-span, their knowledge, or their skills. It is also not known if the merging of the Black Númenóreans with the Men of Middle-earth was the result of their intermarrying and having children with them, or whether it was an assimilation with the cultures and languages of the Men of Middle-earth so that the Black Númenóreans ceased to appear distinct from them from the point of view of chroniclers from Gondor. It is noteworthy that King [[Tarannon Falastur]] of Gondor married [[Berúthiel]],<ref name="Istari">{{UT|13a}}, note 7, pp. 401-402</ref> a Black Númenórean woman,<ref name="Interview">{{webcite|author=[[Daphne Castell]]|articleurl=https://fantasticmetropolis.com/i/tolkien|articlename=The Realms of Tolkien|dated=|website=[https://fantasticmetropolis.com/i/tolkien ''The Realms of Tolkien'']|accessed=15 January 2021}}</ref> from [[Harad]] whose name was erased from the [[Book of the Kings]]<ref name="Istari"/>.

==External links==
*[http://www.zarkanya.net/Tolkien/Decline%20of%20the%20Numenoreans_original.htm Decline of the Lifespan of the Númenóreans] and [http://www.zarkanya.net/Tolkien/Stewards_and_Dol_Amroth.htm The Lifespans of the Ruling Stewards of Gondor and the Lords of Dol Amroth], by Alcuin

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Chariots

2025-01-24T20:12:57Z

SabSparrow: Removed some unnecessary text, added link to Gondor

'''Chariots''' were used by [[Easterlings]] of the [[Third Age]] for transportation and for war.<ref name=Northmen>{{UT|Northmen}}</ref>

==History==
During the invasion of the [[Wainriders]] the chieftains of the Wainriders fought in chariots.<ref>{{App|Gondor}}, entry for King Narmacil II, p. 1048</ref>

In {{TA|1944}} in the battle known as the [[Disaster of the Morannon]] the vanguard of the Wainriders and their allies from [[Khand]], which consisted of war-chariots of the Wainriders and a force of cavalry, surprised the main force of [[Gondor]], which was led by [[King of Gondor|King]] [[Ondoher]]. The enemy vanguard crashed into the disordered line of the main force of Gondor, killed King Ondoher and his son [[Artamir]] with almost all of the king's Guard, and pushed the [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] [[Gondorian Military Forces|soldiers]] back, dispersing and pursuing many of them to the west into the [[Dead Marshes]].<ref name=Northmen/>

Later in the Third Age, on [[26 February]] {{TA|3019}},<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry for the year 3019, February 26, p. 1092</ref> [[Frodo Baggins]] had a vision of the chariots of chieftains coming from the [[Rhûn|East]] when he sat on the [[Seat of Seeing]] on [[Amon Hen]], the Hill of the Eye.<ref>{{FR|Breaking}}, pp. 400-1</ref> It is unknown whether these chariots were used in battle or for transportation.

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2025-01-23T01:57:18Z

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2025-01-23T01:51:51Z

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{{infobox character
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| people=[[Half-elven|Half-elf]]
| image=Jenny Dolfen - Until the world is broken and remade.jpg
| caption="Until the world is broken and remade" by [[Jenny Dolfen]]
| pronun=([[Sindarin|S]], {{IPA|[ˈɛlrɔs]}})
| othernames=''Tar-Minyatur'' ([[Quenya|Q]]), ''Elerossë'' ([[Quenya|Q]]), ''Gimilzôr'' ([[Adûnaic|A]])
| titles=[[King of Númenor]]
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| birth={{FA|532}}<ref>{{WJ|Years}}, version C of the manuscript, year changed to [>532], p. 348</ref>
| birthlocation=[[Mouths of Sirion|Havens of Sirion]], [[Beleriand]]
| rule={{SA|32}} - {{SA|442|n}} (410 years)
| death={{SA|442}}<ref name="Kings">{{UT|Kings}}, first page of the chapter</ref>
| deathlocation=[[Númenor]]
| age=500
| notablefor=Founding the line of [[Kings of Númenor]]
| house=Descended from [[House of Bëor|all]] [[House of Haleth|three]] [[House of Hador|Houses]] of the [[Edain]] and [[Elves|elven]] houses of [[House of Fingolfin|Fingolfin]] and [[Thingol]], founded the [[House of Elros]]
| heritage=[[Half-elven]] father, [[Half-elven]] mother
| parentage=[[Eärendil]] & [[Elwing]] [[Maglor]] (foster father)
| siblings=[[Elrond]] (twin)
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'''Elros''' was the son of [[Eärendil]], the great hero of the [[First Age]], and his wife [[Elwing]]. He was the twin brother of [[Elrond]] and both were [[Half-elven]].<ref name="Earendil">{{S|Earendil}}</ref> Choosing to live as a mortal Man, he became a lord of the [[Edain]] and the first [[King of Númenor]], taking the name '''Tar-Minyatur'''.

== History ==
Elros and Elrond were born in the [[Mouths of Sirion|Havens of Sirion]] during the darkest days of the First Age, when the forces of [[Morgoth]] controlled most of [[Beleriand]]. When the twins were just six years old, the [[Sons of Fëanor]], bound by their [[Oath of Fëanor|Oath]], assaulted the Havens in the [[Third Kinslaying]] since they desired the [[Silmaril]] on the [[Nauglamír]] held by Elwing. Eärendil was at sea, and Elwing escaped with the Nauglamír and jumped into the sea.<ref name="Earendil"/> [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]], the only Sons of Fëanor to survive the assault upon the Havens, took Elros and Elrond as captives<ref name="Earendil"/> and abandoned them in a cave with a fall of water over the entrance instead of killing them.<ref name=L211>{{L|211}}, answer to Question 4</ref> But Maglor took pity upon Elrond and Elros and rescued them and a mutual love grew between Maglor and the young twins afterwards.<ref name="Earendil"/> Elros was given the name "Elf of the spray" or "star-foam" (see [[#Etymology|Etymology]]), because Elros was found playing in the water of the waterfall.<ref name=L211/>
[[File:Catherine Karina Chmiel - And Maglor took pity upon them.jpg|thumb|left|''And Maglor took pity upon them'' by [[Catherine Karina Chmiel]]]]

After the [[War of Wrath]] and the destruction of Beleriand, the Valar gave the twin ''[[Peredhil]]'' the choice over their race and fate. Elros chose the [[Gift of Men]],<ref name="Earendil"/> but still, he was blessed with a life longer than any other mortal Man's.

In the first years of the [[Second Age]], the Valar had prepared for the Edain, as a reward for their struggle against Morgoth, a large island in the western part of the [[Great Sea]]. Now by right a lord of the [[Edain]]<ref group=note>His father, Eärendil, was a descendant of the Lords of all Three Houses</ref>, Elros led his people across the sea, guided by the [[Star of Eärendil]] his father, to the island. For this the island was called [[Elenna]] meaning "starwards", and was the closest of mortal lands to the [[Blessed Realm]], though Men were [[Ban of the Valar|forbidden to go]] so far westward that the coasts of Elenna were no longer visible. The Valar also gave the Edain substantially longer lifespans than those of Men remaining in Middle-earth, and Elros and his descendants had the longest lives of all the people.<ref name=Akallabeth>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref>

Elros founded the realm of [[Númenor]] and became its first [[King of Númenor|King]] in the year 32 of the Second Age. He took a royal name in [[Quenya]], ''Tar-Minyatur'', thus setting a tradition for the kings of Númenor to take a royal name in Quenya.<ref name="Kings"/> He brought with him the [[Ring of Barahir]], the [[Dramborleg|Axe of Tuor]], the [[Bow of Bregor|Bow]] of [[Bregor]] and [[Thingol]]'s sword [[Aranrúth]] as family heirlooms.<ref>{{UT|3a}}, Note 2</ref>

The city of [[Armenelos]] including the tower and the citadel were constructed during the reign of Elros.<ref Name=Akallabeth/>

Elros had four children: three sons, [[Vardamir|Vardamir Nólimon]], [[Manwendil]], and [[Atanalcar]]; and one daughter, [[Tindómiel]].<ref>{{UT|earlier}}</ref><ref group="note">Elros' children [[Tindómiel]], [[Manwendil]] and [[Atanalcar]] are referred to by name only in the family tree "The Earlier Generations of the Line of Elros", which is included in only some editions of ''Unfinished Tales''.</ref> After living five centuries, and ruling Númenor for 410 years, Elros died and his son Vardamir Nólimon took up the [[Sceptre]] of Númenor as [[Vardamir|Tar-Vardamir]]. But because Elros had lived so long, Tar-Vardamir was already old, and was thus only a titular King: he immediately surrendered the Sceptre to his son, [[Tar-Amandil]].<ref name="Kings"/>

== Etymology ==
In a letter from 1958 [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] explained that ''Elros'' is a [[Sindarin]] name that he was given, because he was found playing in the water of a waterfall that fell over the entrance to a cave and that the name is a compound of ''eld>ell'', the Sindarin term for the High-Elven exiles, and ''ros'' based on primitive Elvish ''rossē'' meaning "dew, spray (of fall or fountain)".<ref name=L211/> In an essay that was probably written between 1959 and 1960 J.R.R. Tolkien translated the name as "Star-glitter".<ref>{{WJ|Author}}, Note 26, second paragraph about Hadhodrond</ref> In an excursus on the names of Finwë's descendants that was written in 1968 or later J.R.R. Tolkien translated the name as "star-foam".<ref name=Shibboleth>{{PM|Finwe}}, paragraph about the names of Elrond and Elros, p. 349</ref><ref>{{S|Index}}, entry ''Elros''</ref> The Sindarin elements are ''[[el]]'' ("star") and ''[[ros]]'' ("foam").<ref name=Elements>{{S|Elements}}, entries ''êl'' and ''ros''</ref> In an essay on "The Problem of Ros" that was written in 1969 or later J.R.R. Tolkien considered the possibility that ros was a Bëorian word for "foam" and for the "white crest of waves", but he rejected this idea, because of the Sindarin name Cair Andros.<ref>{{PM|Ros}}, p. 369</ref>

==Other names==
The [[Quenya]] form of ''Elros'' was '''''Elerossë'''''.<ref name=Shibboleth/>

After Elros ascended the throne of Númenor he was known by the [[Quenya]] title, '''''Tar-Minyatur''''' in the Scroll of Kings.<ref>{{UT|Kings}}, first paragraph</ref> Tar-Minyatur means "High first-ruler" in [[Quenya]]<ref>{{PM|Finwe}}, paragraph about Itarilde (Idril), p. 348</ref>, consisting of ''[[tar]]'' ("high") + ''[[minya]]'' ("first") + ''[[tur]]'' ("master, lord").<ref>{{S|Elements}}, entries ''[[minas]]'', ''[[tar|tar-]]'', ''[[tur]]''</ref> All the Kings and [[Ruling Queen of Númenor|Queens]] after Elros also used the prefix ''Tar-'' in their royal titles in the Scroll of Kings.<ref>{{UT|Kings}}, first paragraph and I to XXV</ref>

In early versions of the [[legendarium]], Elros' [[Adûnaic]] name was ''Indilzar'',<ref>{{PM|Akallabeth}}, p. 164</ref> which was changed to '''''Gimilzôr'''''. However, in later versions of the Númenórean tale ''[[Ar-Gimilzôr|(Ar-)Gimilzôr]]'' was the name of the twenty-third King of Númenor.<ref>{{SD|Drowning}}, pp. 380-1 (§20)</ref>

== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree | TUO |y| IDR | | DIO |y| NIM |TUO=[[Tuor]] ''b. {{FA|472}}''|IDR=[[Idril]] ''born during {{YT}}''|DIO=[[Dior]] ''{{FA|470}} - {{FA|506|n}}''|NIM=[[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]] ''d. {{FA|506}}''}}
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{{familytree | | | EAR |~|~|y|~|~| ELW | | |EAR=[[Eärendil]] ''b. {{FA|503}}''|ELW=[[Elwing]] ''b. {{FA|503}}''}}
{{familytree | | | | | |,|-|^|-|.| | | | | |}}
{{familytree | | | | | ELR | | ELD | | | | |ELR='''ELROS TAR-MINYATUR''' ''{{FA|532}} - {{SA|442}}''|ELD=[[Elrond]] ''b. {{FA|532}}''}}
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{{familytree | VAR | | TIN | | MAN | | ATA |VAR=[[Vardamir|Vardamir Nólimon]] ''{{SA|61}} - {{SA|471|n}}''|TIN=[[Tindómiel]] ''after {{SA|61|n}}''|MAN=[[Manwendil]] ''after {{SA|61|n}}''|ATA=[[Atanalcar]] ''after {{SA|61|n}}''}}
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{{familytree | AMA | | VAR | | AUL | | NOL |AMA=[[Tar-Amandil]] ''{{SA|192|n}} - {{SA|603|n}}''|VAR=[[Vardilmë]] ''b. {{SA|203|n}}''|AUL=[[Aulendil (son of Vardamir)|Aulendil]] ''b. {{SA|213|n}}''|NOL=[[Nolondil]] ''b. {{SA|222|n}}''}}
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Elros Tar-Minyatur.png|thumb|200px|Elros Tar-Minyatur in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'']]

===Television===
'''2022: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'':'''
:'''September 9: ''[[Adar (episode)|Adar]]'':'''
::Elros Tar-Minyatur is depicted alongside his twin brother [[Elrond]] on a tapestry within [[Númenor|Númenor's]] [[Hall of Lore]], which Elros himself had allegedly built.

==See also==
*[[Twins]]

==Family trees==
[[File:M F Gervais - Elros Family Tree.jpg|thumb|center|Ancestry and descendants of Elros.]]

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User:IvarTheBoneless/Sandbox

2025-01-23T01:51:04Z

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=YS/YT experiment=
*[[First Age|F.A.]] 400[[Years of the Sun|YS]] - First Age 400 during Y.S. (i.e. current {{FA|400}})

*[[First Age|F.A.]] 400[[Years of the Trees|YT]] - First Age 400 during Y.T. (which is really {{YT|1450}} in the current framework - but I think if the new template is ever adopted it should refer to the same 'YT 1450' article as before; but the article itself should have some modifications: such as pointing it out in the intro that '''the YT 1450 is also FA 300''' or some such)

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=Makar and Meássë=
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'''Makar''' and '''Meássë''' were two of the [[Valar#Other versions of the legendarium|Valar]], according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. Makar was described as a "warrior Vala", while his "fierce sister" Meássë was said to have been a "warrior [[Gods|goddess]]" and an "[[Wikipedia:Amazons|Amazon]] with bloody arms".

==History==
Before Makar and Meássë came into the [[Arda|world]], they were already quarrelsome spirits, even going so far as to join [[Melko]] in his discord during the [[Music of the Ainur]].<ref>{{LT1|III}}, p. 67</ref>

After arriving in [[Valinor]], Makar and Meássë built their dwellings, made of iron, in the north, close to those of [[Mandos]] and [[Fui]]. The only Vala who visited their dwelling was [[Tulkas]], who went there to wrestle and fight with Makar, although he did this only to keep his strength intact, for there was no friendship between the two.<ref name="Valar">{{LT1|III}}, pp. 77-8</ref>

Makar and Meássë rode often to the [[Middle-earth|Great Lands]] where they hunted wolves and bears in the black mountains.<ref name="Valar" />

When the Valar decided to seek out Melko and oust him from his dwelling at [[Utumna]], Makar adorned them with armour.<ref>{{LT1|IV}}, p. 101</ref> After they brought Melko to Valinor for judgement, Makar was the only one to speak out for him, being displeased with the prospect of peace.<ref>{{LT1|IV}}, p. 105</ref>

When the [[Elves]] awoke, and the Valar invited them to live among the Gods, they spoke against the others, saying that Valinor was built for the Valar, and the Valar only.<ref>{{LT1|V}}, p. 117</ref>

After the [[Darkening of Valinor]], they joined the other Valar in pursuit of Melko, who was fleeing north towards his old stronghold. Despite the chase, Melko escaped.<ref>{{LT1|VI}}, pp. 154-5</ref> However, Makar managed to capture and slay two of Melko's servants, returning with a red hand, smeared with blood. He was the only one who had any pleasure at the time, the [[Two Trees]] having been destroyed.<ref>{{LT1|VIII}}, p. 177</ref>

==Etymology==
===Makar===
'''''Makar''''' is a [[Qenya]] name, meaning "God of battle". Its [[Gnomish]] equivalent is '''''Magorn''''' or '''''Magron'''''.<ref name="App">{{LT1|Appendix}}, p. 259</ref> He was also called '''''Ramandor''''' (meaning "the Shouter" in Qenya),<ref name="App" /> as well as '''''Kostorin''''' (or '''''Gothonwi''''' in Gnomish).<ref>{{PE|14}}, p. 13</ref>

===Meássë===
'''''Meássë''''' is also a [[Qenya]] name, deriving from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[MEHE]] ("ooze?") and related to the word ''mear'' ("gore"). Its [[Gnomish]] equivalent is '''''Mechos''''' or '''''Mechothli'''''.<ref name="Ravi" />

Among her other names was '''''Rávi''''' (related to ''ravennë'' "she-[[lions|lion]]").,<ref name="Ravi">{{LT1|Appendix}}, p. 260</ref> as well as '''''Tarkil''''', deriving from the root [[TARA]] ("to batter, thud, beat").<ref>{{PE|14}}, p. 15</ref>

==Genealogy==
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Tolkien Gateway:Naming policy

2025-01-21T21:13:53Z

SabSparrow: /* Specific naming conventions */ Added missing word

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The Road Goes Ever On (song)

2025-01-21T20:54:13Z

SabSparrow: Removed Hobbit category, it's not especially related to Hobbits other than being written by one

{{disambig-more|The Road Goes Ever On|[[The Road Goes Ever On (disambiguation)]]}}
[[File:Matěj Čadil - The Road Goes Ever On-2023.jpg|thumb|"The Road Goes Ever On" by [[:Category:Images by Matěj Čadil|Matěj Čadil]]]]
'''The Road Goes Ever On''' was a '''walking-song''' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], fictionally written by [[Bilbo Baggins]]; verses of it are sung at various places in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. This poem was set to music by [[Donald Swann]];<ref>{{RGEO|1}}</ref> the sheet music and an audio recording are part of the song-cycle aptly named ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On, A Song Cycle]]''.

== ''The Hobbit'' ==
The original version of the song is recited by [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] in the last chapter of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', at the end of his journey back to [[the Shire]]. Coming to the top of a rise he sees his home in the distance, and stops and says the following:
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains in the moon.

Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref>
</poem>

== ''The Lord of the Rings'' ==
There are three versions of this walking song in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

The first is sung by [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] when he leaves [[the Shire]] and is setting off to visit [[Rivendell]]:
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
The Road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.<ref>{{FR|I1}}</ref>
</poem>
The second version is identical except for changing the word "eager" to "weary" in the fifth line. It is spoken aloud, slowly, by [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], as he and his companions pause on their way to [[Crickhollow]], looking beyond to lands that some of them have never seen before.<ref>{{FR|I3}}</ref>

The third version is spoken by Bilbo in Rivendell after the hobbits have returned from their journey. Bilbo is now an old, sleepy hobbit, who murmurs the verse and then falls asleep.

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
The Road goes ever on and on
Out from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
Let others follow it who can!
Let them a journey new begin,
But I at last with weary feet
Will turn towards the lighted inn,
My evening-rest and sleep to meet.<ref>{{RK|VI6}}</ref>
</poem>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1977: [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]:'''
:Sections of the poem are sung during the trip through [[Mirkwood]]. It appears on the soundtrack titled "Roads".

'''1980: [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]]:'''
:A song inspired by the poem is sung at the end of the film called "[[Roads Go Ever, Ever On]]".

'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:Bilbo sings the song as he leaves [[Bag End]]. It is sung by [[John Le Mesurier]] to a tune by [[Stephen Oliver]].

'''1997: [[An Evening in Rivendell]]:'''
:The Tolkien Ensemble adapted an original melody to the song, composed by Caspar Reiff.

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Parts of the [[Bag End (soundtrack)|song]] are sung by [[Gandalf]] in his first appearance, and also by Bilbo as he leaves [[Bag End]].

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (musical)]]'':'''
:The poem is the basis of the song "The Road Goes On" sung by Sam, Frodo, Merry, and Pippin in the first act.

'''2014: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':'''
:Lines of the poem partially make up the lyrics of [[The Last Goodbye]], performed by [[Billy Boyd]] for the credits of the film.

==See also==
*[[Poems in The Hobbit|Poems in ''The Hobbit'']]
* [[Poems in The Lord of the Rings|Poems in ''The Lord of the Rings'']]

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B6dsfGazyI The Road Goes Ever On] sung by [[Clamavi De Profundis]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=300eI6WSIlc "Ever On"] by Chance Thomas, ft. David Osmond

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Homeward Bound

2025-01-21T20:36:51Z

SabSparrow: Typo

{{chapter
| image=Francesco Amadio - Homeward Bound.jpg
| title=Homeward Bound| book=The Return of the King
| number=17| event=[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] returns to [[Bree]].
| date=[[6 October|6]]-[[30 October]] {{TA|3019|n}}
| location=[[Bree]]
| previous=Many Partings
| next=The Scouring of the Shire
}}
'''Homeward Bound''' is the seventh chapter of the second book in ''[[The Return of the King]]''.

==Summary==
The [[Hobbits]] were nearing home. On the [[6 October|6th of October]], a year since [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s encounter at Weathertop,<ref>{{FR|Knife}}</ref> [[Gandalf]] asked if Frodo felt much pain. Frodo answered that he had been wounded by a knife and by the other torments of his long and heavy burden. Gandalf was silent. The next day, Frodo felt better, and they travelled onward in relative ease. They arrived at [[Bree]] and spoke to [[Barliman Butterbur]], the innkeeper who aided them early in the quest.<ref>{{FR|Strider}}</ref> Butterbur, after welcoming them and making them comfortable by the warm fire, told Gandalf and the Hobbits that their strange warrior gear had scared many locals. Gandalf laughed at this. Gandalf assured Butterbur that now that Sauron had been vanquished, business at the inn would once again pick up, as people would feel more free to travel. Butterbur asked about the dangerous region known as Deadmen's Dike, which he imagined no one would be visiting. Gandalf asserted that the rightful king would return to that area, and it would become safe and prosperous again. He added that the king was none other than [[Aragorn]], once known in the inn as [[Strider (Aragorn)|Strider]].<ref>{{FR|Sign}}</ref> Butterbur was astonished at this news.

The next day, business in the inn was brisk, as many visitors, unable to restrain their curiosity, came to gawk at Gandalf's party. Many people asked Frodo whether he had written his memoirs yet. Finally, the [[Fellowship of the Ring|Company]] set off. Gandalf told the hobbits that he would not accompany them to [[the Shire]]. His horse, [[Shadowfax]], made a leap, and Gandalf was gone. Frodo remarked that it felt as though he was falling asleep again, his adventures now over.
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[[Category:The Return of the King chapters]]
[[fi:Kotiinpäin (TSH)]]

Elrond

2025-01-20T19:11:15Z

SabSparrow: /* Other versions of the legendarium */ The Hobbit doesn't imply that Elrond is immortal

{{infobox character
| name=Elrond
| people=[[Half-elven|Half-elf]]
| image=Tatyafinwe - Portrait of Elrond.jpg
| caption="Portrait of Elrond" by [[:Category:Images by Tatyafinwe|Tatyafinwe]]
| pronun=[[Sindarin|S]], {{IPA|['ɛlʲrond]}}
| othernames=''Elerondo'' ([[Quenya|Q]]) ''Peredhel'' ([[Sindarin|S]], "[[Half-elven]]") Master Elrond
| titles=Lord of [[Rivendell]]
| position=Ring-bearer of [[Vilya]] Vice-regent of Eriador Herald to [[Gil-galad]]<ref name="Celeborn">{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref>
| location=[[Mouths of Sirion]] (before {{FA|590}}) [[Lindon]] [[Rivendell]] [[Aman]] (after {{TA|3021}})
| affiliation=[[White Council]]
| language=[[Sindarin]], [[Quenya]], [[Westron]]
| birth={{FA|532}}<ref>{{WJ|Years}}, version C of the manuscript, year changed to [>532], p. 348</ref>
| birthlocation=[[Havens of Sirion]]
| rule={{SA|1697}} - {{TA|3021}} (ruled 4765 years)
| sailedwest=[[29 September]], {{TA|3021}}
| sailedfrom=[[Grey Havens]]
| age=6520
| notablefor=
| house=[[House of Hador]],<ref group=note>Though Elrond and his brother Elros belonged to the House of Hador, they descended from [[House of Bëor|all]] [[House of Haleth|three]] [[House of Hador|Houses]] of the [[Edain]] as well as the [[Elves|Elven]] Houses of [[House of Fingolfin|Fingolfin]] and [[Elwë]] (Thingol).</ref><ref>{{NM|P3xi}}, ''Author's notes'', Note 1, p. 323</ref> but preferred the [[Elwë|House of Elwë]]<ref group=note>Elrond chose the fate of the Eldar to carry on the lineages of Elwë and Turgon, but he preferred the lineage of Elwë because Elwë had not been subject to the [[Doom of Mandos]].</ref><ref>{{PM|Ros}}, p. 371; and associated Note 19 on p. 376</ref>
| heritage=[[Half-elven]] father and mother
| parentage=[[Eärendil]] (father) [[Elwing]] (mother) [[Maglor]] (foster father)
| siblings=[[Elros]] (twin brother)
| spouse=[[Celebrían]]
| children=[[Elladan]] & [[Elrohir]] ([[twins]]) [[Arwen]] [[Aragorn]] (foster son)
| gender=Male
| height=
| hair=Dark<ref name="meetings"/>
| eyes=Grey<ref name="meetings"/>
| clothing=Grey mantle<ref name="Havens">{{RK|Havens}}</ref> Silver circlet<ref name="meetings">{{FR|Meetings}}</ref>
| weapons=
| steed=
}}
<center>{{quote|But my memory reaches back even to the [[Elder Days]]. [[Eärendil]] was my sire, who was born in [[Gondolin]] before its [[Fall of Gondolin|fall]]; and my mother was [[Elwing]], daughter of [[Dior]], son of [[Lúthien]] of [[Doriath]]. I have seen three [[ages]] in the West of the world, and many defeats, and many fruitless victories.|Elrond in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[The Council of Elrond]]"}}</center>
'''Elrond''' was the [[half-elven]] son of [[Eärendil]] and [[Elwing]], the father of [[Arwen]], and the Lord of [[Rivendell]] who consistently fought against [[Sauron]] throughout the Second and Third Ages. He was the twin brother of [[Elros]], who later became the first king of [[Númenor]].<ref name="Earendil">{{S|Earendil}}</ref>

Having been born in [[Beleriand]] towards the end of the [[First Age]], Elrond ever opposed [[Sauron]] and strove against him throughout the [[Second Age]], helping to bring about Sauron's defeat in the [[War of the Last Alliance]] as [[Gil-galad]]'s herald. Elrond inherited Gil-galad's Elven ring [[Vilya]], and during the [[Third Age]] he fought against the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] and, as a member of the [[White Council]], expelled the Necromancer from [[Dol Guldur]] (who was Sauron in another guise). Towards the end of the Third Age, he was the foster-father to [[Aragorn]] as he had been to Arathorn before him. Aragorn went on to marry Elrond's daughter Arwen. After the destruction of [[the One Ring]], Elrond sailed west with [[Gandalf]], [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]], [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and [[Galadriel]]; their passing marked the end of the Third Age and the beginning of the [[Fourth Age|Fourth]].

Elrond is one of the most prominent, significant and recognisable characters in [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s legendarium, appearing in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and ''[[Unfinished Tales]]''. He was critical to providing [[Thorin and Company]] with the information they needed to enter the [[Lonely Mountain]], and the [[Council of Elrond]] brought about the creation of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], which ultimately resulted in the destruction of the One Ring and the final defeat of Sauron.

==History==
===First Age===
Elros and Elrond were born in the [[Mouths of Sirion|Havens of Sirion]] during the darkest days of the First Age, when the forces of [[Morgoth]] controlled most of [[Beleriand]]. When the twins were just six years old, the [[Sons of Fëanor]], bound by their [[Oath of Fëanor|Oath]], assaulted the Havens in the [[Third Kinslaying]], since they desired the [[Silmaril]] on the [[Nauglamír]] held by Elwing. Eärendil was at sea, and Elwing escaped with the Nauglamír and jumped into the sea.<ref name="Earendil" /> [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]], the only Sons of Fëanor to survive the assault upon the Havens, took Elros and Elrond as captives<ref name="Earendil" /> and abandoned them in a cave with a fall of water over the entrance instead of killing them.<ref name="L211">{{L|211}}, answer to Question 4</ref> But Maglor took pity upon Elrond and Elros and rescued them, and a mutual love grew between Maglor and the young twins afterwards.<ref name="Earendil" /> Elrond was given the name "Elf of the cavern" or "star-dome" (see [[#Etymology|Etymology]]), because Elrond was found in the cave.<ref name="L211" />
[[File:Tuuliky - Little Half-elf.jpg|thumb|left|Maglor raises Elrond. Art by [[:Category:Images by Tuuliky|Tuuliky]]]]

Following the [[War of Wrath]], because of his Half-elven heritage, the [[Valar]] gave Elrond and his brother a choice to be counted among the kindred of Elves or Men. Elrond chose to belong to the [[Firstborn]], while Elros chose to become mortal.<ref name="Earendil" /> Elros voyaged over the sea to Númenor following the star of Eärendil;<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> whereas Elrond remained among the Elves and carried on the lineage of King [[Elwë]].<ref>{{PM|XII}}</ref> Elrond subsequently remained in [[Lindon]] with [[Gil-galad]], where he became known as a healer and lore-master.

===Second Age===
A fair being calling himself [[Annatar]], emissary of the Valar, came seeking entrance to Lindon during the Second Age. Elrond and Gil-galad sensed that he was not what he seemed, and denied him. They were correct, as proven in the later [[War of the Elves and Sauron]].
[[File:Anke Eißmann - Gil-galad sends Elrond to aid Celebrimbor.jpg|thumb|''Gil-galad sends Elrond to aid Celebrimbor'' by [[Anke Eißmann]]]]
In {{SA|1695}}, Gil-galad sent Elrond to aid Eregion. Elrond's forces came too late and proved too small to defend Eregion. While Sauron sent most of his army west to attack Lindon, he left a strong detachment behind to contain Elrond. In [[Second Age 1697|two years]], Eregion [[Sack of Eregion|was laid waste]] and Elrond, along with the surviving Noldor, ran the risk of being overun, when [[Dwarves|Durin's folk]] of [[Khazad-dûm]] attacked Sauron's rear guard, turning Sauron's attention to these new foes. This allows Elrond and the remaining Noldor to flee far north. There, he established the stronghold of [[Rivendell|Imladris]].<ref name="UTC">{{UT|Concerning}}</ref><ref>{{App|SA}}</ref>

Many more refugees joined Elrond's host as Sauron ravaged Eriador during the course of the war. By {{SA|1700}}, Imladris, despite being [[First Siege of Imladris|besieged]], was the only part of [[Eriador]] not under Sauron's control. It was liberated by [[Gil-galad]]'s and [[Tar-Minastir]]'s forces. After Sauron's defeat, a Council was held at that time, establishing that Imladris should be maintained as an Elvish stronghold, and appointing Elrond as Gil-galad's vice-regent in Eriador, passing the Ring [[Vilya]] to him.<ref>{{UT|6}}</ref>

Elrond marched with Gil-galad and [[Elendil]] during the [[War of the Last Alliance]], serving as Gil-galad’s herald. He was present during the [[Battle of Dagorlad|last battle]] of that war, witnessing the deaths of Gil-galad and Elendil. When [[Isildur]] cut [[the One Ring]] from Sauron’s hand at the conclusion of the battle, he and [[Círdan]] advised Isildur to destroy the Ring, but Isildur refused their counsel. Elrond subsequently returned to Rivendell, which prospered in the coming years with the aid of the Ring of Air, [[Vilya]], that Elrond had received from Gil-galad.

It has been argued that, following Gil-galad’s death, Elrond had the right to become High King of the Noldor, but he never claimed the title. Indeed, after the Second Age ended, there were very few Noldor left in Middle-earth for there to be a king over.{{fact}}

===Third Age===
Following Isildur's death, Elrond received the shards of [[Narsil]], which he preserved for many years. He began his long tradition of fostering the heirs of Isildur by helping to raise Isildur's son [[Valandil (King of Arnor)|Valandil]], who had been left in Rivendell during the War of the Last Alliance.

In {{TA|109}}, Elrond married [[Celebrían]], the daughter of [[Galadriel]] and [[Celeborn]]. Their first children, the twins [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], were born in {{TA|130|n}}, and their daughter [[Arwen]] in {{TA|241|n}}.<ref name="AppB2" />

During the late reign of [[Arveleg I]], [[Second Siege of Imladris|Rivendell was besieged by Angmar]]. After an incursion by [[Angmar]] into Eriador in {{TA|1409}}, the Elvenfolk of Rivendell joined those of Lindon in subduing the power of the [[Witch-king]] for many years.<ref name="North">{{App|North}}</ref>

Centuries later, when the Northern Kingdom fell, Elrond took the other heirlooms of Arnor (the [[Sceptre of Annúminas]] and the [[Ring of Barahir]]) into his keeping, holding them for the one who would eventually be able to reclaim the throne of [[Arnor]].

Elrond, along with others of the [[Wise]], was joined by the [[Wizards|Wizard]] [[Gandalf]], who was sent by the Valar from the West. As they decided, Gandalf invaded [[Dol Guldur]]. The Necromancer withdrew and the [[Watchful Peace]] began. In {{TA|2463}}, the Wise formed the [[White Council]] with the Wizard [[Saruman]] as its head.
[[File:Angus McBride - Dol Guldur.jpg|thumb|left|''Dol Guldur'' by [[Angus McBride]]]]
Elrond was later separated from his wife when she was taken by [[Orcs]]. Their sons rescued her, but Elrond was unable to heal her mentally, and she decided to leave for the [[Uttermost West|West]] in {{TA|2510|n}}.

In {{TA|2851}}, the White Council met to decide whether to act on Gandalf's discovery of the identity of the [[Necromancer]] as Sauron, but [[Saruman]] dissuaded the others from acting upon Gandalf's revelation.

In {{TA|2933}}, Elrond took [[Aragorn]] as his foster-son in Rivendell, and had Arwen live in [[Lothlórien]] with her grandmother.

Elrond named Aragorn ''[[Estel]]'' ("Hope") and concealed his heritage from him until he came of age. When Aragorn became an adult, Elrond gave him the [[Ring of Barahir]] and the shards of Narsil, foreseeing that Aragorn might be the one to claim the thrones of [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]]. When Aragorn fell in love with Arwen, Elrond revealed to him that Arwen shared the choice of the Half-elven, and that one or the other of them would ultimately be parted from her forever. Elrond insisted that Arwen could not marry Aragorn until he became king of both Gondor and Arnor.
[[File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - Elrond and Thrór's Map.jpg|thumb|Elrond examines [[Thrór's Map]] in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'']]
In {{TA|2941}}, Elrond welcomed [[Thorin and Company]] into his home, the [[Rivendell|Last Homely House]] before the wild. On Midsummer's Eve - the night before the [[Dwarves]], [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]], and [[Gandalf]] continued on their journey eastward - Elrond examined the swords which they had found in the trolls' cave. He read the runes and revealed that [[Thorin|Thorin's]] sword was called [[Orcrist]], the "Goblin-cleaver", and that Gandalf's sword was named [[Glamdring]], the "Foe-hammer". He told them that they were [[Elves|Elven]] swords from the ancient city of [[Gondolin]], destroyed long ago. He then looked at [[Thrór's Map]] and found that there were [[moon-letters]]. From the moon of that midsummer's eve he could read the words: 'five feet high the door and three may walk abreast' and 'stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the keyhole'. This information proved vital for Bilbo and the Dwarves to enter the [[Lonely Mountain]] through its secret entrance.<ref name="H3">{{H|3}}</ref>

During that same year, the [[White Council]] assailed [[Dol Guldur]] and rid [[Mirkwood]] of the Necromancer's presence.<ref name="AppB2">{{App|B2}}</ref> Upon Bilbo and Gandalf's return to Rivendell, Elrond and the grey wizard discussed this and the events of the Lonely Mountain. They both agreed that it would be better if the Necromancer were banished from the world altogether.<ref name="H19">{{H|19}}</ref>

The White Council last met in {{TA|2953}}, when Gandalf expressed his concerns that the One Ring was Bilbo's ring found in the [[Goblin-town]]. Saruman quieted him, insisting that the Ring had been swept out to sea.

====War of the Ring====
When [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] first left the Shire with the One Ring, it was always his intention to go to Rivendell to seek the advice of Elrond. Indeed, in his letter left at Bree, Gandalf counselled him to do so. After Elrond healed Frodo of his wound sustained at [[Weathertop]], he then hosted the feast that was held when Frodo recovered.
[[File:Jenny Dolfen - Glorfindel returns to Rivendell.jpg|thumb|left|''Glorfindel returns to Rivendell'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]
Elrond presided at the [[Council of Elrond]]. During that meeting, he narrated what he knew of the history of Isildur and the Ring. He identified Aragorn as the [[Heir of Isildur]], and when Frodo ultimately volunteered to carry the Ring, Elrond affirmed that decision. Elrond also appeared to have selected the members of the Fellowship other than Frodo and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], despite accepting [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] only reluctantly.

Later, Elrond sent his sons Elladan and Elrohir to join the [[Dúnedain]] Rangers who rode to [[Rohan]] to join Aragorn. Through Elrohir, Elrond advised Aragorn to take the [[Paths of the Dead]]. During the [[Last Debate]], Elrohir supported Aragorn’s decision to attack Mordor as a diversion to allow Frodo time to reach Mount Doom, saying that this was Elrond’s advice.

After the passing of [[Sauron]], Aragorn was crowned as [[King of the West|King]] of the new [[Reunited Kingdom]] on [[1 May]], and according to his own promise Elrond escorted Arwen to [[Lothlórien]]. They arrived on [[20 May]] and Arwen went to [[Minas Tirith]] to wed Aragorn.<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref> He parted from her in great sorrow.
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Departure at the Grey Havens.jpg|thumb|''Departure at the Grey Havens'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
Elrond was one of the Elves who took the [[White Ship]] to [[Valinor]] along with Frodo, Gandalf, and the other [[Ring-bearers]]. The Third Age's end is marked by their departure.

==Characteristics==
{{Quote|He was as noble and fair as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer.|''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[A Short Rest]]"}}
Elrond seemed ageless, resembling neither old nor young. However, one could see in his face the memories and experiences of thousands of years. He looked venerable both like an old king, a wise wizard, and an experienced warrior in his prime.

Elrond is described as dark-haired, while his eyes were grey, shining like starlight. He could be seen wearing a circlet of silver.<ref name="meetings" /><ref>{{H|Rest}}</ref>

His parents were [[Eärendil]] and [[Elwing]]. He was thus [[Half-elven]]: Eärendil was the child of the mortal [[Tuor]] and the elf [[Idril]], while Elwing was the grandchild of [[Beren]] (a [[Man]]) and [[Lúthien]] (daughter of the Elf-king [[Thingol]] and the Maia [[Melian]]). Consequently, Elrond was descended from all three tribes of the Elves ([[Vanyar]] and [[Noldor]] through Idril, [[Sindar]] through Lúthien), a Maia, and all three houses of the [[Edain]] ([[House of Hador|Hador]], [[House of Haleth|Haleth]] and [[House of Bëor|Bëor]]).

==Etymology==
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In a letter from 1958, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] explained that ''Elrond'' is a [[Sindarin]] name that he was given because he was found in a cave, and that the name is a compound of ''eld>ell'', the Sindarin term for the High-Elven exiles, and ''rond'' based on primitive Elvish ''rondo'' meaning "cavern".<ref name="L211" /> In an essay that was probably written between 1959 and 1960, J.R.R. Tolkien translated the name as "Star-dome".<ref>{{WJ|Author}}, Note 26, second paragraph about Hadhodrond</ref><ref>{{S|Index}}, entry ''Elrond''</ref> The Sindarin elements are ''[[el]]'' ("star") and ''[[rond]]'' ("a vaulted or arched roof, the heavens").<ref name="Elements">{{S|Elements}}, entries ''êl'' and ''rond''</ref> In an essay on "The Problem of Ros" that was written in 1969 or later J.R.R. Tolkien translated the name as "star-dome, noting that it was given by [[Elwing]] in memory of the [[Menelrond]], the Hall of the Throne of Elwë.<ref>{{PM|Ros}}</ref> ''Elrond'' has also been translated as "Vault of Heaven".<ref name="Etym">{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 384</ref> In a letter from 1972, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote that the name Elrond means "The vault of stars".<ref>{{L|345}}</ref>

His [[Quenya]] name was most likely '''''Elerondo''''',<ref>[[Petri Tikka]], "[http://www.geocities.com/petristikka/elvish/PE17.html Quenya words in ''Parma Eldalambaron'' 17]"</ref> isolated from the patronymic ''Elerondiel'' ("[[Arwen|Daughter of Elrond]]").<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 56</ref>

==Genealogy==
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==Other versions of the legendarium==
The name '''Elrond''' first appears in a draft for ''[[The Fall of Númenor (chapter)]]'', written about the same time as ''The Hobbit'' (before [[1937]]). There he is mentioned to be the son of [[Eärendel]], heir of the [[House of Hador]], who because of his mortal blood chose to remain in the [[Great Lands]] and became the leader of the Elves in the remnant of [[Beleriand]]. There he allied with the Faithful [[Amroth]] (a precursor of Elendil) against [[Sûr]] (Sauron).<ref>{{LR|P1II2}}</ref> In a rewrite of the same text, Elrond becomes the first [[King of Númenor]] instead, the builder of the city of Númenos, and is a mortal (which means that the text was likely written before ''The Hobbit'', as he appears alive there). It is Gil-galad who fights Sauron. With the conception of Elros, Tolkien added a later note that considered making Elrond stay with Gil-galad or return to Middle-earth.<ref>{{LR|P1II3}}</ref>

Elrond was then "borrowed" or imported into ''[[The Hobbit]]''. Subsequently he, along with [[Gandalf]], became one of the only characters to appear in all three of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[The Hobbit]]'', and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

In the chapter "[[A Short Rest]]" of ''The Hobbit'', it is said of Elrond that he
{{blockquote|...was an elf-friend — one of those people whose fathers came into the strange stories before the beginning of History, the wars of the evil goblins and the elves and the first men in the North. In those days of our tale there were still some people who had both elves and heroes of the North for ancestors, and Elrond the master of the house was their chief.|''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[A Short Rest]]"}}
Note that in this description he is not identified as an Elf himself, emphasizing his elf-friend (= Edain) heritage. In the subsequent fleshing out of his background, it is never mentioned that he was ever the "chief" of the people who came from "both elves and heroes of the North" (which would apply to the [[Half-elven]] or rather the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]]).

==Portrayal in adaptations==
===Elrond in Adaptations===
<gallery mode="traditional" widths="200px" heights="150px">
File:The Hobbit (1977 film) - Elrond.jpg|Elrond as portrayed in [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]
File:The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Elrond.jpg|Elrond as portrayed in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]
File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Elrond2.jpg|[[Hugo Weaving]] as Elrond in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]
File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Elrond.jpg|Elrond in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
File:Elrond in LOTR- War in the North-1.png|Elrond in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]''
File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Elrond.jpg|[[Robert Aramayo]] as Elrond in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'' series
</gallery>
===Films===
'''1977: [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]:'''
:Elrond appears in [[Rivendell]], crowned with a ring of stars. He feeds the [[Thorin and Company|Dwarves]], and identifies [[Orcrist]] and [[Glamdring]]. He needs little time to identify the latter. He is shown with a beard, although Tolkien clearly states [[Elves]] do not have beards. His voice was provided by [[Cyril Ritchard]].

'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''
:Elrond, voiced by [[André Morell]], appears at the [[Council of Elrond]]. He sits on a raised chair, and narrates the scene. Not until [[the One Ring]] is brought forward does he take an active part.

'''1980: [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]]:'''
:Elrond appears roughly the same as in the first of [[Rankin/Bass]]' films. The premise of the film, a [[minstrel of Gondor]] who tells the tale of "Frodo of the Nine Fingers, and the Ring of Doom" at [[Bilbo Baggins]]' 129th birthday party in Rivendell, allows Elrond to be a member of the audience, and then sails west, with [[Gandalf]] and the two allowed Bilbo and [[Frodo Baggins]] (his nephew) come because of their service in Middle-earth and being friends. Because Cyril Ritchard had passed away not long after completing his work on ''The Hobbit'', Rankin/Bass regular [[Paul Frees]] took over as his voice.

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Elrond, played by [[Hugo Weaving]], first appears in the prologue as a commander of the army of [[Gil-galad]] in the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. A later flashback scene shows him actually taking [[Isildur]] into [[Mount Doom]], trying to persuade him to destroy the Ring. [[Círdan]] is omitted.

:As in the book, Elrond heals [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s wound from [[Weathertop]]. Elrond then has a conversation with [[Gandalf]], discussing the many challenges that face them. Elrond argues that the Ring cannot remain in Rivendell (in the film, Frodo appears to have thought that he would be able to leave the Ring there). He also expresses his doubts about the race of [[Men]], and gives the first hints about [[Aragorn]]'s real identity. In the Council of Elrond, Elrond himself is the one who argues that the only option is to destroy the Ring. He does not select the Fellowship, but accepts those who volunteer.

:Elrond gains two additional scenes in the [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)|Extended Edition]] of the movie. In the first, he talks with Aragorn beside the grave of Aragorn’s mother. Elrond encourages the reluctant Aragorn to accept his fate of becoming [[Kings of Gondor|king]]. In the next scene, Elrond blesses the departing [[Fellowship of the Ring|Fellowship]].

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'':'''
:Though he had no scenes in the book, Elrond appears mainly in conversations with [[Arwen]], whose role is also greatly expanded. In a flashback, Aragorn remembers Elrond telling him to abandon his love for Arwen, allowing her to sail to [[Valinor]]. Aragorn attempts to do this, but Arwen denies him. In another scene, Elrond persuades Arwen that she should sail to Valinor, describing what will happen if she remains and Aragorn dies. Elrond then has a [[ósanwe|telepathic]] communication with [[Galadriel]] discussing the [[War of the Ring|war]] that is about to start. He apparently suggests that she send an army to [[Helm's Deep]] to aid the [[Rohirrim|Men]] there, since when [[Haldir]] arrives at Helm's Deep he says that he brings "word from Elrond of Rivendell."

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:In the final installment of Jackson's film series, Elrond's first scene is with Arwen, who has decided not to sail after all, but to return. Although he senses that she is dying, Elrond acknowledges her choice. At her suggestion, he has the [[shards of Narsil]] [[Andúril|re-forged]], then carries the new sword to Aragorn at [[Dunharrow]]. He finally convinces Aragorn to accept his destiny, and advises him to take the [[Paths of the Dead]]. Later, Elrond escorts Arwen to [[Minas Tirith]] for [[Aragorn]]'s coronation, and he finally sails to Valinor with the [[Ring-bearers]].

'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''
:Hugo Weaving reprises the role of Elrond.<ref name="IMCasting">{{webcite|author=[[Ian McKellen]]|articleurl=http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/hobbit-movie/110510.htm|articlename=2 Elves and another Wizard|dated=10-May-2011|website=[http://www.mckellen.com/ Ian McKellen's website]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> As in the book, he identifies Gandalf's and [[Thorin]]'s respective swords, as well as translating the [[Moon-letters|runes]] on Thorin's [[Thrór's Map|map]] in the [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|first]] film. There is an additional scene where Elrond meets with the [[White Council]]. Like [[Saruman]], Elrond is somewhat skeptical of Gandalf's claims, deeming the Quest of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] unwise. However, he is clearly alarmed by Gandalf's revealing of the [[Morgul-knife|Morgul blade]] from [[Dol Guldur]]. Elrond is seen again in the [[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|third]] of these films where he participates in the [[Attack on Dol Guldur|battle]] of Dol Guldur, joining Saruman and Galadriel in fighting off the [[Nazgûl]].

===Television===
'''1993: ''[[Hobitit]]'':'''
:In this adaptation, Elrond is portrayed by [[Leif Wager]].

'''2022: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'':'''
:'''September 1: ''[[A Shadow of the Past]]'':'''
::Elrond (portrayed by [[Robert Aramayo]])<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Alice Jones]]|articleurl=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/amazon-the-rings-of-power-series-first-look|articlename=Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside The Rings of Power
|dated=10-February-2022|website=[https://www.vanityfair.com VanityFair]|accessed=11-February-2022}}</ref> first appears sitting in a tree at [[Lindon]], writing the exact words of the speech that [[Gil-galad]] gives later. He is alerted by an [[Elves|Elf Attendant]] of the arrival of his friend, [[Galadriel]].

===Radio series===
'''1955: [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]]:'''
:The part of Elrond is voiced by [[Garard Green]].<ref name="RT1674">Radio Times, Volume 129, No. 1674, [[9 December|December 9]], [[1955]]</ref>

'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''
:In this adaptation, Elrond is voiced by [[John Pullen]]. Gandalf claims that he is not an Elf, but an Elf-friend.

'''1980: [[Der Hobbit (1980 German radio series)|''Der Hobbit'' (1980 German radio series)]]:'''
:Elrond is played by Friedrich W. Bauschulle.

'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:[[Hugh Dickson]] provided the voice of Elrond in this radio series. He first appears in the episode containing the [[Council of Elrond]], and appears unintroduced. Dickson showcases great trouble with pronouncing Elvish, and especially diphthongs. Gimli is the son of "[[Glóin|Gloo-in]]", who fought the dragon "[[Smaug|Sma-oog]]". Legolas is the son of "[[Thranduil|Thrandoo-uhl]]". He reappears in the final 2 episodes - first in the return to Rivendell warning Frodo to look out for Bilbo in the Shire one Autumn soon, and finally with Galadriel and Bilbo in the Shire before they all ride to the Grey Havens.

'''2001: [[Pán prsteňov (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)|''Pán prsteňov'' (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Elrond is provided by Matej Landl.

===Games===
'''1982: [[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|''The Hobbit (1982 text adventure game)'']]'''

:Elrond appears at Rivendell. The player can give him the curious map to read, and he also provides the player with lunch.

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Like his predecessor Hugh Dickson, [[Jim Piddock]] shows incredible difficulty with diphthongs. "Glau-win" and "Thrandool" dislike each other, so too their sons.

'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''
:In a short cutscene between the levels "Roast Mutton" and "Over Hill and Under Hill", Elrond is briefly mentioned. An artful image on a manuscript can be seen, while the [[Tom Kane|narrator]] explains Elrond examined the map and the swords.

'''2006: ''[[EA's The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:In an alternative, northern War of the Ring, Rivendell is the main base of operations for Glóin and Glorfindel. As such, Elrond is the source of missions and advice, and serves as the narrator throughout the game (Hugo Weaving reprises the role). Elrond is a playable character during the assault on [[Dol Guldur]].

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Elrond is a non-playable character and can be found in the library of the Last Homely House in Rivendell. During the Elven Prologue set hundreds of years before the War of the Ring he participates in a battle in the refuge of Edhellion, in northern [[Ered Luin]]. Elrond is heavily involved in the game original storyline and the characters are frequently bidden to return to him after uncovering troubling signs of the Enemy or achieving notable victories.

'''2009: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'':'''
:Hugo Weaving once again reprises the role, serving as the narrator for both Good and Evil campaign.

'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':'''
:Early in the game Elrond sends his sons, [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], to scout [[Fornost]].<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], Chapter 1: Fornost, ''Inner Wards''</ref> He later interacts with main characters in Rivendell, guiding them on their path of defeating Argandaur.

==See also==
*[[Twins]]

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Dwalin

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SabSparrow: /* War of the Dwarves and Orcs */

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'''Dwalin''' was a [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] of the [[House of Durin]]. Along with his brother, [[Balin]], Dwalin was a member of [[Thorin and Company|Thorin's company]] in the [[Quest of Erebor]], an attempt to reclaim the [[Lonely Mountain]] from the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]]. Dwalin survived the adventure and the subsequent [[Battle of Five Armies]], and lived in wealth and splendour in the Lonely Mountain well into the [[Fourth Age]].

== History ==
=== Early history ===
Two years before Dwalin was born, in {{TA|2770}}, the dragon Smaug attacked the kingdom of Erebor,<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> and destroyed the settlement and the nearby city of [[Dale]], taking the gold of the mountain as his own. In the aftermath of destruction, King [[Thrór]] and a small group of his surviving kinsmen headed south while other [[Dwarves of Erebor]] escaped to the [[Iron Hills]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref> Because of this, Dwalin was born in exile, possibly in [[Dunland]] to [[Fundin]] in {{TA|2772}} nine years after his brother, Balin.

=== War of the Dwarves and Orcs ===
After years of living in Dunland, a despondent Thrór made a journey to Moria, where an orc cheiftan, [[Azog]], slaughtered him. In retaliation, [[Thráin II]], now King of Durin's Folk, waged war. A 27-year-old Dwalin participated in the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]], where, amid battle, Fundin and several other kinsman were slain. Despite this, the war was won. After the victory, Thráin was counselled by [[Dáin Ironfoot]] not to enter [[Moria|Khazad-Dûm]], so, Thráin and his son [[Thorin|Thorin Oakenshield]] settled in the [[Blue Mountains|Ered Luin]].<ref name="Line">{{App|Durin}}, The Line of the Dwarves of Erebor</ref> At some point, Dwalin and Balin joined Thráin in the Blue Mountains, along with the other survivors of the war.

=== King Thráin's expedition ===
In {{TA|2841}}, Dwalin, Balin and a few other dwarves accompanied Thráin when he left the Ered Luin to reclaim his lost homeland, Erebor. The small party was dogged by the emissaries of the dark lord, [[Sauron]], because Thráin carried one of the seven dwarven rings of power. In {{TA|2845}}, Thráin and the rest of the company were separated by a black rain in the eaves of the dark forest, [[Mirkwood]]. Unbeknonwst to Dwalin and the company, Thráin had been captured by Sauron. After a fruitless search for their leader the Dwarves gave up and returned to inform Thorin of the mision's failure, who became the new King of Durin's Folk.<ref name="Durin"/>

=== Quest for Erebor ===
[[File:Adlpictures - Dwalin.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''Dwalin'' by Adlpictures]]
A century later, in {{TA|2941}}, Dwalin and Balin joined Thorin's expedition to reclaim the Lonely Mountain. Per the instructions of the wizard, [[Gandalf]], they were invited to a [[smial]] named [[Bag End]], which is located in the [[the Shire]], to form their plan. Dwalin was the first dwarf to arrive, alone, when the unexpected party began at the hobbit, which was owned by [[Bilbo Baggins]]. He was wearing a dark-green hood and walked in as if expected and hung his hood on one of Bilbo's pegs. A greatly surprised hobbit invited Dwalin to tea. Soon, Balin arrived and he and Dwalin sat talking while Bilbo kept answering the door for the arrival of more and more Dwarves. Later, when Bilbo griped aloud in his kitchen about the lack of help in setting out refreshments, Dwalin and Balin were the first dwarves to lend a hand. Later still, when Thorin called for music, Dwalin and Balin said that they forgot their instruments on the porch and are sent by Thorin to bring his instrument as well. When they returned; Dwalin and Balin brought viols as large as themselves and Thorin's harp.<ref name="Party">{{H|Party}}</ref>

The next day, the company met at the [[Green Dragon]] Inn. When Bilbo told the company that he had forgotten to bring his hat or his pocket-handkerchief, Dwalin gave him his spare dark-green hood and cloak to keep in place of a hat, but told him that he would "''have to manage without pocket-handkerchiefs, and a good many other things before the journey's end''". Soon afterward, Gandalf arrived and brought several of Bilbo's assortments.

In [[Eriador]], at the [[Trollshaws]], Dwalin along with the entire company were captured by [[Trolls]] after Bilbo went to explore a fire. The three trolls: [[William]], [[Bert]] and [[Tom]] soon began to argue among themselves, and Gandalf managed to save them. Shortly afterward, the company located and looted the nearby troll cave.

Later on, the company arrived at [[Rivendell]] and stayed with the [[half-elven]] lord [[Elrond]] for about 14 days with food and something for everyone. On one night Elrond disclosed the swords Thorin and Gandalf found in the troll-hoard as [[Orcrist]] and [[Glamdring]]. Elrond also read the moon letters of the map of Thror, which read: ''"Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the key-hole.''"

After seeking refuge from a storm in a cave which was, unbeknownst to them the [[Front Porch]] of [[Goblin-town]], they were captured by [[Goblins]]. They were saved by Gandalf, and Bilbo, fleeing after his encounter with [[Gollum]], also escaped. The company were then chased by [[Wargs]] and they rushed into the trees. Dwalin and Balin managed to swarm up a tall slender fir that had few branches for sitting, and they were later then saved by the [[Eagles]] of the [[Great Eagle]].<ref>{{H|Pan}}</ref> The next day, when the company arrived at [[Beorn]]'s hall after the eagles left them on the [[Carrock]], Dwalin and Balin were the third pair of Dwarves to appear during Gandalf's story, trying to intrigue the skin-changer. They were later served well in dinner and breakfast and were also given ponies to ride until they arrived at the forest of Mirkwood, the same place where Thráin was lost nearly 100 years before.<ref>{{H|Queer}}</ref>

At the [[Enchanted River]] in Mirkwood, Dwalin was in the last boatload to cross with [[Bombur]]. He exited the boat just before a deer charged down the path and caused Bombur to fall in the water, which put him in an enchanted sleep for six days, and when he woke up, he had forgotten the whole journey. Later, after the Dwarves had been captured by the [[spiders]] and rescued by Bilbo, it was Dwalin who first realised that Thorin was missing,<ref name="Flies">{{H|Flies}}</ref> for at that point, though unknown to the Dwarves, Thorin had been captured by the Wood-Elves.

At the opening of the barrels after the escape from the halls of the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]], Dwalin and Balin were two of the most unhappy Dwarves and did nothing to help pull out other Dwarves as they arrived in [[Lake-town]], where they were greeted extremely fondly.<ref>{{H|Welcome}}</ref> Afterwards, though the [[Master of Lake-town]] didn't believe that Thorin was truly the [[King under the Mountain]], they left for the mountain. When the last week of autumn arrived it was Dwalin who complained the most about Bilbo's inactivity. He felt that Bilbo, with his "invisible ring", ought to go through the [[Front Gate]] of Erebor and spy things out.<ref>{{H|Doorstep}}</ref>

After [[Smaug]] went to destroy Lake-town, the dwarves entered and Thorin's search for the [[Arkenstone]] began. Dwalin later fought in and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]] along with several others from the company (all but Thorin and Fíli and Kíli). Afterwards he received his fourteenth share and chose to live in Erebor under the rule of Thorin's cousin and new king after his death, [[Dáin II]].<ref>{{H|Return}}</ref>

=== Later life ===
Dwalin lived in great wealth in Erebor after the Battle of the Five Armies. In {{TA|2989}}, his brother Balin set out on a quest to reclaim [[Moria]] though Dáin was against it. He set out with others (such as [[Óin]] and [[Ori]]). For about 5 years messages came from Moria and it seemed good, until suddenly news stopped (though unknown to him, the colony was destroyed by [[Orcs]]).

As Bilbo packed some oddments in {{TA|3001}} before departing the Shire, Bilbo brought Dwalin's green hood he had given him, though the colour had worn out. Dwalin was one of seven of the ten Dwarves of Thorin's company who were still living in Erebor when [[Frodo Baggins]] came to [[Rivendell]], as reported by [[Glóin]] before the [[Council of Elrond]].<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref> It is possible that he fought in the [[Battle of Dale]] against Sauron's forces, the [[Easterlings]], under King Dáin (though the king was slain). Dwalin lived until {{FoA|91}}, passing at the age of 340,<ref name="Line"/>

== Etymology ==
In [[Norse mythology]], ''Dvalinn'' is a chief Dwarf.<ref>Snorri Sturlusson, ''Prose Edda'', "[[wikipedia:Skaldskaparmal|Skaldskaparmal]]"</ref> The origin of the name is uncertain; suggested etymologies are "one lying in a trance",<ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'', p. 32</ref> "numb" and "dawdler".<ref>Henry A. Bellows (ed.), ''Völuspá'', "[http://cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/PoeticEdda/Voluspo.htm Poetic Edda]"</ref> Both words, ''dvalen'' ("to sleep") ''dvelja'' ("to delay") derive from the same root.<ref>Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in ''Publications of the Modern Language Association of America'', Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967</ref>

== Genealogy ==
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== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In the early version of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', it was Dwalin rather than Balin who spotted the Trolls' fire in the woods (and it was stated that Dwalin was always the Dwarves' look-out).<ref>{{HH|Trolls}}, p. 91</ref> This contradicted the fact that Balin was the Dwarf who was looking for Bilbo at the inn at the start of the adventure<ref>{{HH|Trolls}}, p. 89</ref> and Tolkien eventually made Balin the permanent look-out. However, Dwalin remained the first Dwarf to arrive at Bag End<ref name="Party"/> (what would be expected of the Company's look-out). Dwalin was also the first to notice that Thorin was missing after the battle with the spiders,<ref name="Flies"/> a testament to his observational abilities.

== Portrayal in adaptations ==
===Dwalin in adaptations===
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File:The Hobbit (1977 film) - Dwalin.jpg‎|Dwalin in [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]
File:The Hobbit (2003) Dwalin.JPG|Dwalin in [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]
File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Dwalin.jpg|Dwalin in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
File:The Hobbit (film series) - Dwalin.jpg|Dwalin in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]
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=== Films ===
'''1967: [[The Hobbit (1967 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1967 film)]]:'''
:Dwalin is omitted. [[Thorin|Thorin Oakenshield]] only travels with an unnamed guard and the princess of Dale.<ref name="Deitch">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UBnVL1Y2src|articlename=The Hobbit.mp4|dated=5 January 2012|website=YouTube|accessed=10 January 2012}}</ref>

'''1977: [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]:'''
:Dwalin does not have a blue beard, but a white one with a long nose and a green hood (looking as Balin, though he wears a red hood and glasses). He speaks only one line on his own (by [[Paul Frees]]), when the Dwarves are in front of the [[Back Door]] saying" "Well, what now?"; otherwise, he only speaks in unison with the rest of the Company though it is unknown whether he survived the Battle of the Five Armies, as seven dwarves passed away during the battle.

'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''
:Dwalin is played by [[Graham McTavish]].<ref name="PJCasting">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> A description of Dwalin in ''The Hobbit'' films was released by the studio:

:{{Blockquote|Renowned as a great Warrior, Dwalin speaks his mind plainly and is not one to suffer fools lightly. Fiercely loyal, he is Thorin Oakenshield’s staunchest supporter with an unshakeable belief in his friend’s leadership. A powerful and bruising fighter, Dwalin has a natural tendency to distrust anyone who is not a Dwarf and is particularly suspicious of Elves. Proud, brave and one of the tallest of the Dwarves, Dwalin will bow to none but those who have earned his respect.|[[Warner Bros.]]<ref name="HobbitApp">{{webcite|author=[[Warner Bros.]]|articleurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hobbit-movies/id545808528|articlename=Hobbit Movies|dated=7-September-2012|website=[http://itunes.apple.com/ Apple iPhone/iPad App]|accessed=19-September-2012}}</ref>}}

=== Radio series ===
'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''
:[[Lockwood West]] plays the role of Dwalin.

'''1979: [[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''
:Carl Hague is uncredited as the voice of Dwalin.{{fact}}

'''1979: ''The Hobbit'' ([[Jackanory]] series):'''
:No actor is specified for the role of Dwalin. Dwalin takes Balin's place as spokesmen for the Dwarves when they are brought before Thranduil.

'''1980: [[Der Hobbit (1980 German radio series)|''Der Hobbit'' (1980 German radio series)]]:'''
:Dwalin is played by Friedrich W. Bauschulle.

'''1989: [[Hobit (1989 Slovak radio series)|''Hobit'' (1989 Slovak radio series)]]:'''
:Dwalin is present, but no actor is specified for the role of Dwalin.

=== Games ===
'''1982: [[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (1982 video game)]]:'''
:Dwalin is omitted; Thorin is the only companion of the player, [[Bilbo Baggins]].<ref>''[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ZXComputing/Issue8304/Pages/ZXComputing830400076.jpg ZX Computing]'', 8304 (April/May 1983), p. 76, accessed [[24 April|April 24]] [[2011]]</ref>

'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''
:Dwalin is a blue-bearded Dwarf, who is not seen in the game (other than cut-scenes) until [[Lake-town]].

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:In {{TA|3016}}, during the default introduction for new Dwarf and Elf player characters, Dwalin leads a party of dwarves from the [[Lonely Mountain]] to [[Thorin's Halls|Thorin's Hall]] to investigate why the Steward appointed by Thorin, Gormr Doursmith of the [[Dourhands]], has ceased sending tribute to [[Erebor]]. After the Dourhands' treachery is revealed and they are expelled, Dwalin becomes the new Steward of Thorin's Hall and maintains this position through the [[War of the Ring]].

:Following the [[Siege of Erebor]], Dwalin travels to Erebor to pay respect to the new king [[Thorin Stonehelm]] and, along with the other surviving dwarves of the [[Thorin and Company|Company]], visits the tomb of [[Thorin Oakenshield]].

'''2021: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]'':'''
:If the player chooses the Erebor faction at the start of the game, Dwalin will be received as part of the game's tutorial.

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Lembas

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'''''Lembas''''' ([[Westron|W.]] "''waybread''") was a special food made by the [[Elves]].

==History==
The origin and making of ''lembas'' is only known by the short text "[[Of Lembas|Of ''Lembas'']]" written by [[Pengolodh]]. ''Lemba''s was made first by [[Yavanna]] from special [[corn]] that grew in [[Aman]], and [[Oromë]] gave it to the Elves for the purpose of the [[Great Journey]]. For this reason, it was an Elven custom that only women should make ''lembas''; they were called ''[[Yavannildi]]'' who knew the secret of its recipe from Oromë.<ref name="Making">{{NM|P3iv}}, "Text 2", p. 296</ref> Also, the custom mandated that only an Elven Queen should keep and distribute the ''lembas''; for this reason she was called also ''[[massánië]]'' or ''besain''.<ref name="Lembas" />

[[File:Elena Kukanova - The Light of Valinor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|''The Light of Valinor'' by [[Elena Kukanova]]]]
Only on rare occasions was it given to non-Elves, because it was believed that mortals who ate it would become weary of their mortality and would desire to live among the Elves.<ref name="Lembas">{{PM|Lembas}}, pp. 403-404</ref>

The corn was an enduring plant that needed but a little sunlight to ripen and could be sown at any season and then sprouted and grew swiftly. Yet it was harmed by north winds, while [[Morgoth]] dwelt there. The Eldar grew it in guarded lands and sunlit glades. The ears were harvested without scythe or sickle but each one was gathered by hand, and the white stalks were drawn from the earth and used to weave baskets in which the grain was stored.<ref name="Lembas" />

[[Melian]], as the queen of [[Doriath]], was one who held the recipe from Yavanna. By giving ''lembas'' to [[Beleg]] for [[Túrin]],<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref> Melian showed him great favour because it had never before been given to Men and seldom was again. Later it was passed to [[Galadriel]] and other Elves.

When ships had been sent forth, at the behest of [[Turgon]], towards the West, its mariners carried a sealed wallet with waybread for their voyage. [[Voronwë]], after surviving the wreck, shared it with [[Tuor]] throughout their journey to [[Gondolin]].<ref name="UT1">{{UT|1}}</ref>

Dúnedain, inspired by the elves, made a similar kind of waybread (although it was not true ''lembas''), that they carried on long journeys. So each of Isildur's soldiers on their way north from the [[War of the Last Alliance]] "carried in a sealed wallet on his belt a small phial of cordial and wafers of a waybread that would sustain life in him for many days".<ref>{{UT|7}}</ref>

The [[Galadhrim]] had a large store of ''lembas'' in [[Lothlórien]]. Galadriel gave some of it to the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] upon their departure.<ref name="Farewell">{{FR|Farewell}}</ref> [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]] subsisted on it through the majority of their journey from there into [[Mordor]].

The tradition of farming the [[Western Corn]] and the making of waybread was lost for ever in Middle-earth after the departure of Galadriel and the death of [[Arwen]].<ref name="Making" />

==Description==
The cakes were very nutritious, stayed fresh for months when wrapped in leaves, and were used for sustenance on long journeys. ''Lembas'' had a brownish colour on the outside and a cream colour on the inside.

According to [[Gimli]], it was a food of the same kind as ''[[Cram]]'', although one of the [[Galadhrim|Elves of Lothlórien]] commented that it was more pleasant, and more strengthening than any food made by [[Men]].<ref name="Farewell" />

Like other products of the Elves, it was offensive to evil creatures; [[Gollum]] refused outright to eat of it.<ref>{{TT|IV2}}</ref> When Frodo was captured by [[Orcs]] in Mordor, the Orcs hated the look of the ''lembas'' even more than Gollum had.<ref>{{RK|VI1}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Lembas is [[Sindarin]] and derived from [[Old Sindarin]] ''lenn-mbass'' which means "journey-bread". As a rough translation of this term it was also often called "waybread".<ref name="Lembas" /> This word came in turn from [[Primitive Elvish]] ''le''(''n'')''dembassē'', literally meaning "bread taken on leaving home (for a long journey)", which in [[Quenya]] was '''''lerembas'''''.<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, pp. 51-52</ref> However, the proper Quenya term for ''lembas'' was '''''coimas''''' which means "life-bread".<ref name="Lembas" />

==Inspiration==
''Lembas'' has been compared with the Eucharist, even as being the most explicit symbol of [[Christianity]] in ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>[[Bradley J. Birzer]], ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth]]'', "Chapter 3: The Created Order", p. 63</ref> Tolkien himself mentions that the ''lembas'' is one of the few details from which it can be deduced he is a Catholic writer.<ref>{{L|213}}, p. 288</ref> He acknowledged the religious significance of ''lembas'' in a letter about a proposal for a film adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. (The proposal called lembas a 'food concentrate', which Tolkien objected to as "scientification".)<ref>{{L|210}}, pp. 274-275</ref> Like "''lembas''," "viaticum," a term for the Eucharist, means "provision for a journey."

The name "waybread" resembles in a way the [[Old English]] name for the herb [[Wikipedia:plantago|plantain]], which was ''wegbrade''.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ed/study_a_s_2.html|articlename=Tolkien Society Anglo-Saxon Study Pack 2|dated=2006|website=[http://www.tolkiensociety.org The Tolkien Society]}}</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2001-03: [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]:'''
:The redundant term "''lembas'' bread" is occasionally used as the gift of ''lembas'' at Lothlórien is not included in the theatrical release of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. The term "''lembas'' bread" was probably chosen in order to immediately identify the substance to filmgoers at the beginning of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
{{blockquote|Lembas, [[Elvish]] waybread. One small bite is enough to fill the stomach of a grown man.|[[Legolas]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[Farewell to Lórien (scene)]]"}}

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Two Watchers

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The '''Two Watchers''' were two carved figures that guarded the arched gateway through the outer wall that led to the courtyard of the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]].

== Description ==
The Two Watchers were great two figures that were sitting on thrones on both sides of the gateway. Their figures were formed of three bodies with heads with the faces of vultures with eyes of black stone. One head looked outward, one head looked inward and the third head stared across the gateway itself. They were inhabited by "''some [[Spirits|dreadful spirit]] of evil vigilance''". Not a [[Seen|visible]] or [[Unseen|invisible]] creature was unnoticed by them. They had the power to identify enemies and to block them from entering or from exiting through the gate with the force of their will alone, and were able to send up a shrill alarm call if their guard was breached.<ref name=Tower>{{RK|Tower}}</ref>{{rp|902}}

== History ==
It is probable that the Two Watchers were not created by the Men of Gondor, because the vigilance of their spirits was described as "evil" and because they perceived a [[Hobbit]] as an enemy and let [[Orcs]] pass the gateway.<ref group=note>Mark Fisher suggests in his [[Encyclopedia of Arda]] that the Two Watchers were "surely not the work of the Gondorians" while [[Michael Martinez]] suggests in his Middle-earth blog that they were "apparently made by the Númenóreans of Gondor", because he seems to infer from the text that the Orcs believe that the Men of Gondor (Tarks) made the Watchers.</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Mark Fisher|articleurl=https://www.glyphweb.com/arda/t/twowatchers.php|articlename=Two Watchers|website=The Encyclopedia of Arda|accessed=17 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Michael Martinez|articleurl=https://middle-earth.xenite.org/what-are-the-silent-watchers-of-mordor/|articlename=What Are the Silen Watchers of Two Watchers of Mordor?|website=middle-earth.xenite.org|accessed=17 May 2022}}, has a different opinion</ref>

On [[14 March]] {{TA|3019}},<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry 14 March 3019, p. 1093</ref> the Two Watchers blocked [[Sam]]'s initial attempt to pass through the gate. However, Sam was able to overcome the will of the Two Watchers with the help of the [[Phial of Galadriel]] and was able to pass through the gate into the court of the Tower of Cirith Ungol in a second attempt. When he passed the gate, the Two Watchers uttered a high shrill cry, which was answered by a single clang of a bell high up in The Tower of Cirith Ungol.<ref name=Tower/>{{rp|902–903}} After hearing the bell the orc [[Snaga (orc of Mordor)|Snaga]] said to the orc [[Shagrat]] that a great fighter, an Elf or a Man of Gondor ("[[tark]]") got past the Watchers, and that's ''tark'''s work.<ref name=Tower/>{{rp|906}} It is probable that he meant that the feat of getting past the Watchers was the work of a Man of Gondor.<ref name=Kirith>{{SD|Kirith}}</ref>{{rp|26}}

Later that day, in order to leave the Tower, Frodo and Sam held up again the Phial while invoking [[Eärendil]] and [[Elbereth]], which broke the will of the Two Watchers so that they were able to pass through the gate to the outside. The keystone of the arch and the wall above the gate crumbled into ruin after they passed, but the Two Watchers uttered a high and dreadful wail.<ref name=Tower/>{{rp|915}}

== Other versions of the legendarium ==
[[Christopher Tolkien]] treats it like a fact that "tark's work" is the getting past the Watchers. Earlier manuscripts of what would later become the chapter The Tower of Cirith Ungol have the orc saying "that's Elvish work" or "that's wizard's work" and the latter has him assuming that the great fighter may be one of those filthy wizards.<ref name=Kirith/>{{rp|26}}

== Portrayal in adaptations ==
'''1980: [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]]:'''
:[[Samwise Gamgee]] encounters the Watchers while attempting to enter the tower to rescue [[Frodo Baggins]]. He sets off the alarm, but gets by them by using the [[Phial of Galadriel]]. When he and Frodo encounter them once again when trying to leave the tower, they put up more of a resistance to the Phial, but give in when Frodo helps Sam use it.

'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
:The Two Watchers that guard the Tower of Cirith Ungol are referred to as the Silent Watchers. They are described to be a type of Pûkel-creatures, animated stone monsters that are magically instilled with enchanted spirits, that were produced by Sauron.<ref>{{ICE|2012}}, pp. 121-2</ref> The Watchers-in-Stone of Moria are enchanted statues, inhabited by magical Spirits said to resemble the "''spell-sewn Power that inhabits the 'Two Watchers'''".<ref>{{ICE|2011}}</ref>

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:The Watchers are seen in the film, but never come into play, nor are they ever even acknowledged.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)]]'':'''
:The Watchers appear during the opening cutscene of the "Cirith Ungol" level, where their eyes glow red when Sam tries to enter the tower, and briefly obstruct him with an invisible wall.

'''2007-: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Watching Stones resemble common statues, but "''hold the trapped spirit of malice within''". These vigilant statues were created by Sauron and many guard the lands of Angmar.<ref>[http://lotrovault.ign.com/View.php?view=Bestiary.Detail&id=8 Bestiary: Watching Stone] at [http://lotrovault.ign.com/ The Lord of the Rings Online Vault] (accessed 5 March 2011)</ref>

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Snow-trolls

2025-01-09T03:38:04Z

SabSparrow: Removed the unnecessary start date of the Long Winter

{{short description|Type of Troll}}

{{quote|He would go out by himself, clad in white, and stalk like a snow-troll into the camps of his enemies, and slay many men with his hands.|{{App|Eorl}}}}

'''Snow-troll''' was a term used to describe [[King of Rohan|King]] [[Helm]] of [[Rohan]] when he stalked into the camps of his enemies during the siege of the [[Hornburg|Suthburg]] in {{TA|2759}} during the [[Long Winter]].<ref name="appendix">{{App|Eorl}}, p. 1066</ref>

There is no other known reference to snow-trolls in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, so it cannot be known whether they ever truly existed within [[Arda]], even as folklore. The passage in which the term appears is noted as a "direct excerpt"<ref>{{App|A}}, introduction</ref> from one of the sources that comprise the [[Red Book of Westmarch|Shire records]], though the significance of this is unclear.

If snow-trolls did exist, whether they were a sub-race of trolls or had any similarity to trolls can only be a matter for speculation.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
Like [[half-trolls]], snow-trolls have been depicted in many adaptations.

===Snow-trolls in adaptations===
<gallery mode="traditional" widths="200px" heights="150px">
File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Hristorco.jpg|A Hristorco in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]''.
File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Hristorco Concept Art.jpg|Hristorco concept art by [[John Howe]]<ref name=twitter>{{webcite|author=WizardWayKris|articleurl=https://mobile.twitter.com/WizardWayKris/status/1594774313613242368|articlename=BTS-E1: We get background on the Ice Troll. Just to review: 🌱 Hristorco! (Quenya) Hris-: "ice" Torco: adapted from Sindarin torog, "troll" The design by John Howe is spectacular. Bravo, concept & digital art department!|dated=21 November 2022|website=Twitter}}</ref> for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]''.
File:SnowTroll.jpg| A Snow-troll in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth 2: The Rise of the Witch-king]].
</gallery>

===Television===
'''2022: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'':'''
:'''September 1: ''[[A Shadow of the Past]]'':'''
::While investigating a [[Dúrnost|fortress]] located within the [[Forodwaith]], [[Galadriel|Galadriel's company]] is ambushed by a stalking '''Hristorco''' ([[Quenya|Q.]] ''Snow-troll''),<ref group="note">''Hristorco'' is clearly meant to be [[Quenya]], a combination of the root [[SRIS|''SRIS'']] ("snow") and [[Neo-Quenya]] ''torco,'' adapted from [[Sindarin]] ''[[torog]]'' ("troll").</ref><ref name=twitter/><ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-4151723885.html?neo|articlename=Eldamo : Primitive Elvish: SRIS|website=Eldamo}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-2829717375.html?neo|articlename=Eldamo : Neo-Quenya : Torco|website=Eldamo}}</ref> a variation of [[Trolls]] that had long ago adapted to live within the harsh and cold climates of the northern realms that they call home.<ref>Amazon Prime's "X-Ray feature"</ref>

===Games===
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
:Snow Trolls are large (10-12 ft tall), grey-white and rare creatures, who prey the [[Northern Waste|northern regions]] of Middle-earth. They turn into pillars of icy slag if exposed to the Sun.<ref>{{ICE|8004}}</ref><ref>{{ICE|2025}}</ref>

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king]]'':'''
:Snow Trolls are a playable unit in the [[Angmar]] faction. They are one of the strongest units, not only in that faction, but in the game overall. They are equipped with pickaxes, helmets and small shields. Snow trolls can be used also in the ''Create-a-hero'' section.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'':'''
:A Snow-troll fought in the army of [[Skorgrím Dourhand]] during the [[Battle of Edhelion]]. He destroyed the city's gate and tried to kill [[Dorongúr Whitethorn]] and the player, but was slain himself by [[Elrond]] before he could complete his attempt.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Instance: The Refuge of Edhelion''</ref> Other Snow-trolls are found in the [[Ered Luin]] region.

'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':'''
:Snow-trolls are encountered on the slopes of Mount [[Gundabad]]. They are implied to be hostile, even to the various Orcs and Trolls gathering at the mountain.

'''2014: ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game]]'':'''
:The Big Little Character Pack DLC includes a Snow-Troll as a playable character.

{{references|notes}}

{{legend}}

[[Category:Trolls]]

Snow-trolls

2025-01-09T03:16:53Z

SabSparrow: Removed "the appearance of" as it's a description of Helm's stalking and not his appearance

{{short description|Type of Troll}}

{{quote|He would go out by himself, clad in white, and stalk like a snow-troll into the camps of his enemies, and slay many men with his hands.|{{App|Eorl}}}}

'''Snow-troll''' was a term used to describe [[King of Rohan|King]] [[Helm]] of [[Rohan]] when he stalked into the camps of his enemies during the siege of the [[Hornburg|Suthburg]] in the [[Long Winter]] that lasted from November {{TA|2758}} until {{TA|2759|n}}.<ref name="appendix">{{App|Eorl}}, p. 1066</ref>

There is no other known reference to snow-trolls in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, so it cannot be known whether they ever truly existed within [[Arda]], even as folklore. The passage in which the term appears is noted as a "direct excerpt"<ref>{{App|A}}, introduction</ref> from one of the sources that comprise the [[Red Book of Westmarch|Shire records]], though the significance of this is unclear.

If snow-trolls did exist, whether they were a sub-race of trolls or had any similarity to trolls can only be a matter for speculation.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
Like [[half-trolls]], snow-trolls have been depicted in many adaptations.

===Snow-trolls in adaptations===
<gallery mode="traditional" widths="200px" heights="150px">
File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Hristorco.jpg|A Hristorco in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]''.
File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Hristorco Concept Art.jpg|Hristorco concept art by [[John Howe]]<ref name=twitter>{{webcite|author=WizardWayKris|articleurl=https://mobile.twitter.com/WizardWayKris/status/1594774313613242368|articlename=BTS-E1: We get background on the Ice Troll. Just to review: 🌱 Hristorco! (Quenya) Hris-: "ice" Torco: adapted from Sindarin torog, "troll" The design by John Howe is spectacular. Bravo, concept & digital art department!|dated=21 November 2022|website=Twitter}}</ref> for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]''.
File:SnowTroll.jpg| A Snow-troll in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth 2: The Rise of the Witch-king]].
</gallery>

===Television===
'''2022: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'':'''
:'''September 1: ''[[A Shadow of the Past]]'':'''
::While investigating a [[Dúrnost|fortress]] located within the [[Forodwaith]], [[Galadriel|Galadriel's company]] is ambushed by a stalking '''Hristorco''' ([[Quenya|Q.]] ''Snow-troll''),<ref group="note">''Hristorco'' is clearly meant to be [[Quenya]], a combination of the root [[SRIS|''SRIS'']] ("snow") and [[Neo-Quenya]] ''torco,'' adapted from [[Sindarin]] ''[[torog]]'' ("troll").</ref><ref name=twitter/><ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-4151723885.html?neo|articlename=Eldamo : Primitive Elvish: SRIS|website=Eldamo}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-2829717375.html?neo|articlename=Eldamo : Neo-Quenya : Torco|website=Eldamo}}</ref> a variation of [[Trolls]] that had long ago adapted to live within the harsh and cold climates of the northern realms that they call home.<ref>Amazon Prime's "X-Ray feature"</ref>

===Games===
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
:Snow Trolls are large (10-12 ft tall), grey-white and rare creatures, who prey the [[Northern Waste|northern regions]] of Middle-earth. They turn into pillars of icy slag if exposed to the Sun.<ref>{{ICE|8004}}</ref><ref>{{ICE|2025}}</ref>

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king]]'':'''
:Snow Trolls are a playable unit in the [[Angmar]] faction. They are one of the strongest units, not only in that faction, but in the game overall. They are equipped with pickaxes, helmets and small shields. Snow trolls can be used also in the ''Create-a-hero'' section.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'':'''
:A Snow-troll fought in the army of [[Skorgrím Dourhand]] during the [[Battle of Edhelion]]. He destroyed the city's gate and tried to kill [[Dorongúr Whitethorn]] and the player, but was slain himself by [[Elrond]] before he could complete his attempt.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings Online]], Introduction, ''Instance: The Refuge of Edhelion''</ref> Other Snow-trolls are found in the [[Ered Luin]] region.

'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':'''
:Snow-trolls are encountered on the slopes of Mount [[Gundabad]]. They are implied to be hostile, even to the various Orcs and Trolls gathering at the mountain.

'''2014: ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game]]'':'''
:The Big Little Character Pack DLC includes a Snow-Troll as a playable character.

{{references|notes}}

{{legend}}

[[Category:Trolls]]

Evil spirits

2025-01-07T19:09:03Z

SabSparrow: Added section to link

#Redirect [[Spirits#Evil spirits]]

Halbrand

2025-01-06T18:13:19Z

SabSparrow:

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{{Adaptation}}
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'''Halbrand''' was a name and identity that [[Sauron]] took for himself during the late [[Second Age]] of [[Middle-earth]]. Halbrand was invented by [[Amazon Studios]] for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]. He'' is portrayed by [[Charlie Vickers]].<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings on Prime|articleurl=https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492169017741778944|articlename=Charlie Vickers is Halbrand. #LOTRROP|dated=11 February 2022|website=[https://twitter.com Twitter]|accessed=15 February 2023}}</ref>

== History ==
=== Beginnings ===
Following the defeat of [[Morgoth]], Sauron rallies a gathering of [[Orcs]] to swear allegiance to him. An Uruk leader named [[Adar]] feigns that he is going to place the crown of Morgoth upon Sauron's head and swear fealty to him, but he stabs him with it instead. A struggle ensues in which Sauron fails to fight off a number of Orcs before he is overwhelmed and stabbed repeatedly. His bodily form is slain and his spirit flees.

Sauron slowly reconstitutes himself in a cave, forming a rudimentary and amorphous physical form. He uses this form to crawl out of the cave and eventually finds his way onto a horse drawn cart and appears to absorb the cart driver into his body. After this absorption, he is able to create a male human form that would come to be known as Halbrand.

=== Shipwreck ===
[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Halbrand poster.jpg|thumb|200px|The ''Halbrand poster'' for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'']]

After encountering a group of [[Pre-Númenóreans|Southlanders]] led by [[Diarmid]] fleeing some unknown force, Halbrand joins them aboard a ship sailing through the [[Sundering Seas]]. That night, a nameless thing known only as the [[Nameless things|worm]] attacked the ship, forcing him onto a raft alongside [[Abigail]], [[Astrid (The Rings of Power)|Astrid]], [[Doble]], [[Eamon (The Rings of Power)|Eamon]], and two others. Eventually, after drifting for some time, they came upon the Elf [[Galadriel]], but the encounter was short-lived, as the worm returned to finish them off. Halbrand broke a section of the raft, abandoning the others before pulling Galadriel onto it and asking her where she wanted him to take her.

Soon afterwards, a storm came upon them and lightning struck the raft, causing Galadriel to fall into the water, being dragged down by a weighted pole. However, with some slight hesitation, Halbrand rescued her before they both lose consciousness.

=== Númenor ===
Eventually, their raft is discovered by [[Elendil|Captain Elendil]], who brings them to the [[Armenelos|capital]] of [[Númenor]], where they are presented to the [[Tar-Míriel|Queen Regent Míriel]]. When Galadriel aggressively makes demands of Míriel, Halbrand intervenes before things could escalate further, warning Galadriel to not make any enemies there.

With Galadriel restricted to the palace grounds, Halbrand explored the city and met a [[Guild of Weaponsmiths|smithy]] who told him that he must get a guild crest in order to work for him. Halbrand later encountered a group of guildsmen while eating and gets them drunk. In the process, he stole a guild crest belonging to a man named [[Tamar (The Rings of Power)|Tamar]]. Upon turning a corner assured of his victory, Halbrand is soon made aware that the guildsmen followed him. Despite trying to give back the crest, the guildsmen begin taking blows at him, provoking Halbrand into violently retaliating, severely wounding them. Upon being caught, he allowed himself to be arrested.

Galadriel soon visited him, giving him a scroll from the [[Hall of Lore]] identifying the insignia he wore as the emblem of the Kings of the Southlands. Halbrand revealed to her that he picked up the insignia on a dead man believing that it suited him. Galadriel refused to listen to him.

Eventually, Halbrand gets released and sets out to begin a new start at life working as a blacksmith's apprentice, presumably attaining a guild crest to be able to do so. He is later is forced by Galadriel to join the Númenórean expedition to Middle-earth to retake the Southlands from Orcs.

=== Southlands ===
Upon arriving at Middle-earth, Halbrand rode with the cavalry across the [[Ephel Dúath]] to the village of [[Tirharad]]. Though they deal easily with the Orcs, their leader, Adar, flees with Galadriel pursuing him. While riding, Halbrand seized a spear from a corpse, and maneuvering through the forest, he ended up riding towards where Adar was heading. Using the spear to trip the horse, Halbrand dismounted Adar, who attempted to provoke him into killing him, though Galadriel prevented Halbrand from doing so. Later, Halbrand returned the favor by preventing Galadriel from doing the same during her interrogation of Adar.

Afterwards, Míriel introduced Halbrand to [[Bronwyn]] and the villagers of Tirharad as the promised King of the Southlands. Shortly after, Tirharad is destroyed when [[Mount Doom|Orodruin]] violently erupted. In the ensuing chaos, Halbrand received a serious wound to his abdomen, and was brought to the Númenórean camp outside of the affected region. Upon Galadriel's arrival, it was revealed that his wound required Elvish healing. While Halbrand declared that he still intended to retake the Southlands, he rode alongside Galadriel to [[Eregion]].

=== Sauron Revealed ===
At the [[Ost-in-Edhil|City of the Elven-smiths]], Halbrand recovered quickly and meets [[Celebrimbor|Lord Celebrimbor]] in his workshop, learning of [[Mithril]] and the struggles of the [[Elves]]. Halbrand managed to get Celebrimbor to overcome his despair, and to work on saving his race.

However, Galadriel confronted him about a genealogical scroll that revealed that the last King of the Southlands had died thousands of years ago with no heirs. Halbrand was thus forced to reveal his identity as Sauron, ruining his chance at receiving aid from others in redeeming himself of his past evil deeds. Halbrand effortlessly blocked Galadriel's subsequent attack, entering her mind to try to prove to her that he desired to redeem himself to heal Middle-earth and everything he did as a servant of [[Morgoth]].

Nevertheless, Galadriel refused to believe that he was redeemable and Halbrand fled Eregion, returning to the Southlands, newly-renamed to [[Mordor]].

=== Brief reappearance ===
During the [[Sack of Eregion]], Sauron briefly duels Galadriel on a mountaintop overlooking the city. During this battle, he assumes different forms to goad Galadriel. One of these forms is a clean-shaven Halbrand.[[File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Halbrand in Mordor.jpg|thumb|200px|''Halbrand in Mordor'' from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'']]

== Etymology ==
The show's writers have never revealed the etymology behind the name ''Halbrand''. It has been speculated that it could possibly be a [[Sindarin]] name comprised of the element ''[[Brand (word)|brand]]'' ("towering; tall and massive") and the [[Noldorin]] ''[[hall]]'' ("exalted, high").<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.theonering.com/tolkien-encyclopedia/halbrand/|articlename=Halbrand|dated=|website=[https://www.theonering.com/TheOneRing.com]|accessed=23 April 2024}}</ref> But it seems more likely that the name is derived from [[Old English]] ''[[Wiktionary:brand#Old English|brand]]'' ("fire-brand, torch; sword"),<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 413 (discussion on name ''[[Erkenbrand]]'')</ref> since the Southlanders do not generally seem to have used [[Elvish]] names.

== Genealogy ==
There is a genealogical scroll that appears face up within the final episode, ''[[Alloyed]]'', at the following time stamps: 39:15, 40:26, 40:27, and 40:28. If a translation of it has been made, then please replace this note with it.

== Inspiration ==
In Scene 22, the words that Halbrand, having already revealed himself as [[Sauron]], says to [[Galadriel]] are almost the same words that Galadriel says to [[Frodo Baggings|Frodo]] in the chapter '[[The Mirror of Galadriel]]', the seventh chapter of the [[The Fellowship of the Ring|first book]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' novel.

Halbrand's apppearance as Sauron in the sea in Galadriel's mind seems to be inspired by Sauron's dark form as seen in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings film series]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit film series]] by [[Peter Jackson]].

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Rings of Power

2025-01-06T18:08:17Z

SabSparrow: /* Portrayal in adaptations */ Linked two sentences to make it more clear that the second also talks about the canonical account and not the adaptation

{{disambig-more|Rings of Power|[[Rings of Power (disambiguation)]]}}
[[File:Alan Lee - The Forging of the Ring.jpg|thumb|200px|''The Forging of the Ring'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]
{{quote|In those days the smiths of [[Ost-in-Edhil]] surpassed all that they had contrived before; and they took thought, and they made Rings of Power. [...] Now the Elves made many rings; but secretly Sauron made [[One Ring]] to rule all the others, and their power was bound up with it, to be subject wholly to it and to last only so long as it too should last.|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "[[Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age]]"}}

The '''Rings of Power''' were rings created by the [[Elves]] of [[Eregion]], nineteen '''Great Rings''' with knowledge obtained from [[Sauron]], and several of them with Sauron aiding the creation. Sauron forged the twentieth Great Ring, called the One Ring or the Ruling Ring, secretly in the fires of [[Mount Doom]].

==Twenty Rings==
*The sixteen Rings of Power forged under Annatar's guidance:
**Sauron gave some six Rings to the Dwarf-kings, although according to Dwarvish tradition the Elves already gave [[Ring of Thrór|another]] to [[Durin III]]. The Dwarves used their ''[[Seven Rings]]'' to establish their treasure hoards, but Sauron was unable to force the Dwarven bearers to submit. It is believed that the dwarves' natural hardiness, and the fact that it was only the more powerful dwarf lords who possessed them, made them resistant to Sauron's control, yet allowed them to accumulate treasure. The [[Ring of Thrór|final ring]] to leave the possession of the dwarves occurred when [[Thráin|Thráin II]] was captured.
**The ''[[Nine Rings]]'' were divided amongst those evil-hearted men who saw their abilities increase and became sorcerers and Kings among Men. They gained longevity but then faded away to become the Nazgûl, the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], dominated under Sauron's will.
*The ''[[Three Rings]]'' of the Elves were forged by [[Celebrimbor]] alone, and were never touched by Sauron. They were made last, however, and their forging involved some of the arts taught by "Annatar". Thus they too were bound to the One Ring to some extent. They were named [[Narya]] the Ring of Fire, [[Nenya]] the Ring of Water, and [[Vilya]] the Ring of Air; they remained hidden from Sauron.
*The ''One Ring'', secretly forged by Sauron in the heart of [[Mount Doom]], had the power to dominate the sixteen rings owned by Dwarves and Men. His domain over the other rings was incomplete, but he placed a large amount of his own power into it at its forging, a necessity that later led to his downfall at [[Frodo Baggins]]' hands.

The Three Rings, the Seven Rings and the Nine Rings were all set with their proper gem, but the One Ring was round and unadorned like the lesser rings of Power.<ref>{{FR|Council}}, p. 251</ref>

A verse that summarizes the Great Rings and their ownership is an important part of the lore of Middle-earth. It translates as follows:

{{blockquote|Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, 
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, 
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, 
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne 
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie 
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, 
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them 
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.|[[Ring-verse]]}}

==History==
===Creation===

[[File:Ralph Damiani - The Forging.jpg|thumb|''The Forging'' by [[:Category:Images by Ralph Damiani|Ralph Damiani]]]]
Around {{SA|1200}}, Sauron started to corrupt the [[Elves]].<ref name="B">{{App|B1}}</ref> He did not manage to approach [[Gil-galad]] and [[Elrond]] but he had better luck with the Elven-smiths of [[Eregion]]. The [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]] of [[Eregion]] were mostly [[Noldor]], and wished to have the same joys in [[Middle-earth]] as the Elves who had returned to [[Valinor]]. Sauron therefore presented himself as "[[Annatar]]", an emissary from the [[Valar]],<ref name="Rings">{{S|Rings}}</ref> and tempted the Elves by offering the knowledge to transform Middle-earth.

Annatar taught the smiths the knowledge of how to create Rings, which would grant the Elves who wear them certain powers. At first the Elves created some lesser rings, which were only essays in the craft before it was full-grown. In approximately {{SA|1500}}, the greater sixteen were created.<ref name="B" /> When Annatar departed from Eregion, [[Celebrimbor]] went on to forge the [[Three Rings]] using the knowledge he had gained from him, but without his involvement, and finished them around {{SA|1590}}.

Sauron then created the [[One Ring]] around {{SA|1600|n}}, alone, in the heart of [[Mount Doom]]. Its purpose was to rule over all the other rings, and Sauron put a great part of his power into it. The Elves, upon the creation of the One Ring, heard Sauron speak the spell, and realized they had been betrayed.<ref>{{FR|Council}}</ref>

===Advent of Sauron===
As soon as Sauron put on the One, the bearers of the Three became aware of him and took them off in fear and anger. They defied Sauron and refused to use the Rings. Seeing this, Sauron attempted to claim the Rings to distribute them to other peoples; he [[War of the Elves and Sauron|waged War against the Elves]], and although the Elves fought valiantly, Eregion was destroyed. Celebrimbor however managed to salvage the Three he created himself and secretly gave them to [[Gil-galad]], [[Círdan]], and [[Galadriel]]. They were originally given to the three greatest [[Eldar]] in [[Middle-earth]] at that time.<ref name="B" /><ref name="Rings" /> During the [[Sack of Eregion]], Sauron took the Nine Rings and other lesser works from them; but he could not find the rest. Then [[Celebrimbor]] was put to torment, and he revealed the existence of the Seven Rings.<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref>

Sauron then distributed them to Lords who desired secret power beyond their nature, hoping to bring them under his sway; [[Men]] who were the readiest to his will, became powerful sorcerers and Kings; and [[Dwarves]] who grew greedier and augmented their treasures. As Sauron had to do with their making, he easily perverted and accursed the Rings, betraying those who wore them.<ref name="Rings" />

The Mannish lords who held the Nine were consumed by them and entered the [[wraith-world]], becoming the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], servants of Sauron without will. The Dwarves who held the Seven were largely (but not totally) unaffected, but the wrath and greed brought upon them brought evils that benefitted Sauron. The Three were always held by the Elves, and [[Gandalf]] upon his arrival.<ref name="Rings" />

===Final disposition===
During the [[Third Age]], four of the Seven were destroyed during the Dwarves' conflicts with [[Dragons]], and after Sauron's return he recaptured the remaining three, the [[Ring of Thrór|last]] from [[Thráin|Thráin II]]. The Nine he took back from his [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], and they were still in his possession at the time of the [[War of the Ring]].

Nothing is known of the fate of the [[lesser rings]], made as essays to the craft, but, according to [[Gandalf]], still dangerous for mortals that might have found them.<ref name="Shadow">{{FR|Shadow}}</ref>

The One was lost and refound until it was destroyed in the [[Cracks of Doom|Crack of Doom]]. With its destruction, the existing Rings were freed from Sauron's control, but may have lost their power altogether. They were presumably buried in the ruins of [[Barad-dûr]], or perhaps simply faded, while the (powerless) Three were taken with their bearers to [[Aman]].

==Characteristics==
===Powers and properties===
The Rings of Power all had certain common properties. The Elves of Eregion created the rings to preserve their lands, attempting to make them as beautiful as [[Valinor]]. Thus, a primary power of the rings was to prevent and decelerate decay and change. The rings also increased a bearer's own natural powers, seemingly granting '[[magic]]' abilities.<ref name="L131">{{L|131}}</ref>
[[File:Jef Murray - In Her Father's Garden.jpg|thumb|''In her father's garden'' by [[Jef Murray]]]]
According to [[Gandalf]], a Ring of Power has the ability to "look after itself". A bearer of a Ring was unable to abandon it, but a ring could "decide" to abandon its wearer as the One Ring did many times in order to get back to Sauron.<ref name="Shadow" />{{rp|55}} The One Ring specifically had such power of lust that nobody had the will to try to injure it<ref name="L131" /> (even though it was indestructible itself).

Additionally, the One Ring, along with the Seven and the Nine, had the ability to tap into the [[Unseen]] at different degrees. The One could completely shift the wearer to the Spirit World, rendering the material body invisible to mortals.<ref name="L131" /> Men who wore a Ring of Power caused the wearer to ''fade'' and turn into a permanently invisible [[Wraiths|wraith]]<ref name="Shadow" />{{rp|51}} under Sauron's domination.<ref name="Shadow" />{{rp|47}}

The [[Dwarves]] however were more resistant to most of these effects. They could hardly be dominated, it was hard to read their thoughts and they could not be turned into wraiths. They mostly suffered under an increased wrath and lust for gold and only used their Seven Rings to increase their wealth. It was said that a golden ring was the foundation on which each of the Seven Hoards of the Dwarf-kings of old.<ref name="Rings" />

The Three did not make their wearers invisible<ref name="L131" /> (though a wearer could make the ring itself invisible<ref>{{FR|Mirror}}</ref>). A wearer of one of the Three gained the power to heal and preserve, in many different ways, whatever they controlled. Galadriel's and Elrond's Rings allowed them to fend off Sauron and protect and preserve [[Lothlórien]] and [[Rivendell]]. [[Narya]] also had the power to inspire hope and courage in others.<ref>{{App|B2}}, [[Cirdan]]'s words to [[Gandalf]]</ref>

===The One Ring===
{{main|One Ring}}
For the One Ring to have the ability to control The Three, it was necessary for Sauron to allow a significant amount of his power and will to flow into it during its forging. As it was the Master Ring, whoever mastered the One also had control over the other rings, the works done through them, and also could perceive and control the thoughts of anyone wearing another ring. But Sauron never managed to do so, because as soon as he wore it upon his finger, the Elves became aware of him.<ref name="Rings" />

The wearer also was able to understand speech in languages the wearer did not know, or at least able to understand the [[Black Speech]].<ref>{{TT|Choices}}</ref>

Any bearer could use its power, though it would take time, determination, skill, and knowledge to do so. However the Ring corrupted the heart and mind, making its wearer obsessed with it.

==Other versions of the legendarium==
[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring 2.jpg|thumb|The One Ring and the Three in the [[The Lord of the Rings/Original dust-jacket designs|dust-jacket]] design for ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]]
In an early draft of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', there were many different elements related to the Rings of Power:<ref>{{RS|Gollum}}, p. 78</ref>
*Not the Elves of Eregion, but the dark master made many rings and distributed them to ensnare others. The Elves did not have three, but had many rings. There is no mentioning of the Elves discovering the intent of the Lord of the Rings and taking off their rings. Instead, it is mentioned that there were now many [[Ring-wraiths|Elf-wraiths]].
*The [[Goblins]] had some rings and their wraiths are very evil and totally under the command of the dark master.
*The elements that the Dwarves had seven rings, that they only turned them greedy and that a golden ring was the foundation of each of the seven hoards of the Dwarves were already present. However, it is not mentioned that the dwarves were hard to dominate, that their thoughts could not be read or that they could not be turned into wraiths, it is only said that their rings could not make them invisible.
*Instead of nine rings, Men had received three rings, but had found other rings in secret places that had been thrown away by Elf-wraiths. The men-wraiths were servants of the dark master and brought their rings back to him. Instead of Isildur the ring that was later found by Bilbo fell of the hand of an Elf, but the other elements that he fled from his pursuers in a war and that the ring betrayed him and fell from his hand when he swam across a river so that he became visible to Goblins that killed him are already present in this draft.
*Instead of a [[hobbit]] called [[Déagol]], a hobbit called Dígol found the ring and used its effect to turn him invisible for malicious purposes, turned to muttering to himself so that he was called ''Gollum'' and was told to go into exile by his relatives.

In an earlier draft it is mentioned that when overcome by the Ring you turn permanently invisible, everything becomes very faint for you, you can smell more clearly than you can hear or see, and you turn into a ringwraith under the command of the Lord of the Rings. It is also mentioned that you do not have the power to turn things invisible and that your clothes are visible.<ref>{{RS|Gollum}}, p. 75</ref>

==Inspiration==
The Rings were the background story as fleshed out by Tolkien, out of the Ring that appeared in ''[[The Hobbit]]''. The lore of the Rings (especially the One) is often compared to ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen|The Ring of the Nibelung]]'', although Tolkien denounced any direct inspiration.<ref>{{L|229}}, "Both rings were round, and there the resemblance ceases."</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Ralph Bakshi's ''The Lord of the Rings'']]:'''
:In the introduction of the movie, the Rings are portrayed as a purely Elven conception and creation, which the Elves generously gave to the Dwarves and Men. It was when Sauron 'learned of the Ring-making' when he forged the One Ring.
:It contrasts the canonical account according to which the Rings were always a part of Sauron's plan, and Sauron distributed them to the Dwarves and Men after the Elves turned against him.

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:In the [[Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All...|Prologue]], narrated by [[Galadriel]], the 19 initial Rings were shown being given to the [[Elves]], [[Men]], and [[Dwarves]]. The introduction states that all of these ring-holders were deceived by Sauron, who created the One Ring to rule them all.

'''2017: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Alongside the One Ring and the Three, names are also given to the Seven and the Nine:

:*The Seven rings of the Dwarves are given as Taurya, Sindya, Tínya, Tulcya, Úrya, Vanya, and Angya (the [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Durin]]).
:*The Nine rings of Men are named Sâkhla, Adâsh, Orôm (the ring of the [[Khamûl|Lieutenant of Dol Guldur]]), Jûru, Mêbat, Khânto, Sapthân, Nitîr, and Ûri (the ring of the [[Witch-king]]).

'''2022: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]: Season One'''
:'''Episode 9: ''[[Alloyed]]'''''
:All the lore related to the forging of the Rings of Power under the guidance of [[Annatar]] is ignored. No [[lesser rings]], nor any of the sixteen Rings is made before the Three Rings. Instead of the Three being the only ones unmarred by Sauron's intervention, they are the only ones done under [[Halbrand]]'s guidance. All the [[Magic|magical craft]] done by the [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain|Elven-smiths]] is reduced to the magical properties of [[mithril]] made up for the series.

==External links==
*[https://brownmath.com/general/ringfaq.htm FAQ of the Rings] by Stan Brown
*[https://middle-earth.xenite.org/who-were-the-rings-of-power-made-for/ Who Were the Rings of Power Made For?] by [[Michael Martinez]]

{{references}}
{{rings}}
[[Category:Rings and jewels]]
[[de:Ringe der Macht]]
[[fr:encyclo/artefacts/bijoux/anneaux/anneaux de pouvoir]]
[[fi:Mahtisormukset]]

Rings of Power

2025-01-05T19:52:40Z

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{{disambig-more|Rings of Power|[[Rings of Power (disambiguation)]]}}
[[File:Alan Lee - The Forging of the Ring.jpg|thumb|200px|''The Forging of the Ring'' by [[Alan Lee]]]]
{{quote|In those days the smiths of [[Ost-in-Edhil]] surpassed all that they had contrived before; and they took thought, and they made Rings of Power. [...] Now the Elves made many rings; but secretly Sauron made [[One Ring]] to rule all the others, and their power was bound up with it, to be subject wholly to it and to last only so long as it too should last.|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "[[Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age]]"}}

The '''Rings of Power''' were rings created by the [[Elves]] of [[Eregion]], nineteen '''Great Rings''' with knowledge obtained from [[Sauron]], and several of them with Sauron aiding the creation. Sauron forged the twentieth Great Ring, called the One Ring or the Ruling Ring, secretly in the fires of [[Mount Doom]].

==Twenty Rings==
* The sixteen Rings of Power forged under Annatar's guidance:
** Sauron gave some six Rings to the Dwarf-kings, although according to Dwarvish tradition the Elves already gave [[Ring of Thrór|another]] to [[Durin III]]. The Dwarves used their ''[[Seven Rings]]'' to establish their treasure hoards, but Sauron was unable to force the Dwarven bearers to submit. It is believed that the dwarves' natural hardiness, and the fact that it was only the more powerful dwarf lords who possessed them, made them resistant to Sauron's control, yet allowed them to accumulate treasure. The [[Ring of Thrór|final ring]] to leave the possession of the dwarves occurred when [[Thráin|Thráin II]] was captured.
** The ''[[Nine Rings]]'' were divided amongst those evil-hearted men who saw their abilities increase and became sorcerers and Kings among Men. They gained longevity but then faded away to become the Nazgûl, the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], dominated under Sauron's will.
* The ''[[Three Rings]]'' of the Elves were forged by [[Celebrimbor]] alone, and were never touched by Sauron. They were made last, however, and their forging involved some of the arts taught by "Annatar". Thus they too were bound to the One Ring to some extent. They were named [[Narya]] the Ring of Fire, [[Nenya]] the Ring of Water, and [[Vilya]] the Ring of Air; they remained hidden from Sauron.
* The ''One Ring'', secretly forged by Sauron in the heart of [[Mount Doom]], had the power to dominate the sixteen rings owned by Dwarves and Men. His domain over the other rings was incomplete, but he placed a large amount of his own power into it at its forging, a necessity that later led to his downfall at [[Frodo Baggins]]' hands.

The Three Rings, the Seven Rings and the Nine Rings were all set with their proper gem, but the One Ring was round and unadorned like the lesser rings of Power.<ref>{{FR|Council}}, p. 251</ref>

A verse that summarizes the Great Rings and their ownership is an important part of the lore of Middle-earth. It translates as follows:

{{blockquote|Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, 
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, 
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, 
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne 
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie 
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, 
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them 
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.|[[Ring-verse]]}}

==History==
=== Creation ===

[[File:Ralph Damiani - The Forging.jpg|thumb|''The Forging'' by [[:Category:Images by Ralph Damiani|Ralph Damiani]]]]
Around {{SA|1200}}, Sauron started to corrupt the [[Elves]].<ref name="B">{{App|B1}}</ref> He did not manage to approach [[Gil-galad]] and [[Elrond]] but he had better luck with the Elven-smiths of [[Eregion]]. The [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]] of [[Eregion]] were mostly [[Noldor]], and wished to have the same joys in [[Middle-earth]] as the Elves who had returned to [[Valinor]]. Sauron therefore presented himself as "[[Annatar]]", an emissary from the [[Valar]],<ref name="Rings">{{S|Rings}}</ref> and tempted the Elves by offering the knowledge to transform Middle-earth.

Annatar taught the smiths the knowledge of how to create Rings, which would grant the Elves who wear them certain powers. At first the Elves created some lesser rings, which were only essays in the craft before it was full-grown. In approximately {{SA|1500}}, the greater sixteen were created.<ref name="B"/> When Annatar departed from Eregion, [[Celebrimbor]] went on to forge the [[Three Rings]] using the knowledge he had gained from him, but without his involvement, and finished them around {{SA|1590}}.

Sauron then created the [[One Ring]] around {{SA|1600|n}}, alone, in the heart of [[Mount Doom]]. Its purpose was to rule over all the other rings, and Sauron put a great part of his power into it. The Elves, upon the creation of the One Ring, heard Sauron speak the spell, and realized they had been betrayed.<ref>{{FR|Council}}</ref>

===Advent of Sauron===
As soon as Sauron put on the One, the bearers of the Three became aware of him and took them off in fear and anger. They defied Sauron and refused to use the Rings. Seeing this, Sauron attempted to claim the Rings to distribute them to other peoples; he [[War of the Elves and Sauron|waged War against the Elves]], and although the Elves fought valiantly, Eregion was destroyed. Celebrimbor however managed to salvage the Three he created himself and secretly gave them to [[Gil-galad]], [[Círdan]], and [[Galadriel]]. They were originally given to the three greatest [[Eldar]] in [[Middle-earth]] at that time.<ref name="B"/><ref name="Rings"/> During the [[Sack of Eregion]], Sauron took the Nine Rings and other lesser works from them; but he could not find the rest. Then [[Celebrimbor]] was put to torment, and he revealed the existence of the Seven Rings.<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref>

Sauron then distributed them to Lords who desired secret power beyond their nature, hoping to bring them under his sway; [[Men]] who were the readiest to his will, became powerful sorcerers and Kings; and [[Dwarves]] who grew greedier and augmented their treasures. As Sauron had to do with their making, he easily perverted and accursed the Rings, betraying those who wore them.<ref name="Rings"/>

The Mannish lords who held the Nine were consumed by them and entered the [[wraith-world]], becoming the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], servants of Sauron without will. The Dwarves who held the Seven were largely (but not totally) unaffected, but the wrath and greed brought upon them brought evils that benefitted Sauron. The Three were always held by the Elves, and [[Gandalf]] upon his arrival.<ref name="Rings"/>

===Final disposition===
During the [[Third Age]], four of the Seven were destroyed during the Dwarves' conflicts with [[Dragons]], and after Sauron's return he recaptured the remaining three, the [[Ring of Thrór|last]] from [[Thráin|Thráin II]]. The Nine he took back from his [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], and they were still in his possession at the time of the [[War of the Ring]].

Nothing is known of the fate of the [[lesser rings]], made as essays to the craft, but, according to [[Gandalf]], still dangerous for mortals that might have found them.<ref name=Shadow>{{FR|Shadow}}</ref>

The One was lost and refound until it was destroyed in the [[Cracks of Doom|Crack of Doom]]. With its destruction, the existing Rings were freed from Sauron's control, but may have lost their power altogether. They were presumably buried in the ruins of [[Barad-dûr]], or perhaps simply faded, while the (powerless) Three were taken with their bearers to [[Aman]].

==Characteristics==
=== Powers and properties ===
The Rings of Power all had certain common properties. The Elves of Eregion created the rings to preserve their lands, attempting to make them as beautiful as [[Valinor]]. Thus, a primary power of the rings was to prevent and decelerate decay and change. The rings also increased a bearer's own natural powers, seemingly granting '[[magic]]' abilities.<ref name=L131>{{L|131}}</ref>
[[File:Jef Murray - In Her Father's Garden.jpg|thumb|''In her father's garden'' by [[Jef Murray]]]]
According to [[Gandalf]], a Ring of Power has the ability to "look after itself". A bearer of a Ring was unable to abandon it, but a ring could "decide" to abandon its wearer as the One Ring did many times in order to get back to Sauron.<ref name=Shadow/>{{rp|55}} The One Ring specifically had such power of lust that nobody had the will to try to injure it<ref name=L131/> (even though it was indestructible itself).

Additionally, the One Ring, along with the Seven and the Nine, had the ability to tap into the [[Unseen]] at different degrees. The One could completely shift the wearer to the Spirit World, rendering the material body invisible to mortals.<ref name=L131/> Men who wore a Ring of Power caused the wearer to ''fade'' and turn into a permanently invisible [[Wraiths|wraith]]<ref name=Shadow/>{{rp|51}} under Sauron's domination.<ref name=Shadow/>{{rp|47}}

The [[Dwarves]] however were more resistant to most of these effects. They could hardly be dominated, it was hard to read their thoughts and they could not be turned into wraiths. They mostly suffered under an increased wrath and lust for gold and only used their Seven Rings to increase their wealth. It was said that a golden ring was the foundation on which each of the Seven Hoards of the Dwarf-kings of old.<ref name="Rings" />

The Three did not make their wearers invisible<ref name=L131 /> (though a wearer could make the ring itself invisible<ref>{{FR|Mirror}}</ref>). A wearer of one of the Three gained the power to heal and preserve, in many different ways, whatever they controlled. Galadriel's and Elrond's Rings allowed them to fend off Sauron and protect and preserve [[Lothlórien]] and [[Rivendell]]. [[Narya]] also had the power to inspire hope and courage in others.<ref>{{App|B2}}, [[Cirdan]]'s words to [[Gandalf]]</ref>

=== The One Ring ===
{{main|One Ring}}
For the One Ring to have the ability to control The Three, it was necessary for Sauron to allow a significant amount of his power and will to flow into it during its forging. As it was the Master Ring, whoever mastered the One also had control over the other rings, the works done through them, and also could perceive and control the thoughts of anyone wearing another ring. But Sauron never managed to do so, because as soon as he wore it upon his finger, the Elves became aware of him.<ref name="Rings"/>

The wearer also was able to understand speech in languages the wearer did not know, or at least able to understand the [[Black Speech]].<ref>{{TT|Choices}}</ref>

Any bearer could use its power, though it would take time, determination, skill, and knowledge to do so. However the Ring corrupted the heart and mind, making its wearer obsessed with it.

==Other versions of the legendarium==
[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Ring 2.jpg|thumb|The One Ring and the Three in the [[The Lord of the Rings/Original dust-jacket designs|dust-jacket]] design for ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]]]
In an early draft of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', there were many different elements related to the Rings of Power:<ref>{{RS|Gollum}}, p. 78</ref>
*Not the Elves of Eregion, but the dark master made many rings and distributed them to ensnare others. The Elves did not have three, but had many rings. There is no mentioning of the Elves discovering the intent of the Lord of the Rings and taking off their rings. Instead, it is mentioned that there were now many [[Ring-wraiths|Elf-wraiths]].
*The [[Goblins]] had some rings and their wraiths are very evil and totally under the command of the dark master.
*The elements that the Dwarves had seven rings, that they only turned them greedy and that a golden ring was the foundation of each of the seven hoards of the Dwarves were already present. However, it is not mentioned that the dwarves were hard to dominate, that their thoughts could not be read or that they could not be turned into wraiths, it is only said that their rings could not make them invisible.
*Instead of nine rings, Men had received three rings, but had found other rings in secret places that had been thrown away by Elf-wraiths. The men-wraiths were servants of the dark master and brought their rings back to him. Instead of Isildur the ring that was later found by Bilbo fell of the hand of an Elf, but the other elements that he fled from his pursuers in a war and that the ring betrayed him and fell from his hand when he swam across a river so that he became visible to Goblins that killed him are already present in this draft.
*Instead of a [[hobbit]] called [[Déagol]], a hobbit called Dígol found the ring and used its effect to turn him invisible for malicious purposes, turned to muttering to himself so that he was called ''Gollum'' and was told to go into exile by his relatives.

In an earlier draft it is mentioned that when overcome by the Ring you turn permanently invisible, everything becomes very faint for you, you can smell more clearly than you can hear or see, and you turn into a ringwraith under the command of the Lord of the Rings. It is also mentioned that you do not have the power to turn things invisible and that your clothes are visible.<ref>{{RS|Gollum}}, p. 75</ref>

==Inspiration==
The Rings were the background story as fleshed out by Tolkien, out of the Ring that appeared in ''[[The Hobbit]]''. The lore of the Rings (especially the One) is often compared to ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen|The Ring of the Nibelung]]'', although Tolkien denounced any direct inspiration.<ref>{{L|229}}, "Both rings were round, and there the resemblance ceases."</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Ralph Bakshi's ''The Lord of the Rings'']]:'''
:In the introduction of the movie, the Rings are portrayed as a purely Elven conception and creation, which the Elves generously gave to the Dwarves and Men. It was when Sauron 'learned of the Ring-making' when he forged the One Ring.
:It contrasts the canonical account according to which the Rings were always a part of Sauron's plan. Sauron distributed them to the Dwarves and Men, after the Elves turned against him.

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:In the [[Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All...|Prologue]], narrated by [[Galadriel]], the 19 initial Rings were shown being given to the [[Elves]], [[Men]], and [[Dwarves]]. The introduction states that all of these ring-holders were deceived by Sauron, who created the One Ring to rule them all.

'''2017: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Alongside the One Ring and the Three, names are also given to the Seven and the Nine:

:*The Seven rings of the Dwarves are given as Taurya, Sindya, Tínya, Tulcya, Úrya, Vanya, and Angya (the [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Durin]]).
:*The Nine rings of Men are named Sâkhla, Adâsh, Orôm (the ring of the [[Khamûl|Lieutenant of Dol Guldur]]), Jûru, Mêbat, Khânto, Sapthân, Nitîr, and Ûri (the ring of the [[Witch-king]]).

'''2022: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]: Season One'''
:'''Episode 9: ''[[Alloyed]]'''''
:All the lore related to the forging of the Rings of Power under the guidance of [[Annatar]] is ignored. No [[lesser rings]], nor any of the sixteen Rings is made before the Three Rings. Instead of the Three being the only ones unmarred by Sauron's intervention, they are the only ones done under [[Halbrand]]'s guidance. All the [[Magic|magical craft]] done by the [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain|Elven-smiths]] is reduced to the magical properties of [[mithril]] made up for the series.

==External links==
*[https://brownmath.com/general/ringfaq.htm FAQ of the Rings] by Stan Brown
*[https://middle-earth.xenite.org/who-were-the-rings-of-power-made-for/ Who Were the Rings of Power Made For?] by [[Michael Martinez]]

{{references}}
{{rings}}
[[Category:Rings and jewels]]
[[de:Ringe der Macht]]
[[fr:encyclo/artefacts/bijoux/anneaux/anneaux de pouvoir]]
[[fi:Mahtisormukset]]