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The Fellowship of the Ring
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LEGENDS AND COMMON KNOWLEDGE
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Typed: Otay and Beowulf
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For those new to Tolkien's Middle-earth, we provide the following
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information on items, people, and places that were either legendary,
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common knowledge, or were known only to antiquarians such as Bilbo and
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Frodo.
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ANGMAR: "Iron-home," a long-dead evil realm which fell to the armies of
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the last alliance of men and elves many millenia ago. The king of the
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realm was a victim of the One Ring, and later became the chief of
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Sauron's Ringwraiths.
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ARNOR: In ancient times, Arnor was the northernmost realm of the men of
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Numenor, which fell before the onslaught of Angmar in the Second Age of
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Earth. The ruins that dot the trollshaws and old sites, such as
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Weathertop, are all relics of the ancient Arnor.
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BAG END: The ancestral home of the well-to-do hobbit family of Baggins
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(not to be confused with their cousins, the Sackville Bagginses).
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BALROG: An evil spirit raised from Hell during the great wars that
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rocked the First Age of Earth. At least one has survived to the period
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of our adventure by hiding in the roots of the Misty Mountains, and was
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responsible for the destruction of Moria several centuries ago.
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BARROW-DOWNS: A source of dread legends within the Shire. It is a place
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of ancient burial mounds and hostile spirits.
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BLACK RIDERS: Ringwraiths of Nazgul. The Dark Lord's most loyal and
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trusted servants. The Nine Black Riders are forever enslaved to the Ring
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of Power.
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BREE: A small town at the edge of the wilds. It has a mixed population
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of men and hobbits.
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ELROND: Elrond the Half-elven, Lord of Rivendell, is an ancient and
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learned figure who has dwelt in Middle-earth since time immemorial. His
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wisdom is without question.
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GANDALF: Gandalf the Grey is the second most powerful Wizard in
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Middle-earth. He is an old friend of Bilbo and Frodo.
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HOLLIN: An ancient, long-vanished kindom of elves.
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MORIA: A deep labyrinth beneath the Misty Mountains. Called, in the
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Dwarven tongue, "Khazar-dum," Moria was once the most fabled and
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powerful of the Dwarven kindoms of Middle-earth. It was here that
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mithril, or "Grey-flame," was mined, the basic material of magic swords,
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runes, and armor. The inhabitants were mostly slain by the Balrog many
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centuries ago, and now orcs infest its dark halls.
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RADAGAST: Radagast the Brown is a Wizards learned in ancient lore.
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Radagast has many special skills and responsibilities concerning beasts
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and birds.
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RIVENDELL: The dwelling of Elrond the Half-elven, called the Last
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Homely House East of the Sea. Rivendell is not a fortress, or a city,
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but a place of learning, healing, and merriment. The Wisdom of the Ages
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can be found within its walls.
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SARUMAN: Saruman the White is the chief of the Order of Wizards, and
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the most accomplished of the Middle-earth's wizards. He presides over
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the White Council, the defense committee of the forces of good.
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SAURON: The Dark Lord, Sauron is the embodiment of evil in
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Middle-earth. Once thought to have been destroyed during the wars
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against him in the Second Age, Sauron has risen again and seeks to
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recover his Ring of Power, which will give him the ability to vanquish
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the weakened forces of good and enslave right thinking people
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everywhere.
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SHIRE: The Shire is the area between the Brandywine River and the Tower
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Hills which the hobbits have made their own. It is a peaceful land of
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small rivers, gentle woodlands, and well-tended fields.
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