Merry Brandybuck was born in 2982 of the Third Age to Saradoc ‘Scattergold’ Brandybuck and Esmeralda Took. His full name, Meriadoc, was initially supposed to mean jolly, though it is an abbreviation of the Buckland name Kalimac. However, this was seldom remembered. The Brandybucks of many generations lived in Brandy Hall where all hobbits were “clannish and reckoned up their relationships with great care, [drawing] long and elaborate family-trees with innumerable branches.” (LOTR, ...
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3 reasons why I liked the ending of LOTR
Frodo leaves Middle-earth due to his wounds from his quest of the One Ring. This is often viewed as bittersweet, but sad even more and understandably so - as he: experiences pain and sorrow, leaves his friends, arguably without any hope that they will meet again, and we find out later that the Undying Lands do not make him, or any mortal that is invited there, immortal. However, recently I’ve actually learned to appreciate this ending and I will explore with you the reasons ...
How did Aragorn die?
At the age of 210, on March 1, 1541 (FA 120), Aragorn resigned life, as his son, Eldarion, takes his place as King of Gondor and Arnor - and recalls his final words to his wife, Arwen: “Lady Undómiel,…the hour is indeed hard, yet it was made even in that day when we met under the white birches in the garden of Elrond where none now walk. And on the hill of Cerin Amroth when we forsook both the Shadow and the Twilight this doom we accepted. Take counsel with yourself, beloved, and ask whether ...
Lothlórien: a land of the Elves
Lothlórien, a land of the Elves, was one of two lands, the other being Rivendell, where the bliss and beauty of the Elves remained strong in the Third Age - as Galadriel and Elrond had the Three Rings. The first people in Lóthlórien would be the group of Nandor who abandoned the march of the Elves. The Silvan Elves (Tawarwaith) were in origin Teleri, and hid themselves far beyond the Misty Mountains which would not be distinguish from the Avari or ‘the unwilling.’ Names and ...
The Life of Bilbo Baggins
Bilbo Baggins was born in 2890 TA to Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took. He would be first seen in the Hobbit, though Gandalf had known him for a while and believed him to be fit for the journey he was about to take. Bilbo Baggins, along with his family the Bagginses would live in The Hill and were considered very respectable - because they were rich and never would have any adventures nor do anything unexpected. Bilbo resided in Bag End, which his father had built. His mother, ...
The Life of Tom Bombadil
TOM BOMBADIL is an enigma who was first spotted in the Old Forest by the four hobbits, and lives in the house of Tom Bombadil. He is known as the master of wood, water and hill - and to be resistant to the One Ring of Sauron. “Tom Bombadil is the Master. No one has ever caught old Tom walking in the forest, wading in the water, leaping on the hill-tops under light and shadow. He has no fear. Tom Bombadil is master.” (Goldberry, FOTR, “In the House of Tom Bombadil”) The House of Tom ...