Gandalf appeared at first as one of the Maiar, as Olórin. He was the wisest of the Maiar, and learned pity and patience from Nienna - one of the Valar. This meant he had the same order as the Valar, but to a lesser degree. As a Maia, he would be a servant and helper of the Valar. The Elves don't know how many of them there were, but they were seldom visible in form to Elves and Men. Gandalf would later be known as Mithrandir, the 'Grey Pilgrim' among the Council of the ...
Character/Region Spotlight
The Shire: Home of the Hobbits
The Shire is home to the Hobbits, and involved the commonly known large houses and holes that were also inhabited by large families - where all Hobbits lived. However, in Bilbo’s days, only the richest and poorest of the Hobbits lived in hobbit holes, while the others had to adopt other forms of abode. Regions (0:22) The Shire was first divided into 4 quarters, called the Farthings - North, South, East, and West - within which there are a different number of folklands. While Tooks ...
Isildur’s Bane: Disaster of the Gladden Fields
Isildur, the son of Elendil, returned to Gondor after the fall of Sauron and remained there for a year. Unbeknownst to many in this context - Sauron was at the time diminished but not destroyed. As a man of great pride and vigor, he had become the King of Arnor, as well as proclaim his sovereign lordship over the Dúnedain in the North and South. Disaster of the Gladden Fields Since he had left his wife and sons in Imladris, and wanted to seek counsel from Elrond, he had desired to ...
Histories of Mirkwood in 8 Minutes
Mirkwood - or Taur-nu-fuin (S) is known as the greatest forest of Middle-earth, east of the Misty Mountains, originally called Greenwood the Great. It is also the dwelling place of Legolas and Thranduil. This forest existed in the beginning of the days of Arda. Elves passed through it from Cuíviénen on their way to Valinor, when the Woodland Elves were present. After the Siege of Angband, Finrod and his sons had bore the brunt most heavily, and he escaped and went south to ...
The Complete Story of Samwise Gamgee
Early Life Samwise Gamgee was born on 6 April TA 2980 - to Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild. He had five siblings - Hamson, Halfred, Daisy, May and Marigold. His father had tended the garden of Bag End for 40 years, and after growing old the job was carried on by Sam. They were on friendly terms with Bilbo and Frodo, living just below Bag End on Number 3 Bagshot Row, and would spend quite a bit of time at the Green Dragon Inn. (On screen: Bilbo called him Master Hamfast ...
The Full Story of Frodo Baggins
Greetings! We will be taking a look at Frodo Baggins before and after he took the tremendous task of carrying the One Ring to Mordor, an event that will change him forever. This will not be fully exhaustive, for I will mainly be focusing on the most well-known events, and what sets him apart from the other characters. Despite being the main character, Frodo is often overlooked and misunderstood - especially as it's easy to forget that he has been tasked with (arguably) the biggest burden ...