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Sauron

First Age In the earliest of days, before the godlike Valar entered the realm of Arda, Sauron was in origin a spirit called a Maia. He was at first one of the most powerful servants of Aulë, the Smith, one of the Valar or ruling powers of the world. However, Sauron was soon subverted by the Dark Lord Melkor (later known as Morgoth), an evil spirit of the same order as the Valar. Sauron himself turned to evil. Ever after, Sauron served Morgoth faithfully, and even in later days, after Morgoth was defeated and cast outside the confines of the world, Sauron encouraged and coerced Men to worship both himself and Morgoth as gods. However, while Morgoth wanted to either control or destroy the very matter of Arda itself, Sauron's desire was to dominate the wills of its creatures. During the First Age, the Ñoldorin Elves left the Blessed Realm of Valinor in the Utter West (against the counsel of the Valar) in order to wage war on Morgoth, who had stolen the precious Silmarils. In that war, Sauron served as Morgoth's chief lieutenant, surpassing all others in rank. Only Gothmog, the Lord of Balrogs, equalled him. Known as Gorthaur the Cruel, Sauron at that time was a master of illusions and changes of form, and werewolves were his servants, chief among them Draugluin, Sire of Werewolves, and Thuringwethil, his vampire herald. When Morgoth left Angband to corrupt the newly awakened Men, Sauron directed the War against the Elves. He conquered the Elvish isle of Tol Sirion, so that it became known as Tol-in-Gaurhoth, the Isle of Werewolves. Ten years later, Finrod Felagund, the king of Nargothrond and former lord of Tol Sirion, died protecting Beren in captivity there; soon afterwards, Lúthien and Huan the Wolfhound defeated Sauron in that place and rescued Beren from the dungeons. After his resounding defeat by Lúthien, Sauron played little part in the events of the First Age (possibly hiding from Morgoth), and after his master was defeated and cast out by the Valar, Sauron repented and pled for mercy. But he was unwilling to return to the Utter West for judgement, and so he fled and hid in Middle-Earth.
Second Age
In the Second Age, after lying hidden and dormant for about one thousand years, Sauron reappeared. Having deceitfully assumed a beautiful appearance, and now calling himself Annatar, "the Lord of Gifts", he befriended the Elvish smiths of Eregion, and counseled them in arts and magic. Not all of the Elves trusted him, especially the Lady Galadriel and the elf-king Gil-galad, High King of the Ñoldor, but few others heeded them. At Sauron's behest, the Elves forged the Rings of Power and they were given to the leaders of Elves, Men and Dwarves. But, unknown to them, Sauron had also secretly forged a master Ring in the fires of the volcano Mount Doom in Mordor. This "One Ring to rule them all" had the power to dominate the other Rings and enslave their wearers to Sauron's will. But the Rings were extremely powerful objects, and so to accomplish this Sauron was forced to place the greater part of his native power into it. This was therefore risky. Anyone of sufficiently strong will who possessed the One had available to him much of Sauron's own power to dominate, and should the Ring ever be destroyed he would be so reduced as to be incapable of effective action ever again.When Sauron put on the One Ring and tried to dominate the Elves, they became aware of him and removed their rings. Sauron responded with military force, initiating the War of the Elves and Sauron and conquering much of the land west of Anduin. This was the beginning of the Dark Years. He laid waste to Eregion and seized the Seven and the Nine of the Great Rings which had been forged with his assistance. But the Three Rings, which the Elven smith Celebrimbor had forged himself without Sauron's help, were saved from him and remained in the hands of the Elves. In this time Sauron became known as the Dark Lord of Mordor. He raised Barad-dûr, the Dark Tower, not far from Mount Doom and constructed the Black Gate of Mordor. The Seven and the Nine he distributed to lords of the Dwarves and Men respectively. Dwarves proved too tough to corrupt, but the Men became enslaved to him as the Nazgûl (Ringwraiths), his most feared servants. He also regained control over all the creatures - both on the earth and under it - that had served Morgoth in the First Age and that were still alive in the Second Age (such as the Orcs, Trolls and many other beings). Sauron also regained power over most of the Men who lived in the east and the south, and he became like a god-king unto them. Because of this, towards the end of the Second Age, Sauron assumed the titles of Lord of the Earth and King of Men. This offended the Númenóreans, the powerful Men descended from the Three Houses of the Edain, who lived on the island of Númenor in the sea between Middle-earth and Valinor. The proud Númenóreans came to Middle-earth with great force of arms, and Sauron's forces fled. Realizing he could not defeat the Numenoreans with military strength, Sauron allowed himself to be taken as a hostage to Númenor by King Ar-Pharazôn. There, he quickly grew from captive to advisor; he converted most of the Númenóreans to the worship of Morgoth, and raised a great temple in which he performed human sacrifices. Finally, he convinced the king to rebel against the Valar and attack Valinor itself. Eru (the God of Tolkien..s legendarium) then directly intervened: Númenor was drowned under the sea, and the great navy of Númenor was destroyed. Sauron's body was destroyed along with the island, and he fled back to Mordor where he assumed a new form and began to re-amass his forces. But he was unable ever again to take on the fair shapes under which he had deceived the Elves and seduced the Númenoreans, and from then on he could only rule through terror and force. The few faithful Númenóreans were saved from the flood, and they founded Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth. These faithful Men, led by Elendil and his sons, formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men with the Elven-king Gil-galad to fight Sauron. The Alliance won a great victory on the plain of Dagorlad and invaded Mordor, laying siege to Barad-dûr for seven years. Elendil's younger son Anárion was killed by a stone cast from Barad-dûr before Sauron was forced to emerge from his tower and engage in single combat. He was overcome by Gil-galad and Elendil, although he slayed them both, and Elendil's sword Narsil broke beneath him when he fell. Elendil's surviving older son Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of Narsil. With the loss of the Ring Sauron was vanquished, and his spirit fled into hiding. Thus ended the Second Age. Elrond the herald of Gil-galad urged Isildur to destroy the Ring by casting it into the fires where it was forged, but he refused and kept it for his own. A couple of years later, Isildur's party was ambushed by a band of Orcs on the way to Rivendell and overwhelmed. He put on the Ring and attempted to escape by swimming across Anduin, but the Ring slipped from his finger and he was spotted and killed by Orc-archers. The Ring remained lost beneath the water for more than two thousand years.
Third age
In the Third Age, in the period of The Hobbit, Sauron rose yet again, at first in a stronghold called Dol Guldur, the Hill of Sorcery, in southern Mirkwood. There he was known as the Necromancer, but the Elves did not recognize him at first. Gandalf the Wizard stole into Dol Guldur and discoverd the truth; eventually the White Council of Wizards and Elves combined to put forth their might and Sauron was driven out of Mirkwood. Now only able to assume the appearance of a dark, fearsome lord, Sauron's power had recovered to the point that he was able to extend his will over Middle-earth, and the metaphysical Eye of Sauron, as his attention and force of will was perceived and which became his main heraldic device, became a symbol of oppression and fear. Following his expulsion from Mirkwood, from which he only pretended to be forced, Sauron returned to Mordor which he fortified and raised Barad-dûr anew. In preparation for a final war against Men and Elves he bred immense armies of Orcs, augmenting them with Men from the east and south whom he had deceived into his service. At the beginning of the period covered by The Lord of the Rings, the wizard Gandalf discovered that the Ring has been found. He went for advice to Saruman the White, leader of the wizards' council, but discovered that Saruman had been seduced by Sauron through his use of the Palantir in his possession, and that Saruman also secretly planned to gain the Ring for himself. Gandalf was held captive for some time, but eventually managed to escape with the help of the giant eagle Gwaihir. Meanwhile, following the capture and torture of the former Ring-bearer Gollum, Sauron learned that the One Ring has been found by a Hobbit named "Baggins". Sauron sent the Ringwraiths to the Shire, Bilbo's home, only to find that both Bilbo and his nephew, Frodo, had gone. At the behest of Gandalf, and unknown to Sauron, Frodo and his friends set out to take the Ring to the elven stronghold at Rivendell. There the half-elf Elrond convened a high council of the peoples of Middle-earth to discuss the crisis and decide on a course of action. The council determined that the Ring must be destroyed, and Frodo and Sam joined the Fellowship of the Ring, accepting the council's mission to destroy the Ring forever by casting it into the fires of Mount Doom, in the heart of Mordor. Pretending to act on behalf of Sauron, Saruman raised a vast army of his own and invaded Rohan, but thanks to the intervention of Gandalf and the giant tree-people of Fangorn, the Ents, Saruman's armies were routed and his stronghold at Isengard was overthrown; soon after, his power was broken by Gandalf. During Saruman's confrontation with Gandalf, the Palantir of Orthanc fell into the hands of the Fellowship. Aragorn, the heir of Isildur and rightful owner of the Palantir, was able to exploit it to create a ruse which he hoped would distract Sauron long enough to allow Frodo to reach Mount Doom and destroy the Ring. Sauron was led to believe that Aragorn had (or would soon have) the Ring. Sauron therefore attacked sooner than he had planned by sending an army commanded by his strongest servant, the fearful Witch-king of Angmar, to overthrow Minas Tirith. Although the Witch-king and his army were destroyed, the forces of the West were greatly weakened and Sauron still had sufficient armies in reserve to make his military victory certain. He was outwitted, however, by the strategy of Gandalf, who urged the captains of the West to march on the gates of Mordor in another action to divert the Dark Lord's attention long enough to allow Frodo to finally reach Mount Doom. The battle was joined and was going very poorly for the West as Frodo reached his goal, but he failed at the last. Unable to resist the power of the Ring at the place of its forging, he put it on his finger and claimed it for his own. At that moment Sauron discerned the truth and turned his gaze to Mount Doom, sending his Ringwraiths to capture the Ring. The attempt was futile. Gollum attacked Frodo and bit the Ring from his finger, but as he gloated over it he lost his footing and fell with it into the fire. At the Ring's unmaking Sauron's power was immediately broken and his corporeal form in Middle-earth was destroyed. His departing spirit towered above Mordor like a black cloud, but was blown away by a powerful wind from the West. Barad-dûr crumbled and Sauron was permanently crippled, unable to ever take shape or effective action again. Then the beinging of the Fourth age began.

Black Riders/Nuzgûl/Ring Wraiths

The nine Nazgûl (Khamûl (only one named in tolkin's work all the rest come from come from a series of role-playing and trading card games produced by Iron Crown Enterprises.) Murazor (the Witch-king himself), Dwar, Ji Indur, Akhorahil, Hoarmurath, Adunaphel, Ren and Uvatha.) arose as Sauron's most powerful servants. They were all powerful mortal Men to whom Sauron gave nine Rings of Power. These proved to be their undoing. For many years the bearers used the rings to gain great wealth, prestige and power. The corrupting effect of the rings caused their bodily forms to fade over time until they had become wraiths entirely. Given form only through the attire of black cloaks and hauberks of silver mail, their original form was completely gone and invisible to mortal eyes. They were dispersed after the first overthrow of Sauron, but their survival was nonetheless assured while the One Ring persisted. Witch-King of Angmar returned to Mordor, gathering the other Nazgûl in preparation for the return of Sauron to that realm. They then besieged Minas Ithil and captured it after two years. The city thereafter became Minas Morgul, the stronghold of the Nazgûl, from where they directed the rebuilding of Sauron's armies, also acquiring a palantír for the Dark Lord. , Near the beginning of the story told in The Lord of the Rings, Sauron commanded the Ringwraiths to recover the One Ring of Power from "Baggins of the Shire". Disguised as riders clad in black, they sought out Bilbo Baggins who, as Gollum had revealed, had the One Ring in his possession. The Nazgûl at this point were dependent on their black horses for transportation. When they were swept away by the waters of the river Bruinen, their horses were killed. The Ringwraiths were forced to return to Mordor to regroup. They reappeared later mounted on flying creatures, at which point they were referred to as Winged Nazgûl. At the end of the story all of the Nine Nazgûl were destroyed. Lord of the Nazgûl himself was slain by Éowyn, the niece of the Théoden (with help from Merry). The remaining eight Ringwraiths attacked the Army of the West during the last battle at the Black Gate. Sauron finally finding Frodo orders the eight remaining Nazgûl to fly to Mount Doom to intercept Frodo, But they are too late and the ring is distoryed and so are the Nazgûl.

saruman

In appearance, Saruman was as an old man with black hair. At the end of the Third Age, his hair and beard had turned mostly white—he had only black hairs about his lips and ears. He was tall, his face was long, and his eyes were deep and dark. He would appear hooded, wearing a white cloak, a habit he later changed into a cloak that changed colours as he moved. He was not actually a Man, or even an Elf (as Men often suspected), but a Maia clothed in flesh—an Istar. As such, he was immortal and extremely powerful, yet had limits on how far these powers could be used. His two most salient powers were his knowledge and his voice. Knowledge of the "deep arts" (or magic, such as it is in Middle-earth) was of particular interest to him, especially when relating to power—such as the Rings of Power and the far seeing palantíri. He was also deeply learned in ancient lore regarding powerful kingdoms such as Númenor, Gondor and Moria. His voice and speech were extremely convincing, more powerful than mere rhetoric. When he focused this power on a person or a group of people, he could sway their hearts, plant fears and sow lies as he pleased. Depending on the willpower of the listener, this spell could last as long as the speech did, or it could take root in them and last forever. Other powers include knowledge of machinery and chemistry, probably separable from explicit magic. An instance of this includes the "blasting fire" employed by his Uruk-hai army in the Battle of the Hornburg, which was probably some kind of explosive. Machinery and engines characterized both his fortified Isengard and his altered Shire. In this, he probably sought to emulate Sauron. His science also extended to biological areas. He crossbred Men and Orcs, creating both 'Men' with orc-like vileness and treachery and 'Orcs' with human size and cunning. His Uruk-hai, Orcs unafraid of daylight, are often speculated to have been examples of the latter. Likewise, his human spies in Bree were said to have Orc blood. He also employed birds in his service, although this might be attributed to Radagast the Brown, ordering them to report to Orthanc, Saruman's stronghold. Being regarded as more powerful than Gandalf before Gandalf's "rebirth", it is a common assumption he would also wield explicit magic similar to Gandalf, including using artificial light, locking spells, or creating fire. Saruman resembled Gandalf not only in appearance, but originally also somewhat in character, but unlike Gandalf, Saruman was proud. He saw himself as the most powerful of the Istari, expressing clear contempt for Radagast the Brown. Saruman was no fool: he realized Gandalf's power, and eventually came to see him as an equal, and later as a superior, much to his distress. He began to become jealous of Gandalf, eventually convincing himself Gandalf must be scheming against him, to justify his own scheming against Gandalf and the rest of the White Council. Saruman likely was true to his mission in the beginning, and actually believed in working to stop Sauron, but his pride and later arrogance (as well as his jealousy towards the Gandalf) turned him into a traitor to the cause he had once served. Saruman's betrayal was not sudden, but slowly grew over time, until at last he had convinced himself that he could not have taken any other path, and that it was too late now to repent. This false belief kept him from taking his last chance at redemption, and because he must have realized this he only became more bitter, blaming Gandalf more than anyone else for his own downfall. In fact he only had himself to blame, but he refused to believe this.

Gríma Wormtounge

Gríma, son of Galmod, and a native of Rohan, was secretly in thrall to Saruman, and worked to weaken Théoden and his kingdom. It is likely that Saruman had promised him Eowyn, the king's niece, as a reward for his services; in the novel, Wormtongue is accused of "watching her under his lids and haunting her steps" and in the film, he makes clumsy romantic overtures to her as she weeps for her dead cousin Theodred. It is also possible that he has Dunlending ancestry, since he is darker-haired and physically smaller than the other Rohirrim. Upon Gandalf's arrival, "many things which men had missed" were found locked in his trunk and he was given a grim choice: ride into battle or into exile. Choosing the latter, he went to dwell with Saruman at Orthanc. Saruman had cause to regret this when, following the confrontation between Saruman and Gandalf, he mistakenly threw a "heavy rock"—which was actually the palantír of Orthanc—at the Rohirrim accompanying Gandalf (but it was poorly amided so he might have also be tring to hit Saruman), an act for which Saruman seems to have punished him severely. He then accompanied Saruman to the Shire, where the two sought revenge in petty tyranny over the hobbits (though Saruman had already been exerting control from afar by sending evil Men to the Shire). During this time he became increasingly degraded until he was a crawling wretch, almost resembling Gollum, and Saruman shortened his nickname to "Worm". During this time he killed Lotho Sackville-Baggins, and may have eaten him. Spurred by the words of Frodo that he did not have to follow Saruman, and being pushed over the edge when Saruman scorned him, he used a hidden knife to slit the throat of Saruman and darted down the road. He was quickly killed by several Hobbit arrows.

Faramir

In June of 3018 T.A., Sauron’s forces attacked Osgiliath, under the command of the Witch-king, whose prescence caused the soldiers to drew back across the Anduin. When the last bridge was destroyed, in which Boromir’s and Faramir’s companies remained, the two brothers, along with two others, swam to shore and managed to hold all of the west shores of the Anduin. The night before the assualt, Faramir had a prophectic dream of a voice speaking the following riddle:
“Seek for the Sword that was broken: In Imladris it dwells; There shall be counsels taken Stronger than Morgul-spells. There shall be shown a token That Doom is near at hand, For Isildur's Bane shall waken, And the Halfling forth shall stand”
It came to Faramir and to his brother (once) as well, and they told of their dream to Denethor, who only told them that Imladris was an Elvish name for Rivendell, home of Elrond and the Halfelven. Although Faramir had wanted to go for Gondor’s sake, Boromir, with the support of his father, claimed the right to the errand, deeming it to be dangerous and doubtful, and traveled nearly four months to Rivendell, arriving just in time for the Council of Elrond, where he reported the dream and its verses. On February 29, 3019 at midnight, Faramir, who was on guard duty on the western shore in Osgliath, waded down to a boat floating down the Anduin river. To his grief, it was the dead body of his brother, which was pierced with many wounds. In it, lay his sword, broken, but there was no sign of the Great Horn, in which he and his father had heard it being blown far across the distance in the North three days ago. Faramir’s leadership, skill-in-arms, and swift but hardy judgment proved to be handy on the battlefield. During the battle with Southrons, Faramir, who took over his brother's position as the Captain of the White Tower, encountered the Hobbits Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee, recognizing them to be the Halflings his dream spoke of, and left Mablung and Damrod to guard them while he focused on the battle. During the War of the Ring, he was the Captain of the Rangers of Ithilien; which consisted of the goodly Dúnedain of the South belonging to the line of the Lords of Westerneese. Faramir valiantly defended Gondor from the Enemy, but did not enjoy fighting for war’s sake. After the assualt, Faramir questioned Frodo of his quest, in which Frodo revealed that he, along with eight other companions, set out from Rivendell. During the interrogation, Faramir asked often about Boromir, especially concerning his fate, and of Isildur’s Bane, in which Frodo was not too keen on talking about. Later, Frodo remarked that if any mortal could claim Isildur’s Bane, it would be Aragorn, the heir of Isildur. The Rangers were impressed save Faramir, who said proof would be necessary if Aragorn was to claim the throne. Through intelligent questioning and intuiotion, Faramir determined that Frodo was carrying some great evil weapon of the Dark Lord of the Enemy. At this point, he showed the crucial difference between him and his proud brother:
"But fear no more! I would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway…”
In the Rangers’ secret refuge behind the waterfall, Henneth Annûn, Sam accidentally revealed of Boromir’s desire of the Enemy’s Ring, thus revealing the item Frodo was carrying. Despite the hobbits’ fears, Faramir remained true to his vow that he would not take it even if it laid on the highway, for he was wise enough to realize that such a weapon was not to be used and if desired, resisted. With this knowledge, he also realized of what his brother had to face, and wished that he had gone in his brother’s stead—knowing that Boromir would have wanted this ring in which he could bring glory and victory to Minas Tirith and himself. On the very same night, Gollum was spotted in the Forbidden Pool. Although the creature should’ve been shot for not only trepassing in Ithilien, but in Henneth Annûn by law, Faramir listened to Frodo’s pleads to spare Gollum’s life. After interrogating Gollum, he deemed that Frodo and Sam would be free in the Lands of Gondor and Gollum under Frodo's protection, even with the knowledge that his own life would be forfeit for not bringing them to Minas Tirith. Giving them provisions, including walking sticks made of lebethron, he sent them on their way to continue their quest with the good will of all good men and warned Frodo of Gollum being a treacherous creature and that in the place of Cirith Ungol, dwelt a form of sleepless, dark, unknown terror. The following evening, Faramir and his company arrived in Cair Andros, an island located in northern Anduin. After noting that the sky was now covered in complete darkness, Faramir sent his company south to reinforce the garrison at Osgliath while he and three others of his men rode to Minas Tirith. Along the way, they were pursued by the Winged Nazgul. The men, except Faramir, were unhorsed and it was the Captain, a master of both beasts and men, who was still horsed and rode back to aid the fallen. Fortunately, Gandalf rode out to their aid, temporarily banishing the Nazgul with a bright, white light emitting from his staff. Arriving at Minas Tirith, Faramir reported to Denethor and Gandalf of his encounter of the Frodo and Sam. Denethor became angry that Faramir had not brought the ring to Gondor; wishing that his and his brother’s places were reversed—since Denethor believed that Boromir would bring the Enemy’s weapon to him. Against the rest of the Council’s opinions, Denethor sent Faramir to hold Osgiliath against the hosts of the Enemy that outnumbered their own greatly. Although Faramir disagreed with his father’s strategy, he agreed to go, requesting that his father think better of him if returned to which Denethor coldly replied that it would depend on how he returned. The Witch-king, who led a force from Minas Morgul ten times greater, overwhelmed the men of Gondor and won Osgiliath. Faramir drew back to Causeway Forts, in which men of the men were wounded or killed. Faramir decided to stay with the rearguard in order to make sure that the retreat over Pelennor would not turn into a rout. After the Ramnas Echor was breached, the Nazgul assaulted the rearguard, and Faramir was gravely wounded by an arrow. Fortunately, Gandlf and Faramir’s uncle, Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth, rode to the aid of Faramir and the troops with hosts of cavalry. Imrahil bore Faramir back to Denethor, telling him that his son had done great deeds. Regretting that he had unthankfully sent his son off in needless peril without his blessing, Denethor, after looking in the palantir, believing that the ring was captured and the end was near, ordered his servants to build a funeral pyre for him and his son, who was believed to be poisoned by the Witch-king’s dart. Despite the protests of Pippin Took (how was under the service of the Steward) that Faramir was still alive, Denethor continued with this madness and released him from his service. Horrified, Pippin went to alert Gandalf, and Beregond, one of the Tower Guards. Beregond, who loved his captain enough to abadon his post and risk his life protecting him, stopped the servants from lighting the pyre with fire. Pippin returned with Gandalf, who intervened by taking Faramir off the pyre as Faramir moaned out to his father in his dreams. Denethor took out a knife, trying to take Faramir back, but Beregond placed himself in front of Faramir. Seeing that he could not win, Denethor lit the pyre and jumped in it, burning himself alive. Then Faramir was laid in the Houses of Healing until Aragorn came and revived Faramir with athelas. It was not a poisoned dart of the Witch-king that wounded him in a state near death, but the arrow of a Southron, along with Faramir’s weariness and grief concerning his constantly strained relationship with his father and the Black Breath of the Nazgul, who, under Sauron's orders, hunted Faramir ever since he'd left Ithilien. When he awoke, Faramir immediately recognized Aragorn as his rightful King. Before Aragorn left to lead the soldiers to the Black gate, he commanded the Warden of the Houses of Healing to have Faramir and the Lady Éowyn of Rohan to remain resting for at least ten days. After Éowyn demanded the Warden to take her to the Steward of the City to have her released so she could ride out in battle, Faramir, whose heart was moved with pity and pierced by beauty, told Éowyn that he too, had to heed the advice of the Warden. He fulfilled her request to have her room look east to Mordor and asked her to talk with him at times. Faramir and Éowyn walked together in the gardens nearly every day. And he learned from Merry Brandybuck, of Éowyn’s despair of feeling trapped, waiting of the waning King Théoden and Aragorn's rejection of her love. One day, Faramir gave Éowyn a dark blue mantle sown with silver stars that had once belonged to his mother, as they stood at the wall that looked towards Mordor. There, they saw a threatening darkness towering over and seeing this, Faramir told her of his dream of the Downfall of Númenor—that the darkness threatening to overtake Middle-earth reminded him for the great wave that swallowed the land of Númenor. Somehow, to Faramir and the people of the city, a hope and joy welled in their hearts and he kissed Éowyn’s brow. Éowyn, however, still felt languished and unfulfilled. Several days after he’d given her the mantle, Faramir told Éowyn that he understood that she desired to be lifted in greatness and out of the cage she had felt trapped in and when Aragorn only gave her understanding and pity, instead of love, she had wanted to die valiantly and gloriously in battle. He told her that though he had first pitied her, he now loved her. There, Éowyn’s grief was fully healed, and no longer did she desire glory or greatness and realized that she had come to love Faramir in return. Upon hearing this, Faramir kissed her, uncaring of whether or not the people of Minas Tirith could see this in full view. Faramir briefly served as a Ruling Steward, and began preparing the city for the King’s arrial. On the day of the King’s official coronation on May 1st, Faramir surrendered his office, which was represented by the white rod of the Steward, kneeling as he did so. Aragorn however, gave the rod back, announcing that as long as his line would last, Faramir and his descendants would be Stewards of Gondor. After Faramir had asked the people of Gondor if they accepted Aragorn as their King (They did), Faramir took the crown out and Aragorn was crowned King Elessar. King Elessar appointed Faramir as the Prince of Ithilien and Beregond to be the Captain of his guard, the White Company. As Prince of Ithilien, he and the Prince of Dol Amroth, Gondor’s two highest ranking nobles, became King Elessar's chief commanders. His duties also included acting as resident march-warden of Gondor's main eastward outpost, rehabilitating the lost territories, as well as clearing it of outlaws and orcs and cleansing Minas Morgul of evil-remnants. Faramir also fulfilled the traditional role as Steward, acting as the King’s chief counselor as well as ruling Gondor in the King’s absence. With Éowyn, the two settled in Emyn Arnen, where the two had at least one son named Elboron, who succeeded him as Steward of Gondor, Prince of Ithilien, and Lord of Emyn Arnen, after Faramir’s death in 82 of the Fourth Age.

Eowyn

Éowyn, Lady of Rohan, a daughter of the House of Eorl and the niece of King Théoden of Rohan, is introduced in his palace in Meduseld at Edoras. She was the daughter of Théodwyn (sister to Théoden) and Éomund, and the sister of Éomer. Frustrated by unrequited love for Aragorn and longing for the glory of battle, she disguised herself as a man, and under the alias of Dernhelm, traveled with the Riders of Rohan to the Battle of Pelennor Field outside the White City of Minas Tirith in Gondor, carrying with her Merry, who was also ordered to remain. Théoden in fact names her as the ruler of Rohan in his and Éomer&..39;s absence when they go to attack Isengard if they fail during the battle, when the Doorward Háma recommends that "The House of Eorl" rule (Théoden first only thought of male members, said that he and Éomer are the last of the House, but Háma points out Éowyn, who is "fearless" and "all love her"). During the battle of Pelennor Fields, she fought by King Théoden; when he was injured when fighting the Witch-king of Angmar, Lord of the Nazgûl, she and Merry (Meriadoc Brandybuck) scrambled to help him. Confronting the Witch-king, who boasted that "no living man may hinder me," she removed her helmet, exposing her long blond hair and declaring,
"No living man am I! You look upon a woman."
Éowyn had found the loophole in the 1,000-year-old prophecy by an Elf Lord Glorfindel, fulfilling that the Witch-king would not be slain by a man. She was granted the title "Lady of the Shield-arm" after the Battle in recognition of her triumph over the Witch-king. Éowyn was severely injured in this fight, and because of the poisonous effect of the Black Breath of the Nazgûl and her hopeless love for Aragorn, she faced near-certain death and was brought up to the House of Healing. However, she was treated in time by Aragorn, to whom she had earlier been strongly attracted, during his brief rest in Minas Tirith. Since she didn't yet recover completely, she couldn't join Aragorn's army on their way to Mordor for the last confront with Dark Lord army. However, while recuperating in the Houses of Healing, she met Faramir, with whom she fell in love. After the demise of Sauron, the happily-wedded couple settled in Ithilien, of which Faramir was made the ruling Prince of Ithilien by King Elessar. Éowyn was not known as the Princess of Ithilien, rather as the Lady of Ithilien. They had at least one son (likely Elboron), and their grandson was Barahir, who wrote The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen in the Fourth Age. The date of Éowyn's death is nowhere recorded.

Theoden

By the time of the War of the Ring, Théoden had been king for nearly 30 years, and was getting old and tired. He was increasingly misled by his chief advisor Gríma Wormtongue, who was secretly in the employ of Saruman the White; Gríma may even have been poisoning his lord. He also had a minstrel called Gleowine. In the last years before the War of the Ring, Théoden let his rule slip out of his hands, and Gríma became increasingly powerful. Rohan was troubled again by Orcs and Dunlendings, who operated under the will of Saruman, ruling from Isengard. When Théodred (his son) was mortally wounded at a battle at the Fords of Isen with the Orcs of Saruman, his nephew Éomer became his heir. Éomer was out of favour with Wormtongue, however, and was eventually arrested. When Gandalf the White and Aragorn appeared before him, Théoden initially rebuffed Gandalf's advice to ride out against Saruman, but after being healed by the wizard, he restored his nephew, took up his sword, and led the Riders of Rohan into battle at Helm's Deep. After this he became known as Théoden Ednew, the Renewed, because he had thrown off the yoke of Saruman. He led the Rohirrim to the aid of Gondor at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. In that battle he challenged the Witch-King of the Nine Ringwraiths, and died when his horse Snowmane fell upon him after being frightened by the Ringwraith's fell beast. He was immediately avenged by Éowyn and the Hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck, both of whom had ridden to war in secret.

Éomer

Éomer, of the House of Eorl, was the son of Théodwyn, sister of King Théoden of Rohan, and Éomund, a Chief Marshal of the Riddermark. He had a sister Éowyn. After they were orphaned Théoden adopted them as his own children. Éomer was third Marshal of the Riddermark, and was a strong leader of Men. His éored hunted down the Uruk-hai that had taken Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took as they camped near Fangorn forest, slaying them all. He never saw the Hobbits, as they fled during the battle. Afterwards he met Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas in the plains of Rohan, and he gave them two horses. Éomer returned to Edoras, and reported on meeting the Ranger and friends. However, under the poisonous advice of Gríma Wormtongue, he was arrested. He was set free when Théoden recovered from the influence of Saruman the White, and was with his king at the battle of Hornburg, where he and his éored drove the Orcs and Dunlendings of Saruman into the walls of the Hornburg and in the Huorn forest, where they were killed. Afterwards he rode with Théoden, Aragorn, and Gandalf to Isengard, where they confronted a trapped Saruman. Éomer rode with his king to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and fought bravely for Rohan and Gondor. During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields Théoden was killed, and Éomer became his successor. He stayed long behind in Minas Tirith to help Aragorn rebuild his kingdom, before returning home to be crowned king himself. Éomer renewed the Oath of Eorl for Aragorn after Aragorn had been crowned King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom, and Éomer had been crowned King of Rohan, swearing everlasting friendship between Rohan and Gondor (and legalizing Cirion's grant of Calenardhon to the Éothéod.) He became known as Éomer Éadig, or "the Blessed", because during his reign Rohan recovered from the hurts of the War and became a rich and fruitful land again. Éomer had met Princess Lothíriel, daughter of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth during his stay in Gondor, and they were wed. She bore him a son Elfwine the Fair, who succeeded his father as the King of Rohan, after Éomer's death in the year F.A. 63

Movies:

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Books:

The Lord of the Rings books:

The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King

Prelude to The Lord of the Rings:

The Hobbit

Heroes:

Other Charaters

Elves Elladan
Elrohir
Haldir
Arwen
Glorfindel
CelebornRangers of Ithilien Anborn
Damrod
MablungMen Of Gondor BeregondMen of Rohan Théodred
ErkenbrandMisc. Charaters Bregalad (Quickbeam)
The Huorn
Tom Bombadil