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The Company Of The Ring
The Company of the Ring, also called the Fellowship of the Ring and the Nine Walkers, is a fictional group of nine representatives from the free peoples of Middle-earth: Elves in Middle-earth, Elves, Dwarves in Middle-earth, Dwarves, Men in Middle-earth, Men, and Hobbits; and a Wizards in Middle-earth, Wizard. The group is described in the first volume of ''The Lord of the Rings'', itself titled The Fellowship of the Ring (book), ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. The number nine is chosen, as the book's author J. R. R. Tolkien states, to match and oppose the nine Black Riders or Ringwraiths. Scholars have commented that Tolkien saw community as the right way to live. They note, too, that the Company is diverse both in culture and in personal qualities, and bound together by friendship, a model very different from the Hero's journey, western image of the lone hero. Tolkien uses the term "company" far more often than "fellowship", the word coming from Latin ''companio'', a person wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Peoples Of Middle-earth
The fictional races and peoples that appear in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth include the seven listed in Appendix F of ''The Lord of the Rings'': Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits, Ents, Orcs and Trolls, as well as spirits such as the Valar and Maiar. Other beings of Middle-earth are of unclear nature such as Tom Bombadil and his wife Goldberry. Ainur The Ainur are angelic spirits created by Eru Ilúvatar at the Beginning. The Ainur who subsequently enter the physical world of Middle-earth are the Valar ("powers"), though that term primarily means the mightiest among them., " Ainulindale" Lesser spirits are called the Maiar. Most of the Valar and Maiar withdraw from Middle-earth to the Undying Lands of Valinor, though some of the Maiar assume mortal forms to help or hinder the peoples of Middle-earth, such as the Istari (Wizards), Melian, Balrogs, and the Dark Lord Sauron., "Valaquenta", "Of the Maiar" and "Of the Enemies" Wizards The wizards of Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
