Arwen Undómiel is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. She appears in the novel "The Lord of the Rings". Arwen is one of the half-elven who lived during the Third Age; her father was Elrond half-elven, a descendant of the Man Tuor, while her mother was the Elf Celebrian, daughter of the Elf-queen Galadriel. In the novel, she marries the Man Aragorn, who becomes King of Arnor and Gondor, thus adding long life and nobility to his dynasty. In Peter Jackson's film adaptation, Arwen is played by Liv Tyler.
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Arwen | Introduction
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Her father was Elrond half-elven, a descendant of the Man Tuor.
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He then married Arwen and ruled for 122 years. Tolkien developed the character over a long period, beginning with a hobbit nicknamed Trotter, and trying out many names before arriving at a Man named Aragorn.
Aragorn | Introduction
Arwen is a character from "The Lord of the Rings". Arwen may also refer to:
Arwen (disambiguation) | Introduction
Later he introduced a new plot element: Galadriel's gift of a green stone, and Tolkien reverted to "Elfstone" to make an additional connection. Among other names Tolkien considered "Elfstan", "Elfmere", "Elf-friend", "Elfspear", "Elfwold" and "Erkenbrand", with Elvish forms: "Eldamir", "Eldavel", "Eledon", "Qendemir". The name of Aragorn's father also passed through many transient forms: Tolkien paired "Aramir" or "Celegorn" with "Aragorn" before settling upon "Arathorn"; among the various pairings were "Elfhelm" and "Eldakar" with "Elfstone" and "Eldamir"; and "Ingrim" with "Ingold".
Aragorn | Names
Aragorn has an Ideal Partner in Arwen, but also a Negative Animus in Eowyn, at least until she meets Faramir and chooses a happy union with him instead.
Reception of J. R. R. Tolkien | Jungian archetypes
As related in "The History of Middle-earth", Tolkien conceived the character of "Elrond's daughter" late in the writing. Prior to this, he considered having Aragorn marry Éowyn of the royal family of Rohan. Arwen is depicted as extremely beautiful; she is in Melissa Hatcher's view in "Mythlore" "a symbol of the unattainable, a perfect match for the unattainable Aragorn in Éowyn's eyes." Carol Leibiger wrote in the "J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia" that Arwen's lack of involvement follows the general Elvish pattern of retreating to safe havens already established in "The Silmarillion" and continued in "The Lord of the Rings". The scholar of English literature Nancy Enright wrote that Arwen, like Christ, is an immortal who voluntarily chooses mortality out of love, in her case for Aragorn.
Arwen | Concept and creation
Arwen Undómiel is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. She appears in the novel "The Lord of the Rings". Arwen is one of the half-elven who lived during the Third Age; her father was Elrond half-elven, a descendant of the Man Tuor, while her mother was the Elf Celebrian, daughter of the Elf-queen Galadriel. In the novel, she marries the Man Aragorn, who becomes King of Arnor and Gondor, thus adding long life and nobility to his dynasty. In Peter Jackson's film adaptation, Arwen is played by Liv Tyler.
Arwen | Introduction
Morwen is a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, and the wife of Húrin, Lord of Dor-lómin. Morwen may also refer to:
Morwen (disambiguation) | Introduction
Anwen is a Welsh feminine name. Notable bearers of the name are: It is not a very common first name, though neither is it rare. However, Anwen is popularly confused with "Arwen", a name created by the author and linguist J. R. R. Tolkien for use in his novel "The Lord of the Rings", and modelled on the etymology and sound patterns of Welsh. The origins of Anwen are somewhat unclear, though the -"wen" ending is known to represent the mutated form of the adjective "gwen" (note: the "G" in "gwen" is dropped in a mutation of the word as the word follows a consonant), which is the feminine form of "gwyn", used to mean "white" as well as "blessed".
Anwen | Introduction
The International Astronomical Union names all colles (small hills) on Saturn's moon Titan after characters in Tolkien's work. In 2012, they named a hilly area "Arwen Colles" after Arwen.
Arwen | Namesakes
She granted that Arwen is not a conspicuous character, and unlike Éowyn does not ride into battle, but stated that her inner power is "subtly conveyed" and present throughout the novel.
Arwen | Concept and creation
However, as a priest Arnd is probably not the author of the book in question, unless he was multi-classed. It is possible there was a wizard called Arnd separate from the legendary priest. Arnd of Tdon was named after Don Arndt, a player in the first "Greyhawk" campaign.
List of Greyhawk characters | Arnd
The original nickname "Trotter" was retained for a long time, and Tolkien decided to change it to "Strider" only after the story was completed. There were also several experimental translations of "Trotter" to Sindarin: "Padathir", "Du-finnion", and "Rimbedir", with "Ethelion" possibly an equivalent of "Peregrin" (Boffin). Before the later title "the Dúnadan" ("Man of the West") emerged, "Tarkil" (Quenya for "noble Man") was used, as another synonym for "Númenórean". Tolkien hesitated for some time over Strider's "real" name. Although "Aragorn" was the first suggestion when his Mannish descent was determined, though the name was changed a number of times. At one point Tolkien decided that an Elvish name did not suit a Man, and thus altered it from "Aragorn" via "Elfstone" to "Ingold", an Old English name with "ing-" representing "West".
Aragorn | Names
Arwen flees to an abandoned Lothlórien, where she dies.
Elf (Middle-earth) | Fourth Age
Aragorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is one of the main protagonists of "The Lord of the Rings". Aragorn was a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider and later revealed to be the heir of Isildur, King of Gondor. He was a confidant of Gandalf and part of the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. He fell in love with the immortal elf Arwen, as told in The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen; her father, Elrond, forbade them to marry unless Aragorn became King of both Arnor and Gondor.
Aragorn | Introduction
Arwen Colles is an area of small hills on Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn. The hills are located near Titan's equator at within the Belet region. Arwen Colles is named after Arwen Undómiel, an Elvish princess in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle Earth who appears most prominently in "The Lord of the Rings". The name follows a convention that Titanean colles (hills or small knobs) are named after characters in Tolkien's work. It was formally announced on December 19, 2012.
Arwen Colles | Introduction
Aragorn is the opposite of hobbitish: tall, not provincial, untroubled by the discomforts of the wild. At the start, in Bree, he appears as a Ranger of the North, a weatherbeaten man named Strider. Gradually the reader discovers he is heir to the throne of Gondor, engaged to be married to Arwen, an Elf-woman. He emerges as an unqualified hero, in Frye's "High Mimetic" or "Romantic" literary mode, making the whole novel indeed a heroic romance: he regains his throne, marries Arwen, and has a long, peaceful, and happy reign.
Man (Middle-earth) | From "clod" to hero
Walsh confirmed that the conception of Arwen in the script changed radically before the release of "The Two Towers".
The Lord of the Rings: film versus book | Transformations of characters
In the film adaptation of "", the injured Aragorn is revived by a dream or vision of Arwen, who kisses him and asks the Valar to protect him.
Arwen | Adaptations
The main character of "Farmer Giles of Ham" by J. R. R. Tolkien is named Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo.
Ahenobarbus | Fictional bearers of the name
Frodo's Shadow is, appropriately in Grant's view, also a male Hobbit, like Frodo. Aragorn has an Ideal Partner in Arwen, but also a Negative Animus in Eowyn, at least until she meets Faramir and chooses a happy union with him instead. All of these together create an image of the self.
Character pairing in The Lord of the Rings | Jungian archetypes
Tolkien discussion took place in many newsgroups from the earliest days of Usenet. The Tolklang mailing list was started in 1990. The alt.fan.tolkien and rec.arts.books.tolkien newsgroups have been active since 1992 and 1993, respectively. Notable points of contention in online discussions surround the origin of orcs, whether elves have pointy ears, whether balrogs have wings, and the nature of Tom Bombadil. Following the announcement of Jackson's movies (from 2001), online fandom became divided between "Revisionists" and "Purists" over controversy surrounding changes to the novel made for the movies, such as those made to the character of Arwen and the absence of Tom Bombadil.
Tolkien fandom | Online fandom
Arwen was the youngest child of Elrond and Celebrían. Her elder brothers were the twins Elladan and Elrohir. Her name ""Ar-wen"" means 'noble maiden' in Sindarin. She bore the soubriquet "Evenstar" (Evening Star), as the most beautiful of the last generation of High Elves in Middle-earth. As told in "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen", Aragorn in his twentieth year met Arwen for the first time in Rivendell, where he lived under Elrond's protection. Arwen, then over 2,700 years old, had recently returned to her father's home after living with her grandmother, the elf-queen Galadriel in Lothlórien. Aragorn fell in love with Arwen at first sight.
Arwen | Literature
Only in his work on the appendices for "The Lord of the Rings" did Tolkien record the full Tale of Aragorn and Arwen.
Aragorn | Development
Figwit does not appear in Tolkien's writings and was created exclusively for the films; thus there is little authentic information regarding him, save that he is a Royal escort. The only "official" place where the name Figwit is used is on several Topps trading cards, including a "The Return of the King" series card, titled "Return to Rivendell," and an Authentic Autographs card featuring the signature of actor Bret McKenzie. In "The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game" he was assigned the name of Aegnor, one of Galadriel's brothers in "The Silmarillion." A Figwit action figure was also created, though it was named "Elven Escort," as in the film.
Figwit | In other media
Hadhafang is the sword invented for Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, where it was wielded by Arwen, although she is never actually seen using it in combat, as the blade's design was for main use on horseback, and footage of Arwen at Helms Deep was ultimately cut. The name is derived from Tolkien's etymological word list written in the 1930s; here Tolkien provides the word "hadhathang" (dissimilated: "havathang, hadhafang"), which he translates as "throng-cleaver". The author never actually used this name in any of his writings. Hadhafang is also wielded by Arwen's father Elrond in "The Hobbit" film trilogy.
Middle-earth weapons and armour | Hadhafang
The medievalist and scholar of Old English literature and its use in fantasy, Tom Shippey, analyses the tale for what it says about Tolkien's delicate balance between open Christianity and his treatment of his characters as heathens, a word that Shippey observes Tolkien uses very sparingly. Shippey notes that both Aragorn and Arwen are pagan, though Aragorn is "remarkably virtuous .. without even the faults of Theoden, and he foreknows his death like a [Christian] saint". Shippey notes that Arwen is inconsolable, seeing nothing after death, rejecting Aragorn's "we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen | Missing religion
In Welsh mythology, Arawn (; ) was the king of the otherworld realm of Annwn, appearing prominently in the first branch of the Mabinogi, and alluded to in the fourth. In later tradition, the role of the king of Annwn was largely attributed to the Welsh psychopomp, Gwyn ap Nudd - meaning "white" (i.e. 'winter') a possible kenning for the god's true name. However, Arawn's memory is retained in a traditional saying found in an old Cardigan folktale: The name Arawn is possibly analogous to the continental theonym "Arubianus".
Arawn | Introduction
The following is a list of notable characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. The list is for characters from Tolkien's writings only. Hobbits are listed by their family names, not given names (for example, Frodo Baggins is under Baggins, Frodo).
List of Middle-earth characters | Introduction
This word originated from the fictional language of Quenya, which was invented by J.R.R. Tolkien for elves in his Middle Earth series. It translated to "elf-stone", and is one of the many names of the character more well-known as Aragorn. Another name of Aragorn is "long-shanks", justifying its connection to "Elessaurus", which possessed characteristically elongated shin bones. The specific name translates to "Western Gondwana", the region of the Early Triassic world which is now South America.
Elessaurus | Discovery
In Birmingham, "Gamgee" became the colloquial name for cotton wool, which possibly led to the character name (Sam Gamgee) in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". The connection is not certain: in Appendix F to "The Lord of the Rings", Tolkien mentions, but at the same time denies, the reading of "Gamgee" as a pun relating to the name of Sam's wife, Rosie "Cotton". He further elaborates the 'real' Westron names of which 'Gamgee' and 'Cotton' are translations. However, in the same section Tolkien also addresses "hobbit" (which was certainly created first and translated afterward, as described in Tolkien's own comment on the initial writing of "The Hobbit") and "Brandywine" (an obvious English pun on the Elvish "Baranduin", 'justified' as translation of a similarly alcoholic pun in Westron).
Gamgee Tissue | Tolkien
Morwen (played by Robyn Malcolm) is the mother of Éothain and Freda. She shares her name with two canonical characters — Morwen, the wife of Húrin and mother of Túrin and Nienor, and Morwen Steelsheen, a Gondorian woman who married Thengel of Rohan and became the mother of Théoden.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Morwen
In Tolkien's "Red Book of Westmarch", the name "Déagol" is supposedly a translation of the "original" name in the author-invented language of Westron, "Nahald", with the same meaning.
Gollum | Name
Edith Mary Tolkien (21 January 1889 – 29 November 1971; née Bratt) was an Englishwoman, known as the wife and muse of novelist J. R. R. Tolkien, and the inspiration for his fictional characters Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Undómiel.
Edith Tolkien | Introduction
In earlier versions of Tolkien's writings, and in the first edition of "The Lord of the Rings", the name Finrod was given to the character later known as Finarfin. Finrod Felagund was then named Inglor Felagund. In the first edition of "The Lord of the Rings", the character Gildor introduces himself as "Gildor Inglorion of the house of Finrod." However, in the second edition, when Finrod's name was changed to Finarfin, this line was not changed. The earliest name of this character was Felagoth. In the published "The Silmarillion" Orodreth is Finrod's brother.
Finrod Felagund | Earlier versions
Arwen does not appear in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings", nor in the 1980 Rankin-Bass adaptation of "The Return of the King". In Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Arwen is played by Liv Tyler. The films give her a more prominent role than her literary counterpart. In the first film, Arwen searches for Aragorn and single-handedly rescues Frodo Baggins from the Black Riders at Bruinen, thwarting them with a sudden flood, summoned by an incantation. (In the novel, Elrond summons the flood, and Glorfindel takes Frodo to Rivendell.) During this flight Arwen wields the sword Hadhafang, which according to film merchandise was once wielded by her father and had belonged to his grandmother Idril Celebrindal.
Arwen | Adaptations
'What name,' I thought, 'would pair well with 'Arlo?' It didn’t take long to come up with 'Janis.'”
Arlo and Janis | Origins of the characters' names
Beorn is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien, and part of his Middle-earth legendarium. He appears in "The Hobbit" as a "skin-changer", a man who could assume the form of a great black bear.
Beorn | Introduction
The "first germ" of the character that later evolved into Aragorn or Strider was a peculiar hobbit met by Bingo Bolger-Baggins (precursor of Frodo Baggins) at the inn of "The Prancing Pony". His description and behaviour, however, was already quite close to the final story, with the difference that the hobbit wore wooden shoes, and was nicknamed Trotter for the "clitter-clap" sound that they produced. He was accounted to be "one of the wild folk – rangers", and he played the same role in Frodo's journey to Rivendell as in "The Lord of the Rings". Later Tolkien hesitated about the true identity of "Trotter" for a long time.
Aragorn | Identity
Frodo did not appear until the third draft of "A Long-Expected Party" (the first chapter of "The Lord of the Rings"), when he was named Bingo, son of Bilbo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck. In the fourth draft, he was renamed Bingo Bolger-Baggins, son of Rollo Bolger and Primula Brandybuck. Tolkien did not change the name to Frodo until the third phase of writing, when much of the narrative, as far as the hobbits' arrival in Rivendell, had already taken shape. Prior to this, the name "Frodo" had been used for the character who eventually became Pippin Took. In drafts of the final chapters, published as "Sauron Defeated", Gandalf names Frodo "Bronwe athan Harthad" ("Endurance Beyond Hope"), after the destruction of the Ring.
Frodo Baggins | Concept and creation
Tolkien gave the forest many different names, reflecting its fictional history and the way it is perceived by the different peoples of Middle-earth.
Lothlórien | Names
Cunimund's grim end and Rosamund are mentioned in J. R. R. Tolkien's story "The Lost Road", when the character Alboin asks his father, Oswin Errol, about the origin of his name:
Cunimund | In literature
Deorwine is an ancient Anglo-Saxon and Old English name, with newer (current-day) variants Darwin, Derwin, etc., used as both a given name and surname. One modern appearance of the name is in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy fiction books as Déorwine.
Deorwine | Introduction
The following is a list of characters are named Yvain (or a variation of Yvain), mentioned in Arthurian legend. The work(s)in which they appear are italicized.
List of characters named Ywain in Arthurian legend | Introduction
As a foster child in Rivendell, Aragorn was renamed Estel or Hope. In Rohan (Middle-earth) and Gondor he was named Thorongil ("Eagle of the Star"). Renaming is common in Tolkien's writings, as seen in the Council of Elrond. In Lothlórien, he is given the name Elessar. At this point he begins to grow into his kingly role. He is given many names later in Minas Tirith, but the one the people know him by and give him is again, Elessar Elfstone which is his regal name. Túrin never embraces a new name until Turambar. He uses names to remake himself and doesn't acknowledge old ones except for Túrin.
The Lay of the Children of Húrin | Aragorn's Name Story
She says, "My name is actually from the "Lord of the Rings" books and now movies. My dad was a huge fan of "Lord of the Rings", and Éowyn is one of the characters. People always ask me if it's my real name, but it really is."
Éowyn (musician) | Origin of name
Yes, he was happily married, and yes, he did have a daughter. But his wife, Edith Mary, and daughter, Priscilla, seemed to have practically no influence on his writing." They quoted the scholar of medieval and Old English literature, Linda Voigts, as defending Tolkien, pointing out that, brought up in a male world and living among male scholars at a time when "Oxford was a boys' club", he could not have been expected to be a modern feminist. Butler and Eberhard wrote that the woman in the novel see little action, giving the example of Arwen. In their opinion, a strong-willed woman, Éowyn, was created when the teenaged Priscilla asked her father for a female character.
Women in The Lord of the Rings | A story about men for boys
Even today the name appears apt.
Black Moor (Rhön) | Name
30 years later, the two were reunited in Lórien. Arwen reciprocated Aragorn's love, and on the mound of Cerin Amroth they committed themselves to marry each other. In making that choice, Arwen gave up the Elvish immortality available to her as a daughter of Elrond and agreed to remain in Middle-earth instead of traveling to the Undying Lands. Arwen first appears in the text of "The Lord of the Rings" in Rivendell, shortly after Frodo Baggins wakes in the House of Elrond: she sits beside her father at the celebratory feast. When the Fellowship of the Ring comes to Lothlórien, Aragorn remembers his earlier meeting with Arwen and pauses in reverence.
Arwen | Literature
Tolkien's own account, given in "The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien", No. 297 (never sent), gives both the fictional and the actual etymologies of Rohan:
Rohan (Middle-earth) | Etymology
"The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" is a story within the Appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". It narrates the love of the mortal Man Aragorn and the immortal Elf-maiden Arwen, telling the story of their first meeting, their eventual betrothal and marriage, and the circumstances of their deaths. Tolkien called the tale "really essential to the story". In contrast to the non-narrative appendices it extends the main story of the book to cover events both before and after it, one reason it would not fit in the main text. Tolkien gave another reason for its exclusion, namely that the main text is told from the hobbits' point of view.
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen | Introduction
The respective case is a term invented by Anthony Appleyard for a rather mysterious noun case created by J. R. R. Tolkien in his constructed language Quenya (the elven language of the book "The Lord of the Rings"); Tolkien himself never named the case (at least, not in any of his published writings). Since the exact function of this noun case is unclear, a more neutral term is the "s-case", since it is formed by appending an -s to the word it modifies. It is not clear if this case is used with prepositions, transitive or intransitive verbs, or has a more general use.
Respective case | Introduction
The name "Carach Angren" is derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and means "Iron Jaws" in the Elvish language of Sindarin. In the Tolkien universe, "Carach Angren" is the name of a fortified pass into North-Western Mordor.
Carach Angren | Name
Within Tolkien's fiction, the Drúedain call themselves "Drughu". When the Drúedain settled in Beleriand, the Sindarin Elves adapted this to "Drû" (plurals "Drúin", "Drúath") and later added the suffix "-adan" "man", resulting in the usual Sindarin form "Drúadan" (plural "Drúedain"). Tolkien also used the form "Drûg", with a regular English plural "Drûgs". "Drughu" became "Rú" in Quenya, with the later suffixed form "Rúatan" (plural "Rúatani"). The Orcs called the Drúedain "Oghor-hai". The word used for them by the Rohirrim during the Third Age is represented by Tolkien as "Púkel-men". This includes the Old English word "pūcel" "goblin, troll", which survives in Shakespeare's Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and in two forms in Kipling's "Puck of Pook's Hill".
Drúedain | Names and etymology
This is the reason that the name 'Gwenlan' was appropriated in the 1st series, as a future swearword.
Gareth Gwenlan | Biography
Patrick Grant, a scholar of Renaissance literature, perceived similarities between the interactions of the characters in "The Lord of the Rings" and Jungian archetypes. He states that the Hero appears both in noble and powerful form as Aragorn, and in childlike form as Frodo, whose quest can be interpreted as a personal journey of individuation. They are opposed by the Ringwraiths. Frodo's anima is the Elf-queen Galadriel, who is opposed by the evil giant female spider Shelob. The Old Wise Man archetype is filled by the wizard Gandalf, who is opposed by the corrupted wizard Saruman. Frodo's Shadow is, appropriately in Grant's view, also a male Hobbit, like Frodo.
Reception of J. R. R. Tolkien | Jungian archetypes
Midway through "The Lord of the Rings", Gandalf becomes the head of the order of Wizards, and is renamed Gandalf the White. This change in status (and clothing) introduces another name for the wizard: the White Rider. However, characters who speak Elvish still refer to him as "Mithrandir". At times in "The Lord of the Rings", other characters address Gandalf by disparaging nicknames: Stormcrow, "Láthspell" ("Ill-news" in Old English), and "Grey Fool".
Gandalf | In-universe names
The first accusation is that there are no significant female characters. Wood replies that Galadriel, Éowyn, and Arwen are far from being "plaster figures": Galadriel is powerful, wise and "terrible in her beauty"; Éowyn has "extraordinary courage and valor"; and Arwen gives up her Elvish immortality to marry Aragorn. Further, Wood argues, Tolkien insists that everyone, man and woman alike, face the same kinds of temptation, hope, and desire.
Themes of The Lord of the Rings | No significant women
There are several major characters in the television show and books:
Guinevere Jones | Characters
Húrin is a fictional character in the Middle-earth legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien. He is introduced in "The Silmarillion" as a hero of Men during the First Age, said to be the greatest warrior of both the Edain and all the other Men in Middle-earth.
Húrin | Introduction
Beleriand had many different names in Tolkien's early writings, including Broceliand, a name borrowed from medieval romance, Golodhinand, Noldórinan ("valley of the Noldor"), Geleriand, Bladorinand, Belaurien, Arsiriand, Lassiriand, and Ossiriand (later used as a name for the easternmost part of Beleriand).
Beleriand | Concept and creation
Only one proper name is given, that of Théoden: the actual form was "Tûrac", an old word for King. "Théoden" is the Old English word "þéoden", meaning "leader of a people" (i.e. "King" or "prince"). As with other descriptive names in his legendarium, Tolkien uses this name to create the impression that the text is "'historical', 'real' or 'archaic'".
Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien | Mannish languages
"The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen", which is told in the appendices of "The Lord of the Rings", served as a sequel to this story. Indeed, both Aragorn and Arwen were descendants of Beren and Lúthien.
Beren and Lúthien | Development and versions
This article describes all named characters appearing in J. R. R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit". Creatures as collectives are not included. Characters are categorized by race. Spelling and point of view are given as from "The Hobbit"; details from sources outside "The Hobbit" are given only where important to understanding the character within the tale, and with the source noted.
List of The Hobbit characters | Introduction
The character is named after Richard Cory, a nearly opposite character whose song was playing on the radio when Gerber created the character.
Richard Rory | Introduction
One of the author's favorite books, "The Lord of the Rings", lent several words and images to "Animorphs": the elvish word for Orc, "yrch", became Yeerk; the flaming red Eye of Sauron inspired the Crayak, and Ax's middle name, "Esgarrouth", is based on a town in the books called Esgaroth. The human name of Ax's brother, Elfangor, is Alan Fangor and his last name is in reference to the Fangor region or Fangorn Forest. Also there was a minor reference to Gondor, in the form of a fictional company named "Gondor Industries" in the 14th book. (It may also be significant that Visser Three's host is named Alloran, a rough homonym of Gandalf's Valinorean name "Olórin", and that one of the minor alien races is called "the Five", which is also a term used in "The Lord of the Rings" for the Istari.) Applegate's writing was inspired by her family.
Animorphs | Development
The tale is set in the Third and Fourth Ages of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe, Middle-earth, and was published in 1955 in "The Return of the King" as the fifth part of the first section of Appendix A of "The Lord of the Rings". In the book itself, Aragorn is presented almost without detail of his relationships, other than a brief interaction with Éowyn, the lady of Rohan, while Arwen barely speaks and hardly features until her marriage at the end of the book. In a letter dated 6 April 1956 to his publisher Rayner Unwin, Tolkien stated that the tale was the only part of the Appendices that was "really essential to the story." The publishers wanted to omit the Appendices entirely for the first Swedish edition, the 1959-1961 "Sagan om ringen"; Tolkien insisted on keeping the tale, stating that it was "essential to the understanding of the main text in many places", and it and Appendix D formed the only appendices to that edition.
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen | Context
Furthermore, Arwen was a descendant of Beren and Lúthien, whose story resembled hers. Indeed, Arwen was held to be the reappearance in likeness of her ancestor Lúthien, fairest of all the Elves, who was called Nightingale ("Tinúviel"). Arwen was a distant relative of her husband Aragorn. Aragorn's ancestor, Elros Tar-Minyatur, the first King of Númenor, was her father Elrond's brother, who chose to live as a Man rather than as one of the Eldar. Arwen eventually became Queen of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor when she married Aragorn, who was of the line of the Kings of Arnor.
Arwen | Background
In "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien, Dáin II Ironfoot is a Dwarvish King who helps his cousin Thorin Oakenshield in the Battle of the Five Armies.
Dáinn (Norse dwarf) | J.R.R. Tolkien
The Tolkien scholar Richard C. West notes the resemblance between Arwen and Lúthien, and analyses Arwen's understanding of her fateful choice, between love for Aragorn and mortality on the one hand, and her father's wishes and immortality on the other. Others such as Bill Davis analyse Tolkien's exploration of mortality through an elf's choosing to die. West further shows how Tolkien subtly weaves the tale into the main story of "The Lord of the Rings". West gives examples of direct and indirect references to Arwen that only make sense or become clearer once the tale in the Appendices has been read, such as the gift-giving scene in Lothlorien where Aragorn refers to Arwen with his words to Galadriel "Lady, you know all my desire, and long held in keeping the only treasure that I seek.
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen | Love and death
Figwit is the fan-derived name for an Elf extra (played by Bret McKenzie) who first appears at the Council of Elrond, and later on the path to the Grey Havens. Figwit (or McKenzie, rather) has his own fan following. The name is an acronym of the sentence/question "Frodo Is Great, Who Is That?", something reportedly said/thought by fans who saw the character for the first time in "The Fellowship of the Ring" film. Later, for the movie , Bret McKenzie was given the name Lindir in response to fans' desires to see "Figwit" return to screen.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Figwit
Tolkien used "Dwarves", instead, corresponding to his "Elf" and "Elves". Tolkien used "dwarvish" and "dwarf(-)" (e.g. Dwarf-lords, Old Dwarf Road) as adjectives for the people he created.
Dwarf (Middle-earth) | Spelling
As an actor, he portrayed elves in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film trilogies: in the first he remained unnamed with fans naming him Figwit, a character originally cast as an extra who gained attention thanks to the trilogy's fan community, and in "The Hobbit" is credited as Lindir, a minor character who originally appears in the book of "The Fellowship of the Ring".
Bret McKenzie | Introduction
The game features a number of characters, only conditionally "heroes":
J. R. R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan | Characters
Éothain (played by Sam Comery) and Freda (played by Olivia Tennet) are young Rohirrim. They are sent by their mother Morwen (played by Robyn Malcolm) to alert Théoden that the "Wild Men" are raging through Rohan, burning villages. Éothain and Freda are kept at Edoras until they are reunited with their mother just before the battle at Helm's Deep. Éothain is named after a character in the book, one of Éomer's riders. The Éothain from Tolkien's novel "The Two Towers" was an adult member of Éomer’s "éored" that had overrun the Orcs who had captured Merry and Pippin, and later encountered Aragorn and his companions on the wide fields of Rohan.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Éothain and Freda
This is a list of original characters of note found in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". (novels 1953-1955) (film series 2001-2003)
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Introduction
It has been noted also that the tale's relegation deprives the main story of much of its love-interest, shifting the book's emphasis towards action.
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen | Introduction
While many of the names in the book are identical or close to those in the later versions, some of them bear almost no resemblance to their final forms. Tolkien changed names rather frequently, sometimes with several new variants (rejected in turn) written in a single manuscript. Confusingly, sometimes the name applied to one thing is later used to refer to something quite different, the original use abandoned. For example, the house of Elves called "Teleri" in "The Book of Lost Tales" is not the same as that of "The Silmarillion" (see Teleri). The original usage of "Teleri" would eventually change until the name became "Vanyar", while the house of Elves called "Solosimpi" would inherit the name "Teleri".
The Book of Lost Tales | Content
In naming his character, Tolkien used "beorn", an Old English word for "man" and "warrior" (with implications of "freeman" and "nobleman" in Anglo-Saxon society). It is related to the Scandinavian names "Björn" (Swedish and Icelandic) and "Bjørn" (Norwegian and Danish), meaning "bear"; and the figure of Beorn can be related to the traditional Northern heroes Bodvar Bjarki and Beowulf, both of whose names also mean "bear". The name of the Scottish town Borrowstounness is derived from the Old English "Beornweardstun" ("the town with Beorn as its guardian").
Beorn | Concept and creation
In Greek mythology, Acarnan (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαρνάν; "genitive" Ἀκαρνᾶνος derived from ἀκαρνάν "akarnan" "laurel") was the name of these two characters:
Acarnan | Introduction
Tolkien originally used it as a nickname for a man living in Lamorna Cove, England before adapting it into his stories: Tolkien claimed to be genuinely surprised when, in March 1956, he received a letter from one Sam Gamgee, who had heard that his name was in "The Lord of the Rings" but had not read the book. Tolkien replied on March 18:
Samwise Gamgee | Concept and creation
Yavanna is a fictional character in the works of author J. R. R. Tolkien. Yavanna may also refer to:
Yavanna (disambiguation) | Introduction
This is a list of original characters found in Peter Jackson's film adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit".
List of original characters in The Hobbit film series | Introduction
The British author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) and the names of fictional characters and places he invented for his legendarium have become the namesake of various things around the world, including street names, mountains, companies, species of animals and plants, and other notable objects.
List of things named after J. R. R. Tolkien and his works | Introduction
The first one-volume edition of "The Lord of the Rings" that appeared in 1968 omitted all the Appendices "except for "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen"". The process of the composition of the tale was explored by Tolkien's son and literary executor Christopher Tolkien in the 12th and final volume of "The History of Middle-earth". Working from his father's unpublished manuscripts and drafts, he traces the evolution of the tale through several versions and framing devices, including an "abandoned experiment at inserting it into [a] history of the North Kingdom", concluding that "the original design of the tale of Aragorn and Arwen had been lost".
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen | Context
The story of Beren and Lúthien, immortal elf-maiden marrying a mortal man, and choosing mortality for herself, is mirrored in Tolkien's "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen". Their names appear on the grave of Tolkien and his wife Edith.
Lúthien and Beren | Introduction
The new-age group Shadowfax took its name from Gandalf the White's horse named Shadowfax.
List of things named after J. R. R. Tolkien and his works | Music
Scholars such as Thomas Stephens have concluded that this is a mistake, and that the intended person was someone else.
Rhun Hir ap Maelgwn | Literary missteps
Tolkien derived the name "Gandalf" from "Gandálfr", a dwarf in the Völuspá's "Dvergatal", a list of dwarf-names. In Old Norse, the name means "staff-elf". This is reflected in his name "Tharkûn", which is "said to mean 'Staff-man'" in Khuzdul, one of Tolkien's invented languages.
Gandalf | Etymology
In the early versions of Tolkien's stories, Melkor/Morgoth was not seen as the most powerful Ainu. He is described as being equal in power to Manwë, chief of the Valar in Arda. But his power increased in later revisions of the story until he became the most powerful Ainu, and in a late essay more powerful than all of the Valar combined. He developed from a standout among equals into a being so powerful that the other created beings could not utterly defeat him. Over time, Tolkien altered both the conception of this fallen Ainu and his name. The name given by Fëanor (Morgoth) was present from the first stories.
Morgoth | Character development and history
Finrod Felagund () is a fictional character in the fantasy-world Middle-earth of the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. He appears in "The Silmarillion", the epic poem "The Lay of Leithian" and the Grey Annals, as well as other material.
Finrod Felagund | Introduction
Tolkiennymy is a term coined by Tolkien scholar Mark T. Hooker to describe the study of Tolkien’s use of names from existing languages. This branch of study examines the etymologies (origins) of names such as Bilbo, Boffin, The Yale, and Tom Bombadil.
Tolkien fandom | Tolkiennymy
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Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn | First published version
Another acquaintance who knew MacIntyre in his twenties remembered that he still spoke with an American accent, and used the name Jeremy MacIntyre. An acquaintance remembers MacIntyre sharing the reason for the "Gwynplaine" in his name; it was, he said, from the film "The Man Who Laughs", based on the Victor Hugo novel, in which the title character, Gwynplaine, has had a permanent smile surgically carved on his face. MacIntyre stated that he identified with Gwynplaine and thus chose the name as part of his own.
F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre | Background
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Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn | First published version
When the synod of bishops attempts to elect the Deryni Bishop Alister Cullen as Archbishop Primate of All Gwynedd, Rhun orders the army to sack several religious and noble Deryni houses. He personally leads the forces that destroy the motherhouse of the Order of Saint Gabriel. Afterwards, Rhun is created Earl of Sheele as a reward for his bloody service.
List of characters in the Deryni series | Revan
In the tale of Urien and Modron he is referred to by his daughter as the King of Annwn, therefore he may originally been cognate with Arawn or Gwyn or perhaps all three were once regional variants of the same Deity.
Afallach | Introduction
The tale to some extent mirrors the "Tale of Beren and Lúthien", set in an earlier age of Middle-earth. This creates a feeling of historical depth, in what scholars note is an approach similar to that of Dante in his "Inferno". Aspects of the tale discussed by scholars include the nature of love and death; the question of why the tale, if so important, was relegated to an appendix; Tolkien's blurring of the line between story and history; the balance Tolkien strikes between open Christianity and his treatment of his characters as pagan; and the resulting paradox that although Tolkien was a Roman Catholic and considered the book fundamentally Catholic, Middle-earth societies lack religions of their own.
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen | Introduction
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Olwyn | Introduction
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Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn | Modern version
In "The History of The Lord of the Rings" series Christopher Tolkien recorded that his father had not foreseen the emergence of Faramir during the writing of the book, only inventing him at the actual point of his appearance in "The Two Towers". J. R. R. Tolkien noted that the introduction of Faramir had led to postponement of the book's dénouement and to further development of the background for Gondor and Rohan. Long after completing "The Lord of the Rings", Tolkien would write that of all characters Faramir resembles the author most, and that he had deliberately bestowed upon the character several traits of his own.
Faramir | Introduction