The still more northerly language of dale is in this book seen only in the names of the dwarves that came from that region and so used the language of the men there, taking their outer names in that tongue. Tolkiens legendarium, elves are one of the races that inhabit a fictional earth, often called middleearth, and set in the remote past. Haldirs role in the lord of the rings movies is much larger than what appears in the books. The name legolas is a silvan dialect form of pure sindarin laegolas. They usually also share similar naming traits, which are usually melodic, somewhat long, and sometimes hard to pronounce. The dwarves of the hobbit a guide to the characters. Legolas was a sindarin elf who was part of the fellowship of the ring in the third age. The hobbit calls him an elf friend rather than an elf, one who had both elves and heroes of the north for ancestors. Meet the hobbits key characters the hollywood reporter. In lego the hobbit there are, as many as, 98 various playable characters.
Its great if you need a new character name for a tabletop roleplaying game especially one like adventures in middle earth or the one ring, for tolkienthemed online games, or just to add some homely charm to your life. Tolkien actually described himself as something of a hobbit, so lets let him define what. Some of them become available automatically, as you progress in the storyline. The hobbit characters from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. His ingenuity is responsible for the plan that allows them to cross the stream. The name thranduil first appears in the lord of the rings, in which his title was given as the king of the elves of northern mirkwood. Answer all the questions as honestly as possible and youll find out which character from this book you are the most like. Beauty, pointy ears, tall and slender bodies, and so on. Tolkiens original tale to bump up the action and even add a little romance. Thorin absolutely refuses to explain what hes doing in mirkwood because he doesnt want the elvenking to get any ideas about sharing thorins treasure.
Balin, dwalin, bifur, bofur, bombur, dori, nori, ori, fili, kili, oin, gloin the other twelve dwarves who go with thorin, gandalf, and bilbo on the long journey. As the novel progresses, his inability to formulate successful plans, his greed. Tolkiens the hobbit doesnt mention many elven characters by name, so for the desolation of smaugs journey to the land of the wood elves, peter jackson brought back orlando blooms. Lilly has been hired to play a character newly created specifically for the feature version of the hobbit. Still, without her, the hobbit trilogy would have been even more maledominated than the lord of the rings trilogy, so the addition of a female character made sense. He translates the runes on the swords taken from the trolls to reveal that they were originally used in the goblinwars and translates the moonletters on thorins map to reveal the importance of durins day. As for the remaining playable characters, you need to unlock them on your own and i recommend against skipping this step. Nevertheless, bilbo is still enough of a hobbit to dream of. Elrond, dark lord sauron, thror, dwarves, elves, humans, trolls, goblins, wargs. Still, most of the elves on this list were heroic, and not just in the. Tolkien refers to him as the elfking or the king, and also by the titles elvenking and king of the elves of the wood. Tolkiens characters defy the basics of reproduction. The silmarillion infograph by ichitawiya on deviantart thranduil, legolas, tolkien books.
Up close looks at bilbo baggins, the 12 dwarves and the one wizard at the heart of peter jacksons forthcoming the hobbit. Evangeline lilly cast as an elf in the hobbit cinemablend. The hobbit, or, there and back again characters bilbo baggins j. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. They appear in the hobbit and in the lord of the rings, but their complex history is described more fully in the silmarillion. He reveals the history of the swords that gandalf and thorin take from the trolls treasurehole, and also reads the moonwriting on the map to. Because gandalf specifically mentions gwaihir carrying him only twice before at the black gate, douglas anderson argues in the annotated hobbit that gwaihir cannot be the same bird as the lord of the eagles.
Scenes and characters added to the hobbit films how did one little book become three epic blockbusters. As an excellent archer, he slays and kills the dragon smaug. Below are several names for elves that you might want to consider for your fantasy story. The character tauriel is a silvan elf, which means she is of a much lower order than the elves that had previously been seen in the lord of the rings film series, and holds a lower social status than characters like arwen, galadriel, elrond, and legolas. If there are any mothers or daughters, aunts or nieces, they make no appearances. Lol i pin to much lotr and hobbit stuff xd movies and series, dc movies. English film actor, director and author andy serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computergenerated characters as gollum in the lord of the rings film trilogy 20012003 and the hobbit. They escaped, however, with the aid of a hobbit, bilbo baggins. A list of namesakes in which the category is tolkiens characters ordered alphabetically. Content is available under gnu free documentation license. Although legolas does not appear anywhere in the novel the hobbit, he has a. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature. The book shows the meticulous care used in portraying dwarves, elves, monsters and animals in the story, development of the look of each, complete with protheses, costumes, cgi characters. The elf lord of the elves at rivendell, and an ally to gandalf and the dwarves.
Absolutely gorgeous book about designing the first hobbit characters. The hobbit, or, there and back again characters shmoop. Welcome to the first episode of my new random fandom lore videos, by popular request ive decided to make todays video on middleearth. The hobbit characters from litcharts the creators of. This is a list of characters from the stories of j. From the hobbit through the lord of the rings and beyond tolkiens world from a to z, robert foster, new york. If you dont like your result, remember that its just a forfun quiz. Characters thorin the leader of the dwarves who embark on the treasure quest in chapter 2, thorin is in many ways a typical member of his race. Bilbo baggins is an easy going and at first unassuming hobbit who becomes an unlikely hero. As several characters remind us, the time of the elves is over. This name generator will generate 10 random names for elves.
An unexpected journey 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The hobbit characters and terminology flashcards quizlet. The list is for characters from tolkiens writings only. This page was last modified on 17 december 2011, at 23. Dwarves thorins group, composed of fili, kili, dwalin, balin, oin, gloin, ori, dori, nori, bifur, bofur, and bombur, none of whom is. Scenes and characters added to the hobbit films fandango. These lists are divided into names for female elves, names for male elves, and surnames for elves. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j. Legolas the one wiki to rule them all fandom lotr wiki.
You have the option of creating a random hobbit alter ego, or a specific one thats unique to your own name. However, the hobbit films might refer to the lord of the eagles as gwaihir to suppress any confusion for the nonreading audience. Humphrey carpenter, boston, houghton mifflin company, 2000. The main elf whom we meet in the hobbit besides elrond is the king of the woodelves. The addition of a noncanon character to the hobbit upset a lot of tolkien purists. Elves come in many different forms, but they often share similar traits. The dwarves of the hobbit a guide to the characters and cast 010220 by gfunk101 the lord of the rings had a huge cast of characters, many of whom were introduced at different intervals throughout the movie and were easily distinguished by the different races they represented. In the hobbit, thranduil is referred to only as the elvenking. The following is a list of notable characters from j.
Though his birthright and noble bearing initially make thorin seem like a fairly heroic figure, the dwarfs status quickly declines as bilbos rises. Thranduil, the elvenking, was a sindarin elf of doriath and king of the silvan. It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. The silvan elves were the most enchanting aspect of the book for lilly when she read the hobbit as a little girl, and she saw that part of the story ripe for extra feminine energy. Fictional characters from books, fictional characters from movies, fictional characters. Balin is obsessed with the historic glory of the dwarves and his tomb, in the caves of moria, appears in the first book of the lotr trilogy.
He was the first hobbit to become famous in the world at large, and was one of the few to visit the the undying lands across the ocean. Namesakes this is a list of characters from the stories of j. Gandalf the grey is a powerful wizard who enlists bilbos help. Tolkien, which include the hobbit, the lord of the rings and the silmarillion. King of the woodelves in the hobbit, or, there and back again. He captures thorin and the rest of the dwarves as they wander lost in mirkwood. This article describes all named characters appearing in j. Bilbo is invited by gandalf to join him and the dwarves on their journey to the lonely mountain. Thranduil first appears as a character in the hobbit, where he is not named. Tolkiens 1937 novel the hobbit, as well as a supporting character in the lord of the rings. Each name has a different ring, which helps you choose a name for a leading character, a supporting character.
The hobbit characters and terminology study guide by shenna001 includes 40 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Elvenking king of the elves who imprisons thorin and the other dwarves in his dungeon, from which they are rescued by bilbo who hides the dwarves in barrels and floats them down a river to laketown also called esgaroth. How desolation of smaug adds elves who dont appear in the. It is an indication of the dwarves increasing respect for bilbo that thorin sends him to investigate the elves they spot in the forest.
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