query: who plays the elf lord in the hobbit

pos: Lee Pace Lee Pace Lee Grinner Pace (born March 25, 1979) is an American actor. Pace has been featured in film, stage and television. He starred as Thranduil the Elvenking in "The Hobbit" trilogy, and as the protagonist Joe MacMillan for four seasons in AMC's television drama "Halt and Catch Fire". He also played Roy Walker/the Masked Bandit in the 2006 film "The Fall". He has appeared in film series, including "" as Garrett. He also starred as Ned in the ABC series "Pushing Daisies" for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead

neg: Half-elven in Middle-earth as Edain. It was a tradition in Dol Amroth that Imrazôr the Númenórean had married an Elf and therefore his descendants, the Princes of Dol Amroth, were of Elven descent. Legolas, an Elf of Mirkwood, believed as much upon meeting Prince Imrahil, but the matter is probed no further in "The Lord of the Rings". In Tolkien's "Unfinished Tales", however, Imrazôr's wife in one account is given as Mithrellas, handmaiden of Nimrodel, a Silvan Elf who resisted the encroachment of the Eldar in her homeland, Lothlórien. In "The Hobbit" reference is made to a rumour among Hobbit folk

neg: Elf (Middle-earth) Elf (Middle-earth) In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Elves are one of the races that inhabit a fictional Earth, often called Middle-earth, and set in the remote past. They appear in "The Hobbit" and in "The Lord of the Rings", but their complex history is described more fully in "The Silmarillion". Tolkien had been writing about Elves long before he published "The Hobbit". The modern English word "elf" derives from the Old English word "ælf" (which has cognates in all other Germanic languages). Numerous types of elves appear in Germanic mythology, the West Germanic concept appears to have come to

neg: Elrond Elrond Elrond Half-elven is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is introduced in "The Hobbit", and plays a supporting role in "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion". Elrond was Lord of Rivendell, one of the elven leaders that remained in Middle-earth in its Third Age. His name was explained by Tolkien in a letter from 1958 to Rhona Beare as "Elf of the Cave", as he was found as an infant abandoned in a cave. Later notes, reflected in "The Silmarillion" and "The War of the Jewels", interpret the name instead as "Star-dome"

neg: Elf (Middle-earth) similarly armed Men, except for much higher scores for their Fighting and Courage attributes. On average, Elven wargear (armour and weapons) give twice the advantage of weapons made by Men. Some notable Elves include: Elf (Middle-earth) In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Elves are one of the races that inhabit a fictional Earth, often called Middle-earth, and set in the remote past. They appear in "The Hobbit" and in "The Lord of the Rings", but their complex history is described more fully in "The Silmarillion". Tolkien had been writing about Elves long before he published "The Hobbit". The modern English

neg: The Lord of the Rings Online camps or lone NPCs. In addition to regular free updates, six expansion packs have been released: There are six playable races in "Lord of the Rings Online": Dwarf, Elf, High Elf, Hobbit, Beorning and Man. Players can choose a male or female sex for each race apart from Dwarves, for whom male is the only playable gender. There are seven classes that can be played in "The Lord of the Rings Online", Champion, Guardian, Hunter, Burglar, Captain, Minstrel and Lore-master, with two additional classes () playable in the "" expansion. A tenth class, the Beorning, was introduced in Update 15

neg: Glorfindel hair was golden". Christopher Tolkien comments that "this was from the beginning the meaning of his name", as the character is called "yellow-haired Glorfindel" in "The Silmarillion". In "The Silmarillion" Glorfindel appeared as one of Turgon's captains who oversaw his retreat during the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. An Elf of the same name appears in "The Lord of the Rings", written many years after "The Fall of Gondolin". He figures in the main story of "The Lord of the Rings", about the hobbit Frodo Baggins and the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron (himself a servant of Morgoth). One

neg: Orc (Middle-earth) is applied to large orcs of the Uruk-hai: And: The "white badge" mentioned in the latter passage makes it clear that the beheaded goblin was one of Saruman's Uruk-hai. Tolkien writes that these bore a white Elf-rune with the value of "S" on their helmets. Tolkien also wrote the following note, appearing in some editions of "The Hobbit": The original edition of "The Hobbit" and early drafts of "The Lord of the Rings" first used "goblin" everywhere and used "hobgoblin" for larger, more evil goblins. While investigating possible sources for the word "Hobbit", Tolkien realised he had made a mistake

neg: Bret McKenzie season premiered on HBO 18 January 2009. McKenzie has appeared in the first and third films in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. His silent role in the first film as Figwit achieved some minor internet fame, which led to Jackson giving him a line in the third film. In April 2011, McKenzie was cast as the elf Lindir for "The Hobbit". His father Peter McKenzie played the role of Elendil in "Lord of the Rings". Along with Clement, McKenzie was featured as one of 2008's "100 Sexiest People" in a special edition of the Australian magazine "Who".

neg: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an open world action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in September 2014 and PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2014. An original non-canon story set in the legendarium created by J. R. R. Tolkien, the game takes place between the events of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". The player controls Talion, a Ranger who bonds with the wraith of the Elf Lord Celebrimbor, as the two

neg: Glorfindel Elrond of Rivendell to help the hobbit Frodo reach Rivendell as he was pursued by the Nazgûl. He set Frodo on his horse, Asfaloth, and Frodo rode ahead to the other side of the Ford of Bruinen, where he defied his pursuers. He was nearly captured, but Glorfindel, Strider and Frodo's hobbit companions drove the Nazgûl into the water, where they were swept away by a wave of water resembling charging horses (an enchantment created by Elrond and Gandalf). Glorfindel revealed himself as a mighty Elf-lord terrible in his wrath; Frodo saw him as a shining figure. Later, when Frodo

neg: Halfling for halfling is "hobbledehoy" or "hobby". This usage of the word pre-dates both "The Hobbit" and "Dungeons & Dragons". The German surname ' has a similar origin. Some fantasy stories use the term "halfling" to describe a person born of a human parent and a parent of another race, often a female human and a male elf. Terry Brooks describes characters such as Shea Ohmsford from his "Shannara" series as a halfling of elf–human parentage. Other fantasy works, such as J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", use "halfling" to describe beings that are half the height of

neg: Figwit Figwit Figwit is a fan-created name for a then-unnamed Elven escort in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, played by actor and musician Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords fame. The name Figwit derives from an acronym for "Frodo is grea...who is THAT?!?" . The character would later be identified in the film version of "The Hobbit", as Lindir, an elf of Rivendell who appeared briefly in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, "The Fellowship of the Ring". Bret McKenzie, half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords and a Wellington native, first landed a small role

neg: Silvan Elves distrustful of Dwarves, but friendly to Men, with whom they trade. In "The Hobbit", Bilbo Baggins has to rescue the Dwarves of Thorin's company from these Elves. Later in the book the Elves are one of the armies in the Battle of Five Armies. Legolas of the Fellowship of the Ring, although he lived among them and presented himself as one of the Silvan folk in "The Lord of the Rings", was not one of them. As a son of the Elven-king Thranduil, who had originally come from Doriath, Legolas was actually a Sindarin Elf. In the 1977 animated adaption

neg: Aragorn Shire, and had helped Gandalf in tracking Gollum later. A hint was also given as to why Trotter wore wooden shoes: he had been captured by the Dark Lord in Mordor and tortured, but saved by Gandalf; a note was added by Tolkien in the margin, saying that it would later be revealed that Trotter had wooden feet. The conception of Trotter as a hobbit was eventually discarded. Another short-lived idea was to make Trotter "a disguised elf-friend of Bilbo's in Rivendell," and a scout from Rivendell who "pretends to be a ranger". It was not until after Book I

neg: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey trolls to sunlight, turning them to stone. The company locates the Trolls' cave and finds treasure and Elven blades. Thorin and Gandalf each take an Elf-made blade, Orcrist and Glamdring, respectively; Gandalf also finds an Elven shortsword, which he gives to Bilbo. The wizard Radagast the Brown finds Gandalf and the company, and recounts an encounter at Dol Guldur with the Necromancer, a sorcerer who has been corrupting Greenwood with dark magic. Chased by Orcs, Gandalf leads the company through a hidden passage to Rivendell. There, Lord Elrond discloses a hidden indication of a secret door on the company's map

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The White Council based on both, like "". Players were to be given the option to choose to play as either a Man, a Dwarf, an Elf or a Hobbit. The ultimate aim of the game was to become a hero allied with the White Council. The game was originally to be released late in 2007 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. On February 2, 2007, however, it was announced that the game had been delayed indefinitely. This was said to be due to management problems. EA worked with Pandemic Studios to create "" instead. The Lord of the Rings: The

neg: Hobbit Hobbit Hobbits are a fictional, diminutive, humanoid race who inhabit the lands of Middle-earth in J. R. R. Tolkien’s fiction. They are also referred to as Halflings. Hobbits first appeared in the novel "The Hobbit", whose titular hobbit is the protagonist Bilbo Baggins. The novel "The Lord of the Rings" includes as major characters the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, and Meriadoc Brandybuck, as well as several other minor hobbit characters. Hobbits are also briefly mentioned in "The Silmarillion" and "Unfinished Tales". According to the author in the prologue to "The Lord of the Rings", hobbits are "relatives"

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series Music of The Hobbit film series The music of "The Hobbit" film series is composed and produced by Howard Shore, who scored all three "The Lord of the Rings" films, to which The Hobbit trilogy is a prequel. The score continues the style of The Lord of the Rings score, and utlizies a vast ensemble, multiple musical forms and styles, a large number of leitmotives and various unusual instruments, adding to Shore's overarching music of the Middle-earth films. Shore composed over nine hours of music, featuring 65 new musical themes and reprising 50 themes from the Lord of the Rings.

neg: Tauriel of the original "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, also used Tauriel to return to that gag, as well as referencing Tauriel's lack of canonicity. Tauriel Tauriel is a fictional character from Peter Jackson's feature film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh as an expansion of material adapted from the book, and first appears in the second and third films in that trilogy, "" and "". She is a Woodland Elf whose name has been translated as "Daughter of the forest",

neg: Elendor covers a different group or geographic area of Middle-earth. As in "The Lord of the Rings", action is confined to the northwest of Middle-earth. Users may play an Orc from Moria, an Elf from Mirkwood, a mortal Man from Dunland or a Hobbit from the Shire and other creatures and species. Some cultures and species are restricted and require approval by the game administration. These include the Ents, Trolls and Dúnedain as well as other special or powerful species. "Feature" Characters (FC) and "Book Feature" Characters (BFC) are granted to users as rewards for their dedicated work for a culture,

neg: Sauron though he also secretly hoped to take the Ring for himself and use its power to supplant Sauron. Gandalf was held captive atop Orthanc for a time, but soon escaped with the help of one of the giant Eagles of Manwë. Having captured and tortured Gollum, Sauron learned that the Ring had been found by a Hobbit named "Baggins". Sauron sent the Nazgûl to the Shire, Bilbo's home, where they found that both Bilbo and Frodo had left. The Nazgûl pursued and nearly killed Frodo, but they were defeated near Rivendell by the Elf-lord Glorfindel and by Aragorn, Isildur's heir,

neg: The Hobbit (film series) between "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". Jackson concurred, stating that "one of the drawbacks of "The Hobbit" is its relatively lightweight compared to "LOTR" ["The Lord of the Rings"] ... There's a lot of sections in which a character like Gandalf disappears for a while – he references going off to meet with the White Council, who are actually characters like Galadriel and Saruman and people that we see in "Lord of the Rings". He mysteriously vanishes for a while and then comes back, but we don't really know what goes on." Jackson was also interested in

neg: The Lord of the Rings Online often hold impromptu public performances, in solo or as bands at places such as The Prancing Pony Inn in Bree. Communities also regularly organize music events and mini-concerts such as "Weatherstock": Woodstock above Weathertop. Characters on reaching Level 15 can purchase a house in instanced neighborhoods. Neighbourhoods and houses have different themes depending on setting (there are four settings: Man, Elf, Dwarf, Hobbit). Decorations/furniture may be purchased or acquired as rewards in certain in-game activities such as quests, deeds or festivals. The items are displayed via item hooks and may be either cosmetic or functional. Houses come in three different

neg: Middle-earth weapons and armour English tradition of the "elf-shot". The term appears in Old English medical texts and charms and refers to illnesses of presumed supernatural origin. Four magical daggers, which had been forged by the Men of Westernesse to fight the powers of Mordor, are recovered from a tomb in the Barrow-downs by Tom Bombadil. He gives them to Frodo Baggins and his Hobbit companions, for whom the daggers are effectively swords. One of these "Barrow-blades" – that given to Merry Brandybuck – proves instrumental in bringing about the death of the Witch-king. The three other daggers had varying fates in "The Lord

neg: Frodo Baggins Inglorion calls him "Elf-friend" in acknowledgement of his ability to speak Elvish. After the Council of Elrond he is given the title "Ring-bearer". After the fulfilment of the quest bards call him "Nine-fingered Frodo" or "Frodo of the Nine Fingers", as Gollum had bitten off his finger to take the Ring from him. Frodo is the only prominent hobbit whose name is not explained in Tolkien’s Appendices to "The Lord of the Rings". In his letters Tolkien states that it is derived from Old English "fród" meaning "wise by experience". A character from Norse mythology called Fróði is mentioned in

neg: Middle-earth weapons and armour Age, a bow is the main weapon of Legolas, the Elf-member of the Fellowship of the Ring. When the Fellowship meet Galadriel, she gives Legolas a new bow. He later uses it to shoot all the way across the great river Anduin and bring down an airborne Nazgûl. The films of "The Lord of the Rings" assign a bow to Aragorn and crossbows to the Uruk-hai. However, in Tolkien's writings Aragorn is armed only with the sword Andúril (below), and crossbows are nowhere mentioned. Sometimes individual arrows are given special mention in Tolkien's works. In "The Hobbit", the "Black Arrow"

neg: Special effects of The Lord of the Rings film series and stunts. Props besides weaponry were all made from scratch, from delicate projects like wigs and prosthetics such as hobbit feet and elf ears, to more durable props like the One Ring and Gandalf's staff. The makeup and prosthetic department was headed by Peter Swords King, and the costuming department was headed by designer Ngila Dickson. Production was complicated by the use of scale doubles and forced perspective (on a level never seen before in the film industry). Elijah Wood is 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) tall in real life, but the character of Frodo Baggins is 3 ft

neg: The Lord of the Rings Ring was not an allegory for the atomic bomb, nor were his works a strict allegory of any kind, but were open to interpretation as the reader saw fit. A few critics have found what they consider to be racial elements in the story, generally based upon their views of how Tolkien's imagery depicts good and evil, characters' race (e.g. Elf, Dwarf, Hobbit, Southron, Númenórean, Orc); and that the character's race is seen as determining their behaviour. Counter-arguments note that race-focused critiques often omit relevant textual evidence to the contrary, cite imagery from adaptations rather than the work itself; ignore

neg: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) poses; and Frodo leaves his home, taking the Ring with him. He is accompanied by three hobbit friends, Pippin (Dominic Guard), Merry (Simon Chandler), and Sam (Michael Scholes). After a narrow escape from the Ringwraiths, the hobbits eventually come to Bree, from which Aragorn (John Hurt) leads them to Rivendell. Frodo is stabbed atop Weathertop mountain by the chief of the Ringwraiths, and becomes sickened as the journey progresses. The Ringwraiths catch up with them shortly after they meet the elf Legolas (Anthony Daniels); and at a standoff at the ford of Rivendell, the Ringwraiths are swept away by the

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series song "The Last Goodbye". The two-disc special edition contains two bonus tracks and five extended tracks. Music of The Hobbit film series The music of "The Hobbit" film series is composed and produced by Howard Shore, who scored all three "The Lord of the Rings" films, to which The Hobbit trilogy is a prequel. The score continues the style of The Lord of the Rings score, and utlizies a vast ensemble, multiple musical forms and styles, a large number of leitmotives and various unusual instruments, adding to Shore's overarching music of the Middle-earth films. Shore composed over nine hours of

neg: Elf (Middle-earth) abandoned in Tolkien's later writing. Along with "Book of Lost Tales", Douglas Anderson shows that in "The Hobbit", Tolkien again includes both the more serious 'medieval' type of elves, such as Elrond and the Wood-elf king, and frivolous elves, such as those at Rivendell. In 1937, having had his manuscript for "The Silmarillion" rejected by a publisher who disparaged all the "eye-splitting Celtic names" that Tolkien had given his Elves, Tolkien denied the names had a Celtic origin: Dimitra Fimi proposes that these comments are a product of his Anglophilia rather than a commentary on the texts themselves or their

neg: Saul Zaentz and merchandise rights to "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". Saul Zaentz's Tolkien Enterprises signed an exclusive, worldwide license with Iron Crown Enterprises in 1982, which was at the time the biggest license in the history of the role-playing game industry. Zaentz was peripherally involved in the controversy about who would make a live-action film version of "The Hobbit", because of his ownership of the film rights to the novel. Peter Jackson, who directed the successful "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, was the first person scheduled to direct "The Hobbit". However, Jackson's production company Wingnut Films

neg: Gimli (Middle-earth) a member of Durin's Folk who volunteered to accompany Frodo Baggins as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring on the quest to destroy the One Ring. He was an honourable, wise, and stalwart warrior. Gimli became deeply enamoured upon meeting the elf-lady Galadriel, and he forged a friendship with the elf Legolas despite his original hostility (due to the fact that Thranduil, Legolas's father, had once incarcerated Glóin, Gimli's father, one of the company of Thorin Oakenshield in "The Hobbit"). These relationships helped rehabilitate the long-troubled relationship between Elves and Dwarves of Middle-earth. Gimli was born in the

neg: A Change of Hobbit A Change of Hobbit A Change of Hobbit (1972-1991) was one of the first science fiction, fantasy and horror bookstores established, and was a significant part of science fiction fandom generally and in Southern California particularly. The name references the hobbits from J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" series. Owner Sherry Gottlieb offered the use of her name to colleagues in Berkeley, who then established The Other Change of Hobbit bookstore in 1974; that store continues to operate in the Bay Area. The Change of Hobbit bookstore hosted numerous events, including, famously, Harlan Ellison in its front window, writing a

neg: The Lord of the Rings (film series) September 2009, the dispute was settled. The success of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy led to Jackson directing a trilogy of prequels based on Tolkien's children's book "The Hobbit". The films, which were released between 2012 and 2014, used much of the cast and crew of "The Lord of the Rings", including Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Ian Holm (as older Bilbo), Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom who reprised their roles. Although the "Hobbit" films were even more commercially successful than "The Lord of the Rings", they received mixed reviews from critics. Numerous video

neg: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is the first installment in a three-part film adaptation based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel "The Hobbit". It is followed by "" (2013) and "" (2014), and together they act as a prequel to Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The film's screenplay was written by Jackson, his longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro, who was originally chosen to direct the film before leaving the project in 2010.

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series (who often serve as featured soloists in the live performances of his Lord of the Rings scores), often in conjunction with the music of nature or the Elves. Unlike The Lord of the Rings, no boy soprano or young girls were used in the score. As with "The Lord of the Rings", the scores from "The Hobbit" were also largely vocal works, including choirs and soloists, as well as diegetic music and songs for the end-credits of each film. Howard Shore composed "The Valley of Imladris" - a diegetic piece for lute, lyre, wood flute and harp that is performed

neg: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game (abbreviated to "LotR SBG"), previously marketed as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Strategy Battle Game and now as The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies Strategy Battle Game, is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is based on "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, and the book that inspired it, written by J. R. R. Tolkien. The game was initially released in 2001 to coincide in

neg: Translations of The Lord of the Rings 38 (or 39) languages for which translations of ""The Hobbit" and/or "The Lord of the Rings"" exist: For some of these languages, there is a translation of "The Hobbit", but not of "The Lord of the Rings". For some languages, there is more than one translation of "The Lord of the Rings". These notably include Russian, besides Swedish, Norwegian, German, Polish and Slovenian. In addition to languages mentioned above, there are published translations of the Hobbit into Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Belarusian, Esperanto, Faroese, Georgian, Irish, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, and Persian. Comparatively few translations appeared during Tolkien's lifetime: when Tolkien died on

neg: The Lord of the Rings (film series) negotiate with Saul Zaentz who had held the rights to the book since the early 1970s, pitching an adaptation of "The Hobbit" and two films based on "The Lord of the Rings". Negotiations then stalled when Universal Studios offered Jackson a remake of "King Kong". Weinstein was furious, and further problems arose when it turned out Zaentz did not have distribution rights to "The Hobbit"; United Artists, which was in the market, did. By April 1996, the rights question was still not resolved. Jackson decided to move ahead with "King Kong" before filming "The Lord of the Rings", prompting Universal

neg: Richard Armitage (actor) in the three-film production of "The Hobbit". Principal photography in New Zealand ran from March 2011 to July 2012, broken into three filming blocks with breaks in-between, and pick-ups were shot in the summer of 2013. All three films were released in December, starting with "" in 2012, "" in 2013 and "" in 2014. Armitage thought it was a wonderful opportunity, as he grew up reading the books. Coincidentally, one of his first stage roles was playing an elf in a production of "The Hobbit" at the Alex Theatre in Birmingham. He describes the character of Thorin as being

neg: Middle-earth canon in "The Hobbit", such as the goblins' ready recognition of the ancient swords Orcrist and Glamdring, difficult to reconcile into a single history. Other details from "The Hobbit" don't quite mesh with "The Lord of the Rings". Frodo and his companions, for example, cover much the same territory in the Trollshaws as Bilbo and the Dwarves, but take much longer to reach Rivendell, and the geography is described differently. Several adjustments to "The Hobbit" only increased the discrepancies; and in the 1960s, Tolkien began rewriting "The Hobbit" more in the style and tone of "The Lord of the Rings", adjusting

neg: The Hobbit (film series) the primary source of the allegations could be traced to freelance animal wranglers who had been dismissed by the production over a year earlier "for cause". The music of "The Hobbit" film series was composed, produced and (in the case of the first film) orchestrated and conducted by Howard Shore, who scored all three "The Lord of the Rings" films. Recording sessions for the first film began on 20 August 2012, at Abbey Road Studios. The second and third films were recorded in New Zealand. Unlike with the Lord of the Rings, which only received an expanded release after 2005,

neg: Rob Inglis the music for the songs himself, some music was composed by Tolkien, and Claudia Howard of Recorded Books composed the rest. Rob Inglis Robert Inglis (born in 1933) is an actor, writer, journalist, critic and producer who has primarily worked in Australia and England. He is the narrator of the unabridged audiobook editions of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". Inglis was born in Australia but has lived and worked in England for many years. As of 2012, he lives in Somers Town, a district in central London. His plays include "Voyage of the

neg: Rob Inglis Rob Inglis Robert Inglis (born in 1933) is an actor, writer, journalist, critic and producer who has primarily worked in Australia and England. He is the narrator of the unabridged audiobook editions of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". Inglis was born in Australia but has lived and worked in England for many years. As of 2012, he lives in Somers Town, a district in central London. His plays include "Voyage of the Endeavour" (1965), based on the journal of Captain James Cook; "Canterbury Tales" (1968), dramatised readings from Chaucer; "Erf" (1971), a one-actor

neg: Gandalf Rings" (1955–1956), Heron Carvic in "The Hobbit" (1968), Bernard Mayes in "The Lord of the Rings" (1979) and Sir Michael Hordern in "The Lord of the Rings" (1981). John Huston voiced Gandalf in the animated films "The Hobbit" (1977) and "The Return of the King" (1980) produced by Rankin/Bass. William Squire voiced Gandalf in the animated film "The Lord of the Rings" (1978) directed by Ralph Bakshi. Ivan I. Krasko played Gandalf in the Soviet film adaptation "The Hobbit" (1985) Gandalf was portrayed by Vesa Vierikko in the Finnish television miniseries "Hobitit" (1993). Sir Ian McKellen portrayed Gandalf in "The

neg: Yorkshire dialect in Halifax", both from creator Sally Wainwright of Huddersfield, also heavily feature Yorkshire accents. In the HBO television adaptation of George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones", many of the characters from the North of Westeros speak with Yorkshire accents, matching the native dialect of Sean Bean, who plays Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark. Several of the dwarves in the Peter Jackson film adaptation of "The Hobbit", namely Thorin Oakenshield, Kíli and Fili, speak with Yorkshire accents. The character of the Fat Controller in the "Thomas and Friends" TV series, as voiced by Michael Angelis, has a broad Yorkshire accent. "On Ilkla

neg: Radagast (god)|Radegast]] is also the name of a deity in [[Slavic mythology]]. [[File:Radagast the Brown Hobbit promotional photo.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sylvester McCoy]] as Radagast in the "[[The Hobbit (film series)|Hobbit]]" film series.]] Radagast is not included in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|"The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy]]. Gandalf's escape from Orthanc is instead instigated by a moth that Gandalf uses to convey a message to the Eagles. In Jackson's "[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]", the character (played by [[Sylvester McCoy]]) is greatly fleshed out, compared to the original book in which he is mentioned only once. He is portrayed

neg: Christian Bermúdez Christian Bermúdez Christian de Jesús Bermúdez Gutiérrez (born 26 April 1987 in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl), commonly known as "El Hobbit", is a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cafetaleros de Tapachula on loan from Chiapas F.C. of the Liga MX. He made his debut with the national team on 16 April 2008 vs China PR national football team in Seattle, Washington, playing three minutes. Bermúdez is a very skillful midfielder, who since 2006 plays for Atlante. He can play as a forward and a midfielder. He is known as "The Hobbit" because of his short stature. On 18 December

neg: The Hobbit (film series) his role of Frodo Baggins in the project. As Frodo hadn't been born during the events of "The Hobbit", the inclusion of Frodo indicated that parts of the story would take place shortly before or during the events of "The Lord of the Rings". According to TheOneRing.net, "As readers of 'The Hobbit' know, the tale of 'The Downfall of The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit or There and Back Again,' are contained in the fictional 'Red Book of Westmarch.' In Peter Jackson's LOTR films, the book is shown on screen and written in by Bilbo and Frodo and

neg: The Hobbit and "feet of trees" in "The Hobbit" as a linguistic shifting in level from the inanimate to animate. Tolkien saw the idea of animism as closely linked to the emergence of human language and myth: "...The first men to talk of 'trees and stars' saw things very differently. To them, the world was alive with mythological beings... To them the whole of creation was 'myth-woven and elf-patterned'." As in plot and setting, Tolkien brings his literary theories to bear in forming characters and their interactions. He portrays Bilbo as a modern anachronism exploring an essentially antique world. Bilbo is able

neg: Elf (Middle-earth) of the Rings" Tolkien pretends to be merely the translator of Bilbo and Frodo's memoirs, collectively known as the "Red Book of Westmarch". He says that those names and terms in the work (as well in the earlier "The Hobbit") that appear in English are meant to be his purported translations from the Common Speech. Tolkien repeatedly expressed his misgivings concerning the name "elf" and its "associations of a kind that I should particularly desire not to be present [...] e.g. those of Drayton or of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"", for the purpose of translations stating his preference that "the

neg: The Hobbit (1977 film) proceeded to produce a television installment of "The Lord of the Rings", bringing back most of the animation team and voice cast. Taking elements from the last volume of "The Lord of the Rings" which had not been used by Bakshi, they developed the musical "The Return of the King". They were unable to provide continuity for the missing segments, developing instead a framing device in which both films begin and end with Bilbo's stay at Rivendell, connecting the later film directly to the better-received "Hobbit". The Hobbit (1977 film) The Hobbit is a 1977 American animated musical television special

neg: J. R. R. Tolkien and appendices for "The Lord of the Rings", during which time he received the constant support of the Inklings, in particular his closest friend C. S. Lewis, the author of "The Chronicles of Narnia". Both "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" are set against the background of "The Silmarillion", but in a time long after it. Tolkien at first intended "The Lord of the Rings" to be a children's tale in the style of "The Hobbit", but it quickly grew darker and more serious in the writing. Though a direct sequel to "The Hobbit", it addressed an older

neg: The Hobbit (film series) Jackson's producer, Harvey Weinstein, discovered that Saul Zaentz had production rights to "The Hobbit", but that distribution rights still belonged to United Artists (which had kept those rights, believing that filmmakers would prefer to adapt "The Hobbit" rather than "The Lord of the Rings"). The United Artists studio and its parent corporation Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was for sale in 2005, but Weinstein's attempts to buy the movie rights from the studio were unsuccessful. Weinstein asked Jackson to press on with adapting "The Lord of the Rings". Ultimately, "The Lord of the Rings" was produced by New Line Cinema, not the Weinsteins, and

neg: Gollum Gollum Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He was introduced in the 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", and became an important supporting character in its sequel, "The Lord of the Rings". Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk, who lived near the Gladden Fields. Originally known as Sméagol, he was corrupted by the One Ring and later named Gollum after his habit of making "a horrible swallowing noise in his throat". In Appendix F of "The Lord of the Rings", the name Sméagol is said to be a "translation" of the actual Middle-earth name

neg: Philippa Boyens as a young Hobbit in a flashback of the Old Took's party in the extended edition of "". Boyens first became a Tolkien fan as a child. When she came on board to help the writing team on "The Lord of the Rings", she had already read the book seven times. Philippa Boyens Philippa Boyens, MNZM, is a New Zealand screenwriter and producer who co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Jackson's films "The Lord of the Rings" series, "King Kong", "The Lovely Bones", and the three-part film "The Hobbit", all with Jackson and Fran Walsh. She, Jackson, and Walsh won the

neg: The Hobbit (film series) Hobbit" as part of The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game. The company has had rights to produce miniatures from the original book for some years but has not released any lines, save for a stand-alone game based on the Battle of Five Armies, with original designs not related to "The Lord of the Rings" films. While a number of companies were vying for "The Hobbit" deal, Warner Bros. Consumer Products awarded the license to Bridge Direct partly because some of its execs and staffers had worked on "The Lord of the Rings" toy line during their tenure at

neg: MorgenGrauen MorgenGrauen MorgenGrauen, abbreviated MG, is a German-language MUD, a text-based online role-playing game, founded in 1992 and opened to the public in 1993. It is noted as popular in the MUD world, described at times as having an average of around 100 players online per day, with some days seeing 220 players. It bills itself, and has been noted by others, as the world's largest German-speaking MUD. Its name means "Dawn", or specifically and literally "morning-gray", the dawn twilight. "MorgenGrauen" takes place in a medieval fantasy setting. Players may choose between the human, elf, dwarf, hobbit, goblin, dark elf and

neg: Orc (Middle-earth) the Orc hierarchy in Mordor plays a pivotal role in both the story and gameplay, and some orc dialogue mentions being born from "vats". Orc (Middle-earth) In J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings, Orcs are a race of creatures who are used as soldiers and henchmen by both the greater and lesser villains of "The Silmarillion", "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings"—Morgoth, Sauron and Saruman. Although not entirely dim-witted and occasionally crafty, they are portrayed as miserable beings, hating everyone including themselves and their masters, whom they serve out of fear. They make no beautiful things, but rather

neg: The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight players can store money which will be available even if the party is defeated and the game is restarted), and "casinos" where players can try their luck at a blackjack-like game (not implemented in the PC version). Characters can be imported from "The Bard's Tale", "" (on Apple II versions), "", or created from scratch and trained in Tangramayne's "starter maze". Players can create a party of up to seven active characters; additional characters can be created and stored at the "Adventurer's Guild" in each city. They can be created as a "human", "elf", "dwarf", "hobbit", "half-elf", "half-orc", or "gnome".

neg: Sword World RPG Five major races (Human, Dwarf, Elf, Half-Elf and GrassRunner) can become PCs. GrassRunners are a diminutive race similar to a hobbit or halfling. The game uses only two 6-sided dice, as other polyhedral dice aren't common in Japan. Each 2d6 dice roll is translated into a more wide range of random numbers by using a "rating table". The rating table is used for damage rolls, damage reduction rolls and such. An excerpt of the rating table follows. Key number is equal to weapon/armor's requirement strength, or power of spell. Heavier weapon/armor is stronger. Sword World's setting, "Forcelia", includes Lodoss Island

neg: Hobbit Day Hobbit Day Hobbit Day is a name used for September 22 in reference to its being the birthday of the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, two fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's popular set of books "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". Bilbo was born in the year of 2890 and Frodo in the year of 2968 in the Third Age (1290 and 1368 respectively in Shire-Reckoning.) Tolkien Week is the week containing Hobbit Day. The American Tolkien Society first proclaimed Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week in 1978, and defines them as this: "Tolkien Week is observed

neg: Hobbit (word) own account, the coining of the name "hobbit" was a spontaneous flash of intuition. When he was busy grading examination papers, the word popped into his mind, not in isolation but as part of an entire sentence, which was to become the incipit of "The Hobbit", "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." Tolkien etymologized the name "hobbit" as the regular Modern English outcome of a hypothetical Old English "*hol-bytla" "hole builder". Within the linguistic fiction of "The Lord of the Rings", the English etymology of Old English "hol-bytlan" → Modern English "hobbit" is the supposed translation

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King End. In the film, however, all of the Hobbits travel with Gandalf to the Havens to find the Elves waiting there, including Celeborn, who remains in Middle-Earth in the book. When Sam returns to the Shire, he isn't shown to live in Bag End (where he dwells with Rose in the book), but in a different Hobbit-hole of his own. "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy is unusual in that it was, up until the release of Jackson's prequel trilogy "The Hobbit", the only series whose separate instalments were written and shot simultaneously (excluding pick up shoots). Jackson found

neg: Lord of the Rings (board game) was later published by Fantasy Flight Games. The board game was highly unusual when it was published, because it is a cooperative board game — each player plays a hobbit in the party, and the party will succeed or fail as a group to destroy the One Ring, thus winning or losing the game. Game play is centered on advancement through a series of scenarios corresponding to the adventures of the books. Players turn tiles and play cards in order to move forward, and collect and spend tokens to avoid advancement toward the Dark Lord Sauron. In dire situations, tokens

neg: Hans Tórgarð Hans Tórgarð Hans Christoffer Wenningsted Tórgarð (born 1969), better known as Hans Tórgarð, is a Faroese actor, director and dramatist. In the Faroe Islands he is mainly known for acting on stage and for his work as a voice actor in Faroese radio plays and children's TV-series translated into Faroese. In 2015 and 2016 he plays the role as Dvalinn in the Icelandic TV-series "Trapped". Tórgarð grew up in Kvívík, Faroe Islands. His father was Axel Tórgarð, a priest and translator, he translated among other works the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "the Hobbit" into Faroese. Tórgarð's sisters Ria

neg: Douglas A. Anderson Douglas A. Anderson Douglas Allen Anderson (born 1959) is a writer and editor on the subjects of fantasy and medieval literature, specializing in textual analysis of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. His first published book was "The Annotated Hobbit" (1988), which grew out of a study of the revisions made by Tolkien to the various editions of "The Hobbit" following the publication of "The Lord of the Rings". "The Annotated Hobbit" won the Mythopoeic Award for scholarship. A revised edition was published in 2002. Anderson's textual studies of "The Lord of the Rings" are the core of the

neg: Douglas A. Anderson Hodgson. Books written or edited by Anderson include: Douglas A. Anderson Douglas Allen Anderson (born 1959) is a writer and editor on the subjects of fantasy and medieval literature, specializing in textual analysis of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. His first published book was "The Annotated Hobbit" (1988), which grew out of a study of the revisions made by Tolkien to the various editions of "The Hobbit" following the publication of "The Lord of the Rings". "The Annotated Hobbit" won the Mythopoeic Award for scholarship. A revised edition was published in 2002. Anderson's textual studies of "The Lord

neg: Dáinn (Norse dwarf) the "Völuspá" and in a stanza by Sigvatr Þórðarson. But in the "Hávamál" he is said to be an elf who carved the runes: ""Odin for Aesir, and Dain for the elves, Dvalin for the dwarfs, Asvid for the giants, I myself carve some"". ~~Havamal 143 In the constellations of Norse mythology there is also a constellation named after Dain, one that resembles a deer. It is considered as an elven name. Whereas there is also a constellation named Dvalin, which is considered a dwarf name and constellation. In "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien, Dáin II Ironfoot is

neg: Legolas Legolas Legolas (pronounced ) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is a Sindarin Elf of the Woodland Realm and one of nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring. Legolas was the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood, who appears as "the Elvenking" in "The Hobbit". Thranduil ruled over the Silvan Elves or "Wood-elves" of Mirkwood. Although he lived among the Silvan Elves, Legolas was not one himself. His father Thranduil had originally come from Lindon; he and his son were actually Sindar, or "Grey Elves", called in the singular

neg: Tauriel Tauriel Tauriel is a fictional character from Peter Jackson's feature film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". The character does not appear in the original book, but was created by Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh as an expansion of material adapted from the book, and first appears in the second and third films in that trilogy, "" and "". She is a Woodland Elf whose name has been translated as "Daughter of the forest", and is the head of the Mirkwood Elven guard. She is played by Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly, who was nominated for several awards for

neg: Evangeline Lilly "Real Steel". Despite having turned down a number of film offers, she traveled to Los Angeles to get the part after director Shawn Levy sent her the script. Levy said: "She's magnificent to look at, she's soulful, and she's sexy. I needed someone who you believed had grown up in a man's world. Bailey needed to have a strength and a toughness that was not at the expense of her being womanly." In 2012, Lilly was cast as the Mirkwood elf Tauriel in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". The character, which does not appear

neg: Elf (Middle-earth) and desire to go to Valinor, where the Valar originally sheltered their kind. Those who wish to leave for the Undying Lands often go by boats provided at the Grey Havens, where Círdan the Shipwright dwells with his folk. Despite Tolkien's statements in "The Hobbit" that Elves (and Hobbits) have no beards, Círdan in fact has a beard, which appears to be an anomaly and a simple oversight. However, Tolkien later devised at least three "cycles of life" for Elves around 1960; Círdan had a beard because he was in his third cycle of life. (Mahtan, Nerdanel's father, had a

neg: Hobbit Marvellous Land of Snergs" "was probably an unconscious source-book for the Hobbits" and he told an interviewer that the word "hobbit" "might have been associated with Sinclair Lewis's Babbitt" (like hobbits, George Babbitt enjoys the comforts of his home). However, Tolkien claims that he started "The Hobbit" suddenly, without premeditation, in the midst of grading a set of student essay exams, writing on a blank piece of paper: "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit". While "The Hobbit" introduced this comfortable race to the world, it is only in writing "The Lord of the Rings" that Tolkien

neg: Early American editions of The Hobbit this is "not" the order the maps appear, but, rather, the order stated in the List of Illustrations. In all first editions the Wilderland map appears as the front paste-down. ††Earliest confirmed date as seen in publisher's records, owner's inscriptions, or library stamps. Tolkien began work on "The Lord of the Rings" in the years after "The Hobbit's" publication. As the story evolved, Tolkien realized he needed to change how Bilbo and Gollum interacted in "The Hobbit" to suit the plot of "The Lord of the Rings". Allen & Unwin prepared a new edition of "The Hobbit" for release in

neg: The Hobbit (film series) The Hobbit (film series) The Hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the 1937 novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to "The Return of the King", which expand on the story told in "The Hobbit", as well as new material and characters written especially for the films. Together they act as a prequel to Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The films are subtitled "" (2012), "" (2013), and "" (2014). The screenplay

neg: Red Book of Westmarch Hobbit" were rewritten for "The Lord of the Rings". "The Hobbit" was later revised for consistency. Tolkien explains the discrepancies as Bilbo's lies (influenced by the ring, now the sinister One Ring). Tolkien also said the original version of the "Red Book" contained the story of Bilbo's journey from the first edition of "the Hobbit". Beginning with the Thain's Book, later copies of the "Red Book" contained, as an alternative, the true account (from notes from Frodo and Sam). Tolkien says neither hobbit seemed willing "to delete anything actually written by the old hobbit himself." In Peter Jackson's "", "There

neg: Gollum traits belong to Gollum, who should never be confused with Sméagol. Sméagol would never dream of wielding power over those weaker than himself. He is not a bully. In fact, he is very loveable." Elijah Wood, who portrayed Frodo in Jackson's films, called the incident "horrifying". Gollum Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He was introduced in the 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", and became an important supporting character in its sequel, "The Lord of the Rings". Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk, who lived near the Gladden Fields. Originally known as Sméagol,

neg: Sylvester McCoy 1997, recording new audio for the video game "". McCoy began filming for "The Hobbit", A three-part adaptation of the book, in 2011. He portrays the wizard Radagast, alongside fellow "King Lear" actor Ian McKellen who reprises his role as Gandalf. Although the character of Radagast is only alluded to in "The Hobbit", and only a minor character in "The Lord of the Rings", the part was expanded for the films. Sylvester has two sons one of whom is Sam Kent-Smith, who was a 3D artist on the "Doctor Who" video game "". Sylvester McCoy Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James

neg: Music of The Hobbit film series Returning: Themes for Smaug Themes for the Dwarves Themes for Laketown Themes for Dol Guldur New themes While revisiting the themes from the Lord of the Rings, Howard Shore also made a unique choice to return to hitherto singular musical expressions, such as the music heard when Bilbo gives Frodo the Mithril vest, thereby turning them into themes, after the fact. This technique allowed him to use The Hobbit scores in order to inform the music of the Lord of the Rings without rescoring and keeping both trilogies similarly dense with themes by using The Hobbit to "add" themes into

neg: Lego The Hobbit (video game) game's visuals and humor based on Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy but criticized the disjointed story, sameness of characters and the ending. Lego The Hobbit (video game) Lego The Hobbit is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales. The game was released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on 8 April 2014 in North America, and 11 April in Europe. The game is a follow-up to "Lego The Lord of the Rings" based on the first two "Hobbit" films; "" and "". It was released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS,

neg: Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien (1980); earlier they had made a TV animation of "The Hobbit" (1977). "The Lord of the Rings" was adapted as a trilogy of films (2001–03), directed by Peter Jackson. "The Hobbit" was also adapted as a trilogy (2012–14), with some elements adapted from "The Return of the King"'s Appendices. The split of Tolkien's works between Tolkien Enterprises and the Tolkien Estate means that none of the Tolkien Enterprises' products can include source material from outside "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", and therefore a film or stage version of "The Silmarillion" is highly unlikely. Comparisons have been made

neg: Rohan (Middle-earth) Rohirric "Holbytlan" (hole builders). These names are also translations of the original Westron "Kuduk" (Hobbit) and Rohirric "kûd-dûkan" (hole dweller). In "The Two Towers", chapter 6, the Riders of Rohan are introduced before they are seen, by Aragorn, who chants in the language of the Rohirrim words "in a slow tongue unknown to the Elf and the Dwarf", a lai that Legolas senses "is laden with the sadness of Mortal Men". To achieve a resonant sense of the lost past, the now-legendary time of a peaceful alliance of the Horse-lords with the city of Gondor, Tolkien has adapted lines of

neg: The Woods Out Back manufacturing factory. Every day he has the same boring routine. Gary constantly refers to "The Hobbit" as his favorite book and reads it all the time. In the blueberry patch that is near his house through a steadily receding woodline, he sees a pixie holding a small bow before he passes out on the ground. He then awakes in the mystical forest of Tir'na'nog in the presence of the leprechaun Mickey McMickey. After being seduced by a nymph (Leshiye), he is rescued by the elf Kelsenellenelvial Gil-Ravardy (Kelsey for short), who takes Gary on a quest to re-forge the spear

neg: Bret McKenzie latest work has seen him write the lyrics to the 2016 Sainsburys Christmas advert featuring James Corden on vocals. As an actor, he portrayed Lindir 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 small character who originally appears in the book of "The Fellowship of the Ring". McKenzie was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a former member

neg: Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge in : the Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Hobbit, Faerie, Lizardman, Dracon (a half-Human, half-Dragon), Rawulf (anthropomorphic dogs), Felpurr (anthropomorphic cats) and Mook (aliens that resemble Sasquatch, or the Wookiees from "Star Wars"). They have come upon a castle that has been abandoned for over a hundred years, and which is rumored to contain the Cosmic Forge, a pen said to control the destiny of time and space. It is said that whatever is written with the pen becomes instantly true. Additionally, nobody knows what became of the King, Queen and Wizard who once lived there. Once the party enters the

neg: The Hobbit (2003 video game) them to stone. As Bilbo searches for supplies in their cave, he meets an injured elf, Lianna (Jennifer Hale), who he assists by finding her healing potion. He also finds a dagger, which he calls Sting. The party then move on to the Elven city of Rivendell, where Elrond tells them of a secret entrance into the Lonely Mountain. They then head to the Misty Mountains. During the night, they are attacked by goblins, and Bilbo is knocked unconscious. He awakens alone and lost. As he wanders through the underground passages, he finds a ring, and encounters a creature named

neg: Wizard (Middle-earth) trilogies, three of the Istari are featured as characters: Saruman (portrayed by Christopher Lee), Gandalf (played by Ian McKellen), and Radagast (portrayed by Sylvester McCoy). Gandalf mentions the two Blue Wizards in "", but comments that he cannot recall their names; this is a reference to the fact that they went unnamed in both "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". In "The Hobbit" films, it is Radagast who first discovers the presence of the Necromancer at Dol Guldur, and alerts Gandalf who in turn informs the White Council, including Saruman. Gandalf is quick to deduce the Necromancer's true

neg: Bilbo Baggins Bilbo Baggins Bilbo Baggins is the title character and protagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit", as well as a supporting character in "The Lord of the Rings". In Tolkien's narrative conceit, in which all the writings of Middle-earth are translations from the fictitious volume of "The Red Book of Westmarch", Bilbo is the author of "The Hobbit" and translator of various "works from the elvish" (as mentioned in the end of "The Return of the King"). In "The Hobbit", Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit in comfortable middle age, was hired as a "burglar" –despite his initial objections–

neg: Timothy McGee which are clever but not demeaning (McGPS, McProof, The Great McOz), some which are mocking (McLawyer, McGiggle, McGoo, McNerd, McFlowerPower), some of which seem irrelevant (McTim), and some intended to deliberately cause offense (Baldy McBald). When Tony discovers that McGee's online gaming name was "Elf Lord", it is often referenced by the team members through jokes and light-hearted teasing; Gibbs has occasionally called him Elf Lord in Season 5. As with most new agents who had experience with Gibbs, McGee finds him difficult to work with due to his unorthodox management style and unpredictable temperament, with Tony constantly giving him

neg: The Hobbit (film series) was written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro, who was originally chosen to direct before his departure from the project. The films take place in the fictional world of Middle-earth sixty years before the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings", and follow hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who is convinced by the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) to accompany thirteen dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). The films also expand upon certain elements from the novel and

neg: Hobbit Day as the calendar week containing September 22, which is always observed as Hobbit Day", but acknowledges that Hobbit Day pre-dates their designation. Due to the discrepancies between the Shire calendar and the Gregorian calendar there is some debate about when to celebrate Hobbit Day, since the actual birthday would be between September 12 and 14 the Gregorian calendar, as explained in the appendices of "The Lord of the Rings". "The Fellowship of the Ring" opened with a celebration of Bilbo's birthday. It was a large party with food, fireworks, dancing and much merriment. Some Tolkien fans celebrate by having parties

neg: Tolkien's legendarium instead asked Tolkien to write a sequel to "The Hobbit". Tolkien began to revise "The Silmarillion", but soon turned to the sequel, which became "The Lord of the Rings". Writing "The Lord of the Rings" during the 1940s, Tolkien was attempting to address the dilemma of creating a narrative consistent with a "sequel" of the published "The Hobbit" and a desire to present a more comprehensive view of its background. He renewed work on "The Silmarillion" after completing "The Lord of the Rings", and he greatly desired to publish the two works together. When it became clear that would not

neg: Early American editions of The Hobbit their jackets. Houghton Mifflin Co. of Boston and New York published the first American edition of "The Hobbit" in spring of 1938 following its September, 1937 debut in the United Kingdom from George Allen & Unwin LTD. For this first edition Houghton Mifflin printed the sheets in the United States, a practice they abandoned in later printings of "The Hobbit" and all printings of "The Lord of the Rings" until the mid-1960s. Some consider the first American edition of "The Hobbit" to be the most beautifully designed of any edition. Houghton Mifflin chose to print it in a larger size

neg: The Hobbit (pub) R. R. Tolkien; other public houses with the same name exist or have existed in Weston-super-Mare, Monyash (now renamed) and Sowerby Bridge. It won the Best Pub award at the "Southern Daily Echo"'s "Best Bar None" event in 2007. In December 2007 it was forced to close for two weeks as a result of an administrative error, during which time the pub was refurbished. Many drinks served at The Hobbit are named after characters from Tolkien's novels "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". Although The Hobbit does not have a kitchen, a new Caribbean food franchise was introduced

neg: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey a two-film adaptation of "The Hobbit", which was to be directed by Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro left the project in May 2010, after about two years of working with Jackson and his production team, due to delays caused in part by financial problems at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Jackson was announced as director that October. "The Hobbit" films were produced back to back, like "The Lord of the Rings" films. Principal photography for "The Hobbit" films began on 21 March 2011 in New Zealand and ended on 6 July 2012, after 266 days of filming. Pick-ups for "An Unexpected Journey" were filmed

neg: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson and produced by WingNut Films in collaboration with New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and is the second installment in the three-part film series based on the novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The film was preceded by "" (2012) and followed by "" (2014); together they operate as a prequel to Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The film follows the titular character Bilbo Baggins

neg: The Quest of Erebor receptive to meeting the Hobbit. The story serves several purposes for readers. Since "The Hobbit" is written almost entirely from the perspective of Bilbo Baggins and contains little that he does not directly experience or at least witness, "The Quest of Erebor" provides additional insight into the events during and preceding the story. It provides an explanation of why Gandalf wished to include Bilbo in Thorin's business, and why the Dwarves were willing to accept him. This assists in placing "The Hobbit" on a more equal footing with "The Lord of the Rings"; as "The Hobbit" is essentially a children's

neg: The Other Change of Hobbit The Other Change of Hobbit The Other Change of Hobbit (sometimes abbreviated TOCOH) is a science fiction and fantasy bookstore, formerly located in Berkeley, California and then El Cerrito; it no longer has a physical location. It was founded in 1977, the same weekend that "Star Wars" opened. It has been the site of numerous author appearances. The founding partners were science fiction fans Dave Nee, Debbie Notkin, and Tom Whitmore. The store is named after the Hobbits from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings". The store database has over 20,000 titles. Nee, Notkin, and Whitmore had