Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 14:10:45 GMT -5
Ghân-buri-Ghân Ghan-buri-Ghan
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Chieftain of the Druedain during the War of the Ring. Ghan-buri-Ghan lived in the Druadan Forest in Gondor. His people were among the last remnants of the race of Men who called themselves the Drughu. By outsiders they were known as Druedain or the Wild Men; the Rohirrim called them the Woses.
Like others of his kind, Ghan-buri-Ghan was short and broad with a flat face and dark eyes. He had a wispy beard and wore only a grass skirt. Ghan-buri-Ghan had a deep voice and was able to speak the Common Speech in addition to his own language.
On March 13, 3019, Ghan-buri-Ghan met with King Theoden of Rohan in the Druadan Forest. Ghan-buri-Ghan told the King that Minas Tirith was besieged and that Enemy forces held the Great West Road. He offered to show the Rohirrim a secret way through the Stonewain Valley to the Pelennor Fields. All he asked in return was that the Rohirrim leave his people alone and no longer hunt them like animals.
Ghan-buri-Ghan walked beside the King as he and his guides led the Rohirrim safely through the woods. They came to the Grey Wood on the eastern side of the Druadan Forest on the afternoon of March 14. Ghan-buri-Ghan's scouts reported that the Rammas Echor - the wall surrounding the Pelennor Fields - had been knocked down and that the approach was lightly guarded. Ghan-buri-Ghan then bowed to King Theoden and touched his head to the ground.
Before he departed, Ghan-buri-Ghan announced that he sensed a change in the air. When the Rohirrim rode onto the Pelennnor Fields on March 15, a fresh wind came from the Sea and the Darkness of the Enemy lifted; that same wind brought Aragorn in the Corsairs' ships up the Anduin to Minas Tirith.
After the War of the Ring on July 19, Aragorn, King Elessar decreed that the Druadan Forest would thereafter belong to Ghan-buri-Ghan and his people and that no man could enter it without their permission.
Names & Etymology:
Ghân-buri-Ghân is a name of unknown meaning in the language of the Druedain. He was also called simply Ghân.
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Ride of the Rohirrim," p. 105-109; "Many Partings," p. 254
Unfinished Tales: "The Druedain," p. 382-85
Mouth of Sauron Bruce Spence as the Mouth of Sauron
in the New Line film
Emissary of Sauron. The Mouth of Sauron was a living Man who spoke on behalf of Sauron. His true name is not known, for not even he remembered it. His rank was Lieutenant of the Tower of Barad-dur. The Mouth of Sauron was tall and wore black robes and a high black helm and he rode a monstrous-looking horse.
The Mouth of Sauron was of the race of Black Numenoreans - Men who were corrupted by Sauron in the Second Age. It is said that the Mouth of Sauron "entered the service of the Dark Tower when it first rose again" (RotK, p. 164), but there is some question as to what this means.
Some say this refers to Sauron's return to Barad-dur in 3320 of the Second Age after the fall of Numenor. This would mean that the Mouth of Sauron was over 3,000 years old at the time of the War of the Ring, and that he had somehow prolonged his life by unnatural means.
Others believe that the Mouth of Sauron was a descendant of the original Black Numenoreans, and that he entered Sauron's service when the Dark Lord rebuilt Barad-dur in 2951 of the Third Age - 68 years before the War of the Ring.
The Mouth of Sauron was cruel and cunning. He learned sorcery from Sauron and he became familiar with the Dark Lord's mind. He rose through the ranks and became one of Sauron's most trusted servants. If Sauron had won the War of the Ring, the Mouth of Sauron would have been given Isengard and from there he would have subjugated Gondor and Rohan as part of Sauron's domain.
On March 25, 3019, the Captains of the West came to the Black Gate, and the Mouth of Sauron came forth to meet them. He laughed and spoke scornfully to Aragorn, yet when Aragorn looked into his eyes, the Mouth of Sauron was afraid. The Mouth of Sauron then showed them three items that had been taken from Frodo Baggins while he was imprisoned in the Tower of Cirith Ungol: Frodo's mithril shirt and his Elven cloak and Sam's sword of Westernesse.
"Dwarf-coat, elf-cloak, blade of the downfallen West, and spy from the little rat-land of the Shire - nay, do not start! We know it well - here are the marks of a conspiracy. Now, maybe he that bore these things was a creature that you would not grieve to lose, and maybe otherwise: one dear to you, perhaps? If so, take swift counsel with what little wit is left to you. For Sauron does not love spies, and what his fate shall be depends now on your choice."
The Return of the King: "The Black Gate Opens," p. 166
The Mouth of Sauron laughed at the Captains' dismay and he said that the prisoner would endure years of torment unless they surrendered and agreed to Sauron's terms: That all lands east of the Anduin would be Sauron's realm and that Gondor and Rohan would be subject to the rule of Mordor. Gandalf demanded to see Frodo, and the Mouth of Sauron hesistated before refusing. Then Gandalf took the tokens from the Mouth of Sauron and utterly rejected the terms of surrender.
The Mouth of Sauron was amazed and angered, but looking at the faces of the Captains of the West he became terrified, and he fled back through the Black Gate. His minions sounded their horns in a prearranged signal, and Sauron's forces emerged from the Black Gate. The Battle of the Morannon was fought until the Ring was destroyed and Sauron was defeated. It is not known what became of the Mouth of Sauron; he may have perished in the fighting or in the ruin of Mordor, or he may have fled far away.
Names & Etymology:
Also called the Lieutenant of the Tower of Barad-dur and the Messenger of Mordor.
He was called the Mouth of Sauron because he spoke on Sauron's behalf.
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Black Gate Opens," p. 164-67
Decipher Card designed by Weta
Chieftain of the Druedain during the War of the Ring. Ghan-buri-Ghan lived in the Druadan Forest in Gondor. His people were among the last remnants of the race of Men who called themselves the Drughu. By outsiders they were known as Druedain or the Wild Men; the Rohirrim called them the Woses.
Like others of his kind, Ghan-buri-Ghan was short and broad with a flat face and dark eyes. He had a wispy beard and wore only a grass skirt. Ghan-buri-Ghan had a deep voice and was able to speak the Common Speech in addition to his own language.
On March 13, 3019, Ghan-buri-Ghan met with King Theoden of Rohan in the Druadan Forest. Ghan-buri-Ghan told the King that Minas Tirith was besieged and that Enemy forces held the Great West Road. He offered to show the Rohirrim a secret way through the Stonewain Valley to the Pelennor Fields. All he asked in return was that the Rohirrim leave his people alone and no longer hunt them like animals.
Ghan-buri-Ghan walked beside the King as he and his guides led the Rohirrim safely through the woods. They came to the Grey Wood on the eastern side of the Druadan Forest on the afternoon of March 14. Ghan-buri-Ghan's scouts reported that the Rammas Echor - the wall surrounding the Pelennor Fields - had been knocked down and that the approach was lightly guarded. Ghan-buri-Ghan then bowed to King Theoden and touched his head to the ground.
Before he departed, Ghan-buri-Ghan announced that he sensed a change in the air. When the Rohirrim rode onto the Pelennnor Fields on March 15, a fresh wind came from the Sea and the Darkness of the Enemy lifted; that same wind brought Aragorn in the Corsairs' ships up the Anduin to Minas Tirith.
After the War of the Ring on July 19, Aragorn, King Elessar decreed that the Druadan Forest would thereafter belong to Ghan-buri-Ghan and his people and that no man could enter it without their permission.
Names & Etymology:
Ghân-buri-Ghân is a name of unknown meaning in the language of the Druedain. He was also called simply Ghân.
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Ride of the Rohirrim," p. 105-109; "Many Partings," p. 254
Unfinished Tales: "The Druedain," p. 382-85
Mouth of Sauron Bruce Spence as the Mouth of Sauron
in the New Line film
Emissary of Sauron. The Mouth of Sauron was a living Man who spoke on behalf of Sauron. His true name is not known, for not even he remembered it. His rank was Lieutenant of the Tower of Barad-dur. The Mouth of Sauron was tall and wore black robes and a high black helm and he rode a monstrous-looking horse.
The Mouth of Sauron was of the race of Black Numenoreans - Men who were corrupted by Sauron in the Second Age. It is said that the Mouth of Sauron "entered the service of the Dark Tower when it first rose again" (RotK, p. 164), but there is some question as to what this means.
Some say this refers to Sauron's return to Barad-dur in 3320 of the Second Age after the fall of Numenor. This would mean that the Mouth of Sauron was over 3,000 years old at the time of the War of the Ring, and that he had somehow prolonged his life by unnatural means.
Others believe that the Mouth of Sauron was a descendant of the original Black Numenoreans, and that he entered Sauron's service when the Dark Lord rebuilt Barad-dur in 2951 of the Third Age - 68 years before the War of the Ring.
The Mouth of Sauron was cruel and cunning. He learned sorcery from Sauron and he became familiar with the Dark Lord's mind. He rose through the ranks and became one of Sauron's most trusted servants. If Sauron had won the War of the Ring, the Mouth of Sauron would have been given Isengard and from there he would have subjugated Gondor and Rohan as part of Sauron's domain.
On March 25, 3019, the Captains of the West came to the Black Gate, and the Mouth of Sauron came forth to meet them. He laughed and spoke scornfully to Aragorn, yet when Aragorn looked into his eyes, the Mouth of Sauron was afraid. The Mouth of Sauron then showed them three items that had been taken from Frodo Baggins while he was imprisoned in the Tower of Cirith Ungol: Frodo's mithril shirt and his Elven cloak and Sam's sword of Westernesse.
"Dwarf-coat, elf-cloak, blade of the downfallen West, and spy from the little rat-land of the Shire - nay, do not start! We know it well - here are the marks of a conspiracy. Now, maybe he that bore these things was a creature that you would not grieve to lose, and maybe otherwise: one dear to you, perhaps? If so, take swift counsel with what little wit is left to you. For Sauron does not love spies, and what his fate shall be depends now on your choice."
The Return of the King: "The Black Gate Opens," p. 166
The Mouth of Sauron laughed at the Captains' dismay and he said that the prisoner would endure years of torment unless they surrendered and agreed to Sauron's terms: That all lands east of the Anduin would be Sauron's realm and that Gondor and Rohan would be subject to the rule of Mordor. Gandalf demanded to see Frodo, and the Mouth of Sauron hesistated before refusing. Then Gandalf took the tokens from the Mouth of Sauron and utterly rejected the terms of surrender.
The Mouth of Sauron was amazed and angered, but looking at the faces of the Captains of the West he became terrified, and he fled back through the Black Gate. His minions sounded their horns in a prearranged signal, and Sauron's forces emerged from the Black Gate. The Battle of the Morannon was fought until the Ring was destroyed and Sauron was defeated. It is not known what became of the Mouth of Sauron; he may have perished in the fighting or in the ruin of Mordor, or he may have fled far away.
Names & Etymology:
Also called the Lieutenant of the Tower of Barad-dur and the Messenger of Mordor.
He was called the Mouth of Sauron because he spoke on Sauron's behalf.
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Black Gate Opens," p. 164-67
