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	**'''Haradrim of Near Harad/Far Harad''': Tribesmen of the deserts and jungles of Harad. Like the Easterlings they lived under the sway of Sauron, but earlier in their history they also suffered under the dominion of the King’s Men of Numenor (who became the Black Númenóreans and Corsairs of Umbar); this would give them a pre-existing hatred for the descendants of Númenor. Also like the Easterlings, some had allied with the Blue Wizards and refused to fight for Sauron. The Southron's usage of heavy cavalry and scimitars at the battle of the Pelennor Fields suggests a Saracen-like aspect; which together with the inclusion of the tribal and African elements suggested by Sigelhearwan; implies that the Haradrim are organized in an empire-like fashion held together with tribal confederacies. Though in the books they initially keep fighting ''even after Sauron is beaten'' (which the men of Gondor and Rohan actually respect), they're implied to eventually live in peace with the other kingdoms of Men after Aragorn lets them have Sauron's now empty lands as their own.		**'''Haradrim of Near Harad/Far Harad''': Tribesmen of the deserts and jungles of Harad. Like the Easterlings they lived under the sway of Sauron, but earlier in their history they also suffered under the dominion of the King’s Men of Numenor (who became the Black Númenóreans and Corsairs of Umbar); this would give them a pre-existing hatred for the descendants of Númenor. Also like the Easterlings, some had allied with the Blue Wizards and refused to fight for Sauron. The Southron's usage of heavy cavalry and scimitars at the battle of the Pelennor Fields suggests a Saracen-like aspect; which together with the inclusion of the tribal and African elements suggested by Sigelhearwan; implies that the Haradrim are organized in an empire-like fashion held together with tribal confederacies. Though in the books they initially keep fighting ''even after Sauron is beaten'' (which the men of Gondor and Rohan actually respect), they're implied to eventually live in peace with the other kingdoms of Men after Aragorn lets them have Sauron's now empty lands as their own.
	**'''Men of Khand/Variags of Khand''': Of all the Men under Sauron’s rule we know about Khand the least, other than that they were horsemen who attacked Gondor, it is not even clear as to whether the nomadic horsemen natives and Variags are the same or separate peoples, although the etymology of the word ''Variag'' being derived from the Russian word for ''Varangian'' implies that the Variags are viking-like mercenaries in some fashion, and thus are separate (and possibly even foreign) peoples.		**'''Men of Khand/Variags of Khand''': Of all the Men under Sauron’s rule we know about Khand the least, other than that they were horsemen who attacked Gondor, it is not even clear as to whether the nomadic horsemen natives and Variags are the same or separate peoples, although the etymology of the word ''Variag'' being derived from the Russian word for ''Varangian'' implies that the Variags are viking-like mercenaries in some fashion, and thus are separate (and possibly even foreign) peoples.
			*'''The Nazgûl''': The Nazgûl were the nine holders of the Rings of Men and as such, bound to Saurons will. They were his foremost Lieutanants ever since they fell into his grasp and powerful foes. Tolkien left their origins deliberately vague, the only details that were given that they were once Kings of Men who couldn't withstand the temptation of the Rings giving them limitless power and immortality and that they first appeared in the second age, where they already lead Saurons Armies against the Free People. Their appearance and powers are tied to Saurons influence in the world, but also to proximity to the One Ring. Fellowship describes the Nazgûls appearance during the chase to Rivendell as those of imposing riders wearing black robes and riding tortured, wicked horses. Their foremost power was their unnatural incorporealness, which was distinct from those of normal Undead like those that haunted the Barrow-Downs and instilled a strong sense of primal fear and disgust in everyone in their presence. When their powers were at their strongest, during the Siege of Gondor, they could weaken the resolve of even their most stalwart opponents by merely being in their vicinity. They are, however, not invulnerable, the Dúnedain blood of Aragorn gave him a natural immunity against their aura of dread, for example. They could be slain and wounded like most creatures of Middle-Earth, the right weapon provided and held a strong aversion to running water. The books tip-toe around the question if they could be killed permanently as long as Sauron was around; Elrond swept them away by conjuring up a massive tidal flood from the river Bruinen, from which they recovered after some time, but the Witch-King was explicitly stated to have been killed permanently by Eówyn and Merry at the height of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. All but two of them were never named, which is where many apocryphal authors insert their own version of Nazgûl origin stories into their narratives.

	==Elves==		==Elves==

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	** '''The New Ring''': Exclusive to the Shadow of Mordor continuity. Forged by Celebrimbor's wraith with help from Talion for the purpose of beating Sauron at his own game. Tolkien actually said that doing this would just create another Sauron, and sure enough, Talion's use of The New Ring doesn't end well for him at all. Appearance wise, it's basically a palette swap of the One Ring, being silver with glowing blue runes instead of gold with glowing orange ones.		** '''The New Ring''': Exclusive to the Shadow of Mordor continuity. Forged by Celebrimbor's wraith with help from Talion for the purpose of beating Sauron at his own game. Tolkien actually said that doing this would just create another Sauron, and sure enough, Talion's use of The New Ring doesn't end well for him at all. Appearance wise, it's basically a palette swap of the One Ring, being silver with glowing blue runes instead of gold with glowing orange ones.
	*'''Lesser Rings''': created before the Rings of Power by Celebrimbor and his smiths as practice. As the name implies, their powers are significantly more mundane. Gandalf had originally believed that the ring Bilbo found was one of the lesser rings since it was plain and didn't seem to confer many special abilities. Some of them likely were in Sauron's possession and given to his commanders.		*'''Lesser Rings''': created before the Rings of Power by Celebrimbor and his smiths as practice. As the name implies, their powers are significantly more mundane. Gandalf had originally believed that the ring Bilbo found was one of the lesser rings since it was plain and didn't seem to confer many special abilities. Some of them likely were in Sauron's possession and given to his commanders.
	*'''Palantiri''': The seeing stones. There were seven in total that Elendil brought over from Númenor when he landed in Middle-Earth. They were perfect spheres made of black stone and rumoured to have been created by Fëanor himself. The Palantiri were the key to the early dominance of the Dúnedain in Middle-Earth; with them, they could keep a watch over large swaths of the world and communicate with their kin in far away lands. Using a Palantir is a daunting and esoteric task that was not well understood even when knowledge of the existence of the stones was relatively common (emphasis on relative, the existence of the Palantiri was one of the closest held secrets of the Dúnedain) and as a result, the mileage one could get out of them varied wildly, generally speaking, they responded best to people the stones thought were their rightful owners. Sauron and Saruman famously were frustrated with their inability to utilise their respective Palantir's full potential; for example, Saruman wanted to use the Palantir of Orthanc to search for the ring but found Sauron instead. By the time of the third age, only four of the seven Palantiri were left: The Palantir of Orthanc which was in Sarumans possession and passed onto Gandalf when Grima threw it out of a window. Gandalf took the Palantir with him to Valinor. Sauron held the Palantir of Minas Ithil, stolen when the Nazgûl sieged and destroyed the city and destroyed when Barad-Dûr collapsed as a result of the destruction of the One Ring. Denethor, by the power of his office, held the Palantir of Minas Tirith, where it passed onto Aragorn when he became King. A fourth one sat in a tower on the western edge of Arnor, directed at where Númenor used to be. The other there were over time lost to the passing of time, Gondor lost the Ithil-Stone when the Nazgûl destroyed Minas Ithil. The largest Palantir of them all was located in Osgiliath and was lost when the city burned down during the Kin-Strife. Arnor had three, one in Annúminas and one in Amon Sûl. All three were lost when Arvedui, the last reigning king of Arnor sought refuge from the Witch-King of Angmar in Forodwaith and drowned when a rescue party sent by the elves of Lindon failed to save him; the stones sank together with their owner.		*'''Palantiri''': The seeing stones. There were seven in total that Elendil brought over from Númenor when he landed in Middle-Earth. They were perfect spheres made of black stone and rumoured to have been created by Fëanor himself. The Palantiri were the key to the early dominance of the Dúnedain in Middle-Earth; with them, they could keep a watch over large swaths of the world and communicate with their kin in far away lands. Using a Palantir is a daunting and esoteric task that was not well understood even when knowledge of the existence of the stones was relatively common (emphasis on relative, the existence of the Palantiri was one of the closest held secrets of the Dúnedain) and as a result, the mileage one could get out of them varied wildly, generally speaking, they responded best to people the stones thought were their rightful owners. Sauron and Saruman famously were frustrated with their inability to utilise their respective Palantir's full potential; for example, Saruman wanted to use the Palantir of Orthanc to search for the ring but found Sauron instead. Used correctly, they gave their users the ability to see far into the land, like you would with a camera-equipped drone and communicate with other users over large distances. By the time of the third age, only four of the seven Palantiri were left: The Palantir of Orthanc which was in Sarumans possession and passed onto Gandalf when Grima threw it out of a window. Gandalf took the Palantir with him to Valinor. Sauron held the Palantir of Minas Ithil, stolen when the Nazgûl sieged and destroyed the city and destroyed when Barad-Dûr collapsed as a result of the destruction of the One Ring. Denethor, by the power of his office, held the Palantir of Minas Tirith, where it passed onto Aragorn when he became King. A fourth one sat in a tower on the western edge of Arnor, directed at where Númenor used to be. The other there were over time lost to the passing of time, Gondor lost the Ithil-Stone when the Nazgûl destroyed Minas Ithil. The largest Palantir of them all was located in Osgiliath and was lost when the city burned down during the Kin-Strife. Arnor had three, one in Annúminas and one in Amon Sûl. All three were lost when Arvedui, the last reigning king of Arnor sought refuge from the Witch-King of Angmar in Forodwaith and drowned when a rescue party sent by the elves of Lindon failed to save him; the stones sank together with their owner.

	==Apocryphal Characters==		==Apocryphal Characters==

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	***'''Théoden''': King of Rohan. For a time he was possessed by Saruman the White as part of his ploy to conquer Rohan, but was freed by Gandalf. Théoden led Rohan in the successful defense against Isengard and rode to Gondor's aid in the battle of Pelennor Fields. Died in battle, but by all accounts was one hell of a leader (except in the Rankin Bass animated film, where his death sucks utterly).		***'''Théoden''': King of Rohan. For a time he was possessed by Saruman the White as part of his ploy to conquer Rohan, but was freed by Gandalf. Théoden led Rohan in the successful defense against Isengard and rode to Gondor's aid in the battle of Pelennor Fields. Died in battle, but by all accounts was one hell of a leader (except in the Rankin Bass animated film, where his death sucks utterly).
	***'''Théodred''': Son of Théoden. Théodred was killed by Saruman's forces, but Théoden didn't learn of this until after his mind was restored.		***'''Théodred''': Son of Théoden. Théodred was killed by Saruman's forces, but Théoden didn't learn of this until after his mind was restored.
	***'''Eomer''': Nephew of Theoden and heir to the throne, after Theodred's death. Eomer became King after Théoden died at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.		***'''Eomer''': Nephew of Theoden and heir to the throne, after Theodred's death. As such, Eomer became King after Théoden died at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
	***'''Eowen / Eowyn''': Niece of Théoden and sister of Eomer. Eowen was a shieldmaiden and long desired to win glory in battle, but was often left behind as Théoden feared Rohan would be left leaderless. Eowen developed a crush on Aragorn, but when he refused her claiming she only loved the idea of him, Eowen went to Pelennor Fields in disguise and fought against the Witch-King of Angmar in one of the most badass duels in the whole book series. After the battle she met Faramir and settled down with him, claiming she no longer wished to fight, but to restore what had been destroyed in the war. Much like Princess Leia from Star Wars, one of ''the'' original badass ladies, nerd-crushes, and feminist role models in fiction all rolled into one. The PJ movies make her even ''more'' badass by having her bring down a Mumakil solo and holding her own against an army of Uruk-hai that get into the glittering caves at Helm's Deep in a deleted-but-mentioned-in-reference books scene.		***'''Eowen / Eowyn''': Niece of Théoden and sister of Eomer. Eowen was a shieldmaiden and long desired to win glory in battle, but was often left behind as Théoden feared Rohan would be left leaderless. Eowen developed a crush on Aragorn, but when he refused her claiming she only loved the idea of him, Eowen went to Pelennor Fields in disguise and fought against the Witch-King of Angmar in one of the most badass duels in the whole book series. After the battle she met Faramir and settled down with him, claiming she no longer wished to fight, but to restore what had been destroyed in the war. Much like Princess Leia from Star Wars, one of ''the'' original badass ladies, nerd-crushes, and feminist role models in fiction all rolled into one. The PJ movies make her even ''more'' badass by having her bring down a Mumakil solo and holding her own against an army of Uruk-hai that get into the glittering caves at Helm's Deep in a deleted-but-mentioned-in-reference books scene.
	***'''Grima Wormtongue''': Advisor to the king, but in reality a pawn of Saruman. After his treachery was discovered, Grima ran back to Saruman, where he was regularly abused and mistreated by him until Grima finally stabbed Saruman in the back (literally) during their misadventure in the Shire and was shot with arrows for his troubles; in the movies he instead dies at the Orthanc and it's Legolas who kills him. Widely recognized in-universe and out as a slimy prick and complete coward.		***'''Grima Wormtongue''': Advisor to the king, but in reality a pawn of Saruman. After his treachery was discovered, Grima ran back to Saruman, where he was regularly abused and mistreated by him until Grima finally stabbed Saruman in the back (literally) during their misadventure in the Shire and was shot with arrows for his troubles; in the movies he instead dies at the Orthanc and it's Legolas who kills him. Widely recognized in-universe and out as a slimy prick and complete coward.