Tolkien was a philologist and an expert in heroic Anglo-Saxon culture and literature, especially Beowulf. The heroic aspects of The Lord of the Rings derive from sources including Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon culture, seen especially in the society of the Riders of Rohan and its leaders Théoden, Éomer, and Éowyn and from Germanic, especially Old Norse, myth and legend, seen for example in the culture of the Dwarves.įurther information: Beowulf in Middle-earth Scholars have seen the quest of the dissimilar heroes Aragorn and Frodo as a psychological journey of individuation, and from a mythic point of view of marking the end of the old-in Frodo's quest with its bitter ending, and the start of the new, in Aragorn's. His servant Sam sets out to take care of his beloved master, and rises through the privations of the quest to destroy the Ring to become heroic. Frodo is an unheroic, home-loving Hobbit who has heroism thrust upon him when he learns that the ring he has inherited from his cousin Bilbo is the One Ring that would enable the Dark Lord Sauron to dominate the whole of Middle-earth. Aragorn is the man born to be a hero, of a line of kings he emerges from the wilds and is uniformly bold and restrained. Tolkien's presentation of Heroism in The Lord of the Rings is based on medieval tradition, but modifies it, as there is no single hero but a combination of heroes with contrasting attributes. As he suspiciously combs the terrain for enemies, an accompanying soldier asks, "What is it? Háma?" He replies "I'm not sure," and a few seconds later he's knocked over by a Warg-riding orc whose mount closes in, eating the loyal warrior face first.Theme of heroism in J. His last words come when he's busy scouting ahead of the Rohirrim column. The Captain of the King's Guard is killed en route to Helm's Deep.
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In the movie version, Háma doesn't make it as far as the battle. When the fellow says that Gandalf's eccentric behavior could be explained by Wormtongue, Háma's response is "True enough, but for myself, I will wait until I see Gandalf again."
His last words before the battle starts come in conversation with a fellow soldier regarding Théoden's deposed advisor Gríma and his new, temporarily absent counselor Gandalf. From there, Háma follows his lord to the Battle of Helm's Deep, where he tragically dies in the fighting. In the books, he releases Éomer from prison, arrests Wormtongue, and brings the King of the Golden Hall his sword. Defeated at last by Frodo and his hobbit friends, he orders a broken Wormtongue to follow him, saying, "You do what Sharkey says, always, don't you, Worm? Well, now he says, follow!" Just then, Wormtongue snaps, jumps on his master, and slits his throat. In the books, Saruman survives until the end of The Return of the King, at which point it's discovered that he's been masquerading as the troublemaker "Sharkey" as he orchestrates the systematic destruction of the Shire. Just before he's killed, Saruman can be heard saying the last words, "You withdraw your guard, and I will tell you where your doom will be decided. He's arguing with a group of heroes who've come to talk with him, and as the scene develops, Wormtongue attacks him from behind, stabs him, and sends him careening off the edge of the tower. In the extended film version, Saruman's death comes as he stands on top of the Tower of Orthanc in the midst of the drowned, ent-trampled ring of Isengard.
As with multiple villains in Tolkien's writing, the Balrog doesn't get any last words - or any words at all, for that matter - but its death is a momentous event, both because it means Gandalf is still alive and because it frees up Khazad-dûm for the dwarves to eventually return to their ancient home. There, with clouds, fire, and lightning surrounding them, the Balrog is eventually killed by Gandalf, breaking the mountainside as he falls.
The pair of combatants fall deep into the abyss below, where they begin a knock-down, drag-out duel that progresses from far underground all the way up to the top of the mountains above. Eventually, though, he's disturbed by the dwarves, at which point he drives them away, and the area becomes known as Moria or the "Black Pit." When the Balrog attacks the Fellowship of the Ring, the quietly overpowered Gandalf ends up being the one who confronts the devil on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. The Balrog relocates deep under the thriving dwarven kingdom of Khazad-dûm for nearly 2,000 years.
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