Characters and biographies
Galadriel
Galadriel is a great Elf of the Noldor, daughter of Finarfin and Eärwen, and the bearer of Nenya, one of the Three Elven Rings. With Celeborn she governs Lothlórien during the War…
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Characters and genealogies
Gandalf
Gandalf is one of the Istari, the emissaries sent to assist the peoples of Middle-earth against Sauron. He is a Maia, known in the West as Olórin, and appears in Middle-earth in…
Characters and genealogies
Glaurung
The Great worm created by Melkor, the mightiest dragon in Middle-earth. Created in the depths of Angband, Glaurung was able to cast spells, control minds, and even erase memories.
Characters and genealogies
Gollum
"In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole ..." are famous opening lines from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.But actually, there was a Hobbit…
Places and geography
Gondolin
Gondolin is the hidden city founded by Turgon in the enclosed valley of Tumladen during the First Age. Its concealment makes it one of the most enduring refuges of the Noldor in…
Places and kingdoms
Gondor
The Kingdom of Gondor was the most prominent kingdom of Men in Middle-earth, bordered by Rohan to the north, Harad to the south, the cape of Andrast and the Sea to the…
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Gothmog
The Lord of Balrogs, initially a Maiar who gave his allegiance to Melkor. He was the one to deliver a deadly blow to Fëanor, a High King of Noldor. His flames were…