The Lord of the Ringsmovies are known for their complex lore and incredible characters with fascinating lives and adventures.
The films and books are rife with interesting characters and unusual creatures.
Hurin
Hurin’s entire family is littered with tragedy and suffering.
Hurin was once known as Umarth and was the greatest warrior and hero of Men during the First Age.
He was the father of the tragic Turin and was damned to watch his son suffer throughout his life.
As the head of his family, Maedhros suffered greatly under the Oath of Feanor.
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He is certainly no hero, but there is a lot of pity for this Hobbit.
Thorin’s death is one of the most tragic inThe Hobbitbook andPeter Jackson’strilogy.
Elrond
Elrond is the Half-elven Lord of Rivendell and the mighty Elf-ruler of old.
He was the father of Elladan, Elrohir, and Arwen, and lived a very tragic life.
His younger years weren’t very pretty either.
He lost him to the Oath, though.
He later lost his good friend, Gil-galad, who he was forced to watch during the Last Alliance.
As a young elf, he lost multiple homes and multiple important people in his life.
Sadly, Celebrimbor died from his torment; his body was shot with arrows and hung from a pole.
Beleg
Beleg was a Sindarin elf known as Beleg Strongbow, for his excellent bowmanship.
He served in the army of King Elu Thingol of Doriath and was a constant companion to Turin Turambar.
He was an elf who could not be contained and an Elven captain of great renown with high privileges.
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Not even when some of Turin’s band of outlaws tortured him.
Even after the abuse, Beleg refused to leave Turin’s side and followed him in his wanderings.
Turin was eventually captured by Orcs, leading to Beleg’s downfall.
Beleg was accidentally killed by Turin when he mistook Beleg for an Orc in the darkness.
Denethor
The Lord of the Ringsfilms do Denethor quite a disservice.
They make him ruthless and cold, with endless contempt for Aragorn and mistreating his sons.
But his character should be known for being a broken father over everything else.
Denethor had an unrelenting loyalty to his sons and his subjects.
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