The Encyclopedia of Arda - Captains of the West (original) (raw)

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Dates Marched from Minas Tirith on 18 March III 3019; fought before the Morannon on 25 March III 3019 Location Followed a route from Minas Tirith across the Great River, then northward through Ithilien to the Black Gate of Mordor Races Primarily Men, but including a Wizard, and perhaps representatives of other peoples of Middle-earth Divisions Led a Host composed mainly of Gondorians and Rohirrim Settlements Departed from Minas Tirith Other names Lords of the West Title of Aragorn Elessar (named Captain of the Host of the West), Éomer, Gandalf, Imrahil, and possibly others1 Indexes: Alphabetical: C Others About this entry: Updated 9 June 2019 Updates planned: 1 Leaders of the final hopeless march to Mordor Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Gandalf, Aragorn, Éomer, Imrahil and the other lords of the allied force that rode against the gates of Mordor in the last stages of the War of the Ring. Notes 1 It should be said that it is not completely clear which of the members of the Host of the West constituted its Captains. There is no doubt, however, over the inclusion of Aragorn, the Captain of the Host of the West, nor over Éomer or Imrahil, who each led forces of their own. Gandalf did not formally command any Men of his own, but nonetheless his obvious authority and wisdom must surely have placed him among the Captains too. The situation is less clear-cut for Legolas and Gimli, who represented their peoples and were high in the counsels of the Captains, and so likely qualified for inclusion, though they led no forces of their own. Peregrin Took was also the sole representative of his people within the Host, and indeed was known as the Prince of the Halflings among the Gondorians, but played no direct part in the leadership of the army. There were other members of the Host whose roles were even less clear: Elladan and Elrohir of Rivendell accompanied the force, for example, and doubtless other lords of Gondor led their own Men as part of the army. Whether any of these would be individually considered among the Captains of the West is an open question. See also... Angbor, Aragorn Elessar, Ash Mountains, Base Master of Treachery, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Dervorin, Desolation of the Morannon, Evil Eye, Fallen King, Fell Riders, Fire of Doom, Flame of the West, Golasgil, Great Tower, Horsemen of Rohan, [See the full list...]Lord of the Black Land, Meneldor, Messenger of Mordor, Mouth of Sauron, Olog-hai, Orcs of the Red Eye, River Anduin, Silver Swan, Slag-hills, Swan-knights, The East, The Ship and the Silver Swan, Udûn, Uruk-hai, Watch-towers of the Morannon Indexes: Alphabetical: C Others About this entry: Updated 9 June 2019 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The profiles produced by the DISC profiling system have a very wide range of uses.

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Dates Marched from Minas Tirith on 18 March III 3019; fought before the Morannon on 25 March III 3019 Location Followed a route from Minas Tirith across the Great River, then northward through Ithilien to the Black Gate of Mordor Races Primarily Men, but including a Wizard, and perhaps representatives of other peoples of Middle-earth Divisions Led a Host composed mainly of Gondorians and Rohirrim Settlements Departed from Minas Tirith Other names Lords of the West Title of Aragorn Elessar (named Captain of the Host of the West), Éomer, Gandalf, Imrahil, and possibly others1 Indexes: Alphabetical: C Others About this entry: Updated 9 June 2019 Updates planned: 1 Leaders of the final hopeless march to Mordor

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Gandalf, Aragorn, Éomer, Imrahil and the other lords of the allied force that rode against the gates of Mordor in the last stages of the War of the Ring. Notes 1 It should be said that it is not completely clear which of the members of the Host of the West constituted its Captains. There is no doubt, however, over the inclusion of Aragorn, the Captain of the Host of the West, nor over Éomer or Imrahil, who each led forces of their own. Gandalf did not formally command any Men of his own, but nonetheless his obvious authority and wisdom must surely have placed him among the Captains too. The situation is less clear-cut for Legolas and Gimli, who represented their peoples and were high in the counsels of the Captains, and so likely qualified for inclusion, though they led no forces of their own. Peregrin Took was also the sole representative of his people within the Host, and indeed was known as the Prince of the Halflings among the Gondorians, but played no direct part in the leadership of the army. There were other members of the Host whose roles were even less clear: Elladan and Elrohir of Rivendell accompanied the force, for example, and doubtless other lords of Gondor led their own Men as part of the army. Whether any of these would be individually considered among the Captains of the West is an open question. See also... Angbor, Aragorn Elessar, Ash Mountains, Base Master of Treachery, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Dervorin, Desolation of the Morannon, Evil Eye, Fallen King, Fell Riders, Fire of Doom, Flame of the West, Golasgil, Great Tower, Horsemen of Rohan, [See the full list...]Lord of the Black Land, Meneldor, Messenger of Mordor, Mouth of Sauron, Olog-hai, Orcs of the Red Eye, River Anduin, Silver Swan, Slag-hills, Swan-knights, The East, The Ship and the Silver Swan, Udûn, Uruk-hai, Watch-towers of the Morannon Indexes: Alphabetical: C Others About this entry: Updated 9 June 2019 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.The profiles produced by the DISC profiling system have a very wide range of uses.