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'''Bifur''', along with his cousins [[Bofur]] and [[Bombur]], was a companion to [[Bilbo Baggins]] and [[Thorin Oakenshield]] on the quest of the [[Lonely Mountain]]. His parents are unknown, and most of his familial relations are unclear.
  
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'''Bifur''' was a [[Dwarf]] of the late-[[Third Age]]. He is best known for being a companion to [[Bilbo Baggins]] and [[Thorin Oakenshield]] on the quest to regain the [[Lonely Mountain]], along with his cousins [[Bofur]] and [[Bombur]].
   
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==Biography==
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== Biography ==
   
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Bifur was a descendant of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Khazad-dûm]], but was not of [[Durin's Folk]]. He and his family were driven out of their home in the [[Lonely Mountain]] by the [[Dragon]] [[Smaug]]. Forced to live in exile, the Dwarf warrior worked as a toy maker. Following [[Thorin II Oakenshield]] to a new life in the [[Dwarven Halls of the Blue Mountains|Blue Mountains]], he continued his life as a toy maker.
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Whilst he was a descendant of the [[Dwarves]] of [[Khazad-dûm]], Bifur was not of [[Durin's Folk]]. Most of his familial relations are unclear, and what is known of his parentage is very little. He and his family were driven out of their home in the [[Lonely Mountain]] by the [[Dragon]] [[Smaug]], and were forced to live in exile, where the Dwarf warrior worked as a toy maker. Following [[Thorin II Oakenshield]] to a new life in the [[Dwarven Halls of the Blue Mountains|Blue Mountains]], he continued his life as a toy maker.
   
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===Quest to Erebor===
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=== Quest to Erebor ===
   
 
[[File:The-Hobbit-An-Unexpected-Journey-Bifur.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Bifur as portrayed in [[The Hobbit trilogy|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]].]]
  
[[File:The-Hobbit-An-Unexpected-Journey-Bifur.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Bifur as portrayed in [[The Hobbit trilogy|''The Hobbit'' film trilogy]].]]
   
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Answering Thorin Oakenshield's [[Quest of Erebor]], he went to the meeting at [[Bag End]] with his cousins [[Bofur]] and [[Bombur]], where he played the clarinet. On the quest, he was nearly cooked on a spit by trolls and nearly killed by [[Orcs]], [[Wargs]], [[Stone giants]], [[Goblins]], [[Giant Spiders]] and Smaug himself. A valiant warrior, Bifur never gave up, but fought on with his boar spear and knives, and wards, killing numerous enemies. He fought at and survived the [[Battle of the Five Armies]]. Following the defeat of [[Smaug]], [[Dain II Ironfoot]] gave him his share of the treasure and he remained to live at the Lonely Mountain.<ref>''[[The Hobbit]]''</ref> At the end of the hobbit trilogy the axe in his head is gone suggesting that it was ripped out
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Answering Thorin Oakenshield's [[Quest of Erebor]], he went to the meeting at [[Bag End]] with his cousins [[Bofur]] and [[Bombur]], where he played the clarinet. On the quest, he was nearly cooked on a spit by trolls and nearly killed by [[Goblins]], [[Wargs]], [[Stone giants]], [[Great Spiders]], and the dragon [[Smaug]] himself. A valiant and brave warrior, Bifur never gave up, and fought in the [[Battle of Five Armies]] with all his strength, killing numerous enemies. In the fallout of the great battle, [[Dain II Ironfoot]] gave him his share of the treasure, and he retired to live at the [[Lonely Mountain]].<ref>''[[The Hobbit]]''</ref>
   
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==Portrayal in Adaptations==
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== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
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=== Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy ===
   
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Bifur was played by Brian Haines in The Hobbit (1968 radio series). Bifur is played by [[William Kircher]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Hobbit (films)|Hobbit films]]. The studio released the following statement about Bifur:
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Bifur is played by [[William Kircher]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Hobbit (films)|Hobbit films]]. The studio released the following statement about Bifur:
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:''Born in the West, Bifur has the rusting remains of an Orc axe embedded in his forehead, which has rendered him inarticulate and occasionally feisty! He communicates only​ with grunts and hand gestures. Unlike most of the others in The Company of Dwarves, Bifur is not related to Thorin, nor is he of noble lineage, but rather is descended from miners and smithies – simple folk with simple tastes.''
  
   
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<blockquote>''"Born in the West, Bifur has the rusting remains of an Orc axe embedded in his forehead, which has rendered him inarticulate and occasionally feisty! He communicates only​ with Khuzdul and hand gestures. Unlike most of the others in The Company of Dwarves, Bifur is not related to Thorin, nor is he of noble lineage, but rather is descended from miners and smithies – simple folk with simple tastes."''</blockquote>
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===Behind the scenes===
  
   
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In ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]- Extended Edition'', Bifur loses the axe in his head when he strikes an attacking Orc with a head-butt and knocks his foe off a cliff, although Bofur and Bombur manage to haul him back to safety. Bombur retrieves the axe-head, but Bifur informs Bombur, "You know where you can stick that?" and throws the axe-head away, confirming that he gained the ability to speak in the Common Tongue.
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In the earliest partial manuscript of ''The Hobbit,'' much of the dialog later assigned to a few of the Dwarves is more evenly distributed. In the opinion of John Rateliff (author of ''The History of The Hobbit''), this streamlining strengthened the story through simplification, but at the cost of relegating some of the Dwarves to obscurity since they barely speak at all. Bifur is one of these "silenced" members of the company. The films expanded on the fact he was "silenced" by saying that an Orc axe imbedded in his skull left him inarticulate and only able to communicate via grunts and hand gestures, this was used to explain why he did not speak throughout the film.
  
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According to ''[[The History of The Hobbit]]'' by [[John D. Rateliff]], in the never completed third revision of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bifur, along with [[Bofur]] and [[Bombur]] were to become something like an Honour-guard to [[Thorin]]. Such a change is already supported in several places of the book, including the fact that Bifur, Bofur and Bombur all arrive at [[Bag End]] at the same time as Thorin, and that they climb into the same tree as him when the company is attacked by [[Wargs]] and [[Goblins]].
  
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=== Radio ===
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Bifur was played by [[Brian Haines]] in ''The Hobbit ''1968 radio series.
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=== Behind the scenes ===
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In the earliest partial manuscript of ''The Hobbit,'' much of the dialog later assigned to a few of the Dwarves is more evenly distributed. In the opinion of [[John Rateliff]] (author of ''The History of The Hobbit''), this streamlining strengthened the story through simplification, but at the cost of relegating some of the Dwarves to obscurity since they barely speak at all. Bifur is one of these "silenced" members of the company. The films expanded on the fact he was "silenced" by saying that an Orc axe embedded in his skull left him inarticulate and only able to communicate in dwarfish and hand gestures, this was used to explain why he did not speak throughout the film. At the Battle of the Five Armies he headbutts an Orc, which results in the [[Axes|axe]] in his head being ripped out. This allows his speech to return.
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According to ''[[The History of The Hobbit]]'' by John Rateliff, in the never completed third revision of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bifur, along with [[Bofur]] and [[Bombur]] were to become something like an Honour-guard to [[Thorin]]. Such a change is already supported in several places of the book, including the fact that Bifur, Bofur and Bombur all arrive at [[Bag End]] at the same time as Thorin, and that they climb into the same tree as him when the company is attacked by [[Wargs]] and [[Orcs]].
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bifurinbagend.jpg|Bifur in Bag End
  
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H-1-0248-bofur-bifur.jpg|Bifur (right) in the animated movie - "The Hobbit"
  
H-1-0248-bofur-bifur.jpg|Bifur (right) in the animated movie - "The Hobbit"
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bifurfigure.jpg|Figurine of Bifur manufactured by Games Workshop
  
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Revision as of 17:15, 19 October 2019

Bifur was a Dwarf of the late-Third Age. He is best known for being a companion to Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield on the quest to regain the Lonely Mountain, along with his cousins Bofur and Bombur.

Biography

Whilst he was a descendant of the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm, Bifur was not of Durin's Folk. Most of his familial relations are unclear, and what is known of his parentage is very little. He and his family were driven out of their home in the Lonely Mountain by the Dragon Smaug, and were forced to live in exile, where the Dwarf warrior worked as a toy maker. Following Thorin II Oakenshield to a new life in the Blue Mountains, he continued his life as a toy maker.

Quest to Erebor

The-Hobbit-An-Unexpected-Journey-Bifur

Bifur as portrayed in The Hobbit film trilogy.

Answering Thorin Oakenshield's Quest of Erebor, he went to the meeting at Bag End with his cousins Bofur and Bombur, where he played the clarinet. On the quest, he was nearly cooked on a spit by trolls and nearly killed by Goblins, Wargs, Stone giants, Great Spiders, and the dragon Smaug himself. A valiant and brave warrior, Bifur never gave up, and fought in the Battle of Five Armies with all his strength, killing numerous enemies. In the fallout of the great battle, Dain II Ironfoot gave him his share of the treasure, and he retired to live at the Lonely Mountain.[1]

Portrayal in Adaptations

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy

Bifur is played by William Kircher in Peter Jackson's Hobbit films. The studio released the following statement about Bifur:

"Born in the West, Bifur has the rusting remains of an Orc axe embedded in his forehead, which has rendered him inarticulate and occasionally feisty! He communicates only​ with Khuzdul and hand gestures. Unlike most of the others in The Company of Dwarves, Bifur is not related to Thorin, nor is he of noble lineage, but rather is descended from miners and smithies – simple folk with simple tastes."

In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies- Extended Edition, Bifur loses the axe in his head when he strikes an attacking Orc with a head-butt and knocks his foe off a cliff, although Bofur and Bombur manage to haul him back to safety. Bombur retrieves the axe-head, but Bifur informs Bombur, "You know where you can stick that?" and throws the axe-head away, confirming that he gained the ability to speak in the Common Tongue.

Voice dubbing actors

Foreign Language Voice dubbing artist
Czech Republic Vladimír Kudla
French (France) Olivier Bouana
Hungarian Vilmos Papucsek
Italian (Italy) Francesco Sechi
Portuguese (Brazil) Paulo Bernardo
Spanish (Spain) Francesc Pojol

Radio

Bifur was played by Brian Haines in The Hobbit 1968 radio series.

Behind the scenes

In the earliest partial manuscript of The Hobbit, much of the dialog later assigned to a few of the Dwarves is more evenly distributed. In the opinion of John Rateliff (author of The History of The Hobbit), this streamlining strengthened the story through simplification, but at the cost of relegating some of the Dwarves to obscurity since they barely speak at all. Bifur is one of these "silenced" members of the company. The films expanded on the fact he was "silenced" by saying that an Orc axe embedded in his skull left him inarticulate and only able to communicate in dwarfish and hand gestures, this was used to explain why he did not speak throughout the film. At the Battle of the Five Armies he headbutts an Orc, which results in the axe in his head being ripped out. This allows his speech to return.

According to The History of The Hobbit by John Rateliff, in the never completed third revision of The Hobbit, Bifur, along with Bofur and Bombur were to become something like an Honour-guard to Thorin. Such a change is already supported in several places of the book, including the fact that Bifur, Bofur and Bombur all arrive at Bag End at the same time as Thorin, and that they climb into the same tree as him when the company is attacked by Wargs and Orcs.

Gallery

Translations around the world

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ቢፉር
Arabic بيفور
Armenian Բիֆուր
Belarusian Cyrillic Біфур
Bengali বিফুর
Bulgarian Cyrillic Бифур
Chinese (Hong Kong) 畢佛
Georgian ბიფური
Greek Βιφυρ
Gujarati બિફુર
Hebrew ביפור
Hindi बिफ़ुर
Japanese ビフール
Kannada ಬೈಫೂರ್
Kazakh Біфұр (Cyrillic) Bifur (Latin)
Korean 빕우ᄅ ?
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Бифур
Pashto بیفور
Persian بیفور
Punjabi ਬਾਇਪੁਰ
Macedonian Cyrillic Бифур
Marathi बिफ़ुर
Mongolian Cyrillic Бифур
Nepalese बिफ़ुर
Russian Бифур
Sanskrit बिfउर्
Serbian Бифур (Cyrillic) Bifur (Latin)
Sinhalese බිෆුර්
Tajik Cyrillic Бифур
Tamil பிபியூர்
Telugu బిపుర
Ukrainian Cyrillic Біфур
Urdu بافور
Uzbek Бифур (Cyrillic) Bifur (Latin)
Yiddish ביפור


References

  1. ↑ The Hobbit
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