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| caption = '''Bill Ferny''', Agent of Saruman - trading card picture
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| name = Bill Ferny
 
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In ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'', Ferny's [[Bill Ferny Sr.|father]] appeared as an assassin hired by [[Azog]] along with his partner [[Squint]] to hunt down [[Thorin II Oakenshield]].
 
In ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'', Ferny's [[Bill Ferny Sr.|father]] appeared as an assassin hired by [[Azog]] along with his partner [[Squint]] to hunt down [[Thorin II Oakenshield]].
   
Ferny also appears in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''. In the main story line, he controls a band of brigands known as the [[Blackwolds]] that operate all over [[Bree-land]]. Ferny persuades his men by claiming that they will control Bree with the help of orcs. He later receives help from his superior 'Sharkey', more commonly known as Saruman.
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Ferny also appears in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''. In the main story line, he is in league with a band of brigands in the service of "Sharkey" (Saruman), that operate all over [[Bree-land]]. It is revealed that he is intent in supporting an alliance between the brigands and some Orcs of the Misty Mountains, undoubtedly serving himself the most. He believes that such arrangement would allow him to pillage and plunder easier, hence his interest in it. Much to his chagrin, however, the alliance isn't forged.
   
 
Ferny is also featured in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'', in which he is killed when he confronts Strider in the streets.
 
Ferny is also featured in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]]'', in which he is killed when he confronts Strider in the streets.

Revision as of 07:39, 6 August 2019

Bill Ferny was a Man of Bree and a known agent of Saruman before and during the War of the Ring.

Biography

Bill Ferny resided in Bree and was known as an sneering, nefarious character who would sell anything to anyone, including dealings with shady travelers from the South, the agents of Saruman and Sauron.[1] Ferny lived in a house next to the the Gatekeeper's lodge near the Southern Gate on the Great East Road, which ran through Bree.[2]

In Bree, Merry saw Ferny selling information about the hobbits to the Nazgûl. Ferny may have also let loose the ponies that otherwise could have been used by the hobbits to leave the city. As a further bit of profit (and ignoring any loyalty to Saruman or the Black Riders), he sold a pony named Bill to Strider and the hobbits, for which he demanded twelve silver pennies, over three times its value.[1]

Later, he supported Saruman's mechanization of the Shire, becoming a watchman at the Brandywine Bridge. Bill (the pony) repaid his former master for his mistreatment by kicking him. Ferny's ultimate fate is unknown, but as far as the folk of the Shire knew he was never heard from again.[3]

Portrayal in adaptations

In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Ferny's father appeared as an assassin hired by Azog along with his partner Squint to hunt down Thorin II Oakenshield.

Ferny also appears in The Lord of the Rings Online. In the main story line, he is in league with a band of brigands in the service of "Sharkey" (Saruman), that operate all over Bree-land. It is revealed that he is intent in supporting an alliance between the brigands and some Orcs of the Misty Mountains, undoubtedly serving himself the most. He believes that such arrangement would allow him to pillage and plunder easier, hence his interest in it. Much to his chagrin, however, the alliance isn't forged.

Ferny is also featured in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), in which he is killed when he confronts Strider in the streets.

Game appearance

Bill Ferny was also featured as a character in The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game as a Decipher card known as Bill Ferny, Swarthy Sneering Fellow.[4]

Translations around the world

Foreign Language Translated name
Catalan Bill Falgueres
Danish Jens Bregnø
Portuguese (Brazil) Bill Samambaia
Spanish (Spain and Latin America) Bill Helechal
French Bill Fougeron
German Lutz Farning
Italian Billy Felci
Czech Vili Potměchut
Slovak Bill Papradník
Chinese (Hong Kong) 比爾·羊齒蕨
Finnish Bil Imarre
Hungarian Páfrány Pockó
Romanian Bill Ferigă

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, "Strider" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Fellowship" defined multiple times with different content
  2. The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "At the Prancing Pony"
  3. The Lord of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Scouring of the Shire"
  4. http://lotrtcgwiki.com/wiki/lotr02075