- "Farewell, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you."
- —Elrond in The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
The Free Peoples of the World, also known as the Free Folk of the West, Free Folk, Resistance[1], or simply the Free, were those people outside Sauron's domination.[2]
List of Free Species (in order of birth)[]
History[]
During the late Third Age, Sauron had many servants enslaved or allied under his dominion including Men of Darkness, Orcs, Trolls and other creatures. Because of this, the term "Free Peoples of the World" was generally used to unite those who opposed Sauron such as the Elves, Dwarves, Ents, Hobbits, High and Middle Men, as well as any other peoples who stood in opposition against Sauron.[2]
During the Council of Elrond, after Erestor suggested that the One Ring could be taken to Tom Bombadil, Gandalf stated that even if all of the Free Folk begged Bombadil to accept the Ring, he would not be a good guardian since the ring would then be easily lost.[3]
Shortly afterwards, Boromir suggested that the One Ring could be used against Sauron if it was given to the Free Lords of the Free,[3] a term which likely referred to the rulers of the Free Peoples of the World such as Elrond and Denethor II.[4]
After the council, Elrond choose the members of the Fellowship of the Ring not only so that they could parallel the numbers of the Nazgûl, but also so that each member represented the Free Peoples of the World in some way: Gimli represented Dwarves, Legolas represented Elves, Aragorn represented Men, and Frodo Baggins represented Hobbits. Despite this, Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took joined the company in addition to Boromir, whom Aragorn described as being valiant.[2]
Later on, after Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took encountered Treebeard in Fangorn Forest, they learned from the Long List of the Ents that Hobbits were not counted as being among the Free Peoples of the World,[5] but Treebeard rectified this error by adding two new lines.[6]
After the Battle of the Black Gate and the Downfall of Barad-dûr, a minstrel of Gondor sang a lay addressed to the Free Folk of the West.[7]
In other versions[]
In an earlier version of The Lord of the Rings, there was a scene before the council where Gandalf mentioned to the Hobbits that the meeting concerned all Free Folk of the World. During the council itself, Elrond also uses this term.[8]
In another draft, Elrond suggested sending out messengers to all Free Folk to seek representatives to aid Frodo.[9]
In adaptations[]
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring[]
In the prologue of Peter Jackson's 2001 film, the people who formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men are described as being the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.[10]
The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring[]
In the 2004 game, The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring, one playable faction is called the Free Peoples, as opposed to the "Minions of Sauron" faction. The troops of the Free Peoples faction consist of Men of Rohan, Elves, Men of Gondor, Dwarves, Beornings, and Huorns.
The Lord of the Rings Online[]
In The Lord of the Rings Online, video game, there is a game mode called "Monster Play" in which a faction consisting of "good" players is referred to by the term Freeps, an abbreviation for "Free Peoples".[11]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Vrye Volke van die Wêreld |
| Albanian | Popujt e Lirë të Botës |
| Amharic | የአለም ነፃ ህዝቦች |
| Arabic | الشعوب الحرة في العالم |
| Armenian | Աշխարհի Ազատ Ժողովուրդներ |
| Assamese | পৃথিৱীৰ স্বাধীন জনগোষ্ঠী |
| Asturian | Pobulos Lìberos de su Mundu |
| Azerbaijani | Dünyanın Azad Xalqları |
| Basque | Munduko Herri Askeak |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Свабодныя Народы свету |
| Bengali | বিশ্বের মুক্ত জনগণ |
| Bosnian | Slobodni narodi svijeta |
| Breton | Pobloù Frank ar Bed |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Свободните Народи на Света |
| Cambodian | មនុស្សសេរីនៃពិភពលោក |
| Catalan | Pobles Lliures del Món |
| Chinese | 世界自由人民 |
| Croatian | Slobodni narodi svijeta |
| Czech | Svobodné národy světa |
| Danish | Frie Folkeslag i Verden |
| Dari | مردم آزاد جهان |
| Dutch | Vrije Volkeren van de Wereld |
| Estonian | Maailma Vabad rahvad |
| Faroese | Fræls Fólkasløg í Heiminum |
| Finnish | Maailman Vapaat kansat |
| French | Peuples Libres du Monde |
| Frisian | Frije Folken fan 'e Wrâld (Western) |
| Friulian | Populs Libars dal Mont |
| Galician | Pobos Libres do Mundo |
| Georgian | თავისუფალი ხალხები მსოფლიოს |
| German | Freie Völker der Welt |
| Gujarati | વિશ્વના સ્વતંત્ર લોકો |
| Hawaiian | Nā Lahui Kuokoa o ka Honua |
| Hebrew | עמים חופשיים של העולם |
| Hindi | विश्व के स्वतंत्र लोग |
| Hungarian | A Világ szabad népei |
| Icelandic | Frjálsar Þjóðir Heimsins |
| Indonesian | Masyarakat Merdeka di Dunia |
| Irish Gaelic | Daoinibh Saor an Domhain |
| Italian | Popoli Liberi del Mondo |
| Japanese | 自由な世界のピープルズ |
| Javanese | Bangsa-bangsa kang Mardika ing Donya |
| Kannada | ವಿಶ್ವದ ಮುಕ್ತ ಜನರು |
| Kazakh | Әлемнің Еркін Халықтары (Cyrillic) Älemniñ Erkin Xalıqtarı (Latin) |
| Konkani | संवसारांतले मुक्त लोक |
| Korean | 세계의 자유민족 |
| Kurdish | Gelên Azad ên Cîhanê (Kurmanji) (Sorani) گەلانی ئازادی جیهان |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Дүйнөнүн Эркин Элдери |
| Laotian | ປະຊາຊົນອິດສະຫຼະຂອງໂລກ |
| Latvian | Pasaules Brīvās tautas |
| Lithuanian | Laisvos Pasaulio tautos |
| Luxembourgish | Fräi Vëlker vun der Welt |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Слободни Народи во Светот |
| Maithili | संसारक मुक्त लोकसभ |
| Malayalam | ലോകത്തിലെ സ്വതന്ത്ര ജനങ്ങൾ |
| Malaysian | Rakyat-rakyat Bebas Dunia |
| Maltese | Popli Ħielsa Tad-dinja |
| Manx | Pobble Saual y Chruinney |
| Maori | Ngā iwi Herekore o te ao |
| Marathi | जगातील मुक्त लोक |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Дэлхийн Эрх чөлөөт ард түмэн |
| Nepalese | संसारका स्वतन्त्र जनताहरू |
| Norwegian | Frie Folker i Verden |
| Occitan | Pòbles Liures del Mond |
| Pashto | د نړۍ ازاد خلک |
| Persian | مردمان آزاد جهان |
| Polish | Wolne Narody świata |
| Portuguese | Povos Livres do Mundo |
| Punjabi | ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਲੋਕ |
| Romanian | Popoare Libere ale Lumii |
| Russian | Свободные народы мира |
| Sanskrit | विश्वस्य स्वतन्त्राः जनाः |
| Sardinian | Pobulos Lìberos de su Mundu |
| Serbian | Слободни народи света (Cyrillic) Slobodni narodi sveta (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Populi Lìbbiri dû Munnu |
| Sindhi | دنيا جا آزاد قومون |
| Sinhalese | ලෝකයේ නිදහස් ජනතාව |
| Slovak | Slobodné národy sveta |
| Slovenian | Svobodna ljudstva sveta |
| Somali | Dadyowga Xorta ah ee Caalamka |
| Spanish | Pueblos Libres del Mundo |
| Swahili | Wananchi Huru wa Ulimwengu |
| Swedish | Fria Folk av Världen |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Халкхо озоди ҷаҳон |
| Tamil | உலகின் சுதந்திரமான மக்கள் |
| Tatar | Дөньяның ирекле халыклары |
| Telugu | ప్రపంచంలోని స్వేచ్ఛాయుత ప్రజలు |
| Thai | ประชาชนที่เป็นอิสระของโลก |
| Turkish | Dünyanın Özgür Halkları |
| Turkmen | Dünýäniň Mugt Halklary |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Вільні Народів світу |
| Urdu | دنیا کے آزاد لوگ |
| Uzbek | Дунёнинг Озод Халқлари (Cyrillic) Dunyoning Ozod Xalqlari (Latin) |
| Venetian | Popoli Liberi del Mondo |
| Vietnamese | Các Dân tộc tự do trên thế giới |
| Welsh | Pobloedd Rhydd y Byd |
| Yiddish | פרייע פעלקער פון דער וועלט |
| Yoruba | Awọn eniyan ọfẹ ti Agbaye |
References[]
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part Four, "II: The Istari"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South", pg. 366
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Council of Elrond", pgs. 345, 359
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, pg. 152 (entry "Free Lords of the Free")
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Treebeard", pg. 604
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The Voice of Saruman"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen", pg. 957
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, The Treason of Isengard, "VI. The Council of Elrond (1)", pg. 112-6
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, The Treason of Isengard, "VIII. The Ring Goes South", pg. 161
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, "Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All..."
- ↑ "Freeps" at lotro-wiki.com