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Rangers of Ithilien

Rangers of Ithilien in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Rangers of Ithilien, or Rangers of the South, much like their distant cousins in the North, were a military group whose purpose was to defend Ithilien, east of the Anduin river, to prevent Haradrim and Orcs from entering Gondor and from gaining full control of the lost province.

History[]

The Rangers were selected from the descendants of the people who had dwelt in Ithilien before it fell from Gondor's control in TA 2901, at which time hidden refuges were built, including Henneth Annûn, which became a primary base for the Rangers.[1]

By the time of the War of the Ring, the Rangers often conducted ambushes against the Haradrim, attacked Orc scouts, and watched the old road from Minas Morgul to Osgiliath. Their Captain at the time of the War of the Ring was Faramir, son of Denethor, and among those who served under Faramir were Mablung, Damrod, and Anborn.[2][1]

Rangers in hiding

Rangers ambush a force of Haradrim under the cover of bushes

After successfully ambushing a force of Haradrim marching toward the Black Gate, the Rangers captured Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee and they were brought before Faramir for questioning, then taken to Henneth Annûn. After parting ways the Rangers crossed the Anduin at Cair Andros, Faramir and some companions rode to Minas Tirith, whilst the remainder marched to Osgiliath to reinforce the garrison. The Rangers then participated in the Siege of Gondor and Battle of the Pelennor Fields and in the advance on the Black Gate were instrumental in foiling an ambush on the Army of the West.

Description[]

They were camouflaged in green and brown cloaks, and fought chiefly by stealth. They often crossed the Anduin in secret to harass forces of the Enemy in Gondor's old domain. They were known for their proficiency with the bow, and agility and stealth were said to be on par with the Elves, whom they had only heard of in stories.

Portrayal in adaptations[]

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy[]

Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy has an original Ranger of Ithilien named Madril, played by John Bach. He serves as Faramir's lieutenant. He helps defend Osgiliath, but is fatally injured and is eventually killed by Gothmog with a spear-thrust. New Zealand actor Alistair Browning played Damrod.

Rangers of ithilin

Ithilien Ranger portrait in BFME II

Video games[]

Ithilien Rangers are elite archer units of the Men of the West faction in Electronic Arts' The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II.

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Afrikaans Veldwagters van Ithilien
Albanian Rojtarët e Ithilenit
Amharic የኢቲሊየን ጠባቂዎች
Arabic المتجولون في إيثيلين
Armenian Իթիլիենի թափառականները
Assamese ইথিলিয়ানৰ ৰেঞ্জাৰ
Azerbaijani Ithilien Mühafizəçilər
Belarusian Cyrillic Рэйнджары Ітыліена
Bengali ইথিলিয়ানের রেঞ্জার্স
Bulgarian Cyrillic Рейнджърите на Итилиен
Catalan Guardaboscos d'Ithilen
Chinese (Hong Kong) 伊西利安遊俠
Croatian Rendžeri Ithilena
Czech Hraničáři Ithilienu
Danish Stifinderer af Ithilien
Dutch Dolers van Ithilien
Esperanto Gardistoj de Ithilien
Estonian Ithilieni rangerid
Filipino Mga tanod ng Ithilien
Finnish Ithilienin samoojat
French Rôdeurs d'Ithilien
German Waldläufer von Ithilien
Greek Δασοφύλακες της Ιθυλιένης
Gujarati ઇથિલિનના રેન્જર્સ
Hindi इथिलीन के रेंजर्स
Hungarian Ithilien vándorai
Icelandic Landkönnuðir Ithilien
Indonesian Penjaga-penjaga Ithilien
Italian Raminghi dell'Ithilien
Japanese イシリエンの放浪者たち
Kannada ಇಥಿಲಿಯನ್ ರೇಂಜರ್ಸ್
Kazakh Итильеннің рейнджерлері (Cyrillic) Ïtïlenniñ reyndjerleri (Latin)
Korean 이실리엔 레인저스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Итилиен рейнджерлери
Latvian Ithilienas klaidoņi
Lithuanian Itilieno reindžeriai
Macedonian Cyrillic Ренџерс од Итилиен
Malayalam ഇതിലിയനിലെ അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്നവർ
Malaysian Renjer-renjer Ithilien
Maltese Gwardjani ta' Ithilien
Marathi इथिलीनचे रेंजर्स
Mongolian Cyrillic Итильений байгаль хамгаалагчид
Nepalese इथिलियन को रेंजर्स
Norwegian Ithiliens vandrere
Persian رنجرز ایتیلیان
Polish Strażnicy Ithilien
Portuguese Guardiões de Ithilien (Brazil)

Guardas-florestais de Ithilien (Portugal)

Punjabi ਇਥਿਲੀਅਨ ਦੇ ਰੇਂਜਰਸ
Romanian Rătăcitori din Ithilien
Russian Рейнджеры Итилиэна
Serbian Луталице Итилиена (Cyrillic) lutalice Itiliena (Latin)
Sinhalese ඉතිලියන්ගේ ඉබාගාතේ යන අය
Slovak Strážcovia Ithilienu
Slovenian Nadzorniki Ithilien
Spanish Vagabundos de Ithilien
Swahili Walinzi wa Ithilien
Swedish Ithiliens vandrare
Tajiik Cyrillic Ҷангалбонҳои Итилиён
Tamil இத்திலியனில் அலைந்து திரிபவர்கள்
Tatar Итилиен адашучылары
Telugu ఇథిలియన్‌లో సంచరించేవారు
Thai ผู้พเนจรแห่งอิธิลีเอน
Turkish Ithilien Reýjerleri
Turkmen Ithilieniň Reýjerleri
Ukrainian Cyrillic Рейнджери Ітілієну
Uzbeks Итҳилиен рангерлари (Cyrillic) Ithilien rangerlari (Latin)
Vietnam Những kẻ lang thang Ithilien

References[]

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