Deeper Cuts
This is the only entity known to be wholly unaffected by the one ring.
Tom Bombadil
Tom has many names. But this is what the Tom calls himself.
The Eldest or Master
This was the original purpose of Carn Dum
To serve as a base of operations to destroy the Dúnedain and the splinter kingdoms of Arnor
These are the two main groups of "Rangers".
The Rangers of the North and the Rangers of Ithilien (Rangers of the South)
This was the founder of Khazad-dûm.
Durin the Deathless
Ironically, the very dagger of Westernesse used by Merry centuries later served what purpose during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
It was used by Eowyn to break the Witch-Kings spell and destroy him
Tom has many names. But this is what the elves call him.
Double points if you can tell me what this name means in elvish.
Iarwain Ben-adar
"oldest and fatherless"
The burial mounds, of the Barrow-Downs, themselves date back much further than the Men of the North and the Dunedain. This was who originally constructed them.
Edain (Forefathers of Men) in the First Age
This was the name of the 30 Rangers that could be mustered in haste under Halbarad to ride south and aid Aragorn, fighting at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
The Gray Company
This was who first attempted to recolonize Khazad-dûm (and ultimately failed to do so)
Balin
The hobbits feared the Barrow-Downs even more than the Old Forest because of the dreadful Barrow-wights. However, this was once a lively area inhabited by men of the north, as well as the Dunedain. And this was what they called the area originally.
Tyrn Gorthad
Tom has many names. But this is what the northern men call him.
Orald
The Barrow-wights were first sent by the Witch King of Angmar, around the Third Age 1409, to prevent the Dúnedain from doing this.
Resettling the fallen kingdom of Cardolan
When Aragorn became King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom, the Rangers united once more under this house.
The House of Telcontar
While digging too deep for mithril, the Dwarves awoke a Balrog of Morgoth, which killed King Durin VI and forced the survivors to abandon their home. The Elves of Lothlórien then began calling it Moria, meaning this.
The Black Pit
This was the name of the ancient short swords (including the one Meriadoc Brandybuck used) that were forged by the Men of Westernesse specifically to fight the evil forces of Angmar.
Barrow-Blades
Tom has many names. But this is what the Dwarves call him.
Thorne
This is the Dwarvish name for Gandalf.
Double Points if you can tell me what the name means.
Tharkûn
"Staff-man" or "Staff one" in Khuzdul
This was the 15th chieftain of the rangers and predecessor to Aragorn II.
Arvedui
This was who finally, successfully, managed to reclaim Moria
Durin VII
This was the name of the last remaining northern kingdom of the Dúnedain that, in the Third Age, the Witch-king and his armies from Carn Dûm invaded and destroyed.
Arthedain
This is where Tolkien found the inspiration for the character of Tom Bombadil.
A Dutch wooden peg doll owned by Tolkien’s children
Derived from Old Norse, This is the meaning of "Gandalf".
Elf of the Wand
Commanded by Faramir, this was his "seconds-in-commands"
Must name 2 of the 3. Double points if you name all 3.
Mablung, Damrod, and Anborn
This is why lake Mirrormere is so important to the Dwarves (especially of Khazad-dûm)
Durin the Deathless looked into the waters, saw a crown of seven stars over his head, took it as a sign, and founded the city there.