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| Oghor-hai |
The name of Oghor-hai was the Orkish name for the primitive Wildmen of the forests who often ambushed and raided Orc legions that wandered into their lands. They were known to Men as the Woses.
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| Oiolaire |
Among the Numenorean sea kings there was a custom of blessing a ship with safe passage and safe return. This was done by cutting a bough of the sacred, fragrant tree called Oiolaire and setting it on the ship's prow. This 'Green Bough of Return' was an offering to Osse, the Master of the Waves, and Uinen, the Lady of the Calms. A gift the Numenoreans from the Elves of Eressea, Oiolaire means 'ever summer'.
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| Oin |
Dwarf of Thorin and Company. Oin the son of Groin, was born in 2774 of the Third Age, and joined the Quest of Erebor in 2941. After the slaying of Smaug the Dragon and the re-establishment of the Dwarf-kingdom under the Mountain, Oin settled for a time in Erebor. However, in 2989, he set out with Balin and Ori in an attempt to re-establish a Dwarf kingdom in Moria. He was killed there in 2994, by the monster called the Watcher in the Water.
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| Old Forest |
By the Third Age of the Sun, the ancient forest that used to cover all of Eriador was reduced to a small area east of the Shire between the Brandywine River and the Barrowdowns. This was the Old Forest and within it were many malevolent tree spirits who made travel perilous. The most formidable of these was Old Man Willow who had the power of enchanting travellers with his whispering songs, entangling them with his mobile roots, and finally enclosing them within his trunk. Fortunately, another friendlier spirit called Tom Bombadil lived by the eastern side of the forest and had the power to command the malevolent tree spirits to release their prey.
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| Oliphaunts |
Into the Hobbit lands of the Shire crept many legends about the mysterious hot lands that lay far in the south of Middle-earth. Most fascinating to the Hobbits were the tales of the giant Oliphaunts; tusked war beasts with huge pounding feet. It was rumoured that the savage Men of Harad placed battle towers on the backs of these creatures when they rode into battle. Sensible Hobbits believed these tales were the workings of fanciful minds, even though some of their own people claimed to have sighted these creatures, which the Men of Gondor commonly called Mumakil.
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| Olog-hai |
In the Third Age of the Sun, it is said that the Ring Lord Sauron, who ruled in Mordor, took some of the ancient Trolls that Melkor bred in Angband and from them made another race that was known as the Olog-hai in Black Speech. The creatures of this race were true Trolls in size and strength but Sauron made them cunning and unafraid of the light that was deadly to most of the Troll race.
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| Olvar |
In the Music of the Ainur were many prophecies. One was that before Elves and Men entered the World there would come spirits who would be guardians of all Olvar (living things that grow and are rooted in the Earth). For the Olvar, from the great forest trees to the smallest lichen, could not flee their enemies and so Yavanna brought forth their guardians, called the Ents.
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| Olwe |
Elven king of Alqualonde. Olwe was the brother of Elwe, the first High King of the Teleri Elves. The brothers led their people on the Great Journey at the beginning of the Ages of Starlight. However, in Beleriand, Elwe was enchanted by Melian the Maia and remained to found the kingdom of Grey-elves. Olwe became the High King of the Teleri and led his people, first to Tol Eressea and finally to Alqualonde in Eldamar.
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| Onodrim |
In the forests of Middle-earth in the time of the Rekindling of the Stars there came forth a giant people. These were the Tree-herds, who were more often known as the Ents but the Sindarin Elves called them Onodrim. These fourteen foot giants were secret protectors of the forest, and in form they were likened to both tree and Man.
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| Orcs |
In the First Age of the Stars Melkor committed his greatest blasphemy. For it was in that time he captured many of the newly risen race of Elves and took them to his dungeons and with hideous acts of torture he made ruined and terrible forms of life. From these he bred a Goblin race of slaves who were loathsome as Elves were fair. They were stunted, black-skinned, yellow-fanged and crimson-eyed race of cannibal warriors whose only skills were in murder and war. To learn more about Orcs click here
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| Ori |
Dwarf of Thorin and Company. In 2941 of the Third Age, Ori embarked on the Quest of Erebor which resulted in the slaying of Smaug the Dragon and the re-establishment of the Dwarf-kingdom under the Mountain. Ori remained in Erebor until 2989, when he set out with Balin and Oin in an attempt to recolonize Khazad-dum. He died their in 2994, in the Chamber of Mazarbul.
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| Orocarni |
Far to the east of Middle-earth were the Orocarni, the 'Red Mountains'. or the Mountains of the East. In the Ages of Starlight they stood on the eastern shore of the Inland Sea of Helcar where, in the bay of Cuivienen, the Elves were first awakened. The Orocarni were of a reddish hue and filled with the music of the multitude of rivers and springs that flowed down into the crystal waters of the Sea of Helcar.
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| Orodruin |
Often called Mount Doom that immense volcanic mountain of Mordor was properly called Orodruin, the 'mountain of blazing fire'.
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| Orthanc |
The tower of Isengard that was controlled by the evil Wizard Saruman during the War of the Ring was called Orthanc, meaning 'cunning mind' in Rohan.
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| Osgiliath |
The first capital city of Gondor was Osgiliath, the 'citadel of stars' which was built at the end of the Second Age and bridged the River Anduin midway between Minas Anor and Minas Ithil.
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| Osse |
Maia sea spirit. Osse, Lord of the Waves, with his wife, Uinen, the Lady of the Calms, ruled the seas of Middle-earth. Osse served Ulmo, Lord of All Waters. Osse was feared by all who sailed the seas. Sailors prayed to Uinen that she might quell his rage and calm his wild, tempestuous joy. Osse who befriended the Teleri Sea Elves and taught them the art of ship-building, also raised the island of Numenor from the sea floor.
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| Ossiriand |
In the east of Beleriand until the end of the First Age of the Sun was Ossiriand, the woodland home of the Laiquendi Green Elves. It was called Ossiriand, the 'land of seven rivers', because the River Gelion and six of its tributaries flowed through it. Because the Laiquendi were most famous for their singing Ossiriand was also called Lindon, the 'land of song'.
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| Ost-in-Edhil |
In the year 750 of the Second Age, many Noldor Elves left Lindon and went into Eriador. There, near the west door of Khazad-dum in the White Mountains, they founded the realm of Eregion and built the city of Ost-in-Edhil, the 'City of the Elves'. These were the Gwaith-i-Mirdain, the Elven-smiths who forged the Rings of Power.
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