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Galadriel, lady of light, assisting Frodo on his quest to destroy the One Ring, opposed to Shelob, the giant and evil female spider of darkness, have been compared to Homer's opposed female characters in the Odyssey: Circe and Calypso as Odysseus's powerful and wise benefactors on his quest, against the perils of the attractive Sirens, and the ...
Louis XIV of France. Louis XIV (1638–1715), the Bourbon monarch of the Kingdom of France, was the son of King Louis XIII of France and Queen Anne. The descendants of Louis XIV are numerous. Although only one of his children by his wife Maria Theresa of Spain survived past infancy, Louis had many illegitimate children by his mistresses. [1]
[T 4] King Tar-Aldarion of Númenor presented Gil-galad with the gift of some seeds of the Mallorn tree; he in turn gave some to Galadriel, who grew them in the guarded land of Lothlórien. [T 5] Gil-galad did not take a wife and had no children. He was the first of the Eldar to mistrust a stranger who called himself Annatar, and forbade him ...
The Season 1 finale of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power answered many of our most pressing questions about the goings-on of Middle-earth. However, it has also left us with a hunger for ...
Louis, King of Spain [169] 25 Aug 1707 31 Aug 1724 Louise Élisabeth of Orléans, no issue Anna Karolina, Countess Orzelska: 23 Nov 1707 27 Sep 1769 Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, had issue Louise Françoise of Bourbon, Mademoiselle du Maine: 4 Dec 1707 19 Aug 1743 Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen: 17 ...
Fëanor, son of Finwë, the King of the Noldor, one branch of the Elves, had unique skill in craftsmanship, and forged three brilliant and highly prized jewels, the Silmarils, that shone like bright stars. The Dark Lord Morgoth desired the Silmarils for himself, and managed to seize them to put in his crown. There was enmity between Morgoth and ...
The coronation of the king took place in May 2023 after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in 2022 following a reign that lasted more than 70 years. Charles is the father of two children, Prince ...
Louis, Dauphin of France (1 November 1661 – 14 April 1711), commonly known as le Grand Dauphin, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Louis XIV and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain. He became known as the Grand Dauphin after the birth of his own son, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, the Petit Dauphin. He and his son died before his father ...