guardians of the Shire

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The guardians of the Shire are the secretive Dúnedain rangers who protect the Shire’s borders from threats without the knowledge of most hobbits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dúnedain
fictional group
rangers
allegiance the Free Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
the heirs of Isildur NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Rangers of the North NERFINISHED
the Rangers NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Return of the King NERFINISHED
The Two Towers NERFINISHED
associatedLocation the Angle between Mitheithel and Bruinen
associatedWith Arnor NERFINISHED
Elrond NERFINISHED
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
culture Dúnedain of the North NERFINISHED
descendedFrom the Númenóreans NERFINISHED
governedBy the Chieftain of the Dúnedain NERFINISHED
guardedRoute the East Road near the Shire NERFINISHED
the Greenway NERFINISHED
hasBaseNear the borders of the Shire
hasCharacteristic secretive
vigilant
wanderers
hasEthnicity Dúnedain of the North NERFINISHED
hasLeader Aragorn NERFINISHED
isSecretFrom most hobbits
isUnknownTo the Shire-hobbits generally
language Sindarin NERFINISHED
Westron NERFINISHED
mentionedIn The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings Appendices NERFINISHED
notableMember Aragorn NERFINISHED
Elladan and Elrohir (allies) NERFINISHED
Halbarad NERFINISHED
operatesIn Eriador NERFINISHED
the Shire NERFINISHED
opposes Sauron NERFINISHED
the Witch-king of Angmar NERFINISHED
protects the Shire NERFINISHED
protectsFrom evil men
external threats
orcs
servants of Sauron
trolls
role border protection
covert defense
timePeriod late Third Age
universe Middle-earth NERFINISHED

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Dúnedain of the North roleInTheLordOfTheRings guardians of the Shire