Oath of the Men of the Mountains to Isildur
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The Oath of the Men of the Mountains to Isildur is a pivotal vow in Tolkien’s legendarium in which the mountain-dwelling Men swore allegiance to Isildur, later breaking it and becoming the cursed Dead Men of Dunharrow until they fulfilled their oath in the War of the Ring.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Middle-earth legendarium
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fictional oath ⓘ vow of allegiance ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings
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The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedObject | Stone of Erech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingTo | heirs of Isildur ⓘ |
| brokenBy | Men of the Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brokenWhen | Men of the Mountains refused to fight Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | curse of the Dead Men of Dunharrow ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | precedes the War of the Last Alliance ⓘ |
| connectedToCharacter | Aragorn II Elessar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToEnemy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToLocation |
Dunharrow
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Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Isildur cursed the Men of the Mountains
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Men of the Mountains became the Dead Men of Dunharrow NERFINISHED ⓘ spirits bound to the Paths of the Dead ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fulfilledBy | Dead Men of Dunharrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fulfilledDuring | War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fulfilledForHeir | Aragorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fulfilledWhen | Dead Men fought for Aragorn against Sauron’s forces ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy element ⓘ |
| involvesRace | Men ⓘ |
| languageOfNarration | Westron (in-universe) translation ⓘ |
| madeTo | Isildur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| moralJudgmentInText | oath-breakers are condemned ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Mustering of the Dead at the Stone of Erech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | Dead Men of Dunharrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolution | Aragorn released the Dead after fulfillment ⓘ |
| resolutionEffect | spirits of the Dead Men find rest ⓘ |
| setInAge | Second Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalWorld | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusUntilWarOfTheRing | unfulfilled ⓘ |
| swornAt |
Paths of the Dead (region associated later)
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White Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swornBy |
Men of the Mountains
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mountain-dwelling Men ⓘ |
| swornToOppose | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swornToSupport | Isildur in war against Sauron ⓘ |
| theme |
broken oaths
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curse and redemption ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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