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Douglas C. Kane

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'''Douglas Charles Kane''' (born [[1963]]) is a Californian civil rights attorney and an avid [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]]. He was the co-founder of [http://www.thehalloffire.net/ TheHallofFire.net], and posts online under the handle '''Voronwe_the_Faithful'''. As an attorney at law, he also frequently reports on the legal battles between the [[Tolkien Family]] and [[New Line Cinema]].
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==Bibliography==
===Books===
* [[2009]]: ''[[Arda Reconstructed: The Creation of the Published Silmarillion]]''
===Articles===
* [[2008]]: ''[[Mythlore]]'' 103/104:
** "Reconstructing Arda: of Feanor and the Unchaining of Melkor"
* [[2012]]: [[Tolkien Studies: Volume 9|''Tolkien Studies'': Volume 9]]
** "Law and Arda"
==External links==
* '''[http://www.protectingrights.net/index.html Official (business) homepage]'''
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House of the Tower of Snow

2014-08-29T15:09:18Z

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<center>{{quote|Penlod perished there in a lane with his back to the wall, and about him many of the men of the Pillar and many of the Tower of the Snow.|''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin]]}}</center>[[File:Narfil Palùrfalas - House-of-the-Tower-of-Snow.jpg|left|100px]]
 

The '''House of the Tower of Snow''' was one of the [[Twelve Houses of the Gondothlim]]. It was united with the [[House of the Pillar]] under one lord, [[Penlod]], and both of the houses perished, along with their leader, when trying to defend the walls of the Hidden City during the [[Fall of Gondolin]].

 

==References==

*''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin]]

==See Also==

* [[Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim]]
* [[Penlod]]
* [[House of the Pillar]]

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King of the Dead

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The '''King of the Mountains''', or later, the '''King of the Dead''', was the ruler of the [[Oathbreakers]].

== History ==
He was the King of the [[Men of the Mountains]], and when the [[Realms in Exile]] were founded, he met [[Isildur]] at [[Erech]] and swore his affiliation to [[Gondor]] on behalf of his people.

Then the time came when their former lord, [[Sauron]] arose again, and Isildur summoned them, but the Men of the Mountains were unwilling to turn against Sauron as they worshipped him during the [[Dark Years]]. Isildur cursed them for not fulfilling their oath, that there will be no other King after him, and they will never find rest, until someone else calls for them.

His people dwindled and in the following centuries, the [[Wraiths|wraith]] of the '''King of the Dead''' were a terrifying rumor for the [[Men of Gondor]] south of the Mountains.

During the [[War of the Ring]], [[Aragorn]] came to the [[Paths of the Dead]] as the [[Heir of Isildur]] and offered him to redeem themselves. On their way to Erech, people were scared of the news that the King of the Dead was out again, and defenders and foes alike fled away.<ref>{{RK|Company}}</ref>

The Oathbreakers followed the [[Grey Company]] to [[Pelargir]] where they drove off the enemy. Having fulfilled their oath, the King of the Dead broke and threw down his spear, bowed to [[Aragorn]] and turned away, as the Shadow Host vanished.<ref>{{RK|Debate}}</ref>
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