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MERLIN - MYRDDIN - MERZHIN
Merlin est généralement représenté comme un mage bénéfique commandant aux éléments naturels et aux animaux (Druide). Aussi connu sous la forme latine « Merlinus », galloise « Myrddin » ou « Myrdhin », bretonne « Merzhin », ou cornique « Marzhin ». Ces...
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LE ROI ARTHUR - KING ATHUR
Le Roi Arthur Le roi Arthur est, d'après les romances médiévales, un seigneur breton qui aurait organisé la défense de la Grande-Bretagne face aux envahisseurs saxons vers le début du VIe siècle. La légende d'Arthur est principalement inspirée par le...
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Elbereth Gilthoniel
Fanuilos heryn aglar Rin athar annun-aearath, Calad ammen i reniar Mi 'aladhremmin ennorath! A Elbereth Gilthoniel I chin a thul lin miriel Fanuilos le linnathon Ne ndor haer thar i aearon. A elin na gaim eglerib Ned in ben-anor trerennin Si silivrin...
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ASLAN, The Great Lion
Aslan, the "Great Lion", is the central character in The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. He is the eponymous lion of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and his role in Narnia is developed...
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GALADRIEL
Stories of Galadriel's life prior to The Lord of the Rings are collected in the Unfinished Tales. Galadriel was the only daughter and youngest child of Finarfin, prince of the Noldor, and of Eärwen, who was cousin to Lúthien. Her elder brothers were Finrod...
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FAFNIR / Fåvne
Fåvne (norrønt Fáfnir eller Faðmir) er en voldsom drage eller slange fra norrøn mytologi. Fåvne var i følge skaldekvadene Fåvnesmål og Reginsmål sønn av Sigmund som var sønn av Reidmar, bror av Regin og Oter. Fåvne voktet over en stor skatt, og ble til...
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Le monde de Narnya / Narnya's World
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 120 million copies in 41 languages. Written by...
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SMAUG THE MAGNIFICENT
One of the last great dragons of Middle-earth, Smaug rose to prominence by laying waste to the town of Dale and capturing the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) with all of its treasure. He was already centuries old at the time, this having happened over 200 years...
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BEORNINGS
REJOIGNEZ-NOUS ! JOIN US ! HAIL ODIN ! HAIL THOR ! THIS IS AN ASATRU SITE HISTORY OF THE BEORNINGS Beorn was a skilled woodworker and builder, especially within his property, as he was also adroit with hand tools. He was very protective of his trained...
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BOROMIR
` Boromir was born in the year 2978 of the Third Age to Denethor II and Finduilas, daughter of Adrahil of Dol Amroth. His younger brother, Faramir, was born in the year T.A. 2983. The following year, Denethor became Steward of Gondor, succeeding his father,...
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HOBBITS
Historically, the Hobbits are known to have originated in the Valley of Anduin, between Mirkwood and the Misty Mountains. According to The Lord of the Rings, they have lost the genealogical details of how they are related to the Big People. At this time,...
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GIMLI
Gimli was the son of Glóin, one of the former companions of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Tolkien's chief hero in his first fantasy novel, The Hobbit). He was a remote descendant of Durin the Deathless, chief of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves and ancestor...
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GRIFFON/GRIFFIN
Le griffon ou grype est une créature fantastique présente dans plusieurs cultures anciennes. Il est imaginé et représenté avec une forme tenant de l'aigle à l'avant (tête, ailes et serres) et du lion à l'arrière. Avec quelquefois des variantes le griffon...
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GLORFINDEL
Glorfindel (« cheveux d'or » en sindarin[3]) est un personnage de l'œuvre de J. R. R. Tolkien, qui apparaît dans ses romans le Silmarillion et le Seigneur des Anneaux. C'est un Elfe de la lignée des Noldor, capitaine du royaume de Gondolin et seigneur...
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MITHRANDIR - GANDALF
Valinor In Valinor, Gandalf was known as Olórin.[15] As recounted in the "Valaquenta" in The Silmarillion,[16] he was one of the Maiar of Valinor, specifically, of the people of the Vala Manwë; and was said to be the wisest of the Maiar. He lived in the...
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ARWEN
Arwen was the youngest child of Elrond and Celebrían; her elder brothers were the twins Elladan and Elrohir. As told in "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen", found in Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings (after the third volume, The Return of the King), during...
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SAPHIRA
Quand elle était dans son œuf, elle a beaucoup voyagé entre Ellesméra et Farthen Dur, chaque année (pour savoir plus, allez sur Brom). Mais elle n'avait encore choisi personne pour être son Dragonnier. Un jour où les vardens devaient donner l'œuf aux...
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DRACO
England, A.D. 984: The tyrannical Saxon King Freyne summons his young son Einon (Lee Oakes) and Einon's mentor Bowen (Dennis Quaid) to witness the suppression of a peasant rebellion. Though the king’s troops are ultimately victorious, Freyne is killed...
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FAERIES
A fairy (also fay, fey, faery, faerie; collectively, "fae", wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair folk, and other euphemisms)[1] is a type of mythological being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural...
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CENTAURES / CENTAUR
In Greek mythology, the centaurs (from Ancient Greek: Κένταυροι - Kéntauroi) are a race of creatures composed of part human and part horse. In early Attic vase-paintings, they are depicted with the torso of a human joined at the waist to the horse's withers,...
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ELROND
As documented in The Silmarillion, Elrond was born at the refuge of the Mouths of Sirion soon before its destruction by the sons of Fëanor. He and his brother, Elros, were captured alive. Their parents feared that they would be killed, but instead they...
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FAUNES/FAUN
In Roman mythology, fauns are place-spirits (genii) of untamed woodland. Romans connected their fauns with the Greek satyrs, wild and orgiastic drunken followers of Bacchus (Greek Dionysus). However, fauns and satyrs were originally quite different creatures....
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LES ARCS 2009
Cette 23e édition des Festes du Castrum soulève de nouveau l'enthousiasme des foules. Le public se presse toujours pour voir passer les parades, les preux chevaliers montant de fiers destriers qui rentrent des croisades, leurs gentes dames, mais aussi,...
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ORCS
Description In Tolkien's writings, Orcs are of human shape, of varying size but always smaller than Men, ugly, filthy, with a taste for human flesh. They are fanged, bow-legged and long-armed, and some have dark skin as if burned. In a private letter,...
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MINOTAURE/MINOTAUR
Le Minotaure est, dans la mythologie grecque, un monstre fabuleux possédant le corps d'un homme et la tête d'un taureau ou mi-homme et mi-taureau. Né des amours de Pasiphaé et d'un taureau envoyé par Poséidon, il fut enfermé par le roi Minos dans le labyrinthe,...