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The '''Squint-eyed Southerner''' was an outlaw driven from [[Dunland]] whose name was not known, he served as an agent of [[Saruman]], one of Saruman's most trusted in fact | The '''Squint-eyed Southerner''' was an outlaw driven from [[Dunland]] whose name was not known, he served as an agent of [[Saruman]], one of Saruman's most trusted in fact. It was rumored there was Orc-blood within him.<ref name="UT10">{{UT|10}}, "Concerning Gandalf, Saruman, and the Shire"</ref> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Southerner at one point was stationed on the borders of [[the Shire]] to negotiate the purchase of "[[leaf]]" and other supplies which Saruman was storing in preparation for the war. Saruman had ordered the man to infiltrate the Shire and learn of any [[hobbits]] who had departed recently in hopes of finding out who possessed [[the One Ring]]. The Southerner was | The Southerner at one point was stationed on the borders of [[the Shire]] to negotiate the purchase of "[[leaf]]" and other supplies which Saruman was storing in preparation for the war. Saruman had ordered the man to infiltrate the Shire and learn of any [[hobbits]] who had departed recently in hopes of finding out who possessed [[the One Ring]]. The Southerner was well supplied with maps, lists of names, and notes concerning the Shire.<ref name="UT10"> | ||
In September of [[Third Age 3018|3018]], the Dunlending was traveling back to the Shire when the [[Black Riders]] came upon him at the [[Tharbad]] crossing. When questioned, the Southerner told the Witch-king everything, betraying Saruman, which made the Witch-king realize Saruman was not a true ally. The Witch-king was made aware of the name [[Baggins]] and [[Hobbiton]] was singled out for immediate visit and inquiry. | In September of [[Third Age 3018|3018]], the Dunlending was traveling back to the Shire when the [[Black Riders]] came upon him at the [[Tharbad]] crossing. When questioned, the Southerner told the Witch-king everything, betraying Saruman, which made the Witch-king realize Saruman was not a true ally. The Witch-king was made aware of the name [[Baggins]] and [[Hobbiton]] was singled out for immediate visit and inquiry. | ||
The Witch-king put the [[Shadow of Fear]] on the Dunlending and sent him to [[Bree]] to listen for information of Baggins. The Southerner met up with [[Bill Ferny]] and at the [[Prancing Pony]] on September | The Witch-king put the [[Shadow of Fear]] on the Dunlending and sent him to [[Bree]] to listen for information of Baggins. The Southerner met up with [[Bill Ferny]] and at the [[Prancing Pony]] on [[September 29]]th, the two of them saw [[Frodo Baggins]] vanish into thin air. After reporting the information to the [[Nazgûl]], the [[Ringwraiths]] came to attack that night.<ref name="UT10"</ref> | ||
Aragorn kept the hobbits safe through the night and the next morning the Squint-eyed Southerner was spotted inside Bill Ferny's house when the company set out to [[Weathertop]].<ref name="FRI11">{{FR|I11}}</ref> | |||
Nothing else is recorded of the Squint-eyed Southerner, however in [[Third Age 3019|3019]], many of Saruman's agents occupied the Shire and oppressed the Hobbits.<ref>{{HM|RK}}, "[[The Scouring of the Shire]]"</ref> It is possible the Southerner was among them as many of the Men resembled him. The Men were driven out of the Shire in the [[Battle of Bywater]] on November 3rd. | |||
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{{quote|Just what my father meant to convey by the 'squint-eyed Southerner' at Bree I'm not sure. I don't think that he can possibly have meant that the man had 'slit-eyes' (goblin-like). He may have meant that he actually had a squint (optical disorder), but that seems unnecessarily particular. So the likeliest meaning, I think, is that the man didn't look straight, but obliquely, watchfully, sideways, suggesting craftiness and crookedness.|[[Christopher Tolkien]]<ref>"The Squint-eyed Southerner", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', May [[1990]], p. 9</ref>}} | |||
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The Squint-eyed Southerner was an outlaw driven from Dunland whose name was not known, he served as an agent of Saruman, one of Saruman's most trusted in fact. It was rumored there was Orc-blood within him.[1]
History
The Southerner at one point was stationed on the borders of the Shire to negotiate the purchase of "leaf" and other supplies which Saruman was storing in preparation for the war. Saruman had ordered the man to infiltrate the Shire and learn of any hobbits who had departed recently in hopes of finding out who possessed the One Ring. The Southerner was well supplied with maps, lists of names, and notes concerning the Shire.[1]
Aragorn kept the hobbits safe through the night and the next morning the Squint-eyed Southerner was spotted inside Bill Ferny's house when the company set out to Weathertop.[2]
Nothing else is recorded of the Squint-eyed Southerner, however in 3019, many of Saruman's agents occupied the Shire and oppressed the Hobbits.[3] It is possible the Southerner was among them as many of the Men resembled him. The Men were driven out of the Shire in the Battle of Bywater on November 3rd.
Description
- "Just what my father meant to convey by the 'squint-eyed Southerner' at Bree I'm not sure. I don't think that he can possibly have meant that the man had 'slit-eyes' (goblin-like). He may have meant that he actually had a squint (optical disorder), but that seems unnecessarily particular. So the likeliest meaning, I think, is that the man didn't look straight, but obliquely, watchfully, sideways, suggesting craftiness and crookedness."
- ― Christopher Tolkien[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Hunt for the Ring", "Concerning Gandalf, Saruman, and the Shire" Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "UT10" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire"
- ↑ "The Squint-eyed Southerner", Beyond Bree, May 1990, p. 9