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Second Council of Elrond “Don’T Adventures Ever Have an End? I Suppose Not Second Council of Elrond “Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story.” —Bilbo Baggins Dear Delegates, Welcome to WUMUNS 2018! My name is Jay Schroeder and I am honored to be your director for The Second Council of Elrond Committee. You will be representing figures belonging to the Councils of the Kings of Gondor, Rohan, and the Woodland Realm. The War of the Ring is now over but there is much work to be done in reclaiming lost lands, rebuilding cities destroyed in the War, and purging the lands of any remaining enemies. Your skills in battle and political negotiation will be tested. You are some of your kings’ most trusted advisors, and your decisions in this committee may decide if your kingdoms thrive or if they fall to ruin. Make your choices wisely, for the survival of the last kingdoms of men and elves depend on it! I am a member of the Class of 2019 in the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. I am majoring in Physics and also minoring in Healthcare Management through the Olin School of Business. My high school did not have Model UN like yours do, so I was not provided the opportunity to participate until college. Many of my friends were very active during our freshman year and convinced me to participate in an intramural and I’ve been hooked, staffing committees ever since. I’m used to being on the dais, usually as the chair, and this is my first time directing a committee. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected]. Quel marth! 1 Jay Schroeder 1 Good luck! (In Sindarin) Contents Committee Mandate……………….…………..……………………… 5 Background Information……..………………………...…………. 6 Disclaimer…..…………….……………………………………………………. 6 Preface………….……………………………………………………………..… 6 List of Important Individuals………….………………………………… 7 Historical Background……..………………………..…...…………. 11 The War of the Ring…..…………….…………..…...…………..….……. 12 The Last Great Kingdoms of Middle Earth..……...……………….. 12 The Three Kings……….…………………………………………………….. 15 Topic A: Reclaiming Lost Lands and Rebuilding……… 17 Topic B: Dwarves………………………………………………………… 17 Topic C: Old Foes and the Spoils of War…………………… 18 Delegate Positions………………………………………………………. 19 Map of Middle Earth………..…………………………..….…………. 26 Bibliography……………………………………………….………………. 27 Committee Mandate Esteemed Men and Elves of Middle Earth, The year is now 3019 of the Third Age in the land of Middle Earth. The War of the Ring has finally ended, the One Ring has been destroyed, and Sauron has been forever vanquished. Evil has been defeated forever. Aragorn II has been crowed the King of Gondor and Eomer the King of Rohan. Now that the War of the Ring is over, there is much to be done in Middle Earth: old kingdoms to reclaim, cities to rebuild, and scattered enemies to defeat. You have been called to this Council to discuss the rebuilding of Middle Earth as representatives of your kings, of the last free kingdoms of Middle Earth. The decisions you make here will influence the actions your kings will take, as you are some of their most trusted advisors and most skilled warriors. You are united in the goal of rebuilding Middle Earth, restoring your kingdoms to their former glories, but there is distrust and between you and old grudges are certainly still held. While your ultimate goal is to rebuild all of Middle Earth, you must always keep the best interests of your own kingdom in mind. Do your best to do both, for the future of Middle Earth depends on the decisions you make here. Each of you will be a member from the council of King Aragorn II, King Eomer, or King Thranduil. You range from Elvish Generals to Captains of Gondor to Riders of Rohan to Ministers and Ambassadors. Within this committee will you find peace and prosperity between your three kingdoms as you rebuild Middle Earth or will you succumb to greed and jealously, letting old rivalries get in the way of making a world free of evil? Elrond Lord Elrond of Rivendell 5 Background Information Disclaimer The Lord of the Rings is a fictional universe built and composed from many sources. As I have seen the original trilogy movies over twenty times, the Hobbit movies half a dozen times, read the books a few times, and read The Lord of the Rings Wiki extensively, I cannot accurately recall where any one piece of background guide. Instead, at the end you will find citations for each of the Lord of the Rings movies, the Hobbit movies, the book The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings book, and the Lord of the Rings Wiki. Furthermore, the staff of this committee reserves the right to arbitrate and decide on potential differences between lore source materials. Please do not hesitate to reach out at any point with questions or concerns. Preface When J.R.R. Tolkien created The Lord of the Rings, he created an entire universe in the process. This entailed several languages and a full history of Middle Earth that started long before the events of the Lord of the Rings trilogy or even its predecessor, The Hobbit. For those of you who are well versed in Tolkien, this background guide should not be an issue for you and you can skip the sections labeled with an asterisk for the most part. Though, you should note that I used book canon while writing the background guide, not movie canon, so some details are slightly different. So, if you are not well versed in the books as well as the movies, I would recommend carefully reading this background guide to learn the differences. For those not well versed in Tolkien or unfamiliar with Lord of the Rings in general, I would highly recommend carefully reading this background guide and watching the original movies of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I recommend the curious consider reading The Hobbit, Tolkiens first book. Though a predecessor of our committee, this giant of the fantasy genre was Tolkien’s first book and is a very easy read. If you (somehow) have the time, you could also read the Lord of the Rings books. Be warned, they are dense and long -- but well worth it. This background guide does contain information from outside the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, mainly concerning the history of characters and the kingdoms of Middle Earth. For more information on these topics (or anything you don’t understand in the background guide for that matter) you can go to http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/ and put the name of the topic after the slash. Even if you know The Lord of the Rings well, I would still recommend watching the movies before the committee as a quick review! I will hold a quick question and answer session at the beginning of committee to answer any questions you have about the background guide (as I know it may still be confusing) and the history of Middle Earth for your convenience. 6 List of Aragorn II Important See the background section “The Three Kings” Individuals Arwen Arwen is the half-elvish daughter of Elrond and the wife of Aragorn, making her the Queen of Gondor. She and Aragorn had been engaged for 67 years (since Aragorn was 20 years old) and Elrond only gave his blessing to Aragorn once he became the King of Gondor and Arnor. She is a fierce warrior, though she has not often been given the chance to prove herself. She inherited the gift of foresight from her father, but the scope of her ability is not known. Bilbo Baggins Bilbo Baggins is a good friend of Gandalf, upon whom Gandalf called to join in the journey of Thorin Oakenshield to reclaim Erebor. While on this journey, he stole the One Ring from the creature Gollum and kept it for seventy years before leaving it to his nephew Frodo, per Gandalf’s request. He then left the Shire (home of the Hobbits) and went to Rivendell to stay with the Elves, where he currently resides. Boromir Boromir is the older son of the last steward of Gondor, Denethor II, making him Faramir’s older brother. He was a famed warrior and one of the Captains of Gondor who reclaimed Osgiliath from the Orcs before he went to Rivendell for the first Council of Elrond. Boromir was the second man on the Fellowship of the Ring, with Aragorn. He was killed by three crossbow bolts from an Uruk-hai while defending Merry and Pippin. In life, he had never recognized Aragorn’s claim to the throne of Gondor, but in his dying moments, he called Aragorn his King and set him on the path towards becoming the King of Gondor. Elrond Elrond is the Lord of the great Elven city of Rivendell. He is one of the bearers of the three Elven rings (specifically, Vilya , the greatest of the three rings), which gives him extraordinary healing and preservation powers and the ability (supposedly) to control minor elements. Elrond has the gift of foresight and was one of the Elvish Generals in the War of the Last Alliance (second-in-command only to Gil-Galad, the King of the Elves, who perished in the War). He founded the town of Rivendell, which was the last great House of Elves in Middle Earth, and remains its lord to this day. He is the father of Arwen and the son-in-law of Galadriel. Eomer See the background section “The Three Kings” 7 Frodo Baggins Frodo Baggins is the nephew of Bilbo, who raised him after Frodo’s parents died.
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