Fantasy Literature

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it's revealed that Mad-Eye Moody (before his death) and the Order of the Phoenix set up protective curses around Severus Snape to verify his loyalty or protect him. One of these was the Tongue-Tying Curse, which would physically prevent someone from speaking about certain information. This is mentioned when Harry learns about the protections surrounding Snape and the Prince's Tale.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, after the trio flee the wedding of Bill and Fleur, they are attacked in a Tottenham Court Road cafe by two Death Eaters: Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle. These two tracked them to the Muggle location and engaged them in combat before Harry, Ron, and Hermione escaped to Grimmauld Place.

In J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Hobbits inhabit the Shire - a peaceful, rural region. Eriador is a broader region that contains the Shire, while Gondor is a kingdom of Men and Mordor is the dark land ruled by Sauron.

In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Frodo's father is Drogo Baggins. Drogo and his wife Primula Brandybuck (Frodo's mother) died in a boating accident on the Brandywine River when Frodo was young. Bilbo Baggins is Frodo's cousin and guardian, not his father. Samwise Gamgee is Frodo's gardener and loyal companion.

In The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins disappeared from the Shire on his eleventy-first (111th) birthday during his birthday party. This is when he used the Ring to vanish and left the Shire to journey to Rivendell, passing his estate and the Ring to Frodo. The age 111 is significant because hobbits rarely live beyond 100.

The Nazgûl, also known as Ringwraiths or Black Riders, were once great kings of Men who were given the Nine Rings of Power by Sauron. Over centuries they were corrupted and enslaved to his will. They are neither Dwarfs, Elves, nor Orcs.

In The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo and his hobbit companions were rescued by Tom Bombadil in the Old Forest after being trapped by Old Man Willow. Bombadil brought them to his home. Gandalf was absent, Haldir appears later in Lothlórien, and Strider is met in Bree.

Strider is the alias used by Aragorn, the heir of Isildur and rightful King of Gondor. He appears as a mysterious Ranger in Bree who guides and protects the hobbits. Elrond is an Elven lord, Gimli is a Dwarf, and Gandalf is a wizard.

Saruman the White was the leader of the Istari (wizards) and the White Council before his corruption. Although Gandalf later becomes the White, Saruman was originally known as the White Wizard. Sauron is the Dark Lord, Radagast is the Brown Wizard.

Arathorn II was the father of Aragorn and a chieftain of the Dúnedain Rangers. He was killed by an orc arrow when Aragorn was only two years old. Isildur was Aragorn's distant ancestor, Balin was a dwarf lord, and Elrond was Aragorn's guardian and foster father.

Among the listed Uchiha clan members, Madara is historically the earliest in the Naruto universe timeline.

The Balrog is correct - in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the Ring" (1954), Gandalf fights a Balrog (a fiery demon) at the Bridge of Khazad-dum in Moria. Gandalf falls into the abyss with the Balrog but later returns as Gandalf the White. Darth Vader is from Star Wars, Gandalf the Gray is Gandalf himself before the battle, and Frodo is the hobbit protagonist.

In Greek mythology, Paris was the brother of Hector. Both were sons of King Priam of Troy and princes of the city. While Hector was the greatest Trojan warrior, Paris was the prince who abducted Helen, sparking the Trojan War. Menelaus was a Greek king, Ajax was a Greek warrior, and Priam was their father.

This quote is from Aragorn's speech at the Black Gate in "The Return of the King" (2003), where he rallies the troops before the final battle against Sauron's forces. The speech begins "I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me."

Legolas Greenleaf is the prince of Mirkwood, the woodland realm ruled by his father Thranduil. Rivendell is ruled by Elrond, Rohan is the realm of men led by Theoden, and the Shire is the homeland of the hobbits.