Middle-earth

Character

Haldir

An Elf of Lothlórien who guides the Fellowship and later dies defending Helm’s Deep in the film adaptation.

Tolkien’s textsSupported by the narratives published in Tolkien’s lifetime.
Race & kind
Elves of Middle-earth
Allegiance
Lothlórien
Gender
Male
Haldir

Overview

In the books Haldir is a marchwarden of Lórien; his death at Helm’s Deep belongs to Peter Jackson’s films, not Tolkien’s text.

ElvesLothlórien

Places

In adaptation

Adaptation note

  • Portrayed as leading Elves to Helm’s Deep and dying there — an invention of the films.

Sources

  • The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55

    Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

  • The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (Peter Jackson) · 2001–03

    Widely acclaimed adaptation with notable departures from the texts.

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