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Good Guys - Costume Descriptions

from The Hobbit book

Tolkien's Middle-earth is peopled by many distinct races all with their own styles.  Minimal costume description is provided... but there are lots of jewels around.

Character Index

See the Character Section for Movie descriptions of these folks


Gandalf - The Wizard

  • A long grey cloak
  • A tall pointed blue Wizard hat
  • An old man with a silver scarf over which a white beard hangs down below his waist, long bushy eyebrows
  • Wears immense black boots
  • Carries a staff
  • Pipe

Wood-Elves of Mirkwood

General Elf Description

  • The Wood-elves live in the forest.
    • Some live in caves that were light & airy
    • Some live in trees
    • Some live in huts on the ground.
  • Favorites:
    • Colors: Greens & browns
    • Beech trees
    • Elves are very fond of wine from the south, and especially from Dorwinion in the east.
  • Wear:
    • Flowers  twined in their hair
    • Green & white gems on their collars & belts
  • Carry bows & spears

Elven King - Thranduil, Father of Legolas

  • Golden hair
  • Carries a staff of carved oak
  • Green Banners
  • The Elven king changes his crowns with the season
    • Crown of leaves for Summer
    • Crown of berries & red leaves for Autumn
    • Crown of woodland flowers for Spring

Humans

Beorn

  • Beorn is a tall man with bare arms & legs.
  • His hair is black and he has a thick beard
  • He likes leaning on a large axe.
  • Wears a sleeveless brown wool tunic with fringe at hem
 “Bilbo could have trotted through his legs without ducking” to miss the fringe on the tunic hem.

Bard - descendant of Lord Girion of Dale

  • Bard has dark hair.
  • Blue banners
  • Carries yew bow
  • Among Bard's arrows is one "black arrow".   (*It's possible the entire arrow is black, or possibly just the fletching... no detail.)
  • The Emeralds of Girion are returned to him.

Eagles

  • The dwarf, Dain, made the Lord of the Eagles a small golden crown.
  • The other Eagles received gold collars as their reward.

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