A tricky one here, possibly. When Aragorn and the Grey Company entered the Paths of the Dead, they found the remains of a great warrior with no indication there as to who he was. Who was he?

zbeckabee

On March 8, 3019, Aragorn and the Grey Company entered the Paths of the Dead. Deep inside the tunnels, they found Baldor's body in front of a locked door. He was still clad in his gilded hauberk, golden helm, and belt of gold and garnets, but his sword was notched and broken and he appeared to have been clawing at the door when he died. Aragorn said that no one would ever know what had befallen Baldor on the Paths of the Dead or what lay behind the locked door. However, in a later note, Tolkien wrote that the Dead had followed Baldor silently through the Paths of the Dead to the door of an evil temple hall, where they broke his legs and left him to die. http://www.tuckborough.net/rohirrim.html Nov 28 06, 1:54 PM

Baloo55th

Ye gods, that was quick! Well done zbeck - but I'm not going to award a golden ring (just in case....). A different source to the one I was thinking of, which was Theoden in the Golden Hall telling of how Baldor son of Brego passed the dread portal and was never seen again. Nov 28 06, 2:11 PM

zbeckabee

In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Baldor was the heir of Brego, second king of Rohan. At the feast to celebrate the construction of Meduseld he made an oath to enter the Paths of the Dead and was never seen again. His remains were discovered by Aragorn during the War of the Ring. His mail-clad skeleton was seen lying next to a stone door with a broken sword beside him. There are marks of his fingers on the door, indicating that he died trying to open the door. Why he wished to pass through is unknown. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldor Nov 28 06, 2:20 PM