Grond (called the Hammer of the Underworld) is the name of two fictional weapons from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Tolkien redirects here. ...

Literature

The first Grond appears in The Silmarillion. In the First Age, Grond was the great mace of Morgoth Bauglír, the first Dark Lord, who wielded it when he fought with Fingolfin, High King of the Noldor Elves. With every blow from the mace that struck the ground, a crater was formed. Morgoth managed to kill the High King, but not without receiving seven wounds himself. This article is about the book by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the First Age began with the awakening of the Elves, and ended with the final overthrow of Morgoth by the combined armies of Valinor and Beleriand. ... Morgoth Bauglir (originally known as Melkor) is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, Fingolfin was a High King of the Noldor in Beleriand, second eldest son of Finwë, full brother of Finarfin, and half-brother of Fëanor, who was the eldest of Finwës sons. ... In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Noldor (meaning those with knowledge) are of the second clan of the Elves who came to Aman, the Tatyar. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, an Elf is an individual member of one of the races that inhabit the lands of Arda. ...

The second Grond appears in The Lord of the Rings. During the The Siege of Gondor in the Third Age, a great battering ram was named after the mace. A hundred feet long with a head shaped like a snarling wolf, it was used in the siege of Minas Tirith, pulled by "great beasts" (probably Oliphaunts, called that just a few sentences earlier) and operated by mountain-trolls. Aided by spells laid on it by the Witch-king of Angmar, lord of the Ringwraiths, and the spells cast upon it during its forging in Mordor, Grond destroyed the formidable gate of Minas Tirith in just three blows. After it had been used, it was pulled back so the forces of Mordor could enter the city. After this nothing more is known about it. This article is about the novel. ... Combatants Free peoples: Gondor, Rohan, Dale, Esgaroth, Erebor, The Shire, Lothlórien, the Woodland Realm and the Fangorn forest Evil forces: Under Sauron: Mordor, Rhûn, Morgul, Harad, Umbar, Khand Under Saruman: Isengard, Dunland Commanders Gandalf (died but later resurrected) Aragorn Théoden† Éomer Denethor† Dáin II† Brand† Galadriel... For other uses, see The Third Age. ... Replica battering ram at Ch teau des Baux, France A battering ram is a weapon used from ancient times. ... Minas Tirith (IPA: ), originally named Minas Anor, is a heavily fortified city in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth writings, which was the capital of Gondor in the second half of the Third Age. ... An oliphaunt from Peter Jacksons The Two Towers; note the humans riding on it for size comparison (note also that Tolkien himself did not necessarily envision them as being this large). ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens world of Middle-earth, Trolls are very large (twelve feet tall or more) humanoids of great strength and poor intellect. ... The Witch-king of Angmar, also known as the Lord of the Nazgûl, the Black Captain, and the Morgul-lord, among other names, is a fictional character from the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, set in the fantasy world of Middle-earth. ... In the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, the Nazgûl (Black Speech: Ringwraiths, sometimes written Ring-wraiths), also known as the Nine Riders or Black Riders (or simply the Nine), are evil servants of Sauron in Middle-earth. ... Mount Doom and Barad-dûr in Mordor, as depicted in the Peter Jackson film. ...

In some illustrations, the phrase "Hammer of the Underworld" is taken literally and Grond is erroneously depicted as a war hammer. A reproduction of a spiked war hammer A war hammer is a late medieval weapon of war intended for close combat, the design of which resembles the hammer. ...

Adaptations

Grond is included in the 1980 Rankin-Bass animated production of The Return of the King. Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. ... DVD cover The Return of the King is an animated adaptation of the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien which was released by Rankin/Bass as a TV special in 1980. ...

Grond as interpreted by Jackson

In Peter Jackson's The Return of the King, the ram Grond spews fire from its gaping jaws and is pulled by four huge ox-like beasts. Image File history File linksMetadata Grond. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Grond. ... For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ...

During the Siege of Minas Tirith, Gothmog orders for his soldiers to "Bring forth the Wolf's Head," in response to one of his captains stating that nothing can break the gates. Then, Grond (the ram) is brought out by the great beasts. One interpretation of Gothmog as an orc at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields in Peter Jacksons Return of the King Gothmog is a fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth fictional universe. ...