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Kolbjarn
Kolbjarn
| Name | Kolbjarn |
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| Status | Active |
| Occupation | Grimbeorn’s tollman |
| Age | Long in the tooth |
| Race | Man |
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| Residence | There have been sightings in the High Pass of the Misty Mountains |
| Kinship |
| Outward Appearance | You peer in the distance and something moves in the likeness of a great black bear. You are sure of what you see. Looking again, however, you behold a large-limbed man striding the distance toward you. The closer he comes the more you realise his impossible size: not as engorged as a mountain giant, nor simply a very tall man: he is enlarged in every proportion to the world about him, as if it was rather by some spell that you and all else had shrunk. Now that he stands before you, arms folded, you note that he wears no pelts or furs. His garb is rustic and wool-spun. Presently his eyes search you expectantly. ‘Toll,’ he demands. |
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Background
Beorn indeed became a great chief afterwards in those regions and ruled a wide land between the mountains and the wood; and it is said that for many generations the men of his line had the power of taking bear's shape, and some were grim men and bad, but most were in heart like Beorn, if less in size and strength. In their day the last goblins were hunted from the Misty Mountains and a new peace came over the edge of the Wild.
- The Hobbit, The Return Journey
'Indeed,' said Glóin, 'if it were not for the Beornings, the passage from Dale to Rivendell would long ago have become impossible. They are valiant men and keep open the High Pass and the Ford of Carrock. But their tolls are high,' he added with a shake of his head; 'and like Beorn of old they are not over fond of dwarves. Still, they are trusty, and that is much in these days.'
- The Fellowship of the Ring, Many Meetings.
| Friends | Many that walk on four legs, and only some on two. |
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| Relatives | Men of the Vales. |
| Rivals/Enemies | It would be unwise to discover, lest you become one. |
| Loves | None have dared ask. |
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| Hates | None have lived to tell. |
| Motivation | To acquire tribute for Grimbeorn. |
| Quotes | 'Toll' |
Kolbjarn's Adventures
| 'Toll' | 12 years 3 months ago |
| Dead Before Dawn | 12 years 3 months ago |
| The Winds Offer Strange Tidings | 12 years 3 months ago |
