A particular legendary character from the Middle-earth fantasy genre is named Beorn. He makes an appearance in The Hobbit as a — Skin-changer, a person with the ability to transform into a large Black Bear. His successors or clansmen, a group of Men known as the Beornings, resided in the upper Vales of Anduin, halfway between Mirkwood and the Misty Mountains, and they are included among the Free People of Middle-Earth who fought against the armies of Sauron during the War of the Ring. Located between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood, to the east of the Anduin, dwelt Beorn in a wooden home on his grassland. He kept an entourage of animals in his home, including horses, dogs, sheep and cows, among others. Gandalf also claimed that Beorn did not consume his cattle or engage in wild animal hunting. He raised a lot of clover for his bees as well. Beorn was either a progeny of the bears that had lived in the Misty Mountains before the giants arrived, or he was a descendant of the men who had inhabited the area before the advent of the dragons or the Orcs from the north, according to Gandalf. When transformed into a bear, Beorn maintained his enormous size and strength. In both of his appearances, he had black hair and a full black beard and strong shoulders in human incarnations. Despite not being a true giant, human form of Beorn was so enormous that Bilbo, who is three and a half feet tall, believed he could have easily stepped between his legs without coming in contact with his body. Along with giving the enormous rock beside the Anduin the name Carrock, a translation of the Welsh word Carreg, Beorn also built the steps that led from the flat top of the rock to its foundation. Beorn helped the 13 Dwarves, Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit on their journey to recover their homeland beneath the Lonely Mountain. After verifying their account of coming into the Goblins of the Misty Mountains and the killing of their Great Goblin leader by Gandalf, he was persuaded of their reliability. Beorn provided the group with much-required groceries and housing as well as provided them with crucial guidance on the best route through Mirkwood. Later, after learning that a sizable number of Goblins were on the march, Beorn made it to the Lonely Mountain in time to deliver the deciding blow in the Battle of Five Armies. He killed Bolg, the Head Goblin, and his bodyguards while he was in bear shape. The goblin army became dispersed and easy prey for the other armies of men, elves, dwarves, and eagles because they lacked leadership. For reasons that are never fully revealed, Beorn frequently spend hours or days away from his home during the storyline of the The Hobbit. It is claimed in a later chapter of The Hobbit that Beorn did, in fact, rise to prominence in those areas and rule a vast area bounded by mountains and forests. It is also claimed that for many generations, men of his line had the ability to assume bear form, and while some were gruesome and evil, the majority were, at heart, like Beorn, even if smaller and weaker. [Information and Image Credit : Beorn, Wikipedia] [Image : Beorn, by J. M. Kilpatrick, 2013] [Images Availed Under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International ; (Kindly Relate to Individual Image URL for More Usage Property)]
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