Middle-Earth Tours

Tour 2: The Places of Middle-Earth

Beorn's Territory

The Carrock, by Alan Lee

 But cropping out of the ground, right in the path of the stream which looped itself about it, was a great rock, almost a hill of stone, like a last outpost of the distant mountains, or a huge piece cast miles into the plain by some giant among giants.
    Quickly now to the top of this rock the eagles swooped one by one and set down their passengers...
    [Gandalf explains] Very few people live in these parts, unless they have come here since I was last down this way, which is some years ago. But there is somebody that I know of, who lives not far away. That Somebody made the steps on the great rock--the Carrock, I believe he calls it. He does not come here often, certainly not in the daytime, and it is no good waiting for him. In fact it would be very dangerous. We must go and find him....You must all be very polite when I introduce you. I shall introduce you slowly, two by two, I think; and you must be careful not to annoy him, or heaven knows what will happen....He is a skin-changer. He changes his skin; sometimes he is a huge black bear, sometimes he is a great strong black-haired man with with huge arms and a great beard. --The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"
Standing near was a huge man with a thick black beard and hair, and great bare arms and legs with knotted muscles. He was clothed in a tunic of wool down to his knees, and was leaning on a large axe.--The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"


Beorn, by Michael Hague

Beorn, by Ted Nasmith

I was coming over the mountains with a friend or two..." said the wizard.
    "Or two?" I can only see one, and a little one at that," said Beorn.
    "Well, to tell you the truth, I did not like to bother you with a lot of us, until I found out if you were busy. I will give a call, if I may."
    "Go on, call away!" --The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"

 There they had a supper, or a dinner, such as they had not had since they left the Last Homely House in the West and said goodbye to Elrond.--The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"

Beorn's Hall, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien.