Session 7-12: Casting Criteria

Of the Edain said:
The notes for session three of season seven state, “A smaller separate group will yield both the people of Bór and the later Rohirrim.” Are the people of Bór related to the ancestors of the Rohirrim? I am unsure where Tolkien may have mentioned this?

In a footnote to The Northmen and the Wainriders from Unfinished Tales, Tolkien wrote, “The Northmen appear to have been most nearly akin to the third and greatest of the peoples of the Elf-friends, ruled by the House of Hador.” The ancestral relation of the Northmen and the Dúnedain was a reason for their friendship.
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Maybe the people of Bor were part or shared culture with the people of Hador who returned to the East after the Council of Estolad?
 
Notes from the session. We are looking to cast 14 characters from our project this season.

Season 7 Casting List

Elves
- Gwindor
Gwindor should be 'tormented' in two different ways. In Season 7, he is haunted by the loss of his brother in the Dagor Bragollach, and as such becomes a bit of a zealot obsessed with fighting. And then of course after his time in Angband, he is physically weakened and tormented and haunted by what he has seen and done. Gwindor should not look like a natural-born soldier. He can have a slender elf build that makes his eagerness to fight stand out in contrast to what may be his presumed natural abilities.​
Dark hair.​
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- Finduilas
Child of Meril and Orodreth. Not mousy. Not a commanding presence. Overlookable. Quietly firm; not a pushover. Pretty, but not show-stopping gorgeous.​

Men of Dor-lómin
- Galdor
Tall. Blond. Burly/stocky build. To look at him, you would think him a commander of armies and a good fighter, and you would not be wrong. 40's-50's​
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- Húrin
Shorter than Huor. Burly/stocky build. Dark hair. Appears to be in his 20's or early 30's.​
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- Huor
Taller than Húrin. Blond. More slender build. Stands behind and supports his brother - not a 'take charge' type.​
Actor in his 20's​

Men of Brethil
-Handir
Medium Height (between Húrin and Huor). Medium complexion. Medium build. A 'blend' of Haladin and Hadorian traits.​
20's or early 30's.​

Men of the House of Bëor
- Morwen
Tall (okay if she's taller than Húrin), Dark-haired, pale-skinned, striking, queenly, serious​
20's​

- Rían
Shorter than Morwen, Dark-haired, more bubbly/happy personality (similar to Lalaith)​
Young - Teens or early 20's​

Men of Bree
- Bor
Consummate soldier. Charioteer. Old campaigning buddy of Ulfang.​
Slavic appearance. 40's.​

- Ulfang
Consummate soldier. Confidant, commanding. Well-deserved success. A better military commander than a father, though.​
Mediterranean appearance. 50's. Has a beard.​

- Uldor
Daddy-issues. First, he's trying to prove himself (maybe a bit whiny). Later, he wants to remove his father from the picture. Does not have a typical warrior 'look'.​
Mediterranean appearance. 20's or early 30's.​

Dwarves
- Two Everyman Dwarves of Belegost
Dark hair, dark beards, broad builds​

Frame
- Saruman
Most important trait will be his mellifluous voice. He thinks very highly of himself. He certainly can be a good-looking older gentleman.​
He should be taller than Gandalf's actor (Gary Oldman - 5' 8 1/2 ")​
We can have the Istari have a variety of races - no need for them to look like their neighbors or like one another.​
 
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Alvisan said:
Maybe the people of Bor were part or shared culture with the people of Hador who returned to the East after the Council of Estolad?
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Certainly, that could have been a possibility. We discussed that option during the session and rejected it, choosing instead to have the people of Bor be the group that had already inhabited Eriador before the Estolad culture migrated through, and before the arrival of the Bree-culture. The desire was to have the people who left drop out of the story entirely - no one learns where they went or what they did, so they are not a part of the story moving forward.
 
No plans at this time, but if he becomes a more important role as the season progresses, we could consider that. We'd want to make him look like the same people-group as Ulfang and Uldor. But we don't really have a personality/character for him yet....

[If he's only in one episode, I would lean towards not casting him, but we shall see!]
 
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