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Harry Goatleaf in the New Line Cinema film

Harry Goatleaf

Biographical information

Other names

Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper of West Bree

Titles

Gatekeeper of the Western Gate of Bree

Date of birth

Late Third Age ?

Year ascended to the throne

Date of death

Presumably sometime after TA 3019

Realms ruled

Spouse

Unknown

Weapon

None known

Physical description

Race

Men

Culture

Men of Bree

Gender

Male

Height

Hair color

Eye color

Peter Jackson's Film Trilogy

Actor

Martyn Sanderson

Voice

Character

Harry Goatleaf was the gatekeeper of Bree's western gate during the time of the War of the Ring.

History Edit

Harry Goatleaf was the gatekeeper of West Bree . He encountered Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Sam when they entered Bree. The gate was located within a great hedge surrounding the township of Bree.

Harry Goatleaf was in the Common Room of the Prancing Pony  and he witnessed Frodo's disappearance when the Ring  slipped onto his finger after his performance of a folk song. Harry left the Common Room after Bill Ferny and a Squint-eyed Southerner. Aragorn later told Frodo that he suspected that the Black Riders might use Bill Ferny and Harry Goatleaf and others for evil work. Later that night the inn was attacked and the Hobbits' empty room was ransacked.

Early in the New Year of TA 3019, fighting broke out between the Southerners and the Bree-folk. Harry Goatleaf and Bill Ferny sided with a group of brigands from the south, and participated in trouble that caused the death of five Men of Bree. He left Bree with the group, presumably to join Sharkey's Men in the Shire.  

Behind the ScenesEdit

In the novel Harry's fate is not elaborated upon, however in Peter Jackson's Film Trilogy he is ridden down by the Ringwraiths and killed.

AppearancesEdit

• The Fellowship of the Ring (first appearance)
• The Fellowship of the Ring (film)
• The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)
• The Return of the King
• LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game (Portable versions only)

Quotes Edit

"What do you want?"

—Harry Goatleaf

External linkEdit

• Harry Goatleaf at Tolkien Gateway