Beorn is a fictional character created by JR R Tolkien, and part of his Middle-earth legendarium.
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11 Facts About Beorn
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Beorn appears in The Hobbit as a "skin-changer", a man who could assume the form of a great black bear.
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Beorn lived in a wooden house on his pasture-lands between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood, to the east of the Anduin.
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Beorn's household included an animal retinue ; according to Gandalf, Beorn did not eat his cattle, nor hunt wild animals.
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Gandalf believed that Beorn was either a descendant of the bears who had lived in the Misty Mountains before the arrival of the giants, or he was a descendant of the men who had lived in the region before the arrival of the dragons or Orcs from the north.
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Beorn was of immense size and strength for a man and retained his size and strength in bear-form.
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Beorn had black hair and a thick black beard and broad shoulders.
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Beorn named the large rock by the Anduin the Carrock, and created the steps that led from its base to its flat top.
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Beorn was convinced of their trustworthiness after confirming their tale of encountering the Goblins of the Misty Mountains and Gandalf's slaying of their leader, the Great Goblin.
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Later, hearing of a vast host of Goblins on the move, Beorn arrived at the Lonely Mountain in time to strike the decisive blow in the Battle of Five Armies.
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Beorn often left his home during the narrative of The Hobbit for hours or days at a time, for purposes not completely explained.
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