But the Ro mans made the mistake of recruiting Germans for their legions, and the leader of one of these fifth columns, Odovacar the Goth, overthrew the Roman Empire in 476.

Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin were the four main hobbits in The Lord of the Rings, but Fatty Bolger, the fifth Hobbit, never left the Shire.

The most important Hobbits in Middle-earth are Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, Samwise “Sam” Gamgee, Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck, Peregrin “Pippin” Took, Fredegar “Fatty” Bolger, Otho and Lotho ...

LibriVox recording of The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 01, The Christian Roman Empire and the Foundation of the Teutonic Kingdoms by John Bagnell Bury. ...

Odovacar, around September 476, expelled the last west Roman Emperor, Romulus, and proclaimed himself King of Italy. The barbarians alone, however, did not cause the collapse of the west Roman Empire.

Finally, in 476 CE, the last Roman emperor of the west, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by a Germanic-Gothic prince named Odovacar, who sent the imperial regalia to Constantinople.

Welcome to the SBG Grand Campaign! This is a play-through of all of the available scenarios for Games Workshops The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, soon Middle-earth, Strategy Battle Game. The Grand ...