In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Harry Goatleaf is the first man encountered by Frodo Baggins and his companions on their journey to Mordor. He was the keeper of the West Gate, which was itself located within a great hedge surrounding the township of Bree. His greeting toward Frodo was gruff, but he seemed interested and suspicious when he learned that the Hobbits came from the Shire. He inquired as to their names and their business, ...
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In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Harry Goatleaf is the first man encountered by Frodo Baggins and his companions on their journey to Mordor. He was the keeper of the West Gate, which was itself located within a great hedge surrounding the township of Bree. His greeting toward Frodo was gruff, but he seemed interested and suspicious when he learned that the Hobbits came from the Shire. He inquired as to their names and their business, but Merry Brandybuck evaded his questions.
Later Harry was in the Common Room of the Prancing Pony and he witnessed Frodo's disappearance when the Ring slipped onto his finger. 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 3019, fighting broke out between the Southerners and the Bree...
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