A Captain is a leader of men.A Captain may be a captain of troops or Soldiers, a Warleader or Warlord, a Chief, a Ship captain or the headman of a Guild or a Castellan.
In Sindarin the term equivalent to Captain is Gwaithor or Hothron.In Quenya it is Hesto.
Among the Hobbits the Thain or master of the Shire-moot is the captain of the Shire-muster and the Hobbitry-in-arms.
Captains of Renown
- Adrahil
- Beleg Cúthalion
- Boromir
- Bucca of the Marish
- Duilin
- Dunhére
- Ecthelion
- Egalmoth
- Elendil
- Éomund
- Faramir
- Faramir Took
- Galdor
- Gorbag
- Grimbold
- Grishnákh
- Háma
- Lorgan
- Paladin Took
- Pelendur
- Peregrin Took
- Salgant
- Shagrat
- Tar-Aldarion
- Uglúk
- Veantur
- Will Whitfoot
- the Witch-King
Roleplaying
The Captain is a playable elite Order in LOTRRPG and a playable class in LOTRO
MERP
In MERP the title captain may refer to: