Bill Furny (Middle-Earth)
Bill Ferny is a citizen of Bree (Middle Earth) who appears briefly during the events portrayed in J.R.R. Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He is a devious creature of the human race, a known agent of Saruman (not unlike Grima Wormtongue)
Biography
Bill Ferny resided in Bree and was known as a "sneering, nefarious character who would sell anything to anyone, including dealings with shady travellers from the South," the agents of Saruman and Sauron. Ferny lived near the South-gate of Bree.
In Bree, Merry saw Ferny selling information about the hobbits to the Nazgûl. Leading to them raiding The Prancing Pony Inn and attempting to kill the hobbits in their sleep, they avoided death by listening to the advice given to them by Strider(Aragorn). Ferny may have also let loose the ponies that otherwise could have been used by the hobbits to leave the city. As a further bit of profit (and ignoring any loyalty to Saruman or the Black Riders), he sold a pony named Bill to Strider and the hobbits, for which he demanded twelve silver pennies, over three times its value.
Later, he supported Saruman's mechanization of the Shire, becoming a watchman at the Brandywine Bridge. Bill (the pony) repaid his former master for his mistreatment by kicking him. Ferny's ultimate fate is unknown, but as far as the folk of the Shire knew he was never heard from again.
Portrayals in adaptations
In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Ferny's father appeared as an assassin hired by Azog along with his partner Squint to hunt down Thorin II Oakenshield.
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