Bane (disambiguation)

For the origins of the term bane, see bane.

• In J. R. R. Tolkien's epic The Lord of the Rings the One Ring is referred to as Isildur's Bane. Also, the Balrog that killed Durin VI is named Durin's Bane.
• In Stephen Donaldson's novel Lord Foul's Bane the title refers to the White Gold Wedding Ring's ability to do wild magic to thwart the schemes of Lord Foul.
• Bane is a DC Comics supervillain, an adversary of Batman.
• In the Forgotten Realms fictional universe, Bane is the god of tyranny, slavery, and strife. See Bane (god)
• In the Harry Potter series, Bane is a centaur. See Bane (Harry Potter)
• The Bane are also one of the Beti-Pahuin ethnic groups of Cameroon.
• Bane is also a hardcore punk band.
• In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, a bane is a weapon designed for killing specific types of creatures, such as an "elf bane arrow" (or, in other editions of the game, an "arrow of elf slaying").