Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing the rise and fall of Ranrok, leader of the infamous Goblin Rebellion in the late 1800s.

As those of you who have played the *fairly* newly released video game, Hogwarts Legacy, will know, Ranrok was a goblin who lived in the 19th century and led a rebellion against all of wizardkind. With the support of his fellow goblins—a rebel group who went by the name of Ranrok’s Loyalists, Ranrok made history in his attempt to overthrow and dominate wizardkind. But where exactly did Ranrok and his intense hatred of witches and wizards come from? What pushed him to lead a rebellion—a rebellion that inevitably failed?

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