To: HairOfTheDog
Ok, now for the tale.... Aragorn II, son of Arathorn II, lived from TA 2931-FO 120. He was the sixteenth and last Chieftan of the Dunadan of the North, and first King of the reunited Kingdom. Before he met up with our excellent hobbits he was raised secretly in Rivendell. In 2951 he met Arwen, daughter of Elrond, whom he would later marry after the WR. At age 20 Elrond revealed to him that he was the heir of Isildur and then Aragorn went off into the wild. He fought against Sauron in many ways for nearly 70 years and learned the customs of many peoples until he became the hardiest and wisest man of his time. Aragorn served in disguise Thengol of Rohan and Ecthelion of Gondor. His name in Gondor was Thorongil for he wore the star of the Rangers. His greatest feat in this time period was a raid on Umbar in which he destroyed a large part of the fleet of the Corsairs. In 2956 he met Gandalf and the two became good friends. After 13 years of searching intermittently at Gandalf's request Aragorn captured Gollum in 3017. The next year he met Frodo and the other hobbits in Bree. Now, was that a good tale? hope you enjoyed it!:-)
To: All
One quick question: this may seem rather stupid but does anyone know where Cerin Amroth is? I know Arwen's grave is there but I have no earthly idea where it is.
To: allthatisgolddoesnotglitter
I did enjoy it! - It is a short tale, but a good one. Perhaps if I bring you another pint of ale and some longbottom leaf for that pipe you carry, you will tell another in time! -
I am reading my story. Seems there has been some trouble in town already... Merry has just come back from his walk and has quite a story to tell...
...At that moment they heard a door slam; then feet came running along the passage. Merry came in with a rush followed by Nob. He shut the door hastily, and leaned against it. He was out of breath. They stared at him in alarm for a moment before he gasped: 'I have seen them, Frodo! I have seen them! Black Riders!' 'Black Riders!' cried Frodo. 'Where?'
'Here. In the village. I stayed indoors for an hour. Then as you did not come back, I went out for a stroll. I had come back again and was standing just outside the light of the lamp looking at the stars. Suddenly I shivered and felt that something horrible was creeping near: there was a son of deeper shade among the shadows across the road, just beyond the edge of the lamplight. It slid away at once into the dark without a sound. There was no horse.'
'Which way did it go?' asked Strider, suddenly and sharply. Merry started, noticing the stranger for the first time. 'Go on!' said Frodo. 'This is a friend of Gandalf's. I will explain later...'
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