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"The Empty Lands Where No Men Are..."The People of Eriador, 2000 - 3017 Third AgeThis article discusses the desolate picture of settlement in Eriador at the time of the War of the Ring. In the early Third Age Eriador had been chiefly inhabited by the Elves of Lindon, the Dwarves of Khadzad-dum and the People of Arnor. Arnor was stricken by internal strife 861+, war with Angmar 1300+, and the Great Plague of 1636, in which "...many parts of Eriador become desolate." (LOTR Tale of Years 1636). In 1974 Arnor was conquered by Angmar and its remaining city (Fornost Erain)...

Ranger For Hire: Have Horse, Will Travel  Recently people on The White Council: Discussion and FAQs for fans of Tolkien and the Inklings have been wondering where, exactly, Aragorn and his Rangers might have lived. The lifestyle and community of the Rangers is virtually a complete mystery, but these dedicated wanderers managed to watch over Eriador for more than a thousand years after the Fall of Arnor in the Third Age year 1975. Well, technically, the Rangers didn't appear before 1979, the year when Aranarth, the elder son of Arvedui, last King of Arnor, decided not to re-establish his kingdom.The...