Drúedain

As concerns men other than those of Gondor and those of Rohan, we do not have much music to go on.

While we do hear of the drums of the Druedine when Aragorn grants to them their woods forever, the only other significant instance seems to be The King Beneath the Mountains, sung by the men of Lake-town about Thorin.

It is marked by a significantly brighter aspect than the other songs of men we have considered.

It is essentially a prophecy concerning the return of the dwarf king to the throne of the Lonely Mountain, and the good tidings that will bring.

Remember that? Sauron sent a force earlier to secure that northern crossing over the River Anduin, and push on into Rohan to intercept the Rohirrim en route to Minas Tirith.

Theoden avoided them by going through the Druidan forest, so the orcs were still there, loitering between Gondor and Rohan, and Kaer Andros needed reclaiming.

Around 1,000 volunteered to do that, leaving Aragorn with probably a bit under 6,000 to take to the Black Gate, which they reached on 25th March, after a last dark night encamped to the north-west of the Black Gate.

At which point, let's do a quick bit of geographical scene setting.