Dúnedain

And travelers may still find light burning beneath its roofs and hear voices carrying its song across the water.

Of all the folk of men, few had been closer to the sons of Elrond than the Dunedain of the north.

For many years, Eladon and Elrohir had ridden in the rangers through the wild lands of Eredor, and among them they had known Aragorn, son of Arathorn.

who had himself been raised beneath the roof of Elrond.

They were the smoke and pipe guys.

Now, they weren't all pipe smokers, but we know Aragorn, at least according to the books, and I mean, according to the film and a little bit of the books, Aragorn did smoke a pipe, which is a practice he probably picked up from the hobbits at some point.

But to me, it made sense to go down the line of logic that these two sons probably picked the the intrigue from working with the Dunedain, obviously working with Aragorn.

You know, Aragorn eventually lives in Elrond, lives in Rivendell for a time.

Or has some reason to keep me alive.

Your, your family, have they always been rangers? I mean, they must be descended of the Dúnedain, but...

As, as far as I know, that's what I've heard.

At least that's what stories are passed down in my family.

Not Númenóreans, um, what is, uh-

Dúnedain?

Dúnedain, the amount of Dúnedain that he has.

Keep in mind, too, he could have ha- even had more people at his to- command, but he decided to split rulership of his kingdom with his nephew because he's, he's just that good of a guy, listeners.

Anyway, during that battle with the orcs, his son has to beg him to leave with the ring.

Like, the news had-

Mm

... not gotten to them yet, and so they thought that they were taking out the leader of, uh, the Dúnedain, and that Sauron was gonna be very pleased with them after this whole interaction.

To Aragorn I was bidden to say this.

Where now are the Dúnedain, Elessar, Elessar? Why do thy kinsfolk wander afar? Near is the hour when the lost should come forth, and the great company ride from the North.

But dark is the path appointed for thee.

The Death watch the road that leads to the Sea.

Elendil, he cried.

I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dunadan, the heir of Isildur, Elendil's son of Gondor.

Here is the sword that was broken and is forged again.

Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly.

The memories of the First Age are dim, and all things in Middle-earth grow colder.

Let not the ancient friendship of Eldar and Dúnedain wane also.

Behold, the darkness that is to come is filled with hatred for us, but it hates you no less.

The Great Sea will not be too wide for its wings if it's suffered to come to full growth.

Earlier

you were saying that his, the Dunedain, which is his order.

Dunyain.

The Dunyain.

Upon the one hill he stood with Gandalf, and there fair and desperate was raised the banner of the tree and stars.

Upon the other hill, hard by, stood the banners of Rohan and Dol Amroth, White Horse and Silver Swan, and about each hill a ring was made facing all ways, bristling with spear and sword.' but in the front towards Mordor, where the first bitter assault would come, there stood the sons of Elrond on the left, with the Dunedain about them, and on the right the Prince Imrahil, with the men of Dol Amroth tall and fair, and picked men of the Tower of Guard.

the free peoples were essentially surrounded and vastly outnumbered we don't have an exact count for sauron's forces but it was at least sixty thousand the bogie maia gave the host of the west some protection it slowed the orks advance so much that many of them stopped completely drew bows and rained fire down on their enemies instead A company of hill trolls wasn't so easily slowed down, though, and they slammed into the Free People's first.

Overhead, the Nazguls swooped over the battle, spreading fear and doubt.