Anduril was the sword of Aragorn, king of Men in Gondor, whose name means “flame of the West.” Both were powerful tools in the fight against evil, so it is fitting that the primary purpose of ...

The first appendix of The Return of the King included a history of the horse ... So, you won’t see Éowyn, Théoden, Aragorn, or any hobbits in The War of the Rohirrim. Even so, there are ...

Cirion and Eorl’s Tale Is the Genesis of the Alliance of Gondor ... the Witch-King and his kingdom of Angmar as well as other enemies. The people of Arnor were the ancestors of Aragorn, so ...

Ultimately, Aragorn steps into his destiny as King of Gondor and peace reigns, but readers coming to the series from the films will be disarmed by the hobbits’ homecoming. Still in thrall to the ...