the 13th warrior
Ossiriand
Jun 14 2025, 6:12am
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What about those hobbit archers at the Battle of Fornost???
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In the good old Fellowship of the Ring prologue, hobbit records reportedly state a party of hobbit bowmen joined the Northern Kingdom in the Battle of Fornost, helping defeat the Witch King of Angmar. History of men does not mention this, but hobbits stand by their records. Tolkien himself said hobbits could be surprisingly tough and stood strong against adversity, threats to their well being. On the subject of hobbit archery skill Tolkien wrote, "They shot well with the bow, for they were keen eyed and sure at the mark."
Fornost was a big marker in hobbit history, Third Age 1975 as they developed a system of chieftans, Thains, to govern their lands in the Shire in the absence of the King in the Northern Kingdom. They endured plague and famine and were able to grow and thrive for centuries in their quiet lands until the events in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings took place.
The 13th Warrior -- Left Field Caliphate
"From the scroll rooms of Gondor, reading about Fallohide brothers, Marcho and Blanco founding fathers of the Shire as we know it...."
(This post was edited by the 13th warrior on Jun 14 2025, 6:14am)
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