Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 136 The Invasion of the Barbarians and the Chariot People

In the decades after the Battle of Gushan, the north was generally in a period of peaceful development.During this period, melodies about joy and abundance continued to emerge in the north, and people lived and worked in peace.

During that time, with the blessing of the Valar, the northern lands slowly but vigorously recovered.New forests gradually take shape; crops and products are harvested year after year;

Lake Nenvio became clearer and more beautiful, almost reminiscent of Lake Ivrin in Beleriand in the First Age.

At that time, the beautiful lake was as clear and bright as crystal.

In addition, the sound of the dwarf's non-stop forging all night can be heard in the mountains stretching along the Dusk Hills.

Thorin's people discovered rich gemstone and iron mines in the mountains.

The elves used these beautiful gems to forge all kinds of exquisite and magical ornaments, and the dwarves used their superb technology to help the northern kingdom forge a large number of armaments.

So the military power of the north was also accumulated during that period.

During this period, newborn humans were more powerful and taller than their parents.

Many of them prefer to explore the unknown world outside, like to venture farther into the Eton Wasteland and Angmar Mountain, and to hunt for treasure in the forest east of Bree, rather than being bound by the land day after day, year after year. between square inches.

Many of them grew up listening to the legend of the Silver King, and their support for the royal family was even deeper.Compared with all the dark and tragic deeds experienced by the old people, the newborn human beings are more lively, confident and powerful.

Thus, No. 60 years after the Battle of Gushan, the power of the north in turn began to spread to the south.

Men began to appear in the vast area of ​​Minciriath between the Ballanduin and the Blue Springs.

Since the war between the elves and Sauron in the second era, this area has been basically uninhabited.

But now, with the rapid development of the Elpera Kingdom, human beings can rise again in the north—this is a new force, which will support the changes of an era with the elves returning west in the future.

Sauron, who occupied the south, finally realized the potential harm of this force after a long time.

It is said that at that time, the Dark Lord was shocked and angry.Because he didn't expect that the speed of recovery in the north was much faster than he imagined.But because the humans in Gondor have not completely fallen, Sauron's rule has not reached the point of domineering, and he still needs the Hurin family to control this great country.

But Exelian the "Fallen" who was supposed to be under his control became a little strange in the following days after he eliminated his old friend, the family of the swan knight of Dol Amroth.

In particular, in 2980, when the news of the death of another old friend, the No.16 Rohan Hussar Wang Sengel, came, Exelion regained his clarity for a short time.

He called the crown prince, who would later become Denethor II, and said something strange and dangerous: "My son, I am sorry to bring you into this, but remember, I was really just I want our people to live a better life! Regain the abandoned glory! But the cursed fate found the Hu Lin family, found me, I... I..."

At that time, there were only Exelion and Crown Prince Denethor in that secret and dark chamber.No one else, even the king's most loyal bodyguard, knew the existence of this secret room.

In the dim light, Denethor, who inherited the king's heroic temperament and gray eyes, looked at the king covering his head with fear and worry. His expression was sometimes ferocious and sometimes painful. may escape far.

Because, as if he sensed that the bug in his hand was showing signs of resistance, an evil will began to come to Exelian's heart.

The devil's whispers sounded in Exelion's ears, and the power of light and darkness was constantly torn apart in the eyes of this fallen man with mixed reputations. Exelian covered his head in pain, and a beast came out of his throat. A general terrifying roar.

Denethor, who was still young in fright, took two steps back hesitantly.

I saw that the father, who seemed to have changed into a different person, dangerously drew out the sword he had never left, and slashed wildly at the air.

That terrifying appearance was almost something he had never seen before.

In Denethor's impression, although many ministers and attendants were discussing secretly, the king became more stubborn and gloomy, and there were fewer and fewer people in the court who dared to speak the truth.

But it is undeniable that Exelian still left a ray of light in his heart for his family. While roaring like a terrifying beast, he tried his best to warn the crown prince: "Don't... listen to the whispers in the dark, Also...don't indulge...false power, the throne of king is cold and dangerous, it doesn't belong to us! It doesn't belong to the Hurin family! Father, forgive me...I'm not...leaving...leaving here...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ..."

Exelian swung the sword frantically and fell into the most complete madness.

Denethor fled from the secret room with a pale face, but he didn't tell anyone about it, even his mother and sister.

Because at that time, the entire royal court was under the control of Prime Minister Orandil.This prime minister, whose appearance is more dazzling than the once noble Númenóreans, and whose temperament is more stalwart and upright, has won the support of a group of lords, including the pirate king of Umbar Harbor and nobles and nobles. The power was completely hollowed out, and the throne of the Hulin family quickly became a joke after the first few decades.

The young crown prince hardly had any close friends, nor any influence that could be used as foreign aid.Exelian killed too many loyal generals in order to usurp power.

The annihilation of Dol Amroth also became the last ray of trust that overwhelmed the royal family among the people of Gondor.

It can be said that in the later period of Exelian's rule, except for a small number of imperial guards and a few courtiers loyal to the Hurin family, the royal family could hardly command any legion.

Therefore, even though Exelian briefly regained his sanity at the end of his life, his struggles were doomed to be in vain.

As if to punish the king for his unwillingness, news spread that the king fell ill and was placed under house arrest that night.

According to rumors, every night, the attendants could hear the roars of wounded beasts and unexplained ravings coming from the king's bedroom.Many palace guards and maids who dared to eavesdrop, or accidentally overheard, were executed the next day.

So, gradually, no one dared to approach the room that many people thought was cursed.

The young Denethor was even more frightened and anxious.

His father's words kept echoing in his ears, and he was vigilant to everyone in the court, as if there were enemy assassins hidden among them.In particular, the Dauphin became surprised and angry with Prime Minister Orandil.

In his opinion, apart from Orandil, no one can react so quickly to this change.

Thinking of the sad and painful eyes of Exelion II that night, the young Denethor seemed to feel that he had touched a certain truth.

A terrible truth.

But he didn't show it. On the contrary, Denethor became more cautious. His eyes were full of gloomy light all the year round, his expression was cold, and the sword around his waist was always on his body, like a sensitive and injured little beast.

But obviously, Sauron didn't intend to completely shake off the Hurin family at that time, and directly rule this human country by himself.

So, in the end, Denethor didn't meet what worried him most.

"It's nothing more than a puny human being." In the increasingly magnificent prime minister's mansion, Sauron's beautiful figure and handsome face showed a disdainful expression, and he said, "Let him live and serve me first, and wait He's useless, hum."

At that time, a tall figure covered in a black cloak stood quietly in this bright hall.The occasional burst of lights dispelled the shadows under the mysterious man's hood, revealing a large area of ​​nothingness.

Obviously, this is a ring spirit.

And his identity believes that many people will not think of it.Or, guessed it all.

It is said that after making some disdainful remarks about Exelion of the Hurin family and his heirs, Sauron said to this Nazgul who had not been transformed for a long time: "Go, let the legion in Mordor attack , the human world is almost corrupted, we need to consume more of their potential, and nothing makes the dead more ecstatic than the born!"

"Yes, my master."

This Nazgul made a piercing hoarse sound, and that eerie figure, like a black cloud, quietly slipped out from the bright prime minister's mansion and the Holy White City, fleeing to the east.

Almost in the next month.

The barbarians from the east poured out from the mouths of the Ash Mountains and Shadow Mountains like a tide, crossed the Dagorlad Plain, and attacked the northern part of Ithilien.

At the same time, the Dongyi people in huge chariots also went south from the Rovanian Wilderness, crossed the Anduin River, and attacked Rohan.

As a result, the entire southern human world was on fire.

This is a war doomed to tragedy.Because the Rothirs and the humans of Gondor had broken their alliance with the North at that time, they could not get any support from outside allies.

The Rohir people and the Chariot People fought a great war in the northern plateau; the Gondor humans and the barbarians fought in the northern part of Ithilien.

Although the heroism of human beings had not been completely discarded at that time, Rohan and Gondor were still defeated in that war and lost a large area of ​​​​the territory because they started to work independently.

But soon, the heroes among the secondary children stood up one after another, leading mankind to blow the horn of counterattack.

Among them, the people of Rohir gave birth to such warriors as Theoden and Eomund.

Theoden is the son of Sengar. In the first year of his enthronement as the No. 17 Hussar King of Rohan, he ushered in the invasion of the Eastern Chariot Men.As a result, King Theoden, who inherited the bravery and courage of the Rohir people, knew that the king of the chariot people at that time, Ian II, had won a great victory in the northern plateau, and led a large army from the north to the south, preparing to attack Egypt. doras.

Taking advantage of the enemy's unfamiliarity with water and the lack of boats to cross the river, Theoden gathered the hussars of the southern tribes, ambushed and wiped out the chariot people who invaded Rohan near the ferry of the Honorod River, and killed each other. King of the Ridermen at that time, Ian II.Successfully restored the defeat on the battlefield of Rohan.

In this battle, because of the turbulent Onorod River, the chariot people from the east could only dismount their horses and abandon their chariots one after another, preparing to send the troops there, and then try to pull the remaining chariots over.

As a result, when the enemy was halfway across the river, Theoden led the more maneuverable cavalry to rush down from the upper reaches, smashing the enemy without chariot protection, and pushing the rest of the enemy into the rushing Ouyang River. Norod River!
Rumor has it that when the first ray of sunlight pierced the dark night and fell to the ground, Theoden was the first to rush out of the darkness.

He was clad in bright gold armor and feathered helm, and brandishing his family sword, Herugrin, he cried, "Now is the time! March, knights of Rohan! Smite the enemy!"

And he was the first to crash into the panic-stricken enemies who were stunned by the hussars of Rohan who descended from the sky at that time!

Behind him, countless Rohir people rode tall steeds, held the green White Horse King Banner, roared loudly, and swept towards them like a tide.

Ian II, who was hit halfway, couldn't organize a decent defense at all.Soon, the sound of rumbling horseshoes accompanied by the rushing water of the Onorod River drowned out the enemy army that invaded Rohan.

In this battle, Theoden defeated Ian II with 3000 cavalry and had an advantage of more than 20000 troops, and successfully defended the pride of the descendants of Eorl.

And the son of Iomgar, who was executed by the No.16 hussar king, that is, the father of King Theoden, Sengar, for treason, Iomund led a small number of retainers to join the Rohir counterattack Chemin's war, and in the chaos, killed Ian II.

So after the war, Theoden restored the rule of the Io family in Fort Ord, and re-appointed him as Marshal of East Rohan.

And Gondor.

It was also during this period that Aragorn, incarnated as Thorongir, fought bravely at the front line of the barbarian invasion war and protected many innocent civilians.

According to rumors, a brave human from the north, holding an extremely sharp sword, killed many barbarians who invaded Ithilien, making many evil minions from the east change their colors.

He called on people to stand up and fight for the homes behind them, and fight for their families.

"Behind us are our relatives in our hometown, and all of us have nowhere to go!"

When this Middle-earth version of the slogan "Defend Minas Tirith" was chanted, countless people of Gondor who lost their homes and relatives because of this war, and to protect their families from harm, stood up and followed each other. Aragorn, who called himself Thorongil at the time, blew the horn of counterattack.

And indeed achieved a series of victories.

So, gradually, Aragorn's reputation and prestige became more and more prosperous.The name of Thoronkir began to pass from the mouths of the people of Ithilien and Minas Tirith.

It was also at that time that this strange name entered Sauron's ears for the first time.But at that time, Sauron did not connect this name with his great enemy in this life.

More of his energy was attracted by the changes in the north—at that time, it was the time when Turka and Finna left Anuminas and traveled north.

As for the war in the south, Sauron let his evil humans handle it by themselves.He planned to use this opportunity to get back his ring—it turned out that although the silver king had left people's sight, he did not relax his monitoring of the north.

Many of Sauron's plots were destroyed by secret agents of the kingdom, and the roads in the north and south were covered with the corpses of both agents.

Even so, the people of Rohan and Gondor still could not see the dawn of victory in this war.Because, more enemies from Rovanian and Mordor are joining in continuously.

Several parties launched a continuous war that lasted for several years, with each winning and losing, but because of this, the human world in the south suffered unimaginable damage and loss.

Four years later.

That is, in 2984 of the third era, Exelion II, No.30, the third Lord of Gondor, known as the "Fallen One" by later generations, passed away in madness, ending his sighing life.Crown Prince Denethor ascends the throne.

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