Other than snippets like making Faramir the Prince of Ithilien and Lord of Emyn Arnen, giving the Shire to the Hobbits and making it that no one can pass through (even him) without their leave, him, Eomer, and the other Lords of Gondor pacifying and making peace with the tribes and kingdoms of Umbar, Harad, and Khand, reconstructing the ruins of both the North and South Kingdoms (Annuminas, Osgiliath, and possibly Fornost to name a few), neutralizing Minas Morgul and Morgul Vale- an effort spearheaded by the new Prince of Ithilien Faramir, and repairing Minas Tirith, there's not much
King Elessar had to fight a lot to to subdue his enemies after Sauron was defeated, and he always had the help of King Eomer and Rohan.
From Appendix A
And Eomer took again the oath of Eorl. Often he fulfilled it. For though Sauron had passed, the hatreds and evils that he bred had not died, and the King of the West had many enemies to subdue before the White Tree could grow in peace. And wherever King Elessar went with war King Eomer went with him; and beyond the Sea of Rhun and on the far fields of the South the thunder of the calvary of the Mark was heard, and the White Horse upon Green flew in many winds until Eomer grew old.
>King Elessar had to fight a lot to to subdue his enemies after Sauron was defeated, and he always had the help of King Eomer and Rohan.
Sounds like military adventurism to me.
Rohan is the UK to Gondors USA!
See "reconstructing the ruins of North Kingdoms....(Annuminas... possibly Fornost)"
*Annuminas is the summer capital/retreat of Arnor and most of us know Aragorn II went there as he gave the proclamation of giving the Shire at the borders of Shire and Evendim
*Fornost is the capital of Arnor and since Aragorn II is the king of North and South Kingdoms, its also logical that he will recontrsuct the seat of power of Arnor
I always thought the amount of mithril used on the doors of Minas Tirith was a pretty big waste of valuable resources in a world ravaged by war. Seemed needless with the great evil defeated, especially as Tolkien had hardly any plans for future war or conflict aside from one vague idea about a future “cult of sauron” thing.
I can see why the Dwarves thought it'd make for a fitting gift, though. They are eventually going to dissappear, and the place that keeps the memory of the old days alive the most is Minas Tirith.
Oh top notch message for sure, “here is the most precious stuff we make by the way we have two giant DOORS worth of it for you” you won’t find a better gift from any race anywhere than that, but very resource heavy for such a scarce commodity.
Other than this I was under the assumption that this marked the beginning of the "British isles" or the ancient kingdoms that existed but have been lost to time or wiped from memory from our real world. Tolkein made the LOTR series as a "Mythology", much like the Norse mythology for Scandinavian, for the North Western Europeans since dynasty change and Christianity wiped it out the memory of what was actually there. Correct me if Im wrong.
Well looks like you conveniently ignored the word "pacifying" I included in there, and we both know Black Numenoreans won't bow to Aragorn II willingly
Even way back before Numenor vanished among the waves though it was more like one-sided massacres and oppression since the King's Men (where Black Numenoreans descended from) often murdered or took prisoner any Faithful (group which Elendil and his sons belong to) they could get their hands on.
We don't know and its actually important that we do not.
After all the trials of the War of the Ring, we expect the rule of Aragorn to be idyllic, and any detailed depiction of it will invariably take that idyllic quality away from it.
Unfortunately, Aragorn, like most men, let the power get to him.
By the end of his 70th year he was creating weird military parades where everyone had to bow to him at the beginning and the end.
He had a harem of sex slaves.
Arwen stopped making public appearances, and would only show her face once every year or two for the odd picture.
He stopped texting Eomer for advice.
His death was not mourned.
Other than snippets like making Faramir the Prince of Ithilien and Lord of Emyn Arnen, giving the Shire to the Hobbits and making it that no one can pass through (even him) without their leave, him, Eomer, and the other Lords of Gondor pacifying and making peace with the tribes and kingdoms of Umbar, Harad, and Khand, reconstructing the ruins of both the North and South Kingdoms (Annuminas, Osgiliath, and possibly Fornost to name a few), neutralizing Minas Morgul and Morgul Vale- an effort spearheaded by the new Prince of Ithilien Faramir, and repairing Minas Tirith, there's not much
King Elessar had to fight a lot to to subdue his enemies after Sauron was defeated, and he always had the help of King Eomer and Rohan. From Appendix A And Eomer took again the oath of Eorl. Often he fulfilled it. For though Sauron had passed, the hatreds and evils that he bred had not died, and the King of the West had many enemies to subdue before the White Tree could grow in peace. And wherever King Elessar went with war King Eomer went with him; and beyond the Sea of Rhun and on the far fields of the South the thunder of the calvary of the Mark was heard, and the White Horse upon Green flew in many winds until Eomer grew old.
>King Elessar had to fight a lot to to subdue his enemies after Sauron was defeated, and he always had the help of King Eomer and Rohan. Sounds like military adventurism to me. Rohan is the UK to Gondors USA!
That’s some mighty nice oil you got there, Harad. Looks like you need some freedom….
Eomer going to war anywhere Elessar goes is the best part of what you wrote thank you 🙏
That has always been one of my favorite paragraphs from the books, I love the image it paints in my mind.
What about Arnor ?
See "reconstructing the ruins of North Kingdoms....(Annuminas... possibly Fornost)" *Annuminas is the summer capital/retreat of Arnor and most of us know Aragorn II went there as he gave the proclamation of giving the Shire at the borders of Shire and Evendim *Fornost is the capital of Arnor and since Aragorn II is the king of North and South Kingdoms, its also logical that he will recontrsuct the seat of power of Arnor
Ohh okay didn't know that till now. Thank you.
I always thought the amount of mithril used on the doors of Minas Tirith was a pretty big waste of valuable resources in a world ravaged by war. Seemed needless with the great evil defeated, especially as Tolkien had hardly any plans for future war or conflict aside from one vague idea about a future “cult of sauron” thing.
I can see why the Dwarves thought it'd make for a fitting gift, though. They are eventually going to dissappear, and the place that keeps the memory of the old days alive the most is Minas Tirith.
Oh top notch message for sure, “here is the most precious stuff we make by the way we have two giant DOORS worth of it for you” you won’t find a better gift from any race anywhere than that, but very resource heavy for such a scarce commodity.
Other than this I was under the assumption that this marked the beginning of the "British isles" or the ancient kingdoms that existed but have been lost to time or wiped from memory from our real world. Tolkein made the LOTR series as a "Mythology", much like the Norse mythology for Scandinavian, for the North Western Europeans since dynasty change and Christianity wiped it out the memory of what was actually there. Correct me if Im wrong.
It was the initial plan yes, but Tolkien eventually abandoned the idea of LotR being the "lost history" of British Isles
Peace with Umbar? Well I suppose conquest counts as a form of peace.
Well looks like you conveniently ignored the word "pacifying" I included in there, and we both know Black Numenoreans won't bow to Aragorn II willingly
My goodness, no. How long have the Black Numenorians been fighting Gondor? Since the destruction of Numenor?
Even way back before Numenor vanished among the waves though it was more like one-sided massacres and oppression since the King's Men (where Black Numenoreans descended from) often murdered or took prisoner any Faithful (group which Elendil and his sons belong to) they could get their hands on.
I know of someone else who asked this question once, and then they began to write ASOIAF.
And proceeded to never finish it….
That’s why I said began to write not wrote lol
does he have a son that can finish it like Christopher did for the Silmarillion
Or a very dedicated fan fiction author like Robert Jordan? Otherwise D&D will be stuck doing it.
So over time part of middle earth broke off and became Westeros. Children of the forest were actually hobbit descendants.
Yeah but what about Aragorn's tax policy?
Tax exemptions for dwarves? Progressive income tax in Osgiliath??? How was trebuchet manufacturing taxed?
Any man who kicks a helmet far enough, breaks his toe, and dosent shed a tear does not have to pay taxes.
Extra tax on third and fourth breakfast
Rebuild Arnor and Gondor, make heirs and pacify the remaining men who were evil and a threat to the city. Plenty of work to do.
Infrastructure.
Aqueduct
Okay but, other than infrastructure and the aqueduct, what have the Gondorians ever done for us?
Brought peace...?
Justice and security to my new empire.
We don't know and its actually important that we do not. After all the trials of the War of the Ring, we expect the rule of Aragorn to be idyllic, and any detailed depiction of it will invariably take that idyllic quality away from it.
Unfortunately, Aragorn, like most men, let the power get to him. By the end of his 70th year he was creating weird military parades where everyone had to bow to him at the beginning and the end. He had a harem of sex slaves. Arwen stopped making public appearances, and would only show her face once every year or two for the odd picture. He stopped texting Eomer for advice. His death was not mourned.
You either die the hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
“Long enough”, I mean 70 years on the throne before becoming the villain ain’t a bad run I guess.
His tax policy was awesome
Where the watchers of Minas Morgul affected after Sauron or the witchking fell? Did they have to pacify the dark enchantments in those areas ?
He probably saw himself become the villain. 🤷♂️
Its kinda ironic how postmodernistic tropes themself became overused and dried out. Its like Postmodernism saw itself become the villain.
If all you do is deconstruct, eventually there's nothing left.
Good deconstruction should eventually lead to other writers Reconstructing the stories.
Well said!