The many deaths of Hama

[Oddwen]

Hama, brave guard of Meduseld, was taking a leisurely walk in Fangorn when suddenly he did espy a maiden walking on a greensward. And as he had been singing the ballad of Luthien, he ran forward crying "Tinuviel! Tinuviel!" and the maiden turned to him.

"Who art thou, and why do you call me by that name?"

"I am Hama of Rohan, and I thought that thou were Luthien, but if thou art not, then you walk in her likeness."

"So many have said," she said gravely. "Yet I am Arwen Undomiel, daughter of Elrond."

And from that day forth Hama loved Arwen. And unbeknownst to him, she loved him also. Many deeds were done, for good and evil, and the months went on, and Hama pined for his love. And Arwen's love for the Ranger Aragorn grew stale, until it rankled and festered and grew to a hate. And so she rode in haste to Helm's Deep, and coming near she saw her beloved about to be Warg bait, and so seeing she took out Hadhafang and slew the lemming-creature. And Legolas grumped.

Aragorn looked upon her in amazement, crying as he did so "Why doest thou this?"

But Arwen answered, saying "Go thou away!" and shovedest him. But Aragorn staggered, and fell backwards, and was immediately set upon by the foul Wargs, and eaten.

Then Arwen cried out, for her necklace which represented her life was in the belly of the foul beast. And Hama seeing her distress, shoved his hand into the maw of the Warg, and drew out the jewel.

But alas, the hand he used to prop open the mighty jaws was snapped off, and he swooned into his beloved's arms.

He placed the jewel into her keeping, and then kissing her hands, he died in the arms of Arwen.

But Arwen wept, and so left her body, and came into the halls of Mandos, and sung such a song that had not been heard in the remembrance of the many dead. And hearing the love story of Arwen Undomiel and Hama, guard of Meduseld, Mandos, keeper of the dead said
"What is this? Some sort of joke?"


~The end of my strange tale.

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