Why is northern Eriador (Lake Evendim, Fornost) deserted at the end of the 3rd Age? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Mouth of Sauron · 05-14-2007, 01:20 PM

There must have been some sort of permanent settlement for the Rangers of the North at the end of the 3rd age .

40 or so rode south to join Aragorn, " all that could be gathered in haste " , so presumably a minimum of say 60 Rangers would have lived in the north . They obviously had womenfolk and children so a sizeable settlement must have been somewhere .

05-14-2007, 01:20 PM	#15
The Mouth of Sauron Wight Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Barad-Dur Posts: 196	There must have been some sort of permanent settlement for the Rangers of the North at the end of the 3rd age . 40 or so rode south to join Aragorn, " all that could be gathered in haste " , so presumably a minimum of say 60 Rangers would have lived in the north . They obviously had womenfolk and children so a sizeable settlement must have been somewhere .