Where Are the Aragorn and Arwen Web Sites?

since he'd obviously been to Rivendell at least twice in the boy's fosterhood (2941 and 2942, with Bilbo). But though Gandalf must have known who the boy was Elrond had commanded that his true heritage be kept secret. Aragorn had to seem like just another Elf-kid to folks passing through. Speaking of all those names and titles Aragorn earned, he was called Thorongil when he served both Thengel of Rohan (who ruled from 2953 to 2980) and Ecthelion II of Gondor (who was Ruling Steward from 2953 to 2984). Aragorn's errantries lasted from 2957 to 2980. During these years he visited the far countries of Rhun, and he ventured south into the Harad "where the stars are strange". How far east and south did he go? Aragorn closed out these travels by leading a small fleet of Gondorian ships against Umbar. He burned the greater part of the Corsairs' fleet and slew the Captain of the Haven. He bade farewell to his men at Pelargir and then crossed Anduin to its southern bank. He turned east and walked away toward Mordor. Later that year he arrived in Lothlorien and there met Arwen again. Arwen's biography is not quite so lengthy, although she lived for nearly 3,000 years. Born in the year 241 of the Third Age to Elrond and Celebrian, Arwen was the last descendant of Finwë, Elwë, and Olwë to be born among the Elves in Middle-earth. After her mother Celebrian sailed over Sea in the year 2510 Arwen became the highest ranking Elven woman in Eriador. And despite Celebrian's abduction by and torment among the Orcs Arwen apparently continued to move back and forth between Lothlorien and Imladris, visiting Galadriel and Celeborn. We learn little about Arwen in The Lord of the Rings, but there is some information published in The History of Middle-earth which would probably be applicable to her. As the chief Elven woman of Elrond's household (and the entire region) Arwen was probably the leader of the Yavannildi, the maidens of Yavanna. These were the Elf-women who tended the special gardens among Eldarin Elves where they raised the select corn given to their ancestors by Yavanna at the beginning of the Great Journey. This corn was harvested by hand and used to make lembas. In Lothlorien Galadriel and her handmaidens, who made the lembas given to the Fellowship of the Ring, were the Yavannildi (properly called Ivonwin in Sindarin). Elven women (among

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