~*~ Rána ~*~
MAJOR SPOILERS! Kinda AU. I researched this, all elvish is authentic, the meaning is in the books, no made up mock elvish. Most of it is Sindarin when possible, but some had to be Quenya. Rána is pronounced "Ray-nuh" and means wanderer. The Edhil are the elves. All other elvish words will be defined at the end of each chapter. It would probably be better if you are familiar with LOTR and the Silmarillion, but it should still be understandable otherwise. If not, GO READ EM! Sorry if this first chapter is a little complicated; it's the only one that really is.
Prologue
When the elven smiths created the rings of power, five were made for their own people. These rings were in homage of the greatest of the Valar, and held a shadow of their power.
The Valar were the rulers of Arda* whom Ilúvatar* to shape it. Greatest of these was Manwë (MAN-way), ruler of the air. Vilya, the Ring of Air, was made of gold and sapphire in homage of him. His wife was Elbereth, the star- queen. Narya, the Ring of Fire, was set with ruby in honor of the fire in the stars. Ulmo is lord of the sea and all other waters. For him, Nenya, the Ring of Water was made of mithril and adamant. Two other rings were forged at this time, closely tied in together and interdependent. They were in honor of Aulë (OWL-ay), lord of earth, and his wife Yavanna, giver of fruits. Ardya, the ring of earth, was set with a golden-brown topaz. Aldya, the ring of nature, was set with an emerald.
Vilya, Narya, and Nenya were by far the stronger rings, and of more renown. They were bestowed upon Gil-galad, Círdan, and Galadriel. The rings changed hands, and Vilya was borne by Elrond, Narya by Mithrandir, and Nenya remained with Galadriel. The other two lesser rings remained hidden and were not spoken of. It came to be that they were quite forgotten in all the histories and songs, except by those that bore them or passed them along. So they were quiet, but were ever drawn to each other.
During the Great War of the Ring, the two lesser rings were bestowed where they could be watched over. While Gandalf was wielding Narya in battle, Vilya and Nenya were being used to protect the sanctuaries of the Edhil in the North. Ardya was given to King Thranduil to protect Mirkwood. Aldya was in Imladris, where Elrond could be sure it was safe.
After the war and Sauron's defeat, the elven rings did not diminish in power, as it was feared, but were freed from the Dark Lord forever. They were put to good use, healing the hurts that Ennor* had sustained. Ithilien* was returned to Gondor, Mirkwood was cleansed, and Fangorn became a new elven sanctuary. Legolas, son of King Thranduil, kept his promise to Gimli to visit the glorious caves of Helm's Deep. Gimli in turn ventured into Fangorn with him. Gimli settled in the caves, naming them Aglarond, "glittering caves." Legolas fell in love with the deep ancient forest and the Onodrim*, shepherds of the trees. He settled there with many of his people. His kingdom was called Galador, "Land of trees." Fangorn was no longer to be feared.
* Ilúvatar = all-father (God) * Arda = the earth * Ennor = Middle Earth *Ithilien = moon-land (Area of Gondor outside of Mordor controlled by Sauron during the War of the Ring) *Onodrim = Ents
MAJOR SPOILERS! Kinda AU. I researched this, all elvish is authentic, the meaning is in the books, no made up mock elvish. Most of it is Sindarin when possible, but some had to be Quenya. Rána is pronounced "Ray-nuh" and means wanderer. The Edhil are the elves. All other elvish words will be defined at the end of each chapter. It would probably be better if you are familiar with LOTR and the Silmarillion, but it should still be understandable otherwise. If not, GO READ EM! Sorry if this first chapter is a little complicated; it's the only one that really is.
Prologue
When the elven smiths created the rings of power, five were made for their own people. These rings were in homage of the greatest of the Valar, and held a shadow of their power.
The Valar were the rulers of Arda* whom Ilúvatar* to shape it. Greatest of these was Manwë (MAN-way), ruler of the air. Vilya, the Ring of Air, was made of gold and sapphire in homage of him. His wife was Elbereth, the star- queen. Narya, the Ring of Fire, was set with ruby in honor of the fire in the stars. Ulmo is lord of the sea and all other waters. For him, Nenya, the Ring of Water was made of mithril and adamant. Two other rings were forged at this time, closely tied in together and interdependent. They were in honor of Aulë (OWL-ay), lord of earth, and his wife Yavanna, giver of fruits. Ardya, the ring of earth, was set with a golden-brown topaz. Aldya, the ring of nature, was set with an emerald.
Vilya, Narya, and Nenya were by far the stronger rings, and of more renown. They were bestowed upon Gil-galad, Círdan, and Galadriel. The rings changed hands, and Vilya was borne by Elrond, Narya by Mithrandir, and Nenya remained with Galadriel. The other two lesser rings remained hidden and were not spoken of. It came to be that they were quite forgotten in all the histories and songs, except by those that bore them or passed them along. So they were quiet, but were ever drawn to each other.
During the Great War of the Ring, the two lesser rings were bestowed where they could be watched over. While Gandalf was wielding Narya in battle, Vilya and Nenya were being used to protect the sanctuaries of the Edhil in the North. Ardya was given to King Thranduil to protect Mirkwood. Aldya was in Imladris, where Elrond could be sure it was safe.
After the war and Sauron's defeat, the elven rings did not diminish in power, as it was feared, but were freed from the Dark Lord forever. They were put to good use, healing the hurts that Ennor* had sustained. Ithilien* was returned to Gondor, Mirkwood was cleansed, and Fangorn became a new elven sanctuary. Legolas, son of King Thranduil, kept his promise to Gimli to visit the glorious caves of Helm's Deep. Gimli in turn ventured into Fangorn with him. Gimli settled in the caves, naming them Aglarond, "glittering caves." Legolas fell in love with the deep ancient forest and the Onodrim*, shepherds of the trees. He settled there with many of his people. His kingdom was called Galador, "Land of trees." Fangorn was no longer to be feared.
* Ilúvatar = all-father (God) * Arda = the earth * Ennor = Middle Earth *Ithilien = moon-land (Area of Gondor outside of Mordor controlled by Sauron during the War of the Ring) *Onodrim = Ents
