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AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTORY NOTE: It's pretty much a Canon fact that Aragorn and Legolas must have met before the Fellowship of the Ring was formed. Aragorn had been to Mirkwood at least once, and certainly Legolas had visited Rivendell where Aragorn grew up – yet neither of them ever mentioned an earlier relationship in over 1000 pages of small print. And (contrary to all the fan-fics re previous adventures or affairs), they didn't develop anything like a close relationship before they started chasing the Orcs across Rohan. Really, Legolas hardly opened his mouth until they got to Lorien and even then he pretty much ignored Aragorn, so…
I speculate that their previous acquaintance was such that neither was eager to mention it! I posit that mutual embarrassment kept them from any conversation not to do with such urgent matters as surviving death by freezing or Balrogs until they were stuck with each other in Rohan!
Except for this…
1.1 PROLOGUE: RIVENDELL
It was some weeks after the Council of Elrond, and at long last the company of the Fellowship of the Ring was decided and the departure date drew near. Two confirmed members of the newly formed Fellowship met, seemingly by accident, in a tower high and lonely - where they could not be overheard.
"So, Legolas."
"Yes, Est.… Aragorn?"
"It is long since we met..."
"It may seem long to you."
"It does. Much has changed since then…" The tall man paused, most awkwardly. "I must ask a boon of you, sir. Do you remember our previous meetings?"
"How could I forget?"
"I must ask you not to speak to the rest of the Fellowship of… you know."
"Yes. We must work together, and believe in each other. It would do no good for them to learn of…"
"Things long past, Sir. Things best forgotten. Please, Legolas, I beg of you!" Aragorn's face took on a most unkingly look of desperate embarrassment… "Say nothing of our previous meetings!"
To be continued…..
Author's note: Yes, fanchildren, in the movie the Fellowship's roster was decided at the Council of Elrond itself, but not in the book. Frodo, Sam, and Aragorn were the only ones settled upon on the spot - Gandalf didn't volunteer until later that day, and Boromir, Legolas, and Gimli were so designated by Elrond some weeks later. Merry and Pippin were afterthoughts.
AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTORY NOTE: It's pretty much a Canon fact that Aragorn and Legolas must have met before the Fellowship of the Ring was formed. Aragorn had been to Mirkwood at least once, and certainly Legolas had visited Rivendell where Aragorn grew up – yet neither of them ever mentioned an earlier relationship in over 1000 pages of small print. And (contrary to all the fan-fics re previous adventures or affairs), they didn't develop anything like a close relationship before they started chasing the Orcs across Rohan. Really, Legolas hardly opened his mouth until they got to Lorien and even then he pretty much ignored Aragorn, so…
I speculate that their previous acquaintance was such that neither was eager to mention it! I posit that mutual embarrassment kept them from any conversation not to do with such urgent matters as surviving death by freezing or Balrogs until they were stuck with each other in Rohan!
Except for this…
1.1 PROLOGUE: RIVENDELL
It was some weeks after the Council of Elrond, and at long last the company of the Fellowship of the Ring was decided and the departure date drew near. Two confirmed members of the newly formed Fellowship met, seemingly by accident, in a tower high and lonely - where they could not be overheard.
"So, Legolas."
"Yes, Est.… Aragorn?"
"It is long since we met..."
"It may seem long to you."
"It does. Much has changed since then…" The tall man paused, most awkwardly. "I must ask a boon of you, sir. Do you remember our previous meetings?"
"How could I forget?"
"I must ask you not to speak to the rest of the Fellowship of… you know."
"Yes. We must work together, and believe in each other. It would do no good for them to learn of…"
"Things long past, Sir. Things best forgotten. Please, Legolas, I beg of you!" Aragorn's face took on a most unkingly look of desperate embarrassment… "Say nothing of our previous meetings!"
To be continued…..
Author's note: Yes, fanchildren, in the movie the Fellowship's roster was decided at the Council of Elrond itself, but not in the book. Frodo, Sam, and Aragorn were the only ones settled upon on the spot - Gandalf didn't volunteer until later that day, and Boromir, Legolas, and Gimli were so designated by Elrond some weeks later. Merry and Pippin were afterthoughts.