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The region we are going to explore is called the Ash Mountains. Also known as Ered Lithui, they form the northern border of Mordor. On our way from Rohan, we bypass the Dead Marshes, then ride through Dagorland until we reach this barren and inhospitable area. A land shunned by the Elves. You may see scattered ruins, only inhabited by toads, snakes, lizards and small creatures better left unnamed. Following a miserable rivulet, we descend into the valley and arrive in one of the poorest villages of Middle-Earth. There are women and children but few men. We are told that they have gone away to Gondor to work, but we know they usually only beg.
Strange, but we never hear anyone laughing in the Ash Mountains.
In the evening, we witness a shocking ceremony. Roosters are beheaded. Other rites are performed but I dare not describe them. Are these supposed to be offerings to the Lidless Eye, to make sure that his Orcs keep away? But what in the Ash Mountains could fulfil the horrible needs and desires of Orcs?
Strange, but we never hear anyone singing in the Ash Mountains.
Goats are herded by dwarves. Not the redoubtable warriors or high-skilled craftsmen you may encounter in other regions of Middle-Earth. Those dwarves are cretins. Some are dangerous, they attack us with stones when we approach.
Scenes of devastating misery. Here, a chorus of coughing. There, people burning with malaria, brought by mosquitoes from the Dead Marshes. It feels just like living in the shadow of the Nazgûl.
Another village. The rooftops resemble the shell of some sleeping dragon. A woman roams after dark, ringing a bell, foretelling death, keeping everyone awake.
Nine rings were made for mortal men, but none ever shone in the Ash Mountains. No elfish mirror, no dragon’s den. No silver and gold, only hunger and pain. Elsewhere in Middle-Earth, the nefarious rebellion backed by Saruman and Sauron seeks to bring back the privileges of the Orcs and of the Trolls. Wizards and kings, lords of the rings, please don’t turn your back on the people of the Ash Mountains!
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Land Without Elves
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