Pools of Ivrin

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'''Eithel Ivrin''', or Ivrin’s Well, also referred to as the '''Pools of Ivrin''' or the '''Falls of Ivrin''', was a fair pool in a stone basin carved by falling waters in the southern face of [[Dor-Lómin]] and beneath [[Ered Wethrin]]. The pools were surrounded by a tree-clad hollow<ref name="UTT">{{UT|Tuor}}</ref> and were the source of the River [[Narog]], which flowed from Ivrin some eighty leagues before it joined the River [[Sirion]]. <ref>{{S|Belariand}}</ref>

Suggested by [[Gwindor]] to be a place blessed by [[Ulmo]] and created by him in ancient days, Ivrin was also known as a place of healing, and for the endless laughter of its falling waters. <ref name="ST">{{S|Turin}}</ref>

==History==
Twenty years after the rising of the Sun and the return of the [[Noldor]] to Middle-earth, King [[Fingolfin]] held the [[Mereth Aderthad]], the Feast of Reuniting, in the spring near to the pools of Ivrin.<ref>{{S|Return}}</ref> And [[Finduilas]], daughter of King [[Orodreth]], was called by Gwindor who loved her [[Faelivrin]], which is the gleam of the sun on the pools of Ivrin. <ref name="ST"/>

When [[Finrod Felagund]] and [[Beren]] set out from [[Nargothrond]], they journeyed north beside [[Narog]] to its source in the Falls of Ivrin before continuing on to [[Tol Sirion]]. <ref>{{S|Beren}}</ref>

After the death of his friend [[Beleg]], [[Túrin]] walked without purpose, but after drinking the waters of Ivrin, his tears were unloosed at last and he was healed of his madness and grief. It was beside the pools of Ivrin that he made the song [[Laer Cú Beleg]], [[Song of the Great Bow]]. <ref name="ST"/>

Years later, when [[Morgoth]] released the dragon [[Glaurung]] into [[Beleriand]], Glaurung defiled Eithel Ivrin, <ref name="ST"/> uprooting the trees and breaking the stone basin so that the waters strayed and the land became a barren marsh and a welter of frozen mire. <ref name="SG">{{S|Gondolin}}</ref>

After the overthrow of [[Nargothrond]], Turin was bewitched by Glaurung and he traveled north to Dor-lómin seeking his mother and sister. He came with the first ice of winter to the pools of Ivrin but it was frozen and he was unable to drink and be healed by the waters a second time. <ref name="ST"/>

It was at this time that [[Tuor]] and Túrin cross paths for the first and only time, for Tuor and [[Voronwë]] passed by the defiled pools of Ivrin on their way to [[Gondolin]]. But neither cousin spoke and Turin did not see Tuor, and Tuor did not recognize his kinsman. <ref name="SG"/> <ref name="UTT"/>.

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Rangers of the North

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[[File:Angelo Montanini - Rangers of the North.jpg|thumb|''Rangers of the North'' by [[Angelo Montanini]]]]
'''Rangers of the North''', or simply '''the Rangers''', were the northern wandering people of [[Eriador]], the last remnant of the [[Dúnedain of Arnor]] who had once peopled the [[Arnor|North-kingdom]] of [[Arnor]]. They protected the lands they wandered although their secretiveness made other peoples consider them dangerous and distrustful in [[Bree]] and [[the Shire]], where they were known as "Watchers".

They were grim in appearance and were usually dressed in grey or dark green, with a cloak-clasp shaped like an 6-pointed star.

The term 'Rangers of the North' was used most often by those who lived in the southern lands of [[Rohan]] and [[Gondor]], perhaps to distinguish this people from their distant cousins, the [[Rangers of Ithilien]]. Like the Rangers of the North, these were also Dúnedain, but they belonged to the [[South-kingdom]] of [[Gondor]], and their ancestors had been divided from the Northern Dúnedain for some three thousand years.
==Background==
The Dúnedain of Arnor dwindled after the breaking of Arnor into three kingdoms and the wars with [[Angmar]]. [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]] soon fell and only the petty-kingdom of [[Arthedain]] maintained the noble line of [[Isildur]]. Finally, that too was destroyed in the [[Battle of Fornost]] and [[Arvedui]], the last King of Arthedain was lost in the sea.

Arvedui's son and heir, [[Aranarth]] claimed the title of the [[Chieftain of the Dúnedain|Chieftain]], who would rule the remnants of his people. [[Elrond]] had in his keeping the heirlooms of the house of [[Isildur]]: the shards of [[Narsil]], the [[Star of Elendil]], the [[Sceptre of Annúminas]] and later the [[Ring of Barahir]], ransomed from the [[Lossoth]].

Each of Aranarth's heirs (who, like him, could trace his descent back to Isildur himself) would be secretly born and raised in [[Rivendell]].

The Rangers became a secretive wandering and nomadic people around [[Eriador]], far from Sauron's spies, little known or remembered, and their deeds were seldom recorded.

==History==
The [[Watchful Peace]] followed the loss of Arnor and after its end, the enemies concentrated mostly against [[Rhovanion (Realm)|Rhovanion]] and [[Gondor]]. During that time, the Rangers fought minor battles and skirmishes against [[orcs]] and [[wolves]] in order to keep the region safe. The [[hobbits]] of [[the Shire]] flourished under their protection.

During the rule of [[Arassuil]], the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] became more bold, daring to invade Eriador. The Rangers fought many battles trying to hold them back, but one party managed to reach the Shire, and were fought off by a party of brave Hobbits under [[Bandobras Took]] in {{TA|2747}}. Soon after, the [[Long Winter]] arrived and many lives were lost, and [[Gandalf]] and the Rangers had to help the Hobbits of the Shire survive.

In {{TA|2911|n}}, during [[Argonui]]'s rule, the [[Fell Winter]] began with the [[Brandywine]] freezing over. This was a catalyst for [[White Wolves]] invading Eriador from the North which must have harassed the Rangers. In the last year of his reign, great floods devastated [[Enedwaith]] and [[Minhiriath]] leaving [[Tharbad]] ruined and deserted. The following years were peaceful although [[Arador]] was killed by [[hill-trolls]] and his son [[Arathorn II]] was killed while hunting orcs.

Arathorn's son, [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]] succeeded him, who between {{TA|2957|n}} to {{TA|2980|n}} took great journeys, serving in the armies of King [[Thengel]] of [[Rohan]], and Steward [[Ecthelion II]] of Gondor. Many of his tasks weakened [[Sauron]] and his allies, and the West endured him during the [[War of the Ring]].

At that time Aragorn's Rangers were scattered and diminished. When [[Halbarad]] led a troop of the Rangers into the south to Aragorn's aid in the War, in haste he could muster no more than thirty in this company who fought in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]].

Aragorn eventually became King Elessar of the [[Reunited Kingdom]] and the Rangers became once more a united people under the line of [[Elendil]] in the [[Fourth Age]].

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings War in the North - Rangers of the North.jpg|300px|thumb|Rangers of the North in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]''.]]'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:The Rangers of the North are called simply Rangers in the game. There were some scattered about Middle-earth, but there were also many who were organized. There was a group that [[Aragorn]] led to keep track of the Enemy's movement during ''[[Stirrings in the Darkness]]''. The main Ranger factions in the game are the Rangers of Esteldín, the Wardens of [[Annúminas]], and the [[Grey Company]].

'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':'''
:The Rangers of the North first appear in the Prologue of the game. They have set up several barricades at [[Sarn Ford]] to prevent the [[Nazgûl]] from entering [[the Shire]]. They, however, fail to maintain their positions and are defeated.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], ''Prologue''</ref> Many Rangers are killed, some have reorganized their camp at Sarn Ford while others are patrolling and scoutring the surrounding lands.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], Chapter 2: Barrow-downs, ''Prologue''</ref>

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