14 Chapter 14 (1/2)
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When arriving at Buckland Aldarion decided to stay to spend the day there and soak up the Hobbit culture as much as he could, since, even though he was going to cross the entire s.h.i.+re, he had no intention of making any contact with the Hobbits. He did not want to influence his calm and peaceful lifestyle.
You could say that Aldarion knows everything there is to know about the Hobbits. According to the books, the Hobbits are a race related to men, feel the height of a human child, walk barefoot and tend to be plump.
Of its character you could be said that in general all the Hobbits are very peaceful and they like to lead a very quiet life. Moreover, they are very reticent towards everything that can destroy their lifestyle.
The Hobbits are a breed of which little or nothing is known about their origin. According to what Aldarion could learn in his other life was that they were originally from the valleys of the Anduin River, between the Misty Mountains to the west and Mirkwood to the east.
The reason is not known, but in the year 1300 of the third age most of the Hobbits began to emigrate towards the west. They crossed the Misty Mountains and were traveling without contact with other races because of his shyness when communicating with other people. In the end they ended up settling in Bree.
The years pa.s.sed and Arnor's kingdom had declined being only a shadow of what it had become in the past. Due to the lack of population, Argeleb II, king of Arnor at that time, granted them the land west of the Brandivino River with the condition that they pay homage to the King and help the messengers. Basically the Hobbits led a self government.
The Hobbits fulfilled their part of the bargain and even when Arnor split into three kingdoms and the last of these, Arthedain, fell silent in front of the army of the Witch King of Angmar at the Battle of Fornost the s.h.i.+re commanded a group of Hobbits archers to help the defense of the city. Of course, due to the defeat, none returned, but the fidelity of the Hobbits was demonstrated.
Over the years the Hobbits became less interested in the outside world to the s.h.i.+re. The peace, tranquility and the carefree life of the Hobbits was thanks to the fact that, without their knowing it, they were being protected by the Dunedain of the North, who although few were dedicated to protecting the ancient people of the kingdom.
Aldarion quickly searched for a place to rest that night. He knew that a long day of walking awaited him throughout the s.h.i.+re and he would also have to sleep in the open, therefore he had to take advantage of every moment in which he could rest well.
Los Gamos was the easternmost territory of the s.h.i.+re and the Hobbits who lived there were very accustomed to humans since they were engaged in trade with them. Thanks to this, it was not difficult for Aldarion to find an inn in the settlement closest to Brandywine Bridge, Newbury.