"Thus came Aragorn son of Arathorn, Elessar, Isildur’s heir,
out of the Paths of the Dead, borne upon a wind from the Sea
to the kingdom of Gondor;
and the mirth of the Rohirrim was a torrent of laughter
and a flashing of swords, and the joy and wonder of the City
was a music of trumpets and a ringing of bells.
But the hosts of Mordor were seized with bewilderment,
and a great wizardry it seemed to them
that their own ships should be filled wit h their foes;
and a black dread fell on them, knowing that the tides of fate
had t urned against them and their doom was at hand . . .
But before all went Aragorn with the Flame of the West, Andúril
like a new fire kindled, Narsil reforged as deadly as of old;
and upon his brow was the Star of Elendil."
JRR Tolkien "The Lord of the Rings"
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