Raising The Shire

Posted By a Hobbit on March 8, 2012

Laerchel of Lorien missed her friend, Tearose Underhill, very much. After the wake of her beloved hobbit friend, Laerchel found it very hard to leave the Shire, but she had been asked by the Lady Galadriel of Lothlorien to assist the Rangers of the North, for the evil forces of Angmar had infiltrated many parts of the North Downs.

So Laerchel decided to lease a modest hobbit home in the countryside of the Southfarthing in the Shire, so that she could rest among the hobbits whenever she was able to get away from her duties.

Laerchel traveled alone. She liked the North Downs. The terrain was wild and beautiful. And she wandered through the areas closest to Esteldin, killing wargs, and other wild creatures. She visited the dwarf mines in Othrikar and then spent several days in the elf-retreat in Meluinen. She sought council with the captains in Trestlebridge, a town under constant attack from Orcs amassing in Nan Wathren.

The Rangers of the North commissioned Laerchel to rally the the people of the North Downs together. For the Rangers believed that a united front would be needed to rid the land of Angmar’s evil forces.

Thoughts of Tearose’s untimely demise were set aside, for Laerchel’s work in the North Downs would help to ensure that the Shire would remain safe for now. She played the role of scout, hunter, and mediator very well, and the months went by quickly for she was kept very busy.

It would soon be spring, and Laerchel planned to take a break then and return to the Shire. Little did she know that some of her people were traveling through the Shire at the same time and that they would give her news that would change her destiny.

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Posted By a Hobbit on February 8, 2012

A month had passed since the Shire lost one of it’s bravest hobbits, and those closest to Tearose helped to settle her affairs. But hobbits, being very practical about life and death, carried on with their lives though many stories were told over and over in the evenings by the fires.

Mariyanna Swiftfeet stopped into Michel Delving one afternoon, after being very busy for some time helping local farmers rid the area of the foul beasts who were attacking their livestock. She went to pick up her mail and that was when she learned the news about Tearose Underhill. Though she didn’t know her personally, Mariyanna had heard stories about Tearose’s bravery and she secretly had looked up to her. So Mariyanna was very upset that her hero was gone and she vowed to avenge her death.

“I will venture forth far beyond the Mines of Moria and I will destroy all the enemies of Middle Earth who dare to cross my path! They will not know that I am coming, for I’m the Shire’s sneak, and once I steal their weapons, they will be helpless!” Mariyanna cried and yelled out. And some of the villagers stopped to stare. But Mariyanna ignored the stares and headed to the local supplier to stock up on items she needed for her trip.

She knew that she would be gone a long time and that she had many challenges to overcome, but she would seek counsel from other warriors of Middle Earth who knew the shortcuts, the hazards she might encounter, and the best places to rest along the way.

Mariyanna Swiftfeet, a sneaky little burglar from the Shire, was ready for her adventure of a lifetime. She disregarded warnings and the disapproval of some of the hobbits in town who voiced their opinions and warned her that such a trip would be folly for a lone hobbit to undertake. She reminded them that it would be sometime before she would actually leave the Shire, but she was heading East and fate would dictate where she would spend the next few months.

Mariyanna was not afraid.

Not yet, anyway.

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Posted By a Hobbit on January 8, 2012

It was very early in the morning on the first Tuesday of January, when one of Elrond’s assistants checked in on Tearose Underhill in one of the guest rooms of the Last Homely House. Tearose, though gravely injured, had begun to heal, proving yet again that hobbits were indeed made of strong stuff.

In fact, the Elves expected her to fully heal, so it was a shock when Tearose was found passed away in her sleep. The Elves mourned her passing and arrangements were made to bring her small body back to the Shire.

One of her escorts was none other than Laerchel of Lorien, who met up with the funeral procession outside of Ost Guruth. Laerchel was deeply saddened by the news of Tearose’s death, for they had become great friends, and had spent many a short break from battles at Tearose’s humble hobbit hole in the Shire.

News of Tearose’s passing reached her family, and the Underhills of Breeland set forth to the Southfarthing, and with the help of Basil Goodbody, they prepared a celebration of her life. Every hobbit in Tearose’s neighbourhood attended, as well as the Elves who had brought her home, and some of the dwarves and men who had fought alongside her in battle.

“Who will tell us the stories that Tearose used to, now?” asked a young neighbour. Laerchel looked kindly at the young hobbit, and replied softly, “Another adventurous hobbit warrior, or maybe a few hobbits will have a tale or two to tell, and they will create a collection of stories to pass down from generation to generation. Hobbits of the Shire will always have a special place in the history of Middle Earth.”

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