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Of Songs and Heroes (G)

06 March 2004 | 216 words

Of Songs and Heroes – Part I

“I don’t know many songs,” Boromir responded, not entirely truthful. He did know many songs, just not ones he deemed appropriate for the company present.

“Just one,” Pippin urged.

Boromir shrugged, smiling, “I am a soldier, Master Pippin, not a poet. Now, my brother Faramir…”

“Soldiers don’t sing?” Merry asked Aragorn, confused, for he’d heard Aragorn sing.

“They do,” Boromir amended, “Just not of normal things. They sing of heroes and – oh, all right. Just one then.”

He looked around at the interested group gathered around him. Aragorn and the hobbits nodded encouragingly.

“It’s called Captain Thorongil and the Corsairs.”

Of Songs and Heroes – Part II

“Captain Thorongil? You? The same Thorongil who served under my grandfather nearly forty years ago?”

Aragorn was not surprised that Faramir was surprised.

“Yes. I am older than I look.”

“I’ve heard much about you,” Faramir said slowly.

Aragorn was surprised at that. He did not expect Denethor to have spoken of him to his sons, and while the records in the archives mentioned his service, and detailed the battle against the corsairs, it was just as much as they would do for any captain of Gondor, Faramir included.

“There is a song,” Faramir explained, “Captain Thorongil and the Corsairs.”

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