"Forth the Three Hunters!"
The name given by Aragorn to Gimli, Legolas and himself as they tracked the captors of Meriadoc and Peregrin through the Emyn Muil and across the northern regions of Rohan. The Three Hunters set out in the evening of 26 February III 3019, and chased their quarry for four days. As the Sun began to set on 30 February,2 they overtook the Orcs they had been following, only to find that they had been destroyed by the Rohirrim. It would be another five days before the Three Hunters found the Hobbits they had chased across Middle-earth, sitting happily among the ruins of Isengard.
Notes
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At least, Legolas described himself as being a Silvan Elf, though in fact his ancestry had originally been from the Sindar or Grey-elves. For more detailed discussion on this topic, see footnote 1 to the entry for Legolas Greenleaf.
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In the Shire Calendar, the second month of the year (equivalent to February, but properly called 'Solmath') was thirty days long.
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See also...
Aragorn Elessar, Chestnuts, East Wall of Rohan, Elven-cloaks, Entwade, Fangorn Forest, Firefoot, Nine Companions, North-borders, Orc-hunters, Sorceress of the Golden Wood
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