April 1, 2004
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*LOTR spoilers*
"Behold! upon the foremost ship a great standard broke, and the wind displayed it as she turned towards the Harlond. There flowered a WhiteTree, and that was for Gondor; but Seven Stars were about it, and a high crown above it, the signs of Elendil that no lord had borne for years beyond count. And the stars flamed in the sunlight, for they were wrought of gems by Arwen daughter of Elrond; and the crown was bright in the morning, for it was wrought of mithril and gold.
Thus came Aragorn son a 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."
This passage from The Return of the King is the most exciting bit of fiction I have ever read (yes, even more exciting than Henry Miller and Anis Nin). I literally jumped out my seat when I read this. No, I'm not an idiot. Of course I know Aragorn will make it in time to save Gondor. But the manner of his return was a surprise, and it was nice to see that Arwen was good for something after all.
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