Aragorn Fan Fiction Recommendations

"First Lessons in the Wild" by Larner
The Hobbits and Strider get to know each other a little better on the way to Rivendell.
Moments in Time short stories series

on Stories of Arda
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3966&cid=20329

"All That Is Gold" by Aromene

Two meetings, 59 years apart. How did Bilbo come to write Aragorn's verses?

on fanfiction.net
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2914304/1/

"The Goat Man of Chetwood and Other Evils" by lilybaggins
The Fellowship feast and tell scary stories in Rivendell.
Hobbitpile with Ranger! Rated for teens; no sex.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/lilybaggins/300162.html


Halloween ficlet by slightlytookish
Sort of a sequel to shirebound's "A Hobbity Halloween." Featuring Bilbo, Frodo, wee!Pippin, Merry, Sam, Scamp, and Estel from the AU "Quarantined" universe.
Hobbits in costume!

http://www.livejournal.com/users/slightlytookish/79660.html

"Help Unlooked For" by Slightly Tookish
On a walking trip with his cousins, young Pippin is injured and a mysterious stranger comes to his aid.

All audiences, no reader warnings

on Stories of Arda
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=4123

"A Little Hope"
by Dostoevsky's Mouse
1 chapter, no warnings

Estel and Bilbo talk about dragons and dwarves and elves and mortals.

on ff.net
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2475721/1/

The Rangerlegs make their first dramatic appearance in The Prancing Pony.


The infamous Bill Ferny is the one who calls Aragorn Longshanks.



Over the hedge another man was staring boldly. He had heavy black brows, and dark scornful eyes; his large mouth curled in a sneer. He was smoking a short black pipe. As they approached he took it out of his mouth and spat.

'Morning, Longhshanks!' he said. 'Off early? Found some friends at last?' Strider nodded, but did not answer.

'Morning, my little friends!' he said to the others. 'I suppose you know who you've taken up with? That's Stick-at-naught Strider, that is! Though I've heard other names not so pretty. Watch out tonight! And you, Sammie, don't go ill-treating my poor old pony! Pah!' He spat again.

Sam turned quickly. 'And you, Ferny,' he said, 'put your ugly face out of sight, or it will get hurt.' With a sudden flick, quick as lightning, an apple left his hand and hit Bill square on the nose. He ducked too late, and curses came from behind the hedge. 'Waste of a good apple,' said Sam regretfully, and strode on.
The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark"
(Quoted from the $3 copy of the single-volume paperback The Lord of the Rings that I bought at the flea market last week).

( 11 Rangerleg photos )

Aragorn

". . . 'If I had killed the real Strider, I could kill you. If I was after the Ring, I could have it--NOW!'
He stood up, and seemed suddenly to grow taller. In his eyes gleamed a light, keen and commanding. Throwing back his cloak, he laid his hand on the hilt of a sword that had hung concealed by his side. They did not dare to move . . .
'But I am the real Strider, fortunately,' he said, looking down at them with his face softened by a sudden smile. 'I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will.'"
The Fellowship of the Ring, Strider


Love, sacrifice, honor, nobility: it's all in this picture. No still can show the moment when Aragorn drops to his knees, but this and the extreme closeups of his eyes come close. (I've cropped most of Frodo's scale double out as distracting)

shirebound's comment about staring at my icon got me to thinking about my favorite Aragorn pics. I decided to share some of these and link the posts to Aragorn's many names.