{"id":1254,"date":"2023-06-21T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dialoguebooks.org\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2023-11-17T12:59:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:59:33","slug":"what-happened-after-lord-of-the-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialoguebooks.org\/what-happened-after-lord-of-the-rings\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happened After Lord Of The Rings?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From Tolkien\u2019s own writings such as The Silmarillion<\/em> and The Hobbit<\/em>, to Amazon\u2019s recent foray into Middle-earth, The Rings of Power<\/em>, we have plenty of material to piece together a pretty comprehensive understanding of the events that led up to the Lord of the Rings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when it comes to what proceeds <\/em>the conclusion of Tolkien\u2019s original trilogy, we\u2019re left to wonder, with little source material on which to base our theories, but that\u2019s not to say the master of high fantasy didn\u2019t leave a few clues here and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to posthumous publications compiling lore, half-finished stories, and scraps of letters and notes, we know a few things to be true of post Return of the King<\/em> Middle-earth, and today, we\u2019ll be filling you in on all the juicy details!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Became Of Frodo?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the final Lord of the Rings book in sequence, we – along with Sam, Merry, and Pippin – say a tearful farewell to ring-bearer extraordinaire, Frodo Baggins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel on an elven ship, the protagonist sails into a silvery light towards The Undying Lands, a name that has caused many a debate over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is \u201cThe Undying Lands\u201d a representation of heaven, or are the inhabitants of this mythic land permitted immortality upon arrival?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the former is true, then Frodo\u2019s departure is symbolic of his death, but if the latter is true, he lived on endlessly in a tangible empyrean domain. However, neither theory is quite right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In actual fact, The Undying Lands are named so because historically, only immortal beings such as the elves were permitted to travel there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Granted, it is<\/em> heaven-like, but very much within the physical realm, and if you\u2019re not already immortal, paying a visit to The Undying Lands doesn\u2019t change that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gravely injured in both body and mind, Frodo left Middle-earth to be and die with his uncle Bilbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Became Of Aragorn?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After the fall of Mordor, Aragorn marries Arwen and takes his rightful place on the throne of Gondor before committing himself to revitalize the Kingdoms of Men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His major challenge is reestablishing the union of Gondor and Arnor, a once prosperous land broken by political unrest and civil war early in the Third Age \u2014 Before the turmoil, Gondor and Arnor were ruled as a single, mighty kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically nonexistent at this point, Arnor had to be completely rebuilt, and that\u2019s precisely what Aragorn did, eventually claiming the traditional position of High King, ruling over both Gondor and Arnor as one, a title last held by his ancestor Isildur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Aragorn\u2019s command, the aptly-named Reunited Kingdom became the most powerful in all of Middle-earth, heading up conquest after conquest to reclaim territories overrun by Easterlings and Haradrim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it wasn\u2019t just the Kingdom of Men Aragon was intent on patching up. He was also dedicated to repairing the wounded relationship of men, elves, and dwarves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His rule gestured in a period of heightened communication and cooperation between all noble inhabitants of Middle-earth. He died in the 120th year of the Fourth Age, which means he lived to the ripe old age of 210.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His wife Arwen died a year later of a broken heart, and their son Eldarion inherited the throne of the High King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Became Of Samwise Gamgee?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The life and soul of the story, and one hell of a good friend<\/em>, Samwise Gamgee remained in the Shire for a great many years after the fall of Sauron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and his wife Rosie Cotton had thirteen children together and raised them in Bag End, which is left to Sam by Frodo before he leaves for The Undying Lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the resignation of Will Whitfoot, Samwise was elected Mayor of the Shire, serving seven consecutive seven-year terms in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, Rosie passed on in the 61st year of the Fourth Age, and Samwise is permitted to travel to The Undying Lands to be reunited with Frodo and live in peace until death (Find out How Old Is Frodo?<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before he leaves, he bestows the Red Book of Westermarch to his daughter Elanor, so perhaps the next adventure in sequence would have been hers to chronicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Became Of Gandalf?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n