[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

There are few place-names in Middle-earth which chill the blood, but to those in the know, the Rhun Hills are of especial mystery. This fear has passed into legend, and most folk, whether Hobbits of the Shire or Men of Gondor, do not know the truth about the Hills. All they know is that it is a place to dread. Of those few who know the truth, Elrond of Rivendell is one who has ventured to tell the tale.

He told me that there was once a tribe of Wargs who lived in the Rhun Hills, back in the day when Men could walk freely in those lands. These were noble majestic Wargs, probably around twenty of them, and they made alliance with the Rulers of Gondor. Gondor was at that time plotting an assault upon Mordor and valued the help of the Wargs. Little did the Wargs know that they were about to be used as pawns in the great game of War.

The Wargs were stationed on the outskirts of Mordor, ready to attack the forces of Sauron who were massed. They thought that the Men were in hiding nearby and waited upon the signal, which was to be a beacon away in the West. They saw the beacon light up and jumped out of their place of hiding, only to be met with the grim realisation that the Men had abandoned them; they were nowhere to be seen. A group of around fourteen Wargs were about to be assailed by Sauron's huge army.

The Wargs put up an amazing fight, but it could not last. Orc upon Orc fell before the fury of the Wargs but there were too many, swarming around the Wargs like ants. And there were Balrogs and Evil Ents, who could not be contained, and one by one, the Wargs fell, destroyed.

The King of Gondor had planned this. He had hit two birds with one stone, so to speak. The Wargs had put a sizeable dent in Sauron's army. Hundreds and hundreds of Orcs had been eliminated. Sauron's army was not huge so he was unable to attack Gondor for many years after this. Also, Gondor was all set to take the Rhun Hills, and the treasures which apparently lay within.

They made their expedition about a month after the slaughter of the Wargs. A large representation of Gondor's might went to take the Hills. They travelled through the fair, yet strange, country becoming more anxious as they went on, for the sights were unusual in the Rhun Hills. They heard or saw no Wargs, a deathly silence was everywhere. Until they came to a great river which ran through the Hills. The Men were drawn to it, and they saw an awful thing; the river flowed with blood. In that hour, a thick mist swept over the Hills. The Men, all twelve thousand of them, were never seen again.


*as told by an unnamed Elf from Rivendell*

-point- *Elrond discovered this from the birds of the area*