Middle Earth Fan Fiction: The Tale of Garion Fairbairns, eldest grandson of Samwise Gardner.
In the dark recesses of time on a world that could have been ours there lived a Hobbit named Garion Fairbairns. He was the eldest child of Elanor Gardner who was in turn the eldest child of Samwise and Rosie Gardner. Samwise of course was the seven time mayor of the Shire following the years of unrest. He was already renowned for his role in the Steading of the Shire and especially for the restoring of much of the beauty of the Shire. Under his time as mayor, the Shire prospered like never before. There was much export of food to the Northern Kingdom of men that was growing north of the Shire. Samwise was also famed beyond the Shire for escorting Frodo Baggins to the Cracks of Doom themselves in far away Mordor. Here he helped defeat the Dark Lord himself and restore the human High King. It is said that when Rose died, Samwise road into the Faerie and was allowed to enter and stay. Some say he was given Elven immortality though the wise doubt this.
But this is not his tale, His is recorded in the famed Red Book of Westmarch. This is also not the tale of Elanor or her husband Fastred the first Wardens of the West March. This is the story of their son, one small Hobbit by the name of Garion Fairbarns. He was the most exceptional of the exceptional horde of grandchildren of Samwise. He was not your typical Hobbit and no giant like his uncles Meriadoc the Magnificent and Thain Peregrin Took. In fact he was fairly short, stood but 3’3” in his elven boots. He had sandy almost golden curly hair and a pleasant honest face. He also wanted to be an adventurer. He taught himself to master the art of knife and dart throwing. He was competent with a short sword. He could ride ponies and row boats and even swim. He excelled at fishing and climbed like a squirrel. His agility was great even by Hobbit standards. He took to his studies of languages well. He read Quenyan and spoke it poorly but spoke Elvish well, very well for a young Hobbit. He could read and write and loved runes and maps
In his short life he had already climbed the Elven towers numerous times, visited Bree and even up to Fornot and Evedim the chief towns of the North. He recently visited the Grey Havens, the great Elven port on the Gulf of Lune. On his trips he was always in the company of family members or Dwarves.
On his 33rd birthday he was given a great party at the famed party tree near Bag End. One Hundred and forty-four Hobbits were invited. His huge family, the Cottons and some Baggins, Tooks and Grubbs were there. At his party he was presented a few inheritances and a special gift. The inheritances were from Samwise, who had gone over the sea. It was the Mithril Chain Mail that the Mad Baggins Bilbo brought back from a Dragon’s hoard and was as fine and lightweight as the Dwarves and ever made. He was also given Sting, the small sword of Gondolin. This is the bane of the great spiders and orcs and was forged in fabled Gondolin. Now Hobbits normal give gifts on their birthday and Garion did just that, but the Human King and Queen sent him a special gift that was left in the care of Queen Arwen’s handmaid, Elanor the Fair. The gift was a matched set of a Cloak of Lórien and Elven Boots. The Cloak was made by the Queen herself. Though human, she was born of an Elven mother. In this cloak Garion would be warm in the cold but not hot in the heat. He could also blend into anything around and completely hide in any coverage or shadows. The boots were subtle and soft and made him fleet of foot and very light of foot. He would learn swiftly to move without leaving tracks.
Should I flesh this out? Do you want to hear of his adventures?
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Originally posted by terrifel
