Chapter 3, three or two things about Rohan
"Please!" In a small tavern, an old man who called himself a traveler beckoned the three of them to sit down.
"Anyway, it's an honor to meet a local wizard on the first day I came here!" Strange looked at his surroundings, "Although in a place that is not very suitable for wizards to meet!" Strange was too flattering to be flattered by the shabby dΓ©cor, and although he was ready to face the real medieval world, he still smiled wryly when he actually arrived at the place.
The houses made of stone, and even the thatch on top of them, made Strange smile wryly, "Has this been built for more than a month?" He looked at the wine glass that had been carried up by the stout Rohan man, as if it had the capacity of a small basin, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"Come on, this time it's my invitation!" The old man raised his hand and put two wine glasses in front of Strange and Lily, "So......" he looked at Olga Marie beside him, "It's just that there is no problem with the fruit juice, right?" He smiled gently.
"Hmm!" Olga Marie nodded, then obediently picked up the smallest glass of fruit juice, stared at the cloudy juice, frowned, and then put it in front of her, she had always been polite and would not be rude this time.
"That's good!" The old man touched his long white beard, "I'd better introduce myself, you can call me...... Well, call me Gandalf anyway! The gray robe didn't seem to have a trace of cleanliness, but the aura on his body made everyone present awe-inspiring.
"My name is Olga Marie Asmiret Animsfia," little Olga Marie stood up, gave a gentle bow to Gandalf, and then sat down leisurely, now she was far less irascible and self-righteous than she had grown up in the original time and space trajectory, and she was still a little girl with an ordinary aristocratic style.
"Artoria? Pandaragon! Lily looked at the wine on the table and the barbecue on the table, wiped her palms, and hurriedly introduced herself.
"Look at you guys aren't ordinary people!" Gandalf said, "For what, to Rohan in the Northlands, to be accompanied by water and grass and plateaus?" β
"Of course, a traveler has to have a traveler's bearing, and we are just like you!" Strange, who has become more temperamental since studying magic, leisurely explains, "Even the children of nobles still need a certain amount of experience to become pillars!" His explanation was very reasonable, Olga Marie also nodded, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes, she didn't expect that this emerging magician who had just studied for a few months would have such a bearing, after all, he had not received the elite education of the nobility since he was a child.
"Also a traveler?" Gandalf asked in a questioning tone, "Well, even if it's a traveler!" He actually didn't believe it very much, except for the two of them, one big and one small, who possessed extremely pure magical powers, the girl in white clothes and gnawing on barbecue meat had the slightest bit of a weaker aura than the king of the prophesied son of Gondor, Aragon, "A sword and scabbard with the power of a god." He pointed to the holy sword that Lily had with him.
"Can you see that?" Lily also raised her head, and there was an incredible light in her eyes, "So you ......" Lily, who didn't observe Gandalf carefully at first, widened her eyes, "Come to travel the world?" β
"It's okay, but the most important thing is my mission!" Gandalf set aside the wooden staff beside him, "Deal with Sauron's mission!" He closed his eyes, and an ancient aura arose.
"Great mission!" Although Strange didn't know what he meant, looking at Gandalf's resolute eyes, he still felt that it must be a great contribution to the world.
"Well, may I ask Wizard Gandalf, can you tell us anything about this continent?" Olga Marie asked softly, "We're still new to the city. β
"Well, this is Rohan!" Gandalf stroked his long white beard, "It's part of our continent called Middle-earth!" β
"Middle-earth." Lily squinted at Gandalf, she felt a strange power of fate from this old man, like her teacher Merlin, "Maybe he will have a disciple with a similar fate to mine in the future!" β
"The Lohan we're where we are now is an important human territory," Gandalf laughed, "and of course the Dryads, the Dwarves, the Hobbits, the Grey Elves, and ...... Enemy of all races - Mordor! β
"Nomadic people," Strange smiled, and in his eyes Rohan did have the characteristics of a nomad, "is it an important barrier to humanity?" β
"Of course, we have the most formidable rival in the world, and it is now finding a way to resurrect itβit is called Sauron, and Rohan is north of the allied nation of Gondor and northwest of the enemy nation of Mordor. It is a settlement of the Rohan people. The Rohan are indeed nomadic. Well, their cavalry is more famous. Gandalf took a large sip of his drink, "You can see it here...... That one! He stood up and pointed to the faint outline of the city on the prairie.
"That is, the capital of their Rohan is the mountain fortress of Idoras, close to the slopes of Irid's Nimras. In addition to this, the other great city was Oderberg, the capital of the East, founded by Io. Dun Harrow is a fortress located in Eride Nimras. The Valley of the Holy Helmet is the gorge of Irid's Nimras, the main fortress of Rohan. Gandalf said slowly, as if he were a teacher of history.
"They have a long history, and may have an important connection to the first humans of the First Age." Gandalf paused, "Before the founding of the state, Phagma, the leader of Iosiod, killed the cold dragon Skasha. After Io led his people to the Battle of Celebrandt, Gondor handed over Karanahon to the Rohans. The Rohan Kingdom was founded, and Rohan and Gondor became allies. β
"Such a lot of place names...... Strange smiled bitterly, and even used shorthand magic, the brilliance of magic flickered, and he looked back at Olga Marie with a serious face, revealing a defeated expression, "Doesn't it seem that I am still inferior to a little girl?" β
"Looks like you probably didn't understand much, but...... Now here a divine who knows no good or evil has arrived here - his name is Saruman! Gandalf's expression was unusually serious, "He's also an unusually powerful wizard!" β
"Are your wizards here linked to demigods?" Lily slowly took the last sip of the wine that was almost unacceptable to modern humans, "Or does a wizard have to be a demigod?" She looked at Gandalf with her cheeks crossed.
"Is that how you understand it? Unknown kings! Gandalf still smiled so gently, "It probably doesn't matter, all I can say is that a wizard is not necessarily a god, but a god must be a wizard!" β