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About 1700 years before the War of the Ring, the Lord of the Nazgûl established the
Witch-realm of Angmar in the far North. For more than 600 years, the Witch-king
harried the North Kingdom of Arnor, until at last he was cast down by a mighty host
of Elves and Men, led by Eärnur of Gondor and Glorfi ndel of Rivendell. But they had
come too late… Arnor had fallen.
Today, with the shadow of Sauron lengthening everywhere, Angmar has once again
become a place of gathering darkness. There, the Witch-king’s Steward musters the
strength of the Orcs and Angmarim to make war upon the North once more. Only
the most valiant heroes from among the Free Peoples of Middle-Earth would dare to
venture there.
The Town of Bree (and its outlying villages: Archet, Combe and Staddle) has man-
aged to remain a thriving outpost of civilization in the North, despite the wars and
turmoil that destroyed the North Kingdom of the Dúnedain. It is said that when
Men crossed into the west, the Town of Bree was there... and that when the old Kings
returned, they found the Town of Bree waiting. It is the only land in Middle-earth
where Men and Hobbits dwell together in harmony and is also an important hub for
Elves and Dwarves who are trading goods or traveling from one kingdom to another.
The epicenter of the Town of Bree’s economic and social scene is the Inn of the
Prancing Pony, celebrated as the home of the fi nest ale in the North.
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