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[[File:Rangers of ithilin.jpg|thumb|right|'''Rangers of Ithilien''' on patrol in Ithilien.]]
 
The '''Rangers of Ithilien''', much like their distant cousins the [[Rangers of the North]], were a military group whose purpose was to defend Ithilien, the gate to [[Minas Tirith]], and to prevent [[Haradrim]] from entering [[Mordor]].
 
The '''Rangers of Ithilien''', much like their distant cousins the [[Rangers of the North]], were a military group whose purpose was to defend Ithilien, the gate to [[Minas Tirith]], and to prevent [[Haradrim]] from entering [[Mordor]].
   
 
They were selected from the descendants of the people who had dwelt in [[Ithilien]] before it fell from Gondor's control in [[TA 2901]]. They were camouflaged in green and brown cloaks, and fought in a style resembling modern Guerilla Warfare; that is, stealth, sneak attacks, etc. They often crossed the [[Anduin]] in secret to harass the forces of the Enemy in [[Gondor]]'s old domain.
 
They were selected from the descendants of the people who had dwelt in [[Ithilien]] before it fell from Gondor's control in [[TA 2901]]. They were camouflaged in green and brown cloaks, and fought in a style resembling modern Guerilla Warfare; that is, stealth, sneak attacks, etc. They often crossed the [[Anduin]] in secret to harass the forces of the Enemy in [[Gondor]]'s old domain.
   
The Rangers often conducted ambushes against the Haradrim (digging traps for their [[Mumak|Mumakil]]), attacked [[Orc]] scouts, and protected the old road from [[Minas Morgul]] to [[Osgiliath]]. Ranger attacks were feared and dreaded by all of the enemies of Gondor, being able to slaughter entire battalions unawares. In the ''Two Towers ''movie, a company of Faramir's rangers waylay a battalion of Haradrim, killing even their ''mumakil. ''They were very deadly with a bow (which was their primary weapon) and they were nearly as skillful at stealth as the [[elves]], even if they had only heard of them in stories at the fireside. Their chief at the time of the [[War of the Ring]] was [[Faramir]], Captain of Gondor, and future [[Prince of Ithilien]].
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The Rangers often conducted ambushes against the Haradrim (digging traps for their [[Mumak|Mumakil]]), attacked [[Orc]] scouts, and protected the old road from [[Minas Morgul]] to [[Osgiliath]]. Ranger attacks were feared and dreaded by all of the enemies of Gondor, being able to slaughter entire battalions unawares. In the ''[[The Two Towers (film)|Two Towers]] ''movie, a company of [[Faramir]]'s rangers waylay a battalion of Haradrim, killing even their ''mumakil. ''They were very deadly with a bow (which was their primary weapon) and they were nearly as skillful at stealth as the [[elves]], even if they had only heard of them in stories at the fireside. Their chief at the time of the [[War of the Ring]] was Faramir, Captain of Gondor, and future [[Prince of Ithilien]].
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==External link==
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*[http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Rangers_of_Ithilien Rangers of Ithilien] at Tolkien Gateway
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Rangers of ithilin

Rangers of Ithilien on patrol in Ithilien.

The Rangers of Ithilien, much like their distant cousins the Rangers of the North, were a military group whose purpose was to defend Ithilien, the gate to Minas Tirith, and to prevent Haradrim from entering Mordor.

They were selected from the descendants of the people who had dwelt in Ithilien before it fell from Gondor's control in TA 2901. They were camouflaged in green and brown cloaks, and fought in a style resembling modern Guerilla Warfare; that is, stealth, sneak attacks, etc. They often crossed the Anduin in secret to harass the forces of the Enemy in Gondor's old domain.

The Rangers often conducted ambushes against the Haradrim (digging traps for their Mumakil), attacked Orc scouts, and protected the old road from Minas Morgul to Osgiliath. Ranger attacks were feared and dreaded by all of the enemies of Gondor, being able to slaughter entire battalions unawares. In the Two Towers movie, a company of Faramir's rangers waylay a battalion of Haradrim, killing even their mumakil. They were very deadly with a bow (which was their primary weapon) and they were nearly as skillful at stealth as the elves, even if they had only heard of them in stories at the fireside. Their chief at the time of the War of the Ring was Faramir, Captain of Gondor, and future Prince of Ithilien.

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