🎂 An Unexpected Birthday Party

Happy Birthday, Aragorn son of Arathorn

Mae govannen! Did you know that today, March 1st, is Aragorn’s birthday? I discovered this fact when doing some research last year and also discovered that March 1st is the day Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas encountered Gandalf the White in Fangorn Forest. What?? And no one said as much as ‘Happy Birthday, Big Guy” to Aragorn?? It inspired the following scene…

An Unexpected Party

[ARAGORN, LEGOLAS, and GIMLI enter FANGORN FOREST]

All images credit New Line Cinema

GIMLI: I hope the wizard is on time. And that he remembered the cake!

LEGOLAS: Do not worry, Mithrandir will be there. I hope.

ARAGORN: Hey, what are you guys talking about?

LEGOLAS: Um, nothing! *stares daggers at Gimli*

ARAGORN: Someone approaches…

GANDALF, LEGOLAS, and GIMLI: SURPRISE!

ARAGORN: What can this surprise be?

GANDALF: I was supposed to tell you…something. And bring you…something. But darkness took me and I strayed out of thought and time. So whatever I was supposed to bring you…I forgot what it was. I don’t even know what the surprise was. Ah well!

GIMLI: *cursing in Dwarvish with a few intelligible mentions of ‘cake’ sprinkled throughout*

ARAGORN: *whispering* Thanks for forgetting my birthday.

GANDALF: Your birthday? Oh yes, it was your birthday today. If only someone had planned something to celebrate you. What a shame.

GIMLI: RRRRRAAAAAHHHHH!

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