Dogs of the Rings — Part 8, The Bikers of Rohan

When you’re creating a novel length distraction to keep people from knowing that nothing’s actually happening, things start to get complicated.

Why we suddenly jump to the kingdom of Rohan. Where there’s a king who used to be bold, manly, and brave. Name of Theoden. Now he looks like this.

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He’s being influenced, undermined, rotted, and grossly overfed with junk food by a cur named Wormtongue.

Strider (now Aragorn) and the elf and the dwarf show up at Rohan. They’ve heard a rumor that Theoden’s other son, Faramir, has Frodo and Sam in custody. But Theoden has banished his son Faramir. He’s just sitting there now. Eating tacos. By the dozens. But the bikers of Rohan are running free.

Faramir, brother of Boromir. The King is completely pissed. The Bikers of Rohan are banished.

Faramir, brother of Boromir. The King is completely pissed. The Bikers of Rohan are banished.

But they run nonetheless.

Lyle.

Lyle.

George

George

Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde

Axl

Axl

Plug Ugly

Plug Ugly

Mr. Sidecar..

Mr. Sidecar.

Eowyn. Oops. Something for me.

Eowyn. Oops. Something for me.

The Greyhound.

The Greyhound.

Spike.

Spike.

Hitman.

Hitman.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5UWRypqz5-o

But Faramir captured Frodo and Sam. The bikers made them ride.

Frodo is, as usual, scared.

Frodo is, as usual, scared.

Sam is not scared.

Sam is not scared.

And then Gandalf returns from the dead. He pretends to be Gandalf the Grey.

Gandalf the Grey

Gandalf the Grey

But in reality he’s Gandalf the White.

He shimmers. His new superpower.

He shimmers. His new superpower.

Stay tuned for the next segment — Part 9, the Return of More Plotlines and even Hobbits and Suchlike.