3: A Sword in the Shallows

Of all the lands I have traveled across Eriador, from the fields of Bree to the highest reaches of the Misty Mountains, from the peaceful and quiet land of the Shire to the desolate wastes of Forochel, none have I find myself revisiting more often than the lands around  Nenuial... Evendim in the Common Tongue. The lost city of Annúminas can be found there, and though I have dared to venture into that place and gaze upon the ancient city of my ancestors in more peaceful days, my heart is sorrowful that it is not so simple now...