Disclaimer: They still belong to the grand masters, Tolkien and PJ, and not to me. This was not written for monetary profit, only for personal joy.

Beta: cairistiona and Chris both had several very good suggestions which changed this story quite a bit, and definitely for the better. And also there were the usual grammar- and wording-issues... :-) . Many many thanks. I could not have done this one alone! All the remaining mistakes are my own, of course.

A/N: This is aimed to be within canon (including the movie-verse, that is). But perhaps a few of my interpretations might be considered AUish.

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