Thus came Aragorn son of Arathorn, Elessar, Isildur’s heir, out of the Paths of the Dead, borne upon a wind from the Sea to the kingdom of Gondor; and the mirth of the Rohirrim was a torrent of laughter and a flashing of swords, and the joy and wonder of the City was a music of trumpets and a ringing of bells.
Talk about build up! In this one, admittedly long sentence, we know immediately that Aragorn is a character of great importance. Excellent use of metaphor to evoke a sense of awe and majesty. I’ve made prodigious use of the long sentence structure in my own work.
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