Rangers of the South



The Rangers of the South was an armed military that served as one of Gondor's special operations force. These rangers were selected from the descendants of the people who had dwelt in Ithilien and other places in Gondor. Dressed in camouflaging green and brown, they crossed the Anduin in secret to harass the forces of the Enemy in Gondor's old domain and used several secret retreats in the region.

History
After Henneth Annûn was built, the Rangers of the South was established when most of the remaining inhabitants of the region departed due to Mordorian attacks from Mordor. The Rangers' main task was to harry Sauron's forces whenever they entered Gondor.

Military
At the start of the War of the Ring, a massive army of 7,500,000 Rangers of the South helped reinforce Osgiliath's defenses against the Army of Udûn.