1. A division of the armed forces trained in close-combat and raiding tactics.
2. Any of a number of Texan lawmen operating on the open range.
3. Federally employed caretakers of our national wildlife preserves.
4. A warrior class in the D&D game characterised by the good
base attack bonus, 10-sided hit
die, and a selection of druid spells and woodcraft-related skills.
5. One o' them
rangers. Dangerous folk they are, livin' in the wild... around here we just call him Strider.
And what would a mere ranger know of such things?
This is no mere ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your alliegance.
5. In the works of JRR Tolkien, warriors of Numenorian descent living in the north, called Dunedain, or in the
sound, called the Rangers of Illithien. They were woodsmen and fighters, trained in combatting Orcs, Trolls, and undead, who patrolled the areas of Gondor and the Shire to keep its borders
safe from the
Shadow of the Enemy.
One o' them
rangers. Dangerous folk they are, livin' in the wild... around here we just
call him
Strider.
And what would a mere ranger know of such things?
This is no mere ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your alliegance.
