After learning about the Ents, an ancient race of tree-creatures, they tell Treebeard of what’s happening outside his door and ask for his help. Meanwhile, Merry and Pippin are taken in by an Ent named Treebeard. They flee into Fangorn forest shortly before Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas meet Eomer and the Riders and learn of how they killed the company of Uruk-hai. They take their time and exploit the differences between them, but are ultimately set free when the Riders of Rohan attack and eliminate the Orcs. They notice that two camps exist amongst the Orc – the Uruk-hai of Isengard and the Uruks of Mordor. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Merry and Pippin begin to contemplate their escape. He is joined by Gimli and Legolas, who both lament the breakup of their union, but are given heart when Aragorn declares that they yet have a purpose: to save Merry and Pippin from capture.Īfter committing Boromir’s body to a boat and setting it down the river Anduin, they set out in pursuit of the Uruk-hai. Upon returning to their camp, Aragorn learns that Frodo and Sam have set out alone, that Boromir has been killed in battle, and that Merry and Pippin have both been taken prisoner. This book story picks up with the aftermath of the Fellowship’s dissolution. This included the deployment of Saruman’s Orc armies against neighboring Rohan, and Sauron’s first movements towards Minas Tirith and the Kingdom of Gondor. I hope you all liked it last time, because there’s plenty more in this installment! I guess Lee felt particularly inspired by this volume…Īptly named The Two Towers, the title of this volume refers to the that events contained within revolved around the towers of Isengard and Barad-dûr. ![]() In the full-length compendium of LOTR, where all six books appeared in a single volume, Lee was the man who provided the illustrations that brought Tolkien’s literary vision to life. Oh, and I trust people noticed the artwork last time, which is the famed work of renowned Rings artist Alan Lee. In addition to being my first exposure to Tolkien’s work, it was also action-packed and brought the plot to a fuller fruition, leaving the reader at a crucial point where things are both poised on a razor’s edge, yet with the knowledge that the greatest actions are still yet to come. Hope you liked the trip too! And now, we come to the second volume in the tale of Lord of the Rings, which just happens to be my favorite installment in the series. Welcome back! Last time, I took a much overdue trip down memory lane with the Fellowship of the Ring.
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