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Loading... The Two Towers : begins the second part of the Lord of the Rings (original 1954; edition 2001)by J.R.R. Tolkien
Work InformationThe Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien (1954)
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Helm's Deep. I mean, come on! ( ) This book follows two stories as the companions of the ring-bearer were split into two. The first story follows the plight of Pippin, Merry, Gimli, Aragorn, and Legolas. The second story follows the story of Frodo and Sam. The book is very immersive as some parts of the story impacts others of the story without them knowing, only to be told as a story itself later. Loyalty and friendship are lessons of the tales which are surrounded by history and war. Following the story right after the Fellowship of the Ring, Aragorn tried but could not find the whereabouts of Frodo. Boromir sounded his horn, which Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas went to. Boromir was found dead with orcs all around and no sign of Pippin and Merry. After holding Boromir’s funeral by boat, Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas decided to go after Pippin and Merry as they were definitive danger as they accepted that Frodo and Sam had left of their own accord on the quest to destroy the ring. What follows are many chance meeting and renewed allies. Pippin and Merry aided the Ents, tree herders in their decision to go to war. The riders of Rohan and their king were aided by Pippin, Merry, Legolas and Gandalf against the orcs. Contemporaneously as many battles were held at Helm’s deep and Isengard, the ring-bearer Frodo and Sam were able to sneak their way closer to their destination, Mordor. Lost as Frodo and Sam were, they found a guide in the disguise of Gollum. Gollum led through many dangerous places which Frodo and Sam would not have escaped on their own accord. Along their journey, they found and unexpected ally in Faramir, Boromir’s younger brother. Faramir aided the hobbits and warned them of the passage which Gollum wishes to take the hobbits to. The passage is rarely used or known and holds a guardian. Gollum leads the hobbits to the passage without telling the hobbits of the guardian, as he will wants the One Ring. In the events that follow, Sam is forced to make a dire choice.
That 'The Lord of the Rings' should appeal to readers of the most austere tastes suggests that they too now long for the old, forthright, virile kind of narrative... the author has had intimate access to an epic tradition stretching back and back and disappearing in the mists of Germanic history, so that his story has a kind of echoing depth behind it... Belongs to SeriesIs contained inThe Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) The J. R. R. Tolkien Deluxe Edition Collection: " The Children of Hurin " , " The Silmarillion " , " The Hobbit " and " The Lord of the Rings " by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) LORD OF THE RINGS, SILMARILLION, HOBBIT, BOOK OF LOST TALES, UNFINISHED TALES IN 8 VOLS Easton Press by J. R. R. Tolkien (indirect) ContainsIs retold inHas the adaptationInspiredHas as a reference guide/companionDistinctionsNotable Lists
The Two Towers is the second part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. Frodo and the companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord, Sauron, by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard Gandalf in a battle with an evil spirit int he Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin---alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. No library descriptions found.
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