![]() ![]() The characters spend a lot of time walking – A LOT of time – so there is a lot of nature to be detailed. I get the sense that there is passion behind his descriptions of the scenery. It’s become clear over the course of the first two books that Tolkien loves nature. ![]() Gollum has continued to follow them, and for a while they come to an uneasy agreement with him and make him their guide into Mordor. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam are making their way toward Mordor so that Frodo can throw the One Ring into Mount Doom. Saruman, formerly a wise wizard whom Gandalf looked up to, is now working with/for Sauron and has sent forth Orcs and men to fight the Riders of Rohan. ![]() We meet the Riders of Rohan and then Ents (large tree-like beings), and then we get to the battle of Helm’s Deep. ![]() Sadly, Boromir died in the Orc battle, though not without putting up a strong fight. Part 1 (or Book III as it’s called in the book, because each of the 3 novels is divided into 2 books) of The Two Towers begins by following Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas as they try to track Merry and Pippin, who have been taken by Orcs. Spoilers ahead, I guess, for those who aren’t familiar with how all of this ends. ![]()
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