Summaries: LOTR: the Two Towers

The Two Towers
J.R.R Tolkein

This book is the second book in a series but is intended to be the middle part of a whole book which was separated into the LOTR series. It is very difficult to wrtie a summary about a story starting from the middle, so I will write the main events that took place.

Book III
This book is based on The Fellowship and the return of Gandalf.

These are the main events in each chapter
1. Boromir is found dying by Aragon. Boromir tells Aragon that the Orcs have captured the Hobbits (Merry and Pippin) however he then passes away. Legolas, Gimli and Aragon put Boromir's body with his armor on a boat and send it off to down the river. They then set off to find Merry and Pippin instead of Frodo and Sam.

2. They chase after the orcs finding many clues about where they are headed when they see the Company of Rohan which is lead by Eamor. Eamor informs them that the orcs had been slain and none left alive.

3. In this chapter it shows how Merry and Pippin were captured and how they escaped from the Orcs during the Riders of Rohan's raid. Also Merry and Pippin escape into the Fangorn Forest.

4. Merry and Pippin meet the great Ent Treebeard and tells him their story. Treebeard calls all the other Ents to a council called an Entmoot. The two Hobbits meanwhile rest. The Ents decide to go and attack Isengard.

5. Aragon and companion find an old man who they thought to be the wicked Saruman of Isnegard but they then realise Gandalf has come back.

6. Gandalf cures the King of Rohan (Theadon) who was under the curse of Saruman and also e kicks out Wormtongue who was Saruman's undercover spy.

7. The army of Rohan and the army of Saruman clash in Helm's Deep

8. The fellowship (Aragon and companions) set off to Isengard, where they find Merry and Pippin.

9. Merry and Pippin tell the story of how the Ents overtook Isengard

10. Saruman uses his magical voice to try persuade the Riders of Rohan to leave the "old man" alone, Theadon nearly falls for his trick when he is rescued by gandalf.
Wormtongue throws the palantir (something like a crystal ball) which misses its target, Gandalf but goes to Pippin.

11. Pippin looks into the palantir and sees Sauron. Gandalf tells Pippin the story about the palantir and to gether they head of to Minas Tirith.

PART II

1. Gollum is captured by Frodo and Sam
2. The ring bearers venture through the Dead Marshes
3. The group arrive at the gate of Mordor, Gollum pleads them not to go in for it is too dangerous, and to travel south.
4. Together they arrive the 'satisfying' country of Ithilien. Sam asks Gollum to catch rabbits to cook; the smoke from the fire causes them to be noticed by some men of Gondor led by Faramir (Boromir's brother).
5. Frodo and Sam are taken by Faramir's men and they are blindfolded on their way to Faramir's hiding spot. Farmir learns from Frodo how Boromir died.
6. Faramir tells Frodo they have seen Gollum at the Forbidden pool and that he will die. Frodo saves him from being shot by Faramir's men.
7. The trio depart from Faramir. They travel to the crossroad of the road east between Osgiliath and Minas Morgul.
8. They see a large army of orcs leaving Minas Morgul.
9. Gollum betrays Frodo and Sam to the Great spider Shelob.
10. Frodo is taken prisnor by the orcs. Sam slips on the magical ring and listens to the orcs talking about his master. Sam discovers that he (Frodo) is still alive. He was very happy for he thought that Frodo had been killed by Shelob.