![]() ![]() For part of the way, they are captured by a company of Orcs and must pretend to be Orcs before they are able to escape. In the meanwhile, the brave and loyal Samwise Gamgee (who for a short time had himself become the Ring-bearer) enables the long-suffering Frodo Baggins to navigate the barren wasteland of Mordor. The Mouth of Sauron comes out to discuss terms, and presents tokens, which were owned by Frodo he then departs and the army of Mordor attacks them.īook VI: The End of the Third Age/ The Return of the King Īlan Lee's 1998 cover for The Return of the King X - The Black Gate Opens - The army, with Gandalf, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas and Pippin (but not Merry) marches to the Black Gate.IX - The Last Debate - Gimli and Legolas meet Merry and Pippin again the Captains of the West hold a counsel on their next action they decide to send 7000 men against Mordor to march on the Black Gate.VIII - The Houses of Healing - Merry, Faramir, Éowyn and many others are injured and placed in the Houses of Healing Aragorn uses kingsfoil to help treat the injured.They discover that Denethor has been using a palantír. VII - The Pyre of Denethor - Denethor goes mad and tries to burn Faramir alive (believing him to be doomed) he is saved by Gandalf Denethor then sets fire to himself.Aragorn arrives with an army from southern Gondor, the forces of Mordor are heavily defeated. VI - The Battle of the Pelennor Fields - Armies of Rohan and Gondor fight the armies of Mordor, Rhûn and Harad in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields Merry and Éowyn together kill the Lord of the Nazgûl, the Witch-king of Angmar.V - The Ride of the Rohirrim - The Rohirrim pass through the Drúadan Forest with the aid of the Drúedain who live there, who are led by Ghân-buri-Ghân the army arrives at Minas Tirith.IV - The Siege of Gondor - Back to Gandalf and Pippin, and the preparations of the city of Minas Tirith for the attack by the armies of Mordor the defenses at Osgiliath and the Causeway Forts are breached, Minas Tirith is besieged the chapter ends with the Great Gate of Minas Tirith broken, and the army of Rohan finally arriving.III - The Muster of Rohan - Rohan prepares for war Merry heads off for Minas Tirith, on a horse with a rider who calls himself Dernhelm.II - The Passing of the Grey Company - Follows Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli as they pass through the Paths of the Dead between Rohan and Gondor.I - Minas Tirith - Gandalf and Pippin arrive in Minas Tirith they talk with Denethor Pippin enters the service of the steward.The Army of the West stands before the Black Gates of the Morannon exchanging idle words with the Mouth of Sauron. Those characters who manage to survive the battle are led by Aragorn on an assuredly suicidal feint-attack against the Black Gate of Mordor, partly to distract Sauron from guarding his other borders so that Frodo and Sam can gain a clear passage into Mordor. ![]() The remnants of the Fellowship lead the forces of Gondor and Rohan in defence of Gondor's capital city, Minas Tirith, resulting in the epic Battle of the Pelennor Fields. He is destined to find a lost army of men, now dead yet entrapped in a curse set forth long ago by their own disobedience, in the place known as the Paths of the Dead. Aragorn, by his courage and leadership, proves himself a worthy ruler of Men. Gandalf brings Pippin with him, who enters the service of the Steward. The story begins as Gandalf delivers news to Denethor, Steward of Gondor, that war is imminent. The structure of The Return of the King mirrors somewhat that of The Two Towers in that the first section recounts the various adventures of several characters including a massive battle, and the second section resumes the quest of the Ring-bearers.Ĭontents Book V: The War of the Ring Ī 1999 edition cover of The Return of the King novel Tolkien indicated he would have preferred The War of the Ring as a title, as it gave away less of the story. The original publisher, Allen & Unwin made the decision to split the work into three parts, publishing the fifth and sixth books and the appendices under the title The Return of the King, in reference to Aragorn's assumption of the throne. Tolkien conceived of The Lord of the Rings as a single volume comprising six sections he called "books" and extensive appendices. 3.3.3 Appendix C, Family Trees (Hobbits).3.3.2 Appendix B, The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands).3.3.1 Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers.3.2 Book VI: The End of the Third Age/ The Return of the King.
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