![]() The Two Towers (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series) by SparkNotes It is a testament to the enduring power of friendship and the strength of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming darkness. The Two Towers is a thrilling and epic tale of adventure and courage, filled with memorable characters and breathtaking landscapes. In the end, Sauron is defeated and Middle-earth is saved, but not without great loss and sacrifice. Along the way, they encounter the Rohirrim, a group of horse-riding warriors, and join forces with them to defeat the orcs and rescue the hobbits.Īs the novel progresses, the two main storylines converge as the characters face the ultimate showdown with Sauron's forces at the Battle of Helm's Deep and the Siege of Minas Tirith. Meanwhile, the rest of the fellowship – Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli – set out to rescue Merry and Pippin, who have been captured by orcs. Along the way, they face numerous challenges and dangers, including attacks by orcs, giant spiders, and other creatures controlled by Sauron. The story picks up where The Fellowship of the Ring left off, with Frodo and Sam separated from the rest of the group and continuing their journey towards Mordor, the land of Sauron, accompanied by Gollum, a creature who once possessed the Ring and now wants it back. The title, The Two Towers, refers to the two main strongholds that play a significant role in the novel: the Tower of Orthanc, where the wizard Saruman resides, and the fortified city of Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor. It was first published in 1954, and follows the events of The Fellowship of the Ring, as the hobbits Frodo and Sam continue their journey to destroy the One Ring and save Middle-earth from the dark lord Sauron. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. You know, coming home, and finding things all right, though not quite the same - like old Mr Bilbo.The Two Towers is the second novel in J.R.R. We hear about those as just went on - and not all to a good end, mind you at least not to what folk inside a story and not outside it call a good end. ![]() And if they had, we shouldn't know, because they'd have been forgotten. But I expect they had lots of chances, like us, of turning back, only they didn't. Folk seem to have been just landed in them, usually - their paths were laid that way, as you put it. But that's not the way of it with the tales that really mattered, or the ones that stay in the mind. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of the stories went out and looked for, because they wanted them, because they were exciting and life was a bit dull, a kind of a sport, as you might say. Frodo: adventures, as I used to call them. The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. “We shouldn't be here at all, if we'd known more about it before we started. ![]() Frodo,' said Sam, 'you shouldn't make fun. And Frodo wouldn't have got far without Sam, would he, dad?"' Why didn't they put in more of his talk, dad? That's what I like, it makes me laugh. But you've left out one of the chief characters: Samwise the stouthearted. 'Why, Sam,' he said, 'to hear you somehow makes me as merry as if the story was already written. But Frodo did not heed them he laughed again. To Sam suddenly it seemed as if all the stones were listening and the tall rocks leaning over them. Such a sound had not been heard in those places since Sauron came to Middle-earth. 'It's saying a lot too much,' said Frodo, and he laughed, a long clear laugh from his heart. Frodo was very brave, wasn't he, dad?" "Yes, my boy, the famousest of the hobbits, and that's saying a lot." And people will say: "Let's hear about Frodo and the Ring!" And they will say: "Yes, that's one of my favourite stories. ![]() We're in one, of course, but I mean: put into words, you know, told by the fireside, or read out of a great big book with red and black letters, years and years afterwards. “Still, I wonder if we shall ever be put into songs or tales.
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