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<p>Concept/book article, book-canon (Corvus)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;The Two Towers&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is the second of the three volumes of &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039; by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], first published in 1954. It continues the story after the breaking of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], following the now-divided company along separate paths as the [[War of the Ring]] gathers force. The volume comprises the third and fourth of the six internal books of &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> The title refers to two of the great towers of [[Middle-earth]], variously identified with the strongholds of [[Sauron]] and [[Saruman]], whose alliance and conflict shape the events of the book.<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> The volume tells two largely separate stories. In the first half, the members of the Fellowship who remained in the west of [[Middle-earth]] are drawn into the affairs of the kingdom of [[Rohan]]. [[Aragorn]], [[Legolas]], and [[Gimli]] pursue the [[Orc]]s who captured [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]], encounter the returned [[Gandalf]], now Gandalf the White, and aid [[Rohan]] against the treachery of the wizard [[Saruman]], whose forces are defeated at the Battle of Helm&#039;s Deep. The captured [[hobbit]]s, meanwhile, rouse the tree-like Ents, who march against [[Saruman]]&#039;s fortress of [[Isengard]].<br /> <br /> The second half follows [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] as they continue toward [[Mordor]] with the [[One Ring]], guided by the treacherous [[Gollum]]. Their journey leads them through the desolation before [[Mordor]] and into the pass of Cirith Ungol, where [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] is ensnared by the giant spider [[Shelob]], and the [[Phial of Galadriel]] proves a vital defense.<br /> <br /> == Place in the series ==<br /> &#039;&#039;The Two Towers&#039;&#039; advances both the war in the west and the secret journey of the [[Ring-bearer]] toward [[Mordor]]. Its principal viewpoint characters include [[Aragorn]], [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]], [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]], [[Frodo Baggins]], and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]. It ends with [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] captured and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] left to decide his next move, a cliffhanger resolved in &#039;&#039;[[The Return of the King]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> == Publication ==<br /> &#039;&#039;The Two Towers&#039;&#039; was first published in 1954, shortly after &#039;&#039;[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]&#039;&#039;. Like the other volumes, it is part of the single novel &#039;&#039;[[The Lord of the Rings]]&#039;&#039;, divided for publication.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Lord of the Rings]]<br /> [[Category:Books]]</div>

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