Grima’s men then try to take it on his command but the trio wades them off as Gandalf goes to free Theoden. Gandalf and everyone else arrive in the hall, where Grima’s men take their weapons, except Gandalf’s staff. Eowyn, Theoden’s niece, reveals to him that his son is dead. Gandalf rides with Aragorn and Gimli and Legolas to Edoras and the Golden Hall of Meduseld. Sam resists but Frodo says he trusts him. Gollum stops them from going through the gate and speaks of another way to go into Mordor – steps and then a tunnel. Sam and Frodo are almost caught as the former falls from the cliff and towards the gate. Gollum has finally led the Hobbits to the black gate of Mordor. Testing times for the Hobbits’ loyalties and Theoden is reawakened He explains the anger of trees on being mercilessly cut down. Treebeard is instructed by Gandalf to keep the hobbits safe. Gandalf calls his horse, Shadowfax, one of the Mearses. But it is not Gandalf the Grey who has come back it is Gandalf the White who was reborn in Grey’s body and has been sent to complete his mission. But it is Gandalf, not Saruman! He came back from the ruins to complete his task. Legolas says the White Wizard approaches them. Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli cross over into the forest to look for the Hobbits. They call out for the ring and it suffocates Frodo for a while, but Sam helps him bear the pain. But they hide successfully, owing to Gollum’s quick thinking. Suddenly, the ringwraiths appear behind them. Then Frodo calls him Smeagol, his real name. In the night, Frodo caresses the ring as Gollum babbles about his obsession with it. Frodo falls into the waters and is almost capsized by the ghosts but Gollum saves him. They’re from the war ages ago, Gollum tells them. The Dead Marshes have faces of death beneath the water. Gollum leads them through the swamps, a way the Orcs don’t know of. He throws them in front of the White Wizard, Saruman, and their fate is all but written. He is angry at the orcs for destroying the forests. Merry and Pippin reveal they’re hobbits but Treebeard hasn’t heard of them. It reveals that it is an Ent, called Treebeard.Īn Ent is a shepherd of the trees, he reveals. Then suddenly a tree comes alive and kills it. A flashback shows that they climbed upon trees to escape the Orc chasing them. He follows the trail to deduce they’re still alive. Treebeard in Fangorn Forest, and Gollum the GuideĪragorn notices the hobbits’ crawling. He still went through with the scene and the grimace you see is actually real! What a professional. Aragorn kicks an iron helmet in frustration.įor trivia enthusiasts, this is the scene where Viggo Mortensen, who played Aragorn, broke his foot as he did not know the helmet was made of real iron. Legolas finds one of the wee belts of Pippin in the pile of burning bodies. They reveal they left none alive, but do not know about the Hobbits. Eomer reveals he and his company have been banished to the Fellowship. Grima’s spell has cast an ugly and unfortunate old age on him. He has lost control of himself and is in deep slumber. The Orcs and Uruk-hai stop for a breather, and Eomer’s company ambushes them. Eomer and the men loyal to him are banished by Grima in retaliation for their infidelity. He orders not to attack and defend Rohan. The King of Rohan is ruled by a dark witch, Grima, installed there by Saruman himself. Eowyn, his sister only has the support of cousin Eomer, son of Eomund. Theodred, the son of Theoden the King of Rohan, dies due to illness. Saruman sends the rebels – the Wild Men – of Rohan to regain their home in the horse lands. Merry and Pippin are being taken to Isengard. “Something evil brews there”, Legolas remarks. The Fellowship heads to the Gap of Rohan – but something is not rightĪragorn and the remaining Fellowship – Gimli, and Legolas – are behind the Uruk-hai, who smell them and increase their pace. They enslave Gollum and ask him to guide them to Mordor. Gollum nearly kills Sam but Sting saves the day. He attacks them in their sleep for his Precious but it is a trap. They journey on but Frodo realizes Gollum is in pursuit. It is having its evil effects on the little Hobbit. The Ring is getting heavier for Frodo to carry. They need a guide, someone who has been there before. Frodo and Sam journey alone but do not know the way to Mordor. A vision of Gandalf in Frodo’s sleep might be a premonition of things to come.
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