"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson and based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel ""The Lord of the Rings"". It is the second instalment in ""The Lord of the Rings"" film series, preceded by """" (2001) and concluding with """" (2003). Continuing the plot of ""The Fellowship of the Ring"", the film intercuts three storylines. Frodo and Sam continue their journey towards Mordor to destroy the One Ring, meeting and joined by Gollum, the ring's"
"The Two Towers The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel ""The Lord of the Rings"". It is preceded by ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" and followed by ""The Return of the King"". ""The Lord of the Rings"" is composed of six ""books"", aside from an introduction, a prologue and six appendices. The novel was originally published as three separate volumes due to post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. ""The Two Towers"" covers Books III and IV. Tolkien wrote, """"The Two Towers"" gets as near as possible to finding"
"Towers Mud"" and graphically oriented console games. The Two Towers The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel ""The Lord of the Rings"". It is preceded by ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" and followed by ""The Return of the King"". ""The Lord of the Rings"" is composed of six ""books"", aside from an introduction, a prologue and six appendices. The novel was originally published as three separate volumes due to post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations. ""The Two Towers"" covers Books III and IV. Tolkien wrote, """"The Two Towers"""
"The Return of the King The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"", following ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" and ""The Two Towers"". The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by the Dark Lord Sauron. Tolkien conceived of ""The Lord of the Rings"" as a single volume comprising six ""books"" plus extensive appendices. The original publisher split the work into three volumes, publishing the fifth and sixth books with the appendices into the final volume with the title ""The Return"
"The Fellowship of the Ring The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel ""The Lord of the Rings"" by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by ""The Two Towers"" and ""The Return of the King"". It takes place in the fictional universe of Middle-earth. It was originally published on 29 July 1954 in the United Kingdom. The volume consists of a foreword, in which the author discusses his writing of ""The Lord of the Rings"", a prologue titled ""Concerning Hobbits, and other matters"", and the main narrative in Book"
"praised ""The Return of the King"" and found ""The Lord of the Rings"" a ""masterpiece of the genre"". Anthony Boucher praised the volume as ""a masterly narration of tremendous and terrible climactic events"", although he also noted that Tolkien's prose ""seems sometimes to be protracted for its own sake"". The Return of the King The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"", following ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" and ""The Two Towers"". The story begins in the kingdom of Gondor, which is soon to be attacked by"
"The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel ""The Hobbit"", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, ""The Lord of the Rings"" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who had in an earlier age created the One Ring to rule"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy adventure film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"". It is the third and final instalment in ""The Lord of the Rings"" trilogy, following """" (2001) and """" (2002), preceding ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy (2012–14). Released on 17 December 2003, ""The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"" became one of the most critically and commercially"
"recorded under the pseudonym 'Shagrat the Vagrant', before forming a band called Shagrat in 1970. The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel ""The Hobbit"", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, ""The Lord of the Rings"" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist, the"
"or, as Christopher Tolkien calls them, ""phases"", and finishes with the Fellowship of the Ring entering the Mines of Moria. The second volume continues to the meeting with Théoden king of Rohan, and includes discussions of the original map of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, and of the evolution of Cirth. The third volume, ""The War of the Ring"" continues to the opening of the Black Gate. The last volume finishes the story and features the rejected ""Epilogue"", in which Sam answers his children's questions. It also includes ""The Notion Club Papers"" (a time-travel story related to"
"of the King"". Tolkien felt the chosen title revealed too much of the story, and indicated he preferred ""The War of the Ring"" as a title. The proposed title for Book V was ""The War of the Ring"". Book VI was to be ""The End of the Third Age"". These titles were used in the ""Millennium edition"". ""The Return of the King"" was in the end published as the third and final volume of ""The Lord of the Rings"", on 20 October 1955 in the UK. Gandalf and Pippin arrive at Minas Tirith in the kingdom of Gondor, and there"
"J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien<nowiki>'</nowiki>s The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is a video game published by Interplay Productions. It is an adaptation of ""The Two Towers"" by J.R.R. Tolkien, being the second volume in ""The Lord of the Rings"". The game was released in 1992 for DOS, PC-98, and FM Towns. It is a sequel to ""J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I"". The gameplay is similar to that of the first game. The game is an RPG wherein the player controls multiple characters"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1954–1955). It is the first instalment in ""The Lord of the Rings series"", and was followed by """" (2002) and """" (2003), based on the second and third volumes of ""The Lord of the Rings"". Set in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron (Sala Baker), who is seeking the One Ring."
"Théoden Théoden is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, ""The Lord of the Rings"". The King and Lord of the Mark of Rohan, he appears as a major supporting character in ""The Two Towers"" and ""The Return of the King"". When first introduced, Théoden is weak with age and sorrow and the machinations of his top advisor, Grima Wormtongue, and he does nothing as his kingdom is crumbling. Once roused by Gandalf, however, he becomes an instrumental ally in the war against Saruman and Sauron. Théoden is introduced in ""The Two Towers"", the second volume of"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is based on the fantasy novels ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Hobbit"" by J. R. R. Tolkien and its live-action film trilogy adaptation. It is the sequel to Electronic Arts' 2004 title """". The Windows version of the game was released on March 2, 2006 and the Xbox 360 version was released on July 5, 2006. Along with the standard edition, a Collector's Edition of"
"Éomer Éomer is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in ""The Two Towers"" and ""The Return of the King"", the second and third volumes of Tolkien's fantasy novel ""The Lord of the Rings"". The name Éomer, meaning ""Horse-famous"" in Anglo-Saxon, occurs in ""Beowulf"", at line 1959, as that of a king descended from Offa, King of the Angles. Tolkien had studied ""Beowulf"" extensively and drew material from it in writing ""The Lord of the Rings"". Éomer is the son of Théodwyn and Éomund, belonging to the House of Eorl. After their parents' death Éomer and"
"Lords of the Bow Lords of the Bow (known as Genghis: Lords of the Bow in America) is the second book of the ""Conqueror"" series, based on the life of Mongol warlord Genghis Khan by Conn Iggulden. The book follows Genghis' completion of the consolidation of the disparate Mongol tribes and subsequent campaigns against the Western Xia and Jin empires. Under the name Genghis, the protagonist unites the Mongol tribes, finally defeating the last alliance against his rule. After the killing of the Khan of the alliance, the defeated shaman decides to tie his fate to that of the new"
"second studio album ""Fly by Night"". The song focuses on the tranquillity and seemingly endless time a weary traveller could find there. Rivendell Rivendell is an Elven realm in Middle-earth, a fictional world created by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is an important location in Tolkien's legendarium, and is featured in ""The Hobbit"", ""The Lord of the Rings"", ""The Silmarillion"", and ""Unfinished Tales"". It was established and ruled by Elrond Half-elven in the Second Age of Middle-earth (four or five thousand years before the events of ""The Lord of the Rings""), and was protected by the powers of its lord"
"Decipher, primarily based on the Jackson movies. He also appears in the PC real-time strategy game, """", based on the book. He also has an extremely rare action figure that was released by ToyBiz. Erkenbrand Erkenbrand is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in ""The Two Towers"", the second volume of Tolkien's fantasy novel ""The Lord of the Rings"". The name Erkenbrand comes presumably from two Old English words: ""eorcan"" (meaning ""precious"") and ""brand"" (meaning ""sword""). Erkenbrand was lord of the Westfold of Rohan during the War of the Ring. He plays a critical role"
"will meet again. ""Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"" is the third book in the ""Harry Potter"" series. The first, ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" (""Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"" in the US), was published by Bloomsbury on 26 June 1997 and the second, ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"", was published on 2 July 1998. Rowling started to write the ""Prisoner of Azkaban"" the day after she finished ""The Chamber of Secrets"". Rowling's favourite aspect of this book was introducing the character Remus Lupin, Rowling additionally said in 2004 that ""Prisoner of Azkaban"" was ""the"
"Sorrows"" is the second installment in the series, released on April 1, 2002. In ""The Lady of the Sorrows"", the mute, now having found a cure, is able to talk and now known as Rohain, lives in the royal court. She later finds her heart's desire, the warrior Thorn, who is actually the King-Emperor James the Sixteenth. The King-Emperor is the Supreme Ruler of the Empire of (The Known Lands of) Erith, which dominates the world, Aia (or as some believe, the southern half. Others think Aia is a half orb because of a barrier called the Ringstorm at the"
"Aragorn Aragorn II, son of Arathorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is one of the main protagonists of ""The Lord of the Rings"". Aragorn was a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider at Bree, as the Hobbits continued to call him throughout ""The Lord of the Rings"". He was eventually revealed to be the heir of Isildur and rightful claimant to the thrones of Arnor and Gondor. He was also a confidant of Gandalf and an integral part of the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark"
"light of day. For publication, the book was divided into three volumes to minimize any potential financial loss due to the high cost of type-setting and modest anticipated sales: ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" (Books I and II), ""The Two Towers"" (Books III and IV), and ""The Return of the King"" (Books V and VI plus six appendices). Delays in producing appendices, maps and especially an index led to the volumes being published later than originally hoped – on 29 July 1954, on 11 November 1954 and on 20 October 1955 respectively in the United Kingdom. In the United States,"
"he shares with Aragorn in the books is not developed in the films, but during Aragorn's coronation in ""The Return of King"" he can be seen bowing honourably towards him. Éomer Éomer is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in ""The Two Towers"" and ""The Return of the King"", the second and third volumes of Tolkien's fantasy novel ""The Lord of the Rings"". The name Éomer, meaning ""Horse-famous"" in Anglo-Saxon, occurs in ""Beowulf"", at line 1959, as that of a king descended from Offa, King of the Angles. Tolkien had studied ""Beowulf"" extensively and drew"
"Lord of the Rings"", while praising the themes of the book, such as friendship and honor. Several of these reviews commented on the style and genre of ""Eldest"", while others considered the possibility of a film adaptation similar to the first film. ""Eldest"" begins three days after the events of the preceding novel, ""Eragon"", in the dwarf city of Tronjheim, inside of a hollowed mountain named Farthen Dûr. Farthen Dûr is in the southeastern part of Alagaësia, the fictional continent where the ""Inheritance Cycle"" takes place. Throughout the novel, the protagonists travel to many different places: Ellesméra, the elven capital"
"28 June 2011. In 2007, ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" was voted 50 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American films. The AFI also voted it the second greatest fantasy film of all time during their 10 Top 10 special. The film ranks #24 on ""Empire""'s 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time. In the Second Age of Middle-earth, the lords of Elves, Dwarves, and Men are given Rings of Power. Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Lord Sauron forges the One Ring in Mount Doom, infusing into it a great part of his power"
"identified as ""goblins"", which is largely consistent with the usage in ""The Book of Lost Tales"". The term ""Orc"" does occur twice; once in an instance where Gandalf is trying to scare Bilbo by mentioning creatures of the wilderness ""goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description,"" and again when the narrator mentions the large goblins (""great Orcs of the mountains""), as well as in the Elvish name of Thorin's sword, ""Orcrist"". In ""The Lord of the Rings"", ""Orc"" is used predominantly, and ""goblin"" appears mostly in the hobbits' speech. The second volume of the story, ""The Two Towers"", ""goblin"""
"Isildur Isildur is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in the author's books ""The Lord of the Rings"", ""The Silmarillion"", and ""Unfinished Tales"". In ""The Lord of the Rings"", he was first mentioned in ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" as a Dúnadan of Númenor, elder son of Elendil. A more complete history appears in ""The Silmarillion"" and ""Unfinished Tales"". He was the second king of Gondor (jointly with his brother Anárion until the latter's death) and the second king of Arnor. He cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand, and was its bearer until he"
"""The Lord of the Rings"". The latter two works are by notable Christians, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, respectively. In the first chronological book of ""The Chronicles of Narnia"", ""The Magician's Nephew"", Lewis specifically explains that magic is a power available on other worlds, not on Earth. The Empress Jadis (later, the White Witch) was tempted to use magic for selfish reasons to retain control of her world Charn, which ultimately lead to the destruction of life there. From 15th to 19th century, many Hermeticists combined Christianity with occult practices (mostly alchemy). Another notable example of syncretism"
"Lord of the Rings"", and ""The Silmarillion"". A recurrent theme throughout ""The Road to Middle-earth"" is that of Tolkien's detailed linguistic studies (particularly of Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon Old English) and the creation of languages (such as Sindarin and Khuzdul) which feature prominently throughout his works. This was informed by Shippey's tenure at the University of Oxford, teaching the same syllabus as Tolkien at a time when Tolkien still spent time there. The second edition included discussion of the 12-volume History of Middle-earth which was compiled and edited by Tolkien's son Christopher Tolkien as a companion piece to the works"
"One Ring The One Ring is an artefact that appears as the central plot element in J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1954–55). It is described in an earlier story, ""The Hobbit"" (1937), as a magic ring of invisibility. In the sequel, ""The Lord of the Rings"", Tolkien ascribes to the Ring a darker character, with malevolent power going far beyond conferring invisibility: it was created by Sauron the Dark Lord as part of his design to win dominion over Middle-earth. ""The Lord of the Rings"" concerns the quest to destroy the Ring to keep Sauron from"
"prince; and Gandalf, a wizard. The work was initially intended by Tolkien to be one volume of a two-volume set, the other to be ""The Silmarillion"", but this idea was dismissed by his publisher. For economic reasons, ""The Lord of the Rings"" was published in three volumes over the course of a year from 29 July 1954 to 20 October 1955. The three volumes were titled ""The Fellowship of the Ring"", ""The Two Towers"" and ""The Return of the King"". Structurally, the novel is divided internally into six books, two per volume, with several appendices of background material included at"
"Picture for Drama and Best Director), five BAFTAs, two MTV Movie Awards, two Grammy Awards, nine Saturn Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Picture, the Nebula Award for Best Script, and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy adventure film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"". It is the third and"