The Two Towers
J. R. R. Tolkien
Contributed by Marinda Dreiling
Chapter Summaries
Chapter Summaries Table
Chapter Summary
Chapter 1
Searching for Frodo, Aragorn discovers Boromir, who, following his attempt to take the Ring from the hobbit, was attacked by orcs and now lies dying. ...
Chapter 2
Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli continue to follow the orcs’ trail. They discover more dead orcs: all orcs from the North, none of Saruman’s orcs. Ara...
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
After escaping the orcs by fleeing into Fangorn Forest, Merry and Pippin encounter Treebeard, an Ent. Ents are tall creatures that look like trees but...
Chapter 5
The narrative rejoins Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli as they enter Fangorn Forest. Aragorn discovers more signs that at least one of the hobbits escaped ...
Chapter 6
Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli arrive at the gates of Edoras in Rohan. The gatekeeper warns them, "None are welcome here in days of war but our ...
Chapter 7
King Thoden and his company make their way to that rocky fortress to make a stand against the forces of Saruman. Gandalf, however, leaves the group, r...
Chapter 8
Gandalf denies responsibility for the sudden presence of trees near Helm’s Deep, telling Thoden and the others that "a power far older" than that of...
Chapter 9
Merry and Pippin tell the story of how they escaped from the orcs, met Treebeard, and came to be at Isengard: Once the Ents decided to march to war, t...
Chapter 10
Gandalf and his companions enter Orthanc to confront Saruman; Gandalf warns them to beware of the defeated wizard’s voice. Saruman attempts to gain ...
Chapter 11
The narrative rejoins Frodo and Sam on the third night after they have left the rest of the Fellowship. The two hobbits slowly make their way toward M...
Chapter 12
Gollum and the hobbits continue their journey. Gollum complains of hunger: he cannot eat the elven lembasbread as the hobbits do, any more than, in th...
Chapter 13
Having moved across the desert, Frodo, Sam, and Gollum arrive at the Morannon, the Black Gate of Mordor. The Gate is closed. Sam accuses Gollum of bri...
Chapter 14
The arduous journey toward Cirith Ungol continues. The trip is interrupted, however, when the hobbits hear voices in the woods around them. (Gollum ha...
Chapter 15
On their way to the secret meeting place of Faramir and his men, the Captain of Gondor asks many questions of Frodo and Sam. "In particular he returne...
Chapter 16
Faramir takes Frodo to a dark pool where Gollum is fishing. Anborn wants to shoot Gollum with an arrow, because the creature has trespassed the men of...
Chapter 17
The hobbits and Gollum prepare to leave Henneth Annn. On Faramir’s instance that Gollum be blindfolded, Frodo replies that all three of them should ...
Chapter 18
Gollum, Frodo, and Sam arrive at Minas Morgul, the city of the Ringwraiths. The terrible thundering they have been hearing reaches its loudest peak, a...
Chapter 19
Gollum leads the hobbits into the tunnel, which is the lair of the giant spider Shelob, and leaves them in the darkness. Sam remind Frodo of Galadriel...
Chapter 20
Sam attacks Shelob, driving her away from Frodo, whom she has begun wrapping in her web. Frodo seems dead to Sam. Sam, not quite knowing what should b...
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