Shelob attacks Frodo, but Sam fights her to save his master. Gollum lures the hobbits into Shelob’s lair so that once she has killed them Gollum can have the Ring. The Riders have ridden out to war, but the place still contains Orcs and Shelob, a giant spider-like creature. Frodo and Sam find themselves in Cirith Ungol, the stronghold of the Black Riders. Faramir helps the hobbits and warns them against trusting Gollum and against the path he is taking to Mordor. They fear that all of the company has perished. Frodo and Sam do not know, for Boromir was alive when they left the company. He knows of his brother’s death and asks the hobbits how it happened. Their captain, Faramir, is Boromir’s brother. The hobbits are spied by men from Gondor. He believes by helping the hobbits he will find a way to get the Ring for himself. Gollum wants the Ring for himself and helps so that the Ring does not fall into the hands of Sauron. They find the gates of Mordor too heavily guarded and have to trust Gollum to show them an alternative route. They must rely on the guidance of Gollum to help them through the dangers of Mordor. Gandalf takes Pippin away as quickly as possible and advises the King of Rohan to prepare for battle.īook Four tells the journey of Frodo and Sam as they try to find their way to the Mountain of Fire to destroy the Ring. Sauron thinks that Saruman has the hobbits. It is a communication device of Saruman’s to Sauron. Pippin feels a strange draw to the orb and steals it that evening and looks into it. Pippin picks it up and gives it to Gandalf who wraps it in his cloak. An orb sails out of the window and almost hits Gandalf. He refuses and Gandalf breaks his staff and leaves him imprisoned. Gandalf gives Saruman a chance to flee or end his connection to Sauron.
At Isengard they find that the Ents have entrapped Saruman in Orthanc. They defeat Saruman’s army and then part of the group travels to Isengard. The men battle Orcs, trolls, and men of the mountains with the help of Hurons, ancient trees who have a hatred of the Orcs for cutting down their brethren. Gandalf has the king prepare for battle and his men march to war against Saruman’s army. He takes the three to Rohan where they save the King of Rohan from a connection with Saruman. Gandalf knows the hobbits are safe with Treebeard. The three meet up with Gandalf, who has returned from death to finish his quest. The Riders give them three horses to help them track their friends. They come upon the Riders of Rohan who tell them that they killed the Orcs, but did not see any hobbits. They cannot travel as fast as the Orcs or without rest and end up days behind the Orcs. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli track the trail of the Orcs to try to save Merry and Pippin. The Orcs are killed by Riders of Rohan and Merry and Pippin escape into the Fangorn Forest where they meet Treebeard, an Ent. Merry and Pippin become prisoners of the Orcs who travel across Rohan to take the hobbits to Isengard. Boromir dies attempting to save Merry and Pippin from Orcs. The books are book three and four, for they follow The Fellowship of the Ring which contained books one and two.īook Three follows the adventures of Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Merry, and Pippin as the fellowship has been broken and each follow their own destinies. The story is divided into two books that tell the story of Frodo and his companions as they fulfill their destinies in the battle for Middle-earth. Frodo must find his way to Mordor to destroy it. It tells the story of Frodo Baggins, a hobbit, who possesses the One Ring that was lost to the Dark Lord Sauron hundreds of years ago. The story is set in Middle-earth and tells the story of hobbits, elves, and men. Tolkien is the second novel in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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