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But Aragorn cries out to them, and the three are soon surrounded by the 105 horsemen and addressed by their leader, Éomer. Aragorn does not believe the rumor Gandalf had heard that the Rohirrim now pay tribute to Mordor.Īt first, the riders pass by the three companions, who are camouflaged in their elven cloaks. They are related to the Bardings of Dale in the North and have been allies of Gondor for many years. Aragorn tells the others that he is familiar with the Rohirrim, the Riders of Rohan, and that they are true, generous, and brave. Suddenly, Legolas sees a large group of men approaching on horseback. The three companions travel on, relentlessly but hopelessly, traversing 45 leagues (135 miles) in four days. Eventually, even Legolas cannot keep the orcs in sight any longer. Somewhat heartened, the three companions keep pushing as fast and as long as they are able, but at night they are forced to rest, chiefly because, as Gimli argues, the trail cannot be followed in the darkness. It is clear that one of the hobbits-probably Pippin, judging from the size of the tracks-has deliberately left the brooch behind to help the pursuers in their chase. They chase the orcs into the realm of Rohan, and finally they come across an elven brooch and some hobbit tracks leading off from the main trail. But there is no sign yet of Merry or Pippin.

The company must be heading toward Isengard. None of the slain orcs are of the powerful variety with the mark of Saruman on their gear, and ­Aragorn surmises that the orcs loyal to Saruman have won the debate. Before they have gone far, they find a pile of dead orcs, the apparent result of an internal squabble among the enemy band. Aragorn makes the choice to follow the orcs that have taken Merry and Pippin, believing that he and Legolas and Gimli may be able to do more to save the two younger hobbits, who are in more immediate danger, than to help Frodo, who has chosen to go on alone.Īs the second chapter (“The Riders of Rohan”) opens, Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas follow the trail of the orcs who have taken Merry and Pippin, although they are far behind and have little real hope of catching them. They conclude that the orcs are in the service of Saruman, not Sauron, since the Dark Lord does not use elf runes or go by his proper name. They examine the bodies and the gear of the dead orcs and find that some are them are taller than the orcs of Mordor, and they bear arms inscribed with a runic S. Since one boat is missing, along with Sam’s pack, they conclude that Frodo and Sam have headed toward Mordor alone.

They sing him a dirge and then try to decide what course of action to take next. More than 20 orcs lie slain around Boromir’s body, and when Legolas and Gimli join Aragorn, the three of them put Boromir into a funeral boat and send him down the river, to go over the falls of Rauros. He tells Aragorn that orcs have carried off the hobbits, but he dies before he can tell Aragorn whether Frodo was with them.

As he dies, Boromir admits that he had tried to take the ring from Frodo by force and believes he has been justly punished for that act.

Boromir is lying with his back to a tree, pierced by many orc arrows. He hastens down the hill toward the sound of the horn, but when he arrives at a glade down the slope of the hill, he finds he is too late. Suddenly, he hears the blast of Boromir’s horn sounding an alarm. He finds Frodo’s tracks heading down the hill from the high seat atop the mountain, and decides to sit in the seat before following Frodo’s tracks, but he can see nothing useful from the throne. In a chapter entitled “The Departure of Boromir,” book 3 begins where book 2 left off, with Aragorn still searching for Frodo as he climbs Amon Hen. The Two Towers Book 3: The Treason of Isengard Analysis of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towersīy NASRULLAH MAMBROL on FebruĪnalysis of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring