Tolkiens the lord of the rings, the return of the king book 6 chapter 3 summary. Tolkiens epic fantasy of war between good and evil. He threatens years of torture and anguish for the spy if they do not agree to saurons terms. Book summary the return of the king to keep pippin out of further trouble, gandalf rides with him to minas tirith, the city that saurons armies will soon besiege. This is the same day in which the pelennor is overrun, faramir is wounded and aragorn reaches pelargir. At the black gate, saurons evil herald shows them frodos mithril coat. In the houses of healing, aragorn treats faramir, eowyn, and merry. They meet with boromirs father denethor, the ruling steward of gondor, and in gratitude for boromirs sacrifice saving them from the orcs at parth galen, pippin pledges his service to the steward as a guard of the white tower. The darkness begins to issue from mordor, soon hiding the entire sky over minas tirith. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the lord of the rings. And now, on with the third and final part of the lord of the rings trilogy, the return of the king. The lord of the rings the return of the king book 6.
The return of the king, the third and final volume in the lord of the rings, opens as gandalf and pippin ride east to the city of minas tirith in gondor, just after parting with king theoden and the riders of rohan at the end of the two towers. Tolkien, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The return of the king continues the story of frodo and sam after frodo is captured by the orcs of cirith ungol march. Tolkiens the lord of the rings, the return of the king book 5 chapter 2 summary. The return of the king book 5, chapters 15 minas tirith and the siege of gondor summary gandalf and pippin ride shadowfax through the night, pausing only briefly to rest. The return of the king picks up where the two towers leaves off. To keep pippin out of further trouble, gandalf rides with him to minas tirith, the city that saurons armies will soon.
Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Gandalf, aragorn, and others march to the black gate of mordor to distract sauron yet again and keep his eye from frodo. This third novel of the trilogy begins with gandalf and pippin heading towards minas tirith march 5, 3019. The return of the king study guide contains a biography of j. Tolkiens the lord of the rings, the return of the king book 6 chapter 1 summary. Published in 1955, the book brings the story of the hobbits and the rings to an end. This summary of return of the king includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Gandalf escorts them to meet the king of gondor, and lo and behold, its aragorn. The return of the king is the final volume of the lord of the rings 1955, j.
Aragorn realizes the riders may not reach the city in time to defend it against conflict with mordor, so he decides to take the paths of the dead to reach gondor. The lord of the rings the return of the king book 5. The return of the king summary for whats happened up to this point in our tale, check out our summaries in the fellowship of the ring and two towers learning guides. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study. Tolkiens the lord of the rings, the return of the king book 6 chapter 2 summary. As they travel, heralds announce the return of the king.