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| image=Zina Saunders - Flotsam and Jetsam.jpg | |||
| title=Flotsam and Jetsam | |||
| book=The Two Towers | |||
| number=9 | |||
| event=[[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Peregrin]] relay their tale. | |||
| date=[[5 March]] {{TA|3019|n}} | |||
| location=[[Isengard]] | |||
| previous=The Road to Isengard | |||
| next=The Voice of Saruman | |||
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'''Flotsam and Jetsam''' is the ninth chapter of the first book in ''[[The Two Towers]]''. | |||
==Summary== | |||
[[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] told [[Aragorn]], [[Legolas]], and [[Gimli]] how they had come to be at [[Isengard]] after escaping the [[Orcs]] and being helped by [[Ents]]. Merry told them how the whole forest had marched to Isengard and torn up the gates. Pippin then told them how [[Saruman]] had almost managed to escape but had been spotted in time and taken refuge in the stronghold of [[Orthanc]] that even the iron-tearing ents could not destroy. He also told them how [[Gandalf]] had come by and asked for [[Treebeard]]'s help, which he had given. Pippin told them how [[Gríma|Gríma Wormtongue]] had come to give Saruman a message, but seeing the destruction he had wanted to leave. At that point Treebeard had captured him and that was how he had come to be cloistered with Saruman. | |||
==Composition== | |||
Tolkien wrote this chapter, along with the five final chapter of Book III were writen as a whole (not in consequence) during his spare time in summer and autumn [[1942]]. He wrote three versions of Merry's monologue on [[pipe-weed]]. Eventually, while making a fair copy, much of Merry's speech was removed to form a separate text, "[[Concerning Pipe-weed]]".<ref>{{CG|CG}}, p. xxiv</ref> | |||
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[[Category:The Two Towers chapters]] |
Latest revision as of 09:17, 26 November 2022
Flotsam and Jetsam | |
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Chapter of The Two Towers | |
Number | 9 |
Synopsis | |
Event | Merry and Peregrin relay their tale. |
Date | 5 March 3019 |
Location | Isengard |
Navigation | |
< The Road to Isengard | |
The Voice of Saruman > |
Flotsam and Jetsam is the ninth chapter of the first book in The Two Towers.
Summary[edit | edit source]
Merry and Pippin told Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli how they had come to be at Isengard after escaping the Orcs and being helped by Ents. Merry told them how the whole forest had marched to Isengard and torn up the gates. Pippin then told them how Saruman had almost managed to escape but had been spotted in time and taken refuge in the stronghold of Orthanc that even the iron-tearing ents could not destroy. He also told them how Gandalf had come by and asked for Treebeard's help, which he had given. Pippin told them how Gríma Wormtongue had come to give Saruman a message, but seeing the destruction he had wanted to leave. At that point Treebeard had captured him and that was how he had come to be cloistered with Saruman.
Composition[edit | edit source]
Tolkien wrote this chapter, along with the five final chapter of Book III were writen as a whole (not in consequence) during his spare time in summer and autumn 1942. He wrote three versions of Merry's monologue on pipe-weed. Eventually, while making a fair copy, much of Merry's speech was removed to form a separate text, "Concerning Pipe-weed".[1]
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, p. xxiv