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'''The Road to Isengard''' is the eighth chapter of the third book in [[The Two Towers]].
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===Summary===
'''The Road to Isengard''' is the eighth chapter of the first book in ''[[The Two Towers]]''.
King [[Theoden]], [[Gandalf]] the white rider, [[Aragorn]], [[Legolas]], [[Erkenbrand]], [[Éomer]], [[Gimli]] and the men of [[Rohan]] all gather beside a stream. When Theoden asks Gandalf about his wizardry over the trees, Gandalf laughs and tells them that it has not been his doing. He asks them to come with him to [[Isengard]] if they wish to know more about the trees.


After resting, the men set forth again. They come to [[Orthanc]], the citadel of [[Saruman]] at Isengard. They are surprised to find that [[Treebeard]] and his [[Ents]] have destroyed the citadel, and that Saruman and [[Wormtongue]] have hidden themselves away, guarded by none other than [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]]. Theoden, who is anxious to see Treebeard, says good-bye to the [[Hobbits]] and accompanies Gandalf to the Northern wall.
==Summary==
King [[Théoden]], [[Gandalf]] the white rider, [[Aragorn]], [[Legolas]], [[Erkenbrand]], [[Éomer]], [[Gimli]] and the men of [[Rohan]] all gathered beside a stream. When Théoden asked Gandalf about his wizardry over the trees, Gandalf laughed and told them that it had not been his doing. He asked them to come with him to [[Isengard]] if they wished to know more about the trees.
 
After resting, the [[men]] set forth again. They came to [[Orthanc]], the citadel of [[Saruman]] at Isengard. They were surprised to find that [[Treebeard]] and his [[Ents]] had destroyed the citadel, and that Saruman and [[Gríma|Wormtongue]] had hidden themselves away in [[Orthanc]], guarded by none other than [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]]. Théoden, who was anxious to see Treebeard, said good-bye to the [[Hobbits]] and accompanied Gandalf to the Northern wall.
==Composition==
Tolkien wrote this chapter, along with the five final chapters of Book III were written as a whole (not sequentially) during his spare time in summer and autumn [[1942]]. He wrote seven different versions of the dialogue between Gandalf and Théoden. Eventually, after making a fair copy, a lot of that version, its chronology and route to Orthanc, was rejected and rewritten.<ref>{{CG|CG}}, p. xxiv</ref>
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The name Isengard refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Isengard (disambiguation).
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The Road to Isengard
Chapter of The Two Towers
Number8
Synopsis
EventKing Théoden and Gandalf ride to Isengard and meet Merry and Peregrin.
Date4-5 March 3019
LocationIsengard
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The Road to Isengard is the eighth chapter of the first book in The Two Towers.

Summary[edit | edit source]

King Théoden, Gandalf the white rider, Aragorn, Legolas, Erkenbrand, Éomer, Gimli and the men of Rohan all gathered beside a stream. When Théoden asked Gandalf about his wizardry over the trees, Gandalf laughed and told them that it had not been his doing. He asked them to come with him to Isengard if they wished to know more about the trees.

After resting, the men set forth again. They came to Orthanc, the citadel of Saruman at Isengard. They were surprised to find that Treebeard and his Ents had destroyed the citadel, and that Saruman and Wormtongue had hidden themselves away in Orthanc, guarded by none other than Merry and Pippin. Théoden, who was anxious to see Treebeard, said good-bye to the Hobbits and accompanied Gandalf to the Northern wall.

Composition[edit | edit source]

Tolkien wrote this chapter, along with the five final chapters of Book III were written as a whole (not sequentially) during his spare time in summer and autumn 1942. He wrote seven different versions of the dialogue between Gandalf and Théoden. Eventually, after making a fair copy, a lot of that version, its chronology and route to Orthanc, was rejected and rewritten.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, p. xxiv
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