https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Tower_of_Cirith_Ungol&feed=atom&action=historyThe Tower of Cirith Ungol - Revision history2024-03-19T13:56:55ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.3https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Tower_of_Cirith_Ungol&diff=296897&oldid=prevDoctorWellington: Fixed tense and added infobox; 2nd RK book2018-02-10T16:07:34Z<p>Fixed tense and added infobox; 2nd RK book</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''The Tower of Cirith Ungol''' is the first chapter of the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sixth </del>book in ''[[The Return of the King]]''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">| image=Randy Gallegos and Quinton Hoover - Gallegos.jpg</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''The Tower of Cirith Ungol''' is the first chapter of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">second </ins>book in ''[[The Return of the King]]''.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=</del>==Summary<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=</del>==</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Summary==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As Book VI begins, the narrative returns to focus on [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] and [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], who <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are </del>still in the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]] in [[Mordor]]. Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">wakes </del>to find himself in the dark, outside the [[Orcs|Orc]] stronghold. He <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">knows </del>he <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">needs </del>to rescue Frodo, but a massive door <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">blocks </del>his path. He <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">turns </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">makes </del>his way through the tunnel behind him.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As Book VI begins, the narrative returns to focus on [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] and [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], who <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">were </ins>still in the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]] in [[Mordor]].<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>{{TT|Choices}}</ref> </ins>Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">awoke </ins>to find himself in the dark, outside the [[Orcs|Orc]] stronghold. He <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">knew </ins>he <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">needed </ins>to rescue Frodo, but a massive door <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">blocked </ins>his path. He <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">turned </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">made </ins>his way through the tunnel behind him.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Without reason or purpose, Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">puts </del>on [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. Immediately, he <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">feels </del>the great physical weight of the Ring’s power. His hearing <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">improves</del>, but his sight <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">becomes </del>hazy. He <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hears </del>the sound of savage fighting in the tower. He <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">turns </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">runs </del>back toward the door, hoping that the two Orc-captains <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">have </del>come to blows. Spurred by an intense love for Frodo, Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">takes </del>off the Ring and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">approaches </del>the main gate of Cirith Ungol. As he <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">does</del>, he <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sees </del>[[Orodruin]], or [[Mount Doom]], in the distance to the east. He again <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">feels </del>the wild, heavy pull of the Ring and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">begins </del>to fantasize about becoming “Samwise the Strong,” a great hero. Remembering his love for Frodo, Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">shakes </del>off such thoughts. He <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>convinced that he <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>too much of a plain hobbit and a humble gardener to control the Ring.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Without reason or purpose, Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">put </ins>on [[The One Ring|the Ring]]. Immediately, he <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">felt </ins>the great physical weight of the Ring’s power. His hearing <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">improved</ins>, but his sight <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">became </ins>hazy. He <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">heard </ins>the sound of savage fighting in the tower. He <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">turned </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ran </ins>back toward the door, hoping that the two Orc-captains <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">had </ins>come to blows. Spurred by an intense love for Frodo, Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">took </ins>off the Ring and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">approached </ins>the main gate of Cirith Ungol. As he <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">did</ins>, he <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">saw </ins>[[Orodruin]], or [[Mount Doom]], in the distance to the east. He again <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">felt </ins>the wild, heavy pull of the Ring and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">began </ins>to fantasize about becoming “Samwise the Strong,” a great hero. Remembering his love for Frodo, Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">shook </ins>off such thoughts. He <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </ins>convinced that he <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </ins>too much of a plain hobbit and a humble gardener to control the Ring.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Pressing on with a shrug, Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">halts </del>helplessly before the gate, as if held by a web. He <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>under the influence of the Two Watchers who forbid all entrance into Cirith Ungol. Sam unconsciously <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">draws </del>the [[Phial of Galadriel]] from his breast and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">extends </del>it forward. Its great light <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pierces </del>the gloom, and Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>able to pass quickly through the gate. The Watchers let out a shrill cry.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Pressing on with a shrug, Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">halted </ins>helplessly before the gate, as if held by a web. He <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </ins>under the influence of the Two Watchers who forbid all entrance into Cirith Ungol. Sam unconsciously <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">drew </ins>the [[Phial of Galadriel]] from his breast and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">extended </ins>it forward. Its great light <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">pierced </ins>the gloom, and Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </ins>able to pass quickly through the gate. The Watchers let out a shrill cry.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Inside, Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">notices </del>the bodies of dead orcs as he <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reaches </del>a narrow staircase. The dark figure of an orc <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">moves </del>down the stairs. The orc <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sees </del>Sam and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">halts</del>, perceiving Sam as a great, grey shadow brandishing an [[Elves|Elven]] blade that <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">shines </del>bitterly in the darkness. The terrified orc <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">turns </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">runs </del>up into the tower. Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">follows </del>stealthily, jovially terming himself the “Elf-warrior.” Upstairs, Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">can </del>hear the orc, [[Snaga (orc of Mordor)|Snaga]], speak to another, [[Shagrat]]; they <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are </del>the only two orcs left in the tower. Shagrat <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">orders </del>Snaga to descend, but Snaga <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">will </del>not go back downstairs. Snaga <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">runs </del>into an unknown chamber of the tower, leaving the furious Shagrat alone. Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reveals </del>himself to Shagrat and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">moves </del>to attack, but the orc, overwhelmed by the power of the Ring, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">runs </del>in panic around Sam and out the door.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Inside, Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">noticed </ins>the bodies of dead orcs as he <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reached </ins>a narrow staircase. The dark figure of an orc <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">moved </ins>down the stairs. The orc <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">saw </ins>Sam and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">halted</ins>, perceiving Sam as a great, grey shadow brandishing an [[Elves|Elven]] blade that <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">shone </ins>bitterly in the darkness. The terrified orc <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">turned </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ran </ins>up into the tower. Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">followed </ins>stealthily, jovially terming himself the “Elf-warrior.” Upstairs, Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">could </ins>hear the orc, [[Snaga (orc of Mordor)|Snaga]], speak to another, [[Shagrat]]; they <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">were </ins>the only two orcs left in the tower. Shagrat <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ordered </ins>Snaga to descend, but Snaga <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">would </ins>not go back downstairs. Snaga <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ran </ins>into an unknown chamber of the tower, leaving the furious Shagrat alone. Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">revealed </ins>himself to Shagrat and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">moved </ins>to attack, but the orc, overwhelmed by the power of the Ring, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ran </ins>in panic around Sam and out the door.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">looks </del>desperately around for Frodo, but <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">cannot </del>find him. He <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">begins </del>to sing to himself. His song <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">draws </del>a snarl from Snaga, who <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">mistakes </del>Sam’s voice for Frodo’s. Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">follows </del>the sound of the snarl and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">finds </del>the orc climbing a ladder through a hidden door in the ceiling. Sam <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">climbs </del>after Snaga and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">attacks </del>him in the secret chamber. In a panic, the surprised orc <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">charges </del>Sam, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">trips </del>over him, and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">falls </del>through the hidden door to the hard floor below<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">looked </ins>desperately around for Frodo, but <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">could not </ins>find him. He <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">began </ins>to sing to himself. His song <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">drew </ins>a snarl from Snaga, who <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">mistook </ins>Sam’s voice for Frodo’s. Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">followed </ins>the sound of the snarl and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">found </ins>the orc climbing a ladder through a hidden door in the ceiling. Sam <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">climbed </ins>after Snaga and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">attacked </ins>him in the secret chamber. In a panic, the surprised orc <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">charged </ins>Sam, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">tripped </ins>over him, and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fell </ins>through the hidden door to the hard floor below.</div></td></tr>
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</table>DoctorWellingtonhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Tower_of_Cirith_Ungol&diff=288457&oldid=prev24.194.172.207: /* Summary */2016-07-13T00:48:34Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Summary</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Pressing on with a shrug, Sam halts helplessly before the gate, as if held by a web. He is under the influence of the Two Watchers who forbid all entrance into Cirith Ungol. Sam unconsciously draws the [[Phial of Galadriel]] from his breast and extends it forward. Its great light pierces the gloom, and Sam is able to pass quickly through the gate. The Watchers let out a shrill cry.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Pressing on with a shrug, Sam halts helplessly before the gate, as if held by a web. He is under the influence of the Two Watchers who forbid all entrance into Cirith Ungol. Sam unconsciously draws the [[Phial of Galadriel]] from his breast and extends it forward. Its great light pierces the gloom, and Sam is able to pass quickly through the gate. The Watchers let out a shrill cry.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Inside, Sam notices the bodies of dead orcs as he reaches a narrow staircase. The dark figure of an orc moves down the stairs. The orc sees Sam and halts, perceiving Sam as a great, grey shadow brandishing an [[Elves|Elven]] blade that shines bitterly in the darkness. The terrified orc turns and runs up into the tower. Sam follows stealthily, jovially terming himself the “Elf-warrior.” Upstairs, Sam can hear the orc, [[Snaga (<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Orc </del>of Mordor)|Snaga]], speak to another, [[Shagrat]]; they are the only two orcs left in the tower. Shagrat orders Snaga to descend, but Snaga will not go back downstairs. Snaga runs into an unknown chamber of the tower, leaving the furious Shagrat alone. Sam reveals himself to Shagrat and moves to attack, but the orc, overwhelmed by the power of the Ring, runs in panic around Sam and out the door.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Inside, Sam notices the bodies of dead orcs as he reaches a narrow staircase. The dark figure of an orc moves down the stairs. The orc sees Sam and halts, perceiving Sam as a great, grey shadow brandishing an [[Elves|Elven]] blade that shines bitterly in the darkness. The terrified orc turns and runs up into the tower. Sam follows stealthily, jovially terming himself the “Elf-warrior.” Upstairs, Sam can hear the orc, [[Snaga (<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">orc </ins>of Mordor)|Snaga]], speak to another, [[Shagrat]]; they are the only two orcs left in the tower. Shagrat orders Snaga to descend, but Snaga will not go back downstairs. Snaga runs into an unknown chamber of the tower, leaving the furious Shagrat alone. Sam reveals himself to Shagrat and moves to attack, but the orc, overwhelmed by the power of the Ring, runs in panic around Sam and out the door.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Mithbothttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Tower_of_Cirith_Ungol&diff=249660&oldid=prevBalrogTrainer: /* Summary */2014-06-22T18:12:28Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Summary</span></span></p>
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</table>BalrogTrainerhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Tower_of_Cirith_Ungol&diff=249659&oldid=prevBalrogTrainer: /* Summary */2014-06-22T18:12:05Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Summary</span></span></p>
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</table>BalrogTrainerhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Tower_of_Cirith_Ungol&diff=210471&oldid=prevKingAragorn at 23:16, 12 September 20122012-09-12T23:16:35Z<p></p>
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</table>KingAragornhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Tower_of_Cirith_Ungol&diff=210461&oldid=prevKingAragorn at 23:15, 12 September 20122012-09-12T23:15:02Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''The Tower of Cirith Ungol''' is the first chapter of the sixth book in [[The Return of the King]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''The Tower of Cirith Ungol''' is the first chapter of the sixth book in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>[[The Return of the King]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>].</div></td></tr>
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</table>KingAragornhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Tower_of_Cirith_Ungol&diff=192488&oldid=prevTik: iw fi2012-04-29T21:55:53Z<p>iw fi</p>
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