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The '''Two Watchers''' were two carved figures that guarded the gateway of the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]] with a strange and malevolent will, inhabited by "''some dreadful [[spirits (creatures)|spirit]] of evil vigilance''". Each was formed of three bodies - one guarding the way into the tower, one the way out, and the third staring across the gateway itself. Their faces were the faces of vultures, with eyes of black stone. They had the power to block entry to the tower, or escape from it, through the force of their will alone, and were able to send up a shrill alarm call if their guard was breached.<ref>{{RK|VI1}}</ref> | |||
The '''Two Watchers''' were two carved figures that guarded the gateway of the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]] with a strange and malevolent will, | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | |||
:The Silent Watchers of Cirith Ungol are a type of Pûkel-creatures ("''animated stone or metal monsters magically instilled with enchanted spirits''").<ref>{{ICE|2012}}, pp. 121-2</ref> The Watchers-in-Stone of Moria are enchanted statues, inhabited by magical Spirits said to resemble the "''spell-sewn Power that inhabits the 'Two Watchers'''".<ref>{{ICE|2011}}</ref> | |||
'''2007-: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | |||
:Watching Stones resemble common statues, but "''hold the trapped spirit of malice within''". These vigilant statues were created by Sauron and many guard the lands of Angmar.<ref>[http://lotrovault.ign.com/View.php?view=Bestiary.Detail&id=8 Bestiary: Watching Stone] at [http://lotrovault.ign.com/ The Lord of the Rings Online Vault] (accessed 5 March 2011)</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:55, 10 June 2014
The Two Watchers were two carved figures that guarded the gateway of the Tower of Cirith Ungol with a strange and malevolent will, inhabited by "some dreadful spirit of evil vigilance". Each was formed of three bodies - one guarding the way into the tower, one the way out, and the third staring across the gateway itself. Their faces were the faces of vultures, with eyes of black stone. They had the power to block entry to the tower, or escape from it, through the force of their will alone, and were able to send up a shrill alarm call if their guard was breached.[1]
Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- The Silent Watchers of Cirith Ungol are a type of Pûkel-creatures ("animated stone or metal monsters magically instilled with enchanted spirits").[2] The Watchers-in-Stone of Moria are enchanted statues, inhabited by magical Spirits said to resemble the "spell-sewn Power that inhabits the 'Two Watchers'".[3]
2007-: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Watching Stones resemble common statues, but "hold the trapped spirit of malice within". These vigilant statues were created by Sauron and many guard the lands of Angmar.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Tower of Cirith Ungol"
- ↑ Ruth Sochard Pitt, Jeff O'Hare, Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Creatures of Middle-earth (2nd edition) (#2012), pp. 121-2
- ↑ Peter C. Fenlon, Jr. (1994), Moria (2nd edition) (#2011)
- ↑ Bestiary: Watching Stone at The Lord of the Rings Online Vault (accessed 5 March 2011)
