The Three Hunters

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The Three Hunters
Scene from
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Scene number4 (theatrical)
5 (extended)
Duration 02:09 (theatrical)
02:11 (extended)
Event Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli pursue the Uruk-hai who have taken Merry and Pippin captive
Characters Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli
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The Three Hunters is the fourth scene of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and the fifth scene of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (extended edition).

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Aragorn lies listening to the ground. He tells Legolas and Gimli that the pace of the Uruk-hai who captured Merry and Pippin has increased, and that they should hurry. The three hunters carry on following the tracks of the Uruk-hai until Aragorn sees an elven brooch on the ground.

Not idly do the leaves of Lórien fall.
—Aragorn

They realise they are catching up with the Uruk-hai and continue on, with Gimli struggling in the chase. Upon climbing to the top of a hill, they look out over the plains of Rohan. Aragorn senses something strange and asks Legolas what he can see. The elf replies "The Uruks turn northeast. They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!"