Pelennor Is Taken

March 13 3019 TA

Frodo is captured by the orcs of Cirith Ungol

Sam wounds Shelob, and puts on the Ring when he hears Orcs coming.

"The world changed, and a single moment of time was filled with an hour of thought. At once he was aware that hearing was sharpened while sight was dimmed, but otherwise than in Shelob's lair. All things about him now were not dark but vague; while he himself was there in a grey hazy worlds, alone, like a small black solid rock, and the Ring, weighing down his left hand, was like an orb of hot gold. He did not feel invisible at all, but horribly and uniquely visible; and he knew that somewhere an Eye was searching for him."

The Pelennor is overrun

A final retreat is made from the river, turned into a rout, and Denethor finally sends out a sortie to help them reach the citadel. 

"And then a trumpet rang from the Citadel, and Denethor at last released a sortie. Drawn up within the shadow of the Gate and under the looming walls outside they had waited for his signal: all the mounted men that were left in the City. Now they sprang forward, formed, quickened to a gallop, and charged with a great shout. And from the walls an answering shout went up; for foremost on the field rode the swan-knights of Dol Amroth with their Prince and his blue banner at their hear.'Amroth for Gondor!' they cried. 'Amroth to Faramir!'Like thunder they broke upon the enemy on either flank of the retreat; but one rider outran them all, swift as the wind in the grass: Shadowfax bore him, shining, unveiled once more, a light starting from his upraised hand."

Dol Amroth was cut out of the movie, which made me quite sad, but not angry. And Gandalf is able to make the Nazgul leave, since the Witch King had not yet arrived, and it was his job to challenge Gandalf.

They ride back to the gates, bearing a wounded Faramir.

"Last of all he came. His men passed in. The mounted knights returned, and at their rear the banner of Dol Amroth, and the Prince. And in his arms before him on his horse he bore the body of his kinsman, Faramir son of Denethor, found upon the stricken field."

Did I mention that I love the Prince of Dol Amroth? His daughter, Lothiriel later married Eomer, and their son Elfwine the Fair became King of Gondor afterwards.

Aragorn reaches Pelargir and captures the fleet

Theoden camps in Druaden 

 

(Lest there should be any confusion or matter of rights and whatnot, all quotes in this post are from The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, unless otherwise mentioned. There may be slight errors, misspellings, or alternate punctuation in the quotes, and if you notice such, please inform me so that I can speedily remedy them. But I think the fact that I made this blog proves that I would never intentionally change something of Tolkien's in the transcribing of it.)