Legolas sees the sign as an ominous one, as the horses disappeared right as a mysterious old man appeared on the sceneonly to disappear, himself. Though he remains somewhat distrustful, Éomer agrees to lend horses to the group but later in the night, the horses steal away. Éomer does not recall seeing "hobbits" among the dead bodies of the orcsindeed, he is not entirely sure what a "hobbit" is. The Riders have recently killed the orcs that Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas were pursuing but this is to the advantage of the travelers, for the orcs would have surely overpowered them. Éomer also reveals his group's enmity with the orcs, who have long been horse thieves. From Éomer, the three travelers learn that there is trouble at every border. Éomer is surprised to hear of this group for they represent characters that he only knows as fable. After a somewhat tense confrontation, there is no violence but instead an exchange of information. There are 105 of them and they are led by Éomer.
The story sifts when Legolas the elf sees Riders approaching. While they can find evidence of the orcs and their path of destruction, there is no trace of Merry or Pippin. The trail is a difficult one but when they are well within the boundaries of Rohan, the course is smoother. They are pursuing the orcs who they believe have taken Merry and Pippin.
Here, the misleading forest in which Boromir has attempted ambush (and has, in fact, been ambushed) stands as a symbol of confusion and its attendant fear.Īragorn, Gimli, and Legolas continue on their trail and they pass into the land of Rohan. We find numerous riddles, the re-introduction of the wizard Saruman, and the secrets withheld by Aragorn as developments of the theme of knowledge. The burial motif can be read as an allusion to the old Icelandic sagas and Anglo-Saxon epics (especially Beowulf) where heroes were buried at sea. In terms of characterization, we can find a contrast between the two humans presented here: Aragorn is so noble that he withholds the revelation of Boromir's crime (treachery, attempted theft). Aragorn expresses a desire to "change the evil fate of this unhappy day" and questions of fate and destiny intertwine and remain one of the central themes of this work, just as we saw in The Fellowship of the Ring. There is a dry irony in titling this chapter "The Departure of Boromir," though it does seem fair that Boromir pays a high price for is incredibly wretched crime. They continue on, not so much because they feel connected to their original quest, but because it may be that some of their fellow adventurers have been bound and kidnapped by the orcs and they feel a genuine moral obligation to come to their colleagues' assistance. Under Aragorn's leadership, the diminished troupe has few options ahead. It also seems that the dead villains were not in the service of the evil lord, Sauron, but instead they were in the service of Saruman, a wizard gone bad. Investigating the weapons of the dead villains and the numerous tracks in the area, the three warriors conclude that Frodo and Sam have continued on their journey.
They make a funeral boat for Boromir and launch the boat on the banks of the nearby River. He was a valiant warrior, nonetheless, and many of his enemies lay slain around him.Īragorn is soon joined by the dwarf, Gimli, and the elf, Legolas. Aragorn hears Boromir's horn, signaling for help but when Aragorn arrives, it is too late to do anything for Boromir, who has been pierced by many arrows. At the end of Book Two, Boromir foolishly attempts to steal the ring from Frodo now, we find Boromir attacked by evil orcs. The chapter begins with the two humans (men) who were included in the company, Aragorn and Boromir. The fellowship of the ring has been broken and The Two Towers recounts the stories of how each of these individual heroes fared after the split. Chapter 1 is the beginning of Book Three. The Two Towers continues where the two books of The Fellowship of the Ring left off.
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