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Page 47
But instead of Frodo hundreds of hideous orc-faces grinned at him out of the
shadows, hundreds of hideous arms grasped at him from every side. Where was
Merry? He woke. Cold air blew on his face. He was lying on his back. Evening
was ...
But instead of Frodo hundreds of hideous orc-faces grinned at him out of the
shadows, hundreds of hideous arms grasped at him from every side. Where was
Merry? He woke. Cold air blew on his face. He was lying on his back. Evening
was ...
Page 86
He was tall, and seemed to be one of the younger Ents; he had smooth shining
skin on his arms and legs; his lips were ruddy, and his hair was grey-green. He
could bend and sway like a slender tree in the wind. At last he spoke, and his
voice ...
He was tall, and seemed to be one of the younger Ents; he had smooth shining
skin on his arms and legs; his lips were ruddy, and his hair was grey-green. He
could bend and sway like a slender tree in the wind. At last he spoke, and his
voice ...
Page 201
The bright moonlight seemed to be suddenly cut off. Several of the Riders cried
out, and crouched, holding their arms above their heads, as if to ward off a blow
from above: a blind fear and a deadly cold fell on them. Cowering they looked up.
The bright moonlight seemed to be suddenly cut off. Several of the Riders cried
out, and crouched, holding their arms above their heads, as if to ward off a blow
from above: a blind fear and a deadly cold fell on them. Cowering they looked up.
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Contents
The Departure of Boromir | 15 |
The Riders of Rohan | 23 |
The Urukhai | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Anduin answered Aragorn arms Boromir cliff climbed crawled cried dark deep Edoras Elves Emyn Muil Enemy Ents Entwash evil eyes face Fangorn Faramir fear feet fell fiomer forest Frodo Galadriel Gandalf gates Gimli Gollum Gondor gone grass green grew grey Grishnakh ground guard guess hand head heard heart Helm's Helm's Deep hills hissed hobbits horse Isengard king land laughed Legolas legs light looked Lord master Merry and Pippin Minas Tirith moon Mordor mountains never nice night Orcs Orthanc pale passed peril Pippin precious ride Riders Ring road rock rode Rohan Saruman Sauron seemed shadow Shadowfax Shelob silent sleep slopes slowly Smeagol speak spoke stair stone stood strange stream suddenly sword tall tell Theoden things thought tower Treebeard trees turned Ugluk voice walked wall weary wind wonder wood Wormtongue
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Lord of the Rings: The two towers Volume 2 of The Lord of the Rings, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien |
| Author | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
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