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The return of the king, being the third part of the Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien

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The return of the king, being the third part of the Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien

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eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The return of the king

Oclc number

772099490

Responsibility statement

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Series statement

The Lord of the rings / J.R.R. Tolkien, pt. 3

Sub title

being the third part of the Lord of the Rings

Summary

As the armies of the Dark Lord gather, Aragorn joins with the Riders of Rohan, Merry and Pippin escape into the Fangorn Forest and meet the Ents, Gandalf returns, and Sam and Frodo are separated after Frodo is captured by the OrcsThe Return of the King is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents. Gandalf returned, miraculously, and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Meanwhile, Sam and Frodo progressed toward Mordor to destroy the Ring, accompanied by Sméagol---Gollum, still obsessed by his "preciouss." After a battle with the giant spider, Shelob, Sam left his master for dead; but Frodo is still alive---in the hands of the Orcs. And all the time the armies of the Dark Lord are massing

Table Of Contents

Synopsis -- Book five. Minas Tirith -- The passing of the grey company -- The muster of Rohan -- The siege of Gondor -- The ride of the Rohirrim -- The battle of the Pelennor Fields -- The pyre of Denethor -- The houses of healing -- The last debate -- The black gate opens -- Book six. The tower of Cirith Ungol -- The land of shadow -- Mount Doom -- The field of Cormallen -- The steward and the king -- Many partings -- Homeward bound -- The scouring of the Shire -- The Grey havens -- Appendices. Annals of the kings and rulers. The Númenorean kings -- The House of Eorl -- Durin's folk -- The tale of years (chronology of the Westlands) -- Family trees (hobbits) -- Calendars -- Writing and spelling. Pronunciation -- Writing -- The languages and peoples of the Third Age -- On translation -- Indexes. Songs and verses -- Persons, beasts and monsters -- Places -- Things

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Lord of the Rings, part three

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