What are the Two Towers? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Finwe-89 · 01-23-2005, 11:25 AM

Barad-Dûr and Orthanc, because those two towers are the biggest and most important ones. Barad-Dûr = Sauron's Eye Orthanc = Saruman and his army of Uruk-hai. Cirith-Ungol doesn't have a real purpose, that's just a watchtower for Mordor so they can keep a eye for enemies like Gondor

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 01-23-2005, 12:24 PM

Orthanc is smaller and far less important than Minas Tirith. So even if it was regarding such traits, that would not make sense.

It's not set in stone at all, at least we should all infer that much.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 01-23-2005, 10:33 PM

. . . I can conclude that:

No-one really knows. Everyone is free to have her/his own opinion.

I'm sticking to Isengard and Minas Morgul, then, which provided the backdrop of the greater struggles of Gandalf and Frodo in The Two Towers.

Finwe-89 · 01-24-2005, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

Orthanc is smaller and far less important than Minas Tirith. So even if it was regarding such traits, that would not make sense.

I didn't mean the most important ones of Middle-Earth, I meant the towers of the ones who support Sauron. Cirith-Ungol doesn't have a real connection like I said. So I stay stick to Orthanc and Barad-Dûr.

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 01-24-2005, 03:18 PM

Orthanc was not in support of Sauron. And Cirith Ungol had a marvellous connection, for that was where Frodo was striving towards in Book 4, and that is where he was separated from Sam, in possibly the greatest cliffhanger I have ever read.

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01-23-2005, 12:24 PM	#2
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01-23-2005, 10:33 PM	#3
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01-24-2005, 03:18 PM	#5
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Orthanc was not in support of Sauron. And Cirith Ungol had a marvellous connection, for that was where Frodo was striving towards in Book 4, and that is where he was separated from Sam, in possibly the greatest cliffhanger I have ever read. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond