tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post5268705346355656346..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: LOTR Read-Along: The Breaking of the Fellowship (FOTR Ch. 22)Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-56016273642715325262014-01-08T09:18:37.281-05:002014-01-08T09:18:37.281-05:00I always kind of assumed it was Barad-dur and Orth...I always kind of assumed it was Barad-dur and Orthanc too, probably because they're in the movie artwork a lot and both feature heavily in the movies. And this section does say "fortress" not "tower," but with it coming right before this book ends and TTT begins just made me go, "Hmm."Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-55571910554698988992014-01-08T06:17:46.652-05:002014-01-08T06:17:46.652-05:00I've always had two versions about the towers:...I've always had two versions about the towers: <br /><br />1) It's Barad-dur and Orthanc: in the second book the war is against both and they are the two dark powers dominating Middle-Earth.<br /><br />2) It's Minas Tirith and Minas Morgul. They are not only mirroring each other, but are also in confrontation, as the Nazgul are based in Minas Morgul.<br /><br />Minas Tirith and Barad-dur I've never paired :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.com