Barad-Dur

• Shagrat comes to the Tower. He shows Sauron the mithril vest. Sauron kills him.
• Sauron commands the Ringwraiths to move forward their armies in the north.

Gorgoroth

• Sam and Frodo scurry away from Cirith Ungol. The Nazgul return from the battle to Barad-Dur. Frodo and Sam run and hide.
• Under a bridge, they hear an orc company pass above them. They slide down a cliff into a tangle of thorns.
• Frodo struggles to walk. He takes his orc-mail off. They see the west wind blow away some of the black cloud overhead.

• They find a stream, the first water they have had in days.
• Frodo falls asleep and Sam keeps watch. He looks over Mordor and sees in the sky a white star. He falls asleep as well.

Rivendell

• With his elves departing, Elrond and Arwen receive news from Glorfindel of the victory in Gondor and battles in Dale, Mirkwood and Lothlorien.

Erebor

• King Brand retreats to Erebor. Dain leads the dwarves out to fight. Brand is mortally wounded. Dain defends his body, but is wounded himself. They retreat inside the mountain.

Mirkwood

• The Woodland Realm is set alight. Thranduil rides out and repels the attackers.

Lothlorien

• Celeborn drives back the third assault. Galadriel says they must destroy Dol Guldur.

Minas Tirith

• Theoden is carried through the city. Pippin finds Merry.
• Beregond brings Faramir to the Houses of Healing. Eowyn and Merry are also brought there.
• Aragorn waits outside of the city for Denethor to allow him to enter. Imrahil tells him of Denethor’s fate. Aragorn appoints Imrahil as acting leader.
• Gandalf meets Aragorn. He asks for aid in the Houses. He tells Eomer that Eowyn lives.
• Aragorn asks for kingsfoil. Ioreth sends Bergil to fetch some.

• Aragorn heals Faramir, Eowyn and Merry, who awake and speak with him.
• People gather to see Aragorn. They ask for his help in healing. He and the sons of Elrond work through the night.

Gorgoroth

• Frodo and Sam see the vast armies of Mordor. They have no choice but to walk through.
• They overhear two orcs talk of a great elven warrior on the loose.
• Sam thinks he sees Gollum spying them.

• A battalion of orcs come up behind them. They hide but are spotted and forced into line.
• Frodo stumbles. As he does, another orc company crashes into them. Scuffles break out and Sam drags Frodo out of the lines and into a pit.

Mirkwood

• Thranduil and Celeborn meet in Mirkwood, planning to attack Dol Guldur

First Appearances – Ioreth, Brand, Bard II, Thorin III Stonehelm

Deaths – Shagrat. Brand, Dain

Adapted from chapters ‘The Houses of Healing’ and ‘The Land of Shadow’ and Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings and ‘The Quest for Erebor’ of Unfinished Tales

Pictures

• Mordor – Dario Coelho
• Barad-Dur – Alan Lee
• Stench of Mordor – John Howe
• Sam’s Revelation – Ted Nasmith
• Dale Units vs Rhun – Jan Pospisil
• Athelas – Anke Eissmann
• Mount Doom – John Howe