Mordor

• Gwaihir bears Gandalf over Mordor to Mount Doom.

Dale

• Bard II and Thorin Stonehelm drive the enemy from Dale.

Dol Guldur

• Celeborn and Thranduil destroy Dol Guldur. Galadriel purifies the fortress.

Middle-earth

• All over Middle Earth, the enemy flees.

Cormallen

• Sam and Frodo awaken to find Gandalf. They are taken outside where the whole Army of the West celebrates their deeds.

• They are reunited with Pippin, Merry, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli.

Rivendell

• Elrond receives word of Sauron’s defeat. He gives leave for Arwen to marry Aragorn.

Minas Tirith

• Faramir and Eowyn speak of their dreams, a wave climbing over green lands. As they do so, the shadows depart and the sun is unveiled.

• Faramir shows Eowyn the beauty of healing and of the gardens. He offers her his love.
• The Army of the West return to the city. Faramir gives Aragorn the keys and the crown of Earnur.
• Gandalf crowns Aragorn King of Gondor and Arnor.

• Aragorn enters Minas Tirith and sits on his throne.
• Aragorn pardons the Easterlings and the Haradrim. He pardons Beregond from death, but banishes him from Minas Tirith, setting him to instead be captain of the White Company in Ithilien.

• Eowyn speaks with Aragorn. Afterwards, she agrees to marry Faramir.

Rohan

• Elladan and Elrohir meet the escort of Arwen, including Elrond, Glorfindel, Galadriel and Celeborn.

White Mountains

• Gandalf takes Aragorn high into the mountains. They look across his realm and find a sapling of the White Tree.

Minas Tirith

• Weeks later, Aragorn and Arwen are wed.

• The Fellowship and their friends leave Minas Tirith.

Edoras

• King Theoden is laid to rest. Faramir and Eowyn are betrothed.
• Arwen speaks to Frodo of her place on the ships into the west.

• Elrond and Arwen go into the hills where they say their final goodbyes.

Isengard

• Treebeard reveals he has released Saruman.
• Legolas and Gimli leave the Fellowship, travelling through Fangorn.

• Aragorn says farewell. He watches the Fellowship go north, the green fire of the Elfstone in his hand.

Eriador

• They come across Saruman and offer him mercy. He declines.

Rivendell

• The company reaches Rivendell. Frodo reunites with Bilbo

Adapted from chapters ‘The Field of Cormallen’, ‘The Steward and the King’ and ‘Many Partings’ and Appendices A and B of The Lord of the Rings.

Pictures

• The Steward and the King – Anke Eissmann
• The Field of Cormallen – Tolman Cotton
• The Sun Unveiled – Ted Nasmith
• The Crowning of Elessar – Francesco Amadio
• The Judgement on Beregond – Maureval
• Elessar and Mithrandir – Peter Xavier Price
• King and His Queen – Janka Lateckova
• Arwen’s Gift – Anke Eissmann
• Journey Home – Anna Lee
• Saruman is Overtaken – Ted Nasmith