Illustrations by Anke Eissman

The Lord of the Rings Part II. The Two Towers A Guide to Tolkien's Novel     Maps of Middle-earth (scanned from novel) Gondor and Mordor Middle-Earth zoom on heroes' journeys     Places   Cirith Ungol: path across the Mountains of Shadow that leads past Minas Morgul into Mordor   Dead Marshes: dangerous haunted land that separates the Emyn Muil from Mordor   Derdingle: a meeting-place for Ents in Fangorn forest   Emyn Muil: hills on the border of the kingdoms of Mordor and Rohan, from which spring the Falls of Rauros; this is where the Fellowship broke and Boromir fell   Entwash: river issuing from the Anduin when it splits after the Falls of Rauros, one way going through Rohan (the Entwash) and the main stream through Gondor to the Sea.   Fangorn: old forest near Isengard, named after the chief of the Ents (see Treebeard)   Helm's Deep: where the Rohirrim fought a desperate battle against Saruman's army   Henneth Annûn: 'Window of the Sunset', hiding-place of the Rangers of Ithilien   Ithilien: part of the land of Gondor closest to Mordor   Hornburg Tower: fortress of the Rohirrim in Helm's Deep   Lugbúrz: Barad-dûr, the 'Dark Tower', Sauron's dungeons in Mordor   Meduseld: Golden Hall in the courts of Edoras, where Théoden King of Rohan lives   Minas Tirith: chief city of Gondor where Denethor II lives   Minas Morgul: the Valley of the Wraiths; once Minas Tirith's proud's sister town, now filled with terror, for it was seized by the Nazgûls after Sauron's defeat (2nd Age)   Morgulduin: polluted stream that runs through Minas Morgul   Mount Mindolluin: mountain into which side is built Minas Tirith   Nan Curunír: 'Wizard's Vale', Saruman's land   Orthanc: ancient fortress taken by Saruman as his dwelling, its name has a double meaning: 'Mount Fang' in Elvish and 'Cunning Mind' in Rohan's language; it stands on the Ring of Isengard (circle of huge rocks)   "A peak and isle of rock it was, black and gleaming hard: four mighty piers welded into one, but near the summit they opened into gaping horns, their pinnacles sharp as the point of spears, keen-edged as knives. Between them was a narrow space, and there upon the floor of polished stone, written with strange signs, a man might stand five hundred feet above the plain."   Osgiliath: great city of Gondor which was destroyed during a civil war (the Kin-strife)   Riddermark: see Rohan   Zirakzigil: pinnacle of Silvertine, where Gandalf fought the Balrog

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