Théoden

exemplifies J.R.R. Tolkien’s belief that power is corruptive in The Two Towers: Book One. Wormtongue is not an influential character alone, but he leeches onto the power of Theoden and uses the force of betrayal to attempt his own personal gain. While Wormtongue’s ultimate loyalty remains to Saruman, he manipulates King Theoden to weaken the power of Edoras. While Wormtongue’s method of manipulation and strategic influence over Theoden gain him some temporary power as an advisor, his objective to take Ewoyn as a prize and help Saruman increase the influence of Saruman prove futile to his ineffective devices. Wormtongue’s method is working as an agent of Saruman in the land of Theoden. Wormtongue is able to influence Theoden as an advisor in…

Movie clip: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - The Cure of Theoden Amongst a vast plain lies the bustling city of Rohan. This city not alike others as it houses the greatest riders in all the lands and a grand wooden hall that houses the king of all Rohan; King Theoden. On most days people would go about their own humble business and avoid conflict within the city. This was not like most days. A entourage of two men (Gandalf and Aragorn), an elf (Legolas) and a dwarf (Gimli). Each with…

and certainty of the team. “Playing the leadership role, Aragorn tells Theoden to ride out with them” and meet them (Gandalf and the warriors of Rohan) for Rohan, for his people. Theoden restores honour in himself as King of Rohan at the wearing grasp of defeat by riding out with Aragorn, “Yes, The Horn of Helm Hammerhand will sound in the deep, one last time!”. Regardless of the way individuals are parted from one another, they cleverly use their situations as a way to restore honour in…

Gandalf seeing how powerless the king had become encourages Theoden to recover his rightful strength as king and fight against Saruman. The king slowly starts to return to his former glory and seeing this Wormtongue tries again to manipulate his and make him feel powerless as well as make Gandalf seem like the problem, at this Gandalf becomes angry bringing to light the treachery and evil works against the King by Wormtongue. He reveals Wormtongue for who he truly is and Wormtongue loses all…

The kingdoms of Gondor and Rohan also have a distinctive style within the songs and poems, showing traditionalism, pride, and strength. The race of man, compared to the hobbits and elves, uses or recites poems for a more practical or solemn use, recording histories or lamenting great individuals of the past, as well as sparking bravery and courage in the hearts of the listeners. Rohan’s poems particularly focused upon the latter; Their battle cries are written in poem-form. Often when King…

he comes into perfect balance with the good and evil inside of him, and later Gandalf reveals it was him who guided Frodo from a higher place above to take off the ring giving Frodo hope to continue forward (484). When the Orcs surround Helms Deep, Theoden talks about how he feels that he is in a prison, and how he wishes he could die instead upon a field of glory, but instead he feels useless waiting for death to come to him (526). He questions what hope…

there was a heel of rock thrust outward by the northern cliff. There upon its spur stood high walls of ancient stone, and within them was a lofty tower. Men said that in the far-off days of the glory of Gondor the sea-kings had built here this fastness with the hands of giants. The Hornburg it was called, for a trumpet sounded upon the tower echoed in the Deep behind, as if armies long-forgotten were issuing to war from caves beneath the hills (Tolkien 656). Helm’s Deep is given a vital…

espionage. Saruman and Sauron know that the ring has been found, so they sent their spies to find information about the one ring. According to the men of Rohan, Éomer, Saruman “walks here and there.” (Tolkien 437) and let “His spies slip through every net.” (Tolkien 437) Aragorn also suggest that “Saruman had secret dealings with someone in the Shire.” (Tolkien 575) Other than Saruman, Sauron also did an act of espionage. He set forth his ring-wraiths to spy on the hobbits in the shire to find…

Written by J. R. R. Tolkien and directed by Peter Jackson, “The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers” continues with the endeavors of Frodo and the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring. During their journey to reach the Black Gates, Frodo and Sam realize they are being followed by Gollum, but only after Gollum attacks Frodo in an attempt to steal the ring around his neck. He ultimately fails to steal the ring, and Frodo and Sam make Gollum lead them to the Black Gates. While the aforementioned event…

Whatever an individual cherishes and desires the most at heart becomes the ignited incentives for their decisions, actions, and endeavors. Similarly, Frodo Baggins, a young hobbit from the Shire, undertook the perilous quest as a ring-bearer in order to “defend [his] country” from destruction. Even faced with continuous trials, he “kept going because [he was] holding on to” the love for his friends and the “good [of] this world” that he did not dare to surrender. Throughout the plot, the timely…