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The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. It is preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring and followed by The Return of the King.
The Lord of the Rings is composed of 6 "books", aside from an introduction, a prologue and 6 appendices. The novel was originally published as 3 separate volumes due to post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations.The Two Towers covers Books III and IV.
Tolkien wrote, "The Two Towers gets as near as possible to finding a title to cover the widely divergent Books 3 & 4; and can be left ambiguous." At this stage he planned to title the individual books. The proposed title for Book III was The Treason of Isengard. Book IV was titled The Journey of the Ringbearers or The Ring Goes East. The titles The Treason of Isengard and The Ring Goes East were used in the Millennium edition.
In letters to Rayner Unwin Tolkien considered naming the two as Orthanc and Barad-dûr, Minas Tirith and Barad-dûr, or Orthanc and the Tower of Cirith Ungol. However, a month later he wrote a note published at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring and later drew a cover illustration, both of which identified the pair as Minas Morgul and Orthanc. In the illustration, Orthanc is shown as a black tower, three-horned, with the sign of the White Hand beside it; Minas Morgul is a white tower, with a thin waning moon above it, in reference to its original name, Minas Ithil, the Tower of the Rising Moon. Between the two towers a Nazgûl flies.
The Two Towers, or T2T, is a MUD, a text-based multiplayer online role-playing game, set in Tolkien’s universe at the time of events in the third volume of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
The world depicted in The Two Towers contains many thousands of uniquely described rooms, thousands of non-player characters, tens of thousands of objects, and hundreds of quests. The world holds, in total, nearly a hundred thousand rooms that players can explore. The regions represented in the game include Eriador, Rhovanion, Gondor, Umbar, Harondor, Harad, and Mordor. The scope ranges from cities such as Bywater and Minas Tirith to small homes and farmlands, as well as huge dungeon complexes such as the Mines of Moria.
The Two Towers also includes representations of most of the members of the Fellowship of the Ring who were living during its setting.
The Two Towers is set in the world of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. In particular, The Two Towers depicts the date of March 15, 3019, Third Age when Minas Tirith was under siege. The mud plays host to a battle between good and evil, with the free races (Hobbit, Sindar, Silvan, Dwarf, Edain, Dunlending, Dúnedain, and Eorling) generally contesting against the minions of Sauron (Uruk-hai, Easterling, Númenórean, Haradrim, and Variag), although members of the free races may choose to betray their heritage.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic high fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson and based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings. It is the second installment in The Lord of the Rings film series, preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and concluding with The Return of the King (2003).
Continuing the plot of The Fellowship of the Ring, the film intercuts three storylines. Frodo and Sam continue their journey towards Mordor to destroy the One Ring, meeting and joined by Gollum, the ring's former owner. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli come to the war-torn nation of Rohan and are reunited with the resurrected Gandalf, before fighting at the Battle of Helm's Deep. Merry and Pippin escape capture, meet Treebeard the Ent, and help to plan an attack on Isengard.
Meeting high critical acclaim, the film was an enormous box-office success, earning over $926 million worldwide and is currently the 33rd highest-grossing film of all time (inflation-adjusted, it is the 62nd most successful film in North America). The film won numerous accolades and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and took home the awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Editing.
The Two Towers is the second part of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The annual Two Towers Event is happening RIGHT NOW and ends March 19th. It's a ton of fun and you get a permanent badge for attending, don't miss out! I was even crowned King of the Asshats! The Two Towers MUD: http://t2tmud.org/ The Two Towers MUD Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204770512/ Play on The Two Towers MUD Facebook App: https://apps.facebook.com/thetwotowers/ MUSHclient for Windows: http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/mushclient.htm Mudlet for Mac: http://www.mudlet.org/ The Two Towers is a great example of both an early MMO (as many MUDs/MUSHs are) and one of the best free online games. Hard to beat! Hey, thanks for stopping by - drop a comment and say hello! SUBSCRIBE for more gaming goodness! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=breada...
Breadatar plays The Two Towers Mud, Part 4! In this episode of Let's Play: The Two Towers MUD, we learn Ratty the Goat's terrible secret as we clear the mean streets of Middle Earth of those pesky hobbitses! Tweet with #T2T and join the fun! @BREADATAR Learn more about The Two Towers MUD at their website: t2tmud.org Download MUSHclient for free (though donations are accepted) here: gammon.com.au/mushclient Hey, thanks for stopping by - drop a comment and say hello! SUBSCRIBE for more gaming goodness! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=breadatar MUSIC CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/peoplespianist VLOG CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbv4W5EvPmeXBAGn61M2eA ***INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/sirfuguesalot/ ***TWITTER - https://twitter.com/wad...
The Two Towers MUD (http://t2tmud.org/) — MUD based at Tolkien lore :) ♞ My streams in Russian: http://youtube.com/streamguild ►My web-site: http://mmoforum.org ♣ My news&reviews; channel: https://youtube.com/glazgame
Breadatar plays The Two Towers MUD, Part 3! Wanna join in the fun? Tweet #T2T In this episode of Let's Play: The Two Towers MUD, we level up with Merlac the Wizard at the White Towers, stumble across a new spell to put stuff out of reach, and watch the world burn down around us. Another great day in Tolkien's Middle Earth! End Song: "Do Do Do" by Silent Partner. Learn more about The Two Towers MUD on their homepage here: http://t2tmud.org Download MUSHclient here: http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient Hey, thanks for stopping by - drop a comment and say hello! SUBSCRIBE for more gaming goodness! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=breadatar MUSIC CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/peoplespianist VLOG CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbv4W5EvPmeXBAGn61M2...
Breadatar plays The Two Towers MUD, Part 2! Want to join me? Tweet #T2T! In this episode of Let's Play: The Two Towers MUD, we put my fizzling fireball to the test in the newbie caves and talk about leveling, attributes, skills, and more! Learn more about The Two Towers MUD on their homepage here: http://t2tmud.org Download MUSHclient here: http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient TWITTER: @BREADATAR
Breadatar plays The Two Towers Mud, Part 5! In this episode of Let's Play: The Two Towers MUD, somebody TAKES OUR JERB, we check out ancient maps, give a shout out to Eaoden, and get shown the wonders of the Misty Mountains by Hakon of Belegost! Hey, thanks for stopping by - drop a comment and say hello! SUBSCRIBE for more gaming goodness! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=breadatar MUSIC CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/peoplespianist VLOG CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbv4W5EvPmeXBAGn61M2eA ***INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/sirfuguesalot/ ***TWITTER - https://twitter.com/wademeyers
The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. It is preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring and followed by The Return of the King.
The Lord of the Rings is composed of 6 "books", aside from an introduction, a prologue and 6 appendices. The novel was originally published as 3 separate volumes due to post-World War II paper shortages and size and price considerations.The Two Towers covers Books III and IV.
Tolkien wrote, "The Two Towers gets as near as possible to finding a title to cover the widely divergent Books 3 & 4; and can be left ambiguous." At this stage he planned to title the individual books. The proposed title for Book III was The Treason of Isengard. Book IV was titled The Journey of the Ringbearers or The Ring Goes East. The titles The Treason of Isengard and The Ring Goes East were used in the Millennium edition.
In letters to Rayner Unwin Tolkien considered naming the two as Orthanc and Barad-dûr, Minas Tirith and Barad-dûr, or Orthanc and the Tower of Cirith Ungol. However, a month later he wrote a note published at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring and later drew a cover illustration, both of which identified the pair as Minas Morgul and Orthanc. In the illustration, Orthanc is shown as a black tower, three-horned, with the sign of the White Hand beside it; Minas Morgul is a white tower, with a thin waning moon above it, in reference to its original name, Minas Ithil, the Tower of the Rising Moon. Between the two towers a Nazgûl flies.
What a scene when the planes came down, man,
O what a scene. I'm addicted, It's hard