the lord of the rings - Looking for canonical descriptions of …
May 1, 2013 · Well, the way Peter Jackson saw it is the way Alan Lee saw it; Peter basically took one of Alan's drawings for an edition of the books (shown here ) back to him and asked him to …
Which are the Two Towers in The Lord of the Rings?
Jun 23, 2014 · Orthanc is shown as a black tower, three-homed (as seen in Pictures no. 27), and with the sign of the White Hand beside it; Minas Morgul is a white tower, with a thin waning …
How does Gandalf end up on the roof of Orthanc in Isengard?
Nov 10, 2016 · After the short duel between Gandalf and Saruman in The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf gets trapped on the roof of Orthanc. But it looks to be a smooth top without any doors …
What was the tallest structure built in Middle-earth?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Minas Tirith, p. 11 The Atlas of Middle-earth, p. 139 Second place I think it's a tie between the Temple of Armenelos and Orthanc. Both are …
the lord of the rings - Why Did Grima Wormtongue Cry at Orthanc ...
In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, after Théoden exiles him, Grima Wormtongue takes refuge with Saruman. Saruman is shown creating a large explosive device, …
What is the significance of towers in Lord of the Rings?
Orthanc is certainly not a city-sized edifice like the Tower of Guard or the Dark Tower. However, it is not clear from the descriptions of the structure whether there was a significant ground-level …
the lord of the rings - Why is Orthanc so indestructible? - Science ...
Apr 13, 2015 · The tower of Orthanc is said to have been impenetrable: By the next day, only the tower of Orthanc remained, as it was hewn of one piece of impenetrable rock... …
How tall was Barad-dûr? - Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange
One of the comments on this thread on Planet Tolkien uses a number of passages from the books about Orthanc and Minas Tirith to attempt to estimate the height of the tower and comes up …
Why did Saruman lose his power after he was banished from …
The banishment from Orthanc was not directly connected to his loss of power, although you could argue that his previous power was being augmented by magical artifacts he had within the …
How did Gandalf get his staff back after being captured by …
In the books, it doesn't explicitly describe Gandalf's staff being taken or broken during his imprisonment in/on Orthanc, but in the film, Saruman is shown with Gandalf's staff, and …