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'''The Black Gate is Closed''' is the third chapter of the fourth book in ''[[The Two Towers]]''.
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| title=The Black Gate is Closed
| book=The Two Towers
| number=14
| event=[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] comes to the [[Morannon]] but turns aside.
| date=[[4 March|4]]-[[5 March]] {{TA|3019|n}}
| location=The [[Morannon]]
| previous=The Passage of the Marshes
| next=Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
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===Summary===
'''The Black Gate is Closed''' is the third chapter of the second book in ''[[The Two Towers]]''.
[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gollum]] finally arrive at the gates of Mordor. They behold the [[Teeth of Mordor]], the tall towers built earlier by the [[Gondorians|Men of Gondor]] after the fall of [[Sauron]], but then later reoccupied by the [[Dark Lord]] upon his return to power.


The trio reach the gate and watch armies of [[Easterlings]] enter it. They spend the night, and discover that the gates sentries are always on guard day and night. Sam wonders how they will enter. Gollum replies that they must not enter, prompting Sam to ask why they bothered traveling to [[Mordor]] in the first place if they cannot go inside. Gollum replies that he fulfilled his part of the agreement, guiding the [[Hobbits]] to the gate. Sam is angry, again asking why they bothered going to Mordor at all. Frodo affirms that he must enter Mordor at all costs. At the Hobbits’ insistence, Gollum admits that there is another way into the kingdom, a secret way that he discovered earlier. Sam distrusts Gollum, but the Hobbits have little choice but to follow the creature’s lead. Frodo reminds Gollum that he has sworn by his “Precious” to guide them safely and not betray them.
==Summary==
Gollum directs Sam and Frodo toward a road that bends south around Mordor, telling them that the road extends for a hundred leagues, but warning that they should not go that way. Frodo asks if there is a third way. Gollum admits that there is a third path running around to the back of the kingdom, past a fortress built long ago by tall Men with shining eyes. Frodo realizes that Gollum refers to the former fortress of Isildur, the warrior who won [[The One Ring|the Ring]] from Sauron after his defeat. Part of the fortress is a tall tower called the [[Minas Morgul|Tower of the Moon]]. Sam asks whether the tower is occupied, and Gollum replies that it is guarded by [[Orcs]] and by even worse creatures called Silent Watchers. Sam remarks that this third path sounds just as risky as the first one, but Gollum says the [[Dark Lord]] is focusing his attention elsewhere. Gollum admits that the rear path past the Tower of the Moon is dangerous, but that it is worth trying. The hobbits are suspicious, but they accept Gollum’s advice.
[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gollum]] finally arrived at the [[Morannon|gates]] of [[Mordor]]. They beheld the [[Teeth of Mordor]], the tall towers built earlier by the [[Gondorians|Men of Gondor]] after the fall of [[Sauron]], but then later reoccupied by the [[Dark Lord]] upon his return to power.
Four [[Nazgûl]] appear in the sky overhead, and the hobbits know that Sauron is observing them. Frodo and Sam grab their knives, but they know that escape is impossible. Gollum senses that [[Haradrim|other Men]] are heading toward Mordor too — Men with long dark hair, gold rings, and red flags. He describes them as very fierce, saying that he has never seen anything like them. There are always Men entering Mordor now. Sam asks whether the men have [[Oliphaunts]] with them, as he has heard the creatures described in old poetry. Gollum has never seen an Oliphaunt. He urges the hobbits to sleep through the daylight hours, and proceed again at night.
 
The trio reached the gate and watched armies of [[Easterlings]] enter it. They spent the night, and discovered that the gates' sentries were always on guard day and night. Sam wondered how they would enter. Gollum replied that they must not enter, prompting Sam to ask why they bothered travelling to Mordor in the first place if they could not go inside. Gollum replied that he had fulfilled his part of the agreement, guiding the [[Hobbits]] to the gate. Sam was angry, again asking why they bothered going to Mordor at all. Frodo affirmed that he must enter Mordor at all costs. At the Hobbits’ insistence, Gollum admitted that there was another way into the kingdom, a secret way that he had discovered earlier. Sam distrusted Gollum, but the Hobbits had little choice but to follow the creature’s lead. Frodo reminded Gollum that he had sworn by his "[[The One Ring|Precious]]" to guide them safely and not betray them.
 
Gollum directed Sam and Frodo toward a road that bended south around Mordor, telling them that the road extended for a hundred leagues, but warning that they should not go that way. Frodo asked if there was a third way. Gollum admitted that there was a third path running around to the back of the kingdom, past a fortress built long ago by tall [[Men]] with shining eyes. Frodo realized that Gollum referred to the former fortress of [[Isildur]], the warrior who won the Ring from Sauron during his defeat. Part of the fortress was a tall tower called the [[Minas Morgul|Tower of the Moon]]. Sam asked whether the tower was occupied, and Gollum replied that it was guarded by [[Orcs]] and by even worse creatures called Silent Watchers. Sam remarked that this third path sounded just as risky as the first one, but Gollum said the Dark Lord was focusing his attention elsewhere. Gollum admitted that the rear path past the Tower of the Moon was dangerous, but that it was worth trying. The hobbits were suspicious, but they accepted Gollum’s advice.
 
Four [[Nazgûl]] appeared in the sky overhead, and the hobbits knew that Sauron was observing them. Frodo and Sam grabbed their knives, but they knew that escape was impossible. Gollum sensed that [[Haradrim]] were heading toward Mordor too — Men with long dark hair, gold rings, and red flags. He described them as very fierce, saying that he had never seen anything like them. There were always Men entering Mordor then. Sam asked whether the men had [[Oliphaunts]] with them, as he had heard the creatures described in old poetry. Gollum had never seen an Oliphaunt. He urged the hobbits to sleep through the daylight hours, and proceed again at night.


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Latest revision as of 16:10, 27 January 2018

Michael Kaluta - The Black Gate is Closed.jpg
The Black Gate is Closed
Chapter of The Two Towers
Number14
Synopsis
EventFrodo comes to the Morannon but turns aside.
Date4-5 March 3019
LocationThe Morannon
Navigation
<  The Passage of the Marshes
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit  >

The Black Gate is Closed is the third chapter of the second book in The Two Towers.

Summary[edit | edit source]

Frodo, Sam, and Gollum finally arrived at the gates of Mordor. They beheld the Teeth of Mordor, the tall towers built earlier by the Men of Gondor after the fall of Sauron, but then later reoccupied by the Dark Lord upon his return to power.

The trio reached the gate and watched armies of Easterlings enter it. They spent the night, and discovered that the gates' sentries were always on guard day and night. Sam wondered how they would enter. Gollum replied that they must not enter, prompting Sam to ask why they bothered travelling to Mordor in the first place if they could not go inside. Gollum replied that he had fulfilled his part of the agreement, guiding the Hobbits to the gate. Sam was angry, again asking why they bothered going to Mordor at all. Frodo affirmed that he must enter Mordor at all costs. At the Hobbits’ insistence, Gollum admitted that there was another way into the kingdom, a secret way that he had discovered earlier. Sam distrusted Gollum, but the Hobbits had little choice but to follow the creature’s lead. Frodo reminded Gollum that he had sworn by his "Precious" to guide them safely and not betray them.

Gollum directed Sam and Frodo toward a road that bended south around Mordor, telling them that the road extended for a hundred leagues, but warning that they should not go that way. Frodo asked if there was a third way. Gollum admitted that there was a third path running around to the back of the kingdom, past a fortress built long ago by tall Men with shining eyes. Frodo realized that Gollum referred to the former fortress of Isildur, the warrior who won the Ring from Sauron during his defeat. Part of the fortress was a tall tower called the Tower of the Moon. Sam asked whether the tower was occupied, and Gollum replied that it was guarded by Orcs and by even worse creatures called Silent Watchers. Sam remarked that this third path sounded just as risky as the first one, but Gollum said the Dark Lord was focusing his attention elsewhere. Gollum admitted that the rear path past the Tower of the Moon was dangerous, but that it was worth trying. The hobbits were suspicious, but they accepted Gollum’s advice.

Four Nazgûl appeared in the sky overhead, and the hobbits knew that Sauron was observing them. Frodo and Sam grabbed their knives, but they knew that escape was impossible. Gollum sensed that Haradrim were heading toward Mordor too — Men with long dark hair, gold rings, and red flags. He described them as very fierce, saying that he had never seen anything like them. There were always Men entering Mordor then. Sam asked whether the men had Oliphaunts with them, as he had heard the creatures described in old poetry. Gollum had never seen an Oliphaunt. He urged the hobbits to sleep through the daylight hours, and proceed again at night.