![]() ![]() Philippa Hammond as Ivorwen, Gilraen's mother.Andrew McDonald as Dirhael, Gilraen's father.Iain Marshall as Arador, Chieftain of the Dúnedain and father of Arathorn.Beth Aynsley as Gilraen, Arathorn's wife.Without a chieftain capable of leading them, the Dúnedain abandon Taurdal and go into hiding in small secret settlements in the forests of Rhudaur, while the Elven twins, Elladan and Elrohir, bring Aragorn with his mother Gilraen to Rivendell, and safety. They are successful, but Arathorn is mortally wounded in the process. Arathorn then leads the remaining Rangers in pursuit of the stragglers. They are beaten off however, many Rangers fall, and Arathorn's closest friend, Elgarain, is mortally wounded while defending Gilraen. Before Arathorn and Gilraen can come to a decision, orcs attack the village. Elrond has sensed that danger is once again threatening the region, and they request that Gilraen and Aragorn be brought back to Rivendell for safekeeping, as is the tradition with all Dúnedain heirs to the chiefdom. Taurdal knows peace for a while, until Elladan and Elrohir come with news from Rivendell. Gilraen becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, Aragorn. Arathorn and Gilraen are married.Ī year later, Arador is killed by a hill troll in the Coldfells, making Arathorn the chieftain of the Dúnedain. Arathorn eventually confronts Dirhael, and receives permission to marry his daughter. Arador is summoned to Rivendell to seek Elrond's counsel, and the wedding is postponed until his return. Arathorn and Gilraen receive Arador's blessing to be wed, but Arathorn cannot summon the courage to ask Dirhael for his daughter's hand. Both are successful, and Arathorn discovers the orcs are serving Sauron, who seeks the Ring of Barahir. Meanwhile, he sends Arathorn separately in an attempt to determine the meaning behind the attacks. In light of the attacks on surrounding settlements, Arador leads his forces on a campaign against the orcs in the area in an attempt to restore peace to the region. During her stay in Taurdal, Gilraen falls in love with Arathorn. While there, Arathorn and Arador ponder the orcs' motives after finding various pieces of jewelry on their bodies. Not having any place safer to go, the refugees go with Arathorn to Taurdal, the village led by his father and Chieftain of the Dúnedain, Arador. Dirhael, his wife Ivorwen and their daughter Gilraen are fleeing from an attack on their village when they are ambushed by Orcs on a forest road, and saved by a group of rangers led by Arathorn. It’s Aragorn who must release the Rohan king (a noble, moving Bernard Hill) from Saruman’s spell and help save Middle-earth in a climactic clash at Helm’s Deep (the parallels to the warring forces of democracy and fundamentalism are inescapable) that ranks with the greatest battles in film history.In the late Third Age, Sauron's power is increasing, and he has sent his Orcs to seek out the remnants of the bloodline of Elendil, kept alive in the Dúnedain. The human warrior Aragorn ( Viggo Mortensen, growing steadily impressive in the role) is still fighting the evil Saruman (Christopher Lee) with the help of Elf archer Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli the Dwarf (John Rhys-Davies). Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) are adrift in a forest talking to an Ent, a tree that talks back. Frodo the Hobbit (Elijah Wood) still holds the all-powerful ring that he and Sam (Sean Astin) must drop into Mount Doom. Here’s the tease: The fellowship has scattered. The Two Towers, shot at the same time as Part I and Part III, is spectacular in every sense of the word, even if you don’ t know an Orc from a Uruk-Hai. Jackson leaps into Part II with no patience for laggers. ![]() Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings - get the DVD. If you didn’t see 2001’s The Fellowship of the Ring - the first chapter in Peter Jackson’s three-part film version of J.R.R.
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