What are the Two Towers?

[Finwe-89]

Wow, even years after Tolkien wrote these more then great books, there are still mysteries that no one understands or knows.

Ok, well, I think like the most that the two towers are Orthanc and Barad-Dûr. What else should it be. Ok in the movie ( yes the movie can be different) Sarumans said: ''Who now can stand against the connection of the two towers of Isengard? And Mordor?'' Ok something like that. But I might be wrong. It has been a long time I've read the books. But what else should it be? I don't think Saruman means his tower and the tower or Cirth-Ungol.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Well, within the context of the film, I guess that's bulletproof.

[The Only Real Estel]

Ok, well, I think like the most that the two towers are Orthanc and Barad-Dûr. What else should it be. Ok in the movie ( yes the movie can be different) Sarumans said: ''Who now can stand against the connection of the two towers of Isengard? And Mordor?'' Ok something like that. But I might be wrong. It has been a long time I've read the books. But what else should it be? I don't think Saruman means his tower and the tower or Cirth-Ungol

Well, within the context of the film, I guess that's bulletproof

Yes, it is pretty clear-cut that Saruman was talking about Orthanc & Barad-Dur in the movies. But that is the movies & PJ himself has said that they simply chose to interpret the 'Two Towers' that way because he thought that would work the best for his audience.

Of course Tolkien might have meant it that way also, but it is less likely.

[Finwe-89]

Barad-Dûr and Orthanc, because those two towers are the biggest and most important ones. Barad-Dûr = Sauron's Eye Orthanc = Saruman and his army of Uruk-hai. Cirith-Ungol doesn't have a real purpose, that's just a watchtower for Mordor so they can keep a eye for enemies like Gondor

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Orthanc is smaller and far less important than Minas Tirith. So even if it was regarding such traits, that would not make sense.

It's not set in stone at all, at least we should all infer that much.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

. . . I can conclude that:

No-one really knows. Everyone is free to have her/his own opinion.

I'm sticking to Isengard and Minas Morgul, then, which provided the backdrop of the greater struggles of Gandalf and Frodo in The Two Towers.

[Finwe-89]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

Orthanc is smaller and far less important than Minas Tirith. So even if it was regarding such traits, that would not make sense.

I didn't mean the most important ones of Middle-Earth, I meant the towers of the ones who support Sauron. Cirith-Ungol doesn't have a real connection like I said. So I stay stick to Orthanc and Barad-Dûr.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Orthanc was not in support of Sauron. And Cirith Ungol had a marvellous connection, for that was where Frodo was striving towards in Book 4, and that is where he was separated from Sam, in possibly the greatest cliffhanger I have ever read.