The Return of the King (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Epic
- Time of Work: Third Age in a remote legendary past
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Traveling or travelers, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Supernatural, Leadership, Other worlds, Friendship, War, Good and evil, Adventure, Heroes or heroism, Dwarfs, Elves, Rings
- Locales: Middle-earth (mythic)
Places Discussed
Paths of the Dead. Accompanied by Gimli, Legolas, and his kinsmen Rangers of the North, Aragorn leads his forces south to the coast, passing through a forbidden door into a haunted passage beneath the Dwimorberg. There he calls upon the Army of the Dead, Numenoreans who once broke a vow to fight against Sauron and now have one last chance to prove their loyalty and rest in peace. The Dead follow, while even Gimli, used to the deep places of the earth, quakes in horror. Meanwhile Merry joins Theoden’s troops on a more conventional road to Gondor.
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