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I'm a guy who enjoys Tolkien and sharing the knowledge thereof.<br />
==My Opinions on Tolkien's works==<br />
"In Western Lands" is the greatest song in Tolkien (and the setting from the 1981 radio series is the greatest setting) and "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" and "Mount Doom" are the best chapters. I am also fond of chapters I.3-5, the Lothlórien sequence, all of Book III, and the first chapter of Book V.<br />
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I say Balrogs don't have wings but I don't hold a strong opinion. I say this because the portrayal in the 1977 Lord of the Rings movie is so weird that I can't accept it. [[File:The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Balrog.jpg]]<br />
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The Dagor Dagorath is canon. The passage at the end of the ''Quenta Silmarillion'' doesn't mean that the Dagor Dagorath isn't recounted in another in-universe source, and that passage could easily false in-universe.<br />
The Túrin story is depressing and unnecessary.<br />
<br />
==My Relationship with Tolkien's works==<br />
===My Tolkien Library===<br />
* [[The Hobbit]]<br />
* [[The Lord of the Rings]]<br />
:* [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]<br />
:* [[The Two Towers]]<br />
:* [[The Return of the King]]<br />
* [[The Silmarillion]]<br />
* [[Unfinished Tales]]<br />
* [[The History of Middle-earth]]<br />
:# [[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1|The Book of Lost Tales — Part 1]]<br />
:# [[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2|The Book of Lost Tales — Part 2]]<br />
:# [[The Lays of Beleriand]]<br />
:# [[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]<br />
:# [[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]<br />
:# [[The Return of the Shadow]]<br />
:# [[The Treason of Isengard]]<br />
:# [[The War of the Ring]]<br />
:# [[Sauron Defeated]]<br />
:# [[Morgoth's Ring]]<br />
:# [[The War of the Jewels]]<br />
:# [[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]<br />
* [[The History of The Hobbit]]<br />
* The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (Audiobooks on CD, narrated by Rob Inglis)<br />
* The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series on CD)<br />
<br />
===How I discovered Tolkien's works===<br />
When I was 10 my favorite book series was C.S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. A teacher/counselor at school recommended that I read The Hobbit. I did, enjoyed it, and wrote a book report on it that same year. I immediately read The Lord of the Rings. I also enjoyed that. I attempted to read the Silmarillion, but struggled reading it and eventually put it down. The little I knew, however, led me to write a Lord of the Rings fanfiction in which I interpreted Valinor as the Americas. I now hate this fanfiction. I tried to write a play based on The Hobbit with the consistency of The Lord of the Rings. I never got past "Chip the Glasses and Crack the Plates".<br />
<br />
In middle school I once again tried to pick up The Silmarillion. While this time I managed to read through it I didn't really understand it and zoned out around Chapter 21.<br />
<br />
Finally, in 2020, I rediscovered my love for Middle-Earth. Having now a better idea of the story of The Silmarillion, I read it again and finally got through. For Christmas I received copies of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales (which I promptly read) and ten of the twelve History of Middle-Earth books. Later I also got the remaining two, copies of The Lord of the Rings to match my copies of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, and the one-volume edition of The History of the Hobbit. And that is where I stand now.<br />
<br />
==Currently Reading==<br />
''The Book of Lost Tales — Part 2''</div>Kanji dhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=User:Kanji_d&diff=327341User:Kanji d2021-02-08T22:41:35Z<p>Kanji d: /* My Tolkien Library */</p>
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I'm a guy who enjoys Tolkien and sharing the knowledge thereof.<br />
==My Opinions on Tolkien's works==<br />
"In Western Lands" is the greatest song in Tolkien (and the setting from the 1981 radio series is the greatest setting) and "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" and "Mount Doom" are the best chapters. I am also fond of chapters I.3-5, the Lothlórien sequence, all of Book III, and the first chapter of Book V.<br />
I say Balrogs don't have wings but I don't hold a strong opinion. I say this because the portrayal in the 1977 Lord of the Rings movie is so weird that I can't accept it.[[File:<br />
The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Balrog.jpg<br />
]]<br />
The Dagor Dagorath is canon. The passage at the end of the ''Quenta Silmarillion'' doesn't mean that the Dagor Dagorath isn't recounted in another in-universe source, and that passage could easily false in-universe.<br />
The Túrin story is depressing and unnecessary.<br />
==My Relationship with Tolkien's works==<br />
===My Tolkien Library===<br />
* [[The Hobbit]]<br />
* [[The Lord of the Rings]]<br />
:* [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]<br />
:* [[The Two Towers]]<br />
:* [[The Return of the King]]<br />
* [[The Silmarillion]]<br />
* [[Unfinished Tales]]<br />
* [[The History of Middle-earth]]<br />
:# [[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1|The Book of Lost Tales — Part 1]]<br />
:# [[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2|The Book of Lost Tales — Part 2]]<br />
:# [[The Lays of Beleriand]]<br />
:# [[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]<br />
:# [[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]<br />
:# [[The Return of the Shadow]]<br />
:# [[The Treason of Isengard]]<br />
:# [[The War of the Ring]]<br />
:# [[Sauron Defeated]]<br />
:# [[Morgoth's Ring]]<br />
:# [[The War of the Jewels]]<br />
:# [[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]<br />
* [[The History of The Hobbit]]<br />
* The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (Audiobooks on CD, narrated by Rob Inglis)<br />
* The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series on CD)<br />
<br />
===How I discovered Tolkien's works===<br />
When I was 10 my favorite book series was C.S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. A teacher/counselor at school recommended that I read The Hobbit. I did, enjoyed it, and wrote a book report on it that same year. I immediately read The Lord of the Rings. I also enjoyed that. I attempted to read the Silmarillion, but struggled reading it and eventually put it down. The little I knew, however, led me to write a Lord of the Rings fanfiction in which I interpreted Valinor as the Americas. I now hate this fanfiction. I tried to write a play based on The Hobbit with the consistency of The Lord of the Rings. I never got past "Chip the Glasses and Crack the Plates".<br />
In middle school I once again tried to pick up The Silmarillion. While this time I managed to read through it I didn't really understand it and zoned out around Chapter 21.<br />
Finally, in 2020, I rediscovered my love for Middle-Earth. Having now a better idea of the story of The Silmarillion, I read it again and finally got through. For Christmas I received copies of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales (which I promptly read) and ten of the twelve History of Middle-Earth books. Later I also got the remaining two, copies of The Lord of the Rings to match my copies of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, and the one-volume edition of The History of the Hobbit. And that is where I stand now.<br />
==Currently Reading==<br />
''The Book of Lost Tales — Part 2''</div>Kanji dhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=User:Kanji_d&diff=327340User:Kanji d2021-02-08T22:40:51Z<p>Kanji d: /* My Tolkien Library */</p>
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I'm a guy who enjoys Tolkien and sharing the knowledge thereof.<br />
==My Opinions on Tolkien's works==<br />
"In Western Lands" is the greatest song in Tolkien (and the setting from the 1981 radio series is the greatest setting) and "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" and "Mount Doom" are the best chapters. I am also fond of chapters I.3-5, the Lothlórien sequence, all of Book III, and the first chapter of Book V.<br />
I say Balrogs don't have wings but I don't hold a strong opinion. I say this because the portrayal in the 1977 Lord of the Rings movie is so weird that I can't accept it.[[File:<br />
The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Balrog.jpg<br />
]]<br />
The Dagor Dagorath is canon. The passage at the end of the ''Quenta Silmarillion'' doesn't mean that the Dagor Dagorath isn't recounted in another in-universe source, and that passage could easily false in-universe.<br />
The Túrin story is depressing and unnecessary.<br />
==My Relationship with Tolkien's works==<br />
===My Tolkien Library===<br />
* [[The Hobbit]]<br />
* [[The Lord of the Rings]]<br />
:* [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]<br />
:* [[The Two Towers]]<br />
:* [[The Return of the King]]<br />
* [[The Silmarillion]]<br />
* [[Unfinished Tales]]<br />
* [[The History of Middle-Earth]]<br />
:# [[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1|The Book of Lost Tales — Part 1]]<br />
:# [[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2|The Book of Lost Tales — Part 2]]<br />
:# [[The Lays of Beleriand]]<br />
:# [[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]<br />
:# [[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]<br />
:# [[The Return of the Shadow]]<br />
:# [[The Treason of Isengard]]<br />
:# [[The War of the Ring]]<br />
:# [[Sauron Defeated]]<br />
:# [[Morgoth's Ring]]<br />
:# [[The War of the Jewels]]<br />
:# [[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]<br />
* [[The History of the Hobbit]]<br />
* The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (Audiobooks on CD, narrated by Rob Inglis)<br />
* The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series on CD)<br />
<br />
===How I discovered Tolkien's works===<br />
When I was 10 my favorite book series was C.S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. A teacher/counselor at school recommended that I read The Hobbit. I did, enjoyed it, and wrote a book report on it that same year. I immediately read The Lord of the Rings. I also enjoyed that. I attempted to read the Silmarillion, but struggled reading it and eventually put it down. The little I knew, however, led me to write a Lord of the Rings fanfiction in which I interpreted Valinor as the Americas. I now hate this fanfiction. I tried to write a play based on The Hobbit with the consistency of The Lord of the Rings. I never got past "Chip the Glasses and Crack the Plates".<br />
In middle school I once again tried to pick up The Silmarillion. While this time I managed to read through it I didn't really understand it and zoned out around Chapter 21.<br />
Finally, in 2020, I rediscovered my love for Middle-Earth. Having now a better idea of the story of The Silmarillion, I read it again and finally got through. For Christmas I received copies of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales (which I promptly read) and ten of the twelve History of Middle-Earth books. Later I also got the remaining two, copies of The Lord of the Rings to match my copies of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, and the one-volume edition of The History of the Hobbit. And that is where I stand now.<br />
==Currently Reading==<br />
''The Book of Lost Tales — Part 2''</div>Kanji dhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=User:Kanji_d&diff=327339User:Kanji d2021-02-08T22:40:10Z<p>Kanji d: </p>
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I'm a guy who enjoys Tolkien and sharing the knowledge thereof.<br />
==My Opinions on Tolkien's works==<br />
"In Western Lands" is the greatest song in Tolkien (and the setting from the 1981 radio series is the greatest setting) and "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" and "Mount Doom" are the best chapters. I am also fond of chapters I.3-5, the Lothlórien sequence, all of Book III, and the first chapter of Book V.<br />
I say Balrogs don't have wings but I don't hold a strong opinion. I say this because the portrayal in the 1977 Lord of the Rings movie is so weird that I can't accept it.[[File:<br />
The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Balrog.jpg<br />
]]<br />
The Dagor Dagorath is canon. The passage at the end of the ''Quenta Silmarillion'' doesn't mean that the Dagor Dagorath isn't recounted in another in-universe source, and that passage could easily false in-universe.<br />
The Túrin story is depressing and unnecessary.<br />
==My Relationship with Tolkien's works==<br />
===My Tolkien Library===<br />
* [[The Hobbit]]<br />
* [[The Lord of the Rings]]<br />
:* [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]<br />
:* [[The Two Towers]]<br />
:* [[The Return of the King]]<br />
* [[The Silmarillion]]<br />
* [[Unfinished Tales]]<br />
* [[The History of Middle-Earth]]<br />
:# [[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1|The Book of Lost Tales — Part 1]]<br />
:# [[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2|The Book of Lost Tales — Part 2]]<br />
:# [[The Lays of Beleriand]]<br />
:# [[The Shaping of Middle-Earth]]<br />
:# [[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]<br />
:# [[The Return of the Shadow]]<br />
:# [[The Treason of Isengard]]<br />
:# [[The War of the Ring]]<br />
:# [[Sauron Defeated]]<br />
:# [[Morgoth's Ring]]<br />
:# [[The War of the Jewels]]<br />
:# [[The Peoples of Middle Earth]]<br />
* [[The History of the Hobbit]]<br />
* The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (Audiobooks on CD, narrated by Rob Inglis)<br />
* The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series on CD)<br />
===How I discovered Tolkien's works===<br />
When I was 10 my favorite book series was C.S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia''. A teacher/counselor at school recommended that I read The Hobbit. I did, enjoyed it, and wrote a book report on it that same year. I immediately read The Lord of the Rings. I also enjoyed that. I attempted to read the Silmarillion, but struggled reading it and eventually put it down. The little I knew, however, led me to write a Lord of the Rings fanfiction in which I interpreted Valinor as the Americas. I now hate this fanfiction. I tried to write a play based on The Hobbit with the consistency of The Lord of the Rings. I never got past "Chip the Glasses and Crack the Plates".<br />
In middle school I once again tried to pick up The Silmarillion. While this time I managed to read through it I didn't really understand it and zoned out around Chapter 21.<br />
Finally, in 2020, I rediscovered my love for Middle-Earth. Having now a better idea of the story of The Silmarillion, I read it again and finally got through. For Christmas I received copies of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales (which I promptly read) and ten of the twelve History of Middle-Earth books. Later I also got the remaining two, copies of The Lord of the Rings to match my copies of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, and the one-volume edition of The History of the Hobbit. And that is where I stand now.<br />
==Currently Reading==<br />
''The Book of Lost Tales — Part 2''</div>Kanji dhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=User:Kanji_d&diff=327085User:Kanji d2021-02-04T20:21:58Z<p>Kanji d: </p>
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<div>I'm a guy who enjoys Tolkien and sharing the knowledge thereof.</div>Kanji dhttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=The_Hunt_for_the_Ring&diff=327044The Hunt for the Ring2021-02-02T19:43:27Z<p>Kanji d: /* Synopsis */</p>
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"'''The Hunt for the Ring'''" is a chapter in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', a posthumously published work of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] edited by [[Christopher Tolkien]]. The chapter is a partly published version of a manuscript now held at the [[Marquette University]] (MSS 4/2/31-37; other parts of this manuscript have been included in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', see pp. 145, 251-2).<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (HarperCollins''Publishers'' 2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 251</ref><ref>[http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/JRRT/JRRT-seriesa4.shtml ''The Lord of the Rings'': Additional Manuscripts Presented by Christopher Tolkien, Fourth Installment (MSS-4)], accessed 21 October 2010</ref><br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
''The Hunt for the Ring'' follows the journey of the [[Black Riders]] from the release of [[Gollum]] from [[Mordor]] until [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo Baggins's]] leaving [[the Shire]] on 22 September TA 3018.<br />
===Of the Journey of the Black Riders according to the account that Gandalf gave to Frodo===<br />
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Though [[Sauron]] did not trust Gollum, he deduced that Gollum would, after being released, search for those who stole the [[The One Ring|Ring]] from him, and sent spies to follow Gollum. However, before he could get far, Gollum was captured by [[Aragorn]] and sent to the [[Woodland Realm]], and Sauron's spies could not rescue him.<br />
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Sauron, being now unable to catch Gollum, took another route: to search for the "halflings" who he had found had the Ring. Gollum had not been much help in this, as he both had little clear knowledge and lied about what he knew, and so lied, saying that the land of the Halflings was near his own former home near the [[Gladden Fields]].<br />
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Sauron's spies searched, but partly due to the vigilance of the [[Dúnedain]] and partly due to the treachery of [[Saruman]], they found nothing. At last, Sauron chose to send out his mightiest and most loyal servants—the Ringwraiths. In June [[Third Age 3018|3018]], Sauron sent forth two assaults: one by Orcs on the Woodland Realm, in the hopes of freeing Gollum, and one led by the [[Witch-King]] on [[Gondor]], to test the strength of [[Denethor]]. In the latter, after the taking of [[Osgiliath]], the Nazgȗl were told to begin the search for the Ring. At this time, seven Ringwraiths, led by the Witch-King, were stationed in [[Minas Morgul]], while two, including [[Khamûl]] the Easterling (a note in the text identifies Khamûl with the Ringwraith who terrified [[Gaffer Gamgee]] at Hobbiton), were stationed in [[Dol Guldur]].<br />
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Around the beginning of July 3018, the Witch-King and his six companions moved unseen over [[Anduin]], through [[Anórien]], over the [[Entwade]], and into [[the Wold]]. A little north of [[Sarn Gebir]], they were clad and horsed, around 17 July. Around 22 July they met the two Ringwraiths stationed at Dol Guldur at the [[Field of Celebrant]]. From them they found that Gollum had escaped entirely, and vanished. In addition, they said that no Halflings lived anywhere near where Gollum said they had. So, passing between [[Lothlórien]] and the [[Misty Mountains]], they rode northward.<br />
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The Ringwraiths, finding nothing, returned south. In September, they once again reached the Wold. There, messengers from Sauron regarding the prophetic dream that had come to [[Boromir]], the deeds of Saruman, and of [[Gandalf|Gandalf's]] capture. Deducing that while none of [[the Wise]] had the Ring, Saruman might know where it was, and the Ringwraiths rode straight to [[Isengard]].<br />
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Two days after Gandalf's escape from [[Orthanc]] (20 September), the Ringwraiths arrived at Isengard. Saruman, knowing that his treachery was discovered, did not come forth, but the Ringwraiths did hear his voice. He said that only Gandalf might know where the Ring was, and to seek him nearby. The next day, however, they encountered [[Gríma Wormtongue]], riding to Isengard to tell Saruman about Gandalf's arrival at [[Edoras]]. They questioned him, and, being struck by terror, he told them the location of the Shire. Through this he also discovered that Saruman did indeed know the location of the Shire, and his treachery was fully revealed.<br />
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The Ringwraiths were divided into four pairs, the swiftest of which rode with the Witch-King, through [[Enedwaith]] and [[Minhiriath]]. On the road, they captured some of Saruman's spies, one of whom had maps of the Shire. They were sent to [[Bree]], now in the service of Mordor.<br />
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On the night of 22 September the Ringwraiths arrived at [[Sarn Ford]]. The Rangers barred their way, and they were overpowered, and the Black Riders passed into the Shire on the morning of 23 September.<br />
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===Other Versions of the Story===<br />
Christopher Tolkien mentions that there are four manuscripts for this story, all from the same period but all slighty different. The previously printed one he calls A. A second version (B) is largely the same, but there is a plot outline (C) which begins at a later point in the story and introduces some difference. He says that this is probably the last written of the three. He also says that there are various pages of notes, largely concerned with Gollum, which he calls D.<br />
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In D, Gollum tells Sauron only that "[the Ring] was stolen by a creature named ''Baggins'' in the Misty Mountains, and that ''Baggins'' came from a land called ''Shire''". Sauron deduces that Baggins must also have been a similar sort of creature to Gollum. Gollum would not know the term "Hobbit", as it was colloquial and not used everywhere. He also would not use "Halfling", a word which Hobbits generally disliked. So the Ringwraiths only had the two pieces of information to go on: ''Shire'' and ''Baggins''<ref>{{UT|10b}}</ref>. Sauron, however, assumed that the Shire would be near the Misty Mountains and the [[Vales of Anduin]], where Gollum had lived.<br />
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Manuscript B elaborates on the journey of Aragorn with Gollum to the Woodland Realm, and also to Sauron's doubts about using the Ringwraiths. After Gollum's release, he disappeared into the Dead Marshes. Since Sauron had very little power in [[Eriador]], he could not send many spies without them being hindered by Saruman's servants. So, he decided to send the Ringwraiths. Though this had advantages, such as the Ringwraiths' enslavement each to their [[Nine Rings|Ring]], they also had weaknesses. All but the Witch-King could stray by daylight and all except the Witch-King also feared water and were reluctant to cross rivers without a bridge. Also, since their primary weapon was terror, even when unclad their presence could be felt, and Anduin and other rivers were a large obstacle.<br />
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However, the situation changed when he learned about Gollum's capture. Aragorn captured him on 1 February 3018, and arrived at the Woodland Realm fifty days later on 21 March. The news would not have reached Dol Guldur until after Aragorn had entered Mirkwood, and the commander there would not have sent news to [[Barad-dûr]] until he had tried to find Gollum himself. As such, Sauron likely only found out about Gollum's capture by a Man in late April. Though neither Sauron nor his servants knew who Aragorn was, when Gandalf passed into the Woodland Realm Sauron learned that the Wise also knew about Gollum.<br />
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This concerned Sauron, who decided to use the Ringwraiths as quickly as possible. He attacked Thranduil and Gondor at the same time, during which Gollum escaped, and the Eastern half of Osgiliath was taken.<br />
Here Christopher Tolkien interjects again, commenting that the Ringwraith's fear of water is nowhere else explained, and that J.R.R. Tolkien said that the idea was also "difficult to sustain"<ref>{{UT|10b}}</ref>. He also says that the journey of the Nazgûl up the Vale of Anduin is much the same as in version A, but that the dates in each version are all "slightly at variance both with each other and with [...] [[the Tale of Years]]"<ref>{{UT|10b}}</ref>.<br />
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Then Christopher Tolkien gives an excerpt from Manuscript D about Gollum after his escape from Mirkwood. Gollum escaped over the Anduin, eluding the Orcs, but he was still hunted by Elves. He woudn't go near Lórien, and so hid in [[Moria]] in the autumn of 3018. After this what happened to Gollum is uncertain. What he had for food he stole dangerously from Sauron's servants in Moria. Though he had likely originally intended that Moria simply be a way through the mountains, he got lost and arrived at the [[Doors of Durin]] not long before the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] did. Even had he arrived earlier, he was weak for lack of food and could not have thrust the doors open, so his arrival there was very lucky.<br />
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Christopher Tolkien then outlines Manuscript C, which differs significantly and starts after the Ringwraith's failed journey northward. Arriving at Isengard, in this version they arrive while Gandalf is still there, and in terror Saruman was willing to yied Gandalf to them. However, when he walked to the top of Orthanc to retrieve him, Gandalf was already flying away with [[Gwaihir]]. As such, he lied, giving him knowledge which he already knew about the Shire's location, and telling them that he would tell Sauron that they obeyed. This convinced the Ringwraiths that Saruman was still a faithful ally, and the Riders immediately rode in the direction he said. He also sent Orcs and wolves to pursue Gandalf, unsuccessfully. As such, in this version of the story, there is no meeting between Wormtongue and the Black Riders, as the Riders had already left Rohan by the time Gríma was riding back to Isengard. Saruman's lying is revealed not by Wormtongue, but by the spy whom they captured, of whom more is told.<br />
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Saruman, being interested in why Gandalf had taken interest in the Shire, had a network of spies, some hobbits but most [[Dunlendings]]. One of these Men had been in the Shire, negotiating the price of [[pipe-weed]] (which Saruman had begun to smoke) to store in Isengard against war. He had also been tasked with figuring out if there were any notable departures. This was the man the Black Riders captured on his way back to Isengard. Interrogating him, they discovered where ''Baggins'' lived, which is why Hobbiton was chosen as an initial starting-point. Sending him to Bree, this man is identified with the "squint-eyed southerner" at the [Prancing Pony].<br />
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In Version B it is said that the Witch-King did not know whether the Ring was in the Shire. Only a few Riders were therefore sent, and of these Khamûl was to go to Hobbiton. Some were also sent to the eastern borders, and due to this evil things were roused, including the [[Barrow-wights]] and the trees of the [[Old Forest]].<br />
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===Concerning Gandalf, Saruman and the Shire===<br />
Christopher Tolkien says that there are papers from this period which talks about Saruman's dealings with the Shire and with pipe-weed, and the text he presents is the briefest.<br />
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Saruman, in jealousy of Gandalf, began to visit the Shire, since he noticed Gandalf thought it worth visiting. Thus, when he learned about the finding of the Ring by Bilbo, he assumed that Gandalf knew about this all along, which angered him, as he was especially concerned with the Rings.<br />
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Gandalf had also often praised pipe-weed, and though Saruman scoffed at this he soon began to use it privately himself. He was secret about it, as he was concerned that if it were found out then he would be ridiculed. He also stopped going to the Shire personally, as he had sometimes been mistaken for Gandalf, and had worried that Gandalf discovered his visits. Gandalf had, in fact, discovered them, but he was still concerned that his knowledge of the Shire could be dangerous.<br />
<br />
It several manuscripts there is a story, describing Saruman's ridiculing of Gandalf, and of Gandalf's response. In it, after Saruman's cold response, he blows several smoke rings, which he grabs and then he vanished. This may have been a demonstration to show that the Rings would elude him. Though he did not know that Hobbits and the Rings would be connected, if he had he would not have done what he did. Because of this, however, when the two did become connected, Saruman assumed that Gandalf had known all along and hid the knowledge from the [[White Council]].<br />
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The final comment by Christopher Tolkien says that in the Tale of Years the entry for TA 2851 says that Gandalf urged an attack on Dol Guldur which Saruman vetoed, and that "it afterwards became clear that Saruman had begun to desire to possess the One Ring for himself". The story suggests that Gandalf already new this at that meeting, though afterwards J.R.R. Tolkien said that Gandalf's story at the Council of Elrond implied he did not suspect Saruman of this desire until his imprisonment in Orthanc.<br />
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"'''The Hunt for the Ring'''" is a chapter in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', a posthumously published work of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] edited by [[Christopher Tolkien]]. The chapter is a partly published version of a manuscript now held at the [[Marquette University]] (MSS 4/2/31-37; other parts of this manuscript have been included in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', see pp. 145, 251-2).<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (HarperCollins''Publishers'' 2008), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 251</ref><ref>[http://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/JRRT/JRRT-seriesa4.shtml ''The Lord of the Rings'': Additional Manuscripts Presented by Christopher Tolkien, Fourth Installment (MSS-4)], accessed 21 October 2010</ref><br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
''The Hunt for the Ring'' follows the journey of the [[Black Riders]] from the release of [[Gollum]] from [[Mordor]] until [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo Baggins's]] leaving [[the Shire]] on 22 September TA 3018.<br />
===Of the Journey of the Black Riders according to the account that Gandalf gave to Frodo===<br />
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Though [[Sauron]] did not trust Gollum, he deduced that Gollum would, after being released, search for those who stole the [[The One Ring|Ring]] from him, and sent spies to follow Gollum. However, before he could get far, Gollum was captured by [[Aragorn]] and sent to the [[Woodland Realm]], and Sauron's spies could not rescue him.<br />
Sauron, being now unable to catch Gollum, took another route: to search for the "halflings" who he had found had the Ring. Gollum had not been much help in this, as he both had little clear knowledge and lied about what he knew, and so lied, saying that the land of the Halflings was near his own former home near the [[Gladden Fields]].<br />
Sauron's spies searched, but partly due to the vigilance of the [[Dúnedain]] and partly due to the treachery of [[Saruman]], they found nothing. At last, Sauron chose to send out his mightiest and most loyal servants—the Ringwraiths. In June [[Third Age 3018|3018]], Sauron sent forth two assaults: one by Orcs on the Woodland Realm, in the hopes of freeing Gollum, and one led by the [[Witch-King]] on [[Gondor]], to test the strength of [[Denethor]]. In the latter, after the taking of [[Osgiliath]], the Nazgȗl were told to begin the search for the Ring. At this time, seven Ringwraiths, led by the Witch-King, were stationed in [[Minas Morgul]], while two, including [[Khamûl]] the Easterling (a note in the text identifies Khamûl with the Ringwraith who terrified [[Gaffer Gamgee]] at Hobbiton), were stationed in [[Dol Guldur]].<br />
Around the beginning of July 3018, the Witch-King and his six companions moved unseen over [[Anduin]], through [[Anórien]], over the [[Entwade]], and into [[the Wold]]. A little north of [[Sarn Gebir]], they were clad and horsed, around 17 July. Around 22 July they met the two Ringwraiths stationed at Dol Guldur at the [[Field of Celebrant]]. From them they found that Gollum had escaped entirely, and vanished. In addition, they said that no Halflings lived anywhere near where Gollum said they had. So, passing between [[Lothlórien]] and the [[Misty Mountains]], they rode northward.<br />
The Ringwraiths, finding nothing, returned south. In September, they once again reached the Wold. There, messengers from Sauron regarding the prophetic dream that had come to [[Boromir]], the deeds of Saruman, and of [[Gandalf|Gandalf's]] capture. Deducing that while none of [[the Wise]] had the Ring, Saruman might know where it was, and the Ringwraiths rode straight to [[Isengard]].<br />
Two days after Gandalf's escape from [[Orthanc]] (20 September), the Ringwraiths arrived at Isengard. Saruman, knowing that his treachery was discovered, did not come forth, but the Ringwraiths did hear his voice. He said that only Gandalf might know where the Ring was, and to seek him nearby. The next day, however, they encountered [[Gríma Wormtongue]], riding to Isengard to tell Saruman about Gandalf's arrival at [[Edoras]]. They questioned him, and, being struck by terror, he told them the location of the Shire. Through this he also discovered that Saruman did indeed know the location of the Shire, and his treachery was fully revealed.<br />
The Ringwraiths were divided into four pairs, the swiftest of which rode with the Witch-King, through [[Enedwaith]] and [[Minhiriath]]. On the road, they captured some of Saruman's spies, one of whom had maps of the Shire. They were sent to [[Bree]], now in the service of Mordor.<br />
On the night of 22 September the Ringwraiths arrived at [[Sarn Ford]]. The Rangers barred their way, and they were overpowered, and the Black Riders passed into the Shire on the morning of 23 September.<br />
===Other Versions of the Story===<br />
Christopher Tolkien mentions that there are four manuscripts for this story, all from the same period but all slighty different. The previously printed one he calls A. A second version (B) is largely the same, but there is a plot outline (C) which begins at a later point in the story and introduces some difference. He says that this is probably the last written of the three. He also says that there are various pages of notes, largely concerned with Gollum, which he calls D.<br />
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In D, Gollum tells Sauron only that "[the Ring] was stolen by a creature named ''Baggins'' in the Misty Mountains, and that ''Baggins'' came from a land called ''Shire''". Sauron deduces that Baggins must also have been a similar sort of creature to Gollum. Gollum would not know the term "Hobbit", as it was colloquial and not used everywhere. He also would not use "Halfling", a word which Hobbits generally disliked. So the Ringwraiths only had the two pieces of information to go on: ''Shire'' and ''Baggins''<ref>{{UT|10b}}</ref>. Sauron, however, assumed that the Shire would be near the Misty Mountains and the [[Vales of Anduin]], where Gollum had lived.<br />
Manuscript B elaborates on the journey of Aragorn with Gollum to the Woodland Realm, and also to Sauron's doubts about using the Ringwraiths. After Gollum's release, he disappeared into the Dead Marshes. Since Sauron had very little power in [[Eriador]], he could not send many spies without them being hindered by Saruman's servants. So, he decided to send the Ringwraiths. Though this had advantages, such as the Ringwraiths' enslavement each to their [[Nine Rings|Ring]], they also had weaknesses. All but the Witch-King could stray by daylight and all except the Witch-King also feared water and were reluctant to cross rivers without a bridge. Also, since their primary weapon was terror, even when unclad their presence could be felt, and Anduin and other rivers were a large obstacle.<br />
However, the situation changed when he learned about Gollum's capture. Aragorn captured him on 1 February 3018, and arrived at the Woodland Realm fifty days later on 21 March. The news would not have reached Dol Guldur until after Aragorn had entered Mirkwood, and the commander there would not have sent news to [[Barad-dûr]] until he had tried to find Gollum himself. As such, Sauron likely only found out about Gollum's capture by a Man in late April. Though neither Sauron nor his servants knew who Aragorn was, when Gandalf passed into the Woodland Realm Sauron learned that the Wise also knew about Gollum.<br />
This concerned Sauron, who decided to use the Ringwraiths as quickly as possible. He attacked Thranduil and Gondor at the same time, during which Gollum escaped, and the Eastern half of Osgiliath was taken.<br />
Here Christopher Tolkien interjects again, commenting that the Ringwraith's fear of water is nowhere else explained, and that J.R.R. Tolkien said that the idea was also "difficult to sustain"<ref>{{UT|10b}}</ref>. He also says that the journey of the Nazgûl up the Vale of Anduin is much the same as in version A, but that the dates in each version are all "slightly at variance both with each other and with [...] [[the Tale of Years]]"<ref>{{UT|10b}}</ref>.<br />
Then Christopher Tolkien gives an excerpt from Manuscript D about Gollum after his escape from Mirkwood. Gollum escaped over the Anduin, eluding the Orcs, but he was still hunted by Elves. He woudn't go near Lórien, and so hid in [[Moria]] in the autumn of 3018. After this what happened to Gollum is uncertain. What he had for food he stole dangerously from Sauron's servants in Moria. Though he had likely originally intended that Moria simply be a way through the mountains, he got lost and arrived at the [[Doors of Durin]] not long before the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] did. Even had he arrived earlier, he was weak for lack of food and could not have thrust the doors open, so his arrival there was very lucky.<br />
Christopher Tolkien then outlines Manuscript C, which differs significantly and starts after the Ringwraith's failed journey northward. Arriving at Isengard, in this version they arrive while Gandalf is still there, and in terror Saruman was willing to yied Gandalf to them. However, when he walked to the top of Orthanc to retrieve him, Gandalf was already flying away with [[Gwaihir]]. As such, he lied, giving him knowledge which he already knew about the Shire's location, and telling them that he would tell Sauron that they obeyed. This convinced the Ringwraiths that Saruman was still a faithful ally, and the Riders immediately rode in the direction he said. He also sent Orcs and wolves to pursue Gandalf, unsuccessfully. As such, in this version of the story, there is no meeting between Wormtongue and the Black Riders, as the Riders had already left Rohan by the time Gríma was riding back to Isengard. Saruman's lying is revealed not by Wormtongue, but by the spy whom they captured, of whom more is told.<br />
Saruman, being interested in why Gandalf had taken interest in the Shire, had a network of spies, some hobbits but most [[Dunlendings]]. One of these Men had been in the Shire, negotiating the price of [[pipe-weed]] (which Saruman had begun to smoke) to store in Isengard against war. He had also been tasked with figuring out if there were any notable departures. This was the man the Black Riders captured on his way back to Isengard. Interrogating him, they discovered where ''Baggins'' lived, which is why Hobbiton was chosen as an initial starting-point. Sending him to Bree, this man is identified with the "squint-eyed southerner" at the [Prancing Pony].<br />
In Version B it is said that the Witch-King did not know whether the Ring was in the Shire. Only a few Riders were therefore sent, and of these Khamûl was to go to Hobbiton. Some were also sent to the eastern borders, and due to this evil things were roused, including the [[Barrow-wights]] and the trees of the [[Old Forest]].<br />
===Concerning Gandalf, Saruman and the Shire===<br />
Christopher Tolkien says that there are papers from this period which talks about Saruman's dealings with the Shire and with pipe-weed, and the text he presents is the briefest.<br />
Saruman, in jealousy of Gandalf, began to visit the Shire, since he noticed Gandalf thought it worth visiting. Thus, when he learned about the finding of the Ring by Bilbo, he assumed that Gandalf knew about this all along, which angered him, as he was especially concerned with the Rings.<br />
Gandalf had also often praised pipe-weed, and though Saruman scoffed at this he soon began to use it privately himself. He was secret about it, as he was concerned that if it were found out then he would be ridiculed. He also stopped going to the Shire personally, as he had sometimes been mistaken for Gandalf, and had worried that Gandalf discovered his visits. Gandalf had, in fact, discovered them, but he was still concerned that his knowledge of the Shire could be dangerous.<br />
It several manuscripts there is a story, describing Saruman's ridiculing of Gandalf, and of Gandalf's response. In it, after Saruman's cold response, he blows several smoke rings, which he grabs and then he vanished. This may have been a demonstration to show that the Rings would elude him. Though he did not know that Hobbits and the Rings would be connected, if he had he would not have done what he did. Because of this, however, when the two did become connected, Saruman assumed that Gandalf had known all along and hid the knowledge from the [[White Council]].<br />
The final comment by Christopher Tolkien says that in the Tale of Years the entry for TA 2851 says that Gandalf urged an attack on Dol Guldur which Saruman vetoed, and that "it afterwards became clear that Saruman had begun to desire to possess the One Ring for himself". The story suggests that Gandalf already new this at that meeting, though afterwards J.R.R. Tolkien said that Gandalf's story at the Council of Elrond implied he did not suspect Saruman of this desire until his imprisonment in Orthanc.<br />
{{references}}<br />
[[Category:Manuscripts by J.R.R. Tolkien|Hunt for the Ring]]<br />
[[Category:Unfinished Tales chapters|Hunt for the Ring]]</div>Kanji d