Merry & Pippin
Merry & Pippin follows 12 mapped waypoints, from Parth Galen to Gates of Isengard.
Travellers across this route: Merry, Pippin (captives of Uglúk's Uruk-hai; then with Treebeard).
Follow this journey on the map
Waypoints in order
26 Feb T.A. 3019
Parth Galen
Captured by the Uruk-hai of Isengard; Boromir falls defending them
Place reference: Parth Galen (location context, not verification of this date).
26–27 Feb T.A. 3019
Emyn Muil descent
Carried down from the hills; Pippin drops his elven brooch as a token
Approximate map position.
27–28 Feb T.A. 3019
Eastemnet (the Wold)
The orcs run west across the plains of Rohan; Grishnákh's orcs join them
Approximate map position.
28 Feb T.A. 3019
Overtaken by Éomer's éored
The Riders surround the orc-band at nightfall near the forest
Approximate map position.
29 Feb T.A. 3019
Eaves of Fangorn (battle)
The Rohirrim destroy the orcs at sunrise; the hobbits escape into the forest
Approximate map position.
29 Feb T.A. 3019
Treebeard's Hill
Meeting with Treebeard the Ent
Approximate map position.
Place reference: Treebeard's Hill (location context, not verification of this date).
29 Feb T.A. 3019
Wellinghall
Night at Treebeard's ent-house; ent-draughts
Approximate map position.
Place reference: Wellinghall (location context, not verification of this date).
30 Feb – 2 Mar T.A. 3019
Derndingle (Entmoot)
The Entmoot decides for war; the Ents march at afternoon on 2 Mar
Place reference: Derndingle (location context, not verification of this date).
2 Mar T.A. 3019
Southern Fangorn
The Ents and Huorns move down the western marches of the forest
Approximate map position.
2 Mar T.A. 3019
Nan Curunír (Wizard's Vale)
The Ents reach Isengard at night as Saruman's army marches out
Approximate map position.
Place reference: Nan Curunír (location context, not verification of this date).
3 Mar T.A. 3019
Isengard
The Ents break the walls and flood the ring of Isengard
Place reference: Isengard (location context, not verification of this date).
5 Mar T.A. 3019
Gates of Isengard
Merry and Pippin greet Théoden and Gandalf among the wreckage at noon
Approximate map position.
Place reference: Gate of Isengard (location context, not verification of this date).
Sources and further reading
- The Two Towers, The Uruk-hai, Treebeard, Flotsam and Jetsam; Appendix B
Narrative reading references and chronology