The Return of the King

SYNOPSIS ix BOOK FIVE I Minas Tirith 5 II The Passing of the Grey Company 40 III The Muster of Rohan 63 IV The Siege of Gondor 82 V The Ride of the Rohirrim 114 VI The Battle of the Pelennor FIelds 126 VII The Pyre of Denethor 141 VIII The Houses of Healing 151 IX The Last Debate 169 X The Black Gate Opens 184 BOOK SIX I The Tower of Cirith Ungol 201 II The Land of Shadow 226 III Mount Doom 248 IV The Field of Cormallen 269 V The Steward and the King 283 VI Many Partings 303 VII Homeward Bound 323 VIII The Scouring of the Shire 334 IX The Grey Havens 365 APPENDICES A ANNALS OF THE KINGS AND RULERS 379 I The Númenorean Kings 380 II The House of Eorl 423 III Durin's Folk 434 B THE TALE OF YEARS (CHRONOLOGY OF THE WESTLANDS) 448 C FAMILY TREES (HOBBITS) 472 D CALENDARS 477 E WRITING AND SPELLING 487 I Pronunciation of Words and Names 487 II Writing 493 F I The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age 506 II On Translation 515 INDEXES I Songs and Verses 523 Ii Persons, Beasts and Monsters 526 III Places 540 IV Things 550 MAPS 555