In a subsequent letter to Rayner Unwin, Tolkien is more definite that the Two Towers are 'Orthanc and the Tower of Cirith Ungol'. "The Two Towers" gets as near as possible to finding a title to cover the widely divergent Books 3 and 4 and can be left ambiguous - it might refer to Isengard and Barad-dûr, or to Minas Tirith and B or Isengard and Cirith Ungol." The second part is called The Two Towers, since the events recounted in it are dominated by Orthanc, the citadel of Saruman, and the fortress of Minas Morgul that guards the secret entrance to Mordor it tells of the deeds and perils of all the members of the now sunderedįellowship, until the coming of the Great DarknessĪnd the letters that the Gateway referenced - research shamelessly stolen from this forum - are:Ī letter to Rayner Unwin (the publisher) from (Letters #140) Here ends the first part of the history of the War of the Ring. Here's the quote from "Fellowship of the Ring" that the Gateway referred to: Loosely, any pair from a set of five towers in the story could plausibly fit the title: Cirith Ungol, Orthanc, Minas Tirith, Barad-dur, and Minas Morgul. He also produced a final cover illustration showing these towers, but the publisher decided not to use it in order to save money on the production costs. However, he eventually settled on Orthanc and Minas Morgul and wrote a note to this effect which appears at the end of most editions of The Fellowship of the Ring. In letters and one sketch he considered several possible sets of towers, including Minas Tirith and the Barad-dûr, and even the possibility of leaving the matter ambiguous. Tolkien came up with the title under deadline pressure and later expressed dissatisfaction with it.
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