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At Amon Hen, the Fellowship of the Ring was broken by a "sudden attack of orc-soldiers"[1] in the year TA 3019. It resulted in the death of Boromir and the capture of Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took.
History[]
Prelude[]
Frodo was given an hour alone to decide how the Fellowship would proceed in their quest. However, after an hour had long past, Frodo had still not returned. Boromir, who had earlier abandoned the remaining members of the Fellowship without their knowing, then returned. He recounted that he had seen Frodo an hour before, that he had tried to convince Frodo to bring the Ring to Minas Tirith, and that they then had an argument, resulting in Frodo putting on the Ring and vanishing. This story roused the suspicions of Aragorn II, who guessed correctly that Boromir had not told the entire truth. At the conclusion of Boromir's story, Merry and Pippin immediately ran off to locate Frodo while Legolas and Gimli searched for the Ring-bearer in a different direction.
Fearing that the Fellowship would be scattered and lost, Aragorn commanded Boromir to follow Merry and Pippin. Aragorn then instructed Sam to follow him to the Seat of Seeing, but Sam was unable to keep up with him. Thinking on his feet, Sam returned to camp and saw a boat seemingly push itself into Nen Hithoel. Realizing that an invisible Frodo was pushing the boat, Sam caught up to Frodo, and convinced him to let him accompany him to Mordor.[2]
The battle[]
Meanwhile, Aragorn, who had reached the Seat of Seeing, heard the sounds of Orcs and of Boromir blowing his horn. He ran to Boromir's aid, but arrived too late, as did the battle-worn Legolas and Gimli shortly thereafter. Boromir fought valiantly, redeeming himself for trying to steal the Ring from Frodo, but fell to many arrows allowing Merry and Pippin to be captured. With Frodo and Sam heading off to Mordor on their own, Aragorn decided that the fate of the Ring was no longer in their hands, so he, Legolas, and Gimli set out to rescue Merry and Pippin.[2]
In adaptations[]
The Fellowship battle the Uruk-hai
In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), the attacking forces are comprised entirely of Isengard Uruk-hai led by Lurtz. Whilst in the book Aragorn does not engage in any combat, he fights in the film alongside Legolas and Gimli, and they slay many Uruk-hai. Once they head Boromir's horn, they fight their way to his vicinity.
In contrast to the books, Merry and Pippin encounter Frodo hiding, with Uruks nearby, and are aware of his intention to leave the Fellowship. They willingly create a diversion to allow Frodo to escape -- they are eventually forced to stand and fight with Boromir, who protects them valiantly before Lurtz arrives and mortally wounds Boromir with three arrows. Merry and Pippin are then taken, as the Uruk host depart together for Isengard. Before Lurtz, who has stayed behind, can finish Boromir off, Aragorn intervenes and knocks Lurtz aside. He brutally duels the Uruk chief before decapitating him. He sees Boromir among the fallen Orcs, and rushes to him, but finds that he is beyond saving. As in the book, Boromir admits that he had tried to take the One Ring by force, and begs forgiveness, lamenting that the strength of Men will fail and that Sauron may succeed. Aragorn swears that Minas Tirith "will not fall, nor will the strength of Men fail." Boromir accepts Aragorn as his king, before succumbing to his wounds and passing away.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Skermutseling by Amon Hen |
| Albanian | Luftim në Amon Hen |
| Arabic | مناوشة في آمون الدجاجة |
| Azerbaijani | Amon Hen at atışma |
| Cambodian | ការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នានៅហែអាំម៉ូន |
| Chinese | 阿摩漢的冲突 |
| Croatian | Okršaj na Amon Hen |
| Czech | Šarvátka v Amon Hen |
| Danish | Træfningen ved Amon Hen |
| Dutch | Schermutseling bij Amon Hen |
| Esperanto | Bataleto en Amon Hen |
| Estonian | Amon Heni kokkupõrge |
| Filipino | Maliit na labanan sa Amon Hen |
| Finnish | Taistelu Amon Hen |
| French | Attaque d'Amon Hen |
| Frisian | Skermutseling by Amon Hen |
| Galician | Escaramuzas en Amon Hen |
| Georgian | შეტაკება ამონ ჰენ |
| German | Gefecht am Amon Hen |
| Greek | Αψιμαχία στο Αμον Ηεν |
| Gujarati | અમોન હેન પર અથડામણમાં |
| Haitian Creole | Akrochaj a Amon Hen |
| Hebrew | תגרה שהתרחשה באמון חן |
| Hungarian | Küzdelem az Amon Hen |
| Italian | Battaglia di Amon Hen |
| Japanese | スカンディッシュアモン編 |
| Kannada | ಅಮಾನ್ ಹೆನ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಸ್ಕಿರ್ಮಿಶ್ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Амон Һен кезінде Атыс ? |
| Korean | 아 몬헨에서 논쟁 |
| Kurdish | Pevçûnên li Hen Amon (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Амон Hэн боюнча атышуу |
| Latvian | Sadursmē pie Amon Hen |
| Lithuanian | Susigrūmimas ne Amon Hen |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Судир на Амон Кокошка |
| Maori | Whakaekenga i Amono Hen |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Амон дэргэд тулаан Hэн ? |
| Norwegian | Sammenstøtet på Amon Hen |
| Persian | زد و خورد در مرغ آمون |
| Portuguese | Escaramuça em Amon Hen |
| Romanian | încăierare la Amon Hen |
| Russian | Стычка на Амон Хэн |
| Sinhalese | ආමොන් හෙන් දී සටනකින් |
| Slovak | Bojova v Amon Hen |
| Slovenian | Spopadu na Amon Hen |
| Spanish | Escaramuza en Amon Hen |
| Swedish | Skärmytsling på Amon Hen |
| Telugu | అమోన్ హెన్లో ఘర్షణ |
| Thai | การสู้รบที่ Amon Hen ? |
| Turkish | Amon Hen çatışma |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Перестрілка в Амон Ген |
| Urdu | امون مرگی میں جھڑپ |
| Yiddish | סקירמיש ביי ײַמאָן חענ |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers, Synopsis
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Rauros to Dunharrow"