Events and Places
Volume III: The Return of the King
Once again, we pick up right where the previous film left off. The nation of Rohan had achieved victory in the battle at Helm's Deep, which also resulted in Saruman's army being destroyed. In story dynamics, it means that the False Dichotomy had been exposed and one side of it has been put to an end. However, Men are easy to claim victory and settle down after one hard fought battle and it will still take some convincing, a final push, to unite the two nations of Rohan and Gondor.
Frodo and Sam, with Gollum, are getting ever closer to Mordor and this is increasingly allowing for Gollum to be more cunning with his trickery.
The Fall of Saruman and Isengard
The Ents have completely destroyed Saruman's surrounding compound by flooding it with a river from the mountains. The only thing left standing is the tower, Orthanc. In the books this is explained by revealing that Orthanc is actually one great piece of unbreakable stone and the Ents were not able to bring it down. This bit seems to be only implied in the film. However, Saruman has locked himself inside and is at a loss of what to due after suffering such a defeat. Gandalf and company arrive offering Saruman peace if he only tells them what he knows of Sauron's plan. Quite predictably, evil and ego go hand in hand, thus Saruman still thinks he can cause some damage, first by insulting Theoden and by shooting a fireball at Gandalf. This proves folly as Gandalf is now an Arhat. In
The Fellowship of the Ring, Saruman easily defeated Gandalf in a wizard duel, but now it is Gandalf who defeats Saruman by breaking his staff with so much as a snap of his fingers.
Grima Wormtongue, Saruman's former agent in Edoras, is here too and Theoden honorably allows Grima to redeem himself and join the forces of good. However, the selfishness of Saruman once again comes out and he scolds his servant for even considering such an option, which in turn angers Grima who jumps at Saruman with a dagger only to be shot down by Legolas, but not before he wounds Saruman who falls from the tower! Quite the quick series of events, but it shows very well how volatile the power-hungry really are, as well as where it often leads them to. The first sequence of this third film is actually an elaboration on the back story of Smeagol/Gollum and it shows how he was, still as a happy little hobbit, fishing with his friend, Deagol, who by chance found the Ring resting on the riverbed. In less than a minute, after the both of them have had a good look at the Ring, they are fighting to kill each other over it; such are the selfish, such are those divided by greed for material possession. In the end, the only winner is the force that initially tore them apart.
With Saruman's final bane the theme of falling can been seen once again. There is even a special tracking shot of Saruman's plunge, much like the previous film did with Gandalf, thus it can readily be identified as a key image and idea. Saruman's fall is also his end; he is impaled on a spoke of a wheel and pulled under water into darkness and death. The spoke wheel can be seen as a metaphorical Gnostic Cross or Sun Wheel. In Slavic mythology, the
kołowrót or
kolovrat (literally - "spinning wheel" and sometimes Anglicized as
collowrath), is a Sun symbol and it comes from the practical tool of the wheel in a well's pulley system, which is course a farmer's tool and thus an Aryan one. The symbol is also sometimes referred to as a Slavic Swastika.
Saruman about to be destroyed by the Sun Wheel
It is this that finally puts an end to Saruman, thus making his death not just physical, but also spiritual. This is a direct opposite to Gandalf who became more physically able and spiritually stronger after his fall and battle with the Balrog. This sequence is also a pretty big deviation from the source material, but that will be covered in Part VI.
Some interesting details here are that Theoden clearly shows to not be under affected by Saruman's voice and magic anymore. This suggests that he is stronger in spirit than before. When Saruman shoots the fireball, the framing of the shot shows the flame swooping down from the top of the symmetrically framed tower, which not only mirrors the power of Sauron's fiery Eye atop Barad-Dur, but also general theme of the Eye of Zion atop the pyramid on the back of the Dollar Bill. The situation is getting dire for the elite at the top, thus they do not just send their golems out anymore, they themselves begin to lash out at those mobilized in revolution.
Return to Edoras and the Next Step
With Edoras saved and the nation of Rohan secure from immediate aggression, the Men do what Gentiles most often do in such a situation - bring out the kegs and mugs and serve ale all around! The Hobbits, of course, join in the celebration. However, Gandalf and Aragorn know that there is still much work to be done. One tower from the False Dichotomy may have fallen, but the other still remains strong. King Theoden has a typically Gentile grudge against Gondor, which he claims didn't answer his own nation's need for help, thus he doesn't have to help Gondor.
Things are also new complications from the fact that Merry, being a curious, but not all that wise, Hobbit, looked into the Palanthir, which was the stone that Saruman had used to communicate with Sauron. This, effectively, gives Sauron a glimpse of what is going on in Edoras as well as make him think that Merry has the Ring of Power. Gandalf leaves with Merry for Minas Tirith, which is the main city in Gondor and that nation borders with Mordor. This will keep Sauron's gaze away from Rohan and closer to his own lands, though unfortunately it puts Gondor on the path of imminent danger.
The Great City of Minas Tirith
Minas Tirith is perhaps the grandest set piece in the entire film trilogy, as well as the location of the most spectacular battles - first the Siege of Gondor, which is almost immediately followed by the Battle of Pelennor Fields.
With its large scope and precise design, the architecture of Minas Tirith is a beacon from an Aryan imagination. The uniform stone design with not one block or corner wasted is what the greatest Roman architect or Albert Speer strived to achieve in one of their projects. Interestingly, Minas Tirith was inspired by a real location that can be visited to this day:
Le Mont St-Michel in Normandy, France. This is a key to understanding the very Aryan symbolism of Minas Tirith.
Aryanism is the Real World and in Fiction
The very top of Le Mont St-Michel is an abbey, while the top of Minas Tirith is the hall of the King of Gondor. This reinforces the Aryan idea of a leader not just being a political leader, but also a spiritual leader - one with a vision and capability for achieving Greatness in his nation. "Le Mont St-Michel" literally means the "The Mount of Saint Michael," referring to the Archangel who struck down the devil with his sword. This can be directly applied to the sword that Aragorn now wields as heir to the throne of Gondor and also to the idea of an Aryan leader being both militarist and spiritual - in effect, being rendition of a warrior angel like Saint Michael. Aragorn will slowly rise to an image very much like this and in the final battle even wears a cape that can be seen as resembling angel wings. The soldiers of Gondor also have wings in the designs of their helmets, they are wrapped around either side.
As Gandalf first rides up to the King's Hall, there is a good view of the courtyard at the top of Minas Tirith, which is basically one big Gnostic Cross. The two statues here also have wings on their helmets, though these actually stick out and this just makes the warrior angel symbolism all the more apparent.
The Final Key to the Grand Alliance
The leadership of Minas Tirith has, like so many other things, been divided. Currently, it is Denethor who sits on the throne, but he is just the Steward, which is a post that perhaps can be best described as "first officer to the King." An important position, one that takes on full leadership responsibilities in the King's absence, but ultimately the Steward is not the top leader. Denethor knows this and has been corrupted by the power that he was entrusted with. Perhaps this comes at no surpise, since Denethor is father of Boromir who also fell to the power of the Ring. There is no direct indicator that Denethor is being manipulated by Sauron, but there is much that suggests that he is in fact under a spell.
First, he is acting horribly irresponsibly in his post. Even if he was a selfish leader who was only interested in saving his own skin, he wouldn't just sit around waiting for his city to be pillaged. Second, we first see him slumped in his throne grieving over the death of Boromir whose broken horn he holds. This is where the theme of duality comes into play. Denethor is effectively the mirror image of Theoden who was also under a spell in his throne. Now, there is no parasitic agent manipulating Denethor, but Grima the traitor wasn't the source of the spell on Theoden, it was Saruman, who was in the bordering territory of Isengard, up in his tower working the magic. Who do we have next to Gondor? Why, it's Sauron himself as Mordor borders with Gondor. Surely, Sauron is a much more powerful spell-maker than Saruman, thus doesn't need a petty agent nudging his puppet along. He can just put his targeted leader into an irrational state of grievance, stirred from the death of a dead son, and have thus have him be an impotent leader for just long enough as an army of orcs marches over from Mordor. The maddened Denethor even refuses to call for aid from Rohan and he is even more stubborn about Gondor-Rohan relations than Theoden was seen to be. Thus, Gandalf must step into action - he has Merry light the beacons signaling Rohan for help and then he himself rallies the soldiers of Gondor right after Denethor had lost his mind and ordered a pointless retreat. The weak and overcome Denethor eventually goes mad and tries to burn his one living son alive, but ends up burning himself and falling (another key fall in the storyline) from the top of his own city.
Theoden, who has shown to be tougher in spirit, rises to the call of duty and answers the message from the beacons. Thus, the much needed alliance is finally settled, but Rohan needs to muster enough military power to smite Mordor's forces. After two days of calling all able men to arms, Theoden and company know that they do not have nearly as much soldiers as they hoped, but they ride into battle anyway. In doing so, they effectively ensure that what Sauron fears most, men uniting with one common purpose, not only happens, but those men then ride battle ready right up to Sauron's doorstep to put an end to all of his deception.
The Importance of the Oath
While Rohan's army rides on into battle with militarist perseverance, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, have gone into the depths of an old mountain. They are looking for an old army, long since dead, but cursed and trapped in stone for abandoning their former master Isildur in battle. As Isildur's heir, and now with his ancestor's sword, Aragorn ihas the chance to get these ghosts to fight, which will provide a winning chance for the Alliance, as well as allowing old tortured souls finally be at peace.
The Army of Dead has some interesting symbolism around it. In effect, they are living beings forced into stone. The mountain that they inhabit is said to be "evil" and has this particular aura around it, not a visible one, but one in the metaphysical sense. It is no ordinary mountain and for all intents and purposes, it should not be this way. This idea of having a life force trapped in stone is representative of the golem theme that we have with the orcs. The orcs are artificial beings forced into a certain existence, which is a condition akin to the men trapped in the stone mountain. The key difference is that the golems have been made by evil to serve evil, while the men were formerly good and have been punished for a great misdeed - reduced down to an artificial state of being until they fulfill their oath.
In essence, Aragorn asks the Army of Dead:
"Is Your Honor Loyalty?"
Their rising up to the call of duty, which results in them being free from their torment in death, is also what Boromir went through, albeit over the course of minutes not millennia! Like the Army of Dead, Boromir gave his word to fulfill a task, but was overcome by the Ring and effectively abandoned his duty. However, he realized this an snapped out of the spell and saved Merry and Pippin in battle, but received mortal wounds in doing so. However, he passed on in honor. The Army of Dead, too abandoned their duty long ago, but now snap out of their spell, leave the confinement of stone (un-become golems by their own will), and go to fight for their former master's heir. The theme here is a return to honor and it can also be seen in the line of Denethor (father), Boromir (first son), and Faramir (younger son) - Denethor succumbed to madness from being under spell and died in shame; Boromir fell under a spell, but snapped out of it, and died with honor; Faramir was tempted, but never succumbed, and goes on to live in honor.
So as we can see, the Kampf to overcome the spell of Sauron is also a whole lot of inner-revolutions by individuals as well as the Grand Alliance of Nations and Folk against him. Each member, down to the individual soldier, faces his own inner battle with spirit, in many instances even when already wielding a sword against Sauron. For many may fight, but only the Noble, the Aryans, fight by motivations from a profound spiritual insight as to what they're doing and why -
that is the essence of Kampf.
The Trek into Mordor
Frodo and Sam, with Gollum, who have steadily been making their way to Mordor, have finally reached that feared place. Much like with the others facing their toughest challenge, they now face theirs. Climbing up a hidden set of stairs as indicated by Gollum, they are nearing a way past the massive mountain walls of Mordor - a certain tunnel and Gollum seems to have some particular plans brewing with this place. Gollum has been slyly working to get Frodo to resent Sam and to making Frodo suspect that his friend is trying to betray him. This takes its final step during a rest along the steps during which Gollum sets up a situation to make it look like Sam has been stealing bread. Sam, who Gollum knows is frustrated with him, lashes out at Gollum who plays the pathetic, innocent victim. The ruse, of which this is the last step, finally works - Frodo tells Sam to leave on the pretense that the trip is taking its toll on him and that he is hindering progress.
Frodo is, of course, thoroughly convinced that he did the right thing and this is because he did it from his own will -
this is the key to Judaic manipulation. It is not the manipulating of the pawns to get them to move where the puppet master wants, it is the manipulating of the playing field so that he pawns move
by their own will where the puppet master wants, thus giving the illusion of free choice. The Zionist chessboard isn't literal, it's metaphorical - it is more like
The Matrix or the alien infestation in
They Live. Due to his madness which was accentuated by the loss of his son, Denethor was absolutely convinced that he was doing the right thing. As was Isildur when he tried to control the Ring. The spell was on their minds. Gollum has just orchestrated such a situation with Frodo and Sam and tore two friends apart - the unimportant one is out of the way, while the one with the Ring is walking into a trap. There is no need to snatch the Ring, there is just the need to get Frodo to drop it.
Sam had had been honest throughout the entire journey and soon sees proof of the ploy that had been played; he promptly rushes back up to help his friend. Frodo on the other hand sees that the tunnel is not just any old tunnel, but actually a lair of a giant spider-beast, Shelob. He just barely makes it out of there when Gollum reappears and now just flat out tries to take the Ring in angry frustration that his plan of having Frodo eaten by Shelob didn't work. Frodo has taken a heavy toll mentally and physically and still doesn't fully see what Gollum is doing, or starts to pity him once again after another pathetic "victim" excuse. However, when Gollum leaps at him again, Frodo manages to roll him off of a cliff... this is actually a bit of luck and Frodo's full commitment to destroying the Ring is still to be tested.
Shelob comes out of her lair and sneaks up Frodo stinging him as he looks where to go. Luckliy, Sam shows up and fights the beast off with Frodo's sword, but also with the vial of light, the Light of the Star Elendil. The theme of light is present throughout the whole storyline and all golems in the
Lord of the Rings despise natural light, but especially sunlight. It is no surpirse that the Swastika, a Sun symbol, is looked at with disgust by Zionist pests.
Frodo is not dead after being stung, but rather just completely limp for a few hours, as Sam overhears some orcs talking, but they take Frodo to their fortress, Cirith Ungol. Sam has much of his work cut out for him, as the garrison at the fort begins to fight after an argument breaks out over Frodo's shiny armor. This would have been a pretty lame plot device, since it makes Sam's rescue of Frodo much easier, but as we have seen: orcs are very volatile in temper and spiritually weak beings succumb to materialism quicker. Thus, it is no surprise that something so small sets some orcs off in a brawl, and no surpise that the whole garrison joins in.
Thematically, this is also very consistent. The essence of Sauron's power, symbolic of usury based power, is highly unstable and demands constant manipulations to keep afloat. Also, the orcs/golems are the dynamic opposite of the members that set out on the Kampf against Sauron. Thus, the golems fight without purpose or for whatever little reason they feel like fighting over in a brawl of disunity - while the Noble Warriors on the Kampf fight for a very specific purpose and are united because of it.
The Final Tasks
Theoden's Riders arrived and helped break the siege at Minas Tirith, while Aragorn showed up shortly thereafter with his Army of Dead and helped take down the Men of the South and the Corsairs, allies of Sauron. Interestingly, those particular groups were said to be mercenaries, or soldiers for hire, and thus another version that stands opposite of the Noble Warriors. That makes for three types of motivation to be found in the groups on the battlefield - Noble Warriors motivated by Kampf; Mercenaries driven by promise of gold; and Orcs, brainless golems just doing what they're told - the "anti-purpose."
After defeating all in the battlefield the next decision is the key Final Task for the Alliance of Middle Earth Folk - to meet Sauron's remaining forces by the Black Gate so that Mordor is empty and Frodo can destroy the Ring in Mount Doom. They set out from Minas Tirith.

The success now depends on Frodo who must accomplish his Final Task - destroying the Ring. Note that the final changes that take place physically are in conjunction with changes that take place metaphysically. Gimli who had been stubborn about allying with Men and Elves, went on to accept this, but still poked fun at the fact, as did Legolas. In the Battle of Pelennor Fields, as in Helm's Deep, they were competing to see who can kill the most orcs and Gimli would say "may the best Dwarf win!" Then he got jealous that Legolas managed to take down an entire War Oliphant, complete with crew, single-handedly. As they stand by the Black Gate and watch a massive orc army pour out, Gimli makes yet another remark in the same vein, but Legolas quickly responds and a profound realization sets in.
Gimli: "Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an Elf."
Legolas: "What about side by side with a friend?"
Gimli: "Aye. I could do that."
That is the essence of camaraderie, which all warriors in a Kampf must come to realize, and in Lord of the Rings, they do. They form a diverse army, comprised of members from every Folk in Middle Earth, to smite their common enemy who has been ever manipulating and causing turmoil for everyone. This multi-ethnic alliance, to many peoples’ surprise, actually has precedent in the real World - that would be the real-life military unit that was as ethnically diverse as a World Map -
The Waffen SS.
SS Mittelerde - Dwarf, Human, Elf, Wizard
and Hobbit (the helmet by Gandalf... lol)
Meanwhile...
Frodo approaches Mount Doom and stands at the edge of the grand foundry where the Ring was made. Gollum had reappeared just before he and Sam went in, but Sam managed to hold him off to allow Frodo time to toss the Ring in. However, this final moment, the Final Task, is one of will. Just like for Aragorn and the Alliance of Middle Earth, the hard part was not marching up to the gate and drawing swords, it was getting themselves to do it and then standing ground as they see the orcs pour out. Likewise, for Frodo, a simple toss is not the hard part, but the building up the will to make the toss. It is breaking out of the mind prison set up by Sauron, to any wearer the Ring appears as the most “precious” thing in existence, just like facing Sauron’s army appears as the most hopeless thing in existence - it is all part of Sauron’s spell to ensure his preservation - it is the engineering of the playing field to get pawns to go where he wants them to be and do what he demands of them. And so Frodo... puts on the Ring... immediately Sauron senses this and sends the Nazgul after him.
Gollum, long since completely overcome by his lust for the Ring, will never stop in trying to get it and attacks Frodo, after seeing his footprints, and bites of his finger, which finally puts him in possession of “the Precious.” The next scene is key since it shows that Frodo finally stands up to the task and overcomes Sauron's illusion. Just outside of Shelob’s lair, he had a bit of luck with rolling Gollum off of a cliff, but here actually does it intentionally and Gollum plunges down into the molten rock. Note the shot - it is tracking shot of not just a character falling, but also of the Ring. There is one more key fall, the final one, and it occurs right after the Ring lands in the volcanic river.
The floating Ring is soon consumed by the molten flow, it is pulled under the surface of Middle Earth never to return; this causes the tower of Barad-Dur to crumble and the Eye of Sauron to topple from its peak and burst, rifting the earth in a great shockwave and pulling down all of the parasitic creations deep into the bowels of Baphomet’s Hell.
Frodo and Sam manage to escape the erupting Mount Doom, but get stranded on the slope as lava streams surround them. It all seems hopeless, but then Gandalf shows up with a flight of eagles and both Frodo and Sam are taken by an eagle in its mighty, yet in this case also gentle, talon. It is certainly an interesting image and it is no coincidence that it bears striking compositional resemblance to the Luftwaffe insignia that can be seen in this blog's banner - the eagle is holding the source of salvation which has brought about a New Order.
The New Age and The New Order
A New Age of Unity and Nobility then settles peacefully onto Middle Earth. Aragorn’s final monologue at his coronation on the Gnostic Cross Courtyard of Minas Tirith effectively says: “Let there be Unity through Nobility.” The original Fellowship is still together in friendship and lasting mutual respect. The lands of Men can be seen as soon to be fully united as Faramir and Eowyn - a Son of Gondor and a Daughter of Rohan - have taken romantic interest in one another.
In
The Two Towers there is a brief scene where Aragorn’s ancestry is mentioned, and the nation that he belonged to, as well as its dispersal, which reflects what happened to the Aryans in our real World - scattered with the occasional rising up throughout history. However, in this highly romanticized tale, the Aryan doesn’t just rise up and accomplish some feat, he actually ensures the setting up of a kingdom founded on Aryan ideals. This is made all the more clear with the arrival of Arwen right after Aragorn’s coronation. She is an immortal Elf, but chooses a mortal life with purpose, over an immortal life that’s empty. By staying in Middle Earth and taking Aragorn’s hand, she also effectively ensures that the new King will have an heir, thus she is actually playing a very key (though totally off screen!) role in the well-being of the nation of Gondor.
There is still some ground to cover with
Lord of the Rings and that will be wrapped up in the concluding chapter.
PART VI