The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on March 5^th:

• Théoden reaches Isengard at noon. (3019)
• Parley with Saruman in Orthanc. (3019)
• Pippin steals the palantír. (3019)
• Winged Nazgûl passes over the camp at Dol Baran. (3019)
• Gandalf sets out with Peregrin for Minas Tirith. (3019)
• Frodo hides in sight of the Morannon, and leaves at dusk. (3019)

March 5, 3019 (S.R. 1419)

1. Théoden reaches Isengard at noon.

(from the appendices)

“The king and all his company sat silent on their horses, marvelling, perceiving that the power of Saruman was overthrown; but how they could not guess. And now they turned their eyes towards the archway and the ruined gates. There they saw close beside them a great rubble-heap; and suddenly they were aware of two small figures lying on it at their ease….”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 206 TT)

2. Parley with Saruman in Orthanc.

(from the appendices)

“‘Saruman, Saruman!’ said Gandalf still laughing. ‘Saruman, you missed your path in life. You should have been the king’s jester and earned your bread, and stripes too, by mimicking his counsellors…’”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 239 TT)

3. Pippin steals the palantír.

(not in the appendices)

“‘You idiotic fool!’ Pippin muttered to himself. ‘You’re going to get yourself into frightful trouble. Put it back quick!’ But he found now that his knees quaked, and he did not dare to go near enough to the wizard to reach the bundle….’”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 251 TT)

(from the appendices)

“…Gandalf was gazing up, his arms out and downwards, stiff, his hands clenched. ‘Nazgûl!’ he cried. ‘The messenger of Mordor. The storm is coming….’”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 256 TT)

5. Gandalf sets out with Peregrin for Minas Tirith.

(from the appendices)

“‘Farewell! Follow fast!’ cried Gandalf. ‘Away, Shadowfax!’

The great horse tossed his head. His flowing tail flicked in the moonlight. Then he leapt forward, spurning the earth, and was gone like the north wind from the mountains.”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 256 TT)

6. Frodo hides in sight of the Morannon, and leaves at dusk.

(from the appendices)

“‘Were there any oliphaunts?’ asked Sam, forgetting his fear in his eagerness for news of strange places.

‘No, no oliphaunts. What are oliphaunts?’ said Gollum.

Sam stood up, putting his hands behind his back (as he always did when ’speaking poetry’), and began…’”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 321 TT)

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