The audience comes across the scene at the same time as Frodo, who has been woken from sleep to witness Gollum’s trial in a sense. The waterfall runs into a glistening pool, and this is the pool in which Gollum, unfortunately, decides to go fishing. Only when the light shines in very specific directions can the opening be seen, hence its comparison to a door or window. Henneth Anun, which can be translated to mean ‘Window of the Sunset’ in the common tongue, is so named by the Rangers because of the waterfall that runs over the entranceway to the cave. The hidden glen that they use as their base is a secret spot that they have chosen for themselves, which was originally founded by an earlier Steward of Gondor and is strategically located to give them a great vantage point of the lands, but also the least chance of being discovered by Denethor and his men, who might try to put a stop to their operation. When they first find the hobbits skulking around in the undergrowth, they assume them to be in league with the evil Sauron, which is why they take them hostage. RELATED: Why Are Frodo And Bilbo So Good At Solving Riddles? They call themselves the ‘Rangers of Ithilien.’ He therefore takes it upon himself to gather a group of loyal followers who would go with him to patrol the borders for spies and allies of the enemy. Faramir is not trusted by his father Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, and feels that his father isn’t doing enough to fortify the kingdom, and protect the people of Minas Tirith. The answer lies within the band of Rangers themselves.

But what is this hide-out he takes them to, and why is it so important? Faramir orders his men to take the hobbits captive, and they are gagged and blindfolded on the way to his secret lair, where he later learns of their possession of the One Ring of power, and their quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom where it was created.

During the 2002 film adaptation of the Two Towers by Peter Jackson, Frodo, Sam and Gollum are captured by Faramir of Gondor, and his band of Rangers, whilst they are distracted by the sound of the Oliphaunt, also known as Mumakils.

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