▁Is ild ur , ▁and ▁right ful ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁G ond or . ▁Arag orn ▁v owed ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁h ob bits ▁on ▁their ▁journey ▁to ▁Riv end ell . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁tutorial ▁level ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁player ▁controls ▁Is ild ur ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Last ▁Alliance , ▁the ▁game ▁begins ▁with ▁Arag orn , ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁( vo iced ▁by ▁V ig go ▁Mort ensen ) ▁stating ▁" I ▁am ▁Is ild ur ' s ▁he ir . ▁Not ▁Is ild ur ▁himself . ▁My ▁fate ▁is ▁my ▁own ." ▁He ▁then ▁r ides ▁to ▁Hel m ' s ▁Deep ▁where ▁he ▁a wa its ▁the ▁attack ▁of ▁Sar uman ' s ▁army ▁of ▁or cs ▁and ▁U ru k - hai . ▁At op ▁the ▁batt lement s ▁he ▁tells ▁É ow yn ▁( Car ole ▁R ugg ier ) ▁of ▁his ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁the ▁enemy ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁arrival . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁he ▁first ▁met ▁the ▁h ob bits , ▁the ▁group ▁stay ▁at ▁We ath ert op ▁for ▁the ▁night , ▁but ▁are ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁Naz g û l . ▁Arag orn ▁successfully ▁drives ▁them ▁off ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁Fro do ▁( E lij ah ▁Wood ) ▁is ▁st ab bed ▁by ▁the ▁W itch - king ▁with ▁a ▁M org ul - bla de . ▁The ▁party ▁reach ▁Riv end ell , ▁where ▁Fro do ▁is ▁he aled .