▁be ▁Sar uman , ▁they ▁soon ▁realize ▁it ▁is ▁Gand alf , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁res ur rect ed ▁by ▁the ▁Val ar . ▁Mer ry ▁and ▁Pi pp in ▁are ▁also ▁safe , ▁having ▁escaped ▁their ▁capt ors ▁and ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁ent ▁Tre eb e ard . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Gand alf ▁explains ▁there ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁to wers ▁of ▁Bar ad - d û r ▁in ▁M ord or ▁and ▁Orth anc ▁in ▁Is eng ard , ▁home ▁of ▁Sar uman , ▁who ▁has ▁sent ▁out ▁leg ions ▁of ▁U ru k - hai ▁and ▁or cs ▁to ▁rav age ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁of ▁R oh an , ▁whose ▁king , ▁Thé oden , ▁has ▁been ▁rendered ▁virt ually ▁com at ose ▁by ▁Sar uman ' s ▁magic . ▁Gand alf , ▁Arag orn , ▁Leg olas ▁and ▁G im li ▁race ▁to ▁Ed or as , ▁where ▁Gand alf ▁fre es ▁Thé oden ▁from ▁Sar uman ' s ▁spell , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁R oh an ▁shall ▁make ▁for ▁Hel m ' s ▁Deep , ▁a ▁for tr ess ▁which ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁bre ached . ▁Gand alf ▁leaves ▁to ▁get ▁additional ▁help , ▁prom ising ▁to ▁return ▁" at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁t ide ." ▁Meanwhile , ▁on ▁the ▁path ▁to ▁Hel m ' s ▁Deep , ▁the ▁travel ers ▁are ▁attacked ▁by ▁or cs ▁r iding ▁W arg , ▁but ▁Arag