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443 (II: 46). I think it was Saruman - Scheme confirms Gimli's suspicion: 'February 30: Saruman appears on battlefield and is seen by Aragorn and companions at night.' An earlier time-scheme, written while Tolkien was working on Chapters 7 and 8 of Book III, includes the entry: Aragorn and his companions spend night on the battle-field, and see "old man" (Saruman)' (The Treason of Isengard, p. 428). They are a considerable way from Orthanc and the reader might wonder with Gimli in Book III, Chapter 5 (p. 488, II: 91) whether it was really Saruman or only 'an evil phantom' of him, especially as he leaves no traces. But Gandalf later explains that it was Saruman: 'He was so eager to lay his hands on his prey [the hobbits and possibly the Ring] that he could not wait at home, and he came forth to meet and to spy on his messengers. But he came too late for once, and the battle was over and beyond his help before he reached these parts. He did not remain here long' (Book III, Chapter 5, p. 498, II: 101). For drafts and history of this chapter, see The Treason of Isengard, pp. 408-10.
443 (II: 46). I think it was Saruman - Scheme confirms Gimli's suspicion: 'February 30: Saruman appears on battlefield and is seen by Aragorn and companions at night.' An earlier time-scheme, written while Tolkien was working on Chapters 7 and 8 of Book III, includes the entry: Aragorn and his companions spend night on the battle-field, and see "old man" (Saruman)' (The Treason of Isengard, p. 428). They are a considerable way from Orthanc and the reader might wonder with Gimli in Book III, Chapter 5 (p. 488, II: 91) whether it was really Saruman or only 'an evil phantom' of him, especially as he leaves no traces. But Gandalf later explains that it was Saruman: 'He was so eager to lay his hands on his prey [the hobbits and possibly the Ring] that he could not wait at home, and he came forth to meet and to spy on his messengers. But he came too late for once, and the battle was over and beyond his help before he reached these parts. He did not remain here long' (Book III, Chapter 5, p. 498, II: 101). For drafts and history of this chapter, see The Treason of Isengard, pp. 408-10.