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Now the war had begun. The first forces of the enemy had crossed the river Anduin and the army of evil pushed forward the defenders. Pippin was on the wall of the city and so was Beregond. The gates had been closed after the last defenders coming in. Suddenly they saw a small group of riders with the enemies on their heels. The group nearly came to the gate, but then the archers of the enemy shot down their horses. Only the fast reaction of Gandalf who rode outside and aided the riders saved their lives.
The leader of the group was Faramir, Boromir's brother. He had left Ithilien when he saw the great army of the lord of the Nazgűl appear. Now he was wounded by an arrow and lay in the houses of healing in Minas Tirith. Despite his wound, he told Denethor, Gandalf and Pippin everything about Frodo and their meeting. Then they had to leave him because another assault had begun.
The enemy had brought a great ram to crush down the gates of the city and after they had fallen the lord of the Nazgűl appeared. But in the crushed and ruined arc of the gate a small, white person appeared. It was Gandalf and he stopped the advance of the army. And suddenly great horns were heard on the battlefield and the enemies trembled in fear. Finally Rohan has come.
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