February 26, T.A. 3019
Merry and Pippin are captured by a band of Uruk-hai from Isengard, led by Uglúk. They are taken towards Isengard, but during the journey, they manage to escape during a battle between the Uruk-hai and the Rohirrim. They flee into Fangorn Forest, where they meet Treebeard, the Ent.