Forbidden Pool

Deep oval rock basin fed by foaming fall, swirling dark waters exiting narrow gate, moonlit ripples. Located beneath the window of Henneth Annûn.

The Forbidden Pool, a deep oval rock basin beneath the cascading window of Henneth Annûn in Ithilien, emerges in The Two Towers as a perilously guarded natural feature fed by foaming falls and swirling dark waters that drain through a narrow gate. Its moonlit ripples set the stage for a tense encounter where Frodo and Sam are caught after Gollum fishes there, highlighting the Rangers' vigilant secrecy amid the escalating War of the Ring. Though appearing only in this book, the Pool symbolizes the fragile boundaries of hidden refuges in a darkening world.