Fu poco tempo dopo che Saruman arrivò e si impadronì di Isengard, e fu salutato come un forte alleato, dato che a Rohan sarebbero serviti quasi 200 anni per recuperare le proprie forze dopo l'invasione. ###>It was soon after this that Saruman arrived and took over Isengard, and was welcomed as a strong ally, since it would take Rohan close to 200 years to recover its strength after the invasion.