[Rocko]

At the conclusion of my copy of The Fellowship of the Ring I read:

"The second part is called The Two Towers since the events recounted in it are dominated by Orthanc, the citadel of Saruman, and the fortress of Minas Morgul, that guards the secret entrance to Mordor...."

Did Tolkien write that note, or did some nameless editor?

[Overtaxed]

Did Tolkien write that note, or did some nameless editor?

Oooooo.....good question! I don't know. I'll see if I can find out but I'm betting the editor did.

[Varda]

At the conclusion of my copy of The Fellowship of the Ring I read:

"The second part is called The Two Towers since the events recounted in it are dominated by Orthanc, the citadel of Saruman, and the fortress of Minas Morgul, that guards the secret entrance to Mordor...."

Did Tolkien write that note, or did some nameless editor?

That's in my copy of FOTR copyright 1965, so Tolkien definately knew it was there.