Searching the field, Azucena found him and nursed him back to health. They have returned to their native mountains, where the gypsies lead a carefree existence. Azucena berates Manrico for not having killed the Count di Luna when he had a chance, and he swears to do so if they should meet again. Ignoring Azucena's pleas to remain and warnings that his wounds are still not healed, Manrico hurries off. In a camp before Castellor, soldiers under the command of the Count di Luna await the attack on the castle.
Reinforcements arrive, and they look forward eagerly to an easy victory and rich loot.
Recognizing in her the mother of his hated enemy, the Count exults in the punishment he will wreak on her. In the castle, Manrico hears of her capture and rushes out to save his mother, or to die in the attempt. Manrico has been vanquished and captured. He and his mother both lie imprisoned in a tower of the royal castle Aliaferia, awaiting death. At last she falls asleep.