Question: what do the lord of the rings extended editions add?
Answer: These are the entirely new scenes that have been added: The Voice of Saruman; Eowyn's Dream; The Decline of Gondor; Cross-roads of the Fallen King; Sam's Warning; The Corsairs of Umbar; Merry's Simple Courage; The Witch-King's Hour; The Houses of Healing; Aragorn Masters the Palantir; The Mouth of Sauron.