The Fellowship of the Rings is the first of the three volumes in “The Lord of the Rings”, an epic set in the fictional world of Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings is an entity named Sauron, the Dark Lord, who long ago lost the One Ring that contains much of his power. His overriding desire is to reclaim the Ring and use it to enslave all of Middle-earth. The story of The Lord of the Rings begins with several events that take place in The Hobbit. While wandering lost in a deep cave, Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit—one of a small, kindly race about half the size of Men—stumbles upon a ring and takes it back with him to the Shire, the part of Middle-earth that is the Hobbits’ home. All Bilbo knows of his ring is that wearing it causes him …show more content…
The Fellowship of the Ring opens with a party for Bilbo’s 111th birthday. Bilbo gives his ring to his heir, his cousin Frodo Baggins. When the time comes to part with the ring, however, Bilbo becomes strangely reluctant to do so. He gives up the ring only at the determined urging of his friend, Gandalf the Grey, a great Wizard. Gandalf suspects that the ring is indeed the One Ring of legend. After confirming his suspicions, he tells Frodo that the Ring must be taken away from the Shire, as Sauron’s power is growing once again. Frodo sets out from the Shire with three of his Hobbit friends—Sam, Merry, and Pippin. Along the way, they are pursued by the nine Ringwraiths, servants of Sauron who take the form of terrifying Black Riders. The hobbits spend a night in the company of wandering Elves, who promise to send word ahead to friends who will protect the hobbits. Barely out of the Shire, the hobbits get lost in the Old Forest, where they have to be rescued from a malevolent willow tree, which swallows up Merry and Pippin, and then from an evil …show more content…
Their way is blocked by snow and rock slides, and they are forced to divert their path through the Mines of Moria—the ancient, underground realm of the Dwarves. During the journey through Moria, Gandalf falls into the chasm of Khazad-dûm while protecting the Company from a Balrog, a terrible demon. The rest of the party continues on to Lórien, the forest of the Galadrim Elves, where the Lady Galadriel tests their hearts and gives them gifts to help them on the quest. Frodo, spellbound by Galadriel’s power and wisdom, offers her the Ring. She refuses, however, saying that, despite her intentions, the Ring would corrupt her; ultimately, she would only replace Sauron. Leaving Lórien, the Fellowship travels by boat down the Great River, Anduin. At night, they spot Gollum—a deformed creature that had once owned the Ring but then lost it to Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit”—following them. When they reach the Falls of Rauros, the Fellowship must decide whether to head toward Mordor on the east or toward the safety of the city of Minas Tirith to the west. Boromir, overcome by the Ring’s power and desiring the Ring for himself, confronts Frodo. Frodo fends off Boromir and decides that he must go on to Mordor rather than to the safety of Minas Tirith. However, Frodo cannot bear the thought of imperiling his friends on the dangerous journey or allowing the Ring to corrupt them, so he
Bilbo when running from the goblins gets lost and runs down to the bottom of the cave and finds a ring. He then meets gollum, a hobbit who was vilified because of the way he looked. He then challenges bilbo to a riddle contest. Whoever wins lives. Bilbo wins is lead out of the cave and meets back up with Gandalf and the party.
This is Bilbo’s acceptance of the adventure. Next Bilbo got help from a supernatural aid; a ring. He came across the ring underground in the Goblins territory right before he encountered Gollum. The ring turned out to be Gollum’s and was very important to him, but still Bilbo took it for himself; and that was a smart idea, as it became quite a useful tool throughout his journey. With it he escaped Gollum’s lair; “Gollum was defeated. He dared go no further. He had lost : lost his prey, and lost, too, the only thing he had ever cared about, his precious” (Tolkien 87). The ring helped Bilbo escape the goblins, who Bilbo encountered shortly after fleeing from Gollum. The ring also helped Bilbo escape from the treacherous spiders he and the dwarves came across later on in the story. Finally, Bilbo crossed the threshold, or in other worlds, left the old world behind. The morning after the dwarves had convinced Bilbo to join them, Bilbo found his house trashed, but the dwarves gone. So he assumed they went on without him. Ten minutes before he was due at the Green Dragon Inn, Gandalf appeared at his house informing him that they were all waiting for him to arrive. Flustered, Bilbo was shoved out of his house towards the Inn, without
After this they start traveling once again. When they approach Misty Mountains, they take shelter in a cave to let the storm overhead pass. While they are waiting for the storm to pass they get captured by the Great Goblin but can escape thanks to Gandalf. On their way out, Bilbo trips and loses his consciousness. When he wakes up he tries to make his way out of the cave once again, but he finds a ring that he eventually pockets. After he pocketed the ring he encounters Gollum, who is a murderous creature who kills and eats goblins and those who wonder in the caves. During this encounter Bilbo exchanges riddles with Gollum and even gives Gollum an easy riddle to buy himself more time to think of a trickier riddle. This shows that he is so confident that he will be able to answer Gollum’s next
J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” is the prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy..This book did what it’ ’’’s future predecessors failed to accomplish , keeping the reader at the edge of their seat.
The fellowship of the ring by J.R.R, Tolkien, is a novel set in a couple of different places. It all takes place in Middle-Earth. Inside Middle-Earth there are places such as The hobbit town, Bag end, and the Shire. This novel is about a very dangerous and exciting journey to destroy one powerful ring which the protagonist of the novel, Frodo, possesses Throughout the novel, we can see how Frodo has a major transformation in his personality with the help of some of his friends. It is evident that Frodo is not the most heroic character, but he is still chosen to be the main attraction in the fellowship of the ring and to keep the ring safe and secret.
Bilbo Baggins, who acts the Everyman, lacks skills and characteristics that are usually found in a hero, but as the story progresses, he becomes more impassive, noble, and develops into a hero. As a small, “very well-to-do” (3), simple hobbit, Bilbo is an easy character for a common reader identify with. He enjoys the comfort of home, sticks to a constant routine, and, at first, has no interest in any sort of adventure; which he makes clear when he states to Gandalf, “Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you” (7). Because readers are able to put themselves into Bilbo’s shoes, they feel empathy for him and can begin to understand the challenges he endures. Furthermore, Thorin’s coarse character acts as a character foil to Bilbo due to their contrasting qualities and motives. This contrast works to highlight Bilbo’s traits and draws attention to his just and moral personality throughout the story. In contrast, the corrupt hobbit Gollum acts as Bilbo’s doppelganger. Gollum foreshadows how Bilbo could potentially change if he continues to possess the magic ring and depicts any sense of evil within Bilbo. Their exchange of riddles in the goblin tunnels (70) is Bilbo’s first demonstration of deceit and aids in Bilbo’s development as a character. In addition to Gollum, Gandalf significantly influences Bilbo’s journey as a character. Acting as a mentor to
Bilbo Baggins lives a simple life with his fellow hobbits in the shire, until the wizard Gandalf arrives and convinces him to join a group of dwarves on a quest to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor. The journey takes Bilbo on a path through treacherous lands swarming with orcs, goblins and other dangers, not the least of which is an encounter with Gollum and a simple gold ring that is tied to the fate of Middle Earth in ways Bilbo cannot even
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring is about the first part of Frodo and his companions’ quest to destroy the One Ring created by the Dark Lord Sauron. Before this Bilbo Baggins is planning his 111th birthday party. Long before the planning of the party Bilbo adopted Frodo Baggins, his second cousin, as his heir and Frodo went to live with Bilbo. Bilbo and Frodo live in the small town called Hobbiton in the Shire.
Eventually, Boromir becomes drawn to and corrupted by to the Ring and tries to take it for himself from Frodo. In order to escape from Boromir, Frodo ends up putting on the Ring and becoming invisible. Because of this event, while the rest of the Fellowship scatters to find Frodo, Frodo decides leave the Fellowship and depart to Mordor alone, in order to prevent the rest of his companions from becoming corrupted by the Ring’s influence. His best friend Sam, however, finds him and insists on coming along. Thus, the two set off together to Mordor and the Fellowship is thus broken
The Hobbit, written by J. R. R. Tolkien, is an audacious novel, containing numerous evocative encounters and tedious gatherings, as it has many readers hooked since it is one of the top fantasy novels. In Wilderland, the fantasy world in which this novel takes place, there are many prodigious moments, which gave readers the feeling that one is with Bilbo Baggins finding the ring, solving the mind-puzzling riddles, and escaping the goblins, who were hunting the entire palace to avenge themselves of the captain’s passing. The author provides valuable imagery when he describes when Bilbo finds the ring, saying, “his hand met what felt like a tiny ring of cold metal lying on the floor if the tunnel. It was a turning point in his career, but he
Some never come to be, unless those that he hold that visions turn aside from their paths to prevent them. Sam is deeply unsettled. Frodo looks in the Mirror and sees someone approaching all in white, it looks like Gandalf, but how can it be/ Frodo also sees Bilbo walking restlessly. He sees a dark ship and a white fortress with seven towers and then he sees a single eye that fills the whole mirror. The eye is looking everywhere for Frodo. It is the eye of Sauron. Galadriel stops him before the weight of the Ring around his neck pulls him into the water. She knows that he sees Sauron, because sees him, too. Sauron would like to gain access to Galadriel’s mind because she carries an elvish ring of Power, Nenya, and the Ring of Adamant. Galadriel tells Frodo that his coming puts the Elves in a dilemma. If Frodo fails in his quest, Sauron will take over the world and destroy everything, even Lothlorien. If he succeeds, the power of the Three Rings of the Elves will fade, and Lothlorien will die; the Elves will pass into the west, and her people will forgotten in Middle earth. The elves are willing to accept that fate if it means that they will be free of Sauron. Frodo offers Galadriel the ring, since she is wise and fearless and “it is too great a matter for him”. Galadriel admits that she has often thought what she would do with the Ruling Ring, but she refuses. She would
(1)Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring from the Lord of the Rings trilogy is about a young Hobbit named Frodo, whose duty is to destroy the One Ring, the only thing keeping the Dark Lord from taking over Middle Earth, where this story takes place. (2)The book opens with Frodo, the main character inheriting all of his uncles treasures from his past adventures after he leaves his home permanently, including a ring he was told not to wear. (3)Gandalf, an old friend of Frodo’s arrives with urgent news, warning Frodo to leave Hobbiton (the town he lives in) immediately because the Ring he bears is a threat to the entirety of Middle Earth, the place where this story takes place. (4)Frodo realizes that the ring is the only thing keeping the Dark Lord
Frodo Baggins lived among the peaceful hills called The Shire, among with his friends. It was a normal, but peaceful day in The Shire, where Frodo sat by the tree in the woods, and read a book. During Frodo’s reading, he hear a wagon rattling closer from the roads, and singing. Immediately Frodo knew who the voice of the singing is. His friend Gandalf The Gray arriving to see his old friend Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo has carried a ring that belong to a dark evil which stirs in Mordor. The ring has passed on to Frodo, knowing the threat it can cause, making Frodo to make an unexpected journey to save his home, and the world.
The young hobbit soon meets Thorin, a dwarven prince without a home, for a dragon now resides in the mountain he once called his. In his company of dwarves are the following: Dwalin, Balin, Fili, Kili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bombur, Bofur, and Bifer.The Hobbit takes place in a land called Middle Earth. Middle Earth has many diverse lands, from the beautiful rivendell, home of the elves, to the grimy, dark goblin caves. It also has different types of people, from the wandering dwarves of Lonely Mountain, to the honely hobbits of the Shire. The events of the story happen when Bilbo is 50 years of age, a relitively young age for a hobbit.Bilbo, being an ordinary type of hobbit, never realy has a disire to leave the shire, his home town. But then he meets an old family friend, Gandalf the grey, who urges him to adventure, but Bilbo refuses Later that night his hobbit hole is unexpectedly filled with thirtteen homeless dwarves, all of whom where expecting a meal. "who inviteed them?" you
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien was a prelude to is amazing book series called THE LORD OF THE RINGS. The Hobbit tells a story of a hobbit name Bilbo Baggins, and a company of dwarves on their adventure to retake the dwarf’s home from an evil dragon.