Ah,
the Real
beginning of the trilogy... The
Fellowship of the Ring.
This book stars Frodo … Bilbo's heir to nearly all that he has,
including and most importantly his Ring. The book starts out with
Bilbo's birthday party, in which Bilbo plans to use the Ring to
disappear forever, but before escaping the Shire completely he sneaks
into his house and hands off the Ring to Frodo. The action really
starts when the Ringwraiths show up and start chasing Frodo, and his
three hobbit friends as they leave the Shire at the bidding of
Gandalf the Grey. Merry, Pippen and Sam, the three friends, and Frodo
soon got lost in the Old Forest, but are rescued by Tom Bombadil.
When they reach the town of Bree they meet Aragorn, AKA, Strider, and
Dunedain. Here they are directed to Rivendell, an Elven-haven. Here
the Fellowship is formed. And their mission is set forth, to destroy
the Ring, in the Cracks of Doom. The Fellowship is made up of a
Dwarf, Gimli; an Elf, Legolas; a wizard, Gandalf; a few Humans,
Boromir, and Aragorn; and four Hobbits, Frodo, Merry, Pippen and Sam.
Eventually the party, in their passage South are forced into the
Mines of Moria, where the Fellowship meets a Balgrog, and Gandalf
falls with it into a Chasm, leaving the Fellowship to be led by
Aragorn. They then head to Lorien, an Elven-haven, where the group
meets Galadriel and receive special gifts from her as they leave. As
they journey they spot Gollum. (He is never far away.)Finally the
group gets to a point of decision, to Mordor or to Minis Tirith, the
Party is split. Boromir becomes overcome by the power of the Ring and
seeks to take it from Frodo; Frodo eludes him and then later decides
to not endanger the group with the Ring and resolves to take it
himself, alone. He sneaks out of the camp and is followed by Sam who
ends up going with him. (Guess who else follows them? Yep...Gollum.)
I love this book, and if you have not read it...READ IT!
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