![]() ![]() ![]() Later, after singing a song on a table, he trips and accidentally puts the ring on his finger, disappearing, which causes a commotion. ![]() At the Sign of the Prancing Pony - The Hobbits reach the Prancing Pony inn at Bree, where Frodo uses a false name, Underhill.The hobbits are given daggers from the treasure in one of the downs. Fog on the Barrow-downs - Travelling through the Barrow-downs, the hobbits are imprisoned by Barrow-wights, where they are rescued again by Tom Bombadil.Frodo tries on the ring then to see if it 'works', and Tom Bombadil is also able to see Frodo while he has the ring on. In the House of Tom Bombadil - Tom knows much about the Hobbits, and even tries on the Ring, yet it does not have any effect on him - it does not make him invisible.Merry and Pippin are trapped inside Old Man Willow, and are freed only when Tom Bombadil arrives. The Old Forest - Although trying to avoid it, the hobbits get lost and travel to the River Withywindle, the "queerest part of the whole wood".Frodo decides to leave the next day through the old forest, as it is an unexpected direction, rather than travelling on the roads. The title refers to Frodo about to tell Merry and Pippin about his quest, who he had previously believed not to know about it, and they tell him that they had known much of it all along. A Conspiracy Unmasked - Takes place at Frodo's new house at Crickhollow.A Short Cut to Mushrooms - They meet Farmer Maggot from taking a short cut, and he gives them some of his prized mushrooms.They also meet Gildor the elf, with other elves. Frodo, Sam and Pippin set out through the South Farthing of the Shire towards Buckland, and encounter a black rider. Three is Company - Frodo sells Bag End, and officially is going to move to a house at Crickhollow in the area beyond Bucklebury in Buckland, while he actually plans to disappear without causing too much of a fuss.Sam who has been listening at the window, is told to accompany Frodo. The Shadow of the Past - Gandalf tells Frodo the true nature of the ring, and how it must be taken to Mordor and destroyed. ![]() A Long-expected Party - details Bilbo and Frodo's birthday party, chapter ends with Bilbo leaving the Shire.Yet before they can reach Frodo, a great flood comes and washes them away. Frodo defies them, but the Ringwraiths begin to advance. Yet before they can reach there, they are found again by the Ringwraiths, who pursure Frodo to the Ford of Bruinen. Eventually, they find Glorfindel in the wastes, who directs them to Rivendell. They also pass the trolls which had been turned to stone, as is told in the The Hobbit. Frodo is stabbed upon the mountain of Weathertop by the chief of the Nazgul, with a 'morgul blade' - as part of the knife stays inside him, he gets sicker on the rest of the journey. Narrowly escaping these and other dangers and meeting other interesting characters en route (e.g, Tom Bombadil) they eventually come to Bree, where they meet Strider, another friend of Gandalf who leads them the rest of the way to Rivendell, through further hardships. From the start they are pursued by Black Riders, the Ringwraiths who serve Sauron. In his journey he is accompanied by three Hobbit friends, Pippin, Merry, and Sam. He hopes to reach Rivendell, where he will be safe from Sauron, and where those wiser than he can decide what to do about the Ring. Heeding the advice of the wizard Gandalf, Frodo leaves his home, taking the Ring with him. Frodo later learns about the ring which he had used to make himself invisible, and also to some of its darker powers. (His 'coming of age') At the birthday party, Bilbo disappears after his speech, to the surprise of all. It begins with Bilbo Baggins celebrating his 111th (or eleventy first, as it is called) birthday, on the same day that Frodo celebrates his 33rd birthday. The beginning of the first chapter in the book begins quite lightly, following on from The Hobbit which is more of a childrens story than Lord of the Rings. The One Ring has been inherited by Frodo who finds himself unwittingly in the midst of a struggle for world domination. Sauron seeks the One Ring that will allow him to control the Bearers of the nineteen Lower Rings and control the three major races of Middle-earth: the Elves, the Men and the Dwarves. The first book sets the stage for the adventure and follows Frodo Baggins as he flees from his home in the Shire to escape the minions of the Dark Lord Sauron. Tolkien's preliminary design for the dust-jacket of The Fellowship of the Ring. ![]()
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