They depart Rivendell to head to the Misty Mountains, but unfortunately, their planned path is blocked by rock slides and snow.

They form an alliance which consists of Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, an Elf named Legolas, a Dwarf named Gimli, and a Man from the South named Boromir. Frodo accepts this arduous task, and a fellowship is formed to journey to Mordor where Orodruin is. They then find out the only place that the ring can indeed be destroyed is the Cracks of Doom, in the volcano Orodruin where the ring was initially forged. Just before they arrive at Rivendell, they encounter the Black Riders once again and Frodo, riding Glorfindel’s horse, outruns them, and the Black Riders are swept away by a flood created by Elrond, the master of Rivendell.Īfter Elrond heals Frodo, there is a council formed to discuss the future of the ring and how best to proceed with its destruction. Just outside of Rivendell, they encounter Glorfindel, the Elf-lord. Aragorn worries that this injury may influence Frodo negatively, and they proceed with haste. Weapon used by the Black Riders, Frodo succumbs to a dark infection. Aragorn agrees to travel with them and help protect them but along the way, they encounter the Black Riders again, and Frodo is wounded gravely.

This will be the first time of many where Aragorn saves the lives of the hobbits throughout the series.īefore their arrival, Gandalf had left a letter at the Inn informing the hobbits to head to the city of Rivendell, the land of the elves. That evening, Aragorn warns the hobbits not to sleep in their rooms and ends up saving their lives as the Ringwraiths show up to kill them. Unfortunately, at one point during the night, Frodo slips and falls and the ring lands on his finger, turning him invisible and sending a signal to the Ringwraiths. During their time in Bree, Frodo attempts to keep things low key. They finally make it to the first town, Bree, on their journey where they meet Aragorn, a Ranger who happens to be the heir to the throne of an ancient kingdom – the Men of Westernesse. Their savior is an entity known as Tom Bombadil, who is known as the oldest creature in Middle-earth. After this, the hobbits get lost in the Old Forest and are attacked by a possessed willow tree. They meet a group of wandering elves who agree to help them by letting friends ahead of them know of their adventure so that they can assist in protecting them. Along the way, Ringwraiths pursue them, servants of the dark lord who are also known as Black Riders. So Frodo and his three friends, Sam, Pippin, and Merry begin their adventure to destroy the ring. Once Gandalf confirms this, he informs Frodo that he must take the ring away from the Shire as Sauron is currently rising again, and will be seeking the ring. Initially he is reluctant to do so, but in the end, is encouraged by Gandalf the wizard who suspects he knows of the Ring’s dark powers. On the night of Frodo’s cousins birthday, Bilbo Baggins, he gives Frodo this magical ring knowing that it has the power to turn the wearer invisible. They live quite a comfortable life here, and this is an interesting place to start because Hobbits avoid adventures. The story begins in the Shire, where all the Hobbits reside.

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