Mythology
...of his power. His overriding desire is to reclaim the ring and use it to enslave Middle Earth. Through strange circumstances, the ring falls into the hands of Frodo Baggins, a hobbit. Hobbits are a race of people half the sizes of men that are generally content with living a comfortable life and minding their own business. Because of the ring, however, Frodo is caught up in business that will affect all of Middle Earth. The Ring has a dark side. In the end, all that is created with it becomes dark and leads to evil.
Because of Gandalf, he sets out with three of his hobbit friends to keep the ring out of Sauron's hands. They are chased by the nine Ring wraiths, servants of Sauron. With the help of a man named Strider, they make it safely to Rivendell, a home of elves. There, with the help of Elrond, Frodo accepts the responsibility of taking the ring to the only place it can be destroyed. In the cracks of doom in the mountain of Orodruin, inside Sauron's realm or Mordor is the only place which the ring can be destroyed. A Fellowship is created to help him, consisting of Frodo, his servant Sam, two other hobbits, Strider, Gandalf, an elf named Legolas, a dwarf named Gimli, and a man from the south named Boromir.
The Fellowship heads south and attempts to pass under the Misty Mountains through Moria, the ancient realm of the dwarves. There, Gandalf falls into the gap of Khazad-dum while protecting the company from a terrible demon called a Balrog. The rest of the party continues on to Lorien, the forest of the Galadrim elves, where the Lady Galadriel tests their hearts and gives them gifts to help them on their quest. From there, they go down the Anduin River by boat. When they must return to land, they cannot decide whether to head toward Mordor on the east or toward the safety of Minas Tirith on the west. Boromir desires the ring and confronts Frodo,...
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