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The lord of the rings: Fellowship of the Ring.

Characters:

Main characters and their relation to each other:

The story is about a group of travelers who set out to destroy the ring. The main character is Frodo, he is the ring-bearer, there is his best friend Sam and his other friends Merry and Pippin, they are all hobbits. There is the great wizard Gandalf, the mighty man Aragorn. Then there is another man, called Boromir, an Elf called Legolas and a dwarf whose name is Gimli. These travelers set out against the evil Sauron, ruler of the Ring and lord of many evil things. On their way they also come up against Saruman, a mighty wizard who once was a good wizard, but now has turned evil. They are also followed by a creature called Gollum who once possessed the Ring and now wants it back.

Main character in detail:

As said, the most important person in the story is Frodo, because he has to carry the Ring and take it into the land of lord Sauron to the only place where it can be destroyed. At the beginning of the story he is an ordinary hobbit and used to a lot of comfort and extensive meals. Although he is more of an adventurer than most of his kind. He is of a wealthy and respectable family, the Baginses. As the story proceeds he becomes more and more a brave little hobbit. He is of gentle character and very loyal to his friends.

Book I

Bilbo Baggins, the main character of The Hobbit, still lives at Bag End in the Shire. He and his nephew Frodo are celebrating their birthday, so they are having a big party. Bilbo decides to uses his Ring, which makes him invisible. He vanishes before the eyes of the guests.
Bilbo gives the Ring to Frodo.
Gandalf, the grey magician, is worried about the Ring because he suspects that it is the One Evil Ring made by the evil lord Sauron long ago.
Gandalf tests the Ring and sees that this is indeed the One. He tells the brief history of the Ring: The Ring was made by Sauron. Elendil overthrew Sauron, but he died. His son Isildur took the Ring. The Ring fell into the Anduin, the Great River. It was there until a Hobbit found it when he was fishing. His friend Smeagol, killed him for the Ring. He had the Ring until Bilbo found it, which is told in The Hobbit.
Sauron now knows that the Ring isn't destroyed and he wants is back, which would mean the end of Middle Earth. The only way to destroy it is to cast it into Mount Doom, where Sauron made the Ring.
Merry, Pippin and Sam accompany him. Gandalf should accompany them but he hasn't showed up. They are walking on the Road, when a Black Rider pass by. They hide in the bushes. The horses are sniffling to detect Frodo and Frodo has a strong desire to put on the Ring but he doesn't do it.
They go to The Prancing Pony an inn in Bree, a little town. Frodo=Mr. Underhill. Frodo dances on the tables and falls. He is ashamed and puts the Ring on. He goes to a corner where Strider, a Ranger, is sitting. Now everybody knows that Mr. Underhill is special. Strider warns him for that. Strider wants to go with them but Frodo doesn't trust him. Frodo sees a letter of Gandalf, in which he reads that Strider is a friend of Gandalf. He knows that Strider is the real Strider since Strider says his real name also written in the letter.
Black Riders have entered Bree, so Strider wants to make for Weatherthop the next day. He hopes to meet Gandalf there. Nobody has heard of Gandalf and they fear the worst.
They leave for Weathertop and pass through a swamp. They reach Weathertop, where the meet Black Riders. Frodo is afraid and puts on the Ring. Now he is visible for the Riders and is attacked by a knife in his shoulder. Frodo is badly wounded and can only be healed by Elrond. They meet Glorfindel, a friend of Elrond. Black Riders are coming so Frodo leaves on Glorfindels's horse. He passes a ford, where the Black Riders are overwhelmed by the sudden water.

Book II

Frodo is in Rivendell, the house of Elrond. His wound is cured by Elrond. There is a Council: Many delegates from Elves and Dwarves are gathered and Frodo learns a lot more about the war of the Ring. Gandalf tells that Saruman, his chief, has turned traitor. Saruman wants to have the Ring for his own. He has locked Gandalf up in Orthanc, his "home". Gandalf managed to escape with help of the Eagles. The Council decides that the Ring must be destroyed in Mount Doom. Frodo is the only volunteer. A Fellowship is formed to help him on his travel. Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, Sam, Merry, Pippin go with him.
They pass the heavy snowed mountain Caradhas. After that they enter the Mines of Moria through a secret entrance. They are attacked by Orcs but Gandalf withstands them. A Balrog, the most fearful opponent of all, attacks them. Gandalf and the Balrog fight on the bridge of Khazad- d–m. They both fall down and vanish.
Aragorn becomes the leader of the Fellowship. They go to Lothlorien, a forest where Elves live.
They meet Celeborn and Lady Galadriel. Frodo looks into the mirror of Galadriel, a magic mirror, in which he sees a searching Eye. Frodo, frightened, turns back. Galadriel advises them to use the Anduin, so she gives them boats. She also gives them lembas, a sort of food. She gives Aragorn an Elfstone and Frodo a vial which gives light when all other lights are gone.
They continue their travel by boat. Frodo has to decide which way to go, to Minas Tirith, as is the strong wish of Boromir, or to Mordor. Boromir tries to take the Ring by force of Frodo. Frodo puts on the Ring and leaves them by boat. Sam goes with him. The fellowship of the ring has fallen apart. Merry and Pippin are captured by orcs, Boromir gets killed, and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli go to free merry and Pippin.

Opinion:

I think The lord of the rings is one of the best books ever written. The story has a huge background and is written in a way you want to know more about the world where it takes place. Tolkien was a genius, he created a novel that contains so many characters, places and events that it would take years of study to know them all.
One of the best things about the book is, What happened exactly to Gandalf after he died in the battle with the balrog?