Index Of The Lord Of The Rings The Fellowship Of The Ring

The Ultimate Index of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Characters, Places, and Key Terms

• Pages: 335–371
  The Golden Wood ruled by Galadriel and Celeborn. The Fellowship rests here before the final leg of their journey.

• Prologue: A brief history of Middle-earth and the discovery of the One Ring
• Chapter 1: A Long-Expected Party: Introduces hobbits, Bilbo Baggins, and Frodo Baggins
• Chapter 2: The Shadow of the Past: Gandalf the Grey visits Frodo and warns him about the danger of the One Ring
• Chapter 3: Three is Company: Frodo sets out for Rivendell, accompanied by his loyal friends Sam, Merry, and Pippin
• Chapter 4: Over Hill and Under Hill: The hobbits encounter the Black Riders and begin their journey
• Chapter 5: Riddles in the Dark: Frodo and Sam encounter Gollum and have a riddle contest
• Chapter 6: Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Frodo and his companions escape from the Black Riders and arrive at Rivendell
• Chapter 7: The Council of Elrond: The Council decides to form the Fellowship of the Ring to destroy the One Ring
• Chapter 8: The Road Goes Ever On and On: The Fellowship sets out on their perilous journey
• Chapter 9: At the Prancing Pony: The Fellowship arrives at Bree and encounters Strider (Aragorn)
• Chapter 10: The Nazgûl: The Fellowship is pursued by the Nazgûl and splits up to escape
• Chapter 11: Flight to the Ford: Frodo and his companions escape from the Nazgûl and reach the safety of the Ford of Bruinen

• Frodo Baggins: The Ring-bearer; a symbol of the "unwilling hero."
• Samwise Gamgee: The servant-loyalist; represents the resilience of the common folk.
• Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry) & Peregrin Took (Pippin): The agents of chaos and growth; bridge the gap between Shire naivety and worldly wisdom.
• Bilbo Baggins: The retrospective transmitter of the narrative and the Ring’s previous custodian.

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  Bilbo’s Elven short sword. Frodo carries it. Glows blue when Orcs are near.

Final Note for Researchers and Fans

• Pages: 186–203
  An ancient watchtower atop a hill. The hobbits camp here; five Black Riders attack. Frodo is stabbed with the Morgul-blade.

Concerning Hobbits, Pipe-weed, The Ordering of the Shire, The Finding of the Ring, and a Note on Shire Records. Book I: The Ring Sets Out A Long-expected Party The Shadow of the Past Three is Company A Short Cut to Mushrooms A Conspiracy Unmasked The Old Forest In the House of Tom Bombadil Fog on the Barrow-downs At the Sign of The Prancing Pony A Knife in the Dark Flight to the Ford Book II: The Ring Goes South Many Meetings The Council of Elrond The Ring Goes South A Journey in the Dark The Bridge of Khazad-dûm Lothlórien The Mirror of Galadriel Farewell to Lórien The Great River The Breaking of the Fellowship II. Key Places and Landmarks