This week I finished reading the fantasy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien.
I left off in my last blog post where they arrive in Rivendell, and have the huge council with Lord Elrond and all of the other really important people representing the different Free People: Elf, Man, Dwarf etc. Where I started this week, Elrond announces that there needs to be a group of 9 people from all different nations to take the Ring and go to its birthplace in the Misty Mountains. The goal is to "cast it into the fire from which it was forged" which is the only way to ultimately destroy it for good. They call this group The Fellowship of the Ring.
After some debating and thinking, the Fellowship of the Ring includes the following people; Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn/Strider, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, and Boromir. Before they can depart, Elrond sends spys to multiple locations to see what kind of danger they are in. After 2 or 3 months, the spies return and The Fellowship and set off.
They start there quest one week later, and live in the dead of night. Like I said earlier, their goal is the Misty Mountains, which are down south, and they start traveling in that direction. After traveling awhile, they arrive at the Misty Mountains and try to pass through on a path. After traveling along this path for a bit, they find its is blocked a large mound of rocks. They try and divert through the Mines of Moria, which were built by the Dwarves ages ago. While traveling through these mines, Gandalf falls into a pit while protecting the rest of the group from the Bulgrog, which is basically a huge demon, dragon monster thing.
Leaving Gandalf, the rest of the Fellowship continue to Lorien, which is a forest, and meet Lady Galedrial. She puts them through some tests and gives them gifts to help them destroy the Ring and be successful in their journeyings. Frodo offeres her the Ring, but she refuses because she thinks she will just become another Dark Lord, because the power of the Ring is to strong.
After this encounter, they leave the Elf forest and continue on their quest by traveling on a boat down the Anduin River. When they set up camp at night, they see Gollum and leave quickly the next day. After traveling for some more time, they reach the Falls of Rauros and have to decide whether to go to Minus Tierth or Mordor. Before they make a decision they sit down to rest for the night. During this time, Boromir is taken ahold of by the Ring and tries to obtain it from Frodo in a violent manner. (taking a knife). Frodo then decides that he must go on to Mordor to destroy the Ring, rather then go to the relative safety of Minus Tierth. He tries to leave secretly then, but Sam follows him, so they set out for Mordor. This is where the books ends.
This book has definately lived up to my expectations. It is very detailed with the setting, the storyline, and the characters, while on the other hand not over doing it to make it boring. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series!
The excerpt that I have chosen for today is when Boromir is overcome by the Rings power and tries to take it from Frodo. I chose this because it is another testament to the Rings evilness and its ability to corrupt peoples minds.
'Ah! The Ring! ' said Boromir, his eyes lighting. 'The Ring! Is it not a strange fate that we
should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing? So small a thing! And I have seen it only
for an instant in the House of Elrond. Could I not have a sight of it again? '
Frodo looked up. His heart went suddenly cold. He caught the strange gleam in Boromir's eyes,
yet his face was still kind and friendly. 'It is best that it should lie hidden,' he answered.
I left off in my last blog post where they arrive in Rivendell, and have the huge council with Lord Elrond and all of the other really important people representing the different Free People: Elf, Man, Dwarf etc. Where I started this week, Elrond announces that there needs to be a group of 9 people from all different nations to take the Ring and go to its birthplace in the Misty Mountains. The goal is to "cast it into the fire from which it was forged" which is the only way to ultimately destroy it for good. They call this group The Fellowship of the Ring.
After some debating and thinking, the Fellowship of the Ring includes the following people; Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn/Strider, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, and Boromir. Before they can depart, Elrond sends spys to multiple locations to see what kind of danger they are in. After 2 or 3 months, the spies return and The Fellowship and set off.
They start there quest one week later, and live in the dead of night. Like I said earlier, their goal is the Misty Mountains, which are down south, and they start traveling in that direction. After traveling awhile, they arrive at the Misty Mountains and try to pass through on a path. After traveling along this path for a bit, they find its is blocked a large mound of rocks. They try and divert through the Mines of Moria, which were built by the Dwarves ages ago. While traveling through these mines, Gandalf falls into a pit while protecting the rest of the group from the Bulgrog, which is basically a huge demon, dragon monster thing.
Leaving Gandalf, the rest of the Fellowship continue to Lorien, which is a forest, and meet Lady Galedrial. She puts them through some tests and gives them gifts to help them destroy the Ring and be successful in their journeyings. Frodo offeres her the Ring, but she refuses because she thinks she will just become another Dark Lord, because the power of the Ring is to strong.
After this encounter, they leave the Elf forest and continue on their quest by traveling on a boat down the Anduin River. When they set up camp at night, they see Gollum and leave quickly the next day. After traveling for some more time, they reach the Falls of Rauros and have to decide whether to go to Minus Tierth or Mordor. Before they make a decision they sit down to rest for the night. During this time, Boromir is taken ahold of by the Ring and tries to obtain it from Frodo in a violent manner. (taking a knife). Frodo then decides that he must go on to Mordor to destroy the Ring, rather then go to the relative safety of Minus Tierth. He tries to leave secretly then, but Sam follows him, so they set out for Mordor. This is where the books ends.
This book has definately lived up to my expectations. It is very detailed with the setting, the storyline, and the characters, while on the other hand not over doing it to make it boring. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series!
The excerpt that I have chosen for today is when Boromir is overcome by the Rings power and tries to take it from Frodo. I chose this because it is another testament to the Rings evilness and its ability to corrupt peoples minds.
'Ah! The Ring! ' said Boromir, his eyes lighting. 'The Ring! Is it not a strange fate that we
should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing? So small a thing! And I have seen it only
for an instant in the House of Elrond. Could I not have a sight of it again? '
Frodo looked up. His heart went suddenly cold. He caught the strange gleam in Boromir's eyes,
yet his face was still kind and friendly. 'It is best that it should lie hidden,' he answered.
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