Fellowship of the Ring/Summary

Summary

Book 1

Chapter 1

A Long-Expected Party

• Shire
• Bilbo's 111th birthday party
• Gandalf arrives
• Party preparations
• Bilbo says farewell
• Gandalf meets Bilbo back at Bag End
• Discussion about Bilbo's plans
• Bilbo tries to leave with the ring
• Bilbo departs
• Frodo arrives
• Gandalf doesn't say much about the ring
• People coming to get things from Bag End
• Gandalf and Frodo have a discussion in the evening
• True story of how Bilbo obtained the ring
• Gandalf begins to wonder about the ring
• Tells Frodo not to use it
• Gandalf departs, Frodo does not see him again for a long time

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Chapter 2

The Shadow of the Past

• Shire
• This chapter covers a lot of time between the birthday party and the beginning of Frodo's quest
• Rumors of strange things, strangers passing through the Shire, elves going west
• Gandalf does not appear for several years
• Sam introduced as Frodo's gardner
• Gandalf first appears 3 years after the birthday party
• Shows up frequently for 1-2 years
• Disappears for nine years
• Gandalf appears one day
• Gandalf tells Frodo about the rings of power
• Mortals do not die/do not grow/merely continues
• The ring will change shape/size
• Gandalf recounts the White Council discussing how to drive Sauron from Mirkwood (just before the Battle of Five Armies)
• Bilbo lying about the ring to claim it (parallels Smeagol behavior)
• Gandalf raises prospect of Sauron invading the Shire
• Ring is thrown into the fire, ancient Elvish characters but language of Mordor
• Gandalf reveals that it is the One Ring
• Sauron discovered the ring was not lost, gathering strength in Mordor, looking for the ring
• Some history on the ring
• Isildur (Elendil's son) cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand
• Sauron retreated, eventually fled to Mirkwood
• Isildur attacked by Orcs, ring fell into the Great River
• Deagol/Smeagol story
• Smeagol wanders, begins obsessing, stealing, takes name Gollum
• Retreated into the Misty Mountains, Sauron knew nothing of the ring
• Similarities between river folk (Smeagol) and hobbits (love of riddles)
• Gollumn growing to hate the dark, hate the light, hate the ring
• Ring of power looks after itself
• Gandalf reveals he has talked with Gollumn, finding him
• Precious
• Mirkwood elves helped track Gollum

Chapter 3

Three is Company

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Chapter 4

A Shortcut to Mushrooms

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Chapter 5

A Conspiracy Unmasked

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Chapter 6

The Old Forest

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Chapter 7

In the House of Tom Bombadil

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Chapter 8

Fog on the Barrow-Downs

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Chapter 9

At the Sign of the Prancing Pony

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Chapter 10

Strider

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Chapter 11

A Knife in the Dark

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Chapter 12

Flight to the Ford

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Book 2

Chapter 1

Many Meetings

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Chapter 2

The Council of Elrond

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Chapter 3

The Ring Goes South

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Chapter 4

A Journey in the Dark

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Chapter 5

The Bridge of Khazad-Dum

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Chapter 6

Lothlorien

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Chapter 7

The Mirror of Galadriel

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Chapter 8

Farewell to Lorien

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Chapter 9

The Great River

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Chapter 10

The Breaking of the Fellowship

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