The Lord of the ring is the quest at two levels. Frodo’s quest and
Sauren’s quest. One’s quest is to get the power to rule and corrupt while
Frodo’s quest is to end the evil.
The Fellowship of the Ring
It was long ago, 111th birthday of Bilbo Baggins when suddenly
he leaves the Shire, the land of the Hobbits. Others thought Bilbo Baggins
had become mad. Bilbo left Gandalf and Frodo, Frodo was Bilbo’s relative and an
only e33 year old adopted heir. He owned Bilbo’s belongings which included the
Ring, his home and Bag End. Before Frodo could manage it all; Gandalf left
Frodo making him warned about keeping of the Ring.
Gandalf informed Frodo the Ring was unsafe in the Shire. Sauron knew where
the Ring was. Frodo planned to go Elf-haven Rivendell, the only safest place
for Frodo and the Ring. Frodo left the
Shire with Sam, Merry and Pippin but Fatty stayed behind to distract Nazgul.
The hobbits travelled through the Old Forest to meet Aragorn, their guide to
Rivendell. Nazgul attacks Frodo and his companions, Frodo got severely injured
but Elrond the lord of Rivendell saves them all.
At last Frodo reaches at Elrond’s house in Rivendell and Frodo meets Bilbo.
Elrond summons his Council so they can bring all the matters in front of Gandalf,
Frodo and Bilbo. Gloin informed everyone about Nazgul and Gollum who were haunting
the Ring. The steward of Gondor, Boromir tells about a dream to search “the Sword
That Was Broken” and “Isildur’s Bane” in Rivendell. Frodo and the Ring were
Isildur’s Bane. Finally the Council decided to throw the Ring into the fires of
Mount Doom in Mordor.
Elrond explained Boromir the intrinsic evil of the ring; the Ring had
corrupting powers for everyone. Frodo decides to set for the quest and becomes
the Ring-bearer. He started his quest with eight of his friends, Boromir and Aragorn,
Legolas, Gandalf, Gimlithe dwarf (Gloin’s son) and three hobbits. This company has
formed the Fellowship of the Ring and represent the races of Middle-earth. During
an encounter with Balrog, Gandalf falls into an abyss; others run away and reach
in Lothlorien. Frodo ends up the fellowship and moves to Mordor along with Sam.
The Two Towers
Orcs
captivated Merry and Pippin considering them the Ring bearer because of
misunderstanding a heard prophecy. Merry and Pippin both run away while
travelling they befriend with Ent (a huge tree like creature) named Fangorn. They
went to Ent assembly, Ents decided a war against the cruel Orcs of Isengard.
Saruman keeps haunting the scattered members of the fellowship. Gandalf reborn
as Gandalf the White and assists Aragorn’s fellows to the Golden Hall of King
Théoden.
Frodo
and Sam met Gollum and made him their guide. They passed through smelly
marshland viewed dead warriors haunting the waters. At last they see the Black
Gate of the realm of Mordor. Frodo gets paralyzed because of Shelob’s sting and
both friends get separated. Orc guards capture Frodo while Sam thinks Frodo was
dead, he carried the Ring by himself. This book finishes with Sam’s distress
over separation of Frodo from him.
The Return of the King
Gandalf
and Pippin started their journey to the city of Minas Tirith in Gondor and meet
Denethor the city’s Steward. Pippin presented him his sword, as Boromir has
sacrificed his life in the quest. Darkness of Mordor disguised the sky over
Minas Tirith. Aragorn realized that the Riders might become late to assist him.
He decides to take the legendary Paths of the Dead to Gondor but finds a large
army of the Sleepless Dead follows him to southward. Boromir’s father sends
Faramir, to stop Mordor army at Osgiliath. When Faramir fails and gets injured
by Nazgul, Denethor becomes mad and plans to kill Faramir to end the line of
Gondor’s Stewards.
Riders of Rohan reach at time and fight the enemy off meanwhile
Nazgul kills king Théoden. Merry and Lady Eowyn kill Nazgul bravely. On the other
side Pippin and Gandalf both stop Denethor from killing Faramir but Denethor
kills himself. After rescuing Gondor,
Aragorn completes another ancient prophecy concerning the next king of Gondor.
Aragorn forces move towards the Black Gate of Mordor and face Sauron’s
Lieutenant who claims to have Frodo and Sam in his captivity. When Gandalf
snubs him he frees his army of Mordor. Meanwhile Sam successfully rescues Frodo
from the tower of Cirith Ungol. After many long and tiring days or travelling
both friends reach Mount Doom. Sam carried Fordo to the top, but as they
reached the Cracks of Doom Frodo refused to give the Ring, ring has casted its
influence on him. Gollum bites the Ring off Frodo’s finger but he stumbles and
falls into the Cracks of Doom. Gandalf rescues Frodo
and Sam.
The Darkness disappears from Gondor and Aragorn
becomes the King of Gondor. The hobbits return to the Shire and find their
destroyed houses. Frodo lets Saruman live but his own servant Wormtongue kills
him. The hobbits rebuild the Shire and start their life. Sam marries Rosie
Cotton and got a daughter. Frodo was badly injured so he decided to sail away
with Gandalf, Bilbo and the other Ring-bearers went towards the unknown west a
peaceful paradise.
