Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring BOOK 1

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Plot Summary  Prologue  The Long-Expected Party  Shadow of the Past  Black Riders (and Gildor)  The Old Forest / Barrow Downs  Strider  Weathertop  Flight to the Ford

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Characters Major Characters Hobbits: Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin GandalfStrider Minor Characters Tom Bombadil Barliman Butterbur Glorfindel, Gildor Farmer Maggot

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Monsters  Black Riders  Old Man Willow  Barrow Wights  Trolls

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 The RING  Characteristics of the RING  Makes one invisible  Puts one in wraith world, unDead world  Frodo sees Glorfindel as white light  Perceived by Black Riders, draws eye of Sauron  Prolongs life  Has a will of its own  Has power to overcome will of others  Impervious to regular fire, Orodruin alone hot enough

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Comparison of Characters  Bilbo  Relied on luck, wits, sharp eyes  Generous / shares wealth  Has some physical prowess  Gathers more and more allies  Frodo  Relies on perseverance, will, humility  Acquires Ring through inheritance  Has less physical prowess than Bilbo  Gathers some allies, but then must go alone (with just Sam)

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Settings The Shire  Place of birthday parties, comfortable living The Old Forest  Malevolent place not under control of Sauron Bree  Center is the Inn, The Prancing Pony  Integrated place where hobbits and men live side by side The Wild  Natural obstacles: midges, rough terrain Weathertop  Place of advantage in sight but open

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Tom Bombadil  Nature character  Immortal like elves yet childlike  Eldest  Married to River Woman’s daughter  Power over Ring / Why?  Exists in both worlds  Does not desire power over others  Unreliable as caretaker of Ring  Rescues Hobbits, teaches them to call for help  Knowledgeable of history, Black Riders, sings stories  Was originally a stuffed doll of Pricilla’s that she wanted her father to include in his story

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Songs Sauron  Three Rings Hobbits  Travel songs “Road Song” “Upon the Hearth” “Farewell We Call”  Food and drink / comforts of home  Bath song  ur-cow jumped over the moon  Troll song (Sam) also quotes “Gilgalad” Bombadil  Nonsense rhymes  stories Elves  Elbereth Aragorn  Tinuviel

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Themes  Inheritance  Connection between past and present  Shadow of the Past  Road Song  Loyalty  Pity  Seriousness and foolishness  Trust  Temptation  Power corrupts

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Parallels  Black Riders and Merry  The Old Willow and the Barrow Wights  Attack on Creekhollow and the Prancing Pony  Gandalf’s fight with Black Riders and Frodo’s confrontation with them  Bilbo’s encounter with Trolls and Frodo’s

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 Motifs  Gifts  Bilbo’s gifts to Frodo: Bag End and Ring  Bombadil’s gifts: swords, lives, peace of mind  Barliman’s contributions because ponies stolen  Growing number of Conspirators/supporters

Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1 The Quest  Opposite of regular quest: Quest to destroy or lose not find, not militaristic, Frodo to sneak into Mordor; don’t fight—resist evil  Nightmare quality of Black Riders: hoarse, hissing, sniffing (animal-like)  Childlike hero, wise old man advisor