Once there, the Council of Elrond determines that they cannot risk Sauron regaining the ring, and that even if they tried to use it against him, its evil nature would corrupt its bearer. He tells Frodo that he must leave The Shire and escape to Rivendell, where a council will be called to determine the fate of the ring.įrodo and three of his friends–Sam, Merry, and Pippin–manage to escape The Shire (and the evil wraiths of Sauron pursuing them) and meet up with Strider, who helps them the rest of the way to Rivendell. Gandalf impresses upon Frodo the danger he is in as the owner of the ring, and explains that the ring wants to return to its master and will slowly drive its bearer insane as it attempts to reunite with Sauron. Gandalf discovers that the ring is actually the One Ring of Sauron, an evil overlord who used the ring to rise to power and lost it many years ago. Though Sauron was temporarily defeated when the ring was lost, he has now regained power and has amassed armies of evil orcs with the sole purpose of recovering his ring. At Gandalf’s urging, Bilbo does not keep the mysterious ring he found in Gollum’s lair, but leaves it for Frodo, his nephew and heir.Īs the new owner of the ring, Frodo has no idea of its significance or of just how much its presence will change his life. Over sixty years have passed since Bilbo helped Thorin Oakenshield and his brother dwarves reclaim their lost kingdom from Smaug the dragon, and Bilbo is ready to retire from the monotony of The Shire and live out the rest of his days with the elf lord Elrond in Rivendell.
The Fellowship of the Ring begins with the retirement of Bilbo Baggins, the namesake hero of the book’s prequel, The Hobbit. We know the fate of Middle Earth hangs in the balance, but we still relate to the diverse characters of the fellowship and become invested in each of their personal journeys.
The protagonists’ deep friendships, fierce loyalties, and struggle for integrity tie the story together beneath the overlying quest to destroy the One Ring. With higher stakes, more sinister enemies, and greater depth, The Fellowship provides its audience with a saga at once epic and intimate.
Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings audiobook trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring sets the stage for one hobbit’s struggle for the fate of Middle Earth. While its prequel, The Hobbit, was originally written for children, The Fellowship of the Ring does not limit the scope of its narrative to a simple adventure. Running Time: 22 hrs and 38 mins Overview My only hope, now, is that I have done it justice, and that the listening experience conveys the power and beauty of J R R Tolkien's masterpiece.The Fellowship of the Ring by J. again', so to speak, I realise what a phenomenal privilege it has been to have had the opportunity to read this sublime work once more.
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On more than one occasion I was sure I wasn't going to make it to the Crack of Doom! Having now completed the quest and been 'There and back again.
Each day I genuinely went through ups and downs, often coinciding with the progress of the ring-bearer and his companions. "I actually feel like I have lived through Tolkien's saga, and felt his profound understanding of and connection to nature, love, war, truth, hatred and altruism. Walking back into Middle-earth over 20 years after my first life-changing adventure there, and experiencing it all over again (this time for many weeks alone in a sound booth) has brought in equal measures of pure joy, sheer madness, immense pleasure and a level of psychological and physical fatigue I have never quite experienced the like of before. "I would consider myself someone who likes a challenge.
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