The Fellowship of the Ring
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Prologue
Book 1, Chapter 1
Book 1, Chapter 2
Book 1, Chapter 3
Book 1, Chapter 4
Book 1, Chapter 5
Book 1, Chapter 6
Book 1, Chapter 7
Book 1, Chapter 8
Book 1, Chapter 9
Book 1, Chapter 10
Book 1, Chapter 11
Book 1, Chapter 12
Book 2, Chapter 1
Book 2, Chapter 2
Book 2, Chapter 3
Book 2, Chapter 4
Book 2, Chapter 5
Book 2, Chapter 6
Book 2, Chapter 7
Book 2, Chapter 8
Book 2, Chapter 9
Book 2, Chapter 10
Themes
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Good vs. Evil
Courage, Heroism, and Selflessness
Free Will, Fate, and Foresight
History and Myth
Quotes
Characters
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Frodo Baggins
Gandalf the Grey
Aragorn / Strider
Samwise (Sam) Gamgee
Boromir
Sauron
Bilbo Baggins
Galadriel
Saruman the White
Gollum / Smeagol
Tom Bombadil
The Balrog
Shadowfax
Elendil
Isildur
Terms
All Terms
Barrow-wights
The Battle of Greenfields
The Black Speech
The Company of the Ring / The Fellowship
The Council of Elrond
Dwarves
Elves
The Free Peoples of Middle-earth
Great Eagles
Hobbits
Humans
Mearas
Middle-earth
Mithril
Ñoldor
Númenor
The One Ring
Orcs
Rangers
The Rings of Power
The Siege of Barad-dûr
The War of the Last Alliance
Wizards
Symbols
All Symbols
The One Ring
The Shards of Narsil / Anduril
The Mirror of Galadriel
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The Fellowship of the Ring
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Prologue
Book 1, Chapter 1
Book 1, Chapter 2
Book 1, Chapter 3
Book 1, Chapter 4
Book 1, Chapter 5
Book 1, Chapter 6
Book 1, Chapter 7
Book 1, Chapter 8
Book 1, Chapter 9
Book 1, Chapter 10
Book 1, Chapter 11
Book 1, Chapter 12
Book 2, Chapter 1
Book 2, Chapter 2
Book 2, Chapter 3
Book 2, Chapter 4
Book 2, Chapter 5
Book 2, Chapter 6
Book 2, Chapter 7
Book 2, Chapter 8
Book 2, Chapter 9
Book 2, Chapter 10
Themes
All Themes
Good vs. Evil
Courage, Heroism, and Selflessness
Free Will, Fate, and Foresight
History and Myth
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Frodo Baggins
Gandalf the Grey
Aragorn / Strider
Samwise (Sam) Gamgee
Boromir
Sauron
Bilbo Baggins
Galadriel
Saruman the White
Gollum / Smeagol
Tom Bombadil
The Balrog
Shadowfax
Elendil
Isildur
Terms
All Terms
Barrow-wights
The Battle of Greenfields
The Black Speech
The Company of the Ring / The Fellowship
The Council of Elrond
Dwarves
Elves
The Free Peoples of Middle-earth
Great Eagles
Hobbits
Humans
Mearas
Middle-earth
Mithril
Ñoldor
Númenor
The One Ring
Orcs
Rangers
The Rings of Power
The Siege of Barad-dûr
The War of the Last Alliance
Wizards
Symbols
All Symbols
The One Ring
The Shards of Narsil / Anduril
The Mirror of Galadriel
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