The Lord of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Ring

Pages read: 274-344
2.5 hours

At long last, the 9 have been chosen to take the Ring to Mordor where it will be destroyed. Frodo, along with his three hobbit friends are elected to go on the dangerous journey. Gandalf the Wizard will lead them, along with Aragorn. Boromir, a man of Gondor will also be part of the fellowship. Legolas the elf and Gimli the Dwarf will also accompany the hobbits. The Fellowship is set, and They must leave Rivindell as soon as possible.

Immediately after leaving Rivindell, the Fellowship is attacked by wolves of Sauron. They are forced to travel into the mines of Moria, which have been abandoned and overrun by orcs for years. The try to quietly slip through the mountains without being seen, but without success. The Fellowship is pursued by hordes of orcs and Trolls. Then, the evil monsters flee from the most powerful being in the mines, a Balrog. Gandalf trails behind to fight it as the rest of the company escapes. As they leave, they see Gandalf being pulled down into an abyss by the mighty balrog.

Now out of range of the terror of the mountain, the 8 remaining stop to grieve for Gandalf's death. But they must not stop long, because they will never be safe until they reach Lorien, the forest of elves. They quickly make it to the borders of Lorien, where they are recieved, and are safe for the time.

This is one of the most descriptive books that I have read in all my life. Tolkien is a master of painting the picture with words. I love this book, and I am looking forward to the end. Along with amazing detail and fascinating plot, Tolkien is a very good poet, and he gives many pages to very beautiful poetry. If you have not read this already, I recommend you to read it!