Category: Lord of the Rings

All readers can be divided into those who have already got acquainted with an exciting universe of Hobbits and those who are about to get obsessed with it. Written by an outstanding writer, poet, scholar, as well as philosopher J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings turns out to be glorious classics of the fantasy literature. This is an extensive work consisting of three novels. Hobbits’ adventures begin in Tolkien’s book entitled The Fellowship of the Ring. Its storyline represents a continuation of Tolkien’s previous work, The Hobbit.
Events in this book happen in the land of Middle-Earth where diverse nations exist together in peace. They represent various species. Except for Men, there are Hobbits, tiny creatures with hairy feet, Elves with sharp ears and sight, Dwarves with hammers and explosive characters, and wise Wizards with long beards. The only species with an aim to harm all others is the disgusting race of Orks.
The story is connected with the capitulation of the Dark Lord, also known as Sauron, in the past. He had been an evil mighty deity with sinister plans and intentions. Sauron was obsessed with force and supremacy plus wanted to rule all nations living in the Middle-Earth. He founded his own realm, Mordor – it was used to create a strong army of Orks to fight with others. He also made mighty Rings of Power to be able to dominate on sovereigns of other species. His Rings are able to control their bearers by turning them into slaves – he presented three of them to Elves, seven to the race of Dwarfs, and nine to Humans. Sauron had his own Ring that could reign over all owners of such presents.
But his plans to conquer the Middle-Earth were exposed by the Elves. Their leaders made a decision hot to wear his gifts anymore so he couldn’t control them. Dwarfs happened to be too stubborn to be oppressed. But ordinary humans were the most amenable of all – that Kings that started to wear Rings on a daily basis and after a while were turned into Nazguls, the most loyal Sauron’s servants. The rest of men decided to unite with Elves to defeat their common enemy. One of the Kings, Isildur managed to seize the Ring form Sauron who lost his body but not the spirit.
In spite of destroying the Ring, Isildur decided to use this dangerous relic. It started to distort his thought and caused his death. It was considered to be lost in the river of Anduin. Two Hobbits, Smeagol and Deagol, found it thousands of years later. Smeagol got attached to it and strangled Deagol for him not to take away his “Precious.” After that, he stayed in exile in the Misty Mountains turning into a disgusting creature called Gollum. He was come across by Bilbo Beggins, the protagonist of the Hobbit novel and this moment is a trigger for events happening in the first book about the Middle-Earth.
This current story starts in Hobbits’ land, the Shire – Bilbo gives that Ring as the heritage to his adoptive heir, Frodo Beggins. A wizard, Gandalf the Grey, reveals to Frodo the real nature of that relic. He tells him that Sauron, who somehow managed to gain the body, is searching this Ring to enhance his supremacy. After torturing Gollum, he found out that Bilbo possessed his property – he sent Nazguls to bring it back. Frodo hastily leaves the Shire with his close friends Sam, Merry, and Pippin. Frodo must fulfill a dangerous mission – to mend the mistake performed by Isildur and burn that dreadful relic in Mordor.