Sauron

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first out of the three books in The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings is named Sauron, the Dark Lord, who lost this One Ring that contains much of his soul and power. He has an overriding desire and power to reclaim the Ring and use it to enslave all of Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a quest literature, a quest is what happens when a character or more than one character travels to a faraway destination with a purpose and desire of…

The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (240-260) In the black, volcanic plain of Mordor, the Dark Lord, Sauron, forged his most powerful weapon in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there could it be destroyed. In The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien, Frodo and Sam must trust the foul creature Gollum to lead them to Mordor. With each step, the burden of the ring grows heavier and heavier for Frodo. In this…

J. R. R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. He loved to create and learn languages his whole life. His parents died when he was a young man. He attended Oxford College. The Hobbit was published in 1937 and is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He wrote it as a Dark Age prehistory for Europe. The novels had integrated many diverse characters throughout the storyline. There are many conflicts that change the course of the plot. This includes characters’ fates and the destiny…

freedom of choice is not removed that Sam remains unaffected by the Ring. Sam’s memory recalls the corruption of Gollum and Boromir, as well as the steady decay of Frodo. His reason informs his memory that all who possess the ring become a thrall of Sauron himself. In this instance, it is Sam’s will that prevents his corruption, at the core of it is his “good plain hobbit sense” and a strong desire to help Frodo. His pure intentions prevent the One Ring from being able to completely corrupt him…

In a normal day to day life everybody owns a certain amount of power but with great power comes great responsibility. The Fellowship of the Ring is a book about Frodo and his friends on the journey to destroy the Ring, a device created by Sauron with the purpose to rule and enslave the minds of the species on Middle-earth. During the journey to destroy the Ring, Frodo and his friends must try to resist the Ring’s corruptive powers. In the Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien uses various…

catalyzed the events to his fantasy. Like Gandalf, Sauron and other magical beings were “Maiars” or “spirits that descended to Arda to help the Valar shape the world” (Tolkien). These characters are very similar to that of angels in the bible; spirits who descended down from God to help nurture the human growth. However, like the bible, Fellowship of The Ring presents a sinful character, the Dark Lord, also known as Sauron. The Ring, created by Sauron, reflects Sauron’s “desire to the great…

You shall not pass!” (Gandalf). Anyone can at least tell you who or what this quote is from. This three part movie follows a young Hobbit named Frodo, along with The Fellowship to take an evil ring to Mount Doom. Lord of The Rings is by far the best movie series, with its mythical world, the plot and characters, and dialogue. The legendarium of Middle Earth is home to many races and creatures real, and nonexistent. Words can not explain how the author of the original books, JRR…

The Lord of the Rings is an epic trilogy that leads the viewer through mystical lands and intense gore filed battles. Lord of the Rings is a series of novels by J.R.R Tolkien that was made into three films and effectively created one of the most loyal fan bases. The Lord of the Rings is a movie franchise that has not only been shown throughout many age groups but also has made impacts on the film industry entirely. These films will go down in history as one of the greatest films of the 21st…

When people are shouldered with a burden of responsibility people always want a positive result out of it. In the movie Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson shows just how a result comes from being burdened with responsibility. Having said that a positive result can be rare to come by. Someone will always be affected by another's or even their own responsibility. Frodo Baggins is faced with a burden of responsibility for protecting the ring from everyone, following…

Tolkien begins the story with explaining how temptation for material things can lead to conflict, which brings about physical death. One ring was created by Sauron to rule the Middle Earth “this is the Master-ring, the one ring to rule them all” (Tolkien 49). The ring was made to have complete power over everything. However, Isildur, one of the great men, gets tempted by the power of the ring. As a result of…