Bilbo Baggins

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…

Faramir and the eldest son of Denethor II. In the story he sacrifices himself to save the lives and Merry and Pippin of whom he is quite fond of. There is also a very powerful ring included in this story that Froddo Baggins, a hobbit of the Shire who inherited Sauron's Ring from Bilbo Baggins; undertook the quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom. Boromir becomes overwhelmed by the evil influence of the ring. During, their quest to Mount Doom, Boromir wanted the ring for himself because…

used the West Midlands as an inspiration for The Shire, the dwelling place of the Hobbits (Doughan). Nevertheless, the ideal way to characterize Hobbits comes from Frodo’s cousin, Bilbo Baggins. While Bilbo is writing his book, he illustrates the life of Hobbits as creatures who prefer a harmonious life. For instance, Bilbo writes, “Hobbits must seem of little importance, being neither renowned as great warriors, nor counted among the very wise, but where our hearts truly lie is in peace and…

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 through with the journey to Mordor ensuring destruction of the ring. Frodo inherits the ring from Bilbo Baggins his uncle and warned by Gandalf the Grey that the ring must be kept safe. In order to keep the ring from falling into the wrong hands, Frodo…

One Ring. The innocence of Frodo is best put into words by Schaefer (2012) "Frodo Baggins, as introduced in the Fellowship, is a wide-eyed, and good-hearted hobbit who demonstrates immense courage in the face of overwhelming danger." (Schaefer) Through his awful ordeal Frodo shows amazing resistance to the evil that permeates the ring. From the beginning of the first book, when Frodo inherits the ring from Bilbo, to the last book; Frodo has the intention of obliterating the ring. He only ever…

him the perfect Ring-bearer. In the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo can seem like a carefree hobbit, who would be unable to take on the serious task of being the Ring-bearer, due to him joking about using the Ring and going along with Bilbo tricking the Shire into thinking he disappeared, when in reality he used the Ring, which then made him invisible (Tolkien). However after Frodo learns everything about the Ring from Gandalf and begins to understand the seriousness of the…

stereotype but rather a truth. However, there were three Hobbits that had a heart for adventure. Starting with the “well preserved” Bilbo Baggins, his adventure began when he was fifty years of age, Gandalf the Grey took him to the Misty mountains as a hired burglar to assist the king under the mountain, Thorin Oakenshield. During his journey with the dwarves, Bilbo came across a ring, which happened to be the One Ring to rule them all. His finding of the ring is what caused his nephew to…

their journey, they have had to evade the Black Riders who are supernatural servants of Sauron, the dark lord. When in Bree, Frodo encountered his uncle Bilbo and the wizard Gandalf for the first time in several years. A council was held to decide the fate of the ring. It was determined it had to be destroyed once and for all and that…

It’s no surprise that this story is based off a war, more specifically World War I. J.R.R Tolkien was in his first phases of creating the story when the war started, so what better place to draw inspiration from. The Fellowship and Sauron’s war is meant to, in a sense, embody World War I. The book itself was published almost to the day, 40 years after WWI started. Throughout the story the main theme is good versus evil, which is the main point of a war one side is made of wrong doers the other…

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…