Middle-earth

Gandalf and a gang of dwarves arrive at Bilbo’s house to propose a job for him. They end up staying the night after having a massive feast which deeply upsets Bilbo. The dwarves and Gandalf recruit Bilbo as their burglar. Gandalf gives Thorin Oakshield his father’s key. 2. Bilbo has to run to the green dragon inn? 3. Gandalf disappears. Bilbo and the dwarves encounter and are captured by the three trolls, Bert Bill, and Tom. Gandalf tricks the trolls into a prolonged argument and they turn…

Part 1: After Boromir had been killed by the Uruk-hai, Frodo and Sam left continuing their quest to destroy the ring. The part of the fellowship that remained headed towards Rohan and were informed that the Uruk-hai had tried to take Merry & Pippin to Isengard but they escaped into Fangorn the forest where the Ents live. While in Rohan the fellowship helped out during the battle of Helm's Deep. In the forest Merry & Pippin Met an Ent named Treebeard. After being in the forest for a while the…

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. When he was only 3 years of age his mother brought him and his younger brother, Hilary, to live in England, where she was originally from. Tolkien's father died soon after, whilst he was still in South Africa by himself, thus the family remained in England. During the summer of 1896 his mother found them a home in the hamlet of Sarehole, which is located just outside the city Birmingham (Curles). Tolkien and…

Matthew Hastings Dent 1 Ms. Fielding ENG 1DR October 16, 2015 The Dwarf and Sun of the Boss Comparing Gimli from the Lord of the Rings and Curley from Of Mice and Men I thought of Gimli to compare to Curley. I’m comparing them to each other because they both always want to fight. In the book Of Mice and Men, a character in the book says “Curley used to be a light weight fighter and…

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…

Even though at first glance Frodo does not seem to be the best person to carry the Ring, there is something special about him that makes 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…

In the second half of The Two Towers, J.R.R Tolkien wrote about the way Frodo and sam are reunited to make the journey of destroying the One Ring. Frodo struggles with having the ever so heavy burden of destroying the ring. Despite his lack of heroic stature, Frodo is well liked by those who know him intimately. His closest friend is his servant Sam, whom Frodo refuses to treat as a servant, always addressing him as an equal. When Sam gazes on Frodo sleeping, Sam’s feelings of fondness push him…

The short comings of the hobbit For our banned book projects i have decided to do J.R.R Tolkien "The Hobbit." It is a classic fantasy novel loved by all, but maybe not by a few religious people. A story of a Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, is what this story is centered upon however not everyone likes stories like that. After examining the story and all it has to hold I have seen why it has been banned; Religious reasons, smoking, and non popular language. I believe that these are the…

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit in the book The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. During his adventure, many events are life-changing and have a significant effect on Bilbo for the rest of his life. Three life-changing events for Bilbo Baggins are when he was told to steal the treasure, when he stole the ring, and when Bilbo saved Thorin from the orc. The first life-changing event is when Bilbo is told to steal the treasure from the dragon Smaug, who ruled the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo had lived a normal life…

The book called the Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw was made to entertain the reader. It talks about a boy named Ranofer in ancient Thebes. In this book the most important part was when Ranofer found out Gebu was stealing. The reason for this is if this didn’t happen most of this story would not have happened. There are three reasons that have been found to support this claim. One of the three is that Ranofer became friends with Hequet after Ranofer told him Gebu was steeling. Also…