Sauron

Considered the modern classic and the best fantasy novels of the era, The Lord of the Ring series written by J.R.R. Tolkien is a phenomenal series that created many subcultures and formed huge fandom. One of the most beloved and widely read authors in the world, Tolkien wrote The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King as three parts of The Lord of the Ring. Samuel Peter Jackson released the sensational film The Lord of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001 and rest…

Summer work essay 8/18/2015 Hobbits, a race who inhabits the Middle Earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional world. They are short and small, and not as strong as human, dwarves or elves, but they can also change the world as epic heroes, which are defined as characters who are brave, noble, usually are admired for great achievements, and embody the values of their culture. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbits usually have simple lives and stay in the Middle Earth; however, the master ring that rules all of…

In the novel The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien shows that man has the ability to decide between good and evil, contrasting Golding who views that all man is innately evil. This difference is portrayed through the characters Ralph and Frodo, Roger and Sauron, and Piggy and Gandalf. I. Golding uses the character Ralph to show that man struggles between choosing good versus evil and chooses evil, compared to Tolkien’s novel where Frodo has to make the choice for good and ultimately chooses good. A.…

talking about Saruman’s power, jealousness towards Gandalf, and his downfall and betrayal of the Istari and Gandalf. In T.A. 2463 Saruman formed the White Council to stop the comeback of Sauron and Saruman was voted the Head of the White Council. Saruman was faithful to the cause up until about T.A. 4000 when Sauron persuade him to help him destroy Middle-Earth. Saruman was always faithful to the cause of stopping the cause when he and the other Istari arrived in T.A. 1000 but after 3000…

its’ power against Sauron, but when Frodo refuses, Boromir tries to take the Ring by force. Fearing for his safety, Frodo slips on the Ring and flees up the summit to its peak. Eventually he reaches the top and looks out over the land and there he sees the eye of Sauron and feels its. As it begins to look for Frodo, two different voices in his head were battling to try to get Frodo to do its will; one tells Frodo to take off the Ring while the other wants Frodo to keep it on so Sauron can find…

the Shadow lies” (Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring). Bilbo did not know that the Ring he had brought back from his journey was the Ring of Sauron, a dark lord who wishes to enslave all of the Middle-earth. Gandalf the Grey, a wizard, suspected that the Ring was indeed Sauron’s and advised Frodo to leave the Shire as it would not be safe there with Sauron out searching for it fiercely. Frodo is the “bearer” of this Ring; it is his job to go to the place where the Ring was created, only so he…

Tolkien’s One Ring and the Desire to Obtain it The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien explores the adventure of Frodo Baggins and the One Ring of power created by Sauron, the Dark Lord. Throughout the three texts, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, Tolkien creates a world that is affected by choice and desire. The characters that interact with Sauron’s ring of power stretch across all three books and across all social statuses and races. Humans,…

“‘You’ve got it?’ gasped Frodo. ‘You’ve got it here? Sam, you’re a marvel!’ Then quickly and strangely his tone changed. ‘Give it to me!’ he cried, standing up, holding out a trembling hand. ‘Give it to me at once! You can’t have it!’” (Tolkien 890) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is a fantasy trilogy that has set the bar for all others of the genre. It follows a young hobbit named Frodo as he, and his companions, struggle to destroy an evil ring capable of the world’s end. Frodo…

Did you know The Lord of the Rings was originally published in 1973? This timeless fantasy tale is Tolkien’s most popular book series. In the beginning of the second part of The Lord of the Rings (The Two Towers), Aragorn finds an injured Boromir who professes his intent to steal the ring and then dies from fatal injuries orcs inflicted. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli then seek to find the absent Merry and Pippin who were apprehended by orcs. On their trek, they stumble upon the mighty Riders of…

There’s at least some fulfillment to be attained as Gollum meets his purpose, and subsequent demise made a “deserved” product of his own treachery, as Frodo has gotten permission to be allowed past a temporary lapse in his otherwise staunch resilience to being coerced, not just being let to live, but further pass along to the professedly heaven-like Gray Havens, alongside the Elves and other ethereal beings of Middle-Earth. Though in an innate tragedy in itself, like Vassányi’s opinion, there’s…