... Bilbo Baggins and the ring. Elrond announces that they have gathered to decide what to do with the ring. He tells the story of the ring. Sauron manipulated dwarves into making it, and was eventually defeated by and alliance of Elves and Men. Elrond remembers those days. He was a herald at the ... the source of their downfall. They mined too deep and released something evil and hideous. When they were producing mithril everyone wanted it. Elves love it. Sauron covets it. Bilbo's mithril coverlet was worth more than all of the wealth in the Shire put together. No one knows that Frodo is wea...

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... Aragorn tells Eomer that both Gandalf and Boromir are dead, Eomer is sorry. He tells the hunters that the men of Rohan are no friends of either Sauron or Saruman, the wizard who was aiding in the attack on Boromir's people. He offers the hunters horses, asking only that once their deed is accomplished ... to guard the Hobbits and goes off on an errand. The guards tell them that they are rangers that have come to ambush the men that help Sauron. Though they know that Gondor and Minas Tirith are doomed, they will not let the Southrons join the Dark Lord without opposition. Sam then gets h...

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... to murder Frodo in attempt to steal the Ring. During this altercation, Frodo slips on the Ring, which in turn draws the pursuing creatures in service of Sauron, the Orcs. After realizing his mistake, Boromir becomes aware of the Ring's power and its control of him. "What have I done? Frodo, Frodo! ... was the head of his council, a powerful ally of Gandalf the Grey, and a representation of good in the world. However, through the persuasion of Sauron with promises of a shared ruling of Middle Earth, Saruman accepted a ring from his new master, thereby solidifying their pact. When Gandalf...

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... leader of a council of wizards. Lust for the ring, however, altered his behavior. He raised his own armies of orcs and men, hoping to rival Sauron. When Gandalf would not provide him with the clue to find the Ring, he imprisoned his fellow wizard. Saruman's plots distract the men of Rohan and Gandalf ... is the oldest Ent in Fangorn. He is a great shepherd of trees. He finds the hobbits and helps them. When he realizes the truth about Sauron, he becomes enraged and eventually rallies the rest of the Ents against him. Quickbeam is the hasty Ent who takes care of Merry and Pippin while the...

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... the Rings parallel biblical characters. The evil, antagonist of this epic is Sauron who has a direct relationship with Satan. In A Tolkien Compass Jared Lobdell states, "Originally Sauron was a fair creature to look upon and had been given supremacy in Middle-earth Sauron bewitched the king of Numenor and most of his subjects, telling them ... that "everlasting life would be his who possessed the Undying Lands" Deceived, the Numenoreans committed Middle-earth's Original Sin" (68). This shows how Sauron tricks the fair men of Numenor into violating their single prohibition. Satan also beg...

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... the Dwarf-Kings were recovered and the others were consumed by dragons), nine were given to mortal men and they were captured by Sauron and thus became Ringwraiths. Sauron is the Dark Lord and he seeks the Ring in order to have "strength and knowledge to beat down all resistance, break ... spirituality. Good and evil viewed mentally involve the thoughts and beliefs that the characters have towards others. Alberto Mingardi speaks of the arch villain, Sauron, by stating: Sauron represents as near an approach to the wholly evil will as is possible. He had gone the way of all tyrants: beginni...

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... destroy the ring. Hence the title, The Fellowship of The Ring. However, at the same time the fellowship is being hunted down by the evil servants of Sauron, which provide fatal difficulties. Frodo's colleagues include Gandalf The Gray (a wizard), Samwise Gamges (Frodo's gardener and best friend), Merry and Pippin (hobbit friends), Legolas ... and the measures the United States and the world have taken to insure such a tragedy never happens again. There will always be someone like Sauron in our society, whether we work with them or follow them. There will continually be one person who des...

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... head of the White Council. Apparently, Saruman has betrayed the Elves and Men and has made his own plans to team up with Sauron. Legolas, an elf from Mirkwood, tells that Gollum escaped their enprisonment. Gimli, son of Gloin, brings news from the dwarven realm of Erebor, where messengers ... of Sauron asked for "Baggins" and "the Shire". The discovery of the One Ring by Gandalf and Frodo is revealed. Boromir is surprised to hear that, ... because a mystic riddle, telling of "Isildurs Bane", brought him to Rivendell. His opinion is to use the Ring against Sauron, using the enormous pow...

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... major independent enemy among evil forces is the magician Saruman. The Valar sent him along with other Istari (or Wizards) to check the growing power of Sauron in Middle-earth. And so Saruman the White started fighting against the Dark Lord. For this purpose, he has long studied the arts of the ... (Degallier, 5) "The sin of pride is associated with the concept of power, for pride is itself a corruption of power- (Degallier, 4) Saruman and Sauron believe they are unstoppable and this just adds to the fire, their pride will make them go as far as destroying everyone to control everything....

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... book has two titles. The main one, which is the title of the series, is "The Lord Of The Rings". This is very significant to the story because Sauron, who is the main enemy, is the "Lord Of The Rings". This is due to the fact that he has the power to control the nine magic rings but ... he fights it and eventually returns to normal. Boromir is very valiant and also very foolish for he believes that they can use the ring against Sauron. This shows his ignorance for not even Elrond, an immensely powerful elf, can handle the power the ring possesses and the obviousness that only ... Power,...

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... . First, Mary and Pippin, hobbit friends of Sam and Frodo, are in a battle for Gondor against Sauron, a once powerful ruler, and his evil army. After that battle, Frodo and Sam are in Mordor, the wasteland of Sauron, traveling to mount doom to destroy the ring, which Sauron is powerless without. When the ring is gone, Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and Mary return to their ... the Shire, which is very different than they remember it to be. They then return order to the Shire. One possible theme of this book is that to destroy evil, Sauron in this case, one must destroy the root of evil, which is th...

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... and demons, which makes it different from many other books. Bilbo Baggins now possesses the Ring of Power and it needs to be destroyed. If the evil lord Sauron retrieves the ring, all of Middle Earth will be destroyed. Frodo will have to make a long journey to be able to get rid of the ring: ... The story starts, as Bilbo Baggins' own adopted son, Frodo Baggins, will now have to set out to dispose of the ring where it was created by Sauron: When Bilbo was ninety-nine he adopted frodo as his heir, and brought him to live at Bag End; and the hopes of the Sackville-Bagginses were ... Ganda...

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... and demons, which makes it different from many other books. Bilbo Baggins now possesses the Ring of Power and it needs to be destroyed. If the evil lord Sauron retrieves the ring, all of Middle Earth will be destroyed. Frodo will have to make a long journey to be able to get rid of the ring: ... The story starts, as Bilbo Baggins' own adopted son, Frodo Baggins, will now have to set out to dispose of the ring where it was created by Sauron: When Bilbo was ninety-nine he adopted frodo as his heir, and brought him to live at Bag End; and the hopes of the Sackville-Bagginses were ... Ganda...

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... his ideas from the mythology. Many characters in The Lord of the Rings are similar to those of Norse mythology. For example, the god Odin greatly resembles the dark lord Sauron (Day 33). Both are powerful beings who possess a ring of power which controls weaker rings (Day 32). Their goals of domination are even similar-Odin trying to conquer the nine ... worlds, and Sauron trying to conquer Middle-earth (Day 33). They both have control over birds and wolves as well (Day 33). However, Sauron is not the only character with similarities with those of Norse mythology. The dark, fiery beast ...

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... a conflict between good and evil, and on the other hand of the good Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits and Mankind there are the evil characters including the Orcs and The Dark Lord Sauron. The Orcs are grotesque looking and are like nothing we would ever see in this world. The head of the Orc army Azog lost his hand in battle which has ... film a clear example of fantasy. One scene involving numerous special effects is when Galadriel, Elrond and Saruman arrive at Dol Guldur to free Gandalf. When Sauron confronts the group, Galadriel uses Earendil's light to banish Sauron and the Nazgul. The Nazgu...

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... who is actually an enormous walking talking tree. Pippen and Merry spend most of the film trying to convince Treebeard and the other Ents to help in the fight against Sauron. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli pursue the hobbits only to find that Gandolf has been resurrected to aid them in the battle for middle earth. They travel to Rohan to enlist ... fight with Rohan against Saruman. Merry and Pippen are attempting to employ the help of the Ents. All while Sam and Frodo are making their way to Mordor to defeat Sauron by casting the ring into the fires of Mount Doom. All three are attempting t...

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... , good made up mainly of, men, dwarfs, and elves, and evil made up mainly of Goblins. All that is evil is controlled by Sauron or as Paul Kocher would call him, the "nebulous Necromancer". All those who resist Sauron, formed an alliance because they all share a common goal and that is the destruction of evil. In the first World War, often called ... the final novel, "The Return of the King." In this epic adventure Frodo, Bilbo's nephew is the protagonist who must take the ring that Bilbo found and destroy it, before Sauron, reclaims the ring and resumes the consumption of the world by ev...

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... soul that is threatened to be claimed by the very ring he is given, but those of all of his people. The ring is sought after by its very creator Sauron the all powerful sorcerer, and Dark Lord of the middle-earth to aid in his evil deeds. In his sin blackened hands the ring has the power to rob the ... down to the young Frodo. Unlike his cousin Frodo is heroic, courageous, crafty, wise, and strong willed. With the encouragement of Gandalf, the high wizard only second in line to Sauron, Frodo sets off for the Crack of Doom where the powerful ring must be destroyed once and for all to pre...

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... in Middle-Earth almost mirrors the change which was taking place in Europe at the time of the publication of the book. It has been suggested that the Dark Lord Sauron and Mordor represented Hitler and Germany. The end of the war and the end of rationing symbolised a new era to many in Europe. In The Lord of the Rings' the ... many religions and cultures as the circle stands for never-ending power. In the case of the One Ring it represents the never-ending power of Sauron - the Dark Lord. The Ring is especially dangerous if Sauron gets hold of it, as it could be used to take over Middle-...

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... also his mental stability along the way. The power of the ring starts to take over Frodo and tries to make him succumb to the maker of the ring's power, Sauron, but because of his strong will and determination, he ends up making it into Mordor and destroying the ring and the reign of ... Sauron and his followers. "The realm of Sauron is ended!" said Gandalf. "The ringbearer has fulfilled his quest." "And as the captains gazed south to the Land of Mordor, it seemed to them that, black against the pall ... ...

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... 's magic invisible ring, and with it a great burden. The ring can make its owner Ruler of the World (as in Wagner's Ring Cycle) and so it must be destroyed before Sauron, Lord of the Rings, who made it, can find it again" (Yates). There are multiple reasons why these novels are crucial, but for children, it allows them to explore ... during the darkest part of the night, which represents Gandalf's ability to constantly fight his enemies, even when there is little hope of success. "The most powerful opponents of Sauron make up 'the Council of the Wise'. Their knowledge and wisdom com...

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... dealing with the ring. The first instance was at the meeting on what to do with the ring. He started an argument to wield the ring and use it against Sauron. He suggested that even when he knows the ring will do anything to get back to its master and has a mind of its own. Next, when Frodo fell over and ... their interest in the ring corrupted them. They stopped at nothing to get it, and now they still look for the ring to get the ring back to their master Sauron. This shows that anyone can be corrupted by this ring and the ring is the thing that everyone should try to stay away from bu...

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... of Dargolad that occurs in the beginning of the movie was symbolic of the Great War in Heaven, where Satan was expelled. In the movie Sauron and Gandalf begin to fight over the power of the ring. Sauron yearns to have possession of the ring because he can use it to become powerful and bring evil against others. Gandalf says, "There is ... ...

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... begins when Bilbo Baggins celebrated his eleventy-first birthday afterwhich he presented his younger cousin Frodo with a ring. This ring, which turns out to be the One Ring, forged by Sauron, the dark Lord, who filled it with his own power so that he could rule over all the other rings of power crafted by the Elven-smiths. But ... Sauron lost the One Ring and even if he searched far and wide for it, it remained lost to him. Until by chance it fell into the hands of the hobbit ... ...

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... themselves evil through ambition." This parallels the defection of the Devil from heaven, without a spiritual being in Tolkien's mythology who closely conforms to the Biblical prime example of the Devil, Sauron was a flesh and blood creature, without this creature to deceive and lead the faithful astray, there is no "necessity for redemption in the Christian sense of the word." (Grotta 96 ... ) Middle-earth is a changing world, the Third Age passes on to the Fourth Age, and Gandalf tells that although Sauron's power has been forever broken, evil has not been permanently exorcised from th...

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