... He and Pippin blackmailed Frodo into letting them come along on what they thought would be an adventure. Even when they are captured by a band of orcs, they do not lose their spirit. They escape their captors and flee into a dangerous forest where they befriend Treebeard the Ent. The hobbits' entrance into ... of Minas Tirith. His desire for the Ring makes Frodo decide that he must go to Mordor alone. In his last moments, he struggles against orcs and partially exonerates himself for his crimes against his friends. Legolas is an elf from Mirkwood who accompanies Frodo on his quest. He be...

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... tracker, Aragorn the heir to the "Human" throne, two more "Hobbits" Merry, Pippin and the powerful "Wizard" Gandalf. They travel across "Middle Earth" fighting off many "Orcs" and "Black Riders" which are in search of the ring by the orders of the powerful evil "Wizard" Sauron. During their quest, they encounter many ambushes by the ... "Orcs" which they overcome and usually slay. In some of the ambushes, Frodo uses his ring to become invisible to escape from the "Orcs" and "Black Riders". Boromir asks to see Frodo's ring because he has a yearning for power ... overuse. Frodo decides to...

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... finding the Arkenstone, to the point of believing one of his dwarven kin had stolen it from him. Later after the orcs start to attack, Thorin finally realizes that the Arkenstone did not matter and helped his dwarven cousins push the orcs away from the lonely mountain. After Thorin kills the orc leader, also killing himself in the process, all is peaceful ... ...

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... , Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where ... ...

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... the Ring possesses him. His loss of control leads to Frodo's decision to break away from the company and complete the task on his own. The company is attacked by orcs and Boromir dies in an attempt to save Merry and Pippin. Although he fell to temptation, he redeems himself by confessing his treachery, just before his death. That, is human ... ...

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... that Tolkien modeled "The Hobbit" and the epic series, "The Lord of the Rings" after the world events over the next several years of his life. "The Hobbit's trolls, goblins (orcs), spiders and dragon know nothing of one another and are all acting on their own. They are certainly not shown to be servants of the nameless and nebulous Necromancer...Also ... ...

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... .10 Bilbo demonstrates what happens when good overshadows evil. This idea is also woven into many of the characters names which come from the Old English language. For instance, the "orcs"11, who perform Saruman's evil work, are characters also found in the Old English legend of Beowulf. Their names mean "ogre" or "hell demon". As well, Saruman, is "searu" in ... ...

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... .10 Bilbo demonstrates what happens when good overshadows evil. This idea is also woven into many of the characters names which come from the Old English language. For instance, the "orcs"11, who perform Saruman's evil work, are characters also found in the Old English legend of Beowulf. Their names mean "ogre" or "hell demon". As well, Saruman, is "searu" in ... ...

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... of conflict in this particular story. One kind of conflict is very easy to recognize. That is the conflict of the protagonists, Thorin's company, and the forces of evil; trolls, orcs, spiders, and Smaug. This is a basic kind of conflict, one group of beings trying to get to a goal and another trying to prevent this or by chance hindering this goal ... ...

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... Riders. Gollum, the original creature to have obtained the Ring before Bilbo Baggins, is considered to be evil and is always in pursuit for the Ring. Other evil creatures include Orcs, Trolls, Barrow-wights and many more. Many characters struggle with delivering the Ring because it is so evil, especially when, "Both Gandalf and Galadriel fear the power of the Ring ... ...

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... first trial (Green 121). The next helpers are the eagles. Then there is Beorn, half bear half human, a rather important helper to Bilbo and the dwarves. Beorn, "enemy of the orcs" or goblins, helps them with supplies and transportation for what may be considered the most difficult part of their journey (Hardy 39). The final helpers are the Lake men, once ... ...

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... creature that lived in the mines. They continued through the forest of Lothlorien and from there they sailed south by the great river. They were getting close to Mordor when orcs ( a kind of monsters) attacked them. Boromir was slain and Frodo decided to go to Mordor by himself. His friend Sam came with him and they went together towards Mordor, the ... ...

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... ring has and the great dangers that are out there trying to make Frodo succumb to its power. Not only does he have to battle obstacles thrown at him with orcs but 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 ... ...

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