Frodo wakes in the house of Elrond in Rivendell. Gandalf is beside him and he tells the Hobbit that his friends are all safe. The wizard knows about most of their journey because the Hobbit has been talking in his sleep. Gandalf was delayed and could not guide them because he was held captive. Frodo thanks him for the help of Strider. Gandalf tells Frodo that Strider is of a race of kings; all rangers are of this race. Gandalf asks him how his shoulder feels and tells him that Elrond cured him of the cursed wound. A splinter of the dark blade had been in his flesh. The black riders had been tr...

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... and that is the destruction of evil. In the first World War, often called the Great War, there were two main opposing forces. The Allies were made up of France, Britain, Russia, and The United States. The central powers were made up of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Turkey. The main causes of the war were the imperialist, territorial, and economic rivalries of the great powers. "The Hobbit" was just a stage setter for "The Lord of the Rings" but the years before World ... virtues that allow them to overcome the strong and the powerful." (Crabbe 33 ) In 1954, Tolkien published The first ...

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