... . They have to reach Rivendell quickly to find a cure. After a hard and long travel, they meet Glorfindel, an Elven Lord, who puts Frodo on his horse, which races the Nazgûl to the Fords of the River Bruinen. Having reached the Fords, Frodo is almost fading. While crossing the river, the Nazgûl are overtaken by a huge flood, caused by Elrond and Gandalf. BOOK 2 Frodo wakes up in Rivendell ... pony Bill. At the time the door opens, multiple arms reach from the lake in front of the door. The Watcher in the Water grabs Frodo, who can barely be saved by Aragorn and Boromir. The Fellowship ...

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... Gollum tells them about the battle that was fought there long ago, at the Black Gates, and how the graves of the dead were swallowed up by the marsh. There are candles for every dead creature in it. Somehow they get across the dead marshes, guided solely by Smeagol's senses. As their journey progresses they sense Smeagol's uneasiness. Later, a winged creature flies over the marshes and Gollum refuses ... to move until the moon is gone. He ... to stop him but are unsuccessful, as he seems possessed. Suddenly thunder and lightening split the night air. The gate opens and out comes the Lo...

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... him to be blindfolded, but he agrees to avoid any further trouble. Haldir speaks of the dangers surrounding Lothlorien on all sides. The influence of Sauron is everywhere and the new evil from Saruman is affecting regions that were once free from the dark lord's power. Merry speaks of the Grey Havens to the west of the Shire. Haldir asks if he has ever seen them and Merry admits that he has ... not. Haldir does not think that the shadow of Mordor will ever recede. They walk slowly ... day. There is no sign of the enemy for many days. The banks are treeless and they can see for miles on...

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... under the trees in which Gandalf, the dwarves, and Bilbo are hiding. Luckily for the company, the Lord of the eagles, has seen the commotion from his roost high in the mountains. With a number of other eagles, he swoops down, picks up the marooned travelers, and flies them to safety. The eagles are friends of Gandalf's and enemies of the goblins. They are happy to provide food and rest for the weary travelers, who then continue on their ... journey. Gandalf once again disappoints the company by announcing that ... ...

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... and is about how Frodo Baggins has to deal with these problems. A different kind of Fantasy story is The Lord of the Flies. A tale about a group of young boys stranded on an island and have to face the elements and survive the over taken minds of each other. The Cloven Viscount is a story about the aspects of man-kind. The splitting half of the Viscount into good and evil represents what is in each person. Both sides ... was crying out against the abominable noise something about a body on a hill. The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to th...

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• Grade Level: High School