... 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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• Grade Level: High School

... 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...

• Word Count: 1273
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• Grade Level: High School

... 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...

• Word Count: 1714
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• Grade Level: High School

... 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....

• Word Count: 1644
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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,...

• Word Count: 1273
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... 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...

• Word Count: 1461
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... 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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• Grade Level: High School

... 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...

• Word Count: 1579
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... 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...

• Word Count: 1879
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• Grade Level: High School

... 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-...

• Word Count: 1546
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• Grade Level: High School

... 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 ... ...

• Word Count: 1422
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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...

• Word Count: 1926
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... the morning for that is where victory lies. "A dark Lord rides in force tonight, and time will tell us all."" This Dark Lord he speaks of is none other than Sauron. Tolkien often refers to him as the Dark Lord, who plans to unleash his fury upon Middle Earth and cover all the land in shadow and darkness. The next part ... ...

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... define the role of fate and prophecy. As the story begins, Beren's father, Barahir, travels with a group of twelve men, one of which, Gorlim, betrays the group to Sauran. When Sauron meets with Gorlim, he says to him, " I hear now that thou wouldst barter with me. What is thy price?" These words recall the biblical account of Jesus's betrayal when Judas ... ...

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... 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 ... ...

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... freedom. The purpose of the Ring is to destroy, through treachery and dishonesty, anything good in the world. Its very existence, because it contains the evil will of its creator, Sauron, has the power to tempt, corrupt, and, in doing so, destroy. Another way in which the evil nature of the Ring can be depicted is in the way it has ... ...

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... legendary war in its process or its conclusion. If it had inspired or directed the development of the legend, then certainly the Ring would have been seized and used against Sauron; he would not have been annihilated, but enslaved; and Barad-dûr would not have been destroyed but occupied. Other arrangements could be devised according to the tastes or views of ... ...

• Word Count: 2079
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School