... and Boromir is killed. Before he breathes his last breath, Boromir tells Aragorn that the Orcs have carried off the other Hobbits (Merry and Pippin). The remaining members of the party search through the bodies of dead Orcs and find many weapons, but not any clue as to where the hobbits were. They put Boromir's body on a raft and set it out to sail, having no time for any other ... is and steals the globe. His conscience tells him not to meddle in the affairs of wizards, but he cannot bring himself to stop. He gazes into the palantir and screams. Gandalf revives Pippin, asking him what ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... hobbits get up and Frodo sees Aragorn talking to Arwen. Bilbo and Frodo speak of things they saw in the world and after a while Frodo goes to sleep. Gandalf comes upon Frodo and Sam talking and he bids them to come to the Council of Elrond. Gloin, Strider, and Glorfindel are present at this Council. There are also other elves and a man named Boromir from Minas ... yells for them to keep going and let him hold the door alone. They pause, but he continues to yell. They rush on into the narrow tunnel. The sound of pursuit stops. They ask Gandalf what he did. He heard something enter the ch...

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• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School

... he is able to read "moon runes" (only visible in the light of the moon in the proper phase) that describe how to find the secret entrance on the Lonely Mountain: "Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, . . . and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the key-hole." Though they are puzzled by this message, the company is in high spirits when it at last leaves ... from the mountain and hits Bilbo on the head, and he loses consciousness. When Bilbo awakens, he is still lying on the side of the mountain with a bad headache but otherwise unharmed. From the...

• Word Count: 5600
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School