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On their way to Rivendell they made for the Weathertop-mountain, on Strider's advice, because of looking around and checking the surrounding country. As they had nearly reached it, they saw a strange fire burning on its top. As they reached it, they found it totally charred and Strider found a note, which perhaps was of Gandalf. By watching the country from the high mountain-top they discovered their hunters down on the road. For protecting th ... mehr -
Frodo's wound was very badly, but Strider knew some healing herbs and so he eased Frodo's pain. The company made their way straight to Rivendell, using the woods to avoid being caught. As they were near the valley of Rivendell, they met an elf, called Glorfindel, who was a friend of Strider's. He helped them to get closer to Elrond's home, but on the last few hundred meters, their hunters caught them nearly and Frodo escaped only with luck and ... mehr -
When Frodo woke up, he felt better and he asked Gandalf, who sat by his bed, for the events after the last assault at the ford. He told him that the whole hunting group of black riders was washed away, down the Mitheitel. That could not destroy them, but killed their mounts and slowed them down. Gandalf said, that they first had to visit their master in Mordor and only then they could resume their hunt for the ring.
Frodo recovered very fast ... mehr -
Some days later, Elrond gathered all important persons present in Rivendell, who had business with the ring, to a council. They talked the whole day and discussed the matter of the ring. Many people had something to add, and in the end they had completed the story of the ring, since it got lost.
After the great battle to defeat Sauron the first time, Isildur, the King of the Northern Men, took the ring as a kind of weirtax for his killed Fat ... mehr -
The party went south along the Misty Mountains and made forward to some point to cross them. As Gandalf was their leader, the others decided to follow his advice and made for the Redhorn Pass. They reached it some weeks later without bother by any creatures. But as they climbed up the Mountain (which was called Caradhras), strong snowfall started and they are driven back to the foot of the Redhorn. So they decided to use the dark path, which l ... mehr -
They reached the foot of the mountain where once the doors of Moria had been. This mine was an old Dwarfen site, which had been abandoned long ago. There the Dwarfs had digged to deep for their favourite metal, mithril, of which Frodo's chainmail was made of. This metal could be forged like copper, and polished like glass. Mithril was a metal, light but yet harder than tempered steel. It had a glimmer like normal silver, but it did not tarnish ... mehr -
Moreover the company found an old book, which they identified as the story of Balin's folk until they had reached Moria 30 years ago. The book ended with an assault of the Orcs, which had taken the mines after the great evil, which the Dwarfs called Durin's bane, had arrived at Moria. And now, like a bad horoscope, the party also heard the drums beat and the Orcs cry. They blocked the chamber of Balin's grave and escaped through another door b ... mehr -
After their escape from Moria, the company went through the woods of Lothlórien, which lay near the eastern gate of Khazad-Dum. This woods were inhabited by elves, related to Legolas. There they noticed Frodos chainmail first, because of curing a wound he got in the mines.
The lord and the lady of Lórien (which is a short form of the name), Celeborn and Galadriel, took them very friendly and offert them to stay for a while to recover from th ... mehr -
One time, when Frodo and Sam walked alone through the capital-city of the Elves, which was built in the top of the trees, Galadriel came to them and offert them something like a look in the future. There Frodo saw Gandalf walking, although he was dead, but now in white instead of grey cloth, and for the first time he saw his enemy, the dark lord Sauron, who searched for him. But he could not find him, because the land of Lórien was protected b ... mehr -
After they had rested long in the land of Lórien, the time to say goodbye to the Elves had come. They gave them new cloaks, made of Elvenstuff, which made them nearly invisible in any natural landscape and especially in woods. They also gave them boats to easy their journey. As Gandalf was dead, Aragorn had become leader of the party. He had decided to take the river for their journey, because it was much easier and faster than walking.
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They rowed down the great river Anduin in the elvenboats, because that made their journey faster and easier than on foot. In the first boat their where Aragorn, Frodo and Sam, in the second boat Merry, Pippin and Boromir and in the third Legolas and Gimli, who had become very good friends, and the main part of their equipment.
On their way southwards Sam and Frodo noticed a secret follower of the company. Gollum has found their track and fo ... mehr -
The company found a small lawn at the feet of a small hill. The hill was called Amon Hen - the hill of seeing. On the other side of the river their stood its counterpart, Amon Lhaw - the hill of hearing. There they made a rest to get their strength back and discuss their way. Frodo left the company for thinking and the others remained on the lawn. But Boromir secretly followed Frodo and tried to change his decision of going to Mordor, because ... mehr -
Boromir, who has found his mind again and repent his action against Frodo, followed the two little Hobbits, Merry and Pippin, to guard them. In the moment he reached them, they were attacked by Orcs, who had hid in the forest. He killed many of the Orcs but finally they shot him with their bows and took the Hobbits away. But Aragorn heard Boromir, who blew his horn for help, but when he reached him it was too late. Boromir told him everything ... mehr -
They followed the trail of the Orcs all the day and also at night and they halted only for small rests. They had the trail clear before them and so they followed it without exhaustion. On their second day they found a sign of the Hobbits - a golden buckle of a Lórien-coat. Despite this riddle they had new strength to follow the trail. On their third day they made a rest by night and when they awakened in the morning they followed the trail aga ... mehr -
In the meantime the Hobbits are in the hands of the evil Orcs. They recognised that the Orcs had to bring them alive to Isengard where their master, Saruman, would question them. Pippin, who was in better conditions than Merry, managed it on the second day of their journey through Rohan to drop his buckle from his Lórien-coat to leave a sign for their following friends. The Orcs pushed them along their way without any rest, but gave them some ... mehr -
Pippin and Merry walked through the Forest without any plan and so they reached a high mountain plateau. From there they could see the whole Forest and they liked it. Suddenly a strange creature, half tree, half man appeared behind them and introduced himself as "Fangorn", which meant in the common tongue "Treebeard". He called himself the watcher of the Fangorn-Forest and the oldest being under the sun. He said he was of the old race of Ents, ... mehr -
When Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli on the next day found traces of the Hobbits leading into Fangorn Forest they followed them at once. There they found Treebeards plateau and climbed up for a better view. Suddenly a strange person appeared from below out of the forest. He was dressed all in white and they first thought it was Saruman, but beyond any hope Gandalf had returned to them. He had survived the battle with the Balrog and had returned to ... mehr -
When they reached Edoras they are taken before the king. Gandalf knew his counsellor as a servant of Saruman and unmasked him before the whole staff of the kings hall. Then he advised Théoden to gather his men and ride towards Helm's Deep, an ancient fortress in the mountains where he could await the assault of Saruman.
After short time the army of Rohan rode in the direction of Helm's Deep, gathering everyone they met on their way. Théoden ... mehr -
They rode forward by night and by day and came ever closer to Helm's Deep. After half the way Gandalf left the army and rode towards the north. He does not speak of his duty but said to meet them at Helm's Deep. In the night Saruman's army of Orcs and evil men had nearly reached them. He had sent them into war when he had heard of Théodens departure.
The Rohirrim reached the deep a little before the Orcs and closed the gates before their nos ... mehr -
Théoden made a meeting with Gandalf and the other leaders and they decided, on Gandalf's counsel, to ride toward Isengard. Gandalf had been there and he said that they would have to fight no more. Théoden chose 20 of the less hurt riders and they made their way to Isengard. As they reached Nan Curunír, they valley of the wizard and they found that the Isen, the stream which was named after the valley, had dried up.
As they reached the stoner ... mehr |
