The Lord of the Rings
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17 major events from The Lord of the Rings
Book 1: The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings
Bilbo's Farewell Party
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 4
Bilbo hosts magnificent eleventy-first birthday party in Hobbiton with Gandalf's fireworks; vanishes using the Ring, departs secretly after Gandalf confrontation; Frodo inherits Bag End.
Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf
Gandalf Reveals the One Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 5
Gandalf returns to Bag End, tests Ring in fire revealing inscription, recounts history from Sauron to Isildur, Gollum, Bilbo; Frodo accepts burden to destroy it.
Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Samwise Gamgee
Council of Elrond
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 17
Elrond convenes council revealing Rings history, Saruman's betrayal, threats; Frodo volunteers as Ring-bearer; Fellowship of Nine Walkers formed.
Elrond, Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Aragorn +3
Gandalf Falls in Moria
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 20
Orcs and cave-troll attack in Chamber of Mazarbul; Gandalf confronts Balrog at Bridge of Khazad-dûm, shatters bridge, falls into abyss crying 'Fly, you fools!'
Gandalf, Balrog, Frodo Baggins, Aragorn
Breaking of the Fellowship
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 25
At Parth Galen, Boromir tries to seize Ring from Frodo; Frodo decides to go alone to Mordor using Seat of Seeing; Sam joins him.
Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Boromir
Book 2: The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings
Boromir's Death
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 2
Boromir dies defending Merry and Pippin from Uruk-hai orcs; confesses to Aragorn, urges saving Minas Tirith; given funeral boat over Rauros.
Boromir, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli
Battle of Helm's Deep
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 8
Saruman's orc army assaults Deeping Wall and Hornburg; defenders retreat; dawn brings Gandalf, Erkenbrand, Huorn forest routing enemies.
Théoden, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli +1
Ents Destroy Isengard
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 10
Treebeard takes Merry and Pippin to Entmoot; Ents rage at Saruman's deforestation, demolish walls, flood Isengard with Huorns.
Treebeard, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Peregrin Took
Gandalf the White Confronts Saruman
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 11
Gandalf breaks Saruman's staff, expels him from wizard order; Saruman imprisoned in Orthanc; Wormtongue throws palantír.
Gandalf, Saruman, Théoden
Sam Defeats Shelob
The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 22
Gollum betrays Frodo into Shelob's lair; Sam fights and wounds the spider with Sting and Phial, believes Frodo dead, takes Ring.
Samwise Gamgee, Shelob, Frodo Baggins, Gollum
Book 3: The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 7
Rohirrim charge at dawn; Théoden slain by Witch-king; Éowyn and Merry slay Witch-king; Aragorn arrives with southern fleet.
Théoden, Éowyn, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Witch-king +1
Denethor's Madness and Death
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 8
Corrupted by palantír, Denethor attempts pyre for himself and Faramir; Gandalf and Beregond intervene; Denethor burns after breaking staff.
Denethor, Gandalf, Peregrin Took, Beregond +1
Battle of the Black Gate
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 11
Army of the West diverts Sauron; Mouth of Sauron taunts with Frodo's items; massive battle until Eagles arrive as Ring destroyed.
Aragorn, Gandalf, Peregrin Took, Mouth of Sauron
Destruction of the One Ring
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 14
Sam carries Frodo up Mount Doom; Frodo claims Ring; Gollum bites off finger, falls into Sammath Naur fire destroying Ring.
Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Gollum
Coronation of Aragorn
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 16
Faramir crowns Aragorn Elessar; new White Tree planted; Aragorn weds Arwen.
Aragorn, Faramir, Arwen, Gandalf
Scouring of the Shire
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 19
Hobbits return to industrialized Shire under ruffians and Sharkey (Saruman); Battle of Bywater defeats men; Wormtongue kills Saruman.
Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Saruman, Gríma Wormtongue
Frodo Departs to the Grey Havens
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings · Chapter 20
Wounded Frodo sails West with Bilbo, Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel; Sam, Merry, Pippin bid farewell.
Frodo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf
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