![]() The group is met by an elf princess named Arwen who rushes to Rivendell with Frodo. He is saved by Strider who fends them off, but he is badly wounded. This allows them to be spotted by ringwraiths who attack them, stabbing Frodo in the process. At one point when the hobbits, accompanied by Strider, stop to camp at a hill named Weathertop, they make the fatal mistake of lighting a fire. Once the One Ring leaves the Shire, in possession of Frodo, it paints him as a target to anyone who wants the ring for themselves and he encounters lots of terrifying monsters and people along the way. Now you can visit and walk among the hobbit houses yourself! You will need a car to get there. When The Hobbit trilogy was released several years later, the area was reconstructed into the Shire and remains today as an attraction. The lush landscape and peaceful setting was the perfect representation of the beautiful Shire and is well suited to be the location of the village of Hobbiton. This scene takes place in the town of Waikato in Matamata. Fans who have read the novels know that this is because he is actually in possession of the One Ring and is being tempted by its power. The hobbit explains that he believes his cousin is acting strangely and that Gandalf should visit him. He arrives precisely when he means to.”įrodo begins telling him about the things happening in the Shire new happenings and his concern for Bilbo. Frodo jests that Gandalf is late, to which he responds with this iconic line “A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. As they speak, Gandalf sets off fireworks from the back of his cart which announces his arrival at the Shire. As he travels into the land on a cart being pulled by a horse, he is met by Frodo who jumps into his wagon. The first scene of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring trilogy begins with our beloved wizard Gandalf entering the shire to the delight of all the hobbits. Spoiler alert: some of the scenes that we discuss below might contain spoilers if you haven’t seen the entire trilogy yet. As well, the actor Sean Bean who played Boromir would climb the mountains in New Zealand every single day to reach the filming set, as he had a phobia of helicopters. For example, Christopher Lee, who played Saruman, spent over 40 years reading the books extensively before getting the role. ![]() Such a huge franchise would require talented and dedicated actors to pull off their roles. But first, he must make the treacherous journey to Mount Doom all while avoiding everyone else who wants the power of the One Ring to themselves. Alongside his great wizard friend Gandalf and other companions that he meets along the way, he sets out to destroy the ring once and for all. Our movie begins with the ring ending up in the possession of a hobbit named Frodo Baggins who inherits it from his cousin, Bilbo. ![]() He accidentally loses it and the ring remains unseen to most people for some time, eventually falling into the hands of Smeagol, who was once a hobbit but was turned into the creature Gollum under the influence of the ring. He knew that the only way to defeat the ring was to toss it into the volcano called Mount Doom where it was forged, but his own weakness to the power of the ring possessed him to keep it. There is an extensive history of lore before the first Lord of the Rings film, but eventually, Sauron was defeated and the One Ring was claimed by a man named Isildur. He created the ring in order to control all of Middle-earth, and a dramatic war breaks out involving all of the races of the land. The main conflict throughout the story revolves around the Ring of Power which was created by an evil man named Dark Lord Sauron who ruled the realm of Mordor. Throughout the novels, we encounter all sorts of peoples living in Middle-earth such as orcs, humans, elves, hobbits, dwarves, and wizards. Some of the main roles were played by Elijah Wood as Frodo, Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, Ian McKellen as Gandalf, and Sean Astin as Samwise. It became such a well-known title that it ended up being translated into 38 or more different languages. The tale was split into three volumes and published in 19, soon becoming one of the most popular written works of the twentieth century. Tolkien, who had already written a prequel to the story called The Hobbit. Lord of the Rings began as a novel series written by the talented J.R.R. Castle/Chateau, Dilapidated/Neglected, Foreign
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