THE HOBBIT

Story
An Unexpected Journey
Many years before The Hobbit, the great Dwarven kingdom of the Lonely Mountain, Erebor, ruled by
King Thrór, is overtaken with all its treasure by the evil dragon Smaug, and the Dwarves of the
mountain are robbed of their homeland.

60 years later, a peaceful hobbit of the Shire, Bilbo Baggins is visited by the great
wizard Gandalf and a company of thirteen dwarves- Balin, Dwalin, Óin, Glóin, Bifur,
Bofur, Bombur, Kíli, Fíli, Ori, Nori, Dori, andThorin Oakenshield, grandson of Thror and heir to the
throne of the mountain. They have a plot to retake Erebor from Smaug, and want to hire Bilbo as
their burglar (as Gandalf states that hobbits are light on their feet and have chance to be unnoticed
by the dragon). Though first feeling uneasy, Bilbo reluctantly agrees, and the company starts it's
journey from Bilbo's hobbit-hole, Bag End.
As they travel through the Shire, Balin tells Bilbo the story of Thorin, where he, Thorin, and Dwalin
fought Azog at the Battle of Azanulbizar, where Thror, Thorin's grandfather, was slain by Azog, the
pale Orc, whom Thorin duelled and defeated, severing his hand and bringing victory to the dwarf
people, reconquering Moria. However, many of the dwarves had died during the battle, and with
Thorin's father missing, Thorin became the new King of the Dwarves under the Mountain. One night
the company encounters three hungry trolls, Tom, Bert and William, who capture Bilbo and the
dwarves (Gandalf disappears that night), and try to eat them. However, Bilbo manages to play for
time long enough for Gandalf to arrive at dawn, when the sun shines on the trolls, turning them to
stone. Once free, the company finds the trolls' cave, where they get swords- Thorin claims Orcrist,
the Goblin-cleaver, Gandalf finds Glamdring, the Foe-hammer, and Bilbo gets Sting, a small elvish
sword, which glows blue if orcs or goblins are near. Bilbo and the dwarves then meet Radagast the
Brown, a queer wizard living in Mirkwood- he gives Gandalf a Morgul-blade, which he believes
belongs to the Witch-King of Angmar, and he found in the old fortress, Dol Guldur. He also tells
Gandalf that he thinks the Dark Lord Sauron is emerging again. Fleeing orc-riders led by the
vile Yazneg, who they escape with the help of Radagast, the company eventually reaches the
hidden valley of Imladris, also known as Rivendell, the Last Homely House east of the Sea.
There, they achieve a warm welcome from Elrond, the wise elven lord of Rivendell. They are given
food (which they do not enjoy) and shelter, and Elrond also helps them by discovering a riddle on
their old map of Erebor, which reveals the location of the hidden door that leads into the mountain.
As Bilbo and the dwarves unexpectedly leave Rivendell and start their long and dangerous journey
through the Misty Mountains, Gandalf shows the White Council, a council of elven rulers and
wizards, the Morgul blade and Radagasts' suspicion that Sauron is regaining power, but Saruman,
leader of the council, ignores his statements. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Azog, a brutal orc enemy
of Thorin, who was thought to be dead, was the one who sent the orcs to kill them. He kills Yazneg
for his mistake and places a bounty on Thorin's head.
Meanwhile, Bilbo and the dwarves, fleeing from aggressive stone-giants, are captured by
evil goblins ofGoblin Town in the mountains. Bilbo accidentally falls into a hole while fighting with a
goblin, but the dwarves are brought before the Great Goblin, the tyrannical ruler of Goblin Town. He
first attempts to give the company to Azog and his minions for the bounty, but when seeing Thorin's
sword, the Goblin-cleaver, he is drove into such a rage, that he orders the execution of the dwarves.
However, Gandalf arrives in the nick of time, frees the dwarves and they all escape Goblin Town
after a cat-and-mouse chase, with Gandalf killing the Great Goblin.
Meanwhile, Bilbo finds himself on the shore of an underground lake, and finds a golden ring, not
knowing that it is actually the great One Ring itself. He then encounters a strange, slimy creature
called Gollum. Gollum wants to eat Bilbo, while Bilbo wants Gollum to help him find his way out. So
the two start a riddle game- if Gollum wins, he eats Bilbo, but if the hobbit wins, he shows him the
way out. As Bilbo is about to ask his final riddle, he suddenly doesn't remember any. He puts his
hand in his pocket, and, finding the ring, asks himself- "What have I got in my pocket?". Gollum
thinks it is a riddle and cannot answer- he thus loses the game. However, Gollum then discovers that
he has lost his precious- the ring Bilbo had found. Realizing that Bilbo took it, he attacks the poor
hobbit, who accidentally puts on the Ring, and finds that it makes him invisible. Following an
outraged Gollum to the gate of the mountain, he jumps over the wretched creature (not killing him
out of pity), and escapes the mountain.
Soon he is reunited with Gandalf and the dwarves, who have escaped from the mountain as well.
However, just when becoming relieved of passing over the Misty Mountains, the company
is attacked by Azog and his orc soldiers, riding on wargs, evil wolf-like beasts. They climb on trees to
save themselves, throwing flaming pine-cones at the wargs. As the trees collapse under the weight
of the dwarves, Thorin duels Azog to save the company. He is defeated but saved by Bilbo. With the
wargs about to kill them, thegreat eagles arrive and save the company from the evil orcs, carrying
them away to safety. They are put down on a huge rock, the Carrock, at the edge of their next peril-
Mirkwood.
The Desolation of Smaug
After climbing down the Carrock, Thorin's company encounters the bear form of a charging skin-
changer named Beorn. Gandalf urges the company to seek refuge in a nearby house, which
happens to be the abode of Beorn's human-form. After admitting hating Orcs more than he does
Dwarves, Beorn loans his horses to the company so that they can outrun the pursuing Orcs.

Meanwhile, Azog, the leader of the Orcs, is summoned to Dol Guldur where he is given command of
an orc army. He then gives his son, Bolg, the task of hunting the dwarves.

Gandalf departs before the others enter the forest of Mirkwood, urging Bilbo and the dwarves to
follow the path and to wait for him before entering the mountain. After losing their way in the forest,
the dwarves are captured by giant spiders. Bilbo, with the help of the One Ring, manages to free
them from the webs of the spiders. However, while fighting the attacking spiders, the dwarves are
captured by the Wood-elves.
Later, Tauriel, a female elf, becomes enamoured with Kíli, evoking feelings of jealousy
within Legolas, the son of the Elvenking, Thranduil.

Under the cloak of his ring, Bilbo steals the keys and helps the dwarves to escape from the Elf
Kingdom using empty wine barrels that float down the river. Along the way, they are attacked by the
Orcs lead by Bolg, who had been lying in wait. While trying to open the river gate, Kíli is injured by a
poisoned orc arrow, fired by Bolg.

Shortly after, Bilbo and the company meet Bard, a bowman and descendant of the original Lord of
Dale, who was waiting to collect the empty barrels in his river barge. Pooling their coins to bribe Bard
to smuggle them inside Lake-town, the company is eventually captured by the Master of the
Town when they try to steal battle-worthy weaponry. After Thorin convinces the townfolk and Master
that they will share the riches of the recaptured mountain, the adventurers receive a grand send-off.
Óin, Fíli, and Bofur stay behind to attempt to heal Kíli.

Meanwhile, the Elvenking learns from a captured orc that the dark lord has returned, and so decides
to seal off the Elf Kingdom to protect it from the impending evil. However, Tauriel leaves to help the
injured Kíli and a concerned Legolas gives chase.

At the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo deciphers the Last Light of Durin's Day clue and uses the moonlight to
find the hidden keyhole that opens the secret door into the mountain. After entering, Bilbo attempts
to steal the Arkenstone by himself, but is discovered by the awakened dragon, Smaug.

Gandalf, after sending Radagast away with a message for Galadriel, knowingly steps into the orc-
ambushed Dol Guldur and engages the Necromancer in a fierce battle that ends with Gandalf's
capture.

Bard and his son leave to hide the last Black Arrow; the only thing that can kill Smaug. But Bard is
arrested while his son still finds a place to hide the arrow. But at Bard's house, Óin, Fíli, Bofur and
Bard's daughters are attacked by Bolg and the orcs. The elf pair of Legolas and Tauriel arrive in the
nick of time to fight off the attacking orcs before splitting up: Tauriel stays with Óin, Fíli, and Bofur to
attend to Kíli, while Legolas chases after Bolg and the retreating orcs.

Eventually, the dwarves enter the mountain to rescue Bilbo. Tricking the fire-breathing Smaug into
rekindling the forge using his his own flames, they attempt to kill the dragon by drowning him in
molten gold. However, Smaug stumbles out of the mountain and takes to the air, shaking off the
gold-coating. Bilbo watches in horror as Smaug flies toward Lake-town to wreak havoc and to seek
revenge.
Lord of the rings
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring begins with Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday. The celebration gives Bilbo the
opportunity to give his old ring to his favorite nephew, a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins. This
ring, which Bilbo took from Gollum on a previous adventure seems to have strange qualities,
however. After Bilbo leaves to live with the Elves in Rivendell, the wizard, Gandalf explains that the
ring is actually the One Ring, the most powerful ring of all the Rings of Power made, belonging to the
Dark Lord Sauron, and used to dominate all the people of Middle-Earth. Now that Sauron is
attempting to take Middle-earth once again, it must be destroyed to prevent him from using its great
power.
Frodo left his home of the Shire with Sam, his gardener, upon a quest to reach Rivendell, and seek
the Elves' advice in the matter.
The two were shortly joined by Merry and Pippin, two young friends of theirs, as they were running
from a farmer they had stolen food from. The four were then pursued out of the Shire by three Black
riders, and only escaped from them after crossing the Brandywine river.
The travelers sheltered at an inn called The Prancing Pony. Under an assumed name, Frodo asked
the bartender where Gandalf is; however, the bartender explained he had not seen Gandalf in
months. The hobbits did not know what to do, and after Pippin accidentally revealed Frodo's true
identity—he had been going under the alias "Underhill"—Frodo fell. The Ring landed on his finger,
and the Nazgul, drawn to its power, drew to attack Bree. Aragorn took Frodo upstairs, while the
other three hobbits mistook him as a villain. Aragorn then explained them about the Nazgul, and the
five left Bree.
Gandalf went so far as to meet with Saruman in Orthanc. However, upon arriving, it was revealed
that Saruman had betrayed him. After a fierce battle, Gandalf had to choose between death and the
transition to the other side. He jumped down from the top of Orthanc make it look like he died but the
Great Eagles rescued him and brought him safely down.
With Aragorn's help, the hobbits narrowly escaped the Riders again, and continued to Rivendell.
They are attacked once more by the riders at Weathertop, and although Aragorn battled them off
with flaming torches, it was not before the Witch King stabbed Frodo.
With Frodo mortally wounded by the rider's enchanted blade, the five fled to Rivendell, and, before
they reached there, they encountered the Elf Arwen, Aragorn's childhood friend and lover who sped
Frodo ahead to Rivendell, attempting to outrace the riders. Arwen and Frodo finally escaped when
she summoned a flood of water that swept their pursuers away.
After waking up in Rivendell, re-encountering Gandalf, and realizing that Bilbo is still living there,
Frodo, along with his comrades, attended the council ofElrond. There they meet Boromir the man,
Legolas the Elf, and Gimli the dwarf. The council discussed the ring, and, Gandalf and Elrond reveal
that the Ring can only be destroyed by the fires at the heart of the volcano Mount Doom, where it
was forged.
The council decides that a fellowship shall go out together in an attempt to reach Mount Doom and
destroy the Ring. The full Fellowship of the Ring, consisting of Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn,
Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, and Boromir, set off.
They are stopped by the magic of the wizard Saruman, and are forced to journey through the
dwarven Mines of Moria. Unbeknownst to the Fellowship, the Dwarven company led by Gimli's
cousin Balin were no longer living in the mines and the dwarves were long since dead as accounted
by the last page in the book of Mazarbul. Pippin the hobbit, being careless, knocked a skeleton into
a well which was attached to a shackle of chains that made a huge rattling throughout the mines,
alerting the inhabitants to the Fellowship's presence. Enraged by the sad tale, Gimli, along with the
rest of the Fellowship, took a stand against the now approaching Goblins and did combat with them
and a Cave Troll. After being chased by a gigantic creature known as the Balrog, the party
attempted to escape the mines. Gandalf seemingly defeated the Balrog by forcing it into an
extremely deep crevasse, but was pulled in with it.
After the remaining Fellowship escaped the mines, the eight were separated by another battle. Merry
and Pippin were captured by a band of Uruk-Hai, Boromir was killed by Lurtz, and Frodo and Sam
decided to continue with the ring on their own, so as not to endanger their friends. Aragorn, Legolas
and Gimli pursued the Uruk-Hai that had taken Merry and Pippin.

In the Second Age, the Dark Lord Sauron attempts to conquer Middle-Earth using his One Ring. In
battle against the Elves and Men, Prince Isildur cuts the Ring from Sauron's hand, destroying his
physical form and vanquishing his army. However, Sauron's "life force" is bound to the Ring,
allowing him to survive while the Ring remains. Isildur, corrupted by the Ring's power, refuses to
destroy it. When Isildur is killed by Orcs, the Ring is lost in a river for 2,500 years. The Ring is found
by Gollum, who possesses it for centuries until a Hobbit,Bilbo Baggins, outsmarted Gollum and
gained the ring.
Sixty years later, Bilbo leaves the Ring to his nephew,Frodo Baggins. Upon learning that the Ring
belonged to Sauron, the Wizard Gandalf the Grey warns Frodo that Sauron's forces will come for
him. Gandalf catches Frodo's gardener Samwise Gamgee eavesdropping underneath a window and
sends him with Frodo to leave the Shire. Gandalf rides to Isengard to meet with the head of his
order, Saruman the White, who reveals that Sauron's servants, the Nazgûl, have been sent to
capture the Ring. Saruman reveals himself to be in service to Sauron, and imprisons Gandalf atop
his tower. Saruman commands Sauron's Orcs to construct weapons of war and produce a new
breed of Orc fighters: the Uruk-hai.
While traveling to Bree, Frodo and Sam are joined by Merry and Pippin, and are nearly captured by
theNazgûl. At the Inn of the Prancing Pony, Frodo meets the mysterious ranger Aragorn, who hides
them from their pursuers and agrees to lead them to Rivendell. During the journey they are attacked
by the Nazgûl. Aragorn fights off the creatures, but Frodo is wounded by their morgul blade, which
will turn him into a wraith. While chased by the Nazgûl, Frodo is saved by the Elf Arwen who uses
her magic to summon a surge of water that sweeps away the pursuing Nazgûl. Arwen takes Frodo to
Rivendell where he is healed by her father, Elrond. Gandalf escapes Saruman's tower with the aid of
Gwaihir the eagle and travels to Rivendell. Elrond calls a council of the races still loyal to Middle-
Earth to decide what should be done with the Ring. It is revealed that the Ring can only be destroyed
by throwing it into the fires of Mount Doom, where it was forged. Frodo volunteers to take the Ring,
accompanied by Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, and Aragorn. They are joined by the Elf Legolas, the
Dwarf Gimli, and Boromir, man of Gondor, to form the Fellowship of the Ring.
The Fellowship set out but are hindered by Saruman's magic. They travel through the dwarf Mines of
Moria. Inside, they find that Orcs have overrun the mines and slain the Dwarves; they also realize
that Gollum is following them, determined to reclaim the Ring. The Fellowship is attacked
by Orcs and aBalrog, an ancient demon of fire and shadow. Gandalf confronts the Balrog, allowing
the others to escape, but both Gandalf and the Balrog fall into an abyss. Mourning Gandalf's death,
the group flees to Lothlórien, where they are sheltered by its rulers, the
Elves Galadriel and Celeborn. That night, Galadriel informs Frodo that it is his destiny to destroy the
Ring. The Fellowship continue their journey. Meanwhile, Saruman assembles a force of Uruk-hai to
hunt the Fellowship.
After arriving at Parth Galen, Boromir gives in to the Ring's corruption and tries to take it from Frodo,
believing that it is the only way to save his realm. Frodo manages to escape by wearing the Ring
and becoming invisible. Boromir realizes what he has done, and attempts to find Frodo, who decides
to continue his journey alone, heeding Galadriel's warning that the Ring will eventually corrupt the
other members of the Fellowship. The Uruk-hai arrive and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli attempt to
hold them off while Frodo escapes. Merry and Pippin lead the Orcs away from Frodo and are nearly
killed. Boromir tries to save them, but in the process is shot fatally by the Uruk-Hai leader, Lurtz. The
Uruk-Hai capture Merry and Pippin. Aragorn slays Lurtz and tends to a dying Boromir, and promises
him that the world of men will not fall. Boromir dies with Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas by his side.
Sam finds Frodo, who reluctantly lets Sam join him. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli set out to
rescue Merryand Pippin. As Frodo and Sam gaze out at the land before them, they grieve over the
others. Frodo says that he is glad that Sam is with him and the two Hobbits set off towards Mordor.

The Two Towers

In the beginning of the second film, Frodo and Sam encountered Gollum, a corrupted hobbit-like
creature who had craved the Ring ever since he had lost it. After capturing him, he grudgingly
became their guide after Frodo threatened him with his sword, Sting. After this Gollum always called
Frodo "Master". Gollum led Frodo and Sam through the Dead Marshes, to the very door of Mordor
even, but then having turned back, the party was captured by Faramir. However, on hearing news of
his brother Boromir's corruption at the hands of the Ring, Faramir lets them go, to accomplish their
task.
Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn continued their chase of the Uruk-hai that had taken Merry and Pippin.
Shortly thereafter, they met the Riders of Rohan and their leader, Éomer, who told them that King
Théoden of Rohan was possessed by Saruman, and had exiled him. The Riders had also,
apparently, encountered a band of Uruk-hai, and killed them and supposedly the hobbits as well.
The pursuers then set off, and, after some searching, Aragorn found the hobbit's trail again, leading
into Fangorn Forest. They did not find the hobbits, but encountered Gandalf, who had defeated the
Balrog, and became the new white wizard, replacing the corrupt Saruman.

After the party rode to Edoras, Gandalf freed Théoden from Saruman's control, and Gríma
Wormtongue, the king's former ally, and a spy of Saruman living in Edoras, is thrown out.
Wormtongue then fled back to Saruman and Isengard.
The Uruk-hai then proceeded to launch an attack on Rohan, and the company, along with Théoden,
his army, and his whole people, fled toHelm's Deep, and were there attacked by Saruman's army of
ten thousand Uruk-hai, which, with aid from Éomer and the Riders of Rohan, they defeated.
Merry and Pippin turned out to have escaped from the Uruk-hai and met Treebeard, an Ent who
saved them from Grishnákh, an Orc who followed the Hobbits into Fangorn Forest. After a long
Entmoot, the Ents disagreed with Merry and Pippin's plan to attack Isengard. Soon after that, when
Treebeard was carrying the Hobbits close to Isengard, as they wished, he discovered that the havoc
Saruman had wreaked on their beloved forest. Afterwards, he called for the Ents, and they launched
a successful attack on Isengard, almost utterly destroying it, and kept Saruman as a prisoner in
Orthanc.

Gandalf gives his life in battle against the Balrog, giving the Fellowship of the Ring time to escape.
Weeks later,Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee continue their journey to Mordor to destroy the
One Ring and, with it, the Dark Lord Sauron. One night, they are attacked byGollum, who bore the
Ring for centuries before losing it to Frodo's uncle Bilbo, and who now seeks to get it back. Frodo
and Samwise capture Gollum, but Frodo takes pity on him, understanding the burden of the Ring.
Requiring a guide, Frodo persuades Gollum to lead them to Mordor. Sam, however, despises
Gollum on sight and warns Frodo that the wily creature will betray them.
In Rohan, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli pursue the Uruk-hai, who have
taken Merry and Pippin prisoner. Meanwhile, King Théoden of Rohan has been entranced by Gríma
Wormtongue, who is secretly in the service of Saruman the White. Incited by Saruman,Orcs and
Wild Men of Dunland lay siege to the lands. Théoden's nephew Éomer accuses Gríma of being a
spy; Gríma has him banished for undermining him. Éomer sets forth to the countryside to gather the
remaining loyal men of the Rohirrim. Éomer's army later ambush and kill the Uruk-hai holding Merry
and Pippin. Merry and Pippin flee into Fangorn forest and meet Treebeard, the oldest of the Ents.
Frodo, Samwise and Gollum traverse the Dead Marshes, evading a Nazgûl. Upon reaching the
Black Gate, they find it closed and guarded by Orcs. Gollum convinces the pair that attempting to
enter the gate will lead to their capture, offering instead to lead them to an unguarded entrance. After
being informed by Éomer of his ambush against the Uruk-hai, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli find Merry
and Pippin's trail. The trio are confronted by Gandalf, reborn as Gandalf the White after dying in
battle. Gandalf joins with the trio as they journey to Edoras. After arriving, they free Théoden from
Gríma's spell. Théoden decides to move his people to the stronghold Helm's Deep for safety.
Fearing Helm's Deep will not survive, Gandalf leaves to find Éomer and his forces. Gríma flees to
Orthanc and informs Saruman of a weakness in the outer wall of Helm's Deep. Saruman dispatches
his army to the stronghold.
Meanwhile, Gollum struggles with his loyalty to Frodo and his consuming need for the Ring. When
Samwise and Frodo are captured by Rangers of Ithilien, Frodo reveals Gollum's presence to spare
his life; Gollum nevertheless feels betrayed, and begins plotting against his new "master". As
Théoden's forces travel to Helm's Deep, they are attacked by Saruman's Warg riders and Aragorn is
thrown from a cliff and believed to be dead. In Rivendell, Elrond convinces his daughter Arwen to
abandon her love for Aragorn and leave Middle-earth with her fellow Elves. Learning of Frodo's Ring,
the Rangers' captain, Faramir, orders that it be sent to Gondor. In Rohan, Aragorn washes up on a
river bank and makes his way to Helm's deep. In Fangorn Forest, Merry, Pippin, Treebeard and
other Ents hold a council to decide on the role of the Ents in the war with Saruman.

The Battle of Helm's Deep begins between the Uruk-Hai and Rohirrim with Aragorn and his
companions. Explosives are used against the weakness in the wall, allowing the Orcs to breach the
fortress. In Fangorn, Treebeard and the other Ents initially refuse to get involved in the war until
Pippin shows them that Saruman has decimated the forest; enraged, Treebeard commands the Ents
to seek vengeance. Aragorn leads Théoden, Legolas and the remaining Rohirrim to attack the Uruk-
hai army, allowing the Rohirrim's women and children to escape into the mountains. Gandalf
appears, accompanied by Éomer and his men. The combined forces cause the Uruk-hai to flee into
Fangorn, where the Ents and their Huorn allies attack them. At Isengard, the Ents destroy the Uruk-
hai and release the river dam, drowning the surviving Orc defenders, flooding Isengard, and
stranding Saruman in his tower.

In the East, Faramir has the Hobbits taken to Osgiliath. Faramir's forces are attacked by Orcs led by
a Nazgûl. With the aid of Sam and Faramir, Frodo escapes the Nazgûl's attempt to capture him and
the Ring. Frodo momentarily succumbs to the Ring's influence and attacks Sam, but comes to his
senses when Sam tearfully reminds him of their friendship. The Nazgûl is defeated and flees.
Faramir frees the Hobbits and sends them on their journey, joined by Gollum. Gandalf remarks that
Sauron will seek retribution for Saruman's defeat, stating that hope now rests with Frodo and Sam.
At that same moment, Gollum vows to reclaim the Ring, and plans to have "her" kill Frodo and Sam.

The Return of the King

Aragorn, Gandalf, and company, then proceeded to Isengard, where they met Merry and Pippin.
Pippin found the Palantír of Orthanc and after seeing a vision of Sauron's plan in it, he and Gandalf
rode to Gondor to warn the people of an impending attack.
The steward Denethor refuses because Aragorn rides with Rohan. Pippin lights a War Beacon, and
around Gondor more beacons get lighted, until one is close to Edoras. Aragorn sees this, and tells
Théoden that Gondor calls for aid. Théoden agrees and calls the Rohirrim. Meanwhile, Faramir
retreats from Osgilliath. Madril was left behind and was killed by Gothmog. Faramir and an army of
Gondorians are send on a suicide mission to reclaim Osgilliath. Everyone except an unconscious
Faramir was killed in battle. Denethor thought Faramir was dead, and tried to burn him alive.
Denethor then saw the titanic forces of Mordor destroying Minas Tirith. This drove him mad, and he
commanded the Gondorian defenders to flee. Gandalf then subdued the mad steward and
successfully rallied the defenders, using trebuchets to destroy the siege towers and trolls.
Meanwhile, at the Rohirrim encampment, Elrond gives Aragorn the ancient sword of Andúril, forged
from the shards of Narsil (Sauron's Doom) with which to win the allegiance of the Army of the Dead.
Pippin, with the aid of Gandalf, saved Faramir from a funeral pyre, and Denethor set himself on fire
in rage and leapt off the pinnacle of Minas Tirith.
Aragorn, Legolas and Gimlicome with the Army of the Dead on the Pirate Ship
The Orcs attacked Minas Tirith, and a mighty battle took place, with the assistance of the Rohirrim.
But even then, the city was only saved by the timely intervention of Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, The
King of The Dead and the army of The Dead on the ship of the pirates. Théoden was tragically killed
by the Witch King, but Éowyn and Merry then killed him.
The victorious army then proceeded to the Black Gate , outside Mordor, in the hopes of distracting
Sauron, so that Frodo and Sam can complete their mission. Instead of Sauron, someone else came,
representing Sauron (Mouth of Sauron). Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Merry and Pippin finally managed
to attract the attention of Sauron and destroy the Mouth of Sauron.

Frodo, Sam, and Gollum reach the Black Gate of Mordor, but cannot enter, as they are too heavily
guarded. Gollum leads them up through a secret path into Mordor, but, after Sam grows suspicious
of his action, tricks Frodo into abandoning him. Gollum then leads Frodo into the lair of Shelob, a
gigantic spider, in the hopes that, once she killed Frodo, he could take the Ring. Sam fended off
Shelob, but she still managed to inject Frodo with venom and cocoon him, which put him into a
comatose state. Orcs arrived and brought Frodo to their tower, forcing Gollum to flee. Sam arrived at
Cirith Ungol, finding most of them dead at their own hands, after arguing over Frodo's Mithril shirt.
Sam then freed Frodo and together, they finally reached Mount Doom.

Frodo was about to destroy the Ring, but, realised that he couldn't. The Ring's power over him was
too strong. It was at that point when Gollum ambushed them. Gollum took back the Ring by biting off
Frodo's finger, but overbalanced on the edge of the cliff leading into the volcano's fiery interior, and
perished, along with the Ring.

The destruction of the ring also caused Sauron's destruction, creating a massive earthquake, that
eradicated the enemy forces on the plains of Gorgoroth, with only a few thousand members of
Sauron's army escaping. Aragorn and the other members of the Fellowship survived this earthquake
as well. The remainder of the Fellowship was thus reunited, and the hobbits returned to the Shire.
Aragorn was crowned king of Gondor, with Arwen, Elrond's daughter and his lover long ago as his
wife. Frodo wrote about his adventure in the remaining pages of the book about Bilbo's story but
eventually set off with Elrond, Galadriel, Celeborn, Gandalf, and Bilbo to the Undying Lands and left
Sam to finish the story.

Long ago on one of Sméagol's birthdays, he and his cousin Déagol were fishing. Déagol found a big
fish, but was pulled underwater. There, he found the One Ring. Afterwards, he swam up to the
surface. Déagol looked at it for a few seconds until Sméagol showed up. Sméagol wanted it and
strangled Déagol to his death. He was then exiled and went to the Misty Mountains and turned into
Gollum. The movie then shows Frodo,Sam and Gollum heading for Mount Doom,with Gollum waking
them up,telling them there's no time to lose. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Theoden,
Gamling and Éomer meet up with Merry, Pippin andTreebeard at Isengard. The group returns to
Edoras, where Pippin looks into a recovered Palantír, in which Sauron appears and invades his
mind; Pippin tells him nothing regarding Frodo and the Ring. From this event, Gandalf deduces that
Sauron is planning to attack Minas Tirith. Gandalf rides with Pippin to find Denethor, the Steward of
Gondor, to whom Pippin swears his service. Gandalf urges Denethor to call Rohan for aid, but
Denethor declines, fearing Aragorn and Gandalf plan to depose him. The Morgul army, led by
the Nazgûl, drives the Gondorians out of Osgiliath. Denethor sends his son Faramir on a suicide
mission to reclaim the city. Pippin lights a beacon, signaling Théoden and Aragorn to assemble the
Rohirrim for battle.

Elrond informs Aragorn that Arwen did not go to the Undying Lands, and is now dying. Believing
their forces to be outnumbered by Sauron's, Elrond gives Aragorn the sword Andúril to acquire the
service of the Army of the Dead, who owe allegiance to the heir of Isildur. Éowyn confesses her love
for Aragorn and asks him not to go, but Aragorn reaffirms his love for Arwen and heads into battle.
Accompanied by Legolas and Gimli, Aragorn ventures into the Paths of the Dead and gains the
loyalty of the King of the Dead and his men by brandishing Andúril, proving himself the Heir of
Isildur. At Dunharrow, Théoden rides off to war, unaware that Éowyn and Merry have secretly joined
his forces.

Sauron's armies lay siege to Minas Tirith, led by the Witch-king of Angmar. Believing a grievously
wounded Faramir to be dead, Denethor tries to burn his son and himself alive, but Gandalf
intervenes; he saves Faramir, but Denethor commits suicide by jumping off the tower. Just as the
Gondorians are about to be overrun, the Rohirrim army arrives and counter-attacks in a massive
cavalry charge led by Théoden. This shifts the tide of the battle, and the Orcs begin to retreat.
However, the Haradrim arrive and join the Orc army, turning the tide. The Witch-king kills Théoden,
only to be killed himself by Éowyn with help from Merry. On the verge of defeat, the Rohirrim are
saved when Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli arrive with the Army of the Dead and decimate Sauron's
forces, ending the battle. Aragorn frees the Army of the Dead and their souls go to the afterlife.
Meanwhile, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee and Gollum travel to Minas Morgul. Sam overhears
Gollum's plans to murder them and take the Ring for himself. Gollum persuades Frodo that Sam
wants the Ring for himself, and Frodo angrily tells Sam to go home. A heartbroken Sam leaves, but
discovers Gollum's treachery and follows after them. Gollum betrays Frodo, leaving him in the lair of
the giant spider Shelob, who paralyzes Frodo; moments later, however, Sam saves him. Gorbag and
a group of Orcscapture Frodo and take him to Cirith Ungol. Sam rescues Frodo from the tower, and
they continue the journey to Mount Doom.

Aragorn leads his remaining men to the Black Gate of Mordor, distracting Sauron and his forces and
allowing Sam and Frodo to enter Mount Doom. Sam carries the weakened Frodo up the volcano, but
Gollum attacks them. At the Crack of Doom, Frodo succumbs to the Ring's power, refusing to
destroy it. Gollum attacks Frodo and bites his finger off, seizing the Ring for himself. In the movie, An
enraged Frodo attacks Gollum, and they both fall over the edge. At the last second, Frodo grabs
onto the ledge, leaving Gollum to fall into the lava, taking the Ring with him. In the book, however,
Gollum jumps up and down with the ring still around Frodo's finger, while the bleeding Frodo lies
unable to move. Gollum leans pack to admire his precious, but accidentally steps over the edge,
loses his footing and falls to his death, and that of the ring. As the Ring melts in the volcano, Sauron
is destroyed along with Mordor.

Frodo and Sam are saved from the rising lava by Eagles, led by Gandalf. In the aftermath, Aragorn
is crowned King, heralding a new age of peace, and is reunited with Arwen and the four hobbits are
bowed by all of Gondor for their courageous efforts. The four Hobbits return home to the Shire,
where (after battling Saruman and reclaiming their land) Sam marries his childhood sweetheart,
Rosie Cotton. A few years later, Frodo leaves Middle-earth for the Undying Lands with
Gandalf, Bilbo, Elrond, Celeborn and Galadriel, leaving his account of their quest to Sam.