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The Fellowship of the Ring
Book Two
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1. Many Meetings
2. The Council of
Elrond
3. The Ring Goes South
4. A Journey in the
Dark
5. The Bridge of Khazad-dum
6. Lothlorien
7. The
Mirror of Galadriel
8. Farewell to Lorien
9. The
Great River
10. The
Breaking of the Fellowship
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| setting |
The river Anduin |
| characters |
Frodo, Sam, Pippin & Merry, Gimli, Legolis, Boromir and Aragon
Lord Celeborn & Lady Galadriel
Haldir
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| story |
Haldir takes the Company to the Anduin River where they decide
to float downstream for awhile before making a decision to turn
west toward Minas Tirith and Gondor (where Boromir is from) or east
toward Mordor.
Lady Galdriel gives each of the Company a parting gift.
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| comment |
There is a warning signal that Frodo notices in Boromir's talk.
He is beginning to hint that the Ring should not be thrown away.
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| quotations |
" 'I shall go to Minas Tirith, alone if need be, for it is
my duty,' said Boromir ... If you wish only to destroy the Ring,'
he saiid, 'then there is little use in war and weapons; and the
Men of Minas Tirith cannot help. But if you wish to destroy the
armed might of the Dark Lord, then it is folly to go without force
into his domain; and folly to throw away.' [p. 360]
"But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant
years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word
of things that once were needful for the wise to know." [Celeborn]
[p. 365]
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