Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring DVD Learning Guide

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them. So begins the timeless tale of good and evil and the epic struggle between them. The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of the three books by J.R.R. Tolkien that make up The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The quest begins with the discovery that hidden in the Shire, the land of Hobbits, is the One Ring. Frodo Baggins and his gardener Samwise Gamgee find themselves in the middle of a quest to return the Ring to the fires of Mordor. The wise council of elves, men, and wizards appoints a fellowship of companions to accompany Frodo on his journey. Along the way they encounter the evil powers of Sauron; the only one who can wield the Ring, and the evil influence of Sarumon, a wizard who was once on the side of good. Orcs, trolls, crebain, and a Balrog are just a few of the creatures the fellowship encounter on their mission to destroy the Ring of Power.