The Lord of The Rings

1. Gandalf brings Frodo and Bilbo to meet with the council.
2. Gollum escaped from the elf prison with the help of an army of orcs.
3. The Council decides to let Frodo take the ring, to destroy it.
4. The people that join Frodo and named The Fellowship of the Ring are Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, Boromir, Merry, and Pippin.
5. The Group tries to pass through Caradhras but some evil force is causing avalanches and forces them to turn the other way.

1. Why doesn't the Council let Tom go since the ring has no effect on him.
2. Why don't the council send more men with frodo.
3. Why don't they just take that giant eagle Gandalf used to escape and ride it to the mt. to destroy the ring?
4. Why didn't the council send some more powerful wizards or elves to help them.

1. The story is written in Past tense.
2. major conflict- Frodo struggles with the opposing forces of the Ring's corrupting influence and the responsibility of destroying it
3. Rising action- the formation of The Fellowship of the ring.

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1. The Fellowship of the ring sets off to destroy it.