How long was Frodo’s journey in ‘The Lord of the Rings’?

We see him and Sam travel for three full movies to get to their destination.

Frodo and Sam

Over the course of three incredible movies, early 2000s audiences were given a glimpse into one of the best fantasy stories ever told.

In the years since their release, the Lord of the Rings films have only grown in popularity. They continue to maintain status as a shining example of everything a film should be, from their actors and direction to their setting, plot, and delivery. Each of the first three films are genuine work of art in the eyes of their fans, successfully carrying three incredible, historic books to a brand-new audience via the big screen.

The story in the trilogy follows an incredible cast of characters, helmed in part by Elijah Wood’s Frodo Baggins. The beloved character is the unassuming hero of the Lord of the Rings trilogy after he successfully carries an impossibly powerful ring from one end of Middle Earth to the next.

Frodo’s journey , alongside his stalwart and endlessly loyal companion Sam Gamgee — played by Sean Astin — takes place over the course of three films. While his journey is captivating throughout, it is technically true to state that, through most of the trilogy’s notably long runtime, all the little Hobbits really do is walk.

Their travels take Frodo and Sam far from their charming homeland, into lands rarely traversed by common folk, and eventually into the desolate land of Mordor. The passage of time is a bit hazy in the films, as is the precise distance of the hardy Hobbits’ journey, leaving many people to wonder how long Frodo and Sam traveled to reach Mount Doom.

How long was Frodo’s journey?

Sam and Frodo in Lord of the Rings

Frodo and Sam’s journey seemingly takes them from one side of the map to the other, and appears to take anywhere from a month to over a year to complete. The nebulous timeline in the films tends to leave viewers confused, as they wonder how long the events they just witnessed took to complete.

Thankfully, J.R.R. Tolkien’s original works are far less ill-defined. In the appendices of the Lord of the Rings books, readers can easily uncover the precise distance between the Shire and Mordor, as well as how long it took Frodo and Sam to make the journey.

Frodo’s departure from Bag End fell on Sep. 23 of TA 3018, just one day after he celebrated his 50th birthday. Within a few days, he and his party — which at this point consisted of Sam, Merry, and Pippin — were headed out of the Shire and into the wide world.

It takes the group around a month to reach Rivendell, where they meet up with Gandalf and participate in the Council of Elrond’s discussion of the ring. They remain in the city for several months — between late October and late December — before departing as the Fellowship of the Ring, several members stronger.

The Fellowship passed through the Mines of Moria a month later, in mid-January, and reached the Elven city of Lothlórien by mid-February. Frodo and Sam officially part ways with the Fellowship ten days later, as February comes to a close, and start their solo journey. From there, it takes them just over one month more to travel the remaining distance and reach Mount Doom. By the time March 25 of TA 3019 comes to a close, Sauron has been defeated and Middle Earth is free once more.

In total, the journey takes just over six months.

Why is this Lord of the Rings timeline surprising?

Lord of the Rings - the Shire

The startlingly short timespan — particularly once you cut out the two-month stint in Rivendell — is shocking to many viewers. The story in Lord of the Rings feels like it takes place over years, rather than months, and this feeling is only intensified by the films, which were released over a span of three years. Tolkien’s timeline is clear, however, and definitively states that Frodo and Sam technically only journey alone for a single month. They also don’t spend the entire six months walking, but rather about half of that, between several stops and layovers along the way.

The Lord of the Rings films never directly address the time that passes between the story’s start and its end, but it does nod to Tolkien’s established timeline in the final moments of Return of the King . As he’s penning his additions to Bilbo’s “There and Back Again,” Frodo notes that “it’s been four years to the day since Weathertop.”

This clearly places the story at four years since the Hobbits and Aragorn faced the Nazgûl atop Weathertop Hill. This indicates that, from start to finish, the movies take place over slightly more than four years in total.

What is the timeline in The Lord of the Rings book?

Elijah Wood as Frodo

In the book, the timeline is slightly different. Frodo still feels the same pain — a token of his confrontation with the Witch King of Angmar — on the annual anniversary of the Weathertop battle, but it is noted over the passage of several years. In 3021, almost exactly three years to the day following his fateful departure from the Shire, Frodo boards a ship headed to the Undying Lands. He departs Middle Earth forever, leaving his friends — and hopefully some of his pain — behind.

In total, Frodo’s journey — from inheriting the ring to destroying it — takes right around 17 years. Things take quite a bit more time in Tolkien’s original version, but we can see how some of the time in between — particularly the years between Bilbo’s birthday and Frodo’s eventual journey — might be boring in film form.

How far was Frodo’s journey?

Frodo's journey - Lord of the Rings

Though now we know how long it took, what about how far Frodo and Sam traveled in the course of their six-month journey?

According to TheOneRing.net , Frodo traverses approximately 1,800 miles throughout his journey. This is nearly twice the distance traveled by his uncle, who traveled a total of 950 miles on his quest to the Lonely Mountain. A breakdown indicates that Frodo and Sam traveled around 9.73 miles per day, but that doesn’t consider the long breaks in Rivendell and Lothlórien. With those in mind, it’s likely Frodo and Sam were forced to cover quite a bit more distance when they were up on their feet, covering close to 20 miles a day for weeks on end.

If you break it down all the way, this likely means that Frodo and Sam were physically walking — or at least traveling — approximately 20 miles a day for three full months, off and on. That is some serious cardio, particularly for a once-contented 50-year-old Hobbit and his portly, 38-year-old former gardener.

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Frodo Baggins in Tengwar

Frodo Baggins , son of Drogo Baggins , was a hobbit of the Shire in the late Third Age . He is commonly considered Tolkien 's most renowned character for his leading role in the Quest of the Ring , in which he bore the One Ring to Mount Doom , where it was destroyed. He was a Ring-bearer , best friend to his gardener, Samwise Gamgee , and was one of three hobbits who sailed from Middle-earth to the Uttermost West at the end of the Third Age .

  • 1.1 Childhood
  • 1.2.1 To Bree
  • 1.2.2 Strider
  • 1.2.3 Weathertop
  • 1.3.1 Council of Elrond
  • 1.3.2 Moria
  • 1.3.3 Lothlórien
  • 1.3.4 The Breaking of the Fellowship
  • 1.3.5 Emyn Muil
  • 1.3.6 The Dead Marshes
  • 1.3.7 Ithilien
  • 1.3.8 Minas Morgul and Shelob's Lair
  • 1.3.9 Cirith Ungol
  • 1.3.10 Mordor and Mount Doom
  • 1.4.1 The Scouring of the Shire
  • 1.5 Close of the Third Age
  • 1.6 Fourth Age
  • 2 Characteristics
  • 4 Conception
  • 5.1 Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings
  • 5.2 Rankin/Bass
  • 5.3 The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
  • 5.4 Video games
  • 5.6 Parodies
  • 5.7 Voice dubbing actors
  • 9 Translations
  • 10 References

Much of Frodo's youth was spent at Brandy Hall in Buckland , the ancestral home of the Brandybuck family, including his mother ( Primula Brandybuck ). Frodo was known as something of a rascal, befriending Meriadoc (Merry) Brandybuck and Peregrin (Pippin) Took and causing trouble wherever they went. They would often steal mushrooms from Farmer Maggot 's farm Bamfurlong . [1]

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Frodo Baggins as seen by Matthew Stewart

In TA 2980 , when Frodo was only 12 years old, his parents drowned in a boating accident on the Brandywine River . An only child, Frodo stayed in Brandy Hall until his 99-year-old "uncle" Bilbo , his father's second cousin, adopted him in TA 2989 . Bilbo took Frodo to live with him in his home at Bag End and made him his heir. [2]

The two grew very close in the following years; Frodo, treated by his adopted guardian as he were his own son, learned much of the Elvish language during his time with Bilbo, as well as much of the lore of Middle-earth. They also had a weekly tradition of taking long walking trips together from Hobbiton to Michel Delving and Buckland; all throughout the Shire. The two shared the same birthday, September 22 by Shire Reckoning (around September 12–14 of our calendar), and a party of special magnificence was held when Frodo came of age of thirty-three and Bilbo achieved the notable age of 111.

Bilbo gave a memorable birthday speech before playing a joke on his fellow hobbits by using the One Ring to disappear, at which Gandalf quickly reacted and used his staff to create a blinding flash where Bilbo had been standing. The hobbits at the party were left confused and disgruntled, and Bilbo was never again seen in the Shire.

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Frodo with Bilbo during his 111th birthday

Before departing for his journey to Rivendell , Bilbo was persuaded by Gandalf to voluntarily surrender the One Ring. Bilbo left it on the fireplace mantel with a note for Frodo, who would now become the next Ring-bearer.

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"The Inheritance", by Raoul Vitale

Coming of age & flight from the Shire

After the party finished, Frodo returned home and discovered that he was now the master of Bag End and the recipient of Bilbo's magic Ring. Gandalf, ever more curious about the Ring's origin, power, and purpose (but not yet positive it was the One Ring), advised the young hobbit against the using the Ring. For the next seventeen years, Frodo complied with the wizard 's request and hid the Ring in a safe place. However, on April 12 , 3018 , Gandalf returned to Bag End and warned Frodo that the Ring was actually the One Ring, which the Dark Lord Sauron needed to rule over Middle-earth. Realizing that Sauron would be looking for the Ring, Gandalf advised the Hobbit to secretly follow Bilbo's journey to Rivendell.

After Frodo's discussion with Gandalf, a rumor started that he was running out of money. This rumor, though not begun by Frodo, was encouraged by him. Merry helped Frodo to purchase a small house at Crickhollow . With the exception of his gardener Sam Gamgee , who had agreed to accompany him to Rivendell, Frodo told the other Hobbits of the Shire that he intended to move to Buckland . He sold his home to the Sackville-Bagginses , and, on the September 23 , 3018, the day after his fiftieth birthday, Frodo left from Bag End, taking with him Sam and Pippin. They left in the early morning for Bree , and just in time, as Sauron's most powerful servants, the nine Nazgûl , had entered the Shire dressed as Black Riders searching for a hobbit with the name of Baggins.

Frodo was nearly captured by a Black Rider on the road, but was saved by Gildor Inglorion , whom he asked for advice. Leaving the roads to cut across country, Frodo and Sam reached Farmer Maggot's farm, who helped them to evade the Riders. Meeting Merry at Bucklebury Ferry , they saw a Rider tracking them from the bank they'd departed from. On arrival at Crickhollow, Frodo found that Merry and Pippin already knew about his "secret" journey. Frodo was left with no alternative but to bring the two youngsters with him. They cut through the Old Forest and the Barrow-downs in hopes of losing the Black Riders, which did succeed. They met other troubles in those places though, at the hands of Old Man Willow and the Barrow-wights , but were rescued twice by Tom Bombadil , a mysterious being who dwelt in a glade in the middle of the Old Forest.

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Frodo meeting Strider at The Prancing Pony

In Bree, the hobbits stayed at The Prancing Pony , an old inn. Frodo went by the name of Mr Underhill , attempting to raise as little suspicion as possible. When he noticed a mysteriously cloaked Man sitting in the shadows and smoking a long-stemmed pipe, Frodo asked the innkeeper, Barliman Butterbur , who the man was. The innkeeper referred to the man, a Ranger , as Strider .

That night, Black Riders arrived in Bree and attacked the inn in search of Frodo and the One Ring, but Strider had managed to hide the Hobbits from them in time. Having gained their trust, Strider introduced himself as Aragorn to Frodo and the others, to whom he also revealed the backstory of the black riders, also called Nazgûl or Ringwraiths. With a pony named Bill that the Hobbits had acquired at Bree, Strider led Frodo and his companions into the Wild. Aragorn would be their guide to Rivendell, and he would lead them through the Midgewater Marshes and to the hill of Weathertop .

On the night of October the sixth, the Hobbits were attacked by five of the nine Ringwraiths at Weathertop. In the presence of the Nazgûl, Frodo made the mistake of putting on the Ring. He was able to resist their attempt to take him by drawing his sword and invoking the name of one of the Valar , Elbereth Gilthoniel . Unfortunately, the leader of the Nazgûl, the Witch-king of Angmar , stabbed Frodo in the shoulder (he would have stabbed his heart) with a Morgul-knife . If it had caught him in the heart, Frodo would have become like the Nazgûl, only weaker and under their control. The Ringwraiths were driven away by the appearance of Aragorn and his martial skill; also because he had torches, one of their few weaknesses.

Though Aragorn was a skilled healer, he could not heal Frodo's wound. A fragment of the Ringwraith's blade remained in Frodo's flesh, where it continued to move towards his heart. Near death (or worse), Frodo was rescued by Glorfindel , an Elf-lord, who put the injured Hobbit upon his horse Asfaloth . They were found and pursued by the Nazgûl, as Glorfindel rode and bore Frodo swiftly to the Ford of Bruinen , at the entrance to the valley of Rivendell . Once they had crossed the River Bruinen , the Nine Ringwraiths behind them demanded Frodo give up the Ring, but Frodo refused. Subsequently, the Ringwraiths entered the river and were washed away in a flood called up by Elrond .

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The Hobbits reuniting in Rivendell

Frodo was soon healed in Rivendell by Elrond, who knew the wound would not ultimately leave him, as it was both spiritual and physical. On the 24th of October 3018, Frodo awoke in Rivendell and was reunited with Bilbo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Sam, Merry, and Pippin. Although Elrond had healed his wound, it continued to ail him yearly for as long as he lived in Middle-earth .

Quest of the Ring

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Frodo placing the One Ring before the Council of Elrond

After his healing, Frodo was summoned to a great Council that Elrond had organized. Representatives of all the Free Peoples of Middle-earth discussed the history of the Rings of Power and decided that the One Ring must be destroyed. As the Ring was shown and tempers flared, argument broke out as to who should carry the Ring on this mission , until Frodo bravely volunteered to take the Ring to Mordor and cast it into the fires of Mount Doom . A member of each of the Free Peoples offered to join Frodo in his quest, thus forming the Fellowship of the Ring .

The Fellowship consisted of Frodo, Samwise, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, Boromir of Gondor , Legolas of the Woodland Realm , and Gimli of the Lonely Mountain . Before leaving Rivendell , Bilbo gave Frodo his dwarf-made coat of mithril mail and his elven blade Sting . The mithril coat had been given to Bilbo by Thorin Oakenshield during the events of The Hobbit , and Sting had been taken by Bilbo from a troll den . On December 25 , the Fellowship of the Ring departed from Rivendell and headed south.

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The Hobbits of the Fellowship of the Ring prepare to battle goblins in Moria

After an attack by White Wolves in Eregion , on January 11 , 3019 , the Fellowship attempted to cross the Misty Mountains (specifically the Pass of Caradhras ), but were unable to due to a snowstorm. They instead traveled through the underground city of Moria at the urging of Gimli.

Some days in into their dangerous trek through Moria, the Fellowship entered the Chamber of Mazarbul , and was attacked by Orcs and a cave-troll . Frodo helped to defeat the troll before he was stabbed by an Orc captain, his mithril-shirt saving him from a deadly blow. The Fellowship then ran from there to the Bridge of Khazad-dum , at which Gandalf dueled Durin's Bane and fell. Once outside Moria, while the Fellowship was grieving, Gimli took Frodo and Sam to look upon the Mirrormere , even in their great hurry.

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Galadriel and Frodo

Deeply grieved by their loss, the Fellowship journeyed to the Elven kingdom of Lothlórien , where they met the Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn . Galadriel showed Frodo a vision of the future in her Mirror . Frodo offered her the One Ring, but she resisted the temptation to take it, passing the test that was laid before her, and accepting the diminishing of the power of the Elves. Before the Fellowship departed from Lothlórien, Galadriel gave each member a gift. To Frodo, she gave a phial with the light of the star Eärendil captured inside; this gift would prove hugely important later on in the quest. They were also provided with elven way-bread , other supplies, and boats for their voyage down the Anduin River.

The Breaking of the Fellowship

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Frodo puts on the One Ring to hide from Boromir, near Amon Hen

The Fellowship continued their journey south to Parth Galen . There, Boromir, a Man of Gondor and a member of the Fellowship, attempted to convince Frodo to bring the Ring to Minas Tirith and regroup from there. When the hobbit asked for an hour alone to consider his options, Boromir followed him. Seeing that Frodo did not intend to take the suggested course of action, Boromir tried to take the Ring from him by force.

Frodo put on the Ring and escaped to the Seat of Seeing , where he watched as war brewed across Middle-earth and the Eye of Sauron searching for him as he traveled. He was nearly spotted, but the Dark Lord's attention was drawn away by a resurrected Gandalf.

Taking off the Ring, he decided to take the item to Mordor alone, without telling the other members of the Fellowship. However, he was joined by his friend Samwise Gamgee, who felt it was necessary that he should protect and guide Frodo. Frodo gave in to Sam's protests, and although reluctant to lead anyone else to his fate, was glad to have Sam's company.

The two hobbits continued toward Mordor, dividing the Fellowship. Meanwhile, Boromir was killed by Uruk-archers while defending Merry and Pippin; the two young hobbits were then captured by Uruk-hai , and were to be taken to Isengard . Instead of following Samwise and Frodo to Mordor, the Three Hunters, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, decided it more important to rescue Merry and Pippin from their captors. The breaking of the Fellowship was now complete.

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Frodo and Sam journey towards Mordor

After leaving what remained of the Fellowship at Amon Hen , Frodo and Sam tried to navigate through the winding paths and razor sharp rocks of the Emyn Muil . After getting lost several times, they were found by Gollum , who at first tried to take the One Ring, but was captured by Sam (with Frodo's help) and tied up with the Elven rope. Frodo, now pitying the creature, decided not to slay Gollum, but forced him to swear an oath of servitude to the master of the precious. Gollum then led them out of the maze and into the Dead Marshes .

The Dead Marshes

Frodo in the Dead Marshes

Frodo amid the Marshes

The Dead Marshes lay to the south of Emyn Muil, and were just as disorienting, if not more so. There was thought to be no route through the marshes, as Orcs marched for miles around, although Gollum had secretly discovered a path when traveling. He led Frodo and Sam on a safe pathway through the marshes, warning them not to follow what seemed like small torches in the water.

Soon after Frodo, Samwise, and Gollum entered the Dead Marshes, a Nazgûl flew over them on a Fellbeast , looking for the Ring. Gollum had led the two hobbits to a safe place that they could hide in.

Gollum led the two Hobbits to the Black Gate of Mordor , as Frodo had desired, but stopped the Hobbits from passing its doors, as the danger was too great. He then explained about a secret way into Mordor, 'Up the stairs and through the tunnel'. The Hobbits once again found themselves being led by Gollum. After venturing into Ithilien , and witnessing a skirmish between a company of Haradrim warriors (along with Oliphaunts ) and Rangers from Gondor, they were apprehended by the Ranger's captain, Faramir . When the skirmish had ended, Faramir blindfolded the ring-bearer and his companions and led them to Henneth Annûn , the Window on the West. Upon much interrogation, Sam foolishly misspoke, and gave away that Frodo was indeed carrying the One Ring. Realizing the importance of the quest, Faramir proved his quality, unlike his brother, Boromir, and let the Ring-bearer go free, resupplying the hobbits with food for their journey. Later, Gollum was captured in the Forbidden Pool and forcibly taken into the hidden lair. Frodo begged for his safety, and he was not killed, although the rift between master and servant had once again begun to open.

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Frodo, weary, with Sam and Gollum on the Stairs of Cirith Ungol , by Stephen Hickman

Minas Morgul and Shelob's Lair

Gollum led the hobbits past the lair of the Witch-king of Angmar , Minas Morgul , and up the Stairs of Cirith Ungol into 'The Tunnel'. When they arrived at the top though, they were abandoned by Gollum. They cautiously traveled through the tunnel, and managed to get to the end only to find their way barred by Shelob 's great web. Whilst attempting to cut through the webbing, Frodo bravely stood up to Shelob and forced her back further into the tunnels giving him and Sam time enough to hack through the threads and escape. Upon escaping the tunnels, Frodo thought himself safe; however, Shelob, through one of her many tunnels, managed to sneak out and jab him with her stinger. As he was being encased in Shelob's webbing, Sam was able to draw her into single combat wherein he, using Sting and the Phial of Galadriel , was able to mortally wound her and drive her back into her caves. Sam took the Ring from around Frodo's neck upon hearing Orcish voices, and hid behind some nearby rocks. He overheard the Orcs speaking of Frodo, and Sam realized that his master was not dead, but merely paralyzed. Frodo was then taken to the Tower of Cirith Ungol to await further torture and questioning.

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Frodo prior to being poisoned by Shelob

Cirith Ungol

Frodo was imprisoned on the highest floor of the Tower. He was stripped of all his clothes and possessions. Fighting broke out amongst the two lead Orcs and their battalions from squabbling over claim of the mithril vest - in this violence almost all Orcs and Uruks in the tower died. Sam soon arrived at the gate of the Tower, only to find his way blocked by the Two Watchers ; he eventually overcame them, entered the tower, finding and rescuing his master. They descended and fled the tower, having to pass the Watchers again (this time, destroying them), and entered Mordor.

Mordor and Mount Doom

Frodo and Sam crawled onward through the plains of Mordor, which lay vacant as many hosts of Orcs were sent to the Black Gate to meet the Men of the West's army, and, after falling in and out of one such company of Orcs, started to climb Mount Doom . They journeyed on for days with little food or water, and Frodo became progressively weaker as the Ring's power over him grew the closer they drew to Orodruin. Frodo was eventually unable to go on, and Sam was forced to carry him a fair distance. It was then that Gollum reappeared, and, after a brief struggle, Sam cut Gollum in the stomach while Frodo fled up the mountain to its entrance.

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Frodo missing a finger

Inside the Cracks of Doom , Frodo finally had the chance to destroy the Ring and relieve his burden, but the Ring's power was at its strongest due to the surrounding of where it had been created. Frodo finally yielded to the temptation and power of the Ring. Sam yelled for Frodo to destroy it, but Frodo, overcome by its power, claimed the Ring for himself aloud. Gollum attacked Sam, who fell and hit his head on a rock, temporarily knocking him unconscious. When he came to, he saw Gollum fighting with an invisible Frodo. Gollum bit off Frodo's finger that wore the Ring, and was reunited with his treasure for a short time, until, dancing with joy, he toppled off the brink and fell into the lava, destroying himself and the One Ring .

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Sam and Frodo after the completion of their quest

The two hobbits tried to escape as Mount Doom erupted. In the very moment that they believed themselves doomed, Gwaihir the Lord of Eagles saw them, and, with his Eagle companions Landroval and Meneldor , rescued Sam and Frodo, and flew them westward, out of Mordor to safety.

End of the War

The scouring of the shire.

After recovering at the Field of Cormallen and witnessing the crowning of Aragorn as King Elessar, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin all returned to the Shire. Arriving, they found it under the control of one Sharkey (later revealed to be Saruman) and his forces. Saruman was ruling the Shire from Bag End , although he was later murdered by Gríma Wormtongue . Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin, however, started to gather all Shirriffs and townsfolk of the Shire, and they successfully defeated of Saruman's Ruffians at the Battle of Bywater .

Frodo was not directly involved in the fighting at the Battle of Bywater; instead, he made sure that no hobbits were harmed (saying that no Hobbit had ever intentionally harmed another in the Shire, and that this would stay true), and also that any Ruffians that surrendered were not harmed.

Close of the Third Age

Following the Scouring of the Shire and end of the War of the Ring in November , Frodo went on to serve as Deputy Mayor of the Shire. During his brief tenure of six months, he helped lead the rebuilding of the Shire, but soon realized that he still bore the wounds of his quest. On May 1 st, TA 3020 , Frodo attended the wedding of his best friend Sam and his wife Rosie Cotton and they moved in with him at Bag End. On mid-years day later that year, Frodo retired from his post as Deputy Mayor, letting the office revert to Will Whitfoot , who Frodo held place for as he recovered from his wounds and imprisonment by Saruman.

During his last days in middle-earth, he tried to live as peacefully as possible. Frodo was still troubled by his shoulder wound, which pained him on each anniversary of the attack at Weathertop, in addition to falling sick on each anniversary of being stung by Shelob. As such, October 6 th of that year, he would suffer from his wounds again. March 13 th, TA 3021 brought similar ailments, Frodo being ill from his stinging. While living with Sam and Rosie he would witness the birth of their oldest daughter Elanor twelve days later. Prior to departing Middle-earth, he also wrote his own story "The Lord of the Rings" along with Bilbo's "There and Back Again" in the Red Book of Westmarch .

On September 22, TA 3021 (Third Age), at the age of 53, Frodo joined Bilbo , Gandalf , Elrond , and Galadriel aboard an Elven ship at the Grey Havens . He was allowed passage across the sea to the Undying Lands , as he was a Ring-bearer, with the hope of healing the damage to his spirit that bearing the Ring had caused.

During the Fourth Age , Frodo spent the his days in a period of reflection, attempting to understand his place in Arda, having been given the opportunity as he healed from the trauma afflicted upon him due to his quest during the War of the Ring.

In the year FA 61 , fellow Ring-bearer and best friend Samwise Gamgee, reunited with Frodo in the Undying Lands. By such a point, Frodo would have been 113, and together, the friends lived the rest of their days in peace.

Frodo Baggins

Characteristics

Frodo, as described by Gandalf, was "taller than some and fairer than most," with "a cleft in his chin: perky chap with a bright eye." [3] He had thick, curly brown hair like most other hobbits, and had lighter-than-usual skin due to his Fallohide ancestry through his Brandybuck mother. He could be described as fairly good looking for a hobbit. Frodo is described as appearing thirty-three, even when he is fifty, due to the influence of the Ring. Bilbo and Frodo shared a common birthday on September 22, but Bilbo was 78 years Frodo's senior. At the opening of The Fellowship of the Ring , Frodo and Bilbo were celebrating their thirty-third and eleventy-first (111th) birthdays, respectively. Frodo, like Bilbo, was considered by many others in Hobbiton to be a little odd. His curiosity of the outside world, fascination with Elves and faraway places (like those to which Bilbo traveled in The Hobbit ) did not fit the general content personality of most Hobbits. This curiosity was also attributed to his Took ancestry. He was very kind and compassionate, pitying Gollum and allowing him to guide him and Sam to Mordor despite Sam's distrust of the creature. This act of kindness later proved to be a factor in the quest's success in destroying the Ring.

Frodo was dressed in typical Hobbit-fashion when he left the Shire: knee breeches, shirt, waistcoat, jacket, and cloak. Colors such as bright green and yellow were typical for Shire-folk. He was unarmed, save for a pocketknife.

When his little group was waylaid by Barrow-wights , he lost his summer-weight clothing and was wearing a burial shrift when rescued by Tom Bombadil . When their pack-ponies returned, he was forced to put on heavier woollen clothing intended for colder weather. The Hobbits found several long Dúnedain daggers in the wight's treasure. These served as short-swords for the Hobbits, but Frodo's was broken when he resisted the Witch-king at Weathertop. At Imladris, he removed his Hobbit clothing upon finding new Elven clothes that fitted him perfectly. Therefore, throughout his quest, he wore a green silk tunic, trousers together with cloaks made of fur for the first stages of the quest, and then towards Mordor he shed them to wear his tunic and trousers in the warmer weather. Later, his uncle Bilbo gave him both Sting, a magic Elven dagger, and a coat of mithril chain mail. The mail saved his life twice, first when it deflected a spear-point in the Mines of Moria, and second when it turned aside the dagger that Saruman used to try and kill him.

As with the other members of the Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo received a special cloak from Galadriel in Lórien, which allowed him to blend in with natural surroundings. Upon being betrayed by Gollum and captured by Orcs at Cirith Ungol, Frodo lost all of his clothing and most of his possessions. Sam Gamgee saved Sting, however. After the two tribes of Orcs had slain each other in the tower of Cirith Ungol, Frodo dressed himself in Orc-garb. This successfully fooled the Mordor-Orcs they encountered, but he dropped the Orc mail and helmet as he and Sam approached Mount Doom.

Originally, Frodo was to be named Bingo Bolger-Baggins, but as The Lord of the Rings became more serious in its development, the name was dropped.

Portrayal in adaptations

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Frodo Baggins (1978)

Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings

Christopher Guard voiced Frodo in Ralph Bakshi 's 1978 The Lord of the Rings film , with Sharon Baird doing the modeling.

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Frodo Baggins (1980)

Orson Bean voiced Frodo in the Rankin/Bass The Return of the King film, the same actor who portrayed Bilbo in The Hobbit and in The Return of the King .

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Frodo is portrayed in The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Elijah Wood . There are several differences between Peter Jackson's film trilogy and the original story . In the movies, Frodo seems to have owned the Ring for only a few days or perhaps a few months before Gandalf returned, as opposed to the seventeen years of the book. Frodo never sells Bag End, but sets out early next morning with Sam. Merry and Pippin run into the pair at the farm of Farmer Maggot and are pulled into the journey. The Hobbits are pursued by the Black Riders all the way to Bucklebury Ferry on the borders of Buckland. There the Black Riders are forced to ride to the Brandywine Bridge while the Hobbits make for Bree. The movies remove several parts of the journey as well. These include their encounters with the High Elves, Farmer Maggot, and Tom Bombadil, as well as their visit to Buckland, the Old Forest, and the Barrow-downs.

Arwen , Elrond 's daughter, leads Frodo to Rivendell instead of Glorfindel . The Cave-troll inflicts the wound on Frodo in Moria, instead of the Orc captain. In the novel, Faramir declared right from the first that he wanted no part of the One Ring , but in the film Faramir at first follows what he believes is his duty to bring the Ring back to Minas Tirith . But while travelling with Frodo, Sam, and Gollum through the city of Osgiliath , the city is attacked by a Nazgûl and the forces of Mordor , and Faramir realizes he should not take the Ring after he sees the effect it has on Frodo.

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Frodo receiving Sting from Bilbo in LEGO The Lord of the Rings

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Frodo in The Lord of the Rings Online

Frodo appears in many video games:

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) by WXP and Sierra (voiced by Steve Staley, playable)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) by Stormfront Studios and Electronic Arts (voiced by Elijah Wood)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) by EA Redwood Shores and EA (voiced by Elijah Wood, playable)
  • The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011) by Snowblind Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive (cameo appearance)
  • LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game
  • Frodo is a primary character in EA 's The Battle for Middle-earth (2004), and in The Battle for Middle-earth II (2005), he can only be temporarily summoned with the Summon Hobbits power, available to factions of good in Skirmish mode.
  • In The Lord of the Rings Online , (2007), Frodo is first met in Rivendell, preparing for departure. Later, he is found on Cerin Amroth in Lothlórien, weary from the loss of Gandalf . From Amon Hen onwards, player experiences Frodo's journey in a series of Session Plays, alternatively playing as either Frodo, Sam or Gollum . The player meets Frodo again at the Field of Cormallen , he later gives a speech to Aragorn and Arwen. A Hobbit actor portrays Frodo Baggins in a Hobbit-made theater play "The Disappearance of Mad Baggins". Notably, the player is not told about Frodo's mission for a very long time, with Elrond, Gandalf, Aragorn and others only saying that it is "of great importance".
  • Oliver Burt voiced the character in the 1956 BBC Radio radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings .
  • James Arrington voiced the character in the 1979 The Mind's Eye radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings .
  • Ian Holm (who later portrayed Bilbo in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ) voiced the character in the 1981 BBC Radio serial of The Lord of the Rings .
  • Nigel Planer voiced the character in Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series).
  • Matthias Haase voiced the character in the 1991-1992 German radio serial adaptation of The Lord of the Rings . [4]
  • Dušan Cinkota voiced the character in the 2001 first season and Ľuboš Kostelný in the 2002 second season and 2003 third season of the 2001-2003 three-season Slovak radio serial adaptation of The Lord of the Rings . [5]

Frodo was portrayed by Lauren Lopez in a parody of The Lord of the Rings by the group Team Starkid.

Elijah Wood reprised his role in an AT&T streaming app commercial, wherein, shortly after a request was made to see The Lord of the Rings , Frodo requests the streaming app to play his music from the Shire playlist. As with the other people in the ad, only his mouth is actually seen. [6]

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  • There is another street named after him in West Jordan , Utah, next to another street named after Frodo's uncle .
  • He has been determined by some fans to be a member of the INFP personality type. [7]

Translations

  • ↑ The Lord of the Rings , The Fellowship of the Ring , Book One, Ch. IV: " A Short Cut to Mushrooms "
  • ↑ The Lord of the Rings , The Fellowship of the Ring , Book One, Ch. I: " A Long-expected Party "
  • ↑ The Lord of the Rings , The Fellowship of the Ring , Chapter X: " Strider "
  • ↑ Der Herr der Ringe (hörspiel). (German: " The Lord of the Rings (radio play)". Ardapedia.org (German-language wiki of Tolkien's Legendarium). Retrieved/cited 30 May 2021.
  • ↑ Pán prsteňov . (Slovak: " The Lord of the Rings ) Slovak 2001-2003 radio play. Tolkien Gateway.net (English-language wiki of Tolkien's Legendarium). Retrieved/cited 30 May 2021.
  • ↑ https://youtu.be/YB1PJt6d0jI
  • ↑ https://www.personalityclub.com/blog/lord-of-the-rings-personality-chart/
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Summary and Analysis: The Fellowship of the Ring Book 1, Chapters 7–12

The House of Tom Bombadil provides warmth and shelter after the frightening experience with the Old Forest. When Frodo lets Bombadil take the Ring, Tom causes it to vanish rather than the other way around. Annoyed, Frodo puts it on, but Tom remains unaffected and tells him to stop playing. Tom sends the hobbits north along the Barrowdowns, but they quickly lose their bearings when fog rolls in. A wight captures Frodo, and he wakes to find himself inside the barrow where the wight is preparing to kill his unconscious friends. Terrified and desperate, Frodo draws upon unexpected resources, attacking the wight and singing a charm Tom had given the hobbits. Tom breaks open the barrow and gives each hobbit a knife from the wight's hoard then leads them safely to the Road.

When they reach The Inn of the Prancing Pony, Frodo uses the name Underhill as a disguise, following Gandalf's advice. Enjoying himself in the common room, Frodo draws unwanted attention when he inadvertently puts on the Ring and vanishes in front of the crowd. Strider the Ranger, who seems to know Frodo's true identity and what he carries, follows them back to their room, where he warns the hobbits that the Black Riders will soon hear of Frodo's stunt, and offers to go with them as a wilderness guide. While the hobbits are still contemplating his offer, put off by his scruffy appearance, Butterbur the innkeeper arrives with a letter from Gandalf that should have been sent weeks earlier. The letter urges Frodo to leave the Shire immediately and identifies Strider as a friend to be trusted. Merry suddenly bursts in with news that a Black Rider is in town. They decide not to sleep in their rooms that night.

That night, Black Riders simultaneously attack Frodo's house in Buckland and ransack his inn room at Bree. In the morning, the hobbits discover that all the horses have been driven out of the stable. They manage to buy a half-starved pony, whom Sam immediately calls Bill, to carry supplies, and they set off with Strider. After traveling through marshlands and hills, they come to the ruined watchtower on Weathertop. Strider finds evidence that Gandalf may have been there before them, but he is not certain.

That night, five Black Riders attack their camp on the hillside. As they approach, Frodo feels compelled to put on the Ring. Unable to resist, he puts it on and finds himself able to see the Riders clearly. The Ringwraiths appear to be men, robed and armed with silver knives. Frodo calls the name of Elbereth and strikes at their leader, but he is stabbed in the shoulder. Struck by a deathly enchantment as well as the blade, he barely manages to remove the Ring before he faints.

With Frodo wounded, the Black Riders allow themselves to be driven off. Strider treats the injury with athelas, a plant considered a weed by most but having healing properties. He knows that Frodo must be taken to Rivendell as quickly as possible, because the blade which injured him carries an evil enchantment that only Elrond can dispel, but they still have two weeks to travel. Even with Frodo riding the pony, he becomes weaker each day. Finally they return to the Road, where they meet Glorfindel, an elf-lord sent to search for them. As they approach the Ford of Bruinen at the boundary of Rivendell, five Riders appear close behind them while four others try to cut off Frodo's escape.

Frodo passes the Ford barely ahead of the Nine. They call out for his surrender, and he feels the compulsion of their wills against his own. Nevertheless, he defies them, and they urge their horses into the water. A magical flood rises against this invasion of Elrond's territory, and Frodo watches as it carries the Riders away even as he falls into unconsciousness.

Tom Bombadil remains a persistent enigma in Tolkien's work — how does he resist the Ring so completely? "Resist" is not even the proper word, because the Ring appears to have no effect on him of any kind. As an embodiment of Nature, Tom is indifferent to the Ring's temptation because it lures with worldly domination — a world of nations and races who struggle for wealth or for resources, or for peace to enjoy their own land and culture. As Goldberry says, Tom does not own anything: "The trees and the grasses and all things growing or living in the land belong each to themselves." Bombadil neither needs nor desires what the Ring has to offer, any more than a river would, and so it holds no power over him. His own power is limited, however, and he cannot shelter the hobbits or protect them beyond the borders of his own country. The memory of his house, however, sustains Frodo on his journey.

The flight from Bree to Rivendell introduces another central character: Aragorn, or Strider the Ranger. Despite his appearance, Strider carries tokens of his greatness, most obviously the broken sword that is emblematic of his lineage's tarnished greatness. In addition, as he helps the hobbits toward Rivendell, readers discover that he is learned, both in the ways of the wilderness and in ancient lore, and that he has an almost magical gift of healing. Unlike the hobbits, who are ordinary folk asked to perform extraordinary things, Strider presents another kind of hero: the hero of epic story.

The first chapters established the fear of the Black Riders, but the journey from Bree to Rivendell increases their terror. Where in the Shire the Riders had been a frightening unknown, Aragorn's knowledge and Frodo's enhanced perception of them makes a shapeless dread more tangible and therefore more frightening. Tolkien's work does not support the cliché that naming a fear takes away its power: Naming the Nazgûl (the Black Riders) makes them real, but it does not help Frodo to resist their terror or the temptation to use the Ring to hide from them. Note the language describing that temptation, as well: "He did not forget the Barrow, nor the message of Gandalf; but something seemed to be compelling him to disregard all warnings, and he longed to yield." Likewise, at the ford, when the Nine try to call him back: "he felt that he was commanded urgently to halt. Hatred stirred in him, but he had no longer the strength to refuse." Look for similar language whenever Frodo struggles with the Ring or the servants of Sauron; they do not seek control, but surrender. It is Frodo's own will that determines whether he will resist or submit. At Weathertop, he gives in to the temptation, with disastrous results. At the Ford of Bruinen, he resists, and although he collapses, his will remains his own.

barrow an ancient grave formed of a mound of earth and stones.

the Black Land Mordor.

doom fate or destiny.

fell fierce or terrible, sinister, deadly.

goblin another word for orc; a race of evil creatures who live underground and fear the daylight.

headstall part of bridle which goes around the head.

hemlock-umbels umbrella-shaped flower clusters of the hemlock tree.

ostler a groom or stableman at an inn.

penthouse a small shed attached to a building.

railing scolding.

waxing moon the growing moon during the second quarter of its phases, between half and full.

wight a supernatural creature, usually applied here to the ghost haunting a barrow.

withy-path a winding path lined with willow trees.

wraith a phantom or ghost; an undead specter.

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The lines in the graph above represent the journeys by Bilbo and Frodo in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings respectively. You can hover and click on every point on the line to show more information about the events on each day. When you have clicked on a day and opened a popup box you can navigate to the next or previous day using the arrow keys on the keyboard.

Please note that the timeline of the Hobbit only is a rough estimate based on the few known dates from the book. An estimated path has been made with the help of the Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad.

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Compare the time and distance travelled in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

May 31st, 2014 by Demosthenes

I am very happy to reveal this interactive distance vs time chart of the journeys by Bilbo and Frodo in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. It contains information about each day. I hope you will find it interesting.

Very cool stuff.

Over his entire journey from Bag End to Mt Doom, Frodo travels approximately 1,800 miles in 185 days. That’s an eminently achievable average of 9.73 miles each day. However, he does spend a great deal of time recuperating in both Rivendell and Lorien — and that drags that average down.

The 27-day stretch from Bag End to Rivendell is perhaps more representative of Frodo’s normal travelling speed via “shank’s pony”. There, he and his fellow hobbits average a much more brisk 16.9 miles each day. Not too shabby — and probably very, very tiring with a full pack!

Bilbo, on the other hand, travels a total of 950 miles in 172 days — an average of just 5.52 miles per day. And the Company makes the 397-mile trek from Bag End to Rivendell in 39 days at a more leisurely average of 10.17 miles per day.

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How Far Frodo and Sam Walked in The Lord of the Rings

Frodo and Samwise's journey to Mordor took around half a year to complete. But how many miles do they walk throughout The Lord of the Rings?

Frodo and Sam's journey across Middle-earth is a long and tiresome trek over some dangerous lands. And part of what makes their adventure so compelling is the simplicity of it, as their goal is to make it from one point to another before Sauron's power grows too strong, all while avoiding detection. This walk takes many grueling months for the two Hobbits to complete, and the total distance they walk throughout The Lord of the Rings is equally impressive.

Through craggy rocks, flat marshes, caves of giant spiders and the slopes of Mount Doom, Frodo and Sam walk along hundreds of miles. And this is all while they try to avoid armies of Orcs and Sauron's legions spreading across Middle-earth. Then, of course, there's the most difficult task of all -- carrying the One Ring . It may appear like a light trinket, but what it houses is a painful burden for even the strongest minds.

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How Many Miles Frodo and Sam Travel in The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring notes that the distance between the western border of the Shire to Brandywine Bridge is 120 miles. With these two points marked on Middle-earth's map, it's possible to gauge the distance the Fellowship traveled throughout the trilogy. So, with their first destination being Rivendell, it's estimated that the Hobbits traveled 420 miles starting from the Shire.

Rivendell is where the Fellowship is formed, and the journey properly begins. And together, the group travels roughly 475 miles until Boromir dies, and they separate for good. During this time, they travel over mountains and through Dwarven ruins, but using boats after visiting Lady Galadriel helped with some of that. But from that point, Frodo and Sam walk 340 miles to Mount Doom, and the final total of their journey is estimated to be 1300 miles.

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How Long Frodo and Sam's Journey Took in The Lord of the Rings

Frodo set out from Bag End in late September, and it's known the One Ring is finally destroyed on March 25. So, over this six-month period, they traveled 1300 miles, which averaged around seven miles per day. However, it was far from a consistent journey, as the Fellowship spent almost two months resting in Rivendell and later spent nearly a month with the Elves of Lothlorian .

So, the traveling time was around three months, which averaged 14 miles walked per day. Even with a boat taking them some of the way, this was an impressive feat for such small Hobbits, let alone ones that were trying to hide from Sauron . And including the times they had to climb mountains and were stopped by the spider Shelob shows how persistent the two Hobbits really were.

While Frodo and Sam's journey was already impressive enough, the short time it took them to complete it makes it all the more special. They travel through so many different landscapes that it can be easy to assume the journey takes a year or even longer. But for them to walk across Middle-earth in half that time shows why they were the perfect people for the task.

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How long does it take to walk to mordor from the shire (compared to eagles).

Frodo experiences an epic journey in The Lord of the Rings, but how long would it take someone to walk to Mordor? And would eagles have been quicker?

In J. R. R. Tolkien's  The Lord of the Rings , how long would it take someone to walk from the Shire to Mordor and how much quicker would it be to fly the journey on the back of an eagle? In both Tolkien's original work and Peter Jackson's movie trilogy, young Frodo Baggins is tasked with carrying his uncle's world-threatening ring to the one place in the land where it can be unmade. This involves travelling, largely by foot no less, from Frodo's home in Hobbiton to the crack of Mount Doom in Mordor, where the One Ring was first forged.

Thankfully, Frodo needn't bear this burden alone, and he is accompanied every step of the way by faithful friend, Samwise Gamgee. After finally completing their mission to destroy the ring, the two beaten and battered Hobbits sit on the black slopes of Mount Doom and quietly give up any hopes of seeing their home again, at which point Gandalf appears alongside a trio of Great Eagles , rescuing Middle earth's heroes from a slow demise. One major point of contention among fans of both  Lord of the Rings versions is why Gandalf didn't let Frodo fly to Mordor on an eagle in the first place? This surely would've been quicker, easier and avoided many of the hardships Frodo faced during his trek.

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The first question to ask is: how far did Frodo travel on his journey from Bag End to Mordor? It's known from Tolkien's text that Frodo left the Shire on September 23rd, a day after turning 50. In  Return of the King , Gandalf declares that, " In Gondor the New Year will always now begin upon the twenty-fifth of March when Sauron fell ," pinpointing the date Frodo Baggins finally stood upon the crack of Mount Doom. This means that the events of  The Lord of the Rings take place over six months, or 182 days using the Shire calendar. However, Frodo took many diversions during his journey, meaning this figure doesn't give a true representation of how long the trek should take.

Eagles in The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King

Widely respected cartographer, Karen Wynn Fonstad, nails the distance Frodo covered on his route to 1779 miles. A physically fit person could cover roughly 12 miles per day, taking into account breaks, sleeping and difficult terrain. This suggests that, without being chased by Ringwraiths or giant spiders, one could actually travel from the Shire's Bag End to Mount Doom in Mordor in a brisk 148 days .

With that target in mind, how much faster could the Great Eagles have made the journey? This is somewhat trickier to calculate, requiring a mixture of arithmetic and guesswork to reach an answer. Using a scale map (via  EncyclopediaOfArda ), the distance between the Shire and Mordor as the crow (or eagle) flies can be estimated at around 1100 miles. Working out how fast the Great Eagles can travel in  The Lord of the Rings is much harder, especially since the creatures only carry Frodo and Sam from Mount Doom " out of the fire to the King, " suggesting that the Hobbits were flown down to the field of battle, rather than directly to Gondor.

Another notable journey Gwaihir makes is more helpful. The eagle rescues Gandalf from the Tower of Orthanc on the night of September 18th and drops him off in Edoras " ere dawn ," suggesting a flight around 6 hours in length. Again referring to the map mentioned above, this trip from Isengard spans roughly 125 miles. With this information, it can be estimated that Gwaihir could fly from the Shire to Mordor in just over 2 days, uninterrupted. Factoring in rest breaks for both beast and Hobbit, this would likely extend to almost one week .

Clearly this is far quicker than Frodo managed on foot and should come as no surprise, since the Great Eagles are not merely larger than their real-life kin but are also mystical beings - something that was glossed over in Jackson's movie trilogy . Regular golden eagles and bald eagles can reach incredible speeds in the real world, so it's only natural that their Tolkien counterparts are even more impressive. Whether Frodo could've flown to Mordor on an eagle in  The Lord of the Rings remains a highly contested point, but he certainly would've got there quicker.

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This Is How Long Frodo And Sam's Journey From The Shire To Mount Doom Took

Argued like a married couple on it, must have been ages..

Mark McGowan

Let's get straight to the point: Lord of the Rings is better than Harry Potter and Star Wars, and the majority of other films for that matter.

Despite its popularity, I reckon that very few people hold the main protagonist, Frodo, as their favourite character.

I've got quite a problem with Frodo. I mean, Samwise Gamgee was there every step of the way alongside Mr Baggins. He cooked for him, saved him on countless occasions, kept him sane, and even applied some wisdom here and there, but no one gave a shit.

At the Black Gate, right before Aragorn was about to lead the remaining men of Middle-Earth to their inevitable doom, he turns around, tear in his eye, and says: "For Frodo."

What about Sam, you thoughtless bastard?! While Gollum tries his best to kill the hobbits and take the ring, Frodo continuously forgives him. He thinks Sam eats a bit of bread and tells him to fuck off home. Why is he getting such a grim time?! He left Rosie Cotton and his steady gardening job in The Shire for all of this. Give him some credit.

Anyway, now we've got that out of the way, it's time we talk about Frodo and Sam's journey. Frodo (understandably) became a little bitch during the hike, given the ring's power slowly destroying him. But how long did the famed journey take?

According to LOTR Project , on T.A. 3018, September 23 , the two Shire folk left Hobbiton, heading towards the Prancing Pony, where they were supposed to meet Gandalf. Along the way they pick up Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, who gleefully join the journey.

Eventually they're taken under the wing of Aragorn, known then only as 'Strider', and he takes them to Rivendell. There, on T.A. 3018, December 18 , the Fellowship of the Ring is created.

It's a little known fact that on Christmas day the nine of them had to leave for Mordor. Christmas fucking Day. Anyway, it's fair to say that the Fellowship was pretty shit, because two months or so later, with very little achieved, they'd lost two members and the two most vulnerable and inexperienced travelers were left to finish the quest alone.

Somehow the two plucky hobbits manage it, acquiring the help of Smeagol, who acts as their guide.

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They pass through the Dead Marshes, reaching the Black Gate, but then choose another path before being captured by Faramir and taken to Henneth Annûn. Eventually, after holding back from the power of the ring, he lets the three of them take the Morgul-road to pass through Shelob's lair.

On T.A. 3019, March 15, Sam and Frodo officially enter Mordor having escaped the Tower of Cirith Ungol , after the ring bearer was stabbed by Shelob.

It then takes them 10 days to trek across the plains of Mordor, posing as Orcs, and finally reaching Mount Doom, according to LOTR Project .

On T.A. 3019, March 25, when Gollum bites off Frodo's finger, the ring is finally destroyed when it falls into the fires of the mountain.

From leaving The Shire, it took the two hobbits six months to complete their quest. Frodo eventually bitched out of Middle Earth because he was ill - resigning as Deputy Mayor of The Shire and sailing West to the Undying Lands .

Meanwhile, Samwise Gamgee fulfilled a long, three-year graft and marries Rosie Cotton. They had 13 children together and he was eventually named Mayor of The Shire, surpassing Frodo's previous role.

Sam is the real hero.

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LOTR: 5 Impressive Things Boromir Did Before Joining The Fellowship

  • Boromir was a tragic character who redeemed himself and felt remorse for his actions driven by the Ring of Power.
  • Boromir protected and looked after his younger brother Faramir, despite being favored by their father.
  • Boromir was a highly skilled and respected captain, both in Gondor and in Rohan, and he took a long and dangerous journey to attend the Council of Elrond.

The eldest son of Denethor, Steward of Gondor, Boromir is one of The Lord of the Rings ' most iconic characters. He's known for how much he was tempted by the Ring of Power, so much so that he nearly killed its bearer, the hobbit Frodo Baggins, for it. The Ring drove him mad, but Boromir later redeems himself and is desperately sorry for his actions.

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He's also a tragic character, giving his life to defend Frodo's close friends, Merry and Pippin. All this happens after Boromir joins the Fellowship of the Ring. Despite his notorious deeds, he was a very valiant hero and was so before the events of the Fellowship, too. Throughout his life beforehand, he was looked to as one of Gondor's heroes and was greatly admired by his people for his impressive acts, especially by his brother Faramir.

Looked after Faramir as a child

Boromir protected his younger brother.

Boromir was five years older than his brother Faramir , and as such it fell to the former to protect the latter in their youth. When he was ten and his brother five years old, their mother, Finduilas, died. She was from the coastal city of Dol Amroth, and she began to fade in Minas Tirith with the growing Shadow of Mordor. After her death, their father Denethor became reclusive and grim, and he preferred Boromir over his brother.

Yet Boromir did not let his position as the favorite son alienate him from Faramir. Instead, he committed himself to looking after him. Tolkien writes in the book’s appendices, that “no jealousy or rivalry had arisen between them” and that, during childhood, Boromir was "the helper and protector of Faramir."

Became a Captain of Gondor

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Boromir became quite an arrogant man, and he sought to become a great captain of Gondor and defend his people. As the "Captain of the White Tower," he became well-loved by the men of his army, though he didn’t care for anything else except battles, weapons, and warfare. As described in Appendix A of The Return of the King novel, he had a reputation for “delighting chiefly in arms… but caring little for lore.”

Around the time of The Fellowship of the Ring , Sauron attacked the Gondorian city of Osgiliath. As seen in The Two Towers Extended Edition, Boromir fought valiantly and reclaimed the city “for Gondor!” His short yet powerful victory speech shows what a charismatic and dedicated captain he was.

Became held in high esteem by Rohan

Éomer knew of his skills.

Though this is not apparent in the movies, Boromir was well-known by the people of Gondor’s neighboring country, Rohan, in the books. King Théoden’s nephew, Éomer, who served as the Third Marshal of the Riddermark, had heard of Boromir’s heroism and skill in battle, and he had even seen him in Rohan, though he “came seldom to the Mark.”

In The Two Towers novel, when Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli meet Éomer and the Riders of Rohan, Aragorn tells him about Boromir’s death. Éomer is shocked, exclaiming “Your news is all of woe.” He then comments about how Boromir’s death will affect many, both in Gondor and Rohan. Boromir, obviously, had good reason for his reputation preceding him.

Traveled to the Council of Elrond

A long and dangerous journey.

Though the reason behind Boromir's journey to Rivendell differs between the book and the film, he still took it upon himself to travel that great distance. In the Extended Edition of The Two Towers , Denethor comes to Osgiliath and tells Boromir to attend Elrond's council and bring the One Ring back to Gondor. Denethor pleads with Boromir that Gondor’s need for it is the greatest and that using it against Sauron will stop the suffering and death of their people. Boromir refuses, saying that his place is with his people, "not in Rivendell." However, though reluctant, he eventually obeys his father’s wishes and travels to the council.

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In the book, however, Boromir decides to journey there himself, due to a series of recurring dreams he and Faramir had regarding "Isildur's Bane," that is, the Ring itself. Boromir was determined to find much-needed answers in Rivendell, which the dream also pointed to. After losing his horse, Boromir remained unwavering in his quest for answers, due to his love for Gondor, his brother, and his people. In both the book and the movie, it's clear that Boromir was fully dedicated to his journey, whether out of obedience to Denethor, love for his brother, or a desire for answers.

Remained close to his brother

He encouraged faramir as they parted ways.

Once Boromir became determined to seek answers in Rivendell, he knew it would mean leaving his homeland for a long time. Tragically, the readers and viewers know that Boromir wouldn't live to return to Gondor and see his father and brother again. Whether because of the recurring dream about Rivendell, or simply obeying Denethor's wishes to bring the Ring back to Gondor, Boromir knew he must embark on the journey. He was brave and accepted his duty, and was also adamant that it was he who must go, as he strongly felt he needed to protect his younger brother from the journey's dangers.

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At the end of the "Sons of the Steward" scene in The Two Towers Extended Edition, it's clear how the two brothers were very close, as they'd been throughout childhood. Boromir encourages Faramir one last time, before leaving Gondor for good. Though Boromir decides on this in the book, it is Denethor who parts the brothers in the movie. This makes Boromir's death even more tragic, especially as he didn't even want to leave Gondor.

However, in both versions of the character, it's clear how much Boromir valued Faramir, his people, and his homeland of Gondor, and how he didn't want to give up on them, but help them stand against Mordor. Though he eventually believed that using the Ring was the only way to achieve this, Boromir's intentions were noble, and he was a valiant soldier.

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A Popular Lord Of The Rings Theory Is Nonsense And Completely False

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Over the years, "The Lord of the Rings" has spawned several popular fan theories. Some are fun crossovers, like a clever argument  connecting "Lord of the Rings" to "Snow White." Other Lord of the Rings theories would change everything , such as the outlandish suggestion that Wormtongue wields a Ring of Power or that Tom Bombadil is the Witch-king. And then some theories are just plain silly, including the popular idea that Frodo doesn't know Legolas' name. 

However, J.R.R. Tolkien's books have instances of dialogue between the two characters, and one fan discovered indisputable proof that Frodo knows his companion's name — by the end of Peter Jackson's movies, at least. Audiences love to point out that Legolas and Frodo hardly interact throughout the films; however, it doesn't take much prodding for the theory to be debunked.

Let's start with the obvious. Frodo and Legolas travel side by side for weeks. It would be nothing short of outright hostility for the two to never talk during that time. That said, the question here is whether Frodo knows Legolas by name. A Reddit post from user Icy_Statement_2410 confirms he does, showing a picture of Frodo writing in a book at the end of "The Return of the King." The name "Legolas" can be seen, barely visible halfway down the page Frodo's left hand is over. As the Redditor points out, Frodo may have learned it after his travels, but either way, the scene offers indisputable proof that the Ringbearer knows Legolas' name by the story's end.

Frodo basically writes The Lord of the Rings

The idea that Frodo would have written down Legolas' name comes straight from J.R.R. Tolkien's texts. The book the hobbit writes in "The Return of the King" is called "The Red Book of Westmarch," and it is essentially the in-universe version of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Bilbo, Pippin, Merry, and Sam all add to it. For example, Bilbo includes a sort of diary and compendium of his translations, while Pippin and Merry supply extraneous research.

Frodo is also a huge contributor. At the end of the "Return of the King" book, he doesn't just write down the events of the War of the Ring. He gives the book an absurdly long name: "The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings and the Return of the King (as seen by the Little People; being the memoirs of Bilbo and Frodo of the Shire, supplemented by the accounts of their friends and the learning of the Wise.) Together with extracts from Books of Lore translated by Bilbo in Rivendell."

In other words, Frodo organizes, assembles, and records the Red Book of Westmarch, personally adding critical passages that recount the War of the Ring — the part of the story including Legolas. He undoubtedly had to recall and write the elf's name numerous times during this process.

When do Frodo and Legolas interact with one another?

Okay, so it's possible to prove that Frodo knows Legolas' name by the end of the story. But, the reality is that the two are comfortable acquaintances throughout their adventures, particularly in the second half of "The Fellowship of the Ring." Why that specific chunk of narrative? Because that's when they meet in Rivendell and travel together.

This is the point where Legolas tells Frodo that he has his bow. In the book, the two have multiple interactions. As Quora user Ardent1313 points out, the pair of adventurers talk in-depth as part of a larger conversation when they're in the boats sailing down the Great River. They discuss how long they spent in Lothlórien and have a back-and-forth dialogue.

There are also multiple moments when it would be awkward if the two didn't interact — even if no names are mentioned. For instance, in Moria, Legolas follows Frodo on guard duty (presumably not for the first time). When they get to Lothlórien, Legolas, Frodo, and Sam meet the local Elves and talk to them. Legolas' name is spoken right in front of Frodo.

The truth is, there are a lot of characters in "The Lord of the Rings," and there was only so much room J.R.R. Tolkien had to fit interactions between all of them. However, plenty of circumstantial evidence (as well as the on-screen proof of Frodo's book) allows for the assumption that the two weren't just acquainted. They actually knew each other's names.

Hope springs eternal at all stages of life in Rivendell Theatre Ensemble’s poignant ‘Wipeout’

Three women share the laughter and tears the come with surviving seven decades of all that life can dish out in aurora real de asua’s drama..

5 Celeste Williams, Cindy Gold, Meg Thalken.jpeg. Celeste Williams (from left), Cindy Gold and Meg Thalken star as three lifelong friends revisiting the highs and lows of their lives at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble's production of "Wipeout."

Celeste Williams (from left), Cindy Gold and Meg Thalken star as three lifelong friends revisiting the highs and lows of their lives in Rivendell Theatre Ensemble’s production of “Wipeout.”

With “Wipeout,” Rivendell Theatre Ensemble offers a production with something I have never seen on stage over the course of roughly 30 years of playgoing: A cast starring a trio of women hovering on the edge of their 70s. That isn’t just a rarity; it's all but unheard of; seems the farther an actress gets from her ingenue days, the scarcer the roles.  

Playwright Aurora Real de Asua swims against that ever-prevailing current in “Wipeout,” which follows three well-into-their-AARP-years women as they embark on a surfing lesson. Directed with humor, grace and impact by Rivendell Artistic Director Tara Mallen, the 90-minute drama running through April 6 offers an understated but rich snapshot of the transcendent triumphs and terrifying trials that come with surviving more than seven decades.

The story is set entirely in the Pacific Ocean, the women on surfboards (solid work by movement director Devon De Mayo) throughout. As the waves curl and break around the surfing novices and their 19-year-old instructor, de Asua takes the audience on a watercolor journey that veers from grim to gleeful, sometimes within the span of the same wave. The history the three women share is parsed out as they grip their boards and bob off Cowell’s Beach along California’s Santa Cruz coastline.

Wynn (Meg Thalken), Claudia (Celeste Williams) and Gary (Cindy Gold) have been friends since at least first grade, but they’ve drifted apart in recent years for reasons that gradually become clear as teenage instructor Blaze (Glenn Obrero) attempts to teach them the way of the waves.

De Asua’s dialogue mimics those waves: Words sometimes overlap, sentences colliding and merging as the women paddle around the beach’s “safety zone” and eventually join the “line-up” (the area where the waves break) where surfers glide roller coaster barrels of roiling blue.

Thalken’s Wynn is acerbic and bitter — three husbands in the rear-view mirror — as she dolefully proclaims she can feel her nose burning into skin cancer before proclaiming that she “hates” the ocean. Thalken makes the source of Wynn’s cantankerousness utterly understandable: It comes in the wake of loss upon loss, the first devastation taking place before she was out of her 20s, the latest driving her to all but cut ties with her lifelong friends.

As Claudia, Williams is softer, her conversation warmed with references to her long career as a teacher, lessons in survival from Malcolm X, and tales of her beloved husband, now in decline.

Glenn Obrero, Meg Thalken in "Wipeout".jpeg

Blaze (Glenn Obrero), a young surfing instructor, and Wynn (Meg Thalken), one of his newest students, share the pain and sorrow of their lives in “Wipeout.”

Gary (short for Margaret) is straight-up pepper and vinegar, a joyously noisy raconteur and the kind of fearless adventurer who grew up without seatbelts and scoffs when Blaze insists the women don their “leashes” — the ankle strap keeps surfboards from flying off during a wipeout.

Gold’s life-of-the-party energy makes Gary’s arc all the more wrenching: Gary’s boisterous verve is all rambunctious comedy, until a single sentence of repeated dialogue — uttered by Gold without the slightest change of inflection — points to a looming, inevitable tragedy surging toward them with the brutal, destructive speed of a rogue wave.

As Blaze, Obrero is a dynamo from his hilariously magnetic surfer-dude-on-overdrive entrance. He creates a moving contrast between Blaze’s gnarly-bro exterior and his gradual revelations about his mother’s illness, his father’s absence and his search for refuge in the water. Obrero delivers one of the most memorable passages in “Wipeout,” as Blaze describes the power of the waves, and how riding them connects surfers to a vast, unseen energy that roils from underwater volcanoes to the tide-making moon.

Throughout, de Asua peppers the dialogue with shards of barbed humor, such as when Wynn caustically states, “When I look at myself, in the mirror, I think: that can’t be true.” Living, she adds with a mix of sardonic comedy and acid-bath rage, requires hanging on for dear life: “And then you get arthritis.”

Projection designer Andres Fiz's cinematic, oceanic images and Michael Mahlum’s aquatic-tinged lighting combine to create a credible waterworld, the barreling curves of breaking waves mimicked in the arcing minimalism of Caitlyn Girten’s set design.

“Wipeout” wisely doesn’t attempt to solve or even mitigate the daunting sorrows and fears faced by the foursome on stage. But in facing them on the water, Gary, Wynn, Claudia and Blaze show that hope does, indeed, float.

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  1. Timeline of Frodo Baggins

    17 January: Frodo meets Galadriel. 14 February: Frodo looks into the Mirror of Galadriel. 16 February: Frodo and the Fellowship leave Lothlórien. 26 February: At Amon Hen, Boromir tries to take the Ring. Frodo decides to go to Mordor alone but is followed by Sam. 29 February: Frodo meets Gollum and spares his life.

  2. The Lord Of The Rings: How Long Did It Take For Frodo To ...

    However, in the source material, when Frodo first receives the Ring, it's on his 33rd birthday. It isn't until his 50th birthday, 17 years later, that he sets out on his quest. (Yes, J.R.R ...

  3. How long was Frodo's journey in 'The Lord of the Rings'?

    In total, Frodo's journey — from inheriting the ring to destroying it — takes right around 17 years. Things take quite a bit more time in Tolkien's original version, but we can see how ...

  4. What is the timeline for The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

    September 22, 3001 - Bilbo leaves the Shire for Rivendell. April 13, 3018 - Gandalf tells Frodo about the ring. Sept 26, 3018 - The Hobbits leave the Shire. ... Instead, you have chosen say how long Frodo was away from The Shire, but you missed by a few days. According to Appendix B, the hobbits arrived at the bridge over the Brandywine on the ...

  5. Quest of the Ring

    The One Wiki to Rule Them All. in: Journeys. Quest of the Ring. The Quest of the Ring was Frodo Baggins ' quest to destroy the One Ring, which led him from his home in the Shire to Mount Doom in Mordor, as described in The Lord of the Rings. It began in September TA 3018 when Frodo set out for Rivendell, which he finally reached on October 20.

  6. Why did it take longer to go to Rivendell in The Hobbit than in The

    Both The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring involve traveling to Rivendell; however, although approximately the same route is taken, the journey took longer in The Hobbit.. In The Hobbit, Gandalf, Bilbo and the dwarves departed from the Shire at the end of April and arrived in Rivendell about June 7.In The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo, Samwise, Meriadoc, and Peregrin left Bag End September ...

  7. The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 1, Chapter 3 Summary & Analysis

    Frodo has decided that he and Sam will travel to his new cottage and then quietly leave for Rivendell in order to avoid rousing suspicion. Despite his friends' merry company through dinner, Frodo is melancholy at the thought of later parting with them. This is not the last time that Gandalf will disappear in the novel.

  8. Rivendell

    In the Quest of Erebor, Bilbo Baggins stopped off at Rivendell with the Dwarves on the way to the Lonely Mountain and also on the way back to the Shire with Gandalf. Bilbo retired there after his 111th birthday, writing his memoir There and Back Again.. Years later, Frodo Baggins and his companions journeyed to Rivendell, where they met Bilbo. Several other Elves, Dwarves and Men had also ...

  9. The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 1, Chapter 12 Summary & Analysis

    These are the very same creatures that Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves had outwitted at the beginning of their journey to the Lonely Mountain long ago. The reminder brings brief cheer to the hobbits. It is essential that Frodo reaches the elf-haven Rivendell for treatment of his dire wound. Strider's discovery of the green elf-stone ...

  10. Rivendell (scene)

    Synopsis. Frodo is brought into Rivendell, where Elrond is briefly shown ministering to his wound in a montage. Frodo awakens to find himself in a furnished room. He hears a voice informing him of the date, October 24, and of the location: Elrond's house, in Rivendell. The voice belongs to Gandalf, who informs Frodo of his luck in surviving.

  11. How long did Frodo and Sam take to reach Mount Doom?

    Frodo and Sam left Bag End the day after Frodo and Bilbo's birthday, September 23 3018 TA (exactly 17 years after the night of Bilbo's disappearance). The destruction of the Ring at Mt Doom took place March 25 3019. So the entire journey took about 6 months. But note that this included about 2 months spent in Rivendell, and a month in Lothlorien.

  12. Frodo Baggins

    However, on April 12, 3018, Gandalf returned to Bag End and warned Frodo that the Ring was actually the One Ring, which the Dark Lord Sauron needed to rule over Middle-earth. Realizing that Sauron would be looking for the Ring, Gandalf advised the Hobbit to secretly follow Bilbo's journey to Rivendell.

  13. Book 1, Chapters 7-12

    Summary and Analysis: The Fellowship of the Ring Book 1, Chapters 7-12. The House of Tom Bombadil provides warmth and shelter after the frightening experience with the Old Forest. When Frodo lets Bombadil take the Ring, Tom causes it to vanish rather than the other way around. Annoyed, Frodo puts it on, but Tom remains unaffected and tells ...

  14. Time and distance travelled in the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit

    Information. The lines in the graph above represent the journeys by Bilbo and Frodo in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings respectively. You can hover and click on every point on the line to show more information about the events on each day. When you have clicked on a day and opened a popup box you can navigate to the next or previous day ...

  15. The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell

    The Lord of the Rings: Journey to Rivendell was a video game scheduled to be released in the winter of 1983. ... If Frodo is caught by The Black Riders, he will be sent backwards from Rivendell and will be wounded. If Frodo is wounded too many times, or fails to reach Rivendell within 7 days, the game ends. As time passes the Nazgûl become ...

  16. Compare the time and distance travelled in The Hobbit and The Lord of

    Over his entire journey from Bag End to Mt Doom, Frodo travels approximately 1,800 miles in 185 days. That's an eminently achievable average of 9.73 miles each day. ... The 27-day stretch from Bag End to Rivendell is perhaps more representative of Frodo's normal travelling speed via "shank's pony". There, he and his fellow hobbits ...

  17. Quest of the Ring

    Though its necessity was obvious to many beforehand, the Quest was initiated during the Council of Elrond. Elrond appointed eight members to accompany the ring-bearer Frodo Baggins on his difficult journey: Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Sam, Merry and Pippin. Merry and Pippin were not chosen, but went on their own consent. [1]

  18. How Far Did Frodo & Sam Walk in The Lord of the Rings?

    Rivendell is where the Fellowship is formed, and the journey properly begins. And together, the group travels roughly 475 miles until Boromir dies, and they separate for good. ... How Long Frodo and Sam's Journey Took in The Lord of the Rings . Frodo set out from Bag End in late September, and it's known the One Ring is finally destroyed on ...

  19. tolkiens legendarium

    In The Hobbit, Bilbo starts out with the dwarves at Bywater (a few minutes walk from Bag End), so we should compare that journey to Frodo's journey in The Lord of the Rings from Rivendell to Bywater. Frodo: Rivendell to Bywater in 27 days. This is easy to calculate as Tolkien documents the journey in The Tale of Years. October 5. Gandalf and ...

  20. How long did the journey in LOTR take from start to finish?

    Shortly after that the return journey begins. Reaching Edoras in July for Theoden's funeral. They return to Rivendell on September 21, just in time for the Bilbo/Frodo birthday the next day and 2 days shy of 1 year since Frodo and friends left Bag-end. They hang out here for a while and arrive back in the Shire in early November.

  21. LOTR: How Long Does It Take To Walk To Mordor From The Shire?

    With this information, it can be estimated that Gwaihir could fly from the Shire to Mordor in just over 2 days, uninterrupted. Factoring in rest breaks for both beast and Hobbit, this would likely extend to almost one week. Clearly this is far quicker than Frodo managed on foot and should come as no surprise, since the Great Eagles are not ...

  22. This Is How Long Frodo And Sam's Journey From The Shire To ...

    On T.A. 3019, March 15, Sam and Frodo officially enter Mordor having escaped the Tower of Cirith Ungol, after the ring bearer was stabbed by Shelob. It then takes them 10 days to trek across the ...

  23. LOTR: 5 Impressive Things Boromir Did Before Joining The Fellowship

    A long and dangerous journey Though the reason behind Boromir's journey to Rivendell differs between the book and the film, he still took it upon himself to travel that great distance.

  24. From Weathertop to the Ford

    How does Trotter know all this, asks Frodo, and Trotter says he learned it in Rivendell. It is not his fate, says Trotter, to linger in the fair house of Elrond. The party spends three days instead of two in the hills, which makes up for the shorter journey from Weathertop to the Road. Trotter climbs up to see the lie of the land.

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    The idea that Frodo would have written down Legolas' name comes straight from J.R.R. Tolkien's texts. The book the hobbit writes in "The Return of the King" is called "The Red Book of Westmarch ...

  26. Hope springs eternal at all stages of life in Rivendell Theatre

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