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Frodo Baggins is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Tolkien's Legendarium (ISBN 0-313-30530-7 is a collection of scholarly essays edited by Verlyn Flieger and Carl F A title is a prefix or suffix added to a person's name to signify either veneration an official position or a professional or academic qualification This is a list of all animals that appear in J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth legendarium In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium, Hobbits are a diminutive race that inhabit the lands of Middle-earth. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic The Shire is a region of J R R Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth, described in The Lord of the Rings and other works In J R R Tolkien 's Fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Baggins family is known to be a remarkable and rich Hobbit family The Third Age is a time period from J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth fantasy writings Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. The Third Age is a time period from J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth fantasy writings The Fourth Age and the later ages that followed it are time periods from J The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J The Two Towers is the second volume of J R R Tolkien 's High fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J R R The Silmarillion is a collection of J R R Tolkien 's mythopoeic works edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in Tolkien's Legendarium (ISBN 0-313-30530-7 is a collection of scholarly essays edited by Verlyn Flieger and Carl F
He is a principal protagonist of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. The Lord of the Rings is an epic He is also mentioned in The Silmarillion. The Silmarillion is a collection of J R R Tolkien 's mythopoeic works edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in He was a hobbit of the Shire who inherited Sauron's Ring from Bilbo Baggins and undertook the quest to destroy it in the Cracks of Doom. In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium, Hobbits are a diminutive race that inhabit the lands of Middle-earth. The Shire is a region of J R R Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth, described in The Lord of the Rings and other works Sauron (ˈsaʊrɒn Quenya: /sawrɔn/ literal meaning "Abhorred") is the title character and the principal Antagonist of the Fantasy Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist of The Hobbit and also makes an appearance in The Lord of the Rings, two of the most well-known of
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Literature
History
Background
Frodo, a Hobbit, is introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring as the son of Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck. In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium, Hobbits are a diminutive race that inhabit the lands of Middle-earth. The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium Hobbits are a fictional race related to Men. In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium Hobbits are a fictional race related to Men. At the age of seven, Frodo lost both his parents in a boating accident, and was taken in by his mother's family, the Brandybuck clan. In J R R Tolkien 's Fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Brandybuck clan was a powerful Hobbit family At twenty-one, Frodo was adopted by Bilbo Baggins, whom he thought of as his uncle (though Frodo was actually his first and second cousin once removed). Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist of The Hobbit and also makes an appearance in The Lord of the Rings, two of the most well-known of The bachelor Bilbo chose Frodo as his adoptive heir, and brought him to live with him at Bag End. The Shire is a region of J R R Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth, described in The Lord of the Rings and other works The two shared the same birthday (September 22). During the next twelve years, Bilbo taught Frodo a bit of Elvish, and they often took long walking trips together. Elvish languages are Constructed languages used typically by elves in a Fantasy setting
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring opens as Frodo came of age and Bilbo left the Shire for good on his eleventy-first (111st) birthday. The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J Frodo inherited Bag End and Bilbo's magic ring that was introduced in The Hobbit. Gandalf, at this time, was not certain about the origin of the Ring, so he warned Frodo to avoid using it and to keep it secret. Concept and creation Humphrey Carpenter in his 1977 biography relates that Tolkien owned a Postcard entitled Der Berggeist ("the mountain Frodo kept the Ring hidden for seventeen years, until Gandalf returned to tell him that it was the One Ring of the Dark Lord, Sauron, who lacked only this to become all-powerful again and to be able to establish a virtually unending rule of darkness over Middle-earth. Sauron (ˈsaʊrɒn Quenya: /sawrɔn/ literal meaning "Abhorred") is the title character and the principal Antagonist of the Fantasy Middle-earth refers to the fictional lands where most of the stories of author J
Realizing that he was a danger to the Shire as long as he remained there with the Ring, Frodo decided to leave his home and take the Ring to Rivendell, home of Elrond, a mighty Elf lord. Rivendell ( Sindarin: Imladris) is an Elven outpost in Middle-earth, a Fictional realm created by J Character overview Elrond was Lord of Rivendell, one of the mighty rulers of old that remained in Middle-earth in its Third Age. He sold his beloved Bag End, and left the Shire with three companions: his gardener Samwise Gamgee and his cousins Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took. Samwise Gamgee, later known as Samwise Gardner and commonly known as Sam, is a Fictional character in J Meriadoc Brandybuck, usually referred to as Merry, is a Fictional character from J Biography Pippin was the only hobbit who had not yet reached his 'coming of age' when the Fellowship set out (being eight years younger than Merry while Frodo himself was 50 They escaped just in time, for Sauron's most powerful servants, the Nine Nazgûl, had entered the Shire as Black Riders, looking for Bilbo and the Ring. They followed Frodo's trail across the Shire and nearly intercepted him.
At the Inn of the Prancing Pony in the village of Bree, Frodo met Aragorn, a Ranger of the North, who became the hobbits' guide while journeying through the wilderness towards Rivendell. In J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth legendarium, there were several Inns run by Hobbits or Men in the Third Age. Bree is a fictional town in J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth east of the Shire and south of Fornost Erain. Aragorn II is a fictional character from J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth Legendarium. In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium, the Rangers of the North, also known as the Dúnedain of the North, were the descendants of the Dúnedain The One Ring slipped onto Frodo's finger inadvertently in the Prancing Pony's common room, turning Frodo invisible. This attracted the attention of Sauron's agents, who ransacked the Hobbit's rooms in the night. The group, under Aragorn's guidance, quickly fled through the Midgewater Marshes and again escaped the Black Riders. Minor places in Middle-earth#Place Name -->;Place name description1 Further description prefix with
While encamped at Amon Sûl, Frodo was stabbed by the Witch-king of Angmar, the chief of the Nazgûl, with a Morgul-blade. In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, Weathertop ( Sindarin Amon Sûl, "Hill of Wind" is a significant Hill in the Eriador Literature Within the context of Tolkien's Legendarium, the Witch-king was originally a great king of Men. The following list of weapons and armour of Middle-earth includes all weaponry and Armour directly taken from J A piece of the blade remained in his shoulder and, working its way towards his heart, threatened to turn him into a wraith under the control of the Witch-king. Upon reaching Rivendell, almost overcome by his wound, he was healed by Elrond; although it was said and later seen that the wound would never completely heal, as it was as much spiritual as physical.
In Rivendell, the Council of Elrond decided to destroy the Ring by casting it into Mount Doom in Mordor, the realm of Sauron. Rivendell ( Sindarin: Imladris) is an Elven outpost in Middle-earth, a Fictional realm created by J The Lord of the Rings is an epic In J R R Tolkien 's Fictional universe of Middle-earth, Mordor (from Sindarin Black Land and Quenya Land of Shadow Frodo, realizing that he was destined for this task, stepped forward to be the Ring-bearer. A fellowship of nine companions was formed and set out from Rivendell. The Fellowship of the Ring, or Company of the Ring, as described in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, which bears the same name is Armed with Sting, Bilbo's Elvish short sword, and wearing Bilbo's coat of Dwarven chain mail made of mithril under his clothes, Frodo travelled with his companions through Moria, led by Gandalf, who fell into the abyss there while fighting a Balrog. The following list of weapons and armour of Middle-earth includes all weaponry and Armour directly taken from J Mail (also maille, often given as chain mail or chain maille) is a type of Armour or jewellery that consists of small metal rings linked In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, Moria was the name given by the Eldar to what had once been an enormous underground complex in north-western Middle-earth This article deals with J R R Tolkien's Balrogs For other uses see Balrog (disambiguation. Frodo was heartbroken by Gandalf's apparent demise as the company travelled through Lothlórien, where Galadriel, the Lady of the Woods, gave Frodo an Elven cloak and a phial carrying the light of Eärendil to aid him on his quest. In J R R Tolkien 's fiction Lothlórien is a Welsh -sounding name given to the fairest forest realm of the Elves remaining in Middle-earth Appearances Literature Stories of Galadriel's life prior to The Lord of the Rings are collected in the Unfinished Tales. This article deals with the Half-elven Eärendil For the Gondorian king see Eärendil of Gondor.
At Amon Hen, the Fellowship was broken. Amon Hen ( Sindarin for 'Hill of the Eye' is the name of a fictional hill in J Boromir, having fallen to the lure of the Ring, tried to take it from Frodo. Boromir is a supporting character in J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium. This prompted Frodo to leave the company on his own. Sam followed Frodo, and joined him for the journey to Mordor.
The Two Towers
Frodo and Sam were followed by the creature Gollum, who sought to reclaim the Ring he had possessed for centuries. Character overview Originally known as Sméagol, this character was later named Gollum after his habit The hobbits captured Gollum and Frodo "tamed" him, based on the bond of the shared experience of bearing the burden of the Ring and its seductive power, and he became the hobbits' guide into Mordor.
Gollum, after an anguished internal debate, eventually betrayed them, leading them to Cirith Ungol, where he intended to deliver Frodo to the giant spider Shelob and retake the Ring from her leavings. Cirith Ungol (ˈkiriθ ˈuŋgɔl is a location in J R R Tolkien 's fictional universe of Middle-earth in his fantasy work The Lord of the Rings. Literature Shelob was an "evil thing in Spider form" living high in the Ephel Dúath mountains that border Mordor; the “last child of Shelob stung Frodo, poisoning him, but she was driven off by Sam. Believing Frodo to be dead, Sam took the Ring from him to continue the quest. But orcs from a nearby tower found Frodo and knew that he was only paralysed, not dead. In J R R Tolkien 's Fantasy writings Orcs or Orks are a race of creatures who are used as soldiers and henchmen by both the greater and lesser villains Planning to interrogate him after his awakening, they carried him into to the tower of Cirith Ungol at the head of the pass. Cirith Ungol (ˈkiriθ ˈuŋgɔl is a location in J R R Tolkien 's fictional universe of Middle-earth in his fantasy work The Lord of the Rings.
The Return of the King
Sam rescued Frodo from the orcs, and the two set off for Mount Doom, trailed by Gollum. Frodo became progressively weaker as the Ring's influence grew. When they reached the summit of the fiery mountain, Frodo finally succumbed to the power of the Ring and claimed it for his own. As all seemed lost, he was attacked by Gollum, who bit off Frodo's finger, finally regaining his "precious. " As he danced around in elation, Gollum lost his balance and fell with the Ring into the Crack of Doom. The Ring thus destroyed, Sauron's power was lost and his realm ended. Frodo and Sam were rescued by Great Eagles as Mount Doom erupted. In J R R Tolkien 's Fictional universe of Middle-earth, the eagles were immense flying Birds that were sapient and could speak
The four hobbits of the Fellowship returned to the Shire after the coronation of Aragorn, to find it had been taken over by a gang of ruffians, led initially by Frodo's cousin, Lotho Sackville-Baggins, and then by the fallen wizard Saruman. In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium Hobbits are a fictional race related to Men. Concept and creation Saruman first appears in 1954's The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of the Fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings The four travellers roused their fellow hobbits and led them in driving the ruffians out. Frodo's part in the fighting was mainly to ensure that the ruffians who surrendered were not killed.
Frodo never completely recovered from the physical, emotional and psychological wounds he suffered during the War of the Ring. In the fictional Fantasy -world of J R R Tolkien, the War of the Ring was fought between Sauron and the free peoples of Middle-earth He was taken ill on the anniversaries of his wounding on Weathertop and his poisoning by Shelob. He briefly served as Deputy Mayor of the Shire, but spent most of his time writing the tale of his travels. Two years after the Ring was destroyed, Frodo and Bilbo as Ring-bearers were granted passage to Valinor — where Frodo might find peace. Valinor (meaning Land of the Valar) is a Fictional location from J They boarded a ship at the Grey Havens and together with Gandalf, Elrond and Galadriel, the Keepers of the Three Rings, they passed over the sea and departed Middle Earth. The Elven ports of Mithlond or the Grey Havens was an Elvish port on the Gulf of Lune in the northwest of J The Three Rings of the Elves of Eregion are fictional magical artifacts in J Having no children of his own Frodo left his estate, along with the Red Book of Westmarch, to Sam. The Red Book of Westmarch (sometimes Red Book of the Periannath, and The Downfall of the Lord of the Rings, also known as the Thain's Book after its principal
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. " (The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter 10, "Strider". ) 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. In J R R Tolkien 's Fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Fallohides are one of the three races of Hobbits The Fallohides were the least 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. The Shire is a region of J R R Tolkien 's fictional Middle-earth, described in The Lord of the Rings and other works His interests in the outside world, fascination with Elves and faraway places (like those to which Bilbo travelled in The Hobbit) did not fit the general content personality of most Hobbits. The Hobbit or There and Back Again is an award-winning fantasy This curiosity was also attributed to his Took ancestry. In J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth Legendarium, the Took clan was one of the most famous Hobbit families The Tooks were also famous for their adventurous nature.
Attire and weapons
Frodo was dressed in typical Hobbit-fashion when he left the Shire: knee-breeches, shirt, waistcoat, jacket, cloak. Colours such as bright green and yellow were typical for Shire-folk. He was unarmed, save for a pocket-knife.
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. Barrow-wights are wraith -like creatures in J R R Tolkien 's world of Middle-earth, based on the Old Norse Draugr. 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. In J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium, the Dúnedain (singular Dúnadan, "man of the west" were a race of Men descended from The following list of weapons and armour of Middle-earth includes all weaponry and Armour directly taken from J These served as short-swords for the Hobbits, but Frodo's was broken when he resisted the Witch-king at the ford of Bruinen. In J R R Tolkien 's Fictional universe of Middle-earth, the river Bruinen or Loudwater is a river which appears in The Hobbit as Later, his Uncle Bilbo gave him both Sting, a magic Elven dagger, and a coat of mithril chain mail. Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist of The Hobbit and also makes an appearance in The Lord of the Rings, two of the most well-known of The following list of weapons and armour of Middle-earth includes all weaponry and Armour directly taken from J Mail (also maille, often given as chain mail or chain maille) is a type of Armour or jewellery that consists of small metal rings linked The mail saved his life when it deflected a spear-point in the Mines of Moria. In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, Moria was the name given by the Eldar to what had once been an enormous underground complex in north-western Middle-earth
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. The Fellowship of the Ring, or Company of the Ring, as described in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, which bears the same name is Appearances Literature Stories of Galadriel's life prior to The Lord of the Rings are collected in the Unfinished Tales.
Upon being betrayed by Gollum and captured by Orcs at Cirith Ungol, Frodo lost all of his clothing, and most of his possessions. Cirith Ungol (ˈkiriθ ˈuŋgɔl is a location in J R R Tolkien 's fictional universe of Middle-earth in his fantasy work The Lord of the Rings. Sam Gamgee saved Sting, however. Samwise Gamgee, later known as Samwise Gardner and commonly known as Sam, is a Fictional character in J 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.
Adaptations
 Frodo from the 1978 animated film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated Fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. |
 Frodo from the 1980 animated film adaptation of The Return of the King. The Return of the King is an animated adaptation of the novel by J |
 Frodo (Elijah Wood) in the 2001–03 The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28 1981) is an American Actor. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 |
 Frodo (Joe Sofranko) in the 2003 stage production of The Return of the King in Cincinnati. The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J R R |
In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo was voiced by Christopher Guard. Ralph Bakshi (born October 29 1938 is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated Fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. Christopher Guard (born 5 December 1953 in London) is an English actor Billy Barty was the model for Frodo, as well as Bilbo and Sam, in the live-action recordings Bakshi used for rotoscoping. Billy Barty ( October 25, 1924 – December 23, 2000) born William John Bertanzetti, was an American Film Actor Rotoscoping is an Animation technique in which Animators trace over live-action film movement frame by frame for use in Animated films Originally
In the 1980 Rankin/Bass animated version of The Return of the King, made for television, the character was voiced by Orson Bean, who had previously played Bilbo in the same company's adaptation of The Hobbit. Rankin/Bass Productions Inc (formerly Videocraft International Ltd The Return of the King is an animated adaptation of the novel by J Orson Bean (born Dallas Frederick Burrows July 22, 1928) is an American Film, Television, and stage J R R Tolkien 's The Hobbit was adapted into an animated Television movie by Rankin/Bass Productions in 1977
In the 1981 BBC radio serial of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo is played by Ian Holm, who later played Bilbo in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. In 1981 the UK radio station BBC Radio 4 broadcast a dramatisation of J Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September, 1931) is an English award-winning Actor known for his stage work and for many film roles Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001
In The Lord of the Rings film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — Frodo is played by American actor Elijah Wood. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is a 2002 Fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28 1981) is an American Actor. The timeline in Jackson's movie trilogy is simplified and much shorter than in the novel; in the movie Frodo sets out on his adventure a few months after inheriting Bag End and Bilbo's possessions, including the One Ring. Consequently he is much less than 50 years old, and starts out the same age as his friends Sam, Merry and Pippin, when he begins his adventure. However, this portrayal is accurate; due to the influence of the Ring, Frodo is described as looking like a "robust and energetic hobbit just out of his tweens", and as such would appear to be of a similar age to the three younger hobbits.
On stage, Frodo was portrayed by James Loye in the three-hour stage production of The Lord of the Rings, which opened in Toronto in 2006, and was brought to London in 2007. James Loye is a British musical theatre/theatre actor best known for playing the male lead of Frodo in the Toronto and London production of Lord of the Rings the Musical This article is about the theatrical productions For other uses see The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Frodo was portrayed by Joe Sofranko in the Cincinnati productions of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003) for Clear Stage Cincinnati. Founded in 2003 Clear Stage Cincinnati is a professional theatre company in Cincinnati Ohio, United States, dedicated to developing and showcasing fresh new theatrical In Chicago, Patrick Blashill played Frodo in the Lifeline Theatre production of The Two Towers in 1999. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Lifeline Theatre was founded in Chicago Illinois, United States, in 1983 by four Northwestern University graduates
References
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- ^ Carpenter, Humphrey, ed. Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter ( April 29 1946 – January 4 2005) was an English biographer, Author, and (1981), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 0-395-31555-7
- General
- Frodo Baggins in The Encyclopedia of Arda
External links
- Frodo Baggins at the Tolkien Gateway
- Frodo Baggins at the Internet Movie Database
- Frodo Baggins at the Encyclopedia of Arda
- Frodo Baggins at the Thain's Book