Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Translator: Beon Kim, Bo-won Kim, Mi-ae Lee
Publisher: Ssiaseulppuruneunsaram
| 188*128mm
| Important! Please read before you order! |
| >>>This book is
written in Korean. >>>. To learn more about the shipping cost, please visit our Info Page and read Shipping Information. >>>You may purchase individual volume(s) instead of the entire set. To do so, please clearly state, in the Comments box during the check-out process, which volume(s) only you want to purchase. We will modify your order accordingly, after your order is submitted. |
About This Book
Book I in The Fellowship of the Ring begins with Bilbo's
hundred-and-eleventh birthday party, about 60 years after the end of The
Hobbit, and his subsequent disappearance using his magic ring. Leaving
to journey once more, he left many of his belongings, including the
ring, to his cousin and adoptive heir, Frodo Baggins.
After seventeen years of investigating, their old friend Gandalf the
Grey revealed that the ring was in fact the One Ring, the instrument of
Sauron's power, for which the Dark Lord had been searching for most of
the Third Age, and which corrupted others with desire for it and the
power it held.
Sauron sent the Ringwraiths, in the guise of riders in black, to the
Shire, Bilbo and Frodo's native land, in search of the Ring. Frodo
escaped, with the help of his loyal gardener Samwise "Sam" Gamgee and
three close friends, Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck, Peregrin "Pippin"
Took, and Fredegar "Fatty" Bolger. While Fatty acted as a decoy for the
Ringwraiths, Frodo and the others set off to take the Ring to the Elven
haven of Rivendell. They were aided by the enigmatic Tom Bombadil, and
by a man called "Strider", who was later revealed to be Aragorn, the
heir to the kingships of Gondor and Arnor, two great realms founded by
the Numenorean exiles. Aragorn led the hobbits to Rivendell on Gandalf's
request. However, Frodo was gravely wounded by the leader of the
Ringwraiths at the hill of Weathertop. With the help of his companions
and the Elf-lord Glorfindel, Frodo managed to enter Rivendell's borders
by crossing the Ford of the river Bruinen. The Ringwraiths, in close
pursuit, were swept away by an enchantment of the river when they
entered its waters. The book ends with Frodo losing consciousness.
Book II in The Fellowship of the Ring reveals that Frodo managed to
recover under the care of the Half-elven lord Elrond, master of
Rivendell. Frodo meets Bilbo, now living in retirement, and sees
Elrond's daughter Arwen, Aragorn's betrothed. Later, much of the story's
exposition is given during a high council, attended by representatives
of the major races of Middle-earth (Elves, Dwarves, and Men) and
presided over by Elrond. Gandalf told them of the emerging threat of
Saruman, the leader of the Order of Wizards, who wanted the Ring for
himself. In order to fulfil an ancient prophecy about the return of the
King of Gondor and Arnor, Aragorn was going to war against Sauron, armed
with the royal sword Narsil, which had cut the Ring from Sauron's
finger. After pondering several options, the Council decided that the
only course of action that could save Middle-earth was to destroy the
Ring by taking it to Mordor and casting it into Mount Doom, where it was
forged. Frodo volunteered for the task, and a "Fellowship of the Ring"
was formed to aid him ? this consisted of Frodo, his three Hobbit
companions, Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromir of Gondor, Gimli the Dwarf, and
Legolas the Elf. Since Narsil was broken, Aragorn had it reforged and
called it Anduril.
The company journeyed through plains and over mountains, and ultimately
to the Mines of Moria, where they were followed by the wretched creature
Gollum, whom Bilbo had met years before (as detailed in The Hobbit).
Gollum was once "of hobbit-kind" but the Ring had corrupted him while he
had possessed it, and Gollum desperately sought to regain his
"Precious". When they were almost through the mines the party was
attacked by Orcs. Gandalf battled a Balrog, an ancient demon creature,
and fell into a deep chasm, apparently to his death. Escaping from Moria
the Fellowship, now led by Aragorn, took refuge in the Elvish wood of
Lothlorien, the realm of the Lady Galadriel.
After the Fellowship travelled along the great River Anduin, Frodo
decided to continue the trek to Mordor on his own, largely due to the
Ring's growing influence on Boromir; however, the faithful Sam insisted
on going with him. At the end of the book, the Fellowship were attacked
by orcs and, during the confusion, Sam and Frodo made their escape.
Unbeknownst to them, Boromir was killed and Merry and Pippin were
kidnapped by the orcs because their commander, the traitor Saruman, had
ordered them to capture the hobbits and bring them to him alive, knowing
that one of the hobbits has the Ring.
Availability: Usually ships in 5~10 business days.
 | |||||||||
 |
| ||||||||
Can't
find what you're looking for?
