Lord Of The Rings : Synopsis

“The murder of Déagol haunted Gollum, and he had made up a defense, repeating it to his ‘precious’ over and over” (The Fellowship of the Ring 62). This quote gives a look into the strongest moment of shock that impacted young Sméagol’s life forever. Gollum is a fictional character unlike any other in The Lord of the Rings series, as he is portrayed as having undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. There are six recurring symptoms that must happen in conjunction with traumatic factors in order for someone to be diagnosed with PTSD, and unfortunately for Sméagol his actions and history sync perfectly into the diagnosis. Due to the fact that Gollum is a fictional character out of a book, it seems that the author, J.R.R. Tolkien, may have purposely given these attributes to Gollum to display PTSD. Though Tolkien may argue that his time in the war did not highly influence his books, subconsciously Tolkien, like many who were in the war, could have had undiagnosed PTSD or known someone who did. As a combat veteran, Tolkien and his friends were more likely to develop PTSD. This may have resulted in portraying these symptoms on to one specific character, Gollum. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder “is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event” (NIMH), just as Gollum had and continues to be put through. He has had a rough past of loss and exile, as well as continuously trudges through horrific events and torture in which he must

The Hobbit Chapter 20 ‘Growth Plate’ By: Claire Seung As Bilbo having a good time alone, he could hear a noise from 4-5 meters far away. When he got closer to the noise, he could tell that someone is moving to this town. There were 4 hobbits moving a luggage together to their new house. Bilbo quickly came back to his house and got some cake pieces for the other hobbits.

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” (Tolkien, 7). With those great words we were introduced to the greatest saga of high fantasy known to man. The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien, narrates the adventure of the simple hobbit Bilbo Baggins who is recruited by Gandalf, a wizard, to help a group of dwarves defeat the dragon Smaug and restore the Lonely Mountain to Thorin Oakenshield, the leader of the dwarves and rightful heir to the kingdom. The territory in question, the Lonely Mountain, was once the richest kingdom in Middle-earth until a fire breathing dragon reeked havoc on the mountain, killed most of the dwarves, and stole the dwarves treasure. Although defeating the dragon may seem like the chief difficulty in their travel, the true conflict in The Hobbit is the struggle between the dwarves and their inner greed. In order to reacquire the Lonely Mountain, the dwarves must overcome their inherent lure towards richness.

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself” is said by Joseph Campbell, an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, who easily defines the hero. One of the most known heroes in literature is Frodo Baggins in the English myth, Lord of the Rings. Frodo Baggins becomes the ringbearer to the all powerful One Ring in which he has to take to the fires of Mount Doom to where it was forged. The author of this magnum opus, J.R.R. Tolkien was born January 3rd, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Receiving his education from King Edward’s School and then sent to Exeter's College in Oxford,Tolkien studied the classics, Latin and Greek, and Anglo Saxon Literature and Middle English which later influenced his creation of the Lord of the Rings and the languages within it. Always wanting to make an English myth, J.R.R. Tolkien took inspiration from the world around him and his love of philology to create the Lord of the Rings.

In the essay, “The Corruption of Power,” by Agnes Perkins and Helen Hill, their primary focus is proving how The Ring entices some characters, and not others, from wanting power. At the beginning of their essay, the authors pose a question, how does the ring impact the morality of Tolkien’s characters? Their quest in this article is to explore this question. Therefore, Perkins and Hill psychologically evaluate J.R.R. Tolkien’s characters, then place them into categories which classify how much influence the ring and the desire to obtain ultimate power, has over them. In their essay, the authors use this opportunity to explore the dualities of good versus evil, strength versus weakness, the glorious versus the humbled.

Peter Jackson: ‘The Ring Master’, the filmmaker of the six-film marathon in 16 years since he opened the door to J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy world,

The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring is about the first part of Frodo and his companions’ quest to destroy the One Ring created by the Dark Lord Sauron. Before this Bilbo Baggins is planning his 111th birthday party. Long before the planning of the party Bilbo adopted Frodo Baggins, his second cousin, as his heir and Frodo went to live with Bilbo. Bilbo and Frodo live in the small town called Hobbiton in the Shire.

150 years before beloved characters Bilbo and Frodo Baggins learn the origin of the One Ring, Smaug the Magnificent ascends on Erabor and seizes the dwarf kingdom from Thror- a gold sick dwarf king.

In the Saga of the Volsungs there are several supernatural items that correspond to artifacts found in Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. Throughout the Völsunga Saga the cursed ring of Andvaranaut fuels the death and destruction of the characters. Loki kills Ottr (the brother of Fafnir and Regin), causing them to seek compensation from the Aesir. As compensation, Loki rather than paying himself, tricks the dwarf Andvari into repaying the debt with Andvari’s own hoard of gold. Andvari tries to hold onto a golden ring, but Loki eventually forces him to give it to him, causing Andvari to curse the ring, leading to the destruction of whoever owns it. Fafnir kills his father Hreidmar for the ring, Sigurd kills Fafnir for taking the ring, and then Sigurd gives the ring to Brynhild eventually cursing her and Sigurd’s family. Like Andvari’s cursed ring (which drives the plot of much of the Völsunga Saga), Tolkien’s one ring, is a

“The hobbit” and “Lord of the rings” were already became a famous sign of fantasy literature. Their author created a fantastic and great world for us to imagine. No matter teenagers or elders are loving his work. He contributed a lot to the literature and whole world. There are a lot of meaningful questions about Tolkien and his work deserving us to find out answer. Why he written these books? How he contributes and influences literature and world?

Chapter 1 Hobbits the narrator explains are, roughly half the size of humans with love of good food, comfort, and security. They traditionally live in holes in the ground. The holes are not smelly but comfortable underground dwellings. The hole occupied by the hobbit known as Bilbo Baggins. It is quite a pleasant dwelling with comfortable furniture and a well-stocked kitchen nestled in a snug village under a hill.

I owe my ever-deepening interest in J. R. R. Tolkien’s work to a single cinematic shot in Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring. The Moria orcs are fleeing a sinister presence, and the fellowship stands stock still in fear. In the midst of this uncertainty the camera slowly focuses in on the fellowship standing together, as the light of Gandalf’s staff illuminates the sheer emptiness left behind the orcs. And just as the silence reaches its highest point, the staff’s light shines on the stark fear in Legolas’ eyes (portrayed wonderfully by Orlando Bloom). It is a striking image as he glows ethereally, highlighted against the dark stone background. I watched the rest of the film from that scene, although starting with the balrog chase and Gandalf’s death meant that I had sufficiently spoiled the first movie’s plot. I went back to see Bilbo’s parting with the ring, the Nazgul chase, and the forming of the fellowship at Rivendell. Yet that single shot of an old wizard’s light illuminating such an unnatural fear, in such an unnatural being, caught my attention and by the end of the week I had seen all three films. By the end of the month, I had read all three novels and Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales. By the end of the year, I had added The Hobbit and The Silmarillion to my steadily growing ‘have read’ list, and I have not stopped yet. Bakshi’s animated films, Jackson’s films, and the many posthumous publications done through Tolkien’s son Christopher, keep adding to the

Because of Bilbo's mistake of misusing the ring creatures from Mordor have begun a search for the ring. Gandalf researches this ring and discovers it is the ring

Bilbo gasped so loudly that it was the last thing he heard before the cool screech of steel hit his ears and a blade sunk deep into the little man’s heart.

To the rulers of the three races (elves, dwarves, and men) Sauron gave the rings as gifts. The fourth race of Middle Earth, the hobbits, was perhaps too small and inconsequential for him. In secrecy, Sauron forged the One Ring---a master ring that would rule all the other rings and bring their wearers under the domination of Sauron himself. It was the One Ring that would grant absolute power. But, as the story goes, Sauron’s plan was discovered before he could complete it, and the other races (the elves and dwarves) resisted him. Men were more easily corrupted by the rings,and the rulers of men at that time became Ringwraiths, the most powerful and fearsome of Sauron’s servants. Then there was a great war, for the freedom of Middle Earth, a last alliance of men and elves (and dwarves, and all who resisted Sauron). In that war, the leader of men named Isildur managed to sever Sauron’s hand, cutting off the connection between Sauron and his One Ring. The effect was that Sauron’s physical form was destroyed, his spirit fled elsewhere, and his armies crumbled. In that moment of victory, Isildur had the chance to destroy the One Ring forever, by throwing it into the flames of Mount Doom where it had been created. He refused. Isildur claimed the One Ring as his by right, and departed, much to the dismay of the elves and all the others. But the Ring eventually betrayed