"Fellowship of the Ring"" makes extensive use of digital, practical and make-up special effects throughout. One notable illusion used in almost every scene involved setting a proper scale so that the characters all appear to be the correct height. For example, Elijah Wood is tall in real life, but his character Frodo Baggins is barely four feet in height. A variety of techniques were used to depict the hobbits and Gimli the Dwarf as being of diminutive stature. Fortunately, John-Rhys Davies – who played Gimli – happens to be the correct height in proportion to the hobbit actors, so did"
"Hobbit Hobbits are a fictional, diminutive, humanoid race who inhabit the lands of Middle-earth in J. R. R. Tolkien’s fiction. They are also referred to as Halflings. Hobbits first appeared in the novel ""The Hobbit"", whose titular hobbit is the protagonist Bilbo Baggins. The novel ""The Lord of the Rings"" includes as major characters the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, and Meriadoc Brandybuck, as well as several other minor hobbit characters. Hobbits are also briefly mentioned in ""The Silmarillion"" and ""Unfinished Tales"". According to the author in the prologue to ""The Lord of the Rings"", hobbits are ""relatives"""
"and Frodo's three Hobbit companions. These Nine Walkers (called the Fellowship or, more properly, the Company of the Ring) are chosen to represent all the free races of Middle-earth and as a balance to the Nazgûl. They are also accompanied by Bill the Pony, whom Aragorn and the Hobbits acquired in Bree as a pack horse. The Fellowship attempt to cross the Misty Mountains is foiled by heavy snow, and then they are attacked by a host of wargs. Thus, they are forced to take a path under the mountains, through the mines of Moria, the ancient dwarf kingdom. There,"
"These tiny people, named ""Homo floresiensis"" after the island on which the remains were found, were informally dubbed ""hobbits"" by their discoverers in a series of articles published in the scientific journal ""Nature"". The excavated skeletons reveal a hominid that (like a hobbit) grew no larger than a three-year-old modern child and had proportionately larger feet than modern humans. Hobbit Hobbits are a fictional, diminutive, humanoid race who inhabit the lands of Middle-earth in J. R. R. Tolkien’s fiction. They are also referred to as Halflings. Hobbits first appeared in the novel ""The Hobbit"", whose titular hobbit is the protagonist"
"The Fellowship of the Ring 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. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by ""The Two Towers"" and ""The Return of the King"". It takes place in the fictional universe of Middle-earth. It was originally published on 29 July 1954 in the United Kingdom. The volume consists of a foreword, in which the author discusses his writing of ""The Lord of the Rings"", a prologue titled ""Concerning Hobbits, and other matters"", and the main narrative in Book"
"he had been. ""The Fellowship of the Ring"", the first volume of ""The Lord of the Rings"", begins with Bilbo's ""eleventy-first"" (111th) birthday, 60 years after the beginning of ""The Hobbit"". The main character of the novel is Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's cousin, who celebrates his 33rd birthday and legally comes of age on the same day. In (), Bilbo, a lifelong bachelor, adopted Frodo, the orphaned son of his first cousin Primula Brandybuck and his second cousin Drogo Baggins, and made him his heir. Though Frodo was actually ""his first ""and"" second cousin once removed either way"", the two regarded"
"edition"". The title ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" refers to the group of chief protagonists. The Prologue is meant partly to help people who have not read ""The Hobbit"" to understand the events of that book. It also contains other background information to set the stage for the novel. The first chapter in the book begins in a light vein, following the tone of ""The Hobbit"". Bilbo Baggins celebrates his 111th (or eleventy-first, as it is called in Hobbiton) birthday on the same day, 22 September, that his younger cousin and adopted heir Frodo Baggins celebrates his coming of age"
"Shire and in nearby Bree. Tolkien says that there were three kinds of Hobbit: the Stoors, Fallohides and Harfoots. The hobbits who appear most prominently in Tolkien's stories are Bilbo Baggins and his nephew Frodo Baggins, who each have an important role in the quest to destroy the One Ring of Power forged by Sauron; another is Sméagol, who took the One Ring after it was found in the Anduin. Frodo is told by Gandalf that Sméagol was part of a Hobbit-like riverfolk, but long possession of the ring corrupted and deformed him into the creature Gollum. By the time"
"influence of the Ring. Sam insists on coming along, however, and they set off together to Mordor. The Fellowship is thus broken. The Company was formed at Rivendell in late following the Council of Elrond. It was decided that it should be a relatively small group; the number was set at nine to symbolically oppose the nine Nazgûl. In order of announcement the members of the Fellowship, also known as the Nine Walkers, were: The Company's pony, Bill, is described as a ""member"" of the group, but is never numbered among the nine. In ""The Lord of the Rings"", Tolkien"
"following council as the only person who knew the full history of the Ring. He also revealed that Saruman had betrayed them and was in league with Sauron. When it was decided that the Ring had to be destroyed, Gandalf volunteered to accompany Frodo—now the Ring-bearer—in his quest. He also persuaded Elrond to let Frodo's cousins Merry and Pippin join the Fellowship. Taking charge of the Fellowship (comprising nine representatives of the free peoples of Middle-earth, ""set against the Nine Riders""), Gandalf and Aragorn led the Hobbits and their companions south. After an unsuccessful attempt to cross Mount Caradhras in"
"Hobbit Day Hobbit Day is a name used for September 22 in reference to its being the birthday of the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, two fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's popular set of books ""The Hobbit"" and ""The Lord of the Rings"". Bilbo was born in the year of 2890 and Frodo in the year of 2968 in the Third Age (1290 and 1368 respectively in Shire-Reckoning.) Tolkien Week is the week containing Hobbit Day. The American Tolkien Society first proclaimed Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week in 1978, and defines them as this: ""Tolkien Week is observed"
"very first draft of the ""Council of Elrond"", which was to become ""The Fellowship of the Ring"", there was a crucial difference in the members of the Fellowship. The Nine Walkers were to comprise Frodo, Gandalf, Trotter (later Strider/Aragorn), Glorfindel, Durin son of Balin (who became Gimli son of Glóin), Sam, Merry and Pippin. Boromir and Legolas did not come in until much later. Legolas replaced Glorfindel as the representation of the Elven people in later drafts, but this did not take away from the power that Tolkien attributed to Glorfindel. He sat in honour next to Elrond and Gandalf"
"or searching. The brothers are consistently described as cheerful, the only two to have come out of the barrels at Lake-town ""more or less smiling."" Both brothers fell at the Battle of Five Armies, defending their uncle Thorin, and were buried with honour. Although Chapter 8 of ""The Hobbit"" describes Fíli as the youngest, in Appendix A of ""The Lord of the Rings"" his birth year is given as T.A. 2859, whereas Kíli's is 2864. Fíli's name was taken from the Old Norse ""Fíli"", where it means 'the Filer', referring to the tool. Notably when Fíli is introduced in ""The"
"story of hobbit Folko Brandybuck, the heir of Meriadoc, and his two dwarven friends, who are trying to protect Middle-earth from a new danger: powerful Olmer, the leader of the Eastern nations, who is gathering the remainder of the nine Nazgûl's Rings of Power. The original duology was later followed with the third book, Адамант Хенны (The Adamant of Henna). Judging by authors plans two more books of this series should come to the light. Хроники Хьерварда (Hjorward chronicles) Initially it was a three-volume series of non-connected novels telling the different parts of Hjorward world history, including the rebellion of"
"bred"", and that ""they will not quail at the sun"". The first encounter with one of these half-goblins occurs in ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" when the Hobbits encounter a suspicious character they refer to as the Southerner who is in cahoots with Bill Ferny (the Southerner turns out to be a spy of Saruman and possibly Sauron, and possibly a double spy for both as Aragorn suggests). Half-orcs are described later on by Meriadoc Brandybuck, who saw them marching out of Isengard, as ""horrible: man-high, but with goblin-faces, sallow, leering, squint-eyed."" The hobbits occasionally encounter unusual-looking Men such as"
"Hobitit Hobitit (literally ""The Hobbits"") is a Finnish live action fantasy television miniseries originally broadcast in 1993 on Yle TV1. Produced by Olof Qvickström, it is based on ""The Lord of the Rings"" by J. R. R. Tolkien, but limits itself to the storyline of Frodo and Sam. Their adventures are narrated by Sam many years later to an audience of young Hobbits. Except for a flashback to Bilbo's encounter with Gollum, no material from ""The Hobbit"" is used. The series was written and directed by Timo Torikka. Toni Edelmann composed the soundtrack. ""Hobitit"" featured nine episodes of 30 minutes"
"decides that the Ring must be destroyed, but that can only be done by sending it to the Fire of Mount Doom in Mordor, where it was forged. Frodo takes this task upon himself. Elrond, with the advice of Gandalf, chooses companions for him. The Company of the Ring are nine in number: Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, and the Man Boromir, son of Denethor, the Ruling Steward of the land of Gondor. After a failed attempt to cross the Misty Mountains through the Redhorn Pass, the Company are forced to take a"
"they are not related. ""The Fellowship of the Ring"" opens as Frodo comes of age and Bilbo leaves the Shire for good on his one hundred and eleventh birthday. Frodo inherited Bag End and Bilbo's ring, which were both 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. Frodo kept the Ring hidden for the next 17 years, resulting in it giving him the same longevity of Bilbo, until Gandalf returned to tell him that it was the One"
"possession of the One Ring. Hobbits are considered to ""come of age"" on their 33rd birthday, so a 50-year-old hobbit would be regarded as entering middle-age. Hobbits are not quite as stocky as the similarly-sized dwarves, but still tend to be stout, with slightly pointed ears. Tolkien does not describe hobbits' ears in ""The Hobbit"" or ""The Lord of the Rings"", but in a 1938 letter to his American publisher, he described them as having ""ears only slightly pointed and 'elvish'"". Tolkien describes hobbits thus: Hobbits and derivative Halflings are often depicted with unusually large feet for their size, perhaps"
"Arwen's father, Lord Elrond, calls a Council of Elves, Men and Dwarves at which it is decided that Frodo will carry the Ring to Mordor. The Fellowship of the Ring sets out from Rivendell: Frodo and his three fellow Hobbits, Aragorn, the human warrior Boromir, the Elf Legolas, the Dwarf Gimli, and the great wizard Gandalf the Grey. Arwen and the people of Rivendell invoke the holy power of the star Eärendil to protect and guide the Fellowship on its journey (""Star of Eärendil""). In the ancient, ruined Dwarf-mines of Moria, Gandalf confronts a Balrog, a monstrous creature of evil,"
"Erebor, Balin fears that Thorin might succumb to the same dragon-sickness as his grandfather, and he is seen weeping openly when his fears come true. When Bilbo departs after the Battle of the Five Armies, Balin personally bids him farewell. Balin (Middle-earth) Balin is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is an important supporting character in ""The Hobbit"", and is mentioned in ""The Fellowship of the Ring"". Balin is the only dwarf of Thorin's company whose name does not come directly from the Old Norse poem ""Völuspá"", part of the ""Poetic Edda"". The name does appear"
"the quest with eight companions—the Fellowship of the Ring. At the last moment, he failed, but with the intervention of the creature Gollum—who was saved by the pity of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins—the Ring was nevertheless destroyed. Frodo with his companion Sam Gamgee were hailed as heroes. Sauron was destroyed and his spirit forever dissipated. The end of the Third Age marked the end of the dominion of the Elves and the beginning of the dominion of Men. As the Fourth Age began, many of the Elves who had lingered in Middle-earth left for Valinor, never to return; those who"
"Took clan In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the Took clan () was one of the most famous Hobbit families. Pippin of the Fellowship of the Ring was a member of this family. Other famous Hobbits including Bilbo Baggins, Frodo Baggins and Meriadoc Brandybuck were also related. The first recorded Took (Tûk of unknown meaning in Hobbitish Westron) was an Isumbras Took, who became the 13th Thain of the Shire in after Gorhendad Oldbuck crossed into Buckland, becoming Master there. After Isumbras, the office of Thain became hereditary in the Took family, and at the beginning of the Fourth"
"The Hobbit (film series) The Hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the 1937 novel ""The Hobbit"" by J. R. R. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to ""The Return of the King"", which expand on the story told in ""The Hobbit"", as well as new material and characters written especially for the films. Together they act as a prequel to Jackson's ""The Lord of the Rings"" film trilogy. The films are subtitled """" (2012), """" (2013), and """" (2014). The screenplay"
"Hobbit"", he is carrying a bag of tools. Fíli is portrayed by Dean O'Gorman in Peter Jackson's ""The Hobbit"" film adaptation. Rob Kazinsky was originally cast in the role but dropped out citing personal issues. In the film, he is the older brother. In the film """" Thorin says to Fíli, ""One day you will be King, and you will understand"", an indication that Fíli is older than Kíli. In """", Fíli and Kíli join Thorin and Dwalin in a commando operation to kill Azog. Separated from his brother, Fíli is captured by Azog and helplessly killed before the eyes"
"started on a Saturday and ended on a Friday, with each of the twelve months consisting of thirty days. Some special days did not belong to any month—Yule 1 and 2 (New Year's Eve & New Years Day) and three Lithedays in mid-summer. Every fourth year there was an extra Litheday, most likely as an adaptation, similar to a leap year, to ensure that the calendar remained in synch with the seasons. In their earliest folk tales Hobbits appear to have inhabited the Valley of Anduin, between Mirkwood and the Misty Mountains. According to ""The Lord of the Rings"", they"
"Gildor Inglorion Gildor Inglorion is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, appearing in ""The Fellowship of the Ring"". He was a Noldorin Elf of the House of Finrod. In ""The Lord of the Rings"", he met Frodo Baggins and his friends in the Shire. The appearance of his band (along with the chants to Elbereth) warded off the Black Rider searching for the Hobbits. In ""Three is Company"" (chapter three of ""The Fellowship of the Ring""), Gildor's company of elves are heard singing. At that moment, the three hobbits, Frodo, Sam and Pippin, were in danger"
"John Callen John Callen (born November 4, 1946) is an English-born New Zealand character actor, voiceover artist and director. He is best known for portraying Óin, brother of Glóin in the 2012-2014 ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy. Thirteen full-size actors played dwarves in The Hobbit (film series). John Callen's character, Óin is the doctor of the group. Óin's a distant relative of Thorin and uncle to Gimli from ""The Lord of the Rings"". He has performed in movies, including ""The Rainbow Warrior (film) (as Prime Minister) David Lange),"" and TV shows, including ""The Tribe"", and lent his voice to ""Power Rangers"
"for mortal men, seven for the Dwarf-Lords, and three for the Elf-Kings. Soon after, the Dark Lord Sauron makes the One Ring, and uses it to attempt to conquer Middle-earth. Following the Last Alliance of Elves and Men's fall, the Ring is seized by Prince Isildur; and after Isildur was killed by orcs, the Ring lies at the bottom of the river Anduin for over 2,500 years. Over time, Sauron captures the Nine Rings and transforms their owners into the Ringwraiths. The One Ring is discovered by Déagol, whose cousin, Sméagol, kills him and takes the Ring for himself. The"
"Balin (Middle-earth) Balin is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is an important supporting character in ""The Hobbit"", and is mentioned in ""The Fellowship of the Ring"". Balin is the only dwarf of Thorin's company whose name does not come directly from the Old Norse poem ""Völuspá"", part of the ""Poetic Edda"". The name does appear in ""Le Morte d'Arthur"", but Mallory's Sir Balin is not nearly as likeable a character. Balin was born in Erebor in the son of Fundin. In 2770, the year Balin turned 7, Erebor was sacked by Smaug, and the Dwarves"
"the nature of the Ring is reinforced as Elrond, Galadriel, Aragorn and Faramir in their turn, also reject the Ring, supposedly fearing the fact that it will ultimately create wicked desires within them. Inversely, the hobbits' complacency and lack of ambition appears to make them less susceptible to the Ring's promises of power, as is seen in Frodo and Sam, both of whom are able to handle the Ring for extended periods of time. It is of note that hobbits are not totally immune to the Ring's effects, however, as is seen most clearly in Frodo, Bilbo and, arguably, Gollum."
"Gandalf, Sam, Merry, Pippin, elf Legolas, dwarf Gimli, Boromir of Gondor, and Strider, who is revealed to be Aragorn, Isildur's heir and the rightful King of Gondor. Bilbo gives Frodo his sword, Sting. The Fellowship of the Ring sets off, but Saruman's magic forces them to travel through the Mines of Moria, much to Gandalf's displeasure. The Fellowship discovers that the dwarves within Moria have been slain, and they are attacked by Orcs and a cave troll. They defeat them, but are confronted by an ancient demon called a Balrog. Gandalf casts the Balrog into a vast chasm, but it"
"whom Gandalf had sent to protect the Hobbits. In Rivendell, Elrond convened a high council of the peoples of Middle-earth to decide how to handle the crisis. The council determined that the Ring must be destroyed where it was forged, since it was utterly impervious to any other flame than the volcanic fires at its place of making, Orodruin. Frodo and Sam joined the Fellowship of the Ring, accepting the council's mission to cast it into the volcano. The Fellowship was eventually broken when one of its members, Boromir, tried to take the Ring from Frodo; in the ensuing chaos,"