Quest of the Ring
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The Quest of the Ring was Frodo's quest to destroy the One Ring which led him from his homeland, The Shire to the Mount Doom in Mordor and through many other lands.
In the beginning of the quest, Frodo had that Fellowship of the Ring with him. Later, when the fellowship disbanded, he continued the journey with his best friend and servant, Samwise Gamgee
Frodo's quest started leaving from bag end and going to Bree to meet Gandalf with Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck. When they arrived in Bree they had Strider (Aragorn) join the quest at Weather Top. Later on when they were attacked by Nazguls, Frodo was stabbed by the Witch Kingand was quickly rushed to Rivendell to be healed. After Frodo had made a partial recovery, a council was held in Rivendell to determine what the best course of action would be. After heated debate, they decided that the Fellowship was to be created to assure the destruction of the Ring. Along with those who had already joined the quest, four new members: Legolas, Gimli and Boromir were added to the contingent. After departing from Rivendell, they travelled to Moria where Gandalf sacrificed himself in order to save the fellowship from being ended by the Balrog of Morgoroth. They then traveled to Lothlórien where they meet Galadriel before departing down the river Anduin. They stopped at Amon Hen where the Uruk-Hai sent by Saruman killed Borimir and captured Merry and Pippin, effectively breaking the fellowship of the ring and leaving Frodo and Sam with no other choice than to set out for Mordor alone. On their way the stopped for a rest at Ephel Duath where they captured Gollum and ordered him to take them to the Black Gate. They were forced to travel through the Dead Marshes where they met many pitfalls but were able to finally find their way to their destination. Finding the gate too dangerous to slip through, they traveled south to the crossroads where Gollum said there existed another way into Mordor by way of a treacherous tunnel. Before entering the tunnel, Gollum turned Sam and Frodo against each other and then betrayed both of them by leaving them to the ancient giant spider Shelob. After they escaped Shelob, Frodo was captured by Orcs from Cirith Ungol and held captive until he was rescued by Sam. They managed to find two suits of Orc armor and began to make their way to Mount Doom. However, when they reached the volcano, the influence of the ring finally overcame Frodo and he put it on. Then Gollum, who had followed them through Mordor, managed to sneak his way into the entrance of the volcano and assault Frodo. He bit off his pinky finger on which he was wearing the ring and rejoiced in his triumph for a few seconds before Frodo cast him off the ledge into the fiery depths of Mt. Doom, destroying both Gollum and the ring. The story ends with Sam and Frodo being rescued from the crumbling remains of the mountain by Gandalf and the Eagles as Sauron's tower crumbled to dust in the distance.
