Fellowship of the Ring

1. Fellowship of the Ring BOOK 2

2. Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Plot Summary • The Council of Elrond • Caradhras • Moria • Lothlorien • Breaking of the Fellowship

3. Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2New Characters Elrond Boromir Gimli, Legolas Galadriel, Celeborn

4. Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Monsters Caradhras Watcher in the Water Troll Balrog Gollum

5. Aragorn Represents Kingdom of North Sword as heirloom Begins book with sword broken Sword symbol of fighter Reliable, responsible Will go where Gandalf leads Humble, keeps North safe from fear of death Boromir Represents Kingdom of South Horn as heirloom Begins book with horn in tact Horn a symbol for a hunter Brash, inflexible Afraid of unexpected Brags, “Bulwark of the West” Takes Quest from Faramir Interrups Elrond at Council Vote must be 8 to 1 Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Comparison of Characters

6. Boromir Desires Ring for himself Psychological fall Leads to physical fall (Bk 3) Boromir Throws rock into water in front of Moria gates, brings Monster Boromir “When heads are at a loss, bodies must serve” Saruman Desires Ring for himself Psychological fall Leads to physical fall (Bk 3) Pippin Throws rock down well, brings orcs Sam “Your legs are too short, so use your head” Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Comparison of Characters

7. Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Settings Winter -- Dying world • Hollin • Moria • Lorien • Argonath Timeless • Rivendell • Lorien

8. Rivendell Place of healing Frodo’s wound Past is learned Juxtaposed young/old Songs of the past Lorien Place of healing Grief over Gandalf’s death Future is learned Juxtaposed views of tree Song re/Gandalf Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Timeless worlds

9. Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Themes • Declining World • Choices • Frodo’s • Gandalf’s • Boromir’s • Visions, predictability • Boromir’s message • Mirror of Galadriel • Frodo on Amon Hen

10. Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Parallels • Begins and ends with question of what to do with the Ring? Who will take it? • Begins with Frodo’s choice to take Ring / Ends with Frodo’s choice to take Ring • Begins with forming of Fellowship, ends with breaking of Fellowship • Killing of horses at the end of Bk 1, killing of the winged creature at the end of Bk 2 • Boromir blows horn to start out, blows horn again to summon aid at the end

11. Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Parallels • Psychological falls of Saruman and Boromir • Deaths of Gandalf and Boromir (Bk 3) • Hollin abandoned by elves, Moria by dwarves • Rivendell and Lorien doomed worlds • South decadent, North true heroic world • Winter world vs. Spring world in Book 3

12. Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Motifs • Gifts • Bilbo’s gifts to Frodo • Mithril • Sting, Frodo to withdraw it from wood • Galadriel’s gifts • Phial to Frodo • Ties Frodo to Beren, Feanor, Silmarils, Two Trees • Gandalf’s description of Frodo “like a glass filled with clear light” • Soil to Sam • Elfstone and scabbard to Aragorn

13. Fellowship of the Ring – Book 1Songs Hobbits • Bilbo “Earendil” “I sit beside the fire and think” • Frodo/Sam “When evening in the Shire” Elves • Elbereth in elvish • Mithrandir • “I sang of leaves” • “Ai! Laurie lantar lassi surinen!” Aragorn “All that is gold” Boromir “Seek for the Sword” Gimli “The World was young” Legolas“Nimrodel”

14. Quenta Spoken in Valinor Derived using Latin rules Sample: the constellation Orion menel makar heaven’s sword Sindarin Spoken in MiddleEarth Derived using Welsh rules Orion means heaven’s sword menel vagor heaven’s sword Fellowship of the Ring – Book 2Elvish