The Fellowship of the Ring, one by one

Nine walkers set out from Rivendell against the nine riders. Elrond chooses them at the end of the Council; this path follows the order in which the book names them — not an editorial pick.

Order fromThe Lord of the Rings, Book II, ch. 3, The Ring Goes South

1. 1Frodo BagginsHobbit of the Shire, bearer of the One RingThird Age
2. 2Samwise GamgeeFrodo's gardener and steadfast companion, later Mayor of the ShireThird Age
3. 3GandalfWizard of the Istari, bearer of Narya, the Ring of FireThird Age
4. 4AragornHeir of Isildur, Ranger of the North, later King ElessarThird Age
5. 5BoromirCaptain of Gondor, son of DenethorThird Age
6. 6LegolasElven prince of the Woodland Realm and member of the Fellowship of the RingFourth Age
7. 7GimliDwarf of the Fellowship of the Ring, called 'the Lockbearer'Third Age
8. 8Meriadoc BrandybuckEsquire of Rohan and hero of the Pelennor FieldsThird Age
9. 9Peregrin TookFellowship hobbit, Guard of the Citadel, later Thain of the ShireThird Age

9 stops; each line is the entry's own epithet, not a summary written for this page.

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