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 Ringvisitedyou are hereThird Age
2. 2Samwise GamgeeFrodo's gardener and steadfast companion, later Mayor of the Shirevisitedyou are hereThird Age
3. 3GandalfWizard of the Istari, bearer of Narya, the Ring of Firevisitedyou are hereThird Age
4. 4AragornHeir of Isildur, Ranger of the North, later King Elessarvisitedyou are hereThird Age
5. 5BoromirCaptain of Gondor, son of Denethorvisitedyou are hereThird Age
6. 6LegolasElven prince of the Woodland Realm and member of the Fellowship of the Ringvisitedyou are hereFourth Age
7. 7GimliDwarf of the Fellowship of the Ring, called 'the Lockbearer'visitedyou are hereThird Age
8. 8Meriadoc BrandybuckEsquire of Rohan and hero of the Pelennor Fieldsvisitedyou are hereThird Age
9. 9Peregrin TookFellowship hobbit, Guard of the Citadel, later Thain of the Shirevisitedyou are hereThird Age

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

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