J.R.R.TOLKIEN— THE LORD OF THE RINGS Part 1: The Fellowship of the Ring Part 2: The Two Towers Part 3: The Return of the King "Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."
2 FOREWORD PROLOGUE 1. Concerning Hobbits 2. Concerning Pipe-weed 3. Of the Ordering of the Shire 4. Of the Finding of the Ring 5. Note on the Shire records THEFELLOWSHIPOFTHER ING Book I Chapter 1 A Long-expected Party Chapter 2 The Shadow of the Past Chapter 3 Three is Company Chapter 4 A Short Cut to Mushrooms Chapter 5 A Conspiracy Unmasked Chapter 6 The Old Forest Chapter 7 In the House of Tom Bombadil Chapter 8 Fog on the Barrow-Downs Chapter 9 At the Sign of The Prancing Pony Chapter 10 Strider Chapter 11 A Knife in the Dark Chapter 12 Flight to the Ford Book II Chapter 1 Many Meetings Chapter 2 The Council of Elrond Chapter 3 The Ring Goes South Chapter 4 A Journey in the Dark Chapter 5 The Bridge of Khazad-dûm Chapter 6 Lothlórien Chapter 7 The Mirror of Galadriel Chapter 8 Farewell to Lórien Chapter 9 The Great River Chapter 10 The Breaking of the Fellowship THETWOT OWERS Book III Chapter 1 The Departure of Boromir Chapter 2 The Riders of Rohan Chapter 3 The Uruk-Hai Chapter 4 Treebeard Chapter 5 The White Rider
3 Chapter 6 The King of the Golden Hall Chapter 7 Helm's Deep Chapter 8 The Road to Isengard Chapter 9 Flotsam and Jetsam Chapter 10 The Voice of Saruman Chapter 11 The Palantír Book IV Chapter 1 The Taming of Sméagol Chapter 2 The Passage of the Marshes Chapter 3 The Black Gate is Closed Chapter 4 Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit Chapter 5 The Window on the West Chapter 6 The Forbidden Pool Chapter 7 Journey to the Cross-roads Chapter 8 The Stairs of Cirith Ungol Chapter 9 Shelob's Lair Chapter 10 The Choices of Master Samwise THERETURNOFTHEK ING Book V Chapter 1 Minas Tirith Chapter 2 The Passing of the Grey Company Chapter 3 The Muster of Rohan Chapter 4 The Siege of Gondor Chapter 5 The Ride of the Rohirrim Chapter 6 The Battle of the Pelennor Fields Chapter 7 The Pyre of Denethor Chapter 8 The Houses of Healing Chapter 9 The Last Debate Chapter 10 The Black Gate Opens Book VI Chapter 1 The Tower of Cirith Ungol Chapter 2 The Land of Shadow Chapter 3 Mount Doom Chapter 4 The Field of Cormallen Chapter 5 The Steward and the King Chapter 6 Many Partings Chapter 7 Homeward Bound Chapter 8 The Scouring of the Shire Chapter 9 The Grey Havens
4 F OREWORD This tale grew in the telling, until it became a history of the Great War of the Ring and included many glimpses of the yet more ancient history that preceded it. It was begun soon afterThe Hobbitwas written and before its publication in 1937; but I did
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