The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of a trilogy called The Lord of the Rings. It was written by J.R.R. Tolkien, who is very famous fantasy writer. For example he has also written The Silmarillion and The Hobbit. This firt part of the trilogy was published on the 29th of July in 1954. The whole trilogy (including The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King) was published between the years 1954 and 1955
The Fellowship of the Ring is a fantasy novel which is located in Middle-Earth. It’s full of action, battles and adventure. The Lord of the Rings – trilogy, which includes The Fellowship of the Ring, has very detailed backround stories and maps. Because of the details and colourful describing you can feel like you are a part of the adventure. The writing of the books is very old fashioned and makes you feel like you’re in a middle of something very old and beautiful. All the scenes are easy to imagine in your head.
The whole trilogy is all about this one Power Ring, that Frodo Baggings happens to have inherited from his uncle, and it must be destroyed. This book is about the beginning of the journey of these nine fellas who make the Fellowship of the Ring, like the title of the book says. The fellowship includes hobbits Frodo, Sam, Merri and Pippin, humans Aragorn and Boromir, an elf Legolas, a dwarf Gimli and a wizard Gandalf. In this first part of the trilogy we follow the starting steps of this long journey from the Shire of hobbits where all four hobbits, Frodo, Sam Merri and Pippin, live to the real beginning of the journey across the Middle-Earth. In the first part it’s very much just about Frodo and his hobbit friends trying to take the Power Ring to Rivendell, a place of elves where they shall agree on the Fellowship of the Ring. The Fellowship is an agreement about destroying the ring.
After the Fellowship has been agreed begins a journey towards the Rings destroying place, Mordor. It’s a real trial to everyone and their real natures start to reveal. But since the story has just began there will be many suprises along the way and no one can be judged yet.
For my point of view this is one of the best books in the world, especially in english. I think that this book deserves it’s popularity and it really is the best fantasy book ever written with the two other parts of the story. With a dictionary in other hand it was a pleasure to read this book. And even with all kind of names and invented words that cannot be found in dictionaries it wasn’t too difficult experience to read a book written in english. But to truly understand this specific books charm you have to read the other parts as well.