Fellowship of the Ring (group)

"Nine companions… So be it! You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring!"

- Elrond after seeing nine companions The Fellowship of the Ring, also known as Company of the Ring, the Nine Walkers, or more simply the Fellowship or the Company was an organization formed in TA 3018 in Rivendell with Frodo leading the Quest. The goal was to destroy the One Ring and save Middle-earth. Destroying the Ring would also have destroyed Sauron as well. It later had come to an end in the last film, with the characters splitting up. Frodo and Sam continued on the quest alone.

Formation
"Nine companions... So be it! You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring!" "Great! Where are we going?"

- Elrond and Pippin Lord Elrond called over members of each race gather in Rivendell, forming the Council of Elrond. They debated on who woult take the Ring to Mordor and Frodo openly volunteered to lead the quest and take the Ring to Mordor to destroy it. Gandalf volunteered to go on the quest to show him the way, as long as Frodo bore the ring on his own. Aragorn joined in with Frodo giving his sword, to protect Frodo in danger. Legolas offered his bow to Frodo and Gimli his ax, with both the prince of Mirkwood and the dwarf reluctant to work together. Sam later joined the group because Frodo wouldn't go anywhere without him. Afterwards, Merry and Pippin joined as well for their loyalties for Frodo. Merry states that they'd have to send him in a sack home to stop them while Pippin confusingly states that they needed people on the quest, repeating other similar terms for missions. Elrond, recognizing the nine companions declared them as the Fellowship of the Ring, with Pippin foolishly asking where they were going.

On Yule Time, the Fellowship set out with Gandalf guiding Frodo.

Members

 * Frodo Baggins
 * Merry Brandybuck
 * Pippin Took
 * Samwise Gamgee
 * Gandalf
 * aragorn
 * Boromir (deceased)
 * Legolas
 * Gimli

Trivia

 * Boromir was the only original member of the Fellowship to die.
 * The company's members were meant to number the same amount of Nazgul leaders.
 * [and Company|Thorin and Company] partially inspired the Fellowship of the Ring
 * It is mostly called the "Company of the Ring" throughout the entire novel rather than called, the Fellowship of the Ring.