Glossary

Aragorn is the real name for Strider.  He is a prince and the rightful ruler of Middle Earth. 

Undead kings who are corrupted by the ring and Sauron.  They only think of the ring.  They are incredibly terrifying and dangerous. 

part of the door for structural support

a river

a fictional village in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, east of the Shire and south of Fornost Erain.

deep in thought

was a small group of the Hobbits living in between the Old Forest and the Brandywine River.

move slowly and carefully

villiage with a single house

to make someone nervous 

deeply bothered by something 

hesitating or doubting

treat people equally; pretty 

A character who claims to not have the ring, which means he knew about it. 

enemies

created

Frodo is the main protagonist who has the ring of Sauron.  Frodo's mission is to destroy the ring in the fire of Mordor where it was created. 

Gandalf is a wizard whose mission is to protect Middle Earth. He wants to help Frodo to destroy the ring.  Although he was supposed to meet them in the Prancing Pony, he is currently missing. 

shinned 

depressed

depressed

the handle of a weapon or tool, especially a sword

in a strong and healthy way

 a gate at the northern end of the bushes known as the High Hay that ran beside to the road to meet the river

 ancient woods just beyond the eastern borders of the Shire

to look out

Character who Frodo comes across as he is leaving the Shire.  Pippin was stealing vegetables from the farm, but then joins Frodo and Sam on their journey.  He is a funny and laughable character.

the text that comes at the end of a letter

to go after 

kept going all night 

Rivendell is an Elven realm in Middle-earth. 

to be woken up 

Sam is the gardener who overhears the conversation that Frodo has with Gandalf about the ring and joins Frodo on his journey. He is a good friend to Frodo and looks after him. 

Sauron is the title character and main antagonist (villian) of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.  He wants the ring in order to rule the world and destroy it. 

to take something by force

The Shire is where the Hobbits live. 

tougher; meaner

become less intense

The enemy can best be defined as Sauron, who is trying to control the world through evil and the Black Riders (kings corrupted by rings who are the living dead) who work for him. 

not stopped 

words or phrases

to roam around 

wolves that have attacked and terrorized the Brandybucks (the people of Buckland) in the past.