"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit."
-J.R.R. Tolkien
These first words, of Tolkien's first book in his Epic Lord of the Rings world of Middle Earth, started the story that would capture the hearts and minds of people a world over for decades.
The eternal battle between good and evil rages on in a world beyond our comprehension in a time long ago. The battle has been quiet for generations, until a hobbit named Bilbo finds a ring, goes on an assortment of journeys, comes back home, and passes the ring on to his young relative, Frodo Baggins, and with that, a journey began that won't soon be forgotten by anyone for years to come.
Place to go - Mordor
Reason to go - To destroy the Ring of Power and save Middle Earth
Challenges - orks, Saurman, Sauron, Witch King of Angmar, She Lob
Real reason to go - To overcome his personal evil to grow as a person and bring about the greater good of Middle Earth
Reason to go - To destroy the Ring of Power and save Middle Earth
Challenges - orks, Saurman, Sauron, Witch King of Angmar, She Lob
Real reason to go - To overcome his personal evil to grow as a person and bring about the greater good of Middle Earth
1 comment:
Of course there is no finer example of the hero's journey, to an avid Rings fan such as myself, than that of Frodo and Samwise! If you'll begin to take note, the hero's journey lurks in almost every story! I suspect that your mother's ride on the Millineum Force required a bit of a hero's journey as well! Happy Summering!
LBW
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