Follow Frodo and his companions, in the 2nd part of The Fellowship of the Ring, as they journey from Rivendell to the book’s climactic end at the summit of Amon Hen. We look at both the story and J.R.R. Tolkien’s process of writing these chapters of the book.

DELIVERY MODE

• Online

SUGGESTED READING

• J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (Book 1 of the Lord of the Rings)

COURSE OUTLINE

• The key steps in the story: Frodo’s recovery at Rivendell, the conference of Elrond, and the formation of the Fellowship.
• Journey through the misty mountains and to the Mines of Moria
• Lothlorien, and the Great River; Tolkien’s approach to writing these chapters.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Appreciate the learning, inspirations and methodology Tolkien applied to writing the Fellowship of the Ring
2. Develop / revisit an appreciation for the story and key moments in the story