Setting

The story begins in Hobbiton; Hobbiton is a division of the Shire. The rest of the story takes place in the throughout middle earth. His first stop is Buckland where he is allegedly moving. He takes the old road to Brandybuck and decides not to take the old road because it is thought that they are being pursued. They proceed into the old forest and it is a weird twisted place. Trees are said to move about at night rerouting paths to ensnare unwary travelers. There they are almost captured by Old Willow, the oldest tree in the forest, but a fat man in a blue outfit assists them. His name is Tom Bombadil and he has lived in the Old Forest with his wife Goldberry. He directs Frodo the right way and they still manage to get lost. Tom comes helps them again because the had been trapped in barrows by Barrow Wights. Once through the forest and the barrows the reach a small village called Bree. This is where they meet Strider and he helps them with their journey to Rivendell. Later they ford the river separating them from Rivendell. Once in Rivendell they receive counsel and are off once again. With the newly formed company they try to make for Mordor . When they Cross the Mines of Moria they lose Gandalf to a Balrog, They make it to Lorien and rest there for a few days. After that the people of Lorien give them boats to drift down river right into Mordor, but the company gets split up and Frodo and Sam go it alone.