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Comparing Aragorn And The Fellowship Of The Ring

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Aragorn, from the Fellowship of the Ring, and Sigurd the Völsung parallel one another. Aragorn is Isildur’s heir and rightful king of Gondor. He takes the sword that has been recast from the remains of Isildur’s sword into battle.“ Seek for the Sword that was broken: In Imladris it dwells; There shall be counsels taken. Stronger than Morgul-spells. There shall be shown a token. That Doom is near at hand, For Isildur's Bane shall waken” (Fellowship of the Ring). Sigurd also inherits his father’s shattered sword which he re-forges for his own use. “The master smith obeyed Sigurd’s instructions and recast Sigmund’s sword...blue flames along it’s edges” (236-237). Both men are very powerful with their recast swords. However, neither is safe from …show more content…

In the Lord of the Rings, the ring created by Sauron has to be destroyed because it is it has too much power. “Nineteen of these rings were made by the Elven-smiths of Eregion, led by Celebrimbor. These were grouped into three rings for the Elves, seven rings for the Dwarves, and nine rings for men. One additional ring, the One Ring, was forged by Sauron himself at Mount Doom” (Fellowship of the Ring). The ring leads each masters to his darkest side. Frodo himself begins to fancy the ring by the end of his journey. This is similar to the Völsung tail where Andvari curses the ring Loki takes from him because Loki wants too much power. The curse is meant to hurt the owner of the treasure this is stated in the curse “From this time forth that gold ring and all the treasure that accompanied it will be the bane of every being who possesses it: death and destruction will follow the gold as surely as night follows day and no one who owns it will remain untouched by its curse” (234). Loki becomes greedy once he realizes the power he has over Andvari this is evident when he is described taking the ring: “When and Andvari makes no effort to remove the ring, Loki grabs the ring from behind and pulled it from his finger satisfied the he had acquired every ounce of the treasure Loki released the dwarf”

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In chapter 12 of “The Hobbit” Bilbo uses certain types of weapons or abilities to his advantage while talking to Smaug. Although he almost gets burnt to smithereens he uses the ring to help him slip away from the dragon. He also uses physical abilities like creeping around silently and effortlessly, he also uses his knowledge about dragons and riddles to help him communicate and cope with the dragon. In chapter 12 Bilbo uses the ring to his advantage by putting it on so he could steal the cup unnoticed by the dragon.

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The possession of the ring brings with it a change in behavior, a mental change, and the presence of evil. The ring is controlling and all-powerful. A person’s behavior changes by just seeing the ring. It makes you do things that you would not normally do. Bilbo can feel the ring’s power getting stronger because he has had it for a long time.

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This causes conflict for Bilbo because the ring is magical and typically helps the person who's wearing it and if it is taken from him he will no longer have that help. When Bilbo refuses to give Gollum the ring, Gollum threatens to kill Bilbo. Bilbo manages to escape Gollum thanks to his wit and riddles,but Gollum caused a bump in the road of

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The ring provides power, and Bilbo uses that power to do stuff he wouldn't have done before. Although this may be true, others may also say that the ring represents service and loyalty (towards the dwarves). In the text, Bilbo also uses the ring to help the dwarves out of tough situations. For instance, how the dwarves were held by the wood-elves and Bilbo had gotten them out by using the ring. Bilbo using the ring shows change since he starts being bolder and more confident with his

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In J.R.R Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, many changes and transformations happen to the characters, good or bad. Many of these transformations revolve around and occur because of The Ring. It can bring out the best or worst in a person. For example, the wizard Saruman was once on the opposing side of The Ring and all the evil it brought, but it didn't take much for him to turn into the thing he once fought against. However, a character that I truly believe changed for the better is Frodo Baggins.

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The Lord of the Rings is a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien that tells the story of Frodo Baggins, a hobbit who is tasked with destroying the One Ring, a powerful artifact created by the evil Sauron. The characters in The Lord of the Rings are also experiencing internal conflicts in various ways. Frodo, the main character, is struggling with the burden of carrying the ring and the responsibility of saving Middle Earth. He is torn between his desire to fulfill his mission and his fear of the dangers that lie ahead. The novel explores themes of power, corruption, and the nature of good and evil, as well as the importance of friendship, loyalty, and sacrifice.

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