HE ENCOUNTERS TOM BOMBADILL. On T.A. My roommate and girlfriend argued with me that the Journey took 50 some odd years. Check out my 10 best tips and things I learned while hiking for 2 days around Tongariro. Frodo departed the 23rd of September in the year 3017 of the Third Age from Bag-end and arrives at the Black Gate at the 5th of March in the year 3018 of the Third Age. Last updated 12:51 PM, Wednesday August 28 2019 GMT+1. After the goodbyes on the shore, Sam watches Frodo go: “Then, Frodo kissed Merry and Pippin, and last of all Sam, and went abroad; and the sails were drawn up, and the wind blew, and slowly the ship slipped away down the long grey firth; and the light of the glass of Galadriel that Frodo bore glimmered and was lost. You can hover and click on every point on the line to show more information about the events on each day. They had 13 children together and he was eventually named Mayor of The Shire, surpassing Frodo's previous role. Frodo decides to go to Mordor alone but is followed by Sam. 'You misunderstand me,' said Frodo. Several years took place after he inherited the ring from Bilbo. March 9: The Hobbits reach the Morgul-road at dusk. Bilbo had found the Ring about 60/years before the events of the Lord of the Rings, while on his great adventure. He was only ten years old when their mother Finduilas died, and after her death their father became grim and remote. September 29: Frodo sails into the West to the Undying Lands. He thinks Sam eats a bit of bread and tells him to fuck off home. 25. March 18: Frodo and Sam are forced to join a company of Orcs marching toward Udun. Somehow the two plucky hobbits manage it, acquiring the help of Smeagol, who acts as their guide. 1. 3018, December 18, the Fellowship of the Ring is created. The Ring is destroyed. Frodo agrees to follow Gollum to a secret way into Mordor. March 22: Frodo and Sam leave the road and turn south toward Mount Doom. Suppose we take March 5 as the date where Frodo might have made his rendezvous with the eagles north of the Ered Lithui. March 14: Sam finds Frodo in the Tower of Cirith Ungol. the Hobbit. There, on T.A. That's 163 days (or 164 including the date of arrival) of journeying, though Frodo did not travel non-stop. From Bilbo, his "first and second cousin, once removed either way ,as the saying is, if you follow me," to quote the Gaffer. Despite its popularity, I reckon that very few people hold the main protagonist, Frodo, as their favourite character. , after the ring bearer was stabbed by Shelob. Frodo in mordor . September 29: Frodo meets Aragorn in Bree. October 6: Frodo feels pain in his shoulder on the anniversary of his confrontation with the Witch-king. So without an opportunity to explain Gandalf’s long absence further into the story, I can see why it might seem better to leave out the 17-year gap. October 24: Frodo wakes in Rivendell. It kinda depends on what you take as 'arriving at Mordor'. It works very well as an isolated story. It then takes them 10 days to trek across the plains of Mordor, posing as Orcs, and finally reaching Mount Doom, according to. You can hover and click on every point on the line to show more information about the events on each day. There, on T.A. October 6: Frodo is wounded by the Witch-king at Weathertop. Along the way they pick up Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, who gleefully join the journey. and the majority of other films for that matter. the LotR. The book can take … We have been long in the wilderness, and you need news of what the Enemy is doing before you make a move. He will try to take … 3019, March 15, Sam and Frodo officially enter Mordor having escaped the Tower of Cirith Ungol, after the ring bearer was stabbed by Shelob. Along the way they pick up Meriadoc Brandybuck. This means that the events of The Lord of the Rings take place over six months, or 182 days using the Shire calendar. And then, when you get in round the back, you go a long way to go in Mordor, and right past Barad-Dur too! From Bilbo, his "first and second cousin, once removed either way ,as the saying is, if you follow me," to quote the Gaffer. On T.A. Frodo Baggins is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, and one of the protagonists in The Lord of the Rings.Frodo is a hobbit of the Shire who inherits the One Ring from his cousin Bilbo Baggins and undertakes the quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor.He is mentioned in Tolkien's posthumously published works, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. April 6: Frodo and Sam are honored at the Field of Cormallen. Created by Mark Crosby, found via reddit If Sam and Frodo had had this Google Map of Middle Earth, their journey would likely have been a lot easier than the one in the Lord of the Rings. March 13: Frodo is ill on the anniversary of his encounter with Shelob. September 26: Frodo and his companions travel through the Old Forest and come to the House of Tom Bombadil. Most of the first events take place in an area only somewhat larger than just the distance Frodo and Sam travelled within Mordor itself, and for quite a lot of them, they ride over grasslands. Ok so here's my thoughts on samspider3's take on isolating Frodo and Sam's journey into Mordor. October 30: The Hobbits arrive at the Brandywine Bridge. 2978, five years before his brother Faramir.Between the brothers there was great love, and had been since childhood, when Boromir was the helper and protector of Faramir. Created by Mark Crosby the map has all sorts of wonderful additions. Frodo tames Gollum, bringing a hint of the old Sméagol out of him for a time. The words of fire etched on Frodo's golden ring reveal the Baggins' family heirloom to be the most powerful and evil object in all of Middle-earth, a physical embodiment of the worst that is thought and felt: cruelty, domination, greed. March 25: Frodo reaches the Cracks of Doom and claims the Ring for himself. According to Appendix B-The Tale of Years from The Lord of the Rings, Frodo left Bag End September 23, 3018 of the Third Age. The creature is ultimately caught by Frodo and Sam as they attempt to travel to Mordor on their own. the LotR. This page has been accessed 141,187 times. On the evening before Sauron's attack on Osgili… March 7: Frodo meets Faramir, brother of Boromir. Anyway, now we've got that out of the way, it's time we talk about Frodo and Sam's journey. Come with me, Frodo… Sometime during the next 17 years, during a trip to Gondor, Gandalf researched what Bilbo's ring might be. The book can take … October 20: Frodo crosses the Ford of Bruinen pursued by the Nazgul. Frodo was known as something of a rascal, befriending Meriadoc (Merry) Brandybuck and Peregrin (Pippin) Took and causing trouble wherever they went. Had Frodo and Sam gone directly to Minas Tirith Gandalf’s fears about how the Ring might affect Denethor and his captains would have to be confronted. Hoe long did it take Frodo to journey to Mordor and destroy the one ring then return to the shire? Did Frodo agree to take the ring to Mordor out of courage and the indecision of others? At the Black Gate, right before Aragorn was about to lead the remaining men of Middle-Earth to their inevitable doom, he turns around, tear in his eye, and says: "For Frodo.". Frodo, Samwise, Smeagol : Minas Tirith to Morannon: 160+ miles : Peregrin : Minas Morgul to Barad-dur by way of the Isenmouthe: nearly 200 miles Frodo, Sam, Gollum : Barad-dur to Orodruin: 30-50 miles : Frodo, Samwise, probably Gollum Galadriel: It is what will come to pass, If you should fail. October 6: Frodo is wounded by the Witch-king at Weathertop. I'm irritated because we have no book available and that they don't trust time-lines on wikipedia or anything that has a time-line is "Basing it off the movie." This is illustrated by the fact that they didn't cross the Ford of Bruinen until the day after they left Rivendell (which is not far away) and that they spent a day in Bree (see the quote from Appendix B above). Why is he getting such a grim time?! Much less than a year. March 13: Frodo is wounded by Shelob and is taken prisoner by Orcs to the Tower of Cirith Ungol. Bilbo Baggins, Frodo's uncle, left the Shire on September 22, 3001 after a party marking his 111th birthday (and Frodo's 33rd). Dec 26, 2015 - Ahh... so that's why it took Frodo so long to get to Mordor / Lord of the Rings humour / The Faculty “One does not simply walk into Mordor” Well in New Zealand you actually can. On T.A. This is something that Lady Galadriel had foretold (emphasis mine). 3019, March 15, Sam and Frodo officially enter Mordor having escaped the Tower of Cirith Ungol, after the ring bearer was stabbed by Shelob. If frodo can get the ring to mordor. December 25: Frodo and the Fellowship leave Rivendell. Three days later, on the 18th, Frodo had crossed the Morgai, and was caught on the road to Udun in the north of Mordor.So it depends on where you consider Frodo to have entered Mordor. A year ago, Reddit user VulcanDeathGrip posted this theory about a common gripe with Lord of the Rings (I’m just seeing it now). 3018, December 18, You Can Stay At This Hobbit Hole In Donegal, March 15, Sam and Frodo officially enter Mordor having escaped the Tower of Cirith Ungol. July 15: Arwen tells Frodo that he may pass into the West in her stead. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Timeline_of_Frodo_Baggins, September 22: Frodo comes of age and inherits. The task of getting there is too great for either of them to achieve alone. Give him some credit. Anyway, it's fair to say that the Fellowship was pretty shit, because two months or so later, with very little achieved, they'd lost two members and the two most vulnerable and inexperienced travelers were left to finish the quest alone. I think the time factor might be decisive - remember the route south of the White Mountains was ruled out for this reason. I wonder if I can take this beyond the turnstiles? Or did the rings power play a part in his decision, making him not want to be apart from it and so forcing him to remain with it longer, even if that meant an almost suicidal journey? According to LOTR Project, on T.A. Frodo was 50 when he left the shire. February 14: Frodo looks into the Mirror of Galadriel. September 22: Frodo meets Galadriel and Elrond in the Woody End. The first film of the trilogy effectively eliminates a large portion … It then takes them 10 days … The Fellowship is breaking, it has already begun. Frodo was born on September 22, 2968. October 23: Elrond removes the sliver of the Morgul-blade from Frodo's body. Boromir persisted. Frodo (understandably) became a little bitch during the hike, given the ring's power slowly destroying him. by Eddie Cole August 6, 2014. September 28: The Hobbits are trapped by a Barrow-wight. March 12: Gollum leads Frodo and Sam into Shelob's Lair. Doom, and arguably, it was best able to work on Frodo's will during this time. The Hobbits part company with Faramir in the morning. This page was last modified on 3 May 2020, at 23:26. @media (max-width:767px){.css-4n1las{display:none;}}More Like This@media (min-width:768px){.css-1s8mc50{display:none;}}More Like This. November 3: The Battle of Bywater. 'My city is not far now; and it is little further from there to Mordor than from here. Not nice! He has worked on campaigns such as UOKM8? Tolkien's epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings, the lengthy collection of novels that follows the Fellowship of the Ring and its Ring-Bearer, the hobbit Frodo Baggins, from Rivendell to the shadowy lands of Mordor. Frodo Baggins is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, and one of the protagonists in The Lord of the Rings.Frodo is a hobbit of the Shire who inherits the One Ring from his cousin Bilbo Baggins and undertakes the quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor.He is mentioned in Tolkien's posthumously published works, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. They need to be carried there and in the postings on this blog over the next few weeks we will see who carries… Close. April 13: Frodo learns he has the One Ring and decides to leave the Shire. The lines in the graph above represent the journeys by Bilbo and Frodo in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings respectively. With great responsibility comes great power in J.R.R. September 24: Frodo is nearly caught twice by one of the Nazgul and meets Gildor in the Woody End. 'But you will come, at least for a while?' Boromir was born in T.A. This would be a long way round too. October 23: Elrond removes the sliver of the Morgul-blade from Frodo's body. March 1-2: Gollum leads the Hobbits through the Dead Marshes. So without an opportunity to explain Gandalf’s long absence further into the story, I can see why it might seem better to leave out the 17-year gap. After the goodbyes on the shore, Sam watches Frodo go: “Then, Frodo kissed Merry and Pippin, and last of all Sam, and went abroad; and the sails were drawn up, and the wind blew, and slowly the ship slipped away down the long grey firth; and the light of the glass of Galadriel that Frodo bore glimmered and was lost. I've got quite a problem with Frodo. Mark is a journalist at LADbible, who joined in 2015 after a year as a freelance writer. Frodo, Samwise, Smeagol : Minas Tirith to Morannon: 160+ miles : Peregrin : Minas Morgul to Barad-dur by way of the Isenmouthe: nearly 200 miles Frodo, Sam, Gollum : Barad-dur to Orodruin: 30-50 miles : Frodo, Samwise, probably Gollum November 4: Frodo agrees to be Deputy Mayor. Frodo tames Gollum, bringing a hint of the old Sméagol out of him for a time. A Timeline of the life of Frodo Baggins in the Third Age. Otherwise, Gandalf just inexplicably vanishes for 17 years and Frodo has to forget all about the Ring (or not). The second stretch of Aragorn (greatest ranger of his day, and all that) and the gang is much, much longer, but involves travel by sea and horseback. I mean, Samwise Gamgee was there every step of the way alongside Mr Baggins. Much less than a year. So once Aragorn set the war into motion Frodo had very little time left to get to Mordor. You can finish your dissertation. It was one year exactly from Frodo being stabbed by the Lord of the Nazgul on Weathertop to them reaching the ford of Bruinen between Rivendell and Bree on the return journey on October 6th. March 15: Frodo and Sam escape from the Tower. Frodo eventually bitched out of Middle Earth because he was ill - resigning as Deputy Mayor of The Shire and sailing West to the Undying Lands, Sikh Congregation That Made 800 Meals For Stranded Lorry Drivers Says It Was 'Entire Community Effort', UK Government Expands Tier Four Restrictions Across Parts Of England, Bodybuilder Who Married Sex Doll Says She's 'Broken' Days Before Christmas, Cobra Kai Season 3 Release Date Has Been Brought Forward To 1 January. While Gollum tries his best to kill the hobbits and take the ring, Frodo continuously forgives him. Gollum bites off Frodo's finger and falls into the fiery chasm. Boromir grew to be a valorous warrior, interested in arms, warfare and tales of old battles and would serve as a commander to the military of Gondor. He left Rosie Cotton and his steady gardening job in The Shire for all of this. May 1: Frodo carries the crown at Aragorn's coronation. Frodo resists putting on the Ring. Meanwhile, Samwise Gamgee fulfilled a long, three-year graft and marries Rosie Cotton. In 3001, when Bilbo turned 111 and Frodo came of age at 33. March 24: The Hobbits reach the foot of Mount Doom. Frodo as a hobbit, is a bit resistant to the ring, but not completely impervious to it's influence. They would often steal mushrooms from Farmer Maggot's farm Bamfurlong. For … Gandalf visits Frodo for the last time for many years. An onl… The creature is ultimately caught by Frodo and Sam as they attempt to travel to Mordor on their own. Frodo and Sam are carried to Mordor. Following Gandalf's advice, Frodo hid the ring in a safe place. People Claim Belle Delphine's First Ever Adult Movie Has Been 'Leaked', Channel 4 Slammed For Deepfake Queen's Christmas Message, Sikh Community Delivers Hundreds Of Meals To Lorry Drivers In Kent. Is ultimately caught by Frodo and Sam leave the Shire calendar comes age... March 14: Frodo and Sam leave the road and turn south Mount! 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