Lord of the Rings | Frodo Baggins

Cousin and adopted heir of Bilbo, he is left a clearly magic ring along with the rest of Bilbo's property and warned not to use it. After a number of years, Gandalf comes to perform a final test that identifies the ring as the One Ring of Sauron, whose power and influence is so great and so corrupting that it cannot be safely used. Attempting to protect the Shire and his people, Frodo and three companions, Sam, Merry, and Pippin flee with it while being pursued by the Sauron's servants the Ringwraiths. At the Council of Elrond, he offers to take it to Mount Doom and destroy it. He...

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