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===Summary===
===Summary===
That night the company rests on the right-bank of the river at the foot of [[Amon Hen]]. The next day the burden of choice is laid on [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s shoulders. He must decide whether to return with [[Boromir]] to [[Gondor]] and defeat [[Sauron]], or proceed with the plan to destroy [[the Ring]].
That night the company rests on the right-bank of the river at the foot of [[Amon Hen]]. The next day the burden of choice is laid on [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s shoulders. He must decide whether to return with [[Boromir]] to [[Gondor]] and defeat [[Sauron]], or proceed with the plan to destroy [[The One Ring|the Ring]].


Frodo takes a walk. Boromir follows him and tries to persuade him to return with the ring to Gondor. Frodo refuses and says that if he does not take the difficult path to [[Mount Doom]] and destroy the Ring, every good battle will ultimately be lost.
Frodo takes a walk. Boromir follows him and tries to persuade him to return with the ring to Gondor. Frodo refuses and says that if he does not take the difficult path to [[Mount Doom]] and destroy the Ring, every good battle will ultimately be lost.

Revision as of 18:58, 14 January 2011

The Fellowship of the Ring chapters
Book I
  1. A Long-expected Party
  2. The Shadow of the Past
  3. Three is Company
  4. A Short Cut to Mushrooms
  5. A Conspiracy Unmasked
  6. The Old Forest
  7. In the House of Tom Bombadil
  8. Fog on the Barrow-downs
  9. At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
  10. Strider
  11. A Knife in the Dark
  12. Flight to the Ford
Book II
  1. Many Meetings
  2. The Council of Elrond
  3. The Ring goes South
  4. A Journey in the Dark
  5. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
  6. Lothlórien
  7. The Mirror of Galadriel
  8. Farewell to Lórien
  9. The Great River
  10. The Breaking of the Fellowship

The Breaking of the Fellowship is the eleventh and final chapter of book two in The Fellowship of the Ring.

Summary

That night the company rests on the right-bank of the river at the foot of Amon Hen. The next day the burden of choice is laid on Frodo's shoulders. He must decide whether to return with Boromir to Gondor and defeat Sauron, or proceed with the plan to destroy the Ring.

Frodo takes a walk. Boromir follows him and tries to persuade him to return with the ring to Gondor. Frodo refuses and says that if he does not take the difficult path to Mount Doom and destroy the Ring, every good battle will ultimately be lost.

In desperation, Boromir tries to take the Ring. Frodo slips it on and evades Boromir, who comes to his senses and realizes what he has done.

Frodo is aware that the others must be looking for him. He puts the Ring on again and goes towards the foot of the hill, realizing that he must proceed alone, to avoid further complications. The company learns from Boromir part of what has happened and they pair off to go and look for him. On a hunch, Sam goes to the river where he sees an empty boat floating. He jumps towards it, but misses and falls into the water. Frodo takes off his Ring and helps Sam ashore. After much arguing, Frodo agrees that Sam should accompany him and the two of them set out toward the Land of Shadow.