As they approach the Ford of Bruinen at the boundary of Rivendell, five Riders appear close behind them while four others try to cut off Frodo's escape.įrodo passes the Ford barely ahead of the Nine. Finally they return to the Road, where they meet Glorfindel, an elf-lord sent to search for them. Even with Frodo riding the pony, he becomes weaker each day. He knows that Frodo must be taken to Rivendell as quickly as possible, because the blade which injured him carries an evil enchantment that only Elrond can dispel, but they still have two weeks to travel. Strider treats the injury with athelas, a plant considered a weed by most but having healing properties. With Frodo wounded, the Black Riders allow themselves to be driven off. Struck by a deathly enchantment as well as the blade, he barely manages to remove the Ring before he faints. Frodo calls the name of Elbereth and strikes at their leader, but he is stabbed in the shoulder. The Ringwraiths appear to be men, robed and armed with silver knives. Unable to resist, he puts it on and finds himself able to see the Riders clearly. As they approach, Frodo feels compelled to put on the Ring. That night, five Black Riders attack their camp on the hillside. Strider finds evidence that Gandalf may have been there before them, but he is not certain. After traveling through marshlands and hills, they come to the ruined watchtower on Weathertop. They manage to buy a half-starved pony, whom Sam immediately calls Bill, to carry supplies, and they set off with Strider. In the morning, the hobbits discover that all the horses have been driven out of the stable. That night, Black Riders simultaneously attack Frodo's house in Buckland and ransack his inn room at Bree. They decide not to sleep in their rooms that night. Merry suddenly bursts in with news that a Black Rider is in town. The letter urges Frodo to leave the Shire immediately and identifies Strider as a friend to be trusted. While the hobbits are still contemplating his offer, put off by his scruffy appearance, Butterbur the innkeeper arrives with a letter from Gandalf that should have been sent weeks earlier. Strider the Ranger, who seems to know Frodo's true identity and what he carries, follows them back to their room, where he warns the hobbits that the Black Riders will soon hear of Frodo's stunt, and offers to go with them as a wilderness guide. Enjoying himself in the common room, Frodo draws unwanted attention when he inadvertently puts on the Ring and vanishes in front of the crowd. When they reach The Inn of the Prancing Pony, Frodo uses the name Underhill as a disguise, following Gandalf's advice. Tom breaks open the barrow and gives each hobbit a knife from the wight's hoard then leads them safely to the Road. Terrified and desperate, Frodo draws upon unexpected resources, attacking the wight and singing a charm Tom had given the hobbits. A wight captures Frodo, and he wakes to find himself inside the barrow where the wight is preparing to kill his unconscious friends. Tom sends the hobbits north along the Barrowdowns, but they quickly lose their bearings when fog rolls in. Annoyed, Frodo puts it on, but Tom remains unaffected and tells him to stop playing. When Frodo lets Bombadil take the Ring, Tom causes it to vanish rather than the other way around. The House of Tom Bombadil provides warmth and shelter after the frightening experience with the Old Forest.
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