Mirrormere

• Frodo dreams of Gandalf in the abyss, surrounded by darkness and nameless monsters.
• Gimli takes Frodo to look into the waters of the Mirrormere.

• Aragorn examines Sam and Frodo’s wounds, finding Frodo’s mithril coat.

Nimrodel

• Aragorn leads them to Lothlorien, though Boromir is wary.
• Legolas tells the history of Lorien. Gimli is angered at the suggestion that the dwarves’ actions had threatened the surrounding lands.

Lothlorien

• As the company enters the woods, they are stopped by Haldir.
• Haldir takes them up into their tree platforms. Soon after, orcs pass underneath.
• Haldir’s men kill the orcs. Frodo sees Gollum for a brief moment.

Caras Galadhon

• Haldir takes them to Caras Galadhon. He forces Gimli to be blindfolded. When Gimli objects, Aragorn says they will all be blindfolded.
• Haldir removes their blindfolds. He takes Frodo and Sam up to a high platform overlooking the beauty of the forest.

• The company meet with Galadriel and Celeborn. Aragorn tells them of Gandalf’s demise. Celeborn blames the dwarves, but Galadriel says it is not their fault.
• Galadriel searches the hearts of the Fellowship.
• Aragorn daydreams about his time with Arwen in the forest. He also remembers his last meeting with his mother, Gilraen.

• The Fellowship, and the Lorien elves, grieve for Gandalf. Frodo writes a song in his memory.
• Galadriel soothes Gimli’s sorrows, using Khuzdul. Gimli attempts to compliment her, clumsily.
• Legolas and Gimli walk together in the woods, finding friendship instead of hate.
• Galadriel takes Frodo to the middle of her garden, Sam follows. She fills a basin there with water and bids Frodo to look. Sam looks first and sees the Shire destroyed. Frodo sees an old white man, ships, a white tower and a great eye.

• Galadriel tells them it is what may come to pass. She shows Frodo her ring. Frodo offers her the Ring, but after a dark vision she refuses.

• Aragorn tells the others they must continue. Boromir wants to go to Minas Tirith, not to destroy the Ring. Frodo does not wish to.
• Galadriel gives them all gifts. The Elfstone to Aragorn, the Phial to Frodo, belts and daggers to Boromir, Merry and Pippin, a box of earth to Sam, a bow to Legolas and three of her golden hairs to Gimli.

• Celeborn offers each of them to stay in Lorien, but they all choose to follow Frodo. He gives them lembas bread, rope and elven cloaks.
• In boats, they leave Lorien down the river Anduin.

Isengard

• Saruman sends out Ugluk and the Uruk-Hai to track the Fellowship.

First Appearance – Ugluk

Adapted from Chapters ‘Lothlorien’, ‘The Mirror of Galadriel’ and ‘Farewell to Lorien’ of The Lord of the Rings.

Pictures

• Farewell to Lothlorien – Alexandra V Bach
• Durin’s Stone – Matej Cadil
• Crossing Nimrodel – Anke Eissmann
• Frodo and Haldir in Lothlorien – Ted Nasmith
• First Meeting of Aragorn and Arwen – Anke Eissmann
• Mirror of Galadriel – Alan Lee
• Galadriel – Thomas Rouillard
• The Phial of Galadriel