Quests in Middle-earth
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J. R. R. Tolkien's best-known novels, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, both have the structure of quests, with a hero setting out, facing dangers, achieving a goal, and returning home. Where The
Allegorical portrait of a knight reaching his princess at the end of his quest. In the background, he kills a dragon. Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1515–20
Unlike a typical quest like seeking the Holy Grail of Arthurian legend, Frodo's is to destroy an object, the One Ring. Vision of the Holy Grail by William Morris, 1890
Company of the Ring
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The Company of the Ring, also called the Fellowship of the Ring and the Nine Walkers, is a fictional group of nine representatives from the free peoples of Middle-earth: Elves, Dwarves, Men, and Hobbi
Scholars have likened the Company of the Ring to the Knights of the Round Table. Detail of The Arming and Departure of the Knights, 19th-century tapestry by Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris, and John Henry Dearle
The members of the Company as portrayed in Peter Jackson's 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. From left to right: (top row) Aragorn, Gandalf, Legolas, Boromir, (bottom row) Sam, Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Gimli. The casting is widely admired. Even Tolkien scholars hostile to the films admired the casting and costumes. The hobbits and dwarf were made to appear to scale by methods including scale doubles of film sets, forced perspective,