

Unfortunately, at one point during the night, Frodo slips and falls and the ring lands on his finger, turning him invisible and sending a signal to the Ringwraiths. During their time in Bree, Frodo attempts to keep things low key. They finally make it to the first town, Bree, on their journey where they meet Aragorn, a Ranger who happens to be the heir to the throne of an ancient kingdom – the Men of Westernesse. Their savior is an entity known as Tom Bombadil, who is known as the oldest creature in Middle-earth. After this, the hobbits get lost in the Old Forest and are attacked by a possessed willow tree. They meet a group of wandering elves who agree to help them by letting friends ahead of them know of their adventure so that they can assist in protecting them. Along the way, Ringwraiths pursue them, servants of the dark lord who are also known as Black Riders. So Frodo and his three friends, Sam, Pippin, and Merry begin their adventure to destroy the ring.

Once Gandalf confirms this, he informs Frodo that he must take the ring away from the Shire as Sauron is currently rising again, and will be seeking the ring. Initially he is reluctant to do so, but in the end, is encouraged by Gandalf the wizard who suspects he knows of the Ring’s dark powers. On the night of Frodo’s cousins birthday, Bilbo Baggins, he gives Frodo this magical ring knowing that it has the power to turn the wearer invisible.

They live quite a comfortable life here, and this is an interesting place to start because Hobbits avoid adventures. The story begins in the Shire, where all the Hobbits reside.
