The Fellowship might've gone their separate ways, but their adventures didn't come to an stop after The Lord of the Rings . Tolkien'south Middle-globe epic encompasses many different characters hailing from a broad range of races, merely mostly revolves around the nine members of the Fellowship. Representatives from beyond Centre-globe congregate in Rivendell at the behest of Elrond and Gandalf, deciding how to respond to Sauron'southward return and the remergence of the One Band. After a period of disagreement (and a scrap where everyone shouts out their favorite weapon), it'south agreed that only Frodo the Hobbit can slip backside the gates of Mordor and destroy the Ring.

Simply the noble races of Heart-earth will be damned if they're going to let the halfling go alone. Along with his four companions from The Shire and the wizard who got Frodo involved in the first place, Elijah Wood is accompanied by two men (Aragorn and Boromir), an elf (Legolas) and a proud Dwarf (Gimli). The full complement of the Fellowship but lasts until the Mines of Moria, then breaks completely at the end of the get-go book. But though the group commence on separate missions, they all play a vital role in defeating Sauron.

The Return of the King reunites the Fellowship in a celebration of victory before each bids farewell once over again, but most of the master grouping keep to have adventures even afterThe Lord of the Rings concludes. Some of these are documented in the movie adaptations, others are non. Some characters continue to influence Middle-world in the Quaternary Age, while others do important things similar grow potatoes and marry barmaids, but all of them have another story to tell. Autonomously from Boromir.

Frodo Baggins

When Frodo returns from his epic journey, he and the other three Hobbits discover The Shire ransacked by Saruman, and they gear up near wrestling their home from the evil, weakened wizard in a sub-plot that was ditched entirely for Peter Jackson'southward picture trilogy. Following the Scouring of the Shire, Frodo ensured the futurity of his homeland past serving equally Deputy Mayor, made arrangements for his best friend, Samwise Gamgee, and followed Bilbo's case by documenting his adventures in a book to sit alongside "There & Back Again." Unfortunately, Frodo didn't stick around the sell the moving-picture show rights. After attempting to resume his onetime Shire life for 2 years, the emotional and physical scars from the Quest of the Ring proved too not bad.

As seen in Return of the Rex, Frodo was invited to sail w to the Undying Lands - the realm where Eru's children, the Valar, reside. Few of mortal composition are allowed to step foot in such a holy place, but Frodo and Bilbo were granted special permission by virtue of being Ring-bearers. Later on all, the evil of Sauron was nurtured past Morgoth, who was a Vala himself. In the Undying Lands, Frodo spent the rest of his days in comfort and rest, but the exact time of his death isn't known.

Samwise Gamgee

Frodo's always-true-blue companion, the friendship between the pair only grew stronger after their render to The Shire. Sam Gamgee was too instrumental in Saruman's defeat at Bywater, and as revealed in the movie adaptation, he marries the girl of his dreams in Rosie Cotton, the local barmaid. The newlyweds move into Bag End with Frodo and have 13 children together, naming four of them after one-time friends - Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Bilbo. After Frodo'southward departure, Sam inherited his best friend's estate and continued to dwell in Pocketbook Cease, this time without a tertiary wheel pottering around. During this time, Samwise Gamgee rose to get a prominent figure among the Hobbits, and served as the pop Mayor of the Shire for an impressive 49 years.

Following Rosie's death, Sam decided to brand his own way to the Undying Lands, since he was technically some other Ring-bearer. Sam looked afterwards the cursed trinket briefly while Frodo was captured in Mordor, and he was permitted passage to the sacred realm on this basis. Co-ordinate to Tolkien'southwardLord of the Rings appendices, Sam and Frodo were reunited in this country during the twilight of their lives.

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Upon returning to the Shire, all of the four Hobbits were inverse by their experiences. Tolkien notes that each of them had go more than physically imposing, and took on a more regal air than when they left, but information technology was Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck who stood out the most. By virtue of drinking the draught of the Ents, Merry became taller than any other Hobbit in the land. As well as an uncanny new power to peek over hedges, Merry's future would closely mirror that of Samwise Gamgee. He married Estella Bolger (sister of Fat Bolger, who really accompanies Frodo through the first part of his journey in the original book) and the couple had children, although information technology'south non known how many. Like Sam, he also rose to a leadership position, becoming the Main of Buckland, but Merry also took Frodo'southward cue of writing a volume. Titled "Old Words & Names In The Shire," the tome examined how Hobbit-speak correlated with other languages beyond the borders Hobbits usually dared not pass

While he probably would've loved to join Frodo and Sam, Merry instead spent his final years in Gondor and Rohan, coming together old friends and seeing the beauty of those lands without the constant shadow of death that marred his first visit. After dying in Gondor, Merry's concluding resting place would exist alongside Aragorn.

Peregrin Took

Peregrin "Pippin" Took joined the other three Fellowship Hobbits in giving Saruman a rough eviction from The Shire, and from in that location, he and Merry followed very similar paths. After all, if it ain't broke...

Pippin married a adult female called Diamond (who can be glimpsed briefly in the terminal moments ofReturn of the Male monarch), and they had a son named after Faramir, echoing back to Pippin's time with Denethor's least favorite son. Faramir Jr. would after marry one of Sam and Rosie'due south daughters, bringing the families of the Fellowship even closer together, although many Hobbits were already distantly related in one way or another. Where Sam was Mayor and Merry was Master, Pippin took the title of Thain of the Shire - another honorary title that afforded more ascendancy than the average Hobbit. Naturally, Pippin accompanied Merry on his final journeys to Rohan and Gondor, and was buried along with his closest friend in Aragorn's tomb. Swell for a fool of a Took.

Gandalf

The Return of the Rex shows Gandalf accompanying Frodo to the Undying Lands, but the wizard's situation is a little different to that of his companions. Before his incarnation into Heart-globe as a sorcerer tasked with fighting Sauron, Gandalf was known every bit Olorin the Maia, and originally resided in the Undying Lands with the residuum of his kind. Therefore, Gandalf'southward final journey west is more of a return home than an entirely new adventure. Earlier this, however, Gandalf has one concluding chat with Tom Bombadil - the strange, anointed folk effigy the Hobbits see in Tolkien's originalThe Fellowship of the Ring volume. The true nature of Tom Bombadil is 1 ofThe Lord of the Rings' greatest lingering mysteries, but Gandalf'southward decision to visit Tom earlier leaving Middle-earth suggests he knew more most the forest-dweller than was revealed to his Hobbit friends.

With his mission complete, Gandalf become Olorin over again in the Undying Lands. Despite reverting to his true form, the Maiar had a sure license to roam, and could seemingly change their form. As such, information technology'due south possible that Olorin was able to go along company with his sometime friends Frodo, Bilbo, Sam, etc., and might've even taken a class that would be familiar to them - the class of Sir Ian McKellen.

Aragorn

For many of the Fellowship, the years following the War of the Ring involved settling downwardly and enjoying their fruits of victory. For Aragorn, however, the fight was just only beginning. Taking his rightful position on the throne of Gondor, Aragorn was titled Male monarch Elessar, and he too started a family after wedding Arwen. But Aragorn made information technology his mission to unify the lands of men under a unmarried banner, restoring Gondor to its former glory. The outset years of his reign were spent making reparations in the aftermath of Sauron, building what was destroyed and repopulating deserted locales. Aragorn also ensured his people developed closer relations with the elves and dwarves after years of mistrust betwixt the three races.

Alas, the true claiming of King Elessar was bringing to heel the countries of men that had sided with Sauron in the War of the Band. Under his command, Gondor attacked the Easterlings, forced the Corsairs of Umbar into submission, and settled things with the Haradrim (them with the large elephants) to bring the men of Middle-earth under a one, peaceful umbrella. Meanwhile, realms such as The Shire and Rohan were treated every bit allied, simply contained, lands. Having essentially fixed Gondor (and renamed it the Reunited Kingdom), Aragorn passed away after 120 years of rule, to be buried in a tomb alongside Merry and Pippin.

Legolas

Much like his ranger friend, Legolas had an important role to play in the restoration of Middle-globe, specifically healing the woodland realms from the darkness left behind by Sauron and his minions. Before that, however, Legolas and Gimli deepened their bond by embarking on a journey beyond Center-world, fulfilling their earlier promise that the elf should witness the wonder of caves, and the dwarf would view the splendor of an elvish forest.

Subsequently the trip, Legolas settled in Ithilien - the state neighboring Mordor where Frodo and Sam first encounter Faramir. Equally King, Aragorn put Ithilien under the charge of Faramir and his married woman, Éowyn, and Leglolas later arrived with a small grouping of elves from Mirkwood, who established their own settlement in that location. Equally seen in Peter Jackson'sThe Lord of the Rings movies, Ithilien's proximity to Mordor turned it into a desolate wasteland, simply Legolas helped Faramir and his people undo the damage of Sauron. When his work was done, Legolas chose to follow the likes of Galadriel, Elrond, and many others of his kind to the Undying Lands. Frodo and Sam almost certainly would've died by this point, by Legolas could've united with Gandalf at least. As the first children of Eru, the elves have an open invitation to the holy realm.

Gimli

The elves might've been granted a pass to the Undying Lands, but that didn't include a plus-one - especially when said plus-one was a dwarf. Undeterred, when Legolas set sail for Valinor, he requested Gimli come along as well. In the firsthand aftermath ofThe Lord of the Rings, Gimli and Legolas ventured around Centre-earth to fulfill the vow they made during the State of war of the Ring. When Legolas relocated to Ithilien, Gimli went his own way, doing for the dwarves what Legolas did for the elves. Gimli led a company of dwarves to the Glittering Caves near Captain's Deep, where they established a new settlement, taking on the vast amount of rebuilding jobs that had suddenly go available. Gimli became the Lord of the Glittering Caves, and potent ties were developed with the nearby people of Rohan. Dwarves also resumed mining operations in the now Balrog-free Moria.

Just when Gimli's work was done, he accepted Legolas' invitation to go due west. Not only are dwarves prohibited from inbound the Undying Lands, only Gimli was never a Band-bearer, therefore has no obvious right to exist accustomed into the Valar's domicile. Maybe the blessings of Legolas, Gandalf, Elrond and Galadriel was enough to become the dwarf a ticket into the party. Although Tolkien writes that friendship with Legolas is what took Gimli away from Middle-earth, he also acknowledges the dwarf's desire to see Galadriel again later on their first meeting in The Lord of the Rings .

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