LOTR
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien
Published in 1954/1955
Frodo orphaned by a river.
Raised by a kind uncle
Simple, loyal companion (Sam)
Frodo = 5 letters
Sam = 3 letters
Menaced by a giant spider (Shelob)
Attacked by a troll in a tomb
Longbottom (Hobbit family name)
Ring turns Frodo invisible
Adventure begins on his birthday
Applebore
Big, mean willow tree
Old Forest
Gollum
Rescue by an eagle
Story revolves around a small object of enormous power
Wizards
Tom Bombadil
Came into an inheritance from his uncle
Cloaks that can hide you from enemies
Smaug the dragon (in The Hobbit)
Mugwort
Fang (farmer Maggot's dog)
Frodo gets a sword from Bilbo
Frodo fails to get an urgent letter
Aragorn
Frodo has a scar on his shoulder that never goes away
Sauron called "he who we do not name" and "the nameless one"
Gandalf
Nazgul (The Black Riders)
Dumbledores (a kind of moth in Middle Earth, according to one source)
Golden Hall in Edoras
Wormtongue
