J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth
The Lord
of the Rings
Three Rings for the Elven-kings, Seven for the Dwarf-lords, Nine for mortal Men — and One Ring to rule them all. Its road begins at a round green door in the Shire.
Chapter I — The Road Goes Ever On
Out of the Shire.
The Road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began. Keep your feet — step onto the Road, and there is no knowing where you may be swept off to.
Chapter II — A Journey in the Dark
Drums in the deep.
Speak, friend, and enter. Beyond the Doors of Durin lie the endless halls of Khazad-dûm — and on the far side of the bridge, something older and fouler than orcs. Do not look back.
Chapter III — The Golden Wood
The heart of Elvendom on earth.
Under mallorn trees that never quite shed their gold, time runs otherwise. Rest here, Ring-bearer — the road ahead is dark, but not yet.
Chapter IV — The Land of Shadow
One chance, at the end of all things.
Past the Eye that never sleeps, up the burning slopes of Orodruin, the Ring returns to the fire where it was forged. Cast it in — it is the only way.
Chapter V — The Grey Havens
The ship sails west.
Not all tears are an evil. The last white ship slips out of the firth into the High Sea, and the Third Age of Middle-earth comes to its end. The Road goes ever on.