Journal 3

Entry 3
They are now in Rivendell. Gandalf appears. Frodo recovers with the aid of Elrond, master of Rivendell Gandalf explains that he was captured by an evil wizard Saruman  who was trying to steal the ring too. Bilbo shows up again, and passes over Sting (a sword) and a Mithril coat (again, you need to have read the Hobbit to know all about these things). The elf leader of Rivendell wants to have a council decide what to do with the ring. More characters are introduced, (Boromir, Legolas, Gimli) and they form the Fellowship of the Ring to assist Frodo in travelling to cracks of doom in Mordor.  Since any character played by Sean Bean never survives long, I know that Boromir even though he’s a good guy, is doomed before the end of this book.
This larger group prepares  to leave Rivendell. Merry and Pippin are advised not to go, but they insist.
Several chapters are used to describe their journey towards Cadharas. They are trapped by snow in the mountains, so they decide to go through the mines of Moria. There’s drama when they finally the entrance to the mines. They are under attack by a monster and Gandalf needs to decipher the passcode to get the door open just in the nick of time. They seem safe for now going through the mines.