The Fellowship of the Ring

By J.R.R. Tolkien

The Burden of Providence

When a simple hobbit inherits an ancient evil that could destroy the world, Frodo Baggins faces an impossible choice: accept a quest that will likely destroy him, or watch everything he loves fall to darkness. Tolkien's epic begins with the most Catholic of themes—the small and weak chosen to bear impossible weights for the salvation of all. The Fellowship forms not from strength, but from friendship and fidelity. Each member carries their own burden, but none heavier than the Ringbearer himself. Providence has chosen; will the chosen accept?