"Welcome to Rivendell! This is where Elrond Halfelven lives, a truly legendary character in the history of Middle-Earth.
Rivendell is a place of great mystique and history. It is also called "The Last Homely House". It has often served its purpose
as place of rest, council and help. Let's begin by taking a look at the Rivendell Valley. I can still remember the first time
I came here: "I could hear the voice of hurrying water in a rocky bed at the bottom; the scent of trees was in the air; and
there was a light on the valley-side across the water. I never forgot how I slithered and slipped in the dusk down the zig-zag
path into the secret valley of Rivendell, the first time I came here. The air grew warmer as I got lower, and the smell of
the pine-trees made me drowsy. The trees changed from beech and oak, and there was a comfortable feeling in the twilight."
Frodo's arrival in RivendellFrodo had a much less peacefull arrival in Rivendell. In fact, if I remember correctly
he barely made it. As Frodo tried to make it to Rivendell, he was being chased by the the Black Riders, the Nazgul. At the
end of the journey they almost caught him at the Ford of Rivendell. Luckily Glorfindel, an elvenlord sent by Elrond, had given
his horse to Frodo to ride on. The horse crossed the Ford with amazing speed, leaving the nine Black Riders on the other bank.
As they tried to cross they were flooded away by waves that looked like white riders, a magic touch added by Gandalf. Frodo
lost his consciousness, however, and woke up in the House of Elrond, where he regained his strength."
The Council of Elrond(
AUDIO: Frodo offers to take the Ring)
The Council of Elrond was one of the most important events in the history of Middle-Earth. It was during this meeting
that all enemies of Sauron gathered to share knowledge and to come up with a plan to destroy the One Ring and the power of
Sauron. It was during this meeting that The Fellowship of the Ring was formed. This is how Elrond put it in words: "The Company
of the Ring shall be Nine; and the Nine Walkers shall be set against the Nine Riders that are evil. With you and your faithful
servant, Gandalf will go; for this shall be his great task, and maybe the end of his labours. For the rest, they shall represent
the other Free Peoples of the World: Elves, Dwarves and Men. Legolas shall be for the Elves; and Gimli son of Gloin for the
Dwarves. For men you shall have Aragorn son of Arathorn, for the Ring of Isildur concerns him closely..."
