The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring is a subtheme of The Lord of the Rings based on the first movie in the trilogy . Sets revolving around it were released in June 2012 . Plot . In the Second Age , the Dark Lord Sauron attempts to conquer Middle - Earth using his One Ring . In battle against the Elves and Men , Prince Isildur cuts the Ring from Sauron ' s hand , destroying his physical form and vanquishing his army . However , Sauron ' s " life force " is bound to the Ring , allowing him to survive while the Ring remains . Isildur , corrupted by the Ring ' s power , refuses to destroy it . When Isildur is killed by Orcs , the Ring is lost in a river for 2 , 500 years . The Ring is found by Gollum , who possesses it for centuries until a Hobbit , Bilbo Baggins , outsmarted Gollum and gained the ring . Sixty years later , Bilbo leaves the Ring to his nephew , Frodo Baggins . Upon learning that the Ring belonged to Sauron , the Wizard Gandalf the Grey warns Frodo that Sauron ' s forces will come for him . Gandalf catches Frodo ' s gardener Samwise Gamgee eavesdropping underneath a window and sends him with Frodo to leave the Shire . Gandalf rides to Isengard to meet with the head of his order , Saruman the White , who reveals that Sauron ' s servants , the Nazgûl , have been sent to capture the Ring . Saruman reveals himself to be in service to Sauron , and imprisons Gandalf atop his tower . Saruman commands Sauron ' s Orcs to construct weapons of war and produce a new breed of Orc fighters : the Uruk - hai . While traveling to Bree , Frodo and Sam are joined by Merry and Pippin , and are nearly captured by the Nazgûl . At the Inn of the Prancing Pony , Frodo meets the mysterious ranger Aragorn , who hides them from their pursuers and agrees to lead them to Rivendell . During the journey they are attacked by the Nazgûl . Aragorn fights off the creatures , but Frodo is wounded by their morgul blade , which will turn him into a wraith . While chased by the Nazgûl , Frodo is saved by the Elf Arwen who uses her magic to summon a surge of water that sweeps away the pursuing Nazgûl . Arwen takes Frodo to Rivendell where he is healed by her father , Elrond . Gandalf escapes Saruman ' s tower with the aid of Gwaihir the eagle and travels to Rivendell . Elrond calls a council of the races still loyal to Middle - Earth to decide what should be done with the Ring . It is revealed that the Ring can only be destroyed by throwing it into the fires of Mount Doom , where it was forged . Frodo volunteers to take the Ring , accompanied by Sam , Merry , Pippin , Gandalf , and Aragorn . They are joined by the Elf Legolas , the Dwarf Gimli , and Boromir , man of Gondor , to form the Fellowship of the Ring . The Fellowship set out but are hindered by Saruman ' s magic . They travel through the dwarf Mines of Moria . Inside , they find that Orcs have overrun the mines and slain the Dwarves ; they also realize that Gollum is following them , determined to reclaim the Ring . The Fellowship is attacked by Orcs and a Balrog , an ancient demon of fire and shadow . Gandalf confronts the Balrog , allowing the others to escape , but both Gandalf and the Balrog fall into an abyss . Mourning Gandalf ' s death , the group flees to Lothlórien , where they are sheltered by its rulers , the Elves Galadriel and Celeborn . That night , Galadriel informs Frodo that it is his destiny to destroy the Ring . The Fellowship continue their journey . Meanwhile , Saruman assembles a force of Uruk - hai to hunt the Fellowship . After arriving at Parth Galen , Boromir gives in to the Ring ' s corruption and tries to take it from Frodo , believing that it is the only way to save his realm . Frodo manages to escape by wearing the Ring and becoming invisible . Boromir realizes what he has done , and attempts to find Frodo , who decides to continue his journey alone , heeding Galadriel ' s warning that the Ring will eventually corrupt the other members of the Fellowship . The Uruk - hai arrive and Aragorn , Legolas , and Gimli attempt to hold them off while Frodo escapes . Merry and Pippin lead the Orcs away from Frodo and are nearly killed . Boromir tries to save them , but in the process is shot fatally by the Uruk - Hai leader , Lurtz . The Uruk - Hai capture Merry and Pippin . Aragorn slays Lurtz and tends to a dying Boromir , and promises him that the world of men will not fall . Boromir dies with Aragorn , Gimli and Legolas by his side . Sam finds Frodo , who reluctantly lets Sam join him . Aragorn , Legolas and Gimli set out to rescue Merry and Pippin . As Frodo and Sam gaze out at the land before them , they grieve over the others . Frodo says that he is glad that Sam is with him and the two Hobbits set off towards Mordor .