The Fellowship of the Ring is the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic high-fantasy masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Originally published in 1954, the story is set in the expansive world of Middle-earth and serves as the beginning of a perilous quest to destroy a powerful artifact known as the One Ring. Structure and Index
This tutorial examines the index (the alphabetical list of topics, names, and places) of The Fellowship of the Ring—how to read it, what it reveals about Tolkien’s world, and how to use it as a study and discovery tool. Assumptions: the index referenced is the one commonly included in many editions of The Fellowship of the Ring (Book I and Book II of The Lord of the Rings). Where editions differ, the approach below still applies. index of the lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring
While individual volumes sometimes lack a full alphabetical index, the definitive Lord of the Rings Index The Fellowship of the Ring is the first volume of J