the lord of the rings the return of the king frodo vs gollum

“…the bitter truth came home to him at last: at best their provision would take them to their goal and when the task was done, there they would come to an end, alone, houseless, foodless in the midst of a terrible desert. It will take at least a week to get there, and after that? Sam realizes their provisions will get them to the mountain, but nothing more than that. It looks like Mount Doom is about fifty miles away. When morning comes, Sam takes a look around. When everything seems quiet enough, they sleep. Sam covers him with his cloak to keep him warm and hidden, and they wait for the orcs to leave the area. Sam and Frodo had just escaped from the orc company they’d been forced into and Frodo collapsed, utterly exhausted.

The dark lord always falls at the end of a fantasy novel, because the hero is always triumphant. For Tolkien fans, that means it’s Tolkien Reading Day! And why is Tolkien Reading Day on March 25th, and not on September 22nd (Frodo and Bilbo’s birthdays) or on January 3rd (Tolkien’s birthday)? Tolkien Reading Day occurs on March 25th because that is the day of Sauron’s downfall.

The lord of the rings the return of the king frodo vs gollum