▁Ring ▁had ▁been ▁found . ▁Just ▁prior ▁to ▁Sa ur on ' s ▁departure , ▁the ▁Ring ▁passed ▁to ▁another ▁h ob bit , ▁Bil bo ▁B agg ins , ▁who ▁used ▁it ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁el ves , ▁men ▁and ▁d war ves ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Five ▁Arm ies . ▁Si xty ▁years ▁later , ▁G oll um ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁or cs , ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁M ord or , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁tort ured ▁into ▁reve aling ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Ring ; ▁Bil bo ▁B agg ins ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ire . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Bil bo ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Riv end ell , ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁Gand alf ▁had ▁( very ▁rel uct antly ) ▁given ▁the ▁Ring ▁to ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁Fro do ▁B agg ins . ▁With ▁the ▁information ▁given ▁him ▁by ▁G oll um , ▁Sa ur on , ▁still ▁unable ▁to ▁take ▁physical ▁form , ▁thus ▁sent ▁the ▁Naz g û l ▁to ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁to ▁retrieve ▁the ▁One ▁Ring . ▁Fro do , ▁and ▁his ▁friends , ▁Sam wise ▁Gam ge e , ▁Per egr in ▁" P ipp in " ▁To ok ▁and ▁Mer i ad oc ▁" Mer ry " ▁Br andy bu ck ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁and ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁B ree , ▁where ▁they ▁encountered ▁the ▁r anger ▁Arag orn , ▁the ▁last ▁surv iving ▁desc endant ▁of