title: Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings Part 1)
author:  J. R. R. Tolkien 
description: . . . spirited productions . . . stirring music . . . (<i>The Washington Post</i> )<br /><br />This collection . . . is a masterpiece.
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  # THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
  
  
  
  
  
  ## BEING THE FIRST PART OF
  
  
  
  
  
  ## THE LORD OF THE RINGS
  
  
  
  
  
  ## BY
  
  
  
  
  
  ## J.R.R. TOLKIEN
  
  
  
  
  
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  ### Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  
  
  
  
  
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  _Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,_
  
  
  
  
  
  _One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne_
  
  
  
  
  
  _In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie._
  
  
  
  
  
  _One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,_
  
  
  
  
  
  _One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them_
  
  
  
  
  
  _In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie._
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CONTENTS
  
  
  
  
  
  [TITLE PAGE](Fellowshipofth_title-1.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [NOTE ON THE TEXT](Fellowshipofth_pref-1.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [NOTE ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION](Fellowshipofth_intr-1.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION](Fellowshipofth_f