The Fellowship of the Ring: Book Two: Chapters 1-4

by J.R.R. Tolkien
In the first part of The Lord of the Rings, nine representatives of different races band together for a dangerous quest to destroy the Ring of Power and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Prologue, Book One: Chapters 1-4, Book One: Chapters 5-8, Book One: Chapters 9-12, Book Two: Chapters 1-4, Book Two: Chapters 5-10

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  1. chattel
    personal property, as opposed to real estate
    Not all his servants and chattels are wraiths! There are orcs and trolls, there are wargs and werewolves; and there have been and still are many Men, warriors and kings, that walk alive under the Sun, and yet are under his sway.
  2. dais
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
    Elrond, as was his custom, sat in a great chair at the end of the long table upon the dais; and next to him on the one side sat Glorfindel, on the other side sat Gandalf.
  3. venerable
    profoundly honored
    He was interested, however, to hear that Dáin was still King under the Mountain, and was now old (having passed his two hundred and fiftieth year), venerable, and fabulously rich.
  4. minstrel
    a singer of folk songs
    As Elrond entered and went towards the seat prepared for him, elvish minstrels began to make sweet music.
  5. panoply
    a complete and impressive array
    In panoply of ancient kings,
    in chainéd rings he armoured him;
    his shining shield was scored with runes
    to ward all wounds and harm from him...
  6. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
    ...his sword of steel was valiant,
    of adamant his helmet tall,
    an eagle-plume upon his crest,
    upon his breast an emerald.
  7. gossamer
    filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
    He walked along the terraces above the loud-flowing Bruinen and watched the pale, cool sun rise above the far mountains, and shine down, slanting through the thin silver mist; the dew upon the yellow leaves was glimmering, and the woven nets of gossamer twinkled on every bush.
  8. bulwark
    a protective structure of stone or concrete
    By our valour the wild folk of the East are still restrained, and the terror of Morgul kept at bay; and thus alone are peace and freedom maintained in the lands behind us, bulwark of the West.
  9. insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
    '"Until you reveal to me where the One may be found. I may find means to persuade you. Or until it is found in your despite, and the Ruler has time to turn to lighter matters: to devise, say, a fitting reward for the hindrance and insolence of Gandalf the Grey.”
  10. tryst
    a secret rendezvous, especially a romantic one
    But such a thing has not happened before, that Gandalf broke tryst and did not come when he promised.
  11. nicety
    conformity with some standard of correctness or propriety
    For he is very wise, and weighs all things to a nicety in the scales of his malice.
  12. gird
    bind with something round or circular
    Gandalf bore his staff, but girt at his side was the elven-sword Glamdring, the mate of Orcrist that lay now upon the breast of Thorin under the Lonely Mountain.
  13. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
    Beyond the ominous water were reared vast cliffs, their stern faces pallid in the fading light: final and impassable.
  14. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
    Out from the water a long sinuous tentacle had crawled; it was pale-green and luminous and wet.
  15. ponderous
    having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
    A noise of rending and crashing came dully through the ponderous stone.
Created on Fri Jan 26 14:16:24 EST 2018 (updated Fri Aug 01 14:58:19 EDT 2025)

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