Frodo

FRODO ~ born September 22, 2968, son and only child of Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck. Sadly, Frodo's parents died in a boating accident when he was twelve years old, and his relative Bilbo Baggins soon after took the youngster into his home at Bag End, and made him his heir. This of course was many years after Bilbo's adventures with Gandalf and Dwarves and dragons. Although Bilbo referred to him as a nephew, probably on account of the age difference between them, Bilbo was actually a double-cousin, both Frodo's 1st cousin once removed on his mother's side, and 2nd cousin once removed on his father's side. When Bilbo at last retired from his life in the Shire to Rivendell, he left Bag End entirely in Frodo's possession. In the book, as opposed to the movie, some 15 years passed between Bilbo's departure and Frodo's Quest. Frodo's exploits are too well-known to recount here, so we will only remember that he left the Shire with his companions in September of 3018, and he, too, was present at the Council of Elrond in late October of that year. There he volunteered to continue carrying the burden of the One Ring, and would bear it unto the fiery maw of Mount Doom. Many were his trials and struggles, and blessed was he for the strength of Sam and the ever-flickering, never-dying flame of his own quiet strength. Humble hobbit, he would prevail beyond where great lords had failed, and if there was weakness in him, it was but the limits of mortal endurance found at last. So much of himself did he give, in the great struggle to save Middle Earth from Sauron's dark dominion, that perhaps he simply had nothing left for afterwards. After the War of the Ring, Frodo only stayed in the Shire for two years. Wearied by the dark memories of his travails and suffering still from both Shelob's poison and the ancient wound of the Ring Wraith's evil blade, Frodo set out for the Grey Havens the day before his birthday, September 21, 3021. The next day he and Sam met the Last Riding of the Keepers of the Three Elven Rings, Galadriel, Elrond and Gandalf, and they journeyed on together for eight days to the Sea. There Merry and Pippin caught up with them, after which Frodo took ship with the Ring Bearers and old Bilbo himself, now 131 years old. Bidding his friends farewell Frodo sailed with the other Ring-Bearers into the West, and was seen in Middle Earth no more.