Timeline of Major Events in The Fellowship of the Ring (Complete)

This timeline complements the one I gave you in class, filling in the remaining chapters of the book. Like a map, it's sometimes useful to see how long they spend in each area and the relative briskness of their journey, which seems much longer!  

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING CHRONOLOGY 

YEAR 3001 of the THIRD AGE

Bilbo turns 111; leaves on his last adventure

YEAR 3004-3008: Gandalf visits Frodo to check on him and the Ring

YEAR 3017: Gollum searching for Bilbo, called to Mordor; captured and tortured, divulges the location of the Ring

YEAR 3018: Aragorn captures Gollum and Gandalf learns the truth about the Ring

April 12: Gandalf tells Frodo about the Ring

End of June: Gandalf leaves Hobbiton for Isengard (imprisoned July 20, escapes September 18)

September 22: Frodo’s Birthday Party

September 25: Hobbits come together in Crickhollow

September 26: The Old Forest & Old Man Willow; saved by Tom Bombadil

September 28: Captured by the Barrow-Wight; again saved by Tom Bombadil

September 29: Arrival at Bree; meet Strider

September 30: Leave Bree early in the morning for Weathertop

October 6: Attacked by the Black Riders (Ringwraiths); Frodo injured

October 18-20: Glorfindel finds the party; they escape across the Ford of Bruinen and make it to Rivendell

October 24: Arrival in Rivendell; Frodo healed; wakes up and feasts with the hobbits and Gandalf, etc.

October 25: The Council of Elrond to form the Fellowship of the Ring

December 25: The Fellowship leaves at dawn

January 11-12: Besieged by snow trying to cross Caradhras

January 13: Attacked by wolves; arrive at the Doors of Durin in Moria

January 14-15: Attacked by orcs, goblins, and trolls in Moria; Gandalf falls fighting the Balrog at the Bridge of Khazad-dum

January 17: The Fellowship arrives at Lothlorien (Caras Galadhon)

February 14: Frodo gazes into the Mirror of Galadriel

February 16: The Fellowship leaves Lothlorien; followed by Gollum

February 23-25: The Fellowship’s boats are attacked; they continue down the river past the Argonath and camp in Parth Galen

February 26: The Breaking of the Fellowship; Boromir dies defending the hobbits; Merry and Pippin are captured; Frodo and Sam head for Mordor with Gollum following them; Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli set off in pursuit of Merry and Pippin