In the Lord of the Rings series, Frodo and Sam embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. So how far do these two hobbits walk on this journey?
The Lord of the Rings series is not only a great work of literature, but also a legendary trilogy in cinema. It is loyalty, suffering, friendship, hope and, in our country, a little “Why didn’t they take the ring away with the eagles?” goygoyu. However, the distance that Sam and Frodo covered is not such a short distance at all, it is a distance that is enough to take the eagles under control for the One Ring.
Although it seems like the distance is not that long on Mordor maps or in the movies, Sam and Frodo are actually thousands of kilometers They are going on a journey. Moreover, they do this under harsh conditions, often hiding and fighting, barefoot in difficult terrain. This journey is not like going to Beylikdüzü by metrobus, it is a journey that will make you fall in love with going to school in the village as told in the old days.
First, let’s take a look at this map.
The red line on this map The Fellowship of the Ring It shows their journey together. Afterwards, the team leaves and Frodo and Sam, begins to advance towards Mount Doom. We can see it with the green line.
In order to make distances more understandable and visualize them, we can start with examples from our own world. Euphrates, as it is known among us Fırado Let’s say a friend of ours is getting married.
He was going to make a surprise marriage proposal to the girl and since he was our very close friend, we said “Okay buddy, I’ll take you, let’s go by car, Let it be a road trip head.“ We wouldn’t have said so, because Fırat tells us the road in parts, and we later learn that there is a long way.
Fortunately, we had money, a passport, a visa and a We have “Eagle” while embarking on this journey.
Kartal, a car, burns 7.9 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers. We are also setting off. “I’m on a long and narrow road, I’m going day and night” is playing on the radio. The gas issue is important because Fırado’s rich uncle will pay us the money on our return.
First stop: Bree and the Prancing Pony Inn
The four hobbits first appeared in The Lord of the Rings. ‘The Prancing Pony Inn’They go there and meet Aragorn for the first time. The distance between Bree and the Shire is 120 miles, or 193 km. It’s quite a long way to walk, it takes about 40 hours.
Our Euphrates too in Lüleburgaz He says we will stop by his grandfather. When we couldn’t find his grandfather, we stopped by his uncle. The distance we and the hobbits have traveled is the same. We arrive in 3 hours with traffic on E5 and the bridge.
Second stop: Rivendell and the Elven Court
The Fellowship of the Ring undertakes a long and difficult journey to reach the lands of the elves. At the end of this journey, they meet characters such as Galadriel, Elrond and Arwen. In fact, the journeys that should have been this far, After the decision of the council it gets longer. Their journey from Bree to Rivendell is 492 kilometers. They have to walk for 90 hours.
Fırat also said that they were Pirot immigrants and that the girl in Pirot He says it is and we go from Lüleburgaz to Pirot. Meanwhile, we got stuck at Bulgarian and Serbian customs a lot. We arrive in Pirot after 14 hours. Aunt Guldunya is hosting us.
Third stop: Mines of Moria
The first place the Fellowship of the Ring went on their journey Mines of Moria is happening. This place, where dwarves once lived with enthusiasm, is now under the invasion of goblins, trolls are rampant, and of course there is the Balrog. Our hobbits, who traveled 281 kilometers just to reach the mines, are already in trouble. This is a 60 hour journey.
When we learned that the girl’s family had moved away, we decided not to spoil the surprise. the subject is from the neighbor We find out where they went. Pojega They went to a place called, we are going 280 kilometers. It gives us some relief that we still don’t have to change countries.
When we went there, the family was not very used to it. We learn that they moved again. “Dude, call the girl and ask.” When we say, Fırat tells us “You need to ask your family first, this is our custom.” says.
Fourth Stop: Lorien
Our hobbits, who made a journey of 492 kilometers, thus to Lorien He managed to reach. galadirel He managed to protect this place and keep the vegetation alive thanks to his own power ring. The journey to Lorien takes the team 90 hours walking.
Using the directions given to find the girl’s family, we set out and found ourselves. 495 kilometers then in Croatia, Crisis We find it in the settlement named. The girl’s family devoted themselves to agriculture here and cultivated the land. Even though I think they don’t take kindly to our child, we manage to get approval. They say the girl is in another city on business.
Fifth Stop: Sarn Gebir
This place, which the Fellowship of the Ring reached by walking 257 kilometers, of the first orc attack It is also known as the place where it took place. Legolas also added to his mood by shooting down a Nazgul with an arrow.
We drove 247 kilometers and finally got to where the girl worked. To Zirovnica in Slovenia we are coming. Although the girl’s co-workers gave us harsh answers at first, one of the girls knows Fırat. Our aunt-in-law says that our candidate is on a business trip, writes the name of the place they went to on a piece of paper and hands it to us.
Sixth Stop: Morannon
Our hobbits, who walked only 177 kilometers more, thus found themselves in morannon well At the Black Gates They find it. No one will open this door for them, so they decide to follow a path through the mountains.
To the place where the conference our future sister-in-law attended was held, in Italy. in residence We are going to the settlement called. “We’ve come a long way, but okay, Resultante Importante” I’m trying to make a joke with words, but Fırado is fed up, Fırado is angry, Fırado doesn’t laugh at my joke. There is dead silence in the car.
Seventh Stop: Minas Morgul and Mount Doom
At the end of the journey, Sam and Frodo Passing through Minas Morgul to Mount Doom reaching. To achieve this, they walk another 112 kilometers.
We learn about the hotel where the girl is staying from the staff at the fairgrounds. After his meetings at the fair were over, he must have wanted to have a holiday because he chose a hotel in a far away place, a neighborhood by the sea. To Aprilla Marittima We reach. Not only do we reach her, we also find the girl.
Frodo struggles with himself to throw the ring into the fire.
Fırado is preparing himself to propose.
The One Ring falls into the fires of Mount Doom.
Fırat kneels down and takes off the ring.
Sauron’s tower begins to collapse as the One Ring disintegrates in the fire.
When the girl did not accept the offer, Fırat, who was already on his knees, completely to collapse starting.
The eagles rescue the exhausted hobbits from the burning mountain.
With Kartal, we rescue the exhausted Fırat from there.
At the end of The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn tells the hobbits, “My friends, bow your knees to no man.”
While we were on the road, I said to Fırat, “It’s not the end of the world, son, don’t collapse.” we say.
Hobbits travel 440 hours in total 2137 kilometers The road is walked. We spend 36 hours on the road. On the road too “So if we go all this way straight to Stuttgart “we fixed it” we think. The price of 167 liters of gasoline we burn in Türkiye is 6112 TL holding.
Of course, this is the expense we would incur under normal circumstances. The closer we get to Mordor Our car will drive in 1st gear on hills It would consume even more fuel. Of course, we also hope that we will not leave the undercarriage of the vehicle somewhere. Maybe it would have been better if we had come with Taurus, and so when asked how to take the ring to the Council of Elrond, Frodo said, “Are we here for nothing, brave man?” he would say.
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