The Lord of the Rings the other Rings of Power as the ultimate weapon in his campaign to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth. From quiet beginnings in the Shire, a hobbit land not unlike the English countryside, the story ranges across Middle-earth, following the course of the War of the Ring through the eyes of its characters, not only the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck and Peregrin "Pippin" Took, but also the hobbits' chief allies and travelling companions: the Men, Aragorn, a Ranger of the North, and Boromir, a Captain of Gondor; Gimli, a Dwarf warrior; Legolas Greenleaf, an Elven
Middle-earth roads the Stewards' mausoleum, which was then destroyed by the conflagration. Three members of the Fellowship of the Ring were interred next to each other in Rath Dínen: Meriadoc Brandybuck, Peregrin Took and Aragorn. The South Road was a major road of Gondor. It ran south from the capital (Minas Tirith) to the kingdom's southern fiefs. In addition to the Great East Road that passed through the Shire, meeting a branch of the Old South Road at Waymeet, the Shire was also known for its English-style country lanes. At least some of the Shire's numerous local roads had been originally built