(redirection from Frodo) Son of Drogo Baggins and Primula
Brandybuck, an orphan, was adopted by Bilbo Baggins. As Bilbo's
heir he also inherited the OneRing and volunteered for the task
of destroying the ring. Set out with the FotR from Rivendell and
decided to leave the FotR after an attempt of Boromir to get the
OneRing from him. Together with Sam they survived many perils,
finally reached Mordor and destroyed the OneRing at MountDoom,
aided involuntarily by Gollum who bit off Frodo's finger and
fell into the Crack of Doom. Also called the Ringbearer, Frodo
of the nine fingers, alias: Mr. Underhill. Tolkien's greatest
epic themes, learned from studying sagas in many languages, are
of wisdom learned thru sorrow, and of sacrificing oneself to
save ones world. He combines these themes in LotR's main
character. Frodo, a rustic intellectual, an orphan, and heir to
an educated and travelled eccentric, sacrifices himself to save
his entire world. His reward is not death - the common one for
self-sacrifice in liter