" Does Frodo really need the Fellowship? " is a question one might find themselves asking after The Lord of the Rings . The group is formed after the Council of Elrond with an explicit edict to help Frodo reach Mordor and destroy the One Ring . Alas, the band has already broken up by the end of the first book.

A reader might also ask whether each Fellowship member makes a telling contribution to the success of Frodo's quest. Specifically, Legolas, Gimli and Boromir occupy shaky ground in this regard.

Does Frodo need a Fellowship if he manages the hardest part of the journey with just Sam and Gollum? Could the Hobbits reach the Anduin with just Gandalf and Aragorn as companions? Should Elrond send the Fellowship members to carry out separate tasks that help Frodo's cause, sinc

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