In the high-fantasy novel The Lord of The Rings, there are a lot of characters in it who were chosen by fate to do something that change the world, commonly known as "The Chosen One". While some of these characters tried to avoid their destiny, some of them don't even know that they've been "chosen". Take Gollum for an example, otherwise known as Sméagol. If it weren't for him and even his love for the "precious", he wouldn't have jumped into the fiery mouth of Mount Doom. Gandalf knew this fate and even foreshadowed it several times in the book. Another example is Éowyn, shieldmaiden of Rohan, and Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck the Hobbit. They killed the Witch King of Angmar, which Glorfindel prophesied that no man can kill. However, this prophesy can also be interpreted as "the witch king will not be killed by a man". And of course, we have the innocent hobbit Bilbo Baggins from Bag End. He found the, or rather was found by, the One Ring. Even Gandalf find Bilbo fit to be chosen as the last member of Thorin's Company of Dwarves. All these characters were chosen to shape the future world and yet they didn't know they were chosen to do so until the very end.
by Pierre Jobel / 16714036
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