The Lord Of The Rings films didn’t include the tragic backstory of the fellowship’s secret 10th member.
If you’re a fan of theLord Of The Ringsbooks or the films you’ll know a lot about the fellowship of the ring and their individual histories, but one character always seems to be left out of the group despite being a valuable member.
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That hidden member is none other than Bill, the pony seen at the start of theFellowship Of The Ringwho eventually leaves the group part way through.
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He’s given the very important task of carrying the group’s gear, which he does a super job at and we’re all very proud of him for it.
When they get to the mines of Moria though they tell Bill to bugger off and he’s never seen again, though he’s probably fine.
Anyway Bill actually has a tragic backstory that the films don’t tell you about, but if you’ve read the books you might know already.
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This forces them to buy a new pony for twelve silver pennies, which sounds like a bargain but it’s actually quite a costly amount in that area.
Later Sam and his pony friend must part ways, with the books having Gandalf tell him he needs to go, and in the films it’s Aragorn.
As a heavily underrated member of the fellowship, Bill the pony deserves all of our respect.
Topics:The Lord Of The Rings,TV And Film
