What is the name of the fictional fellowship in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?

The fictional fellowship in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is the Fellowship of the Ring.

The Fellowship is formed in Rivendell after the Council of Elrond decides that the One Ring must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom. Its members initially include Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Merry Brandybuck, Pippin Took, Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf.

The group’s mission is to accompany Frodo toward Mordor, although the members eventually become separated. The Fellowship is not a permanent military organization; it is a company created for one exceptionally dangerous task.

Readers sometimes confuse its name with the title of the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring. In Tolkien’s original publication, The Lord of the Rings was issued as three volumes, and the Fellowship is the central group introduced in the first volume.