Which 1954 J.R.R. Tolkien novel features the chapter “The Council of Elrond”?

The Fellowship of the Ring is the 1954 J.R.R. Tolkien novel that features the chapter “The Council of Elrond.”

In the chapter, representatives of several peoples gather at Rivendell to discuss the One Ring and the danger posed by Sauron. Elrond hosts the meeting, and the participants include Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, and members of the hobbit community. The council decides that the Ring cannot safely be hidden or used and must instead be destroyed in Mount Doom.

The chapter is a major turning point because it transforms a local problem involving Bilbo and Frodo into a conflict involving the history and future of Middle-earth. The Fellowship is formed afterward, though its members do not remain together throughout the story. The book was published in 1954 as the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, while the complete work concluded with The Return of the King in 1955.