<P> The Nazgûl then attack both the house at Crickhollow and the inn at Bree but do not find Frodo in either spot . The next morning, Frodo learns that their riding ponies have been driven off by the Nazgûl and their allies . They manage to secure one beast from one of the Nazgûl collaborators, Bill Ferny, one of the men of Bree . Curious because of all the events, the whole town turns out to see them off . The hobbits and Strider make their way cross-country, through the Midgewater Marshes, to the hill of Weathertop, where they spot five of the Nazgûl on the road below . They then see evidence of a major fire fight and a stone that might indicate Gandalf got there ahead of them . </P> <P> That night, five of the Nazgûl attack the travellers . Frodo yields to the temptation and puts on the Ring, and see the Nazgûl in their full form . He attempts to attack them, but the chief of the Nazgûl stabs Frodo in the shoulder with a cursed knife before Aragorn drives them off with torches . A splinter of the blade remains within the wound, causing Frodo to fall very ill as they travel to Rivendell . Aragorn warns them that, unless treated soon, Frodo will become a wraith like the Nazgûl himself . As the travellers near their destination, they meet Glorfindel, an elf - lord from Rivendell, who helps them reach the River Bruinen near Rivendell . But the Nazgûl, all nine now gathered together, ambush the party at the Ford of Bruinen . Glorfindel's horse outruns the pursuers and carries Frodo across the Ford . As the Nazgûl attempt to follow, a giant wave commanded by Elrond, the lord of Rivendell, sweeps them away and Frodo collapses . </P> <P> Book II opens in Rivendell at the house of Elrond . Frodo is healed by Elrond and discovers that Bilbo has been residing there . Bilbo asks to see the Ring again, but Frodo resists because of the Ring's power, which leads Bilbo to understand at last . Frodo also meets many notable figures, including Glóin--one of the dwarves who accompanied Bilbo on his journey to the Lonely Mountain--and Legolas, Prince of the Silvan Elves of Mirkwood . Frodo learns about the remaining dwarves, including Balin, Ori, and Óin who had not been heard from in some time . </P> <P> Elrond convenes a Council, attended by Gandalf, Bilbo, Frodo, Aragorn and many others, including Boromir, son of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor . Glóin explains that Balin had led an expedition to reclaim the old dwarf kingdom of Moria, but they had not heard from him in years . Furthermore, Glóin tells the group that the Nazgûl had come to Dale and the Lonely Mountain looking for Bilbo and the Ring . Legolas then tells the council that Gollum had escaped from his captivity with the Elves and was also abroad and hunting for the Ring . Boromir then stands and relates the details of a dream he and his brother Faramir both received, telling them to seek "the Sword That Was Broken" and "Isildur's Bane" in Rivendell . Elrond then has Frodo bring out the Ring, which is revealed as "Isildur's Bane". </P>

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