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Important differences from films:

FotR:
-17 years pass between the birthday party and Gandalf's return and reveal about the one Ring. Gandalf shares details of Smeagol's past with Frodo
-Sam, Merry, Pippin and Fatty conspire with each other to help Frodo with the Ring. Fatty stays behind in Buckland while the others decide to escort Frodo to Rivendell.
-They travel through the Old Forest, and get attacked by Old Man Willow. They're rescued by the nature spirit Tom Bombadil, who has no interest in the conflicts of men.
-They are later attacked in the Barrow Downs by Wights, and again rescued by Tom Bombadil. From the Barrows they steal a set of magic daggers.
-They learn Gandalf had a 9 on 1 fight with the Nazgul at Weathertop.
-At Weathertop, the Nazgul track them down, but not because of Merry and Pippin eating bacon or whatever the films did.
-Frodo is rescued by Glorfindel, not Arwen.
-There are a lot more dudes at the Council of Elrond.
-Sam is injured within Moria while killing his first orc.
-I don't think the cave troll fight happens. Frodo gets stabbed by an orc captain with a spear, not a troll, IIRC. I might be misremembering.
-When leaving Lothlorien they all ask for gifts and Gimli gets some of Galadriel's hair. This might happen in the films too. Can't remember what other people asked for.
-When sitting on that one magic chair, Frodo witnesses the strength of men, but then sees the strength of Sauron and concludes that men don't have a chance. This might happen in the films too I can't remember.
-The book ends before Boromir dies.

I haven't read the books or watched the films in like ten years so some of that might be off. If you watch the films and then remember to mention Tom Bombadil you can definitely fake it.
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