The event
Gandalf falls with the Balrog while the Fellowship escapes Moria.
Consequences
The Fellowship loses its guide and flees to Lothlórien; Gandalf returns as the White.
Participants
CharacterGandalf
A Wizard of the Istari, keeper of the Elven-ring Narya, and the chief architect of the resistance to Sauron.
CharacterFrodo Baggins
The hobbit of the Shire who carried the One Ring across Middle-earth to Mount Doom and destroyed it.
CharacterGimli
The Dwarf of the Fellowship, whose friendship with Legolas becomes a symbol of reconciliation between their peoples.
Place
Sources
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.