Fellowship of the Ring Robbed LotR Fans of a Crucial Frodo Scene

The movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings by Peter Jackson is spectacular and breathtaking but no matter how much the screenwriters and the director himself wanted to adapt as much storylines as possible, it is very difficult to show all the events from the book in 9 hours of the theatrical version and almost 12 hours of the director's version of the movies.

Therefore, it was decided that some scenes had to be cut, some had to be altered, and to make it all fit together, something had to be added so that the viewer would see the whole picture as independent and complete.

One such deleted scene was a major turning point in Frodo's life.

The Fellowship of the Ring begins with Bilbo's 111 birthday, and he throws a big party for which the whole village gathers.

However, few people know that Frodo also celebrated his birthday on the same day, and it was the most important birthday of his life – he turned 33.

Many Hobbits lived longer than Men. The average life expectancy of a Hobbit was about 96 years, but some lived as long as 130 years.

The young Hobbit was considered an adult at 33 years of age, compared to humans who reach adulthood at 18 years of age.

Although Frodo's birthday is mentioned in the book, there is not a single word about it in the movie. It is a shame that such an important event was not reflected in any way on the screen.

It is customary for Hobbits to celebrate birthdays in a big way. For his 111 birthday, Bilbo Baggins invited not only relatives and friends, but also all the neighbors.

Invitations signed in gold ink were sent to 144 guests from homes near and far, and even from abroad.

But there were even more at the feast, because the Hobbits Bilbo had forgotten to invite did not shy away from showing up anyway.

Another tradition was that the birthday boy, not the guests, gave the presents. Perhaps that is why many Hobbits were so eager to get to this celebration.