Gandalf, Voice-over:
"I was there in the twilight of the third age of mankind.
It began in the Middle-Earth year 3018 with the founding
of the Fellowship of the Ring, located deep within Rivendell.
It was a gathering for elves, dwarves, and men; travelers
from tens of kingdoms.
It could be a dangerous journey, but we accepted the
risk because the Fellowship was our last, best hope
for peace.
Under the leadership of its final commander, the Fellowship
was a dream given form; a dream of a world without war,
where species of different natures could live side-by-side
in mutual respect.
A dream that was in danger as never before by the arrival
of one man on a mission of conquest. The Fellowship
of the Ring was the last of the fellowships. This is
its story."