Characters
31 entries in the The Lord of the Rings compendium.
Frodo BagginsThe small hobbit who carried the fate of Middle-earth.Samwise GamgeeThe loyal gardener who carried his master when hope itself began to fade.GandalfThe staff-wielding guide who kindles fire in wanhope and leads from the front.Pippin TookThe youngest Hobbit who drew Sauron's gaze, saved Faramir, and grew tall enough to stand beside kings.SauronThe Dark Lord who forged a ring to rule them all.SarumanOnce the chief of wizards, he fell to ambition and sought to rule Middle-earth through industrial might and…GaladrielThe Lady of Light who refused the One Ring to preserve her people's fading grace.ElrondMaster of Rivendell and bearer of Vilya who guided the Free Peoples through the Second and Third Ages.Bilbo BagginsA Shire hobbit who became a burglar for Thorin Oakenshield and found a magic ring in the dark.Tom BombadilThe Master of wood, water, hill, and sky who fears no shadow.AragornThe Ranger who became King: From Strider in Bree to Elessar on the throne.Meriadoc BrandybuckA Knight of Rohan whose Barrow-blade broke the shadow of the Dark Lord.GimliA dwarf of great heart who bridged the ancient divide between Elves and Dwarves.GollumA wretched creature torn between good and evil, whose obsession with the Precious ultimately saved…FaramirDenethor's younger son, who let the Ring pass and became Steward of Gondor.ÉowynThe shieldmaiden of Rohan who slew the Witch-king.BoromirGondor's proud heir, who fell to the Ring's temptation and died defending the hobbits.LegolasThranduil's son, the Elf of the Fellowship who befriended a Dwarf.ThéodenThe King of Rohan, roused from Wormtongue's spell to lead the Rohirrim to Gondor.TreebeardThe oldest of the Ents, shepherd of Fangorn Forest.Witch-king of AngmarLord of the Nazgûl, the wraith no man could kill.ArwenElrond's daughter, the Evenstar, who chose a mortal life with Aragorn.ÉomerMarshal of the Riders of Rohan who becomes King of the Mark.DenethorThe despairing Steward of Gondor who burns himself in Minas Tirith.Gríma WormtongueThéoden's treacherous adviser and Saruman's agent in Rohan.ShelobThe ancient giant spider who guards the pass of Cirith Ungol.ThranduilThe Elvenking of Mirkwood.GlorfindelThe golden-haired Elf-lord who carries Frodo to the Ford of Bruinen.RadagastThe brown wizard who befriends birds and beasts.BeornThe skin-changer who takes the shape of a great black bear.Thorin OakenshieldThe exiled Dwarf-king who leads the quest for the Lonely Mountain.
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