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return of the king
JRR Tolkein book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Frodo Baggins | The brave but unassuming hobbit who bears the Ring back to Mordor. |
| Samwise (Sam) Gamgee | Frodo’s loving friend and dutiful support throughout the quest. |
| Gandalf the White | The great wizard, also known as Mithrandir, who leads the forces of the West. |
| Legolas | The lone Elf member of the Fellowship. |
| Gimli | The lone Dwarf member of the Fellowship. |
| Aragorn | The heir of Isildur and the throne of Gondor,also known as Elessar or Elfstone. |
| Peregrin (Pippin) Took | A young Hobbit member of the Fellowship. |
| (Merry) Brandybuck | The fourth hobbit in the Fellowship. |
| Sauron | The Dark Lord of Mordor and creator of the One Ring. |
| The Lord of the Nazgûl | The leader and most powerful of the nine Ringwraiths, or Black Riders, who serve Sauron in search of the Ring. |
| Gollum (Sméagol) | A black and bestial creature who owned the Ring prior to Bilbo. |
| The Lieutenant of the Dark Tower | A deputy to Sauron who confronts Gandalf and Aragorn at the gates of Mordor. |
| Saruman the White | The deposed wizard and the enactor of the Shire’s brief police state. |
| Gríma Wormtongue | Saruman’s servant and agent, who earlier posed as an advisor to Théoden in The Two Towers. |
| Shagrat and Snaga | Two Orcs whom Sam and Frodo encounter in the tower of Cirith Ungol. |
| Denethor | The Steward of Gondor and the father of Boromir and Faramir. |
| Faramir | The son of Denethor, brother of the deceased Boromir, and future husband of Éowyn. |
| Théoden | The King of the Mark and the leader of the Riders of Rohan, or Rohirrim. |
| Éowyn | The Lady of Rohan and future wife of Faramir. |
| Éomer | The nephew and declared heir of Théoden and the brother of Éowyn. |
| Beregond | A member of the Tower Guard at Minas Tirith and Pippin’s friend. |
| Bergil | Beregond’s son. |
| Imrahil | The Prince of Dol Amroth, the proudest of the captains of the Outlands who arrive to aid Minas Tirith. |
| Barliman Butterbur | The innkeeper at the Prancing Pony in Bree. |
| Elrond Halfelven | The wise Master of Rivendell. |
| Arwen Evenstar | The beautiful daughter of Elrond, marries Aragorn to become Queen of Gondor. |
| Elladan and Elrohir | The sons of Elrond,members of the Dúnedain of the North |
| Celeborn and Galadriel | The Lord and Lady of Lothlórien. |
| Bilbo Baggins | Frodo’s cousin and mentor, the previous keeper of the Ring. |
| The Shirrifs | Hobbit policemen who attempt to arrest Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and Merry as they reenter the Shire. |
| Lotho | Frodo’s greedy and corrupt relative, whom Frodo suspects is the “Chief” to whom the Shirrifs refer. |
| Farmer Tom Cotton | One of the oldest and most respected hobbits in the Shire. |
| Rosie Cotton | Farmer Cotton’s daughter,marries Sam Gamgee, and together they have a daughter named Elanor. |
| Gwaihir, the Windlord | The leader of the Great Eagles, who bears Gandalf to Mount Doom, where the wizard rescues the exhausted Frodo and Sam after they complete the quest. |
| Shadowfax | Gandalf’s mythically swift horse. |
| Treebeard | The Ent who keeps the corrupt Saruman imprisoned at Isengard. |
| Minas Tirith | The great city and fortress of Gondor situated on the border with Mordor |
| Gondor | the southeastern land inhabited by men and bordering Mordor. |
| symbol of Elendil | White tree |
| palantír | the Stone of Orthanc that Saruman used to communicate with Sauron |
| Gandalf the Gray | “You cannot enter here. . . . Go back to the abyss prepared for you! Go back! Fall into the nothingness that awaits you and your Master. Go!” |
| Osgiliath | is a city of Middle-earth, the old capital city of Gondor |
| Rivendell | is an Elven outpost in Middle-earth, established and ruled by Elrond |