List of Middle-earth characters

A

• Aragorn: Descendant of Isildur who was a principal figure in both the Company of the Ring and the War of the Ring. Became king over the reunited kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.
• Arwen: Half-elven daughter of Elrond and Celebrían and wife of Aragorn.

  B

• Bilbo Baggins: A hobbit. Discovered the One Ring after its loss by Gollum.
• Frodo Baggins: Cousin of Bilbo Baggins who bore the One Ring to its destruction in Mount Doom.
• Balin: Dwarf companion of Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit. Slain during an attempt to retake Moria.
• Bard the Bowman: Man of Esgaroth who slew Smaug the dragon.
• Beorn: Skin-changer who resides in the region of Mirkwood.
• Boromir: Warrior of Gondor. Member of the Company of the Ring but slain by Uruk-hai.
• Merry Brandybuck: A hobbit and companion of Frodo Baggins. A member of the Company of the Ring.
• Beren, the first Man to marry an Elven woman, Lúthien, in the First Age. Retrieved a Silmaril from Morgoth and became ancestor of the Half-elven.

  D

• Denethor: Steward of Gondor in the Lord of the Rings.

  E

• Eärendil and Elwing
• Elrond: Powerful leader of the elves and ruler of Rivendell.
• Éomer: Warrior of Rohan and later king of that country.
• Éowyn: Female member of the royal house of Rohan. Kills the Witch King of Angmar with assistance of Merry Brandybuck.

  F

• Faramir: Soldier of Gondor and brother of Boromir, son of Denethor II
• Fëanor: First Age elf, son of Finwë. Forged the three jewels known as Silmarils. Slain by Balrogs
• Finrod Felagund: First Age elf.
• Finwë: First king of the Noldor.

  G

• Galadriel: co-ruler of Lóthlorien, wife of Celeborn and mother of Celebrían, wife of Elrond.
• Samwise Gamgee: Loyal companion of Frodo Baggins who accompanies him to Mordor.
• Gandalf: A wizard. A member of the Fellowship of the Ring. Killed in battle in Moria, but returns to play a leading role in the defeat of Sauron.
• Gimli: Dwarf and member of the Fellowship of the Ring.
• Gollum: Possessor of the One Ring until taken by Bilbo Baggins. Falls into the Crack of Doom after retaking the ring from Frodo Baggins.
• Gríma Wormtongue: An ally of Saruman who gave false advice to Théoden, King of Rohan.

  H

• Húrin: Human warrior of the First Age.

  I

• Isildur: Took the One Ring from Sauron at the end of the Second Age, but was later slain at the Disaster of the Gladden Fields.

  L

• Legolas: An elf warrior. Member of the Fellowship of the Ring and a major character in The Lord of the Rings.
• Lúthien, daughter of the elven king Thingol and the Maia Melian. Married the Man Beren, ancestress of the Half-elven.

  M

• Maedhros: First Age elf, eldest son of Fëanor.
• Morgoth, originally known as Melkor: Original evil being in Tolkien's legendarium. Succeeded by Sauron.

  R

• Radagast: one of the Five Wizards who abandons his mission to focus on nature.

  S

• Saruman: A wizard. Once a leader for good, he formed his own empire as a rival of Sauron and was defeated at the Battle of the Hornburg.
• Sauron: The primary antagonist of The Lord of the Rings. He crafted the One Ring, and was destroyed upon its destruction at the end of The Return of the King.
• Shelob: Monstrous spider.
• Smaug: A dragon and primary antagonist of The Hobbit. Slain by Bard the Bowman.

  T

• Théoden: King of Rohan. Slain during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
• Thingol: A First Age elf.
• Thorin Oakenshield: Dwarf that led the company of dwarves that retook Erebor from the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit.
• Tom Bombadil: A mysterious figure who aided the hobbits during their departure from the Shire.
• Peregrin Took: A hobbit companion of Frodo Baggins. He was a member of the Fellowship of the Ring.
• Treebeard: Leader of the Ents in The Return of the King.
• Tuor: A First Age hero who was the ancestor of the Men of Númenor.
• Túrin Turambar: A First Age man who later became the subject of legends.

  U

• Ungoliant: Monstrous spider. Ancestor of the Great Spiders and of Shelob.

  W

• Watcher in the Water: A mysterious aquatic creature who lives in a pool guarding the gates of Moria.