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The oldest mortal creature in Middle-earth.
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Treebeard
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King of Rohan, a nation of horsemen and warriors.
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Theoden
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An elf-lord, sent by Elrond to help the Ringbearer reach Rivendell during the first stage of the quest.
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Glorfindel
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A nature spirit of the ancient world who helps the Ringbearer in the Old Forest and on the Barrowdowns. The Ring has no effect on him.
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Tom Bombadil
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The greatest horse in Middle-earth, this silver-grey stallion chooses to accept only Gandalf as his rider.
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Shadowfax
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A member of the elite Tower Guard of Minas Tirith. He is devoted to Faramir and befriends Pippin when the hobbit joins the guard.
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Beregond
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The friendly yet frazzled and absent-minded innkeeper of the Prancing Pony in Bree.
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Barliman Butterbur
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A young well-to-do hobbit. He reluctantly takes on the quest to destroy it. Often referred to as the Ringbearer.
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Frodo Baggins
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An ancient evil. She embodies insatiable hunger and greed, but she has no interest in the Ring.
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Shelob
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He is one of the youngest Ents, and so moves and thinks closer to the speed of the shorter-lived hobbits; the other Ents describe him as "hasty."
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Quickbeam
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Son of Éomund. Loyal captain of the horselords and a valiant warrior. He suspects Wormtongue's treachery.
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Eomer
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A mighty warrior and healer. He was raised by the elves of Rivendell and now lives in exile as leader of the Dúnedain, the Rangers of the North.
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Aragorn
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A powerful spirit of evil who now takes the form of a disembodied flaming eye; represents the worst aspects of power — especially greed, cruelty, and the desire for domination.
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Sauron
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An earlier Ringbearer. He was living on an island in an underground lake when he lost the Ring.
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Gollum
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A wizard best known among hobbits for his fireworks and mischievous sense of humor, but actually one of the greatest powers of Middle-earth.
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Gandalf the Grey/White
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Son of Thranduil, king of the Mirkwood elves. He is a great archer with keen eyesight. A member of the Fellowship.
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Legolas
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Once great kings now enslaved to the One Ring.
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The Nazgul
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The only person to have voluntarily given up the Ring.
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Bilbo Baggins
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Sent to Rivendell to decipher a prophetic dream, he joins the Fellowship. He believes that the Ring should be used as a weapon against the Enemy and that trying to destroy it is foolish.
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Boromir
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Very old and very wise, she gives the Fellowship shelter and advice. Her parting gifts to each member of the Fellowship become immensely significant.
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Galadriel
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