Hobbits & Places
Bilbo Baggins's cozy home, nestled in the hill at Hobbiton.
What is Bag End?
This grey-robed wizard interrupted Bilbo's peaceful morning to recruit him for the quest to Erebor.
Who is Gandalf?
Bilbo bestowed this fitting name upon his Elven dagger after using it to defeat giant spiders in Mirkwood.
Sauron secretly forged the One Ring in the fires of this Mordor volcano.
The climax of The Hobbit features this massive conflict fought at the base of the Lonely Mountain.
Before the One Ring corrupted his body and mind, Gollum belonged to this river-dwelling mortal race.
What is a Hobbit (or Stoor)?
The exact number of Black Riders, or Nazgûl, sent by Sauron to hunt for the Ring.
Bert, Tom, and William are the first names of these three slow-witted foes turned to stone by sunrise.
What are trolls?
The crystal phial Galadriel gave to Frodo captured the light of this holy star
Rohan's forces famously defended this mountain stronghold during the Battle of the Hornburg.
What is Helm's Deep?
Galadriel gifted Samwise Gamgee Elven rope alongside a wooden box containing soil and a seed for this rare tree.
What is a Mallorn tree?
This ancient, merry figure wears bright yellow boots and rescued the hobbits from the Old Forest and Barrow-wights.
He loosed the legendary Black Arrow that brought down Smaug over Esgaroth.
Who is Bard the Bowman?
Círdan the Shipwright gave this Elven Ring of Power—the Ring of Fire—to Gandalf upon his arrival in Middle-earth.
What is Narya?
King Théoden met his tragic end at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields when he was crushed beneath this beloved horse.
What is Snowmane?
Gollum murdered this cousin in the River Anduin on his birthday to claim the One Ring.
Who is Déagol?
In the book version of The Fellowship of the Ring, this mighty Elven lord—not Arwen—carries Frodo across the Ford of Bruinen.
Forged in Westernesse, this specific type of enchanted dagger allowed Merry to pierce the Witch-king's invulnerability.
What is a Barrow-blade?
The seven seeing-stones brought to Middle-earth from Númenor by Elendil and his sons are known collectively by this Quenya name.
What are the Palantíri?
The massive battering ram used by Mordor's forces to breach the Great Gate of Minas Tirith shared its name with Morgoth's legendary hammer of the underworld
What is Grond?
Before taking the name Minas Tirith ("Tower of Guard"), the capital city of Gondor was known by this name,meaning "Tower of the Sun."
What is Minas Anor?
Known in later writings as Morinehtar and Rómestámo, these two Blue Wizards vanished into the East of Middle-earth.
Who are Alatar and Pallando?
Shelob was the daughter of this terrifying primordial spirit who took the form of a light-devouring spider.
Who is Ungoliant?
Kept in Rivendell, this ancient silver rod is considered the oldest surviving heirloom of Men and served as the chief emblem of royalty in Arnor.
What is the Sceptre of Annúminas?
Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand during the Last Alliance's victory on this plain outside the Black Gate.
What is Dagorlad (the Battle of Dagorlad)?