Characters
A well-to-do Hobbit who found the Ring in a cave beneath the Misty Mountains while on an adventure with 13 Dwarves and a wizard. He later passed it on to his nephew (technically, his cousin).
Who is Bilbo Baggins?
Frodo's loyal servant and gardener. He is very protective and highly suspicious of anyone who might harm his master.
Who is Samwise Gamgee?
Bilbo and Frodo's splendid home in Hobbiton.
What is Bag End?
Who is the Vala (greater angelic power) of light, and especially of the stars?
Who is Varda/Elbereth/Gilthoniel/Elentári/Fanuilos?
The number of Great Rings crafted during the Second Age.
The apparent protagonist of the novel. He sets out to save the Shire, his homeland, by taking the Ring far away.
Who is Frodo Baggins?
A mysterious Ranger who joins the Hobbits' group in Bree. As his many names suggest, he's more than what he seems.
Who is Strider/Aragorn/Dúnadan?
The hidden Elf city to which Frodo and his companions are taking the Ring.
What is Rivendell/Imladris?
Why is Strider unafraid when Pippin and Merry claim that there are trolls nearby?
Trolls cannot come out in daylight; they turn to stone when sunlight hits them.
The Hobbit-like creature who possessed the Ring before Bilbo.
Who is Gollum/Sméagol?
One of the Istari (lesser angelic powers who came to Middle-Earth in the form of wandering wizards). His specialty is light and fire, and he has a passion for studying Hobbit culture.
Who is Gandalf the Grey?
The Enemy, also known as the Ringmaker and the Lord of the Rings.
Who is Sauron?
The land of the Enemy, far to the south and east.
What is Mordor?
Tom Bombadil's wife, Goldberry, is called the River-daughter. In Greco-Roman mythology, this is called a...
What is naiad?
Whenever Frodo comes in contact with the Black Riders, he experiences an overwhelming desire to...
What is put on the Ring?
One of the Istari (lesser angelic powers who came to Middle-Earth in the form of wandering wizards). He is the head of the wizards' Order.
Who is Saruman the White?
One of Frodo's friends, he remains at Crickhollow as a decoy.
Who is Fredegar "Fatty" Bolger?
The main (perhaps only) inn in Bree, run by an honest but forgetful man named Barliman Butterbur. Here Frodo makes a new acquaintance, as well as a major mistake.
What is The Prancing Pony?
What are runes?
The author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and many more texts.
Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?
An odd character who seems to have some power over trees and other spirits. He helps the Hobbits when they are caught by Old Man Willow and, later, by a Barrow Wight.
Who is Tom Bombadil?
The most beautiful Elf-maiden ever to have lived. She fell in love with a mortal Man and chose to become mortal herself for his sake.
Who is Lúthien Tinúviel?
The Fire Mountain, also known as Mount Doom, where lie the Cracks of Doom into which the Ring must be cast in order to be destroyed.
What is Orodruin?
September 22nd, Bilbo and Frodo's birthday and the day that Frodo sets out on his journey, is also significant because it's the...
What is autumnal equinox?
Name 3 Elf-lords who have helped, are helping, or will help Frodo on his journey.
Who are Gildor, Glorfindel, and Elrond?