CHARACTERS

Frodo Baggins
- Hobbit from Bag End in the Shire
- Cousin of Bilbo Baggins, finder of the Ring. Bilbo gives the Ring to Grodo before knowing its full power
- Known as the Ring Bearer
Gandalf
- Wizard, sent to Middle Earth to aid in the fight against Sauron
- Known as Galdalf the Grey, the Grey Pilgrim, or Mithrandir
- Chief wizard to Middle Earth after Saruman the White
Aragorn
- Man
- Known as Strider to the Hobbits
- Leader of the rangers, also knows as the Dunedain (Men of the West) the protect the North from ebildoers.
Gollum
- Hobbit, deformed by long possession of the Ring which he called "My Precious."
- Lost the Ring to Bilbo in a riddle game, as told in "The Hobbit."
Sauron
- The Dark Lord of Mordow, living in the fortress of Barad-Dur
- Maker of the Ring
- Once having human form (a former servent of Melkor, who was defeated by the Gods long ago), he now is unseen, known sometimes as Red Eye or the Dark Power
Elves
- Once the greatest race of Middle Earth nw in the third age lving in small bands here and there.
- Chief strongholds: Rivendell (Imladris) and Lorien (Lothlorien)
- Immortal but can die, either in battle, by accident, or by choice
Hobbits
- People of the Shire and surrounding area, in the north-west of Middle Earth
- Short in stature, known as Halflings to outsiders.
- Lovers of stories and songs, as well as good beer and pipe weed.
Men
- Appeared in the Middle Earth long after the Elves
- In the past, their greatest kingdom was on the island of Numenor to the West. By the lies of Sauron, they attempted to attack the land of the Gods, and Numenor was destroyed. The survivors created kingdoms in Middle Earth.
- Chief kingdom: gondor
Dwarves
- Created by a god trying to make his version on the Elves
- Workers of stone and metal.
- Prefer to live underground in caves, their chief stronghold was Moria, now long abandoned.
Orcs
- Made long ago by Melkor by perverting the bodies of Elves.
- Sauron's foot soldiesrs.
- Known sometimes as goblins, they shun the sunlight.

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