List of Middle-earth characters

The following is a list of notable characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. The list is for characters from Tolkien's writings only.

Hobbits are listed by their family names, not given names (for example, Frodo Baggins is under Baggins, Frodo).

Contents: 

• Top
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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 (informally, 'nephew') 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.

See also

• List of The Hobbit characters – complete list of characters in The Hobbit
• List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series – original characters in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
• List of original characters in The Hobbit film series – original characters in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy
• Middle-earth peoples – descriptions of races and groups in the legendarium