Who is the hero in Lord of the Rings?

Most people think Frodo is the true hero of The Lord of the Rings. To put it another way: It is accepted by nearly all readers that the novel is about Frodo. It's his quest, his burden, he's the focus.
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Is Sam the real hero of LOTR?

Despite Frodo being at the forefront of the story, there is more than enough evidence that Sam is the real hero of the story, mostly because he was the one who helped Frodo fulfill his task and carried him throughout the whole journey. Even Tolkien suggests it being like this.
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Is Pippen the real hero?

Recently, The Lord of the Rings actor Billy Boyd has joked in an interview that his character, Pippin, is the real hero of the trilogy. The Lord of the Rings actor Billy Boyd jokes that his character, Pippin, is the real hero of the series.
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Is Frodo Baggins the hero?

Frodo became a hero because he saved Middle Earth, bore the burden of the One Ring, and gave up his life to save the good in his world. The fate of Middle Earth rested in Frodo's hand once he took his first step on the adventure.
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Who is the best character in The Lord of the Rings?

These are the Best Lord of the Rings Characters, Ranked
  • 7 Samwise Gamgee.
  • 6 Gimli.
  • 5 Galadriel.
  • 4 Legolas.
  • 3 Aragorn.
  • 2 Frodo.
  • 1 Gandalf.
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Sam Gamgee: A Character Study



Who is the strongest Hobbit?

The 10 Most Powerful Heroes From The Hobbit, Ranked
  1. 1 Galadriel.
  2. 2 Elrond. ...
  3. 3 Gandalf. ...
  4. 4 Thranduil. ...
  5. 5 Thorin Oakenshield. ...
  6. 6 Radagast the Brown. ...
  7. 7 Bard. ...
  8. 8 Fili and Kili. ...
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Who is more powerful than Sauron?

Morgoth (Melkor), as a Valar, was a more powerful being than Sauron, a Maia. In a one-on-one fight or each with their respective armies in any age, Morgoth is undoubtedly the strongest.
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Is Sam in love with Frodo?

Sam and Frodo love each other fully deeply and with as much commitment that any bond described. Sam even admits it one night to Frodo while watching him sleep.
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Who does Gandalf represent?

Gandalf: The Wandering Pilgrim and Savior of Middle-earth

Gandalf is the dominant symbol of Christ in The Lord of the Rings; evidence of this can be found by first looking at how Gandalf came to Middle-earth and then considering his actions throughout the story.
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Why did Frodo trust Gollum over Sam?

So why does he favor gollum over sam in most of the series? Because Frodo knows what the lure of the Ring feels like. Because he recognizes the pull it's beginning to have on him, and can finally catch a glimpse of what it must be like to be enslaved to it for centuries, the way Gollum has been.
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Who really saved Middle-earth?

Lord Of The Rings: 5 Ways Arwen Was The Reason Middle-Earth Was Saved (& 5 It Was Pippin) In The Lord of the Rings, no action is too small, as proven by these choices Arwen and Pippin made through the trilogy to save Middle-earth.
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Who is the true hero?

A true hero is someone who does something heroic for the benefit of others. For the benefit of someone other than themselves. Which doesn't mean that a hero can't benefit from his or her own heroism. But their deed or act or performance or accomplishment is not primarily for their own benefit.
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Why Pippin is the hero of LOTR?

Here are five reasons why Pippin is the real hero in Lord of the Rings: Pippin saved Frodo from the Uruk-hai. Ignited the rebellion of the Ents. Gave the clue to Gandalf that Sauron will attack Minas Tirith.
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Why Sam is the main character?

Sam is not the lone hero, just the most human example and the type of hero that all people have the potential of becoming. In this writer's opinion, Sam is quite possibly the best hero because he seems to be the most selfless. He is the one who grows the most throughout the story.
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Is Sam the protagonist?

A hobbit, Samwise is the chief supporting character of The Lord of the Rings, serving as the sidekick of the protagonist Frodo Baggins. Sam is a member of the Fellowship of the Ring, the group of nine charged with destroying the One Ring to prevent the Dark Lord Sauron from taking over the world.
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Who is the main antagonist in Lord of the Rings?

Sauron (pronounced /ˈsaʊrɒn/) is the title character and the primary antagonist, through the forging of the One Ring, of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, where he rules the land of Mordor and has the ambition of ruling the whole of Middle-earth.
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Who was Jesus in Lord of the Rings?

Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series. However, Kreeft and Jean Chausse have identified reflections of the figure of Jesus Christ in three protagonists of The Lord of the Rings: Gandalf, Frodo and Aragorn.
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Why did Gandalf choose Bilbo?

Gandalf 'felt' that he was bolder than the other hobbits and he decided to have Bilbo join Thorin and his company. Gandalf (and many others) regarded Bilbo and Frodo as the best hobbits in whole Middle-earth. Gandalf never explicitly said why he had chosen poor Bilbo to join him and the dwarves in their expedition.
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Is Aragorn a Jesus figure?

Similarly, Aragorn is a Christ figure in his role as healer. As Ioreth, a wise-woman of Gondor, proclaimed: “The hands of the king are the hands of a healer, and so shall the rightful king be known.”
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Who did Frodo marry?

Frodo Baggins: Frodo did not marry nor have any children. Meriadoc (Merry) Brandybuck: Merry married Estella Bolger and they had at least one son together. Peregrin (Pippin) Took: Pippin married Diamond of Long Cleave in 3027 and they had one son Faramir I (3030) who married Goldilocks, Sam's daughter.
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Why does Sam call Frodo Mr?

Sam begins calling Frodo “master” because he is impelled to do so by the power of the Ring. The few times that Sam refers to Frodo as “my master” before Book 4, the influence of the Ring is a direct factor. The first two times occur just after Weathertop, as Frodo fights the Morgul blade traveling towards his heart.
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Are Merry and Pippin Brothers?

Meriadoc, a hobbit, known as Merry, was the only child of Saradoc Brandybuck, a Master of Buckland, and Esmeralda (née Took), the younger sister of Paladin Took II, making him a cousin to Paladin's son, his friend Pippin.
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Who ruled Mordor before Sauron?

[edit] Early history

The first being known to occupy the mountains of Mordor was Shelob, fleeing from the War of Wrath in Beleriand at the end of the First Age. She fed herself on Elves and Men living or passing nearby until these became scarce. Sauron settled in Mordor around S.A. 1000.
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Who would win Sauron or Voldemort?

7 Different: Sauron Is Probably More Powerful Than Voldemort

While both wield enormous power, Sauron is probably a force beyond Voldemort's reckoning. Voldemort might have descended into the depths of darkness, but Sauron is an entity from another time, possibly with powers that even Voldemort cannot imagine.
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Is Morgoth a God?

Morgoth Bauglir ([ˈmɔrɡɔθ ˈbau̯ɡlir]; originally Melkor [ˈmɛlkor]) is a character, one of the godlike Valar, from Tolkien's legendarium. He is the main antagonist of The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin.
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