The innkeeper of the Prancing Pony in Bree. A fat, red-faced man who is forgetful but well-meaning.

A suspicious character in Bree who seems to be watching the hobbits and asking questions about them.

Another patron of the Prancing Pony, one of the Big Folk who drinks and socializes at the inn.

Another servant at the Prancing Pony who helps with the horses and stables.

Bearer of the One Ring of Power, inherited from Bilbo. Must leave the Shire to prevent Sauron from...

A gate-keeper of Bree who questions travelers entering the town, particularly suspicious of...

A hobbit from Bree who frequents the Prancing Pony and enjoys the local gossip and beer.

Frodo's younger cousin who reveals he has known about Frodo's secret plans all along. Insists on...

A servant at the Prancing Pony who helps attend to the guests.

A young hobbit who joins Frodo and Sam on their journey. Curious and sometimes reckless, but brave...

Frodo's loyal gardener who was caught eavesdropping on Gandalf's conversation. Despite the danger,...

A suspicious character from the South who was asking questions about hobbits before disappearing...

Mysterious Black Riders searching for 'Baggins' throughout the Shire. Their presence fills mortals...

A local man from Bree who drinks at the Prancing Pony and listens to tales from travelers.

An evil spirit inhabiting the burial mounds of the Barrow-downs. Captures the hobbits and tries to...

Frodo's older cousin who mysteriously disappeared from the Shire seventeen years ago after his...

An old hobbit from Hobbiton who remembers the old days and shares stories about the Baggins family...

A prosperous farmer near Bywater, father of Rosie Cotton. Known as a sensible and hardworking...

A farmer in the Marish who helps the hobbits and provides information about the Black Riders.

An ancient Elf-lord whose house Gildor belongs to, mentioned as one of the great Elven kings of old.

A hobbit friend of Frodo who helps with his secret departure preparations from the Shire.

A friend of the hobbits who helps with Frodo's preparations but is too afraid to leave the Shire.

Reveals the true nature of the One Ring and the growing threat of Sauron. Urges Frodo to leave the...

An Elf of the house of Finrod who leads a company traveling through the Shire. Provides food and...

Tom Bombadil's beautiful wife, described as the River-woman's daughter. Has an otherworldly grace...

The wretched creature who possessed the Ring for centuries before Bilbo found it. Now seeks to...

Farmer Maggot's three large dogs who guard his property and are known to chase trespassers.

Sam's younger brother, one of the Gaffer's sons who helps with gardening work around Hobbiton.

Sam's father, an elderly hobbit who works as a gardener. Known for his opinions and local gossip.

An ancient king who cut the Ring from Sauron's hand but failed to destroy it, leading to the...

Continues to show interest in Frodo's affairs and his decision to sell Bag End, suspecting...

Sam's sister, one of the Gaffer's children who lives in the Gamgee family home.

Farmer Maggot's wife who provides hospitality to the hobbits and helps prepare their meal.

A hobbit from a prominent Shire family who knew Bilbo and has opinions about the Baggins family's...

A malevolent willow tree in the Old Forest that traps the hobbits with its enchanted sleep and...

An elderly hobbit from Bywater who knew Bilbo in the old days before his adventure.

Lobelia's husband and another grasping relative of the Baggins family who has designs on their...

Pippin's father and head of the Took family, one of the most important hobbit families in the Shire.

A pretty hobbit lass from Bywater whom Sam admires greatly, daughter of Farmer Cotton.

Ted Sandyman's father, the miller of Hobbiton. Known for his suspicions about the Bagginses and...

Merry's father and the Master of Buckland, head of the Brandybuck family. Frodo's uncle through his...

The Dark Lord who created the One Ring of Power. Has returned to his stronghold of Barad-dûr and...

A miller's son from Hobbiton who spreads rumors and gossip about Frodo and Bilbo.

Goldberry's mother, a mysterious being of the waters mentioned by Tom Bombadil.

Tests the Ring by putting it on without disappearing, then gives it back to Frodo without any...

An elderly hobbit woman from Hobbiton who participates in local gossip about Frodo and the Baggins...

A hobbit from the Marish area who knows about the strange happenings and the Black Riders in the...