In response to the many people who are completely bewildered by the array of characters and places in the novels, award winning Journalist John Horde has compiled an exhaustive "print-out-and-keep" guide. If it's in the book, it's on our list.


Aragon The deposed King of Gondar
Arwen Fairy Princess, attracted to younger men and swordplay
Balrog Giant fire monster with invisible wings
Bilbo Mad hobbit thief
Beruthiel Evil Elf Queen
Blue Mountains Range of mountains made of sapphires
Bob see "Nob"
Boromir Outcast warrior from Gondar
Butterbar Half-witted hobbit barkeep with short-term memory problems
Cat Favourite pets of evil Elf Queen Beruthiel
Celeborn Submissive husband of Queen Galadriel
Cirdan Elfin sailor
Denethor Mad King of Gondar
Dwarf short people with beards who dig for jewels in caves
Elandil Aragorn's grandfather
Elf A six foot tall pixie with pointed ears and blonde hair
Elrond King of all the Elves
Eomer Rohanian horse-prince
Eowyn Cross-dressing Rohanian soldier
Faramir Wimpy younger brother of Denethor
Frodo Baggen Hobbit prince, carries a magic Ring
Galadriel Elf Queen, sister of evil Elf Queen Beruthiel
Gandalf Ancient Wizard, addicted to tobacco
Ghan-Buri-Ghan King of the Woses, a tribe of Ewok-like creatures
Gil-Galad Dead Elf
Gimli Dwarf, in love with Elf Queen Galadriel
Golem Evil talking frog made of clay
Hama Argumentative concierge in the city of Rohan
Hobbit A type of dwarf with hairy feet who lives underground
Hobbiton Subterranean Hobbit City
Isanguard Castle of evil Wizard Saraman
Isolde Aragorn's father
Kathhardrath Castle of Evil Elf Queen Beruthiel
Legolas Blonde elf
Loreal Mystical elfin forest
Lotho Baggen Evil Hobbit King - Frodo's Brother
Mary Bandybuc Female Hobbit, Frodo's girlfriend
Minast Irith Mountaintop Castle of Mad King Denethor
Misty Mountains Mountain range, very misty
Mordar Ghostly realm of the evil Ghost-Wizard King Sauron
Nob See "Bob"
Orc extinct seabird
Orthanc Country ruled by evil half-orc Wizard Saraman
Poppin Bandybuck Boy Hobbit, Mary's Brother
Ringwraiths Evil vampires on horseback
Ravendale Mystical elf Kingdom ruled by King Elrond
Rohan City populated by half-men/half-horse warriors
Sam Gam-ji Japanese Hobbit slave, good at gardening
Saruman Ancient evil wizard, addicted to tobacco
Sauron Evil Wizard, makes Rings
Shadowfax Hyper intelligent talking horse
Shalom Giant cave-dwelling spider
Shire enchanted homeland of the hobbits
Theoden Senile King of the city of Rohan
Treebeard king of all the magical talking trees
Woses A tribe of tree-living hairy pigmies similar to Ewoks





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