Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. The main characters in the hobbit are bilbo baggins, gandalf the grey, thorin oakenshield, gollum, and smaug. Theres no shortage of clever names in the harry potter books. A member of the fellowship, he stays with frodo after it is broken. The lord of the rings, and this is supposed to be the sequel to the hobbit from what i have gathered.
If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. How to memorize all the names of the dwarves from the hobbit. Can you name all the characters of the hobbit trilogy. Bilbo is invited by gandalf to join him and the dwarves on their journey to the lonely mountain, home of smaug the dragon, to reclaim the treasure that belongs to the dwarves. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Who are the main characters in the hobbit book answers. I like to write mine on one of the blank pages at the back of the book. The list is for characters from tolkiens writings only.
Return of the king, based on tolkiens book of the same name. May 21, 2018 top ten tuesday best character names may 22 top ten tuesday is a meme hosted by that artsy reader girl. You enter your first name, your last name, and your sex into the generator. List of main characters in the lord of the rings trilogy. Despite the rings corrupt influence, frodo still believes gollum can be saved. He created a hobbit name generator and then went on to create an elven name generator. Baring two names, one from his old life as a hobbit, and the second a result of the corruption of the ring of power, smeagol, or gollum bares insights into his character in both names. Content is available under gnu free documentation license.
Good characters evil characters ages and dates locations the lord of the rings chapters the hobbit chapters the silmarillion chapters the children of hurin chapters unfinished tales chapters the history of middleearth races of arda books by j. Tolkien is a rich fantasy world with great characters from the. Tolkien, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Some of them are perhaps a little outthere for baby names, so ive collected some of my lowkey favorites here.
He is a hobbit who prefers domesticity to adventure. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. The name the hobbit refers to more than one character, item or concept. Tolkien from someone who is new to this series this is the complete book set. Commonsensical and fastidious, bilbo leads a quiet. From the hobbit through the lord of the rings and beyond tolkiens world from a to z, robert foster, new york. Bilbo baggins gandalf the grey smaug the dragon gollum thorin oakenshield and personally, i think if you need more than that.
Quite often, we think that there are female characters in the hobbit, because they are in the lord of the rings, like female elves, female hobbits, and we mix the two stories in our memory. It is gollums ring that bilbo finds on the ground when he first wakes up. Many of these characters and beings appear again in the lord of the rings. Bilbo is also a supporting character in the lord of the rings, being a ringbearer. A strange, small, slimy creature who lives deep in the caves of moria beneath the misty mountains. Take a trip with entertainism where we highlight the main characters in the lord of the rings trilogy, and talk about how each of these characters were vital to the story. He is a hobbit of the shire and lives in a hobbithole known as bag end. Most of the examples of this that i can think of off the top of my head are in comic books, which i dont read, but it doesnt change the fact that i like the names. The hobbit really does a better job of being its own book than most other books set in this world. It is uncertain if the first name of frodos uncle, the homeloving hobbit bilbo baggins.
These include novels, short stories, graphic novels and comic books. Tolkiens epic high fantasy adventure novel about middleearth, with the film series. Jun, 2019 between the lord of the rings and the hobbit, not to mention all of his other writing, he created or borrowed from other sources names for probably hundreds of characters. While legolas is a pretty cool elf, and they definitely made him even cooler and more powerful in the films, there are a lot of lesserknown elves tolkien created who are even more rad. Alphabetical list of characters in the works of terry pratchett. Hobbits are listed by their family names, not given names for example, frodo baggins is under baggins, frodo. Commonsensical and fastidious, bilbo leads a quiet life in his comfortable hole at bag end and, like most hobbits, is content to stay at home. If shown, the year indicates when the book was first published. Although most of the characters in the novel do not grow as characters, bilbo. Honest names for all the books on your english syllabus. In the third age gandalf came to middleearth as one of the istari or wizards.
This page was last modified on 17 december 2011, at 23. He is a hobbit of the shire and lives in a hobbit hole known as bag end. But one thing that ive realized after being more invested in tolkiens books. The naming of tolkiens characters is a story in its own right. Descendant of isildur who was a principal figure in both the company of. The hobbit novelcharacters all the tropes wiki fandom. Bilbo baggins the hobbit is persuaded to accompany gandalf the wizard and. But there are lots of other interesting baby name ideas in the narnia series, from the classic british names of edmund, lucy, peter, and susan to the more unusual. With the huge success of the lord of the rings and the hobbit, hobbits or at least hobbitlike creatures have made their way into all sorts of other works of. This article describes all named characters appearing in j. With three books and three movies, you should definitely know these people. Bilbo baggins, a hobbit, is smoking in his porchway one day when. Samwise sam gamgee a hobbit, frodos gardener at home, and his servant and friend on the quest.
Spelling and point of view are given as from the hobbit. The lord of the rings is a little better, with galadriel, eowyn, and arwen, although the latter is relegated mostly to the appendices. Bilbo baggins fr, rk frodos much older cousin, considered the most eccentric hobbit in the shire, who adopted frodo after the younger hobbits parents died. Best lord of the rings characters top 10 hobbit characters chandlerclan top ten worst lord of the rings characters captaincomedy17 top ten funniest lord of the rings characters blubbydubber1 top ten differences between the hobbit book and films ironsabbathpriest top ten differences between the lord of the rings books and films ironsabbathpriest hottest male lord of the rings characters most. Bilbo is invited by gandalf to join him and the dwarves on their journey to the lonely mountain, home of sma.
He won the ring from gollum in a riddle game 60 years before the. Great female characters in tolkiens middleearth hobbylark. Eragon is the cousin of roran garrowsson and halfbrother of murtagh. Bilbo baggins played by martin freeman, of bag end, probably shouldnt have been quite so eager to join gandalf for his unexpected journey. Dain, second cousin to thorin, came to the aid of thorins company at the battle. The protagonist of the hobbit, bilbo initially seems content with his peaceful life in hobbittown, but tolkien hints that he secretly desires adventure and excitement as is his birthright from his notoriously adventurous grandfather.
So here we go, ten characters with alliterative names. Bag end was a luxurious home built by bilbos father, bungo baggins for bilbos mother, belladonna took. For more complete lists, please also follow links to discworld characters, category. But in the hobbit the terms stay in the genderundetermined plural. The first is the hobbit then the next three books is actually considered only one book. The hobbit, the fellowship of the ring, the two towers, the return of. Remembering character names can sometimes be challenging if they have 100 characters like the song of ice and fire books or foreign names you havent heard before or a book has 7 character that names all start with the letter j. The only dwarf to get a last name so you know hes important. Sam is very fond of stories about dragons and elves. Bilbo baggins of bag end, the protagonist and titular hobbit of the story. The underground creature bilbo meets after he gets lost in the tunnels of the misty mountains. He tells the hobbit that he received the ring as a birthday present. The peoples of middleearth gave them many names, and called them wizards.
Characters by book etc when including characters, please also add them to a relevant category, or create one for the book if necessary should only be needed for nondiscworld books. The hobbit characters the one wiki to rule them all. Study 28 terms the hobbit characters flashcards quizlet. The following is a list of notable characters from j. Bilbo wants gollum to show him the way out, but gollum gets increasingly more interested in eating bilbo. Meet the hobbits key characters hollywood reporter. It wasnt even originally supposed to be a part of middle earth, but eventually found its way into it and now the tone feels a. He has explained the basic premise to his name generator in his faq. Up close looks at bilbo baggins, the 12 dwarves and the one wizard at the heart of peter jacksons forthcoming the hobbit. Hobbit which will later be important in lotr, such as gollum calling the ring. Middleearth characters simple english wikipedia, the. Tolkien invented, but a modernised form of the medieval name for the whole world in. The hobbits text describing bilbos dealings with gollum in order to.
Bilbo baggins is an initially unadventurous hobbit who becomes. As the novel progresses, his inability to formulate successful plans, his greed, and his reliance on bilbo to save. Gandalf is a friend of bilbos mother, belladonna took. Display alphabetically by race by gender grouped alphabetically grouped by frequency grouped by gender more options. Character list cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Tolkien, which include the hobbit, the lord of the rings and the silmarillion. And while were at it, the silmarillion is set in the same universe as well, the character sheet being here. Humphrey carpenter, boston, houghton mifflin company, 2000. Middleearth characters simple english wikipedia, the free. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Feb 17, 2019 legolas is definitely the most iconic and wellknown elf tolkien created after being featured in all six of the middleearth movies to make it to the big screen. He had previously featured hobbits in a threepart adaptation of lotr books, in which hobbit characters also feature prominently. Make a list of characters names and a little description. A character sheet in progress for the novel the hobbit by jrr tolkien and its upcoming movie adaptation.
Bilbo baggins, gandalf, thorin oakenshield, gollum, smaug, bard, beorn, elrond, dark lord sauron. Meet the hobbits key characters the hollywood reporter. This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional books. Tolkiens the hobbit is justly infamous for having not one single female character, apart from a couple passing references to bilbos mum, belladonna. Stormcrow, mithrandir, the grey pilgrim, the white rider, tharkun, olorin, incanus, and gandalf the white.
Nov 04, 2015 how 7 fictional book characters got their names. Many of the characters also appear in the lord of the rings, so be sure to check that character sheet out too. The hobbit, or, there and back again characters bilbo baggins j. Until the age of fifteen, he was raised by his uncle garrow. There are over 1100 individuals listed on this site. This is a list of characters from the stories of j. He is a dragon that has terrorized several towns and, within his mountain. Tumnus although you do you and aslan also seems like a lot to live up to. The hobbit, is one of the worlds most popular classic stories, appealing to adults as much as to the children for whom j. In the lord of the rings it is revealed that gollum is a degenerate hobbit of.
With the huge success of the lord of the rings and the hobbit, hobbits or at least hobbit like creatures have made their way into all sorts of other works of. Hobbit name generators for lord of the rings characters. This name generator will give you 10 random names for hobbits, halflings, and anything else based on tolkiens work, without actually being tolkiens work. From a database a friend, jane pinckard, compiled from tolkiens books, he maps names to letter combinations.
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