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The Lord of the Rings
Part I. The Fellowship of the Ring
A Guide to Tolkien's Novel
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People from P to Z
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Radagast (the Brown): wizard,
well-learnt in herbs and beasts, friend of birds, helped Gandalf escape by sending him a Great Eagle which
carried him away. Though they may not really be of the same family, Gandalf refers to him in The
Hobbit as
"my good cousin Radagast, who lives near the Southern borders of Mirkwood"
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Sam(wise) Gamgee: son of Gaffer, Frodo's gardener,
member of the Fellowship, he quickly becomes Frodo's closest friend
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Saruman (the White): great wizard, his real name is
Curunír, 'the Man of Skill'.
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Sauron: also known as the Enemy, the Shadow, the
Necromancer, the Dark Lord, the Nameless, the Great Eye; race undertermined, was a servant of Morgoth
in the First Age. He tricked the Elves in the Second Age into forging 19 Great Rings of Power and
secretly forged himself a Master Ring, the One Ring to control all others (Year 1600, Second Age).
Defeated several times, but never destroyed.
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Sméagol: Gollum's real name
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Strider: nickname given to Aragorn by the Bree
inhabitants, who know him only as a Ranger
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Tom Bombadil: also known as Iarwain Ben-adar (to Elves),
Forn (to Dwarves), Orald (to Men), strange ancient being, master of the Old Forest, husband of the
River-daughter Goldberry.
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Underhill (Mr): false name used by Frodo outside of the
Shire to protect himself from spies and ennemies
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