Characters in The Return of the King

Samwise Gamgee

Frodo's companion who carries him and the quest through Mordor.

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Frodo Baggins

The hobbit tasked with destroying the One Ring at Mount Doom.

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings, The Ring Goes East, The War of the Ring

Aragorn

The heir of Isildur, leading the armies of the West to their crowning as king.

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings, The Treason of Isengard, The War of the Ring

Gandalf

Wizard who steers the West's resistance at Minas Tirith.

Also in The Silmarillion, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Gollum

Ruined creature whose obsession with the Ring shapes its final fate.

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Gift Set: a Middle-Earth Treasury, The Lord of the Rings, The Ring Goes East

Théoden

The king of Rohan who rides to Gondor's aid despite long years of decline, dying heroically on the Pelennor Fields.

Éowyn

A shieldmaiden of Rohan who disguises herself to fight in battle and fulfils a famous prophecy with devastating effect.

Also in The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Gimli

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Bilbo Baggins

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Two Towers, Bilbo's Last Song (At the Grey Havens)

Saruman

Also in The Silmarillion, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings, The Treason of Isengard

Éomer

Also in The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Elrond Half-elven

Also in The Silmarillion, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Arwen Undómiel

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Galadriel

Also in The Silmarillion, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Faramir

Also in The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Peregrin Took

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Legolas

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings

Sam Gamgee

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings, The Ring Goes East