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

Frodo Baggins

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

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers

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

Gandalf

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

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Two Towers

Gollum

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

Also in The Two Towers

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.