| Description | Character | Volume |
| Gondorian guard and friend to Pippin; left his guard post and attempted to save Faramir when Denethor tried to burn him alive. | |
| The previous answer's son; also a good friend of Pippin's. | |
| Hobbit who tended Frodo's second house (not Bag End) to keep up appearances; met a Ringwraith; refused to leave the Shire with the other hobbits. | |
| The mysterious master of wood, water, and hill who can resist the power of the Ring; character whose omission from the film caused perhaps the greatest outcry. | |
| Elrond's twin sons and friends to Aragorn and his northern Rangers; may have made a brief cameo appearance, but were not given their full book roles. | |
| Commander of the Westfold in Rohan; rides in with Gandalf to break the siege of the Uruk-hai at Helm's Deep (his role was replaced by Eomer in the movies). | |
| Spied on the hobbits in Bree and reported their comings and goings to the Nazgul; the hobbits bought a pony from him that bore his name. | |
| | Description | Character | Volume |
| Leader of the Druedain who led Theoden and the Rohirrim safely and quickly to Minas Tirith to confront the armies of Mordor. | |
| Gimli's father and former compainion of Bilbo; attended the Council of Elrond. | |
| Led Frodo and companions to the safety of Rivendell (replaced by Arwen in the films). | |
| The 'River-woman's daughter' and the wife of an earlier answer to this quiz. | |
| The prince of Dol Amroth; fought alongside the soldiers of Minas Tirith and became one of Aragorn's chief advisors throughout the battle sequences. | |
| Folksy Gondorian woman who worked in the Houses of Healing; recognized the need for a king's healing power when Faramir came to be in her care. | |
| A wizard who was obsessed with nature, he unknowingly sent Gandalf to be imprisoned by Saruman; he also unknowingly sprung Gandalf when he sent Gwaihir the Eagle to Orthanc. | |
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