Characters in "The Fellowship of the Ring" (2) Quiz

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Here are the characters that DO appear in "The Fellowship of the Ring":

Aragorn was a major character in the book series as well as the film adaptation. Viggo Mortensen took over the role just days before filming began after the original actor, Stuart Townsend, was let go. In the movie, Aragorn - initially known as "Strider", a mysterious, rugged Ranger of the North - first appears in the Prancing Pony inn at Bree, where he confronts the hobbits (Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin), and leads them to Rivendell. He attends the Council of Elrond, and accepts his destiny as heir to the throne of Gondor, and becomes a core member of the Fellowship.

Bounder is credited in Peter Jackson's "The Fellowship of the Ring" in a very brief but memorable scene that establishes the danger the Black Riders pose - he is the one who gets beheaded by a Ringwraith while on night patrol. "Bounder" is his title, not his character's name, and he was portrayed by New Zealand actor Ian Mune. In J.R.R. Tolkien's world, Bounders were Hobbit peace-keepers, the only form of military/police that the Shire had, patrolling and the borders, making sure that outsiders behaved themselves.

Farmer Maggot's role in the film is smaller than it was in the book, but he has two scenes, and is portrayed by actor Cameron Rhodes. First, when a Nazgūl (the Ringwraith servants of the evil Dark Lord of Mordor) confronts Farmer Maggot at his farm, and asks where to find "Baggins." Frightened, Maggot points the Ringwraith toward Hobbiton, saying, "There's no Bagginses 'round here... they're all up in Hobbiton. That way!"

Frodo is indeed the main character in the entire "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, starting off with the first movie "The Fellowship of the Ring", directed by Peter Jackson. The hobbit Frodo Baggins is played by actor Elijah Wood, the first actor to be cast in "The Fellowship of the Ring", as the announcement was made on July 7, 1999. The character is the hobbit entrusted with transporting the One Ring across the terrain of Middle Earth on a journey to Mount Doom in order to destroy the ring.

Portrayed by the actor Sir Ian McKellen, the wise and powerful Gandalf the Grey, is the wizard who guides the Frodo Baggins on his mission to destroy the One Ring. He is the one who discovered that Bilbo's magic ring was, in fact, the One Ring of the Dark Lord, and instructs Frodo to leave the Shire and journey to Rivendell where he leads the Council of Elrond that decides to destroy the Ring in the fires of Mordor. Gandalf assembles and leads the nine companions from different races of Middle-Earth who vow to protect Frodo on the journey. The film's climax in which he leads the Fellowship through the mines of Moria whereupon the ultimate sacrifice is made in a battle with the demonic Balrog is one of the most emotionally powerful scenes in any action fantasy film. The despair amongst the Fellowship is palpable as they gather after that battle and recovery seems near impossible for them to endure.

In the film's opening prologue, setting up the story of the Ring, actor Henry Sinclair plays Isildur, a direct ancestor of Aragorn. In the prologue, describing the "Last Alliance" battle, Isildur's father Elendil is killed, whereupon Isildur takes up the broken sword Narsil, cuts the One Ring from the bearer's hand, and defeats defeats the Dark Lord. Isildur is lead to Mount Doom and is urged to destroy it there, but he refuses, corrupted and swayed by the Ring's power. It is that corruption, that generations later, Aragorn fears will corrupt him as well.

Lurtz is one of the few characters that was created specifically for the film "The Fellowship of the Ring" and does not appear in J.R.R. Tolkien's original "Lord of the Rings" books. Portrayed by New Zealand actor Lawrence Makoare, Lurtz is the primary antagonist in the film's climax-a crossbreed of Orcs and Goblin-men called the Uruk-hai. He is the first of the Uruk-hai, the strongest and largest of his kind. The actor was so large that he required much less costume padding compared to other Uruk-hai actors. His name is never spoken aloud in the film; it is only known from the credits.

Mrs. Proudfoot, portrayed by actress Megan Edwards, appears during birthday party sequence in the film's opening. During Gandalf's fireworks display, the grumpy Mrs. Proudfoot chastises her husband with a disapproving glare, for enjoying the pyrotechnics. She too, was the film production's invention of a character, and does not appear in the Tolkien book.

Saruman is a major character in the film version of "The Fellowship of the Ring", serving as a pivotal antagonist role in the plot as portrayed by legendary actor Sir Christopher Lee. In his tower of Orthanc in Isengard, the traitorous wizard took on Gandalf's visit when Gandalf came to seek counsel. Saruman revealed that he allied with Sauron, and after trying to persuade Gandalf to join him, saying, "We must join with him, Gandalf. We must join with Sauron. It would be wise, my friend" and when Gandalf refused, he imprisoned Gandalf. He then unleashed the Uruk-hai to capture the Ring.

Sauron is the overall main antagonist of the film, the chief of evil. During the War of the Last Alliance battle sequence that opens the film, Sauron is depicted in his armor, wearing the One Ring on his finger. Sauron fights Elendil and Gil-galad, and then Isildur cuts the Ring from Sauron's hand, whereupon Sauron's physical form disintegrates. Throughout the rest of "The Fellowship of the Ring", Sauron is represented as "the Great Eye", an orange flaming, lidless Eye of Barad-dūr (the Eye of Sauron), scanning Middle-Earth in search of the Ring.

And now here are the characters that are not part of J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" books, nor the movies based on those books:

Arding: Desmond Arding is a character portrayed by the actor Julian Fellowes in the 1993 film "Shadowlands" directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger.

Jobling: Doctor Jobling is a character portrayed by the actor Julian Fellowes in the 1994 TV series "Martin Chuzzlewit", based on the novel by Charles Dickens.

Kilwillie: Kilwillie is a character portrayed by the actor Julian Fellowes in the 2000-2004 British TV series, "Monarch of the Glen".

Posonby: Henry Posonby is a character portrayed by the actor Julian Fellowes for one episode of the four-episode 1995 British TV mini-series, called "The Final Cut".

Prince Nikola: Prince Nikola is a character portrayed by actor Julian Fellowes for one episode in 2001 in British TV series called "Heartbeat", that aired from 1992-2010.

Wuden: Wuden is a character portrayed by actor Julian Fellowes in the 1995 British TV mini-series "Little Lord Fauntleroy".