The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The final age of Middle-earth's recorded history before the beginning of the Fourth Age; the film depicts the rise of Sauron's power and the initial stages of the War of the Ring.

The clash at Amon Hen that leads to Boromir's death and the breaking of the Fellowship.

The council at Rivendell that determines the fate of the One Ring and forms the Fellowship.

The final great conflict against Sauron at the end of the Third Age.

The Ranger known as Strider, heir of Isildur, who joins and protects the Fellowship.

A warrior of Gondor and member of the Fellowship of the Ring.

A hobbit of the Shire who inherits the One Ring and undertakes the quest to destroy it.

A Wizard who recognizes the danger of the One Ring and guides the quest against Sauron.

A Dwarf warrior and member of the Fellowship.

An Elven prince of the Woodland Realm who later becomes a member of the Fellowship.

A Hobbit of the Fellowship, commonly known as Merry.

A Hobbit of the Fellowship, commonly known as Pippin.

A hobbit of the Shire who accompanies Frodo throughout the journey and departs with him from Parth Galen.

The head of the Istari who later allies himself with Sauron.

The Dark Lord and creator of the One Ring, seeking its recovery in order to dominate Middle-earth.

Elrond's daughter and Aragorn's beloved.

The Elven lord of Rivendell and a major ally in the struggle against Sauron.

The Lady of Lothlórien and a member of the White Council.

A Hobbit of the Shire who participates in the Quest of Erebor and seeks to prevent war among the claimants to the Lonely Mountain.

A former bearer of the One Ring who becomes central to both Bilbo's and Frodo's stories.

The Gondorian prince who cuts the One Ring from Sauron's hand in the film prologue.

The Lord of the Nazgûl and Sauron's chief battlefield commander.

The hill where the Fellowship breaks and Boromir makes his final stand.

Bilbo and Frodo Baggins' home in Hobbiton.

The ruined Dwarven realm beneath the Misty Mountains, traversed by the Fellowship on its journey south.

The Elven refuge of Imladris, where the fate of the One Ring is decided.

A peaceful hobbit homeland in northwestern Middle-earth, including Hobbiton and Bag End.

A settlement where Frodo and his companions first meet Aragorn.

Saruman’s fortified domain and base of operations, later attacked and flooded by the Ents.

An Elven woodland realm ruled by Galadriel and Celeborn, where the Fellowship is sheltered after Moria.

The ruined watchtower hill where the Nazgûl attack Frodo.