Samwise Gamgee

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

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.

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

Sauron’s dark land, including the approach to the Black Gate and the route toward Cirith Ungol.

The horse-lords’ kingdom threatened by Saruman’s armies.

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

A fortified refuge in the Westfold where Rohan resists Saruman’s Uruk-hai army.

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

The capital of Gondor and the focal point of the war in the west.

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

The volcanic mountain in Mordor where the One Ring was forged and ultimately destroyed.

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

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