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The Lord of the Rings (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)

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Frodo Baggins, the principal protagonist. Frodo is a hobbit, a member of a diminutive, peace-loving race that inhabits the Shire, a rural area in the northwest of Middle-earth. From his Uncle Bilbo, Frodo inherits a magic ring that confers the power of invisibility upon its wearer. Although he at first regards it as merely a useful toy, he comes to learn that it is in fact the Ruling Ring, an enormously powerful talisman created and lost by Sauron, the malevolent Dark Lord, ages before. Should Sauron recover the Ring, he will become powerful enough to...

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• J. R. R. Tolkien (Censorship--Ready Reference series)
• J. R. R. Tolkien (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
• J. R. R. Tolkien (Long Fiction)
• J. R. R. Tolkien (Dictionary of World Biography)
• Fellowship of the Ring, The (Literary Places)
• Fellowship of the Ring, The (Masterplots Classics)
• Hobbit, The (British Fiction)
• Hobbit, The (Character Profiles)
• Hobbit, The (Science Fiction)
• Return of the King, The (Masterplots Classics)
• Return of the King, The (Literary Places)
• Silmarillion, The (British Fiction)
• Silmarillion, The (Character Profiles)
• Silmarillion, The (Science Fiction)
• Two Towers, The (Literary Places)
• Two Towers, The (Masterplots Classics)

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• - Lord of the Rings summary and study guide in the eNotes.