Characters
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character index

1. Sam Gamgee- (hobbit) He is also known as Samwise, and Sam Gamgee. He is the son of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild. He married Rose Cotton and had many children. He was a member of the fellowship accompanying Frodo.
   
   
2. Saruman - (maia) He is also known as Curunir, Saruman the white, Saruman of Many Colours, Ring-maker, the Wise, an Istari, and Sharkey. Saruman came from the Valinor (the West) to assist the middel earth against Sauron. After he helped the kingdom of Gondor they gave him Isengard and the Orthanc as his home. He became the head of the white council and investigated the works of Sauron. After time he coveted the power of the one ring and he sought it out for himself. He eventually used the palantir of the Orthanc to look at Mordor and discover what he could. He sent Radagast the lure Gandalf into Isengard. When there he demanded Gandalf to tell him of the One Ring. Gandalf was imprisoned after his refusal and Saruman prepared for war against the men of Rohan. He used his servant, Grima Wormtongue, to weaken Theoden and the kingdom. He sent his the Uruk-Hai and his human armies out to destroy the Rohirrim. His army was defeated and soon after Isengard was destroyed by the ents. Trapped in the Orthanc, he was confronted by Gandalf. Gandalf being more powerful now, offered Saruman his freedom if he would help them, but Saruman declined the offer and withdrew to the Orthanc. After Treebeard let him out, he had traveled to the Shire where he had it under his control. After the hobbits destroyed his force of men there, he was killed by Grima Wormtongue and was rejected by the Valar. He had failed in his mission to aid the peoples of Middle-earth in destroying Sauron. His desire for power led to his demise because he investigated the dark secrets of Sauron and came to desire his power.
   
   
3. Sauron - (maia) He is also known as Alantar, the Dark Lord, and Gorgoth. Originally the helper of Aule, he was won over by the words of Melkor and became his servant. He was Melkor's luetenient at Angband. When the Valor came and destroyed Thangorodrim, Sauron repented of his deeds, but he didn't go and ask Manwe for forgiveness. Instead he hid in the deepest confines and waited.
   
   
4. Shadowfax - (horse)
   
   
5. Shagrat - (orc)
   
   
6. Shelob - (spider) A descendant of Ungoliant, she became friends with Gollum after he "escaped" from Mordor. She lived in the tunnels between Minas Morgul and Cirith Ungol. She attacked Frodo and Sam while they were passing through, but she met more resistance from them than she expected. She was driven off by Sam's wrath.
   
   
7. Smaug - (dragon) The great dragon that destroyed the dwarves' lonely mountian kingdom. He was killed by Bard of Esgaroth.
   
   

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