You can pour over the thousands of pages that Tolkien has written, but you'll never find these characters in any of his work.

There are a few The Lord of the Rings characters whose book versions differ greatly from the movies, sometimes for the better, but not always.

For Lord of the Rings fans wanting anime recommendations ... and dwarves. Prominent characters include the warrior Parn, elf Deedlit, and young mage Slayn - archetypes clearly inspired by common ...

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Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova): A Silvan — or Woodland — elf, Arondir is ... mix of book and show-only characters. SEE ALSO: The quest to binge-read 'Lord of the Rings' in one day Míriel ...

When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make ... He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir, and his three ...