The main character is named Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit from The Shire, who is also in The Lord of the Rings books. There are the dwarves that go with him on his adventure. The leader is Gandalf the Wizard, but he later leaves the group and leaves Thorin, the most important dwarf, in charge. Then there is Balin, who is also mentioned in The Lord of the Rings, and is said to like Bilbo the most. Beorn, a "skin changer," who can take shape of a bear, also plays an important part in helping Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves.
Here is a complete list of named characters in the book-
- Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit.
- Bungo Baggins, Bilbo's Father
-Belladonna Took, Bilbo's Mother
-The Old Took, Bilbo's Grandmother
-Chubb, Chubb, and Burrowes, Auctioneers managing Bilbo's effects
- The Sackville-Bagginses, Bilbo's cousins
- Bullroarer Took- mentioned as Bilbo's Great Great Grand Uncle
- Gandalf, a wizard. (Maia).
-Radagast- Gandalf's Cousin. Also a wizard
Thorin's company was composed of the following-
- Fili and Kili- Thorin's nephews
- Balin, Dwalin, Oin, and Gloin- Thorin's 3rd cousins
- Ori, Dori, and Nori- 3 brothers
- Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur- all 3 were related to each other. These were the only dwarves not from Thorin's line.
- Elrond- Lord of Rivendell
- The Elvenking- Lord of the Mirkwood Elves
- Galion- butler of the Elvenking's halls
- Bard- An archer of Laketown who slew Smaug
- Beorn- The "Skin Changer"
- The Master of Laketown- Wealthy Politican
- Tom, Bert, and William- Trolls who captured part of Thorin's company.
- Gollum- A degenerate hobbit who lives alone under the Misty Mountains.
- The Necromancer- A shadowy evil charactor
- Smaug- The great dragon of the Lonely Mountain
- The Lord of the Eagles-
- Carc- a raven
- Roac- Son of Carc
- The Great Goblin- Whose kingdom lay under the under the Misty Mountains.
- Golfimbul- leader of the Goblins of Mount Gram
- Bolg- succeeded the Great Goblin
The main characters are Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and the 13 dwarfs.
No, Hobbits are fictitious characters
Hobbits are the main characters because they're simple people and Tolkein wanted to show the world of Middle Earth through the eyes of someone who had never travelled across their world before.
well you have bigfoot, hobbits has large hairy feet... giants.
The Hobbit, or Lord of the Rings.
Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Hobbits are a product of fiction. They never really existed.
Yes, they are hobbits that live in the Shire.
Hobbits are also known as halflings.
Hobbits can speak because they were able to talk to humans
Hobbits did not live in trees. The opposite in fact; they lived in holes in the ground. Some Hobbits lived in houses. Hobbits do not like heights and do not even sleep upstairs.
The three types of hobbits are Harfoots, Stoors, and Fallohides.
J.R.R. Tolkien created hobbits in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.