50 Fun Facts About Frodo Baggins

How did Frodo's parents, Drogo and Primula, die?

He was 12, and spent the next nine years with the Brandybucks at Brandy Hall.

At what age did Bilbo adopt Frodo and bring him to Bag End?

The two share a birthday, the 22nd of September.

What birthday do Frodo and Bilbo share?

The joint party opens The Lord of the Rings.

What was the name of the family Frodo lived with at Brandy Hall?

They were his mother's people; Merry is one of them.

For how many years does Frodo keep the Ring hidden before Gandalf reveals what it is?

It gave him the same youthful looks it had given Bilbo.

Which of Frodo's companions is his gardener?

Sam is the only one to follow Frodo when the Fellowship breaks.

Who rescues the hobbits from Old Man Willow in the Old Forest?

He rescues them again from the barrow-wight a few days later.

What creature puts the hobbits under a spell in the fog on the downs?

Frodo breaks free, attacks it and sings the rhyme that summons Bombadil.

Under what name does Frodo first meet Aragorn at the Prancing Pony?

The Ring slips onto Frodo's finger in the common room the same night.

Who stabs Frodo with a Morgul blade on Weathertop?

The wound would have turned him into a wraith had Elrond not healed him.

How many Nazgul attack the camp on Weathertop?

Gandalf had drawn the other four northwards a few nights earlier.

Who heals Frodo's Weathertop wound?

The shoulder still aches years later, each anniversary of the stabbing.

How many companions make up the Fellowship formed to help Frodo?

Four hobbits, two men, a wizard, an elf and a dwarf.

What sword does Bilbo give Frodo in Rivendell?

It came with a coat of mithril mail that soon saves Frodo's life.

What saves Frodo when an orc spears him in Moria?

Gimli later says the shirt was worth more than the whole Shire.

Whose light does the phial Galadriel gives Frodo carry?

It is the light of the Silmaril the mariner carries across the sky as a star.

Who tries to take the Ring from Frodo by force at Parth Galen?

Frodo escapes by putting on the Ring, and the Fellowship breaks.

Above which impassable falls does the Fellowship break?

The lawn of Parth Galen sits just above them on the Anduin.

Where does Frodo make Gollum promise to guide them after subduing him?

Frodo pities him and spares his life, over Sam's misgivings.

Which captain of Gondor takes Frodo and Sam to a hidden cave in Ithilien?

He makes Frodo lure Gollum into captivity, which Gollum counts as betrayal.

What stairway do Frodo and Sam climb to cross into Mordor?

It leads to the tunnel where Shelob waits.

What creature stings Frodo unconscious at the top of the pass?

Sam drives her off with Sting and the Phial, and believing Frodo dead, takes the Ring.

What do Frodo and Sam wear for the final trek across Mordor?

Sam had rescued Frodo from the tower after overhearing orcs say he was alive.

What does Frodo do when he reaches the Cracks of Doom?

Gollum then bites off his finger and falls into the fire with the Ring.

Who carries Frodo and Sam away from the erupting Mount Doom?

The eruption destroys Mordor along with Sauron's power.

Who has taken over and industrialised the Shire when the hobbits return?

Frodo lets him go even after he tries to stab him; Wormtongue kills him instead.

Who kills the fallen wizard after his attempt on Frodo's life at Bag End?

The henchman turns on his master at the door of Bag End.

How long after the Ring's destruction does Frodo sail for Valinor?

Bilbo goes with him as a fellow Ring-bearer.

What does Frodo's name mean, from the Old English Froda?

Tom Shippey links it to the legendary peaceful king Frodi and his magic mill.

What was Frodo's name in Tolkien's early drafts of the first chapter?

He was first Bingo, son of Bilbo, then Bingo Bolger-Baggins, son of Rollo Bolger.

Which character originally carried the name Frodo in the drafts?

Tolkien only moved the name to the hero in the third phase of writing.

What is Frodo's name in Westron, the language the books purport to translate?

Tolkien said maur- was hobbitish for 'wise', matching the Old English Froda.

What title, meaning 'Endurance Beyond Hope', does Gandalf give Frodo in a draft ending?

The draft appears in Sauron Defeated.

Which poem did Tolkien subtitle 'Frodos Dreme'?

It appeared in the 1962 collection The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and reflects Frodo's despairing dreams.

In the threefold Christ reading by Kreeft and others, which office does Frodo fill?

Gandalf is the prophet and Aragorn the king.

Which condition have scholars suggested Frodo suffers after returning to the Shire?

He withdraws from society, relives the quest in flashbacks and has chronic pain in his shoulder.

Which scholar called Frodo 'the greatest hero of all' and 'also the most tragic'?

She notes he ends bereft of the Ring and denied recognition at home.

Who voiced Frodo in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film?

John Hurt voiced Aragorn in the same film.

Who voiced Frodo in the 1980 Rankin/Bass Return of the King, having been Bilbo in their Hobbit?

The TV special skipped straight from The Hobbit to the end of the trilogy.

Which future film Bilbo played Frodo in the 1981 BBC radio serial?

Two decades later he was Bilbo in Peter Jackson's trilogy.

Which American actor plays Frodo in Peter Jackson's trilogy?

He reprised the role briefly in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

How did Wood audition for Frodo?

He beat 150 other actors and was the first cast member hired, which gave him top billing.

Which three gifts did Peter Jackson give Wood when filming ended?

Principal photography in New Zealand took over a year, with pick-ups for four more.

Which critic complained that the film Frodo mostly watched others decide his fate?

Travers, by contrast, praised Wood's 'soulful conviction'.

In which city did the three-hour stage musical with James Loye as Frodo open in 2006?

It transferred to London the following year.

What was the title of the 1991 Leningrad Television teleplay in which Valery Dyachenko played Frodo?

The name means 'Keepers'; the Finnish miniseries Hobitit followed in 1993.

What does Frodo break free from and attack before his second rescue on the downs?

It is his first act of real courage on the road.

To whom does Frodo offer his service, receiving protection like a vassal from a lord?

Scholars note he is both feudal master, to Sam and Gollum, and feudal vassal.

How does Sam accidentally betray Frodo's presence to the men of Gondor in Ithilien?

He then compounds it by mentioning the Ring.

In which posthumous book is 'Frodo the halfling' briefly mentioned casting the Ring into the fire?

The line says he passed through peril 'alone with his servant'.