What Lord of the Rings Character Are You?
By Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy)
A few months ago, I shared how an argument between my husband and I turned into a quiz on What Star Trek Race Are You?
Since not everyone is a Star Trek fan, I thought I’d create another one on The Lord of the Rings this time.
Read the descriptions below and write down the letter of the one that’s most like you. (Don’t look for it to be exact. Just pick the one that’s most like you.) At the end, I’ll tell you what character you picked
(A) You have a strong sense of honor and duty, and you thus have a difficult time letting go of mistakes made in the past. You fight for what you believe is right and defend the weak, regardless of the consequences.
(B) Your life experience has taught you where you’re weak, and so you show mercy and compassion to others. You’re kind and willing to sacrifice yourself for the benefit of others, and friends seek you out for your sound advice.
(C) You’re a hopeless romantic—a lover, not a fighter. You’ll do anything for the ones you love. You feel their joys and pains as if they were your own.
(D) You prefer the simple things in life—good food, fresh air, friendship. You’re practical, rather than adventurous, and you try to keep an eye on everything that’s happening so you’ll be prepared. You’re honest and loyal to a fault.
(E) You’re strong, ambitious, and a born leader. Along with those virtues comes a tendency to pride and arrogance, but when you hurt someone, you quickly make up for it, and you’re honest about your failings.
(F) You’re independent and prefer spending time alone to being in a crowd. This time alone gives you plenty of time to dream. You have strong emotions and melancholy tendencies.
(G) You’re curious, cheerful, talkative, and a little quirky, which means people often underestimate you. You look at life with a child-like curiosity. Your biggest challenge is keep from becoming careless and impulsive.
ANSWER KEY:
(A) You’re Aragorn. Aragorn was the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor, but lived as a Ranger because he didn’t want to repeat his ancestor Isildor’s mistake and let power and greed go to his head. He was willing to give up his life protecting the Hobbits and the people of Rohan, even though they weren’t technically his responsibility.
(B) You’re Gandalf. Gandalf the Grey was a wizard and longtime advisor of Bilbo Baggins. He refused to carry the ring because he knew it would be too great a temptation for him, and he reminded Frodo of the need to show compassion to Gollum. When the Fellowship of the Ring ran into the Bolrog (a deadly creature of fire and shadow) in the Mines of Moria, Gandalf sacrificed himself so the others could escape.
(C) You’re Arwen. Arwen is the daughter of the elvin king Elrond. She gave up her immortality in order to spend a single lifetime with Aragorn.
(D) You’re Samwise. Samwise Gamgee was Frodo Baggins’ gardener and closest friend. Without Sam’s care, loyalty, and planning (he rationed their food, made sure they had rope, etc.), Frodo would have never made it to Mount Doom to destroy the ring.
(E) You’re Boromir. Boromir was heir to the Stewart of Gondor, who cared for the kingdom of Gondor in Aragorn’s absence. Boromir’s desire for the ring and the power it could bring to Gondor got the best of him, and he tried to take it from Frodo by force. He died honorably defending the other hobbits from an orc attack and making sure that Frodo was able to escape.
(F) You’re Frodo. Frodo Baggins became the ring bearer, the only one who seemed able to tolerate the corrupting power of the ring long enough to carry it to Mount Doom to destroy it. Before the ring came into his life, Frodo enjoyed long walks alone in the woods and had very few friends. After taking on ring, Frodo insisted that the burden was his alone to bear and tried to go alone to Mordor and Mount Doom.
(G) You’re Pippin. Peregrin Took was the youngest of the hobbits to leave the Shire with Frodo. In the Mines of Moria, he knocked a skeleton down a well, alerting the orcs to their presence, and later stole what he thought was a pretty bauble from Gandalf, which turned out to be an evil object that almost got them all in trouble when Pippin tried to use it. In the end, Pippin distinguished himself by his bravery in the final battle.
My husband and I are still trying to figure out if I’m more Samwise or Gandalf. No question, he’s Aragorn.
What Lord of the Rings character are you?
Oct 22, 2012 @ 13:15:47
I don’t really feel like I fit any of these (maybe you have a different perspective). Personally, I’ve always identified with Eowyn. 🙂
Oct 22, 2012 @ 13:25:29
I see a lot of Frodo in you. He likes to be outdoors where it’s peaceful, but he also has a sense of adventure. He feels the bad in the world deeply, but doesn’t let that stop him.
Oct 22, 2012 @ 13:27:58
I’m not sure I’m any of these either, but I suppose I consider myself mostly Gandalf. Mostly because he has magic 😀
Oct 22, 2012 @ 13:47:06
A love of nature and a tendency towards strong emotions and melancholy? Yup, I think I definitely fit the Frodo profile.
Great quiz, Marcy!
Oct 22, 2012 @ 14:58:10
I feel like I’m bits of all those descriptions–although not much of Boromir. I think Arwen sounds the closest. Great quiz. Is it crazy that I’ve never seen LOTR? 🙂
Oct 22, 2012 @ 15:28:30
I think I’m 1/2 Frodo, 1/2 Pippin. Perhaps a Fro-pip? 😉
Fun post, Marcy! You have a way of luring us into fiction whether we’re fans of the particular story or not.
Oct 22, 2012 @ 16:31:04
Haha. That makes me a Sam-dalf. Love it!
And thanks for the compliment 🙂
Oct 22, 2012 @ 16:11:32
I ended up as Gandalf! With a little Frodo thrown in. Funny, my friends do tend to talk their problems through with me quite a bit. I feel honored they are comfortable enough to share. Cool quiz!
Oct 22, 2012 @ 16:19:06
Haha, according to this quiz, I turned up as Gandalf. Nice character personification! I’ve loved LOTR personality quizzes since I had the books read aloud to me at age 8 🙂
Oct 22, 2012 @ 16:56:47
Very fun post, though I have to ask, why no love for the badguys? I think if I was going to identify with any of the characters in LotR it would be Saruman, but that’s one of the (many) things I didn’t like about that story…I didn’t connect with any of the characters.
Oct 22, 2012 @ 17:11:41
I thought most people wouldn’t want to be identified with one of the villains 🙂 Now I’m really curious to hear what qualities you share with Saruman though. Care to share?
Oct 24, 2012 @ 16:12:41
Sure. Keep in mind I’ve only seen the movies. I’ve tried multiple times to read the trilogy and haven’t been able to do it yet. I strongly dislike Tolkien’s work.
Thinking about it it’s actually pretty hard to sum it up into something less than a long boring wall of text. Best I can do is this: I refuse to be lead or acknowledge someone else as greater/authoritive over me (this is very situational, and the biggest source of the wall of text I’m trying to avoid). So, like Saruman, I could make a deal with Sauron (probably spelled his name wrong) but I’d never really consider myself “his man” so to speak. At the same time, I’m not a good person, and wouldn’t mesh well at all with the folks from the fellowship. Maybe for a little bit sure, but as time passed there would be conflict, conflict that wouldn’t be resolvable with anything short of violence.
Oct 22, 2012 @ 18:19:41
Looks like I’m an Aragorn/Gandalf hybrid.
Would have never guessed! 🙂
Oct 23, 2012 @ 01:17:38
I’m a Fro-dalf I think
Oct 23, 2012 @ 02:02:10
What fun! I loved the books (I even read all the second one) and the movies. I’m Aragorn and Frodo–I’m an introver who holds onto past mistakes too much. 🙂 Fro-gorn. Arag-do.
Oct 23, 2012 @ 10:51:34
What fun Marcy! Well, I adore Aragorn and even dressed up like him for Halloween as a kid (what I thought he looked like). I’m a combo too though. Arofropip! New character?
Oct 23, 2012 @ 13:52:26
I’m a mix of a few, but if I had to pick one character, I’d say “Frodo.”
Great post, Marcy! 🙂
Oct 23, 2012 @ 15:46:27
You’re one of the few who finds themselves identifying strongly with just one 🙂
Oct 23, 2012 @ 23:03:15
I only chose one because I followed the rules,–“Read the descriptions below and write down the letter of the one that’s most like you. (Don’t look for it to be exact. Just pick the one that’s most like you.)” So there! LOL 🙂
Oct 24, 2012 @ 00:35:22
Hehe. I should have guessed because that’s what I would have done too.
Oct 26, 2012 @ 00:47:28
Ah yes, but you didn’t just pick one, did you Sam-dalf? LOL 🙂
Oct 23, 2012 @ 14:21:00
Definitely an Ara-Fro. Fun to think about these things. 🙂
Oct 23, 2012 @ 14:41:35
I’m a combination of Frodo and Pippin with a tiny bit of Aragorn thrown in. On top of that, I’m a Gemini so I’m constantly in conflict with myself, which perfectly fits the Frodo/Pippin combo. Great quiz Marcy.
Oct 23, 2012 @ 15:29:13
Gandalf and Pippin! Even though I swore I would name my firstborn girl child Arwen — So, I sort of wanted to be her.
Such fun.
Oct 23, 2012 @ 15:45:04
What stopped you from naming her Arwen? 🙂
Oct 23, 2012 @ 16:44:28
Fun post, Marcy. Like so many I didn’t find myself to be so straight forward. I was a mix of several, a Arag-dalf-do. A hybrid between Aragorn, Gandalf and Frodo. Interesting.
Oct 23, 2012 @ 22:54:36
Guess I’m another cross match. Arwen or Arragorn? Pick one would be Arwen for sure.
Oct 23, 2012 @ 23:37:24
I always have trouble fitting into the boxes of a personality quiz, so I am a combination of three: Gandolf, Arwen, and Pippin. I guess that makes me a short, bearded woman with big feet. Very attractive. 🙂
Oct 26, 2012 @ 18:44:02
Yay! I’m AragornGandalfArwen. But you can just call me Tameri. Makes it simpler, don’t you think?
This was way too much fun. I hope you’ll have more, like what Star Wars character are you? Or, what Big Bang Theory character are you? Love these!
Oct 26, 2012 @ 19:07:16
I have a few more up my sleeve 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
Dec 29, 2012 @ 00:14:19
I think that I don’t fit one, but two the best. And they are Frodo and Pippin. I admire Frodo for his courage and strength, something that I hope to show myself, but I love Pippin and Merry for all of their fun loving nature and strength when they were left out alone in the growing darkness of the world. All in all, I’m pretty happy with whom I am most like.