| A | B |
|---|
| Bilbo | The Hobbit |
| Kili | His name rhymes with chili and begins with a K |
| Fili | His name rhymes with filly |
| Nori | His name rhymes with Laurie and begins with an N |
| Ori | Dori's rhyming companion |
| Dori | Ori's rhyming companion |
| Thorin | Leader of the company |
| Gandalf | Powerful wizard |
| Bombur | One of Thorin's group who is very fat and falls into the river in Mirkwood |
| Bifur | half of his name is "fur" and the other half is a root word for "two" |
| Bofur | His name ends in "fur" and the first part rhymes with "so" |
| Balin | Usually the lookout for Thorin's group |
| Dwalin | Balin's rhyming companion |
| Oin | Gloin's rhyming companion |
| Gloin | Oin's rhyming companion |
| Elrond | Half-elven; lives in Rivendell |
| Gollum | slimy creature who lives in a cave |
| Necromancer | Evil sorcerer |
| Beorn | Skin changer |
| Elvenking | Captures dwarves and puts them in a dungeon |
| Smaug | The dragon |
| Bolg | Lord of the goblins |
| Glamdring | Foe-hammer;beater |
| Orcrist | Goblin cleaver;biter |
| Roac | Very old raven |
