Top Ten Differences Between the Lord of the Rings Books and Films

1Frodo is much braver in the books


2Saruman is not truly defeated at Isenguard in the Two Towers book, and returns at the end of Return of the King book to take over The Shire


3Frodo does not abandon Sam on the Stairs of Cirith Ungol in the books


4Shelob is encountered in the middle of the Return of the King film, instead of at the end of The Two Towers, like in the book


5The Time between Bilbo's 111th birthday and Frodo leaving the Shire is much shorter in the films


6There is less mention of enemy leaders in the books


7Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin are the same age in the films.


8Tom Bombadil is Not In the Movies


9The species of Shagrat and Gorbag are reversed


10Boromir dies at the end of the first film but dies at the beginning of the second book originally


11Glorfindel Rescues Frodo Instead of Arwen


12The Witch King is aware that Eowyn is a Female in the Return of the King book


13The Eye of Sauron is not literally an eye in the books


14The Warg Battle does not appear in the books


15Frodo doesn't push Gollum into Mount Doom


16Denethor is a Cool and Interesting Character in the Book.


17Book Aragorn Isn't Wishy Washy About Wanting to Be King


18In the books, The Battle of Helm's Deep is actually called The Battle of the Hornburg and is much bigger


19In the Book Merry is the Most Sensible and Competent of the Hobbits


20We don't learn the history about the Dúnedain in the films


21Gandalf doesn't hang on to the cliff after being hit by the Balrog's whip


22The Moth that Advises Gandalf the Arrival of the Eagles Doesn't Exist in the Books


23Elves are More Interesting in the Book


24Council of Elrond Was Longer in Books


25In the Movies Elves of Lotlorien Participate in the Battle of Hornburg


26Arwen Rescues Frodo Instead of Glorfindel


27Fatty Bolger is not in the movies


28In the movie, Frodo travels through Bucklebury and The Old Forest


29Lurtz Doesn't Exist in the Books


30The Dwarves Pick Up Bilbo in the Books


31In the Books Sam Doesn't Trust Strider/Aragorn


32In the Film Gimli Tries Do Destroy the Ring with His Axe


33In the Movies Háma Died During Warg Attack In, in Book He Died During Battle of Hornburg


34Haldir Dies in Two Towers Film