Curated category
Male characters in literature
- Company of the RingIn the dark lands of Mordor, nine shadowy figures known as Black Riders or Ringwraiths ride in silence. They are the enemy that demands a counterforce. J.R.R.
- Frodo BagginsOn the 22nd of September, a hobbit named Frodo Baggins was born into the quiet village of Hobbiton. His parents, Drogo and Primula, died in a boating…
- Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle first introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world in 1887 with A Study in Scarlet. The character emerged from a specific moment of inspiration…
- King ArthurIn 1973, historian John Morris published The Age of Arthur and made the putative reign of King Arthur the organizing principle of his history.
- BoromirBoromir stood ten years old when his mother Finduilas died. He inherited the Horn of Gondor that same year, becoming heir apparent to Denethor II, the 26th…
- Pippin TookPeregrin Took stood at the center of Whitwell, near the Three Farthing Stone in the Tookland. He was the only son and heir of Paladin Took II, an…
- James Bond (literary character)Ian Fleming began writing Casino Royale on the 17th of February 1952 at his Goldeneye estate in Oracabessa, Jamaica. He typed two thousand words each morning…
- Peter Pan (character)Scottish novelist J. M. Barrie introduced a fictional character named Peter Pan in his 1902 novel The Little White Bird.
- Merry BrandybuckMeriadoc Brandybuck lived in the village of Buckland, a place between the Brandywine River and the Old Forest. He was the only child of Saradoc Brandybuck…
- Jacen SoloFive minutes after his sister Jaina, Jacen Solo entered the world on Coruscant in 1993. The newborn twins were sent to live at various safe havens under the…
- Sam Weller (character)In 1836, the monthly parts of The Pickwick Papers sold only about 1,000 copies. Sales figures remained flat and the book faced commercial failure until a new…
- AladdinOn the 25th of March 1709, a French translator named Antoine Galland met with a Syrian storyteller called Hanna Diyab in Paris.
- DenethorIn the besieged city of Minas Tirith, Denethor II orders his servants to burn him alive on a funeral pyre prepared for himself and Faramir.
- Captain AhabAhab stands on the deck of the Pequod, his eye fixed on the horizon. He is fifty-eight years old and has lost a leg to the white whale Moby Dick.
- Winnie-the-PoohA. A. Milne bought a stuffed toy bear for his son Christopher Robin at Harrods department store in 1921. The boy named the bear Edward, then Winnie after a…
- Samwise GamgeeIn the dark mountain pass of Cirith Ungol, a hobbit named Samwise Gamgee hoisted his master onto his broad shoulders. Frodo Baggins could no longer walk…
- Gimli (Middle-earth)In the Ered Luin mountains, a dwarf named Gimli was born during the Third Age. He stood as the son of Glóin, who had once walked with Thorin Oakenshield on a…
- HAL 9000On the 12th of January 1992, a red and yellow dot blinked to life inside the HAL Plant in Urbana, Illinois. This moment marked the operational birth of…
- LegolasIn the deep shadows of Northern Mirkwood, a child named Legolas drew his first breath. He was the son of Thranduil, the ruler known as the Elvenking over the…
- BarbapapaTalus Taylor walked through the Luxembourg Garden in Paris during May 1970. He heard a child ask his parents for something called Baa baa baa baa.