[Gorwingel]

For me the true hero of the books has always been Frodo, but maybe that is just because he has always been my favorite. The other charaters are also heros, but Frodo faces the most difficult task and comes so far (but this would not have been if it had not been for Sam). But he still has to face the most difficult physcological challenges of everyone in the story. LOTR to me is a tale full of heros, each of them overcomes difficulties and accomplishes something major in the end.