The True Hero of The Lord of the Rings

[Morgoth the Great]

...and let Mitrhandir set it upon my head, if he will; for he has been the mover of all that has been accomplished, and this is his victory"

i take this quote from ROTK, at Aragorn's coronation, and because this quote has always lingered with me, i have to admit i have always thought of Gandalf as the Hero, as he also does do very Heroic acts.