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The Surprising Connection Between Harry Potter & Frodo Baggins

Let’s take a look at what similarities Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins share and where they differ.

Tito PernaletebyTito Pernalete
May 28, 2024
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Harry Potter & Frodo Baggins

The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter are often compared, and their fanbases are pretty competitive with each other. After all, they are some of the best-selling books in history and possibly the two most popular fantasy franchises in the world. So comparatives are pretty common between these two, and here we are doing another one, this time comparing the two heroes from these stories, Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins. These two are really complex characters with an incredible surrounding world, and they are also shaped by their surroundings.

  • Harry Potter And Frodo Baggins’ Journey
  • They Aren’t Independent
  • Passive And Less Passive
  • Harry Potter And Frodo Baggins’ Family Issues
  • Tragic Heroes

Harry Potter And Frodo Baggins’ Journey

Harry Potter vs Frodo Baggins

It’s no secret that most stories and main characters follow a similar structure that’s defined as the hero’s journey. This is studied and explored as steps every hero traverses in the story from start to finish, and Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins are two clear examples of this structure. They both follow every step in the most literal way possible, but they face challenges in slightly very different ways. Check out this cool app that allows you to walk to Mordor.

They Aren’t Independent

One thing that’s very clear concerning these two is that even though they are chosen by fate for their missions, they are pretty much useless by themselves. These two characters are always accompanied by at least two other characters. Without the help of their friends, none of them would have been able to complete their missions.

Passive And Less Passive

Even though neither Frodo nor Harry is much of an action hero, Harry Potter is certainly much more capable of facing life than Frodo Baggins. In The Lord of The Rings, it’s easy to get confused and think that Aragorn is the protagonist since he’s the one who does most of the workaround there – well, not to mention Gandalf.

Harry Potter And Frodo Baggins’ Family Issues

Both Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins live with their uncle since their parents were killed. Of course, Frodo gets the best part of this since Bilbo is the coolest uncle, and Harry doesn’t get a good deal, as his aunt and uncle, even his cousin, pretty much hate him.

Tragic Heroes

Harry Potter vs Frodo Baggins TLOR The Lord of The Rings

These two have a tendency to get a bad hand dealt, facing constant tragedy even from the earliest points in their life. Life is a really tough road for these two, as it is pretty much for most heroes. This is really important for these heroes as it’s in the way they rise to the circumstances that they can really shine as heroes.

Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins (both characters who appear on our list of the most iconic fictional characters of all time) share a lot of similarities that can be explained in a pretty simple way: they are both textbook examples of the monomyth, the hero’s journey we were talking about earlier here. Even if you are not looking to write a story using it as a guide, you’ll see that this story really repeats itself.

This doesn’t mean that these characters are poorly written. On the contrary, these characters work perfectly in the way they should. It’s the way heroes are meant to behave. It’s not an accident these two completely different fantasy heroes have so much in common.

What do you think? Are Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins similar? Also, check out our article on why Harry Potter fans Adam Driver as Snape in a prequel and why The Lord of the Rings fans want Henry Cavill as an Elf in The Silmarillion movie.

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About the Author: Tito Pernalete

Tito Pernalete is a Venezuelan writer, movie buff, and lifelong geek with a love for sci-fi, tech, and all things weird and wonderful. When he’s not slaying bosses in Elden Ring or rewatching RoboCop for the 100th time, he’s dreaming of Japan or diving into '80s horror classics.

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Comments 4

  1. ImN0t_Sally says:
    3 years ago

    I noticed that they are also both wounded a lot =) and they both have (a) permanent scar(s) to live with. Harry Potter has the lightning bolt and Frodo baggins has the missing finger and the stab wound

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  2. Anonymous says:
    3 years ago

    Interesting

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says:
    3 years ago

    This is an interesting topic to ponder…

    Reply
  4. Dave Miller says:
    3 years ago

    It is true, but debatable.

    Reply

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