The event
In the Cracks of Doom the Ring falls into the fire with Gollum, and Sauron is unmade.
Causes
Frodo’s endurance and pity, Sam’s support, and Gollum’s obsession.
Consequences
Barad-dûr falls; Sauron passes; the Third Age ends and the Fourth begins.
Participants
CharacterFrodo Baggins
The hobbit of the Shire who carried the One Ring across Middle-earth to Mount Doom and destroyed it.
CharacterSamwise Gamgee
Frodo’s loyal gardener and companion, who carried him — and, briefly, the Ring — to the end of the quest.
CharacterGollum
A Stoor-hobbit ruined by the One Ring, who guides Frodo and Sam toward Mordor and finally destroys the Ring by accident.
CharacterSauron
A Maia and former lieutenant of Morgoth, forger of the One Ring and the central antagonist of The Lord of the Rings.
Place
Artifacts
Sources
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.