Two characters that do fit Nietzsche's criteria of an Übermensch is Frodo and Aragord. Frodo Baggins is a member of the Fellowship. He is given the task of carrying the ring with the intention of destroying it. Frodo is the camel, weighted down by his burdens. By taking the ring, he shows the elves, the dwarfs, and the humans that hobbits can help save Middle Earth as well as they can. This changes how the others think of half-lings and help "create new values" along the way.
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Aragord was originally introduced as Strider, but eventually he was revealed as the heir of Isildur. His ancestors, while under the influence of the ring, reeked havoc. Even when they died, his line was said to be cursed with the desire to control the ring. However, when Frodo offered the ring to Aragord, he rejected it. Instead, telling Frodo that it was his and his alone. This displays the ideology of “the spirit now wills his own will, and he who had been lost to the world now conquers the world.”
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