In my opinion there were many heroes and heroic deeds in the story. Each part has a separate hero as well. Till Rivendell, I would call Strider the main hero. Till the mines of Moria, Gandalf after which Aragorn again. Boromir dies a hero and so on. In the end the major heroes which stand above all others are Sam, Frodo, Aragorn and Gandalf.
Aragorn's main task was battles and fighting. Gandalf's was advice and stability. Frodo's to destroy the ring and Sam's to support Frodo. In my opinion, out of all these the only person who did much more than that was expected of him was Sam.
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