What is The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien about?

Answer 1

On a basic plot level, The Lord of the Rings is about a powerful Lord who managed to turn much of what was truly weak human will into an incredible ability to fight and destroy everything positive in his world. The plot of the story is how brave individuals sought to turn the tide and bring about that Lord's doom.

Tolkein called his books "applicable" as opposed to "allegorical" meaning that there is no set thematic meaning to the book and its story can be applied in parts or in whole to worldwide occurrences that are different to different people. There are strong themes about the value of diversity, teamwork, the environment, humility, valiance, and hopefulness. At the same time the book gives a harsh critique of industrialism, homogeneity, hegemony, discrimination, and belligerence.
The Lord of the Rings is about a hobbit called Frodo who was given a ring that held so much power that many evil people wanted it. Frodo had to destroy the ring in the one place that it could be destroyed, Mount Doom in Mordor. The book is all about Frodo's adventure to reach Mordor and the new friends and enemies he meets on the way.
The title of the novel "Lord of the Rings" refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who had in an earlier age created the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power as the ultimate weapon in his campaign to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth. From quiet beginnings in the Shire, a Hobbit land not unlike the English countryside, the story ranges across north-west Middle-earth, following the course of the War of the Ring through the eyes of its characters, notably the Hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck and Peregrin "Pippin" Took, but also the Hobbits' chief allies and travelling companions: Aragorn, a Human Ranger, Boromir, a Human nobleman, Gimli, a Dwarf warrior, Legolas, an Elven prince, and Gandalf, a Wizard.

Answer 2

The title of the book refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who had in an earlier age created the One Ring that rules the other Rings of Power as the ultimate weapon in his campaign to conquer and rule all of Middle-Earth.

Answer 3

Bilbo Baggins is the title character, The Hobbit. Hobbits (also known as Halflings or Perianath), in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, are a race of peaceful hole-dwelling creatures, bearing the appearance of men, but shorter (ranging from 2 - 4 feet tall), with curly hair, and thick-soled, hairy feet. They live in a region of Middle-Earth called the Shire, which is based on Old England.

Hobbits live peaceful lives and have a love for nature and they particularly enjoy food, ale and the smoking of pipe-weed. They have a mistrust of the world beyond the borders of their beloved Shire and they particularly dislike adventures.

One day, Bilbo is relaxing with some pipe-weed on the bench outside his cozy hole called Bag-End, when he has a strange meeting with a wizard known as Gandalf. The next day, to Bilbo's shock a company of thirteen Dwarves turn up unannounced at Bag-End led by their king, Thorin. With them is the mysterious wizard Gandalf.

After much persuasion and confusion, Bilbo joins the Dwarves on their journey to reclaim their lost Kingdom, the Lonely Mountain (or Erebor), and their stolen treasure from the evil dragon, Smaug.

Along the way they encounter trolls that want to eat them, goblins that try to kill them, get held prisoner by the beautiful Elves of the enchanted forest of Mirkwood that have an ancient history of dislike with the Dwarves, and befriend Beorn, a large shapeshifter who takes the form of both man and bear. At one point Bilbo becomes seperated from the company in the Misty Mountains and finds a strange golden ring that takes an instant hold on Bilbo. The ring belongs to Gollum, a bizarre and insane creature who desperately tries to reclaim it from Bilbo in a game of riddles. Eventually Bilbo wins the game and claims the ring, to Gollum's despair. In the sequel, the Lord of the Rings, this ring turns out to be more than just a golden band that turns one invisible. It is the One Ring of Power, the treasure of the dark lord Sauron.

Eventually after a giant battle in which Thorin is mortally wounded, the dwarves reclaim their lost kingdom and Bilbo returns to his peaceful life in the Shire with lots of gold, an infamous reputation amongst his fellow Hobbits, and a particularly un-Hobbitish taste for adventure.

Answer 4

The Lord of the Rings is a story about a place called middle earth, in middle earth the main regions are Mordor, Rohan, Gondor, The Shire, And the vast Eastern Plains and Deserts. The evil Lord of Mordor Forged 20 rings to "Unite" Middle Earth, 9 to mortal men, doomed to die, 3 to elf lords fair, 7 to Dwarves who delve deep, and one he forged in secret, to rule them all. on this ring the following is inscribed...

"One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, one ring to bring them into the dark and bind them"

into this ring, the dark lord Sauron poured his cruelty and his strength, and he waged war on all of middle earth, but there were some who resisted and stood, a vast alliance of men and elves drove back mordors forces to Mt. Doom, and waged a final battle, as the battle seemed won to the alliance, Sauron himself loomed onto the battle plains and destroyed the forces, the king of the men, Elendil, stood and was smote by the dark lord, Isildur, Elendils son, took his fathers broken blade, and cut the one ring off Saurons hand, the forces of mordor were scattered, and Isildur ventured to the top of Mt. Doom, to destroy the one ring, standing at the summit, he did not destroy it, but he took it for himself, and ventured far with the ring as his prize, Isildur was ambushed by a band of "Orcs" and was killed and cast into the Great River Anduin, and the ring was lost for thousands of years, until a creature came upon it, Gollum, and he coveted it for hundreds of years, in a cave, and the ring destroyed him and he forgot who he was, what bread tasted like, and the feeling of wind on his skin,

As the forces of Mordor Rose again, the ring left Gollum, and found a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins of the Shire, and so the ring was found......

Answer 5

Good vs Evil

(alternate answer) I would say that the theme of Lord of the Rings is the struggle of good vs. evil, but that is not the plot. The plot, which I can only present in a highly abbreviated version, is that our hero, Frodo Baggins, has inherited a ring from his cousin Bilbo, which as it turns out is a very powerful magical ring created by a 'fallen angel' named Sauron, and only by destroying this ring can the world (an imaginary world called Middle Earth) be saved from being conquered by Sauron, who has vast armies of monsters (called Orcs) at his disposal, among his other military assets. The ring can only be destroyed by a particular volcano, Mt. Doom (or Orodruin) which is in Sauron's realm, known as Mordor. Frodo undertakes a long and dangerous journey to Mordor, in constant danger from the agents of Sauron, but eventually he succeeds, and destroys the ring, and Sauron is defeated.

Answer 6

There is a powerful ring made by the dark lord, Sauron, which corrupts peoples' minds. To destroy the ring and save Middle-earth (where the story is set) a group of people (the fellowship of the ring, made up of an elf, a dwarf, 4 hobbits, 2 men and a wizard) set out to the kingdom of Mordor, the only place where the ring can be destroyed, in the fire where it was made. Throughout the journey the fellowship gets split up while fighting Sauron's servants (orc's), one of the men (Boromir) dies and 2 of the hobbits (Frodo and Sam) carry on to make it to Mordor while the rest of the group helps them by distracting the orcs and helping save other kingdoms. In the end the ring is destroyed, the other man (Aragorn) takes his rightful place as king of Gondor and Frodo and Bilbo (his uncle and main character in the prequel - The Hobbit) decide to leave Middle-earth and go with the elves to the Undying Lands.

Answer 7

... is a fantastic topic. I use it at least ten times a day, usually without realizing it.

Answer 8

The three film are based upon the book written by J.R.R.Tolkien ; the three films have the same names as the three books .