Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
Presents a look at the life and work of English author J.R.R. Tolkien, providing information on his childhood, his education, and his contribution to literature.
Good and evil forces join battle but the triumph of good is not absolute. The Third Age of Middle-earth ends, and the age of the dominion of Men begins.