As armies mass for a final battle, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo. Accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the wretched Gollum, he ventures into the dark heart of Mordor.

In the first part, The Lord of the Rings, a shy young hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits a simple gold ring that holds the secret to the survival--or enslavement--of the entire world.

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths.