The Fellowship of the Ring , first volume in the trilogy that forms the famed fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings by J. Tolkien , whose academic grounding in Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, and Norse mythology helped shape his fictional world. During the party Bilbo announces his departure and disappears with the use of the magical ring that makes its wearer invisible; his discovery of the ring is chronicled in The Hobbit.

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It is the first part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy of films, based on the best-selling novel by J. The film tells the story of young hobbit Frodo Baggins who, accompanied by eight companions, embarks on a journey to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. The screenplay was first started by Fran Walsh , Philippa Boyens , and Peter Jackson in , and eventually it was reaching completion in tandem with its filming, on location in New Zealand. After the re-release of The Lion King and the re-release of Finding Nemo , it is currently the 68th highest-grossing film of all time. The film is the first Middle-earth film adaptation to be released, and the fourth in Middle-earth chronology. Sauron , the Dark Lord , has awakened and threatens to conquer Middle-earth.
Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings. The film is the first instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was produced by Barrie M. The Ring has found its way to the young hobbit Frodo Baggins. The fate of Middle-earth hangs in the balance as Frodo and eight companions who form the Fellowship of the Ring begin their journey to Mount Doom in the land of Mordor , the only place where the Ring can be destroyed.