The story of the Lord of the Rings, begins in the Shire—a part of Middle-earth. Frodo Baggins receives a magic Ring of Invisibility from his uncle Bilbo. Frodo learns that the ring has the power to control the entire world. A fellowship of Hobbits, Elves, Dwarfs, and Men is formed to destroy the ring by casting it into the volcanic fires of the Crack of Doom, where it was forged. They are opposed on their harrowing mission by the evil Sauron and his Black Riders.