Bilbo Baggins

Bilbo Baggins is the title character in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit and also a pivotal character in his Lord of the Rings. Bilbo never married, but rather adopted his orphaned nephew, Frodo Baggins (Son of Drogo Baggins) as his heir. He was the son of Bungo Baggins and Belledonna Took, and master of Bag End after his father.

Through much of the beginning of his life, he lived a quiet life in Hobbiton, a hobbit villiage. The Hobbit is the story of how he along with 12 dwarves and a wizard went on a difficult adventure and killed the dragon Smaug. A key point is this adventure was when Bilbo found a magic ring which could make him turn invisible.

After his 111th birthday party, Bilbo used this ring to disappear from his guests, before beginning his travels again. In his absence, Frodo received his inheritance of Bag End, Bilbo's possessions and finances, as well as The Ring.

Later it turned out that the ring was made by Sauron, and needed to be destroyed before Sauron got it back. The attempt to destroy it is the primary story in The Lord of The Rings.