what is the ring in the hobbit
How is The Hobbit connected to Lord of the Rings? The Hobbit (book, movies, and creative franchise) Let's start with the obvious, the ring. The one ring is the object that Tolkien uses to tie his initial stories about Middle Earth together; Bilbo finds it, leaves it for Frodo and then Frodo meanders off on a quest to destroy it. Although it started of as simply a ring (and not the ring), it nevertheless plays an important role in both stories.