J.R.R. Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known for his classic fantasy works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The two main characters in The Hobbit are BILBO and Frodo Baggins. BILBO is a hobbit who embarks on a quest to reclaim a treasure from the dragon Smaug. Frodo is BILBO's nephew and the protagonist of The Lord of the Rings, who inherits the One Ring from BILBO and sets out on a quest to destroy it.