Some people sacrifice things that are very important to them. They put other people ahead of themselves. These people are known to be heroes. In the novel, The Fellowship of the Ring, a hobbit that goes by the name of Frodo Baggins does just that. He leaves his homeland to protect his people from any harm that may come their way. He repeatedly tried to leave his friends behind, not because he doesn't like them, but because he doesn't want them to indulge in this threat. Fordo leaves his home because if he stayed his motherland would have been shattered by this evil chasing him.

The fellowship of the ring opens with Bilbo celebrating his 111 birthday. His heir Frodo receives the one ring from Bilbo before he leaves foe good. Bilbo doesn't give away the ring without some unwillingness to Gandalf the grey...