The Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, a group of humans, dwarfs and elves set out on a journey to destroy the ring to rule them all and therefore forever banish the evil out of this world.
During their travels, the fellowship encounters all sorts of puzzles, intrigues and literal fights to the death. Sounds pretty meh, to be honest.