The Fellowship of the Ring follows the perilous journey of a hobbit, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the One Ring from Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm). Joined by a fellowship of eight other members, including Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin), Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), Boromir (Sean Bean), and Meriadoc Brandybuck (Dominic Monaghan) and Peregrin Took (Billy Boyd), they embark on a quest to destroy the Ring in the fires of Mount Doom.