Which hobbit does J.R.R. Tolkien make the Ring-bearer in The Lord of the Rings?

Frodo Baggins is the hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien makes the Ring-bearer in The Lord of the Rings.

Frodo inherits the One Ring from Bilbo Baggins and is entrusted with taking it from the Shire toward Rivendell. At the Council of Elrond, he accepts the task of carrying the Ring to Mordor, where it can be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom.

The journey makes Frodo central to the novel’s moral and historical conflict. The Ring is not merely a valuable object: it exerts power over its bearer and becomes increasingly difficult to surrender. Samwise Gamgee accompanies Frodo and provides essential practical and emotional support.

Bilbo was the Ring’s earlier major hobbit owner, but he is not the Ring-bearer for the central quest of The Lord of the Rings. Gollum also carries the Ring for centuries, yet Tolkien’s narrative specifically follows Frodo’s mission from the Shire to Mordor.