Have you read  The Lord of the Rings?
I sure have the Lord of the Rings, is a well heard of novel, by Tolkien!
It is a story about a Hobbit trying to destroy a ring that belongs to an evil being. 
Did do you know that the world they are in is considered the middle-earth which... Is also Nore for human inhabited world?
No, but that is very interesting.  Who are some main characters?
The hobbit, ofcourse!  I was say Frodo out of all  the characters, Sam, Legolas, Aragorn, etc...  Is the best!
When was it written?
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel "The Hobbit", but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.
The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist
evil" in connection with Frodo's struggles against the power of the One Ring. Tolkien has also said "Of course God is in The Lord of the Rings. The period was pre-Christian, but it was a monotheistic world" and when questioned who was the One God of Middle-earth, Tolkien replied "The one, of course! The book is about the world that God created – the actual world of this planet."
"The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" Norse influences.