John Howe, illustrator and artistic director, meets Nicolas Mezzalira at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall. On the trail of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and the Grail, he discovers the disturbing links between history and legend, which also inspired The Lord of the Rings.
The universe created by Tolkien is populated with fantastic beings and terrible creatures. Throughout the five stages of the documentary, In Search of the Hobbit reveals the sources of inspiration of the writer, who was also a professor specializing in ancient legends.