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Bilbo Baggins

Bilbo Baggins
Hobbit
"Riddles in the Dark" by Daniel Govar
Biographical Data
Other names	Meet below
Position	Burglar, Band-bearer
Location	Handbag End, Hobbiton Rivendell Tol Eressëa
Affiliation	Thorin and Company
Language	Westron and Sindarin
Birth	22 September T.A. 2890[1]
Sailed westward	29 September T.A. 3021 (aged 131) Greyness Havens
Notable for	The Quest of Erebor Recovering the 1 Ring
Family
Family unit	Baggins
Parentage	Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took[ane]
Spouse	Never married
Children	None
Concrete Description
Gender	Male person
Superlative	Between 3' and three'6''
Hair colour	Brown, later White
Clothing	Dark-green velvet breeches, reddish or yellow waistcoat (with brass/gilt buttons), brown or greenish jacket, dark green hood and cloak, Mithril shirt, boots[2]
Weaponry	Sting
Gallery	Images of Bilbo Baggins

"Bilbo was very rich and very peculiar, and had been the wonder of the Shire for sixty years, ever since his remarkable disappearance and unexpected render."

― The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"

Bilbo Baggins was a Hobbit who lived in The Shire during the final years of the Third Age. His adventure with the dwarves Thorin and company earned him a fortune, and brought the One Band of Sauron back into knowledge.

Contents

• 1 Personality
• 2 History
  • two.ane Early life
  • 2.2 Quest of Erebor
    • two.ii.1 Across Eriador
    • 2.two.2 Over the Misty Mountains
    • two.2.three Beyond Wilderland
    • ii.ii.iv Encounter with the Dragon
    • ii.2.five Expiry of Smaug
    • 2.2.6 Boxing of the Five Armies and return journey
  • ii.iii Years betwixt
  • 2.4 Bilbo'due south Farewell Political party
  • 2.v Finish of the Tertiary Age
  • ii.half dozen Passage westward
• three Legacy
  • 3.1 Literary work
• 4 Etymology
• five Other names
• vi Genealogy
  • 6.i Family Tree of the Baggins of Hobbiton
  • 6.2 Family Tree Notes
• seven Portrayal in adaptations
  • 7.i Films
  • seven.two Radio series
  • seven.3 Video games
• 8 Notes
• 9 References

[edit] Personality

Before his adventures, Bilbo was considered a very prim and respectable Hobbit for his polite disposition and aversion to anything out of the ordinary. He had strict culinary and aseptic principles, existence often less than thrilled with the rough atmospheric condition of travel at showtime. Just, being the son of Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took, Bilbo had blood from two important Hobbit families, the Bagginses and the Tooks. Because of his audacious "Tookish side" (which was sometimes conflicting with his stay-at-dwelling "Baggins side"), Baggins was rather restless and "strange" for a Hobbit. Afterward his return from Erebor, he was regarded much less fondly than before by his fellow Hobbits, but paid them no heed. Though because himself happily retired from adventures, he oft left his home for many days to meet with one-time friends and strangers, including Dwarves.

Bilbo was noteworthy as the first ring-bearer in the history of Eye-earth to give upwards the Ane Band voluntarily; he surrendered the band to Frodo Baggins at Gandalf'south request.

[edit] History

[edit] Early life

Bilbo Baggins was born on September 22 by Shire Reckoning,^{[notation 1]} in the year 2890 of the Third Age, the son of Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took. He was a grandson of the Old Took.^[1]

During his youth Bilbo attended several parties during which he loved to heed to Gandalf'due south stories^[iii] near Dragons, Goblins and princesses and was impressed by the Wizard's fireworks. After the decease of his parents, respectively in T.A. 2926 and T.A. 2934, he inherited Handbag End. In the eyes of his neighbours, he originally seemed just like his father, a solid, sensible, unadventurous and respectable hobbit.^[4] Only when becoming older he started to become "foreign" and oft left his home for many days to meet with strangers, including Dwarves.

Eventually, Gandalf came to believe that Bilbo was the ideal person for an of import task he had at hand, for Bilbo was both small-sized and adventurous. Gandalf came to the Shire to visit him in T.A. 2941 simply he had disappeared over again considering of Elven new year.^[three]

[edit] Quest of Erebor

Gandalf managed to accost him on a morning, while he sat exterior his hobbit-pigsty. He reluctantly asked Gandalf for tea side by side twenty-four hours. Indeed Gandalf came back, bringing thirteen Dwarves with him. Offset came Dwalin, followed by Balin, adjacent were Fíli and Kíli, and so Dori, Nori, Ori, Óin and Glóin, and at concluding Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Thorin and Gandalf. The Dwarves remained in Bag End for supper and afterward sang a song about the Sack of Erebor and explained the reasons for their unannounced coming: the Dwarves begun a quest to reclaim the Lone Mountain (and its sizable hoard) from the Dragon Smaug and Gandalf had volunteered Bilbo to be the company's infiltrator. Even with the Dwarves' protests and Bilbo'south feeble objections, Gandalf convinced Thorin that Bilbo was the right person. Thus the Hobbit became the fourteenth member of the Company which left the Shire in T.A. 2941.^[4]

[edit] Across Eriador

The next mean solar day, after assembling at the Green Dragon, the company's journey to the Lone Mountain began. Thorin and company travelled through the Lone-lands along high hills and beside castles. Subsequently approximately one month, Gandalf disappeared. Oín and Gloín failed to make a fire during a rainy night, and Balin spotted a fire in the distance, which was rare in those regions, and sent Bilbo to investigate.

Bilbo saw three Trolls when he approached the camp burn. He tried to steal one of the Trolls' money purses but was discovered and captured by William, i of the trolls. He escaped the trolls but was helpless to prevent all the dwarves from being captured when they came looking for him. Gandalf, however, came in the nick of time and saved them all past imitating the Trolls' voices. This led to an argument between the Trolls, who argued until dawn, when the lord's day turned the Trolls to stone. Upon discovery of a troll cave, Gandalf and Thorin took 2 fine elvish swords from the Trolls' treasure. Bilbo discovered a small elvish blade, no longer than a small knife in size.^[5] He kept information technology with him for the residue of his adventure, wearing it inside his breeches.^[vi]

In June they came to Rivendell. During their visit Bilbo met Elrond, and became enchanted with the Elves. On midsummer eve Elrond inspected the swords of Thorin and Gandalf, and looked at Thrór'southward Map. Elrond explained that the swords were forged in Gondolin and were named Orcrist and Glamdring. When inspecting the map Elrond found Moon messages that spoke of the back door of Erebor, which read:^[7]

Stand by the grey rock when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's 24-hour interval volition shine upon the keyhole.
—J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Brusque Residuum"

[edit] Over the Misty Mountains

The side by side day the company left Rivendell^[7] and institute, with Elrond'due south communication, the correct style over the Misty Mountains, the High Pass. During a stormy nighttime the company took shelter in a dry cave. When everybody was sleeping, Goblins appeared and took their ponies to Goblin-town. At this moment Bilbo woke upward and after seeing that the ponies had disappeared, yelled. Goblins swarmed the cave and captured Bilbo and the dwarves. But cheers to Bilbo'due south yell, Gandalf awakened in fourth dimension and avoided capture. Bilbo and the dwarves were brought before the Neat Goblin. When he saw Thorin's sword, Orcrist, he was enraged and wanted to kill Thorin and his companions. But Gandalf came in time to save them and killed the Great Goblin. While escaping, Bilbo was carried by Dori. Merely when a goblin attacked Dori, he dropped Bilbo.^[8]

When Bilbo'due south consciousness returned he picked upwards a strange golden ring. Afterward wandering through the nighttime passages he came to the lake of Gollum. Gollum, desiring to swallow the hobbit but not willing to face his blade, engaged in a riddle contest. If Bilbo won, co-ordinate to the predetermined rules, Gollum would lead him to safety. If Gollum won, Bilbo would permit himself to be eaten. Every bit Bilbo saw no other way to escape, he agreed with Gollum's proposal.^[ix]

Bilbo won the contest past accident, wondering out loud as he fingered the ring he had picked up, "What accept I got in my pocket?" Gollum mistook this for a question, and Bilbo decided to stick to it. Gollum lost, but went back to his petty island to take the ring Bilbo had picked upward (as it was a magic ring) to turn himself invisible and impale the hobbit anyway. Simply of course the ring was not there, and Gollum, enraged, suddenly guessed that Bilbo had it. He chased Bilbo, simply Bilbo unwittingly used the ring and escaped his observe. Gollum led Bilbo to the eastern door of the goblin-tunnels, through which Bilbo departed in safety.^[9] Soon after leaving the caves Bilbo found his companions and used the Ring to skid past Balin, the wait-out. Balin was very impressed that he hadn't noticed Bilbo and his reputation among the dwarves increased. Bilbo told Gandalf and the dwarves near his encounter with Gollum and his escape, just he said nada of the ring. Thus he rejoined his swain adventurers.^[x]

The company had not journeyed long when they heard the howl of a Warg. On Gandalf'south order they climbed in a group of trees. Bilbo, however, was not able to climb in one of the trees:^[10]

He could not get into whatever tree, and was scuttling about from torso to trunk, like a rabbit that has lost its hole and has a dog after it.
—J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Out of the Frying-Pan into the Burn"

With the help of Dori, Bilbo managed to climb in i of the trees. Immediately thereafter, hundreds of Wargs arrived. Gandalf kept them at bay with pyrotechnical pinecones, merely eventually goblins came and set the trees on burn down. Fifty-fifty Gandalf had begun to despair when the Eagles of Gwaihir came to rescue them, taking Bilbo concluding. The Eagles brought them first to a wide shelf of rock on the mountain-side, where they spent the night,^[10] and then to the Carrock.^[11] Bilbo did non enjoy his experience being carried by his rescuers, patently suffering from a fearfulness of heights.^[10]

[edit] Across Wilderland

From the Carrock they came to Beorn'south Hall. Gandalf took merely Bilbo at kickoff, merely with a story introduced the dwarves in pairs of ii, convincing Beorn to invite them for dinner. Bilbo slept uneasily, fearing to be killed by Beorn, while the company spent the night in Beorn's hall. They remained in Beorn's hall, while Beorn had disappeared, for the next ii days. On the third twenty-four hour period of their stay Beorn returned and gave them mounts, bows, and stocks. He also provided them with council for their coming journey. They departed Beorn's business firm and traveled iii days before they arrived at the border of Mirkwood. Bilbo solitary (and perhaps Gandalf) noticed that a bear still followed them. At the edge of Mirkwood they returned the ponies, and Gandalf said good day to Bilbo and the Dwarves. Bilbo was saddened by Gandalf's parting.^[xi]

After many days' journey the visitor came to the Enchanted River. Bilbo noted that there was a boat at the other shore. Fíli threw an iron claw to grapple the boat and pulled it across the river toward them. The company crossed the river in pairs. While crossing the river, Bombur fell in. They rescued him, just he was asleep considering of the river's magic and had to exist carried on a litter. Eventually, the dwarves started to give up hope and sent Bilbo to climb a tree midway through the wood. Bilbo alleged he could meet merely copse, not realising they were at the bottom of a bowl formation. Giving up hope, the company noticed campfires of the feasting Wood-elves and, despite the warnings of Beorn and Gandalf, they left the route to contact the elves. However, whenever the company tried to contact them, they extinguished the fires, leaving a complete darkness in the forest, and disappeared suddenly. Thrice the dwarves tried to contact the Elves but all of their attempts failed. Subsequently their third attempt Bilbo lost his companions.^[12]

Later, a spider attacked Bilbo, who had fallen asleep. Bilbo woke up on fourth dimension to defend himself with his footling blade. He named his blade Sting after his first kill. Bilbo discovered that his companions had been captured by the spiders and stowed in their webs. Calling the spiders' names, he lured them away (with his band) and came back to rescue the Dwarves. When the spiders returned, the dwarves fought them in a long battle. Eventually, the company won with no serious injuries, but institute out that Thorin was missing. Unknown to Bilbo and the other Dwarves, he had been captured by the Wood-elves whose feasts they had interrupted.^[12] Shortly after the fight with the spiders the remaining members of the company were also captured and brought before Thranduil, king of Mirkwood. Bilbo, with his ring, escaped notice and thus capture. He followed the elves into the Elvenking'southward Halls, where the dwarves refused to tell their errand to Thranduil and were locked up.^[13]

Later, exploring the elven halls with the aid of his magic ring, Bilbo discovered that Thorin was also captured by Thranduil and devised a programme for the dwarves to escape. One day, Galion (Thranduil'due south butler) and the head of the baby-sit, were drunk, and Bilbo was able to steal the keys. He freed the Dwarves from their cells and packed them in barrels. His programme worked, with the dwarves being packed and launched into the Woods River. Poor Bilbo was forced to cling to the barrels, invisible, and grew cold and moisture.^[13]

He came upward again spluttering and clinging to the wood like a rat, but for all his efforts he could non scramble on top. Every time he tried, the barrel rolled round and ducked him under again. Information technology was really empty, and floated light equally a cork. Though his ears were full of h2o, he could hear the elves still singing in the cellar above.
—J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Barrels Out of Bond"

Upon reaching the Long Lake, Bilbo, with the assist of Thorin, Fili and Kili, searched for the barrels with Dwarves and freed them. They so went to Lake-town, where they received a warm welcome. The Master of Lake-town invited Thorin and his companions to the feast he'd organised. Despite the feigned hospitality of the Master of Lake-town and his people Bilbo had an atrocious cold and could hardly say anything during the banquet. The company stayed two weeks in Lake-town. They were given new ponies and provisions for many days, and they were brought, past boat, to the northern tip of the Long Lake.^[14]

[edit] Encounter with the Dragon

On their style again, the party came to the Lonely Mountain when autumn waned. Thorin sent Balin, Fíli, Kíli and Bilbo to spy the Front end Gate. Bilbo saw smoke coming out of the front end gate, which fabricated the party assume that Smaug was still live. They returned to their camp and at Bilbo's suggestion they started to search for the Back Door at the western slopes of the Lonely Mount. Eventually, the company discovered the back door. But none of them were able to open it, and Bilbo sabbatum for days on the doorstep, thinking. Soon the dwarves began to mumble about the hobbit, only Bilbo finally solved the riddle of the thrush knocking at the last light of Durin's Day:^[15]

At the very moment he heard a sharp crack backside him. There on the grey stone in the grass was an enormous thrush, nigh coal black, its pale yellow chest freckled with dark spots. Fissure! It had caught a snail and was knocking it on the stone. Crack! Crack!
Suddenly Bilbo understood. Forgetting all danger he stood on the ledge and hailed the dwarves, shouting and waving.
—J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "On the Doorstep"

The dwarves found that he was right, and with the fundamental managed to open the passage.^[15] Bilbo was, of course, elected to enter the passage first, taking only Balin with him. Soon Balin halted, but Bilbo went on, finding Smaug's lair and stealing a single jewelled cup earlier returning. While the Dwarves passed the retrieved treasure to each other and praised Bilbo for his deed, they heard the mountain rumbling. Bilbo had done ill in this, Smaug had awoken and was raged when he missed his loving cup. Smaug ravaged the mountain and the dwarves were forced to hide in the tunnel, though they lost their ponies. Despite their grumbling, the dwarves had begun to rely on Bilbo's advice for their form of activity, and agreed to wait. Bilbo before long decided, however, to return and try and find a weakness in Smaug. Slipping on his ring, he approached the dragon'south hoard.^[16]

Gandalf had indeed done well in choosing Bilbo, for the erstwhile worm did not recognise Bilbo's odour, neither could come across him, and was puzzled. Nevertheless he sensed the hobbit's presence, and challenged him. Knowing that it would exist unwise to reveal his truthful proper noun or stay quiet, Bilbo replied with a series of riddles, which no dragon can resist puzzling out. Bilbo gave himself a series of names such as "Ringwinner" and "Luckwearer", referring to his adventures on the way to the Mountain. Condign pleased with his riddling, i of the names Bilbo conferred upon himself was "Butt-rider", and flattered the dragon:^[16]

"Well, thief! I aroma you and I experience your air. I hear you exhale. Come up along! Help yourself once more, there is plenty and to spare!"
But Bilbo was non quite so unlearned in dragon-lore as all that, and if Smaug hoped to get him to come nearer so hands he was disappointed. "No give thanks you, O Smaug the Tremendous!" he replied.
"I did not come for presents. I only wished to have a look at you and see if you were truly as great equally tales say. I did not believe them."
"Do you now?" said the dragon somewhat flattered, even though he did not believe a word of it.
"Truly songs and tales fall utterly brusk of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities," replied Bilbo.
"You have nice manners for a thief and a liar," said the dragon.
—J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Inside Information"

This confrontation did non concluding especially long, for Bilbo tricked Smaug into showing his underside. Bilbo and then saw the gap in the dragon's hard scales, an unprotected place. Bilbo, upon seeing this, cracked a joke and hastily departed, and for this was nearly burned to decease. All the same, he escaped and recovered, and told the dwarves what he had learned. This indirectly aided the visitor, for a thrush overheard, and this would bear witness beneficial in the end.^[16]

[edit] Death of Smaug

As darkness fell, Bilbo urged the dwarves to close the door for fearfulness of Smaug's vengeance. Reluctantly, simply at concluding, they gave in. Just equally the door closed, Smaug ravaged the side of the mountain, blocking up the door and destroying the doorstep. However, by mentioning the give-and-take "Barrel-rider", Bilbo had led Smaug to believe that the company had been aided by the people of Laketown.^[sixteen] Thus, Smaug wreaked his vengeance on Laketown. Smaug destroyed the town, simply i company of archers, led by Bard, resisted the dragon. When only one arrow, the Black Pointer, remained, a Thrush, who had overheard Bilbo talking about the unprotected patch of Smaug'southward skin, fluttered around Bard's shoulder. The Thrush passed his knowledge on to Bard who, armed with the cognition, shot Smaug dead. Smaug cruel onto the town, which was devastated by the dragon's set on, but Bard survived and swam to the shores of the lake. There, Bard, an heir of Girion of Dale, was proclaimed by the people to exist king of restored Dale. Bard summoned Thranduil to aid rebuild Laketown and Dale in render for function of the treasure. The armies of Mirkwood and Lake-town joined together and marched to the Lonely Mountain to have their share of the treasure.^[17]

Meanwhile, in the Lonely Mountain, Bilbo and the dwarves decided to audit the hoard while Smaug was away. During this time Bilbo stumbled across a gigantic and beautiful gem. Recalling an earlier chat, Bilbo realised that it was the famous Arkenstone, but felt strangely reluctant to give it up. Instead, he put it in his pocket and continued on. Afterward a song and gathering of treasure, Thorin gave Bilbo a cute coat of mithril equally the first reward for his services. Thorin led the party to the front gate, and then Balin led them to the guardroom, where they sheltered.^[eighteen]

Subsequently Bilbo and his companions awoke the next morning they found that many birds, including the aforementioned Trush, assembled at the Alone Mount. Although the Thrush tried to say something to the visitor, none of them could understand him. Therefore the Thrush summoned the raven Roäc, who was able to speak Westron. Roäc told Bilbo and the dwarves about the events in Lake-boondocks and told Thorin about the approaching armies. He counseled them to brand peace with Bard and Thranduil, though it toll them dearly in gold. Thorin rejected this communication and announced that he would not share the treasure with anyone. Then, Thorin sent Roäc equally a messenger to his nephew Dáin, lord of the Iron Hills, to request aid. The side by side days they made preparations and blocked the gate with a wall, while they received news from the ravens.^[xix]

[edit] Battle of the Five Armies and return journey

When Bard and Thranduil came to the Forepart gate, Thorin harshly responded in polite words to Bard. Bard's reasoning did footling for the stubborn King nether the Mountain and Thorin rejected Bard's proposal to share the treasure.^[19] Bilbo feared war, and to prevent this gave the Arkenstone into the hands of Bard for negotiation. With the praise of Bard, Thranduil, and Gandalf he returned, merely to exist rejected and bandage away for his human action by Thorin. But Bilbo was successful in that Thorin was willing to negotiate, and war was prevented temporarily.

And yet war did come up. Dáin 2 Ironfoot, at the summons of Thorin, came from the Iron Hills with an army of Dwarves. Bard refused to let the dwarves enter the mountain, which would mean a long and nearly certainly unsuccessful siege. Just just equally boxing was about to exist joined, Gandalf called them all to be wary of the new coming danger - the alliance of Wargs and Goblins against them. Dáin, Bard, and Thranduil took council together, and decided upon a strategy of defending the slopes of the Lonely Mount. So the enemy came. Thus was the Boxing of V Armies fought.

During the battle Bilbo stood with Thranduil and Gandalf on Ravenhill. As the boxing went against the Men, Dwarves, and Elves, Bilbo reflected gloomily on the ingloriousness of war and the bitterness of the terminate. But then the Eagles of Gwaihir came, and Beorn besides, and the battle was won. Just Bilbo did not come across this event, for a falling rock knocked him out. Invisible as he was, his bruised torso was not discovered until the next day. Bilbo then bade cheerio to the mortally wounded Thorin and his other friends.

The victors divided the treasure and Bard took Bilbo'due south fourteenth share of the gilt and silver in return for the Arkenstone. Bilbo, despite having forfeited his share, was offered a rich reward but refused to take more than two small-scale chests of gold and silver. When Bilbo and Gandalf bid farewell to Thranduil Bilbo gave him a necklace of silvery and pearls. Thranduil gave the hobbit the title "Elf-friend" then he returned with Gandalf to the Shire. There he discovered that he was believed expressionless, and an auction was going on of his house and possessions. He bought back his own things, and settled over again peacefully into Bag End.

[edit] Years between

Bilbo lived on in health and comfort. He was considered somewhat of an oddity, because of his unexplained wealth and his travelling nature and also considering he stopped growing quondam at fifty, these of course having their caption in his previous adventure.^[twenty]

Occasionally he received strange visitors; dwarves or Gandalf, or he oft left the Shire for journeys from time to time. Other hobbits looked at him with amazement and suspicion, merely his generous and kind nature put him high in the regard of those who knew him all-time especially the poorest and less significant hobbits.^[20]

Although he had no close friends, he maintained visiting relations with his relatives (except the Sackville-Bagginses) and especially favored young Frodo Baggins, his cousin from both the side of his father and mother; and with whom they shared aforementioned altogether. Frodo was an orphan living in Brandy Hall, crowded with queer Bucklander relatives, until T.A. 2989 when Bilbo adopted Frodo as his heir, and raised him in Bag End. Together they celebrated lively their common birthdays and Bilbo was notorious for his (inevitable) after-dinner speeches, reciting boring poetry and, after drinking, allusions to his absurd adventures.^[20] The ii went often out for long walks along the lanes of the H2o-valley and talked virtually gamble; they were often seen by Wandering Companies of Elves (although the hobbits did non run into them). When they returned home Bilbo frequently told Frodo that the Road is like a big dangerous river and all porches are its "springs" and all paths are its "tributaries".^[21]

Most of his time was spent reading, writing his memoirs, which only Frodo was allowed to read, writing poetry, translating Elvish and avoiding his nasty relatives. Young Sam Gamgee started helping his begetter tending the garden, whom Bilbo taught reading and writing and too some verse and lore,^[20] such as The Fall of Gil-galad (which Sam wrongly believed Bilbo composed himself).^[22]

Despite his health and youthfulness, Bilbo himself began to feel stretched and thin. As time passed and he used his magic ring (and perhaps because of Sauron's growing power), his mind was preoccupied with it, frequently worrying if it is safe and checking on it; once he tried locking it somewhere but he couldn't relax if it wasn't in his pocket, and wanted to utilize it more often. Sometimes he felt it like "an eye" watching on him.^[xx]

[edit] Bilbo's Cheerio Political party

At last, in September of T.A. 3001, Bilbo threw a thousand party for his 111th birthday (which happened to exist shared with Frodo) that was long prepared and Bilbo became the favorite matter of gossip for the region. During this political party he did a vanishing act with his ring and sneaked to Bag Cease. He only took with him a volume that he was composing, his sword Sting, his mithril coat, and a dark greenish hood and cloak which had been given to him by Dwalin years before. He attempted to leave the Band for Frodo, along with Bag End and the rest of his possessions, simply had an internal struggle; he left it only thank you to the urging of Gandalf, and Bilbo was the get-go ringbearer to give up the I Band in this style. Three Dwarven companions were working on his goodbye gifts, and left for the east with them.^[twenty]

On his fashion to the eastward he passed through Woody End and said farewell to Gildor and other Elves at their encampment higher up Woodhall.^[23] The side by side yr he visited Rivendell and became a guest of Elrond^[24] and plainly he met Gildor one time more again around at that place.^{[23] [annotation 2]}

[edit] End of the 3rd Age

He lived a very pleasant life of retirement in Rivendell: eating, sleeping, writing poetry, and working on his memoir, There and Back Again and wrote a book called Translations from the Elvish.

When Frodo came to Rivendell seventeen years later, they reunited in the Hall of Fire. While alone, Bilbo mentioned his old ring to Frodo, wishing to run across it, but Frodo refused and a shadow fell upon the 2. Bilbo briefly turned into a fleshy figure, though he quickly apologized. Before long afterwards Bilbo finishes composing (with Aragorn; whom he calls the Dúnadan) the Song of Eärendil.^[25]

Bilbo attended the Quango of Elrond, offer to take the Ring to Mountain Doom. Nevertheless this task barbarous to the younger Frodo, and in goodbye Bilbo gave him Sting and his sometime mithril glaze, both of which served Frodo well in the struggles to come.

The War of the Ring was fought far from where Bilbo dwelt, just successfully, and in the end Frodo returned home. Because of the Band'southward destruction, that prolonged his life, Bilbo started ageing again; as Arwen told to Frodo later, Bilbo started looking ancient according to his kind.^[26]

[edit] Passage w

Two years later on, however, Bilbo every bit a sometime ringbearer accompanied Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, and certain Elves to the Grayness Havens, there to take ship for the Westward, on 29 September, T.A. 3021. He had already celebrated his 131st birthday, becoming the oldest Hobbit in the history of Heart-earth. As a mortal, he died in the West.

While sailing west, Bilbo composed a last poem looking back on Heart-world in farewell.

[edit] Legacy

Already an eccentric during his life in Hobbiton, the disappearance of the "Mad Baggins" was a long-lasting discussion around the Shire. Many speculated that he got mad and seeking adventures he plant his death in a river or pool, with Gandalf beingness responsible for not letting him settle downwards. Meanwhile Frodo, knowing that he is alive and well somewhere, continued to honour Bilbo's birthday along with his, every year.^[27] Bilbo thus was one of the many legendary hobbits that were incited by Gandalf to seek adventures; and other hobbit figures of traditions (such as his uncles Hildifons and Isengar^[28] or Basso Boffin) that were taken by the 'wandering-madness', either lost for always, or returning to remain eccentric and uncommunicable.^[29]

Many years after his 2d "disappearance" he became a fireside-story for hobbit-children, a legendary effigy who used to vanish magically and reappear with bags of treasure.^[27]

Sam Gamgee named his tenth child Bilbo after his hero.^[xxx]

[edit] Literary work

"...there is much else that may be told." — Glóin
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• There and Back Over again
• Translations from the Elvish
  • The Fall of Gil-galad
• Errantry
• Upon the Hearth the Fire is Crimson (poem assault an old tune)
• The Human being in the Moon Stayed Upwards Too Late
• Song of Eärendil (with Aragorn)

[edit] Etymology

Within the legendarium, "Bilbo" represents a translation of the original Hobbitish Bilba.^[31]

John D. Rateliff has suggested that the proper name Bilbo is very likely a proper name invented by Tolkien, a "curt, simple, fabricated-up name appropriate for a hero of a children's volume or calorie-free-hearted fantasy story".^[32]

It has also been noted by Jim Allan that bilbo is a kind of Castilian sword deriving its proper noun from Bilbao. The element bil ("sword") is establish in some Germanic names (such every bit Bilihar).^[33]

According to the Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Lexicon, a dictionary of Old English, the element bil refers to either a farming or military blade, significant in that it must accept ii edges.^[34] The element bó, equivalent to bá, means both.^[35]

[edit] Other names

• Barrel-rider, given by himself during his conversation with Smaug, used likewise by the dragon.^[sixteen]
• Bilba Labingi , the original Hobbitish proper noun for "Bilbo Baggins".^[31]
• Burglar, given past Gandalf, which he wrote in Bilbo'due south door.^[4]
• Child of the Kindly W, given past Thorin Two Oakenshield.^[36]
• Clue-finder, given by himself during his chat with Smaug.^[16]
• Elf-friend, given past Thranduil.^[36]
• Luckwearer, given by himself during his conversation with Smaug.^[16]
• Mad Baggins, start given by Rorimac Brandybuck subsequently Bilbo disappeared all of a sudden from his Birthday Party.^[37] It later became the proper noun of a favourite graphic symbol of legend who would vanish with a bang and a wink, only to reappear with numberless of jewels and gold.^[38]
• Mr. Lucky Number, given by Smaug.^[16]
• Bilbo the Magnificent, given past Thranduil.^[36]
• Band-bearer, for his bearing of the I Ring.
• Ringwinner, given by himself during his conversation with Smaug.^[16]
• Stinging Wing, given by himself during his conversation with Smaug.^[xvi]
• Thief, from Gollum afterward Bilbo stole the One Ring. Smaug besides used information technology after he stole a cup.^[nine]
• Spider web-cutter, given past himself during his chat with Smaug.^[sixteen]

[edit] Genealogy

[edit] Family Tree of the Baggins of Hobbiton

Showing the prominent members of the Baggins association.^[39] The figures afterwards the names are those of nativity (and death where that is recorded). A dashed line indicates marriage, or when extended vertically, indicates a line of descent with one or more than generations not shown. Names in italics signify those who attended Bilbo's Goodbye Party on 22 September S.R. 1401. Names in parentheses represent significant hobbits related to the Baggins.

[edit] Family unit Tree Notes

1. ↑ Of Handbag Finish, left the Shire in Due south.R. 1421 and said to have passed over the bounding main
2. ↑ Drogo and Primula went boating on the Brandywine River and drowned together.
3. ↑ Murdered by Gríma Wormtongue
4. ↑ Left the Shire in S.R. 1421 and said to have passed over the sea

[edit] Portrayal in adaptations

Bilbo Baggins in adaptations

[edit] Films

1966: The Hobbit (1966 motion picture):

Many characters are omitted, and Bilbo takes over the roles of several. He causes the "Groans" (substitutes for the trolls) to quarrel, and he kills the dragon Slag with the Arkenstone. At the end, he marries the princess of Dale.^[43]

1977: The Hobbit (1977 moving picture):

Orson Bean was the vocalization of Bilbo.

1978: The Lord of the Rings (1978 picture show):

Norman Bird was the voice of Bilbo, and Baton Barty the body double. Although Bilbo returned to physical crumbling after giving up the ring, when nosotros see Bilbo again in Rivendell, he has not physically anile.

1980: The Return of the Male monarch (1980 film):

Orson Bean reprised his role as Bilbo. He lives in Rivendell, and listens to the tale of Frodo of the Ix Fingers. Some archive footage from Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit is likewise shown at the start of the motion picture.

1985: The Fairytale Adventures of Mr. Baggins, the Hobbit (1985 film):

Mikhail Danilov played Bilbo.

2001-03: The Lord of the Rings (film series):

Bilbo is played by Ian Holm, who also played Frodo Baggins in the radio series 20 years before. Although the book states that he didn't visibly age after finding the Ring, Holm portrays Bilbo somehow older than he should look. In his brief appearance in the Prologue showing the finding of the Ring, he is bearded to look younger.

2012-14: The Hobbit (motion-picture show series):

Ian Holm reprised his role as an older Bilbo,^[44] whilst the younger Bilbo was portrayed past Martin Freeman.^[45] A clarification of Bilbo in The Hobbit films was released by the studio:

Similar all Hobbits, Bilbo Baggins is fond of his comfy existence; all he needs to exist happy is a full pantry and a expert volume. When the Wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves unexpectedly appear on Bilbo's doorstep and invite him to join them on a dangerous take a chance, Bilbo'southward life changes forever. Initially sceptical of the invitation, Bilbo'south spirit of adventure leads him to join the Company of Thorin Oakenshield and become the "burglar" required to complete their quest to outwit a ferocious dragon and reclaim the Dwarves' stolen treasure. To everyone'southward surprise, including his own, Bilbo's wit and backbone prove that there is indeed more than to this Hobbit than meets the heart.
—Warner Bros.^[46]

[edit] Radio series

1955: The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio serial):

The voice of Bilbo is provided past Felix Felton.

1968: The Hobbit (1968 radio series):

Bilbo is portrayed by Paul Daneman, and several times, when he introduces himself, he spells out his terminal name ("B-A-GG-I-N-S").

1979: The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series):

The vox of Bilbo is provided past Ray Reinhardt.

1979: The Hobbit (1979 radio serial):

The voice of Bilbo is provided by Ray Reinhardt.

1980: Der Hobbit (1980 German radio series):

Bilbo is played by Horst Bollman.

1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):

Bilbo is portrayed by John Le Mesurier.

1989: Hobit (1989 Slovak radio series):

The voice of Bilbo Baggins is provided by Peter Bzdúch.

1992: Der Herr der Ringe (1992 German radio series):

Bilbo is played by Klaus Herm.

2001-2003: Pán prsteňov (2001-2003 Slovak radio serial):

The voice of Bilbo Baggins is provided by Marián Labuda. Though Bilbo appears every bit a grapheme in the aforementioned scenes he does in the novel's narrative, his primary part is that of an omniscient, overarching narrator of the entire series. This is portrayed as Bilbo reading from and commenting on the State of war of the Ring while writing new chapters in the Red Book of Westmarch. There is a slightly metafictional or postmodern tone to Bilbo's narration, as he occassionally breaks the fourth wall and addresses his nephew Frodo (and sometimes other characters from the Fellowship) directly, with Frodo or the other characters sometimes equally breaking the fourth wall and briefly responding to Bilbo. Until his journey to the Grey Havens at the finish of the story, Bilbo spends nearly its entirety in Rivendell (from where he narrates and writes the Carmine Volume and notes for it). The prologue about hobbits and the events of his 111th altogether are briefly summarized by Bilbo at the start of the first episode and then the activity shifts towards Frodo and Gandalf, and so to Frodo and his three hobbit companions.

[edit] Video games

1982: The Hobbit (1982 video game):

Bilbo Baggins is the main character of the game. Together with his companion, Thorin, he travels to the Lonely Mount. There they plunder Smaug'south lair.^[47]

1990: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game):

Bilbo Baggins beginning appear in the introduction of the game, in which Bilbo'south Farewell Political party appears.

Bilbo makes a second appeareance in Rivendell, where he tin exist plant in the bedrooms. He asks the histrion about the Ring and gives him Sting and a Mithril mail.^[48]

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

The first fourth dimension that the game references to Bilbo is during the introduction, when Gandalf mentions that Bilbo won the Ring from Gollum.^[49] He also makes an advent in Rivendell, after the Council of Elrond. When Frodo comes to say good day he gives him Sting and his Mithril shirt.^[50] He is voiced by Jim Piddock.

2003: The Hobbit (2003 video game):

Bilbo is the main protagonist and the titular playable graphic symbol of the game. The story of The Hobbit is adapted rather faithfully, but many additional side-adventures for Bilbo are present, involving him killing multiple enemies. He performs several quests in the Shire before reaching Green Dragon, saves an elf named Lianna in Troll cave, rescues a Dwarf named Balfor from Goblin-Boondocks, uncovers a treachery among men of Lake-Town and helps Dwarves restore ancient working of Erebor, amidst other things. He is portrayed with red hair and is voiced past Michael Beattie.

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Bilbo is a non-playable graphic symbol, who resides at the Final Homely Firm in Rivendell. The thespian can find him at the Hall of Burn down, chatting with Lindir. Among other things, he sends the players to Goblin-Town with a task to verify several directions and turns in the place, which he had forgotten, but requires for the book he is writing.

2010: The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest:

Bilbo appears in Rivendell.

2011: The Lord of the Rings: State of war in the North:

Bilbo is nowadays in Rivendell, where players can discuss with him various topics at different stages of the story.

Notes

1. ↑ How the engagement of Bilbo's (and Frodo'due south) birthday corresponds with our calendar is a matter of fence. Appendix D of The Lord of the Rings says that our New year's Twenty-four hours (Jan i) corresponds "more than or less" to the Shire'due south "January nine", and in standard years our September 14 and the Shire's "September 22" both autumn 256 days after that date. However, Appendix D besides says that the Shire calendar's "Midyear's Mean solar day" is "intended to correspond as nearly as possible to the summer solstice." In the Shire calendar, "September" (Halimath) 22 is 83 days after Midyear's Solar day. If nosotros take the summer solstice to be our June 21, and then Bilbo's and Frodo's birthday must be 83 days after, which is our September 12.
2. ↑ Gildor says he met Bilbo a second time far from the Shire, and as Gildor presumably is one of the Elves of Rivendel, it'southward possible they met at or near Rivendell.

References

1. ↑ ^{one.0 one.1 one.2} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 27, (dated March or April 1938)
3. ↑ ^{iii.0 3.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Quest of Erebor"
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.i 4.2} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Roast Mutton"
6. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Riddles in the Nighttime"
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.i} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Short Rest"
8. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Over Hill and Nether Hill"
9. ↑ ^{9.0 ix.i nine.ii} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Riddles in the Dark"
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.iii} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire"
11. ↑ ^{11.0 xi.i} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Queer Lodgings"
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Flies and Spiders"
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.one} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Barrels Out of Bond"
14. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Warm Welcome"
15. ↑ ^{15.0 fifteen.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "On the Doorstep"
16. ↑ ^{sixteen.00 sixteen.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 sixteen.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 xvi.09 16.ten} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Within Information"
17. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Burn down and H2o"
18. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Not at Home"
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.ane} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Gathering of the Clouds"
20. ↑ ^{20.0 twenty.1 20.2 xx.three 20.4 twenty.5} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
21. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
22. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Pocketknife in the Night"
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
24. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Historic period"
25. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Band, "Many Meetings"
26. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Many Partings"
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.i} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past"
28. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
29. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
30. ↑
31. ↑ ^{31.0 31.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Ii. The Appendix on Languages", pp. 48-50
32. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit: 1-volume Edition, pp. 47-8
33. ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Etymological Excursion", p. 184
34. ↑ "BIL", Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (accessed 25 August 2015)
35. ↑ "bó", Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (accessed 25 August 2015)
36. ↑ ^{36.0 36.ane 36.ii} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "The Return Journey"
37. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Long-expected Party"
38. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past"
39. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"
40. ↑ ^{xl.0 xl.1} J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Chief Days from the Fall of Barad-dûr to the Finish of the Tertiary Age"
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42. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Render of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire"
43. ↑ "The Hobbit.mp4" dated 5 Jan 2012, YouTube (accessed ten January 2012)
44. ↑ Peter Jackson, "One comment that..." dated 22 April 2011, Facebook (accessed 23 Dec 2011)
45. ↑ Peter Jackson, "Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit" dated 20 March 2011, Facebook (accessed 23 Dec 2011)
46. ↑ Warner Bros., "Hobbit Movies" dated 7 September 2012, Apple iPhone/iPad App (accessed 19 September 2012)
47. ↑ Phil Garratt, "Software Review: The Hobbit", WorldOfSpectrum.com (accessed 23 December 2011)
48. ↑ Chris Wallner, "Lord Of The Rings: Book 1 - Walkthrough", thecomputershow.com (accessed 2 March 2012)
49. ↑ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Band (video game), Introduction
50. ↑ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), Rivendell

Members of Thorin and Company
Thorin · Balin · Dwalin · Fíli · Kíli · Dori · Nori · Ori · Óin · Glóin · Bifur · Bofur · Bombur · Gandalf · Bilbo Baggins

Road of Thorin and Company

Handbag End · Green Dragon · The Shire · Lone-lands · Concluding Bridge · Trollshaws · Trolls' Cave · Rivendell · High Pass · Front Porch · Goblin-town · Goblin-gate · Hawkeye's Eyrie · Carrock · Beorn's Hall · Wilderland · Forest Gate · Elf-path · Mirkwood · Elvenking'southward Halls · Forest River · Lake-town · Long Lake · River Running · Desolation of the Dragon · Ravenhill · Back Door · Alone Mountain · Great Hall of Thráin

Ring-bearers of the 1 Ring
Sauron (S.A. 1600 - 3441) · Isildur (Southward.A. 3441 - 25 September, T.A. 2) · Déagol (c. 2463) · Sméagol (c. 2463 - 2941) · Bilbo Baggins (2941 - 22 September, 3001) · Frodo Baggins (22 September, 3001 - thirteen March, 3019) · Samwise Gamgee (13 March, 3019 - 14 March, 3019) · Frodo Baggins (xiv March, 3019 - 25 March, 3019) · Gollum (25 March, T.A. 3019)
Also briefly held the Ring: Gandalf (13 Apr, T.A. 3018) · Tom Bombadil (27 September, T.A. 3018)

Attendees of the Council of Elrond
Aragorn · Bilbo Baggins · Frodo Baggins · Boromir · Elrond · Erestor · Galdor · (Samwise Gamgee) · Gandalf · Gimli · Glóin · Glorfindel · Legolas

The Hobbit film serial
Source textile: The Hobbit · The Lord of the Rings
Films	An Unexpected Journey (extended edition)· The Desolation of Smaug (extended edition) · The Battle of the Five Armies (extended edition)
Music	An Unexpected Journey (Special Edition) · The Desolation of Smaug (Special Edition) · The Battle of the V Armies (Special Edition) · "Song of the Lone Mountain" · "I See Fire" · "The Last Cheerio"
Tie-in books	An Unexpected Journey	Official Movie Guide · Visual Companion · Movie Storybook · Almanac 2013 · Chronicles: Fine art & Design · Chronicles: Creatures & Characters · The Earth of Hobbits
	The Desolation of Smaug	Official Moving picture Guide · Visual Companion · Picture show Storybook · Annual 2014 · Chronicles: Fine art & Design · Chronicles: Cloaks & Daggers · Smaug: Unleashing the Dragon · Activity Book · Sticker Book · Ultimate Sticker Collection
	The Battle of the Five Armies	Official Movie Guide · Visual Companion · Picture Storybook · Annual 2015 · Chronicles: Art & Pattern · Chronicles: The Fine art of War · Activity Volume
Video games	Lego The Hobbit · Kingdoms of Middle-earth
Characters	Bilbo · Thorin · Gandalf · Balin · Fíli · Kíli · Dwalin · Dori · Nori · Ori · Óin · Glóin · Bifur · Bofur · Bombur · Smaug · Radagast · Elrond · Galadriel · Saruman · Azog · Bolg · Thranduil · Legolas · Tauriel · Bard · Bain · Tilda · Sigrid · Main of Lake-town · Alfrid · Dáin Ironfoot · Necromancer · Bert · William · Tom · Beorn · Thráin · Thrór · Goblin King · Gollum · Frodo

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