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More deer appear, and the dwarves use all their arrows trying to kill one. Bilbo and the dwarves travel on, hungry and discouraged, through the forest of Mirkwood, carrying the sleeping Bombur. Bilbo tries to find where the forest ends by climbing a tree to survey, but they are in a valley and he cannot see above the tops of the surrounding trees.
- Summary: Chapter 2
- Summary: Chapter 3
- Analysis: Chapters 2 & 3
Bilbo wakes up rather late the morning after Gandalf’s visit. He is surprised—and a little relieved—to see that the dwarves have left without him. He is just sitting down to a quiet breakfast when Gandalf enters and rushes him off to the Green Dragon Inn, in Bywater, where Thorin and the rest of the dwarves have been waiting to begin their journey....
As the company sets off the next morning, Gandalf explains that he has checked the road ahead up to the last safe stop along their way. This stop is Rivendell, a city of elves located just beyond the Edge of the Wild, near the foothills of the Misty Mountains, which the company will have to pass. As the company approaches Rivendell, a number of elv...
Bilbo’s impulsive bravery in the troll camp—including his burglarlike attempt to steal a money purse—begins his figurative transformation from an introvert to an adventurer. Though Bilbo is relieved when he thinks the dwarves have gone on without him, by the end of Chapter 2, he has already begun to prove Gandalf’s claim that there is more to Bilbo...
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In the morning, the eagles carry the travelers to a large rock, the Carrock. Gandalf tells Bilbo and the dwarves that he must leave them soon. He takes them to see Beorn the skin-changer, who farms a vast property some distance away. He is called skin-changer because he can change himself into a bear. Gandalf introduces himself and Bilbo to ...
The Hobbit: plot summary. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit (a species of small creature which Tolkien invented) who lives in Bag End, in the rural loveliness of The Shire. The wizard Gandalf turns up one day, accompanied by thirteen dwarves, who are on a mission to reclaim their gold, as well as their kingdom, from beneath the Lonely Mountain.
Jan 17, 2023 · 2012-2014: The Hobbit (film series): Unlike the book, there are multiple black arrows. They first appear in a flashback showing Girion trying to shoot down Smaug during his attack on Dale. The next appearance is in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, in the house of Bard, where he has
Chapter 1. The wizard Gandalf invites the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to go on an adventure. Bilbo declines but invites him to come to tea the following day. Next afternoon, Gandalf and thirteen dwarves come to Bilbo's place and share their adventurous plan and a map with him. The head dwarf, Thorin, wants Bilbo's help as a "burglar" to reclaim his ...
The forest, with its darkness and lurking giant insects, is like the opposite of a home. Eventually, the group comes to a stream, and sees a boat on the opposite side. Remembering Beorn ’s advice, they don’t swim in the stream, but throw a rope across to pull the boat over. Bilbo and the dwarves go across two or three at a time, with Bombur ...
