| Revision as of 22:36, 2 January 2003 edit209.173.231.132 (talk)No edit summary← Previous edit | Revision as of 05:00, 3 January 2003 edit undoQaz (talk | contribs)3,204 editsm was a hobbitNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| '''Bilbo Baggins''' is the central character of ]'s '']''. He is the first |
'''Bilbo Baggins''' is the central character of ]'s '']''. He is the first in the history of ] to give up the ] voluntarily (see ]). | ||
| Bilbo found the ] during his adventures in '']'', and escaped from ] when he won a riddle competition with the question 'what have I got in my pocket?' Bilbo was the ] for many decades with no idea of its significance, and it prolonged his life beyond normal limits. | Bilbo found the ] during his adventures in '']'', and escaped from ] when he won a riddle competition with the question 'what have I got in my pocket?' Bilbo was the ] for many decades with no idea of its significance, and it prolonged his life beyond normal limits. | ||
Revision as of 05:00, 3 January 2003
Bilbo Baggins is the central character of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. He is the first in the history of Middle-earth to give up the One Ring voluntarily (see Ring Bearer (Middle-earth)).
Bilbo found the One Ring during his adventures in The Hobbit, and escaped from Gollum when he won a riddle competition with the question 'what have I got in my pocket?' Bilbo was the Ring Bearer for many decades with no idea of its significance, and it prolonged his life beyond normal limits.
In The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo left the Shire on his eleventy-first (111st) birthday, leaving the Ring and all the rest of his estate to his nephew and heir Frodo. He travelled to Rivendell, accompanied by three dwarves, where he lived a very pleasant life of retirement: eating, sleeping and working on his book: There and Back Again.
At the end of Return of the King, Bilbo accompanied Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, and the Elves to the Grey Havens, across the sea.
- In the German translation he is called Bilbo Beutlin.
- In the French translation he is called Bilbo (or Bilbon) Sacquet.
See also: Middle-earth, Gandalf, the Shire, Hobbits