The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien

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The Hobbit is the story about Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who lives in Hobbiton. He enjoys a peaceful life in his elegant house, surrounded by beautiful surroundings. His life is suddenly interrupted when he’s sitting on a bench with his eyes closed, enjoying life. Bilbo opens his eyes and in front of him stands a tall bearded man, dressed in a grey coat and with a stick in his hand. It’s Gandalf who is looking for someone to share an adventure with. Before Bilbo even knows what kind of adventure he is talking about, Gandalf has invited himself to tea. Together with him, he’s accompanied by twelve dwarves led by their leader Thorin Oakenshield. They are going on an adventure to recover the dwarves lost treasure and reclaim their former home, which is guarded by the dragon Smaug. Gandalf has decided Bilbo will be an excellent addition to the team and play the role as burglar, due to his physical features. Even though Bilbo is very reductive to the idea, he can’t resist Gandalf’s determination and signs up for the journey a head. As they start their journey, Bilbo has serious trust issues to the dwarves and concerns about what they will come upon. Bilbo and the dwarves encounter all kinds of enemies and obstacles which challenge their mental wellbeing and forces them to prepare themselves for every potential threat. Sometimes they end up in big trouble, but manage to save themselves due to Bilbo’s quick-witted mind and his stealthiness. On the journey, Gandalf lead their way to a place where they can take a rest. They walk through the lands of the elves and stay at the house of Elrond, an old friend of Gandalf. As they continue their journey they passes through a mountain and find a cave the group can spend the night in When everyon... ... middle of paper ... ...d by the offer and that Bilbo ”betrayed” him, Thorin tries to avoid a fair bargain. In the mean time elves, humans and dwarves have arrived to claim the treasure. As they are ready to fight each other, Gandalf appears and announces Goblins together with bats, wolves and wargs are mobilising for an assault. The elves, dwarves and the humans regroup with each other to face the attack from Mordor. Finally the fight begins and what will be known for ”Battle of Five Armies”. Goblins, bats, wolves and wargs fight against the humans, elves and dwarves. As the fight leads to its ending and the evil creatures are about to win, the eagles finally arrive and help the good side. Unfortunately Bilbo was caught in centre of the clash and was hit by a rock from above and sunk to the ground. Works Cited http://www.gradesaver.com/the-hobbit/study-guide/short-summary/

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