The+Hobbit,+summary

Summary The book is about one of the many imaginary creatures that Tolkien made up, a hobbit called Bilbo Baggins. A Hobbit is a small person who is about 1.1-1.2 meters high. They live in the north-eastern part of Middle-earth in the world of Arda in tunnels in the ground.

One day when Bilbo doesn't expect anything, he gets visited by an old friend of his aunt, the great wizard //Gandalf the grey//. Bilbo is afraid of the wizard and is happy when he finally leaves the house but has agreed to what Gandalf has said without an idea of what it was he agreed to. Bilbo ends up with going on a mission with Gandalf and 12 dwarfs. The mission for Bilbo is to sneak his way into the old forgotten city of the dwarfs which has been stolen away from them along with the treasures inside by the foul dragon Smaug. Bilbo, Gandalf and the dwarfs have a lot frightening moments where they encounter trolls, goblins, orks, elf’s and of course the dragon Smaug. Half way trough the book Bilbo finds a golden ring which seems to have magical and mystic powers. There is something weird and wrong with this ring, but Bilbo is not able to see what. But his friend, Gandalf, does. This ring is the most powerfull of the magical rings ever made. In the following books of The Lord Of The Rings, this ring plays a mayor roll in the story.

A significant part of the story is when the crew end up as prisoners to wood elf’s who have been offended by all the noise that the 14 followers made in their sacred forest. Bilbo, who has found a ring that makes him invisible escapes and rescues the rest. The ring makes a big difference in their quest and save them many times.

In the end of their quest they encounter Smaug, a foul and dangerous dragon. Bilbo and the dwarfs have found a secret passage and manage to enter the great hall where Smaug lies. After all these years, Smaug has not noticed anything but jewels and gold around him, and feels the presents of the others. He gets out to attack them but goes for the city of Long Town who have bothered him before, but gets slain by a towns hero. All of the different kinds of people and creatures which the pack of the Hobbit, wizard and dwarfs have encountered now want their share of the price bag, since Smaug now is dead. This ends with a big fight where the dwarf king dies. In the end, they all get their splits.

When Bilbo returns back to his home a few months after this event, his house and is being auctioned away. Bilbo is thought to be dead by all his friends and family and therefore since his testament hasn’t been written, his house and possessions are auctioned away for “retail prices”. Bilbo never got back all his items and was seen on as some sort of rich crazy hobbit with gold and gems in his cellar. He lives on a fine life with his nephew Frodo, and every now and then the dwarfs find Bilbo and give him his yearly salary for the work he did for them.