![]() A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever. Their journey will take them into the Wild through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. ![]() After this harrowing episode, the group plunders the trolls' lair, and Bilbo officially receives the short elven dagger that will eventually be known as Sting.Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. ![]() These bumbling brutes catch the party and argue over how to eat them, that is until they're turned to stone by the early morning sunshine. Before they get too far along their journey, the group runs into their first major roadblock - a pack of three slapstick trolls. Gandalf orchestrates everything, and before long - and in spite of doubts harbored by the chief dwarf, Thorin - Bilbo finds himself stepping into the role of "burglar" for the group.įrom there, the halfling is uncomfortably swept off on the adventure. After this quick connection to "The Lord of the Rings" movies, the story jumps 60 years into the past, where we see the iconic meet-up between Gandalf and Bilbo (now Martin Freeman) that takes place in the first pages of "The Hobbit." In the aftermath of the meeting, Bilbo's peaceful life is turned on its head as he finds himself hosting an unexpected party of dwarves who are setting out on a quest to reclaim their homeland from a fiery dragon. ![]()
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