... fire and has a high sense of smell. He is one character which I could relate to other evil dragons such as ones in fairy tales. Bard - The human who is the honorable captain of the guard in Lake Town, south of the Lonely Mountain. With the help of information discovered by Bilbo and related by a thrush, Bard finds Smaug's weak spot and kills him. I have a high respect ... . Elrond gives Bilbo's group aid and helpful advice when they pass through Rivendell early in the novel. He is described in Chapter 3 as being "as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwar...

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In the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Bilbo transforms from a homely non-adventurous hobbit to a great friend to many Middle Earth races and burglar. The dwarves were very doubtful of Bilbo's said abilities in the beginning, and were forever in thanks to Bilbo for his great wit and abilities. By the eighth chapter, "Flies and Spiders", Bilbo discovers his strength and bravery. These newly ... and remain indebted to him. In chapter eleven, "On the Doorstep", Bilbo figures out the riddle on the map and gets the gate to the lonely mountain to open. Bilbo uses his wit and connection making ...

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... power him. J. R. R. Tolkien was Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa on January 2, 1892 and died on September 3, 1973. (St. James 558) He delighted and titillated readers of all ages by first introducing them to the middle-earth in The Hobbit, a story of Frodo's cousin Bilbo. The story detailed his mythical journey in which he was accompanied by wizards and ... printing in a three separate installments which included The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Against the feuding authors wishes in 1954 HarperCollins released The Fellowship of the Ring,...

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